"Are you going to defy me?" Liam sneered.Matthias' corpse was essential in proving Sebastian's innocence and saving his life. Liam was determined to get it. That was why he had brought Wyatt's guards with him."I'm sorry. I hope that the special forces comrades can cooperate with us," the police officer said, blocking Liam's path.Liam gritted his teeth and pulled out his gun from around his waist. He flicked off the safety catch and pointed it at the police officer who was in his way. He said, "Move aside!""Do you think you're the only one who has a gun?" The police officer pulled out his gun as well, but he didn't dare to take off the safety catch."I'll count to three, and you'll put the corpse down and let us take it. Otherwise, shoot him on the spot!" Liam commanded the soldiers behind him. "Yes, sir!" As they assented, their guns swung around to point at the police officers.The officer who was blocking Liam's path instinctively took two steps backward. He couldn't affo
In less than ten minutes, a second message was sent to Marius' phone, "Your child is in our hands! If you want the child to live, don't do the autopsy!" When Marius saw the message, his hands trembled slightly.They had kidnapped his child!"Dr. Chesney, we have the corpse. What do we do next?" Liam shouted as he jumped out of the military vehicle and walked inside.Marius recovered at once when he heard Liam's shouts. He hesitated and said, "Find a medical examiner to do the autopsy."Liam frowned and looked at him in confusion. "Dr. Chesney, aren't you qualified as a medical examiner?"Marius turned red and hung his head. If Sebastian hadn't pleaded on his behalf, he couldn't imagine what would have happened to him.On one hand was his benefactor, but on the other was his child. He was in a dilemma."Hey, say something!" Liam urged him impatiently. He could tell that there was something strange about Marius' expression."Mr. Holman, I'm afraid that I won't be able to do any
Sebastian's arms were held firmly by two police officers as they got into the police car. Cody was sitting in the front passenger seat. He glanced smugly at Sebastian through the rearview mirror as he said, "Ballard, when we get to the state department, there'll be no one left to defend you! I advise you to behave!"Sebastian ignored him and looked in the rearview mirror. A large fleet of police cars had suddenly popped up behind them."Stop that car!" Ned's voice came from the police cars behind them.Cody huffed coldly and turned to say to the driver, "Ignore them and speed up. We'll rush through the checkpoint ahead, and then our mission will be completed.At his command, the police car picked up speed and rushed straight for the checkpoint at a speed of 120 miles per hour."Damn it! Those assholes! Notify the people in the checkpoint in front and tell them to put up roadblocks!" Ned's eyes were red with fury. If he couldn't get Sebastian back, his stint as office director wo
Liam sneered and clasped his hands behind his back. He stepped forward in his shiny military boots and said, "Do you think you're tough because you're holding a gun?"I'm not sure whether you'll have the guts to shoot or not, but my special forces team members aren't going to give you the chance to pull the trigger. "I'm going to count to three. Put down your gun, or your family will be getting death notices tomorrow morning!" As soon as Liam finished, over a dozen guns were trained on Cody and Knox."Colonel Holman, you must know that I don't just represent the state," Cody said through gritted teeth.Liam scoffed and said, "I know whose dogs you are. But even that dog Hunter wouldn't dare to try and act tough in front of me!" He slapped Cody in the face."You—""Forget it, Cody. This is beyond the two of us. We'd better go and report this to Chief Galledin as soon as we can," Knox said in a low voice as he tugged at Cody's clothes.At Knox's reminder, Cody realized how seri
When Ivan heard the news, he had no choice but to suppress his rage.He knew that Vince was opposing him on purpose, but he could only compromise and revoke Sebastian's arrest warrant in the state department as well. Vince had already set up a special team to put on the case. He was going to investigate it thoroughly and clear Sebastian's name. Ned was in charge of the team. Sebastian nodded slightly, but he couldn't help feeling amused. Shane had almost killed him. Even he couldn't understand when he had offended Shane."Does that mean I'm free now?" Sebastian asked, smiling."Yes. You're innocent, Mr. Ballard, so we must clear your name," Ned said. He started the engine of the police car and headed straight back to Steinberg's city area."Seb, I feel like there's something strange about all this. Even if Shane wanted to get you in trouble, he isn't powerful enough to use someone as important as Ivan. "Although the Winters do have some dealings with the martial arts sects, t
Early the next morning, Sebastian rushed over to the traditional medicine consultation department at St. James Hospital as usual.The moment he entered, he saw Zane teaching Bailey and Madeline how to brew medicine.Sebastian knew exactly what Zane was up to.Over the past few days, Sebastian had been taking turns with Jonah, Henrietta, and Aaron to do consultations at St. James Hospital. As a result, almost all the patients in Steinberg had flocked to them.Even the citizens of neighboring cities had heard about them and traveled to see them.They had to give out hundreds of prescriptions every day.St. James Hospital didn't have enough staff on hand to help with brewing the medicine, so Zane had volunteered to come and help. If he could teach the foreigners how to do it, Zane would be able to laze off a bit. "Mr. Ballard! Is this the right way to brew medicine?" Bailey earnestly asked Sebastian, carrying a clay pot toward him. "Yes. You've just added a bit too much water.
Sebastian was startled.River Corporation wasn't just famous in the state; it was renowned in the whole of Dramon, and it had a very good reputation in the industry.Sebastian looked at Norman and knew at once that he wasn't an ordinary man.Even in every breath he took, Sebastian could sense the unique energy that only experts at the most advanced Supreme Grandmaster level possessed."Hello, Mr. Nichols Senior." Sebastian bowed very politely to Norman."You must be Dr. Ballard! Oliver has mentioned you to me before. I didn't expect you to be so young and accomplished." Norman nodded admiringly. "I only know a little about medicine. I wouldn't say that I'm a miracle doctor. Just call me Sebastian," he said modestly."Well, Sebastian, you are much too modest. I'd like you to have a look at me later," Norman said, smiling.Sebastian nodded slightly. Actually, the moment he had entered the room, he had sensed an evil energy from Norman.Although Norman looked energetic on the ou
The middle-aged man was Norman's oldest son, Cornelius Nichols. He was also the future head of the Nichols family.Although Oliver and his family had nothing but praise for Sebastian, Cornelius didn't think that a traditional medicine doctor in his 20s would be up to much. He felt that it was all false advertising.Besides, a geomancy expert from Janover had tested that Energy Cleansing Vase already! It was definitely a treasure that would benefit its owner's home, but Sebastian had called it evil! He was clearly trying to latch on to the Nichols family by saying those alarming things.Sebastian had been about to continue, but he stopped speaking after hearing what Cornelius said.Anyone whose body had been invaded by such an evil object would need to use spiritual charms to eliminate the evil influence from their bodies if they wanted to stay alive. Otherwise, even if they got rid of the evil object, they would not live for much longer!Norman noticed that Sebastian's expression
Kayden soon received news of how Sebastian had broken into the Berkeley clan hall the night before.He was furious. Who did Sebastian think he was? Was the Berkeleys' clan hall the kind of place that people could just walk in and out of as they pleased?"Mr. Berkeley, shall we go and see the clan hall later? After all, Ms. Candy is still there," Jayden said in an ingratiating tone.He had only managed to latch onto Kayden through his connection with Colton. This was a rare opportunity for him to make a comeback.That was why he had spent quite a large sum of money on Kayden recently. He had already gifted him over a dozen high-quality emerald pieces.Kayden wouldn't have been impressed by him if he hadn't done so."Do we need to? Sebastian is sure to die this time! Rocco is annoying me more right now. How dare he neglect me just because he thinks he's found a strong ally in Sebastian?"Kayden had seen clearly how obsequious and respectful Rocco had been to Sebastian while ignori
"You've done many evil deeds, and it's time for the Berkeleys to be destroyed!" Sebastian exclaimed. He summoned back his 18 clones with a single thought while he raised Purity. "No!" Violet screamed at the top of her lungs.There was a dull thump, and a head flew high into the air. A dark energy that looked both like a snake and like a human shot out at once. Sebastian wasn't going to let her have a chance of escaping. He tossed out four yellow paper charms at the same time. They formed a Nullcurse Spell and trapped both of Violet's souls within it."When I say die, I mean that your soul and spirit will be destroyed! You won't have a chance at finding another host!"Sebastian raised his palm and upturned it slightly as he said, "Destroy!""Sebastian, you'll come to a tragic end!"There was a blast as countless bolts of gold light burst forth and pierced the dark shadow, which looked both like a snake and a human.In the blink of an eye, the dark figure had disintegrated in t
In the end, even the scales on Lucius' body had been swiped off by the blows. Huge pieces of scales were torn off his body along with his skin and flesh. With every piece of scale that was torn off, he let out a bloodcurdling scream."Aargh! Please have mercy! I won't ever act recklessly again! Have mercy!"Lucius was now completely bloodied from the beating he had received. He was covered with wounds that went deep to the bone, and he was bleeding profusely. Even Violet couldn't bear to look at him.He no longer had the dignity of the ancestral being of the Berkeleys, and he had lost his domineering air. "You won't? Hmph! What are you going to say about that snake curse in her, then?" Sebastian asked, pointing at Candy. Lucius almost burst into tears. He didn't know anything about what they had done to Candy. Besides, once the soul of a snake began to merge with that of a human, they would become an entwined soul.He had only ever heard of a secret art that could separate an e
Lucius panicked at once. His clones couldn't make different moves, but Sebastian's attacks were all coming from different directions. How could he dodge them?A bolt of blue light slashed down on the head of one of Lucius' clones. He dodged to the side quickly while leaping up to dodge the other five swords. However, before he could land, he spat out a mouthful of blood.Although his original form had escaped from harm, his clones had been killed immediately. Although they were only his clones, they were very closely connected to his true form because of how truncated his Cloning Technique was compared to the original. That was why the backlash was particularly strong when his clones were killed."Just one move and both are already dead? Your Cloning Technique really isn't much!"Sebastian's 18 clones had surrounded the severely injured Lucius and were covering over a dozen different directions."How could this be? How could you have such an orthodox Cloning Spell passed dow
"How is that possible?"Lucius looked as if he was in disbelief when he saw that Sebastian had cut through the coal-black silk threads so easily. Sebastian appeared in front of him in an instant, and he raised Purity to slash at him.Right at the moment when the sword energy was about to touch Lucius' clothes, the air around them seemed to ripple violently. Lucius shot backward several feet as if he were a phantom, and he dodged Sebastian's attack."You're truly extraordinary!"There was a gleam in Lucius' dark eyes. As soon as he finished speaking, he seemed to blur out of sight before splitting into three identical figures! Even the coal-black knife in his hand was exactly the same. "You didn't expect that, did you, young man? That's our lord's secret cloning technique!" Violet laughed triumphantly. Sebastian now had to fight against three on his own, which would be certain to end in his death. So what if he could break through the binding of the coal-black silk threads?
The handsome youth's name was Lucius Vipera. He grinned evilly and said, "You're the first person who's had the guts to insult me. You will pay!""My lord!"Violet hastily bowed to Lucius, too afraid to even look up at him.Lucius ignored her and strode toward Sebastian."Young man, you are extraordinary. To have accomplished so much in your 20s isn't an easy feat. If you apologize to the Berkeleys and promise to never oppose us again, I can consider letting you go today!" he said coldly in a manner that brooked no argument. Sebastian scoffed and shook his head as he said disdainfully, "You're not also planning to make me grovel to you in apology, are you?"While they all looked on in shock, Sebastian seemed to flicker out of focus, leaving behind a line of shadows as he rushed toward Lucius.Lucius narrowed his eyes and huffed coldly. "With your paltry skills, are you really going to—"Before he could finish, Sebastian's slap landed. There was a cold flash, which Lucius has
"Violet!" Candy stared at Violet in terror, because the latter now looked frightening. The flesh and skin on her face were peeling off, and pale white bone was already showing on her chin.It wouldn't take long before she became a living skeleton.Violet glanced at her hands, of which only bone was left. There was a look of shock in her eyes, but she still had another trick up her sleeve.As she cackled sinisterly, her body began recovering rapidly. All her skin was growing back, and the new flesh and skin that grew was as smooth as that of a baby's."Young man, do you really think that I would have no way to break that spell?" Violet looked at her newly grown skin and flesh and laughed triumphantly. Sebastian waggled a finger slightly and asked, "Break it? It's not that easy. That was just the beginning!"As soon as he finished, he moved in a flash and leaped down from the roof. All Violet saw was a shadow flashing past her.There was a series of resounding slaps, and Violet f
At the same time, clouds of dark energy flowed toward Sebastian and enveloped him.He felt a strong, restrictive power enveloped him, which made it hard to even lift a finger.It was a mystic spell unique to Violet. Anyone enveloped by the dark energy would have no choice but to stand still and wait for death to come, no matter how powerful they were. A mystic spell like that was similar to the one Sebastian had just displayed, but it was much more bizarre and harder to detect. Countless experts in the mystic spells had died from Violet's move. In the end, she had sucked up all their blood essence, and they had become nutrition for her.That was why she was sure that Sebastian would suffer the same fate. "Young man, are you unable to speak now?" Violet taunted as she circled Sebastian. She now felt that Sebastian was like a lamb to the slaughter—she could do with him as she pleased.However, she didn't want to let him die too quickly. He had committed an unforgivable sin in
The dark green liquid was venom!Sebastian hastily leaped onto the roof of a villa to dodge the attack."Hey, you old hag! Aren't you afraid that you'll end up without any descendants if you treat your granddaughter-in-law like that?" Sebastian questioned mockingly. Violet wasn't angry at all. She laughed instead and said, "Ballard, your reverse psychology won't work on me. Let's see how you kill her!"She cackled again.Human life meant nothing to her, and Candy was just a puppet that the Berkeleys had found. They only wanted to use her body to raise the snake curse until it took over her body completely, after which she could give birth to a true snake spirit baby for them!"Don't regret it, you old hag!"Sebastian suddenly raised his hand, and a strong force immediately weighed down heavily on them."Restrain!"He pressed his palms down in the air as he spoke."Restrain?" A smile had just begun to flash across Violet's face, but then her expression stiffened.The stron