Mateo lay on the hospital bed at Riverville Hospital. He glared at his arm, which was now cast in plaster.The doctors had told him that the bones in his hand had been shattered.In other words, one of his hands was disabled."Goddamnit! Fuck!" Mateo howled.A while later, Penelope walked in. She took off her sunglasses and stared coldly at Mateo. "Where is the wild truffle?" she demanded.Mateo sighed before replying, "I didn't manage to get it. The Blacksmith, a martial arts Grandmaster, was killed by Sebastian as well.""He killed a Grandmaster?" Penelope asked in disbelief. "So you're saying that Sebastian shouldn't be underestimated?"Mateo frowned but nodded. "Yeah.""Alright, I understand. I'll handle the rest. Get well soon, Mr. Cortez. I'll send for a genius doctor to cure your injury soon," Penelope said. She put on her sunglasses and left.Mateo waited until she was well out of earshot before he howled in anger again.He couldn't stand it!It was the first time
She never would've expected that she would bump into Sebastian and Rosalie in Riverville.They also looked close, like they were a lovesick couple. Frankly, it made Whitney feel sick.Sebastian frowned when he saw Whitney. He tried to pull his hand away from Rosalie, but she held on tightly to his. As such, he had no other option but to allow her to cling to him.However, to Whitney, it seemed as if Sebastian and Rosalie were closer than ever.She couldn't hold her tongue anymore and asked with a frown, "Why are you here? When did you arrive?""We're here for fun and we arrived yesterday afternoon," Sebastian answered naturally.Whitney's eyes flashed at that.They arrived last afternoon? That meant that he was with Rosalie last night. They must've shared a room too!At that thought, Whitney's expression soured even further, and she huffed. Her gaze became one of utter distaste as she glared at Sebastian.Sebastian hadn't even known Rosalie for that long, yet they were already
Sebastian's expression was calm as he replied, "Yes.""Cocky bastard! Take him away!" the leader, Charlie Sand, ordered coldly.Three of his men immediately stalked toward Sebastian, their gazes menacing. "What do you think you're doing?" Rosalie demanded."Oh? What a beauty! I guess I'm in luck today!" Charlie leered at the sight of her. "Baby, sit quietly if you don't want any trouble. I'll play with you in a while," he purred with a salacious smile.He then motioned to his men and growled, "Get rid of this asshole. Make sure no one disturbs my meal with this beautiful lady.""Yes, sir!" his men shouted and rushed at Sebastian.However, before they could do anything, Whitney rose to her feet and yelled, "What are you doing? Are you really going to attack someone in broad daylight?" Charlie's expression twisted at her words. He turned to yell angrily, "Motherfucker! Do you want to die?"However, when he saw how beautiful Whitney was, his angry expression was immediately r
As he spoke, he dragged Whitney toward the door.Whitney kicked and flailed as he screeched, "Let me go! Help! Help!"Fergus was still dizzy from getting hit. He dared not get up even after hearing Whitney's desolate wails. All he could do was pretend that he had been hit so hard that he couldn't move anymore.Sebastian frowned. He grabbed a fork from the table and flung it right at Charlie.With a whoosh, the fork flew at the speed of light and impaled Charlie's arm. Blood spurted out from his wound, and Charlie clutched at his injured arm with a howl.Whitney took this opportunity to run away from Charlie. She stood in a corner as she shivered.Charlie whipped his head around and locked eyes with Sebastian. "You bastard!" he roared.He turned to his men and yelled, "Kill him!"His men all rushed toward Sebastian. Being well-trained warriors, they were not to be underestimated.However, against Sebastian, they were nothing more than ants.Sebastian watched cooly as the men c
Charlie coughed, blood dripping down his chin. He glared at Sebastian."You've got balls, kid! The Riverville Warrior League will never let this slide!" he threatened.Meanwhile, Fergus had finally gotten to his feet. The blood was drained from his face when he heard these men were from the Riverville Warrior League.He dashed to Whitney's side as he exclaimed anxiously, "Winnie! Let's go! These men are from the Riverville Warrior League! We can't afford to offend them!""The Riverville Warrior League?" Whitney asked in confusion.Fergus nodded. "They are one of the largest organizations of martial artists in Riverville. All the members are strong and can't be underestimated." "That idiot, Sebastian, is a dead man walking now that he has beaten up people from the Riverville Warrior League! Let's just go…" Fergus explained as he dragged Whitney away.However, Whitney dug her heels in and refused to move."What is it?" Fergus asked worriedly."I can't do this. I can't just leav
Whitney quickly left the restaurant with Fergus.Sebastian frowned when he noticed them leaving, but he let out a sigh of relief as well. It was for the best. There was less pressure for him now that they were gone.Charlie was furious as he shouted again, "Little shit! You'll die a painful death for messing with the Riverville Warrior League!"Sebastian stomped on Charlie's chest once again, making him wail."What a load of bullshit. Take me to your leader if you don't want to die," Sebastian said coldly."Fine!" Charlie snapped. His knees wobbled as he got to his feet and left the restaurant with Sebastian.Just as Sebastian was about to get into the car, Rosalie rushed over worriedly, "Sebastian, are you really going with them?""We have to settle this eventually," Sebastian explained. "Stay here. I'll be back soon."With that, Sebastian got into the car with Charlie.Rosalie remained rooted to the spot. However, her anxiety had reached its peak. She fished for her phon
Sebastian showed no signs of fear as he replied calmly, "That's me."Marco sneered coldly and said, "Huh, you've got guts to come here alone. Diego, break his legs. He can speak on his knees.""Yes, Mr. Rivera."Diego, a tanned, lean man standing next to Marco, immediately stepped forward. He gave Sebastian a chilling glare and said, "Get on your knees now and I'll get it over with quickly."Sebastian stood still with his head held high. With a small smile, he asked, "Is this how the Riverville Warrior League treats its guests?""What do you mean?" Diego frowned, offended. Sebastian shook his head and sneered, "Well, I thought the Riverville Warrior League was a law-abiding organization. I thought you guys would be reasonable."However, I see it now. You guys are just a bunch of thugs acting up because you know a pinch of martial arts. You're just a shady organization.""Hey, you brat! How dare you smear our name? You're asking for it!"Riled up, Diego pounced on Sebastian li
Sebastian smirked at Diego's words. He made a sudden move, striking at Diego's chest.Sebastian was lightning fast. Diego was struck before he could realize. Then, he felt the force of the attack rushing within his body.He spat out blood and fell backward, crushing the table and chairs on the side. Collapsing to the ground, he clutched his chest as he continued to spit blood."W-Who are you, really?" Diego was shell-shocked, staring at Sebastian with his face flushed. The man was way more powerful than he expected.Sebastian smiled and said, "I'm Sebastian Ballard from Steinberg."Marco's expression as he sat on his throne immediately darkened. He glanced at Diego, who was limp on the floor, and ordered coldly, "Sergio, get him!""Yes, Mr. Rivera!"Sergio, another lean man dressed in black, glanced at Sebastian arrogantly. He declared coldly, "You should give up and surrender. Otherwise, you've got a horrific death coming.""Oh, really? Try me." Sebastian chuckled.Sergio huf
"Although my family has been involved in the pharmaceutical industry for many years, we know very little about wonder pills. Could we trouble you to help us keep an eye on things?" Zane asked earnestly.Sebastian nodded slightly when he saw the pleading look on Zane's face. He said, "I don't know much about the art of refining pills either, but I can help out with appraising ordinary wonder pills."Zane felt as if a burden had been lifted from his shoulders upon Sebastian's agreement. Ordinarily, Sebastian would have been sure to help. However, this time it clashed with Whitney's injury. Zane was pleasantly surprised that Sebastian could make time to do him this favor while taking care of Whitney."Shall we go now?" Zane asked, glancing at his watch. According to the time on the invitation, there was only less than half an hour left until the start of the Wonder Pill Gala.If they took the journey there into account, the timing would be very tight. That was why Zane had no choi
"Demongate are the ones who are being too unreasonable. You're not worthy of trying to take something that's mine!" Sebastian answered icily.Demongate was a mystic sect, but every sect among the mystic martial arts sects respected the Sacred Medicine Society above all else. The Sacred Medicine Society was the only one that had merged the mystic arts as well as the martial arts successfully.Sebastian had already dealt with the fire venom in his body, and he had already begun his journey of practicing the mystic arts.Even if it had been a few years ago, Sebastian would still have turned his nose up at a minor mystic sect like Demongate."Get lost!" Hans flung the ashtray aside and yelled furiously at Raphael and Leah. "Sebastian, is this how you're going to act?" Raphael's expression was as black as thunder. For the first time ever, he had been pointed at by a thug and yelled at. This was all thanks to Sebastian!He couldn't believe that Sebastian would really try to make a
Raphael felt that he was already showing Sebastian respect by giving him 5,000 dollars. If it had been anyone else, he wouldn't even have given him 50 cents, let alone 5,000 dollars!Even if he didn't pay a single penny, the mention of the name Demongate should have been enough to make Sebastian hand the Soulbell over to him."Mr. Fonda, you—""Mr. Ballard, as well as everyone here, I hope that you can understand something," Raphael cut Blake off. "The Soulbell has always belonged to Demongate. No matter how Mr. Ballard got it or whom he got it from, he should return it to its rightful owner unconditionally and present it to Demongate."I came personally and even gave Mr. Ballard a tidy sum of money for his hard work. I've done more than I needed to."Raphael clasped his hands behind his back and looked slightly contemptuous as he continued. "I don't just represent myself. I represent all of Demongate."He was clearly threatening them."Are you threatening me?" Sebastian laughed
Sebastian frowned, and he looked icily at Raphael. It had only been two short days since he had killed Terence. How had Raphael gotten the news?"You have a very efficient news network, Mr. Fonda. May I ask how you know that I have the Soulbell?" he asked, his eyes narrowing coldly at Raphael."In this world, you shouldn't do things you don't want people to know about," Raphael said, smiling contemptuously. He clasped his hands behind his back.Raphael was acting as if Sebastian had stolen Demongate's sacred vessel, and he was here to accuse him of doing it. "Mr. Ballard, there are rules in society, and the mystic martial arts sects have their own principles. As for who told me this news, it's not convenient for me to say. I came here today mainly to ask you to give the Soulbell back." Raphael made his intention clear. He clearly had no qualms about doing so.However, Blake frowned as soon as he heard him.According to the rules of the mystic martial arts sects, vessels like the
"It's a good thing I was here tonight. You may not be so lucky next time," Lyanna said. She got up to leave, but Rosalie rose hurriedly and called after her, "Wait!""Is there anything else?" Lyanna turned her head slightly and fixed her beautiful eyes on Rosalie."What kind of person is Sebastian? I mean…" After Lyanna had told her who she was, Rosalie felt as if her thoughts were in turmoil. Even Sebastian, whom she had always loved and admired, had suddenly become unfamiliar to her.If Sebastian had just been a traditional medicine doctor, she could have accepted it. However, now Sebastian was keeping a female spirit around him. Not only that, the spirit was his servant. This was beyond the scope of Rosalie's understanding. Sebastian was rapidly becoming like a riddle to her."Have you heard of sages? Mr. Ballard is probably like them," Lyanna said. In a flash, she had disappeared without a trace.Rosalie remained quiet for a long time before she started the engine once mor
The short, fat man who had smashed up Rosalie's car window tossed his rock aside and hurried over. His eyes were bulging as he looked greedily at the beautiful woman standing in front of them. She was just as pretty as Rosalie was."Boss, I deserve some credit for the work I've done, don't I? Can you give me this chick?" the short, fat man asked, rubbing his hands together as he licked his lips.Lyanna looked at Chet and the short, fat man. She covered her mouth and giggled as she said, "I don't know what kind of day it is, but I do know that next year, this will be your death anniversary! Which of you wants to die first?""I… Huh?" Chet had been about to lunge forward and grab Lyanna, but then he realized what she had said.It would be their death anniversary on this day next year? What did that mean?Before he could recover his senses, Lyanna tittered and nodded. "Alright, you'll die first."She flicked her sleeve aside and revealed her slender, pale hands. Her foot-long, brigh
When Chet and the lackeys looked more closely, they saw that the car parked in the distance was a personal car and that there was a gorgeous woman sitting inside it.They were delighted at their good fortune. This was an opportunity they could not miss!As they were in such a remote area, they barely ever saw any women, let alone a beautiful one like Rosalie.Therefore, Chet gave the order, and the thugs all surged forward. They were barely able to contain their excitement."Hello, beautiful. What has upset you so much at this late hour? Tell us about it. Even if we can't make you happy, you can make us happy!" The short, fat man in the lead reached out to pull Rosalie's car door open as he spoke.Rosalie was beside herself with fear. She hastily locked the car and pulled her phone out of her bag as she screamed loudly at the men outside her car. "What do you want? Stay away from my car, or… or I'll call the police!"The fat, short man glanced at Rosalie, who looked frightened an
Sebastian heard Rosalie sobbing behind him. He turned around abruptly, but Rosalie rushed over to him and slapped him in the face before he could explain."Sebastian! I rushed over here as soon as I heard that something had happened in Steinberg! You… You're a jerk!" Rosalie was weeping. She had been planning on telling Sebastian on the day of the martial arts battle about the good news of the huge order that Arctic Snow Group had received from Lorcan. However, while eavesdropping on a conversation between Oliver and Belinda, she found out about the huge commotion over in Steinberg.When she heard that all eight of the Celestial realm experts that the Warrior League had sent to protect Whitney had all been killed and that the latter had disappeared, Rosalie couldn't contain her anxiety.She had rushed back to Steinberg at once.When she found no sign of Sebastian at the Moonlyte Club, she had come to the convenience store instead.She saw that it was lit up and had run straight
Hank and Taylor broke out into a cold sweat when they saw what had happened. Terence was like a god to them!Who would have thought that Terence, who had had the upper hand just a moment ago, would have stood vacantly on the spot just because Sebastian had thrust the rusty bronze mirror at him? He had just stood still and waited for Sebastian to come and kill him!"Run, hurry!" Before he could think too much about it, Taylor growled in a low voice and turned to flee to the foot of the mountain.Hank only came to his senses when Taylor was already far away from him. He was about to go after him, but he had only gone a few steps when a ghostly, feminine figure appeared and blocked his path."You—" The moment Hank turned, his soul almost left his body from fright at what he saw.Only a moment had passed since Terence's murder, but the eerie woman in front of him had already cut off more than a dozen heads. Whenever she cut a head off, dark energy would be sucked into her emerald