Cousin?Melvin's eyes almost bulged out of his head."Go and find out who offended him and his girlfriend. I'll give you one hour, or else your entire family will be destroyed!""What?" Melvin thought he had heard him wrongly. His head snapped up as he stared at Andreas in disbelief."Melvin, either you're getting old or you're getting too big for your boots. Are the Ballards no longer allowed to give you orders?"Andreas' expression turned frosty at once, and his eyes suddenly glinted murderously.The temperature in the room dropped to freezing point. A layer of frost actually formed on the glasses of water on the table. "I would never dare to do so."Melvin felt as if his soul had actually left his body from fright. He fell to his knees in front of Andreas.He wasn't sure about anyone else, but Melvin knew Andreas' temper far too well. The question he had asked was enough to make Melvin lose his life. "You wouldn't dare?"Andreas narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "If it
"No." Andreas shook his head and smiled wryly. "Who knows whether or not they were just assassins sent by my family again?"He changed the subject and said, "Tomorrow, go and invite Sebastian's girlfriend yourself. Remember not to harm anyone, including that snake deity. Just subdue her. Tell Julius to come with me and invite Sebastian.Julius Danver?Gael frowned and said, "Mr. Andreas, I think that Sebastian is at least at the fourth level of Eldoria. Will Julius be able to handle it?"Although Julius was also at the fourth level of Eldoria, Sebastian had so many trump cards. If Julius was defeated by him, wouldn't that put Andreas in danger?Andreas smiled slightly and said, "That would give me the opportunity to test out his skills. Don't worry. If you get things done well on your end, I'll be perfectly safe.""Go and get things ready. I saw him leave with a few magical devices just now. He might have set up some kind of spell at that lousy old pharmaceutical factory." Andrea
That night, Sebastian had just fallen asleep when he suddenly felt his heart skip a beat.His eyes snapped open. The major protective spell in the direction of the pharmaceutical factory had loosened slightly. Luckily, the other party hadn't been able to break through.The protective spell was soon restored to its original state, but Sebastian couldn't help frowning. Why would the Ballards have their eye on the pharmaceutical factory in Northside?Was their target… Whitney? Sebastian immediately called her.Although it was late at night, Whitney was still working overtime. The expansion of the pharmaceutical factory was very complicated. It involved everything from the workshops to the workers, and Whitney was personally involved in all the preparations. Fitz had taken two guards on patrol, and he walked into Whitney's office when he saw that the lights were still on."Are you still up at this late hour, Ms. Sutton?"Whitney hastily put down her pen when she heard Fitz's voice.
"If anyone wants to enter the Ballard family, they have to pass through a series of tests," Andreas said before waving a hand at Gael and returning to his room to rest.…For the whole of the next day, Sebastian was busy polishing his emerald sword. In the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, there was an independent method for refining vessels, and Sebastian had never tried it before. It was the first time he was refining a magical device, and he didn't dare to be careless. He engraved runes all over the sword and muttered a spell before pointing a finger at the sword and saying curtly, "Rise!"The green, emerald sword that was about two inches long raised itself three inches from the table at Sebastian's command. However, it immediately fell back heavily to its original position.Sebastian couldn't help sighing. It seemed that he was still inexperienced when it came to refining vessels. He began to amend the runes once more according to the records in the Sacred Medicine
"Are you saying that you know where my mother is?"At the mention of Isabella, Sebastian's expression changed at once, and he looked nervously at Andreas. "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Great-Grandfather will tell you everything that you need to know once we return to the Ballard Estate. If there's anything you shouldn't know, I wouldn't dare to say anything either."However, I can tell you very clearly that the Ballards aren't what you think they are. Once you return to the Ballard Estate, you'll understand everything. Besides, your girlfriend is now on the way there."Great-Grandfather wants you to return to the Ballard Estate within ten days so that your family can be reunited."Andreas' smile was gentle, but Sebastian could see a deep chill in his eyes. It was the kind of cold that could penetrate deep into the depths of one's soul."You didn't come here just to say this to me, did you?"Sebastian stared icily at Andreas while he pressed his hand against the hilt of t
Sebastian had no time to think. He began flourishing his sword, blocking the man's butterfly knife so that it remained several paces away.There was a gleam in the man's eyes, and murder flashed through his mind. Andreas, who was standing by the door, suddenly said coldly, "That's enough, Julius!""Mr. Andreas, he—"Andreas' smile turned cold, and he said icily, "I said, that's enough.""Yes, sir!"Julius turned and looked defiantly at Sebastian before meekly retreating behind Andreas. Andreas stepped forward and smiled at Sebastian. "You saw that for yourself, didn't you? Julius has an invincible body. Although he may not be able to defeat you at the same level, it'll be almost impossible for you to hurt him."Therefore, there's no need for us to fight, is there? Remember what I said. You must return to the Ballard Estate within ten days if you want your family to be reunited."Andreas tossed a flight ticket at Sebastian. There was a loud thump as it buried itself in the ceme
Nina heeded Sebastian's order and faded slowly before disappearing from Sebastian's sight.Sebastian sighed softly and called Fitz. He told him that Whitney was feeling unwell and that he would be in charge of the factory's affairs for the next few days.After that, he gave Rosalie and the others a few instructions before returning to the convenience store alone.Although they had only exchanged blows briefly, Andreas and Julius had left a deep impression on Sebastian.He hadn't met such strong opponents since entering the secular world. In comparison, both Alaric and the people from the Sapientia were as fragile as eggs.What kind of entity were the Ballards?At that thought, Sebastian called Chester once more."Chester, I want you to tell me the truth. What kind of place is the Ballard Estate, and what kind of family are they?" Sebastian asked directly as soon as the call was connected."The Ballard Estate?"On the other end of the phone, Chester paused for several seconds b
"You'll need to wait for the fifth day of every month if you want to enter Mount Quiln," Hendrix said. "It's only the first day of the month today. You'll have to stay here temporarily for the next few days, Mr. Ballard."Sebastian frowned and said, "Oh? One can only enter the mountain on the fifth day of every month?"Hendrix nodded quickly and said, "Mount Quiln has very heavy miasmas and they don't disperse. The mists are only slightly thinner on the fifth day of every month. Normally, even experienced medicine farmers can get lost in those crags."Sebastian nodded slightly and said to Hendrix, "Alright then. I'll go along with your arrangements, Mr. Seaworth."Anton's eyes hadn't left Nina's body for the entire conversation. Once Sebastian and Nina had gotten in Hendrix's sedan, Anton finally sighed."Mr. Walsh, you're not interested in that chick, are you?" Cade asked, gesturing at Hendrix's car.Anton spat at him and said, "Of course I am! A woman with her beauty is as good
"What is your name, sir?" the bodyguard in the lead asked, smiling as he handed Sebastian a cigarette."Sebastian Ballard." As there was a child in the car and the windows were all closed, Sebastian waved the cigarette away."I've never heard of you before!" The bodyguard gave him a name card and said, "My name is Daxton Haddock!"Sebastian took the name card and smiled at Daxton. "I'm not from Boren. I just came here for a trip to Mount Quiln."Daxton was startled. Although the area around Mount Quiln was a popular tourist area, strange things had been happening there continuously since autumn the year before. No one had come there for a holiday for more than half a year."Mr. Ballard, are you confident of being able to save Ms. Candy?" Daxton asked rather worriedly. After all, even Solomon had said that there was no cure for a condition like hers. Sebastian was a young man in his 20s who looked very confident. It was hard not to be doubtful.Sebastian shook his head slightl
Solomon became agitated when he heard that Sebastian wanted to go to the abandoned mine. He tried to dissuade him. "You must not put yourself in danger, my young friend. Even others would have run into ghosts if they didn't heed warnings."The young man glanced at Solomon and said, "Dr. Jackman, they all say that you're a kind-hearted person. Why are you stopping others from trying to save Ms. Candy when you refuse to do so yourself?"Solomon turned red and sighed. "There was a huge mining accident there 30 years ago, and it's always been tainted with evil. To tell you the truth, my younger brother also didn't heed the warnings and—"Tears slid down Solomon's cheeks. Solomon's younger brother had endangered himself ten years ago to try and cure someone's illness. However, he had been carried back on a stretcher three days after that.He had been in the same state as the little girl and Candy. His eyes had been vacant, and he had neither eaten nor drunk nor slept. After just three
"Yes, we have. Mrs. Wilham from our village is a medium, but she says that she can't cure this child and asked us to look for someone else," the middle-aged woman said and started crying again."What else did she say?" Sebastian asked, bending down to look carefully at the little girl.The middle-aged woman hesitated for a long time before she stuttered, "Actually… Mrs. Wilham says that t-there's no hope for our child anymore! She can only live three more days at most!"Before the middle-aged woman could finish speaking, there was a screech of brakes outside the door. Right after that, there was the sound of hurried footsteps, and over a dozen young men in suits barged in."Which of you is Dr. Solomon Jackman?" the young man in the lead yelled urgently.Solomon answered quickly, "It's me!"The young man waved quickly at the people behind him and said, "Hurry!"Soon, a young woman who was about 20 years old was carried inside.The young woman was pretty, and she was wearing clo
The two apothecaries immediately tossed their brooms aside. One helped the middle-aged woman to open the door while the other took the child from her arms."Time to see a patient, Dr. Larsen!" one of the apothecaries called out to an old doctor as he carried the child inside.The old doctor pushed his glasses up his nose and eyed the mother and daughter. He walked slowly over to the consultation table and sat down."Don't worry, ma'am. What's wrong with the child?" the doctor, Ellis Larsen, asked the middle-aged woman. At that moment, Sebastian and Unus walked into Townsend Clinic together. On the way there, Sebastian had remained focused on the little girl because the look in her eyes was highly abnormal. "Doctor, I don't know what's happened to her. She hasn't eaten or drunk anything since last night, and she doesn't say a word no matter what I ask her. All she does is to stare vacantly into space!" the middle-aged woman said tearfully to Ellis. Ellis couldn't help drawing i
Javier had gone to Sunway for a meeting and was not in Acorn City. Whatever the old man said would be representative of Javier. "Mr. Gabbard, we can't let him go!""Yes, Mr. Gabbard. He's caused such a fuss at the Martial Arts Court that he should at least get both legs broken before we can let him go!""Besides, he injured Mr. Lynch! How will we explain to Mr. Berkeley when he gets back?"A few of the younger deacons protested. "I've already said that these two gentlemen may leave. Anyone who tries to stop them will be executed without mercy!" Cohen Gabbard was furious. Didn't these idiots know how to read the room? Did they have to carry out flattery no matter what the situation was?Didn't they know who the minced meat all over the floor belonged to? Who else could they be except the missing deacons?No matter how they had done it, someone who was able to smash a living person into mincemeat must be extremely powerful indeed. Even if they tried to tie Sebastian and Un
There was a dull thwack. The deacon in the lead didn't even have time to turn and escape before he was squashed into mincemeat by a single punch from Unus. Gleaming blood and flesh scattered everywhere. The rest of them tried to escape when they saw what had happened, but their speed couldn't compare to that of Unus. Before they could get to the door, Unus' fist had already reached them.There was a series of thumps as four or five deacons were all crushed. Blood and lumps of flesh fell all over the floor. The smell of blood hung heavily in the interrogation room.Jayden and Bryson cowered in a corner, trembling.Unus couldn't be human! How could it have reduced a live person to mincemeat with just one punch?As Jayden and Bryson looked on, Unus walked up to Sebastian expressionlessly. He raised his hand and tugged lightly on the chains that bound Sebastian tightly. They immediately broke into numerous pieces.Sebastian stood up and stretched before walking in Colton's directi
"Mr. Lynch! Are you alright?" The deacons surrounded Colton at once.Colton had been very unlucky that day. Not only had Sebastian beaten him half to death, but he had even been injured in the head once again by him, even though Sebastian was chained. When Colton noticed how much he was bleeding, he lost it completely. "Kill him!" he roared in fury, looking crazed. The deacons exchanged looks. They knew how skillful Bryson was. However, Bryson was unable to stand against Sebastian, and it made the deacons even more afraid to move forward.Although Colton was the heir of the Lynch family, it wouldn't be worth getting their arms and legs broken by Sebastian just to flatter him. "Go and get him, damn it! I'll give you money! Each person will get one million. Beat him to death!"Colton was very agitated. He yelled at the top of his voice at Sebastian while pointing at him with his crutch. As the saying went, there would always be a hero when there was a big reward. Upon hearin
A faintly murderous light flashed in Sebastian's eyes, and the deacons felt a chilling murderous energy. The deacon who had been pointing at Sebastian with a steel rod couldn't help stepping backward. He took a long time to recover. Sebastian was bound tightly in chains that were as thick as a man's thumb, and he had been cuffed to the steel chair. There was no way that he could fight back at all.The deacon felt annoyed at being scared by someone in that state, and he pointed at Sebastian with his steel rod again and shouted, "You must be tired of living, you brat! How dare you say Mr. Wentworth's name?""Even Joaquin wouldn't dare to speak to me in that manner," Sebastian said calmly.If Joaquin knew that Sebastian had been arrested by deacons from the Mount Acorn Martial Arts Court, he would kill them all without hesitation!"You're very arrogant! Mr. Lynch specifically mentioned this object. I'll give you five thousand dollars, and you can send it to him. Do you have any obje
"You said that Mr. Lynch wanted to take something that belonged to you. Where is the object?" the deacon in the lead asked, sneering. Sebastian pointed at his shirt pocket and said, "Here!" The deacon pulled out the emerald buckle from Sebastian's pocket. He weighed it in his hand and waved at the other deacons, saying, "Take him away!"When Jayden saw that Sebastian had been marched off by deacons from the Martial Arts Court, he called an ambulance for Colton. Luckily, Colton was from an elite martial arts family. Despite being spoiled, he had at least trained in martial arts, which was why he wasn't as frail as an ordinary person would be. Otherwise, he would have succumbed to his injuries long ago.Bryson and the others were also carried into the ambulance by the medical staff. Solomon sighed as he watched Sebastian leave. Although the Martial Arts Court appeared to be upholding the law, they were actually in cahoots with the Lynches. Now that Sebastian had been taken by t