"If you kneel and beg for mercy now, you might still have a chance. But if you wait until I make a move, you'll be stuck in a hospital bed for years." Conrad sneered menacingly.Rosalie's face hardened with anger at the sight. "Klaus, what are you doing? If you dare lay a hand on Sebastian, I will never forgive you!"She stepped forward and stood protectively in front of Sebastian. Klaus had been training with the Alpha Strike Force for five years, honing his skills to a formidable level. His right-hand man undoubtedly was also very capable. Rosalie couldn't bear the thought of Sebastian getting hurt."Rosalie, I'll show you that this guy isn't worth your affection," Klaus replied coldly. "If he can't even beat my right-hand man, how can he protect you? Conrad, take him down!"At his command, Conrad lunged forward with a powerful charge toward Sebastian. This move was proven unstoppable within the Alpha Strike Force, and it defeated numerous members.Seeing Conrad's confident
Sebastian's ability to defeat Conrad indeed surprised Klaus. But it was only a momentary surprise. To him, Sebastian was nothing more than an insignificant nobody. Conrad had held back because he didn't want to cause a fatal injury. After all, the missions undertaken by the Alpha Strike Force were extremely challenging and dangerous and carried life risk. In a real mission scenario, Conrad would've finished Sebastian off easily.Thus, Klaus coldly mocked, "Don't think that just because you beat Conrad, you're special. He was holding back. If he hadn't, you'd already be a corpse."At this moment, Conrad struggled to his feet with blood dripping from his mouth. His eyes were filled with murderous intent as he glared at Sebastian. "You little punk! How dare you fight back! Do you even know who I am?" he shouted. "Why should I care who you are? What, you expect me to just stand here and take a beating?" Sebastian replied coldly. He was clearly displeased by Conrad's attitude."Y
In the next moment, Klaus stopped speaking and launched an attack on Sebastian. Each of his moves carried a lethal intent.Sebastian was unafraid, and he skillfully countered each of Klaus' moves with precision.The longer they fought, the more frustrated Klaus became. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't launch an effective attack, not even touching Sebastian's clothes."Is this punk really just an ordinary warrior?" Klaus wondered. But having already boasted, he couldn't back down now. His strikes became even more vicious, with each strike aiming to kill.Sebastian raised an eyebrow, losing interest in the prolonged fight. "Captain. Hindon, your skills are quite average," he said coldly. "Let me end this."With that, Sebastian switched from defense to offense and threw a punch through the air.Before Klaus could react, Sebastian's punch hit his chest. It felt as if he had been struck by a truck. Klaus was sent flying over 30 feet and crashed to the ground.Coughing up bloo
After thinking for a moment, Sebastian told Rosalie he was going to the restroom and took the opportunity to head up to the second floor.Meanwhile, in the private room on the second floor, Adrian held a glass of wine and approached Whitney with a smile. "Ms. Sutton, cheers."Whitney quickly raised her glass and smiled politely. "Thank you, Mr. Reece." She then took a small sip.Adrian feigned displeasure, with his tone turning stern. "Ms. Sutton, just a sip? Are you looking down on me or the Reece Corporation?"Hearing this, Whitney hurried to placate him with a smile. "Mr. Reece, of course not. I'll drink."She then drained her glass in one gulp. Adrian watched her drink with his face full of lecherous glee. Seeing the wine trickle down the corner of her mouth only fueled his desire further. He was practically salivating at the thought of possessing this beautiful woman."Come on, Ms. Sutton. Bottoms up," Adrian said and poured another glass.Whitney wanted to refuse, bu
Adrian laughed sinisterly. "Bastard! You scumbag!" Whitney cursed. She struggled to get up to leave the private room. She knew that if she stayed any longer, the consequences would be disastrous.As time ticked by, Whitney felt an unusual surge of desire coursing through her body. She was burning up with a deep-seated longing magnified within her. Especially now, when she looked at Adrian, she couldn't help but see the image of Sebastian in her mind.Noticing Whitney's increasingly dazed state, Adrian grew more excited. Unable to wait any longer, he tossed aside his wine glass and lunged at her. "Gorgeous, tonight, you are mine!" he shouted. "No! Get away, get away!" Whitney struggled desperately, but it was futile.Suddenly, the private room door was kicked open. A figure with murderous intent stormed in. With a swift kick, he sent Adrian flying away. Adrian crashed heavily to the floor, groaning in pain."S-Sebastian? Save me…"Whitney saw the figure in her dazed s
Rosalie saw Sebastian carrying Whitney down from the second floor, and she frowned. "What's the matter?""I'll explain later. Let me send her back first." Sebastian then left with Whitney.Rosalie stomped her foot angrily and followed behind.Soon, the three of them went back to the convenience store.Rosalie was jealous when she saw Sebastian giving Whitney acupuncture treatment. "I've never seen you so worried about me."Sebastian rolled her eyes. "She was drugged.""Drugged?" Rosalie blinked and continued, "What happened?"Sebastian stored his silver needles and told Rosalie everything that happened in the private room."Do you know who that guy is?" Rosalie asked.Sebastian shook his head. "Nope, I forgot to ask."At this moment, Whitney woke up. She saw Sebastian and Rosalie and asked, "Why am I here?"Rosalie glared at her and crossed her arms. "Why else? Sebastian saved you.""Sebastian?" Whitney was puzzled. Then, she recalled everything that happened.Her body sho
Sebastian scoffed and shrugged Whitney's hand away. "Ms. Sutton, you don't care about me, do you? You care about yourself and the Frostwave Corporation project more, right?"Whitney was stunned, and she looked at Sebastian in confusion. "What do you mean?""Do you really need me to repeat that?" Sebastian said.Whitney's face darkened, and she asked Sebastian with displeasure. "Sebastian, you really think I'm like that?""What else? I saved you, yet here you are, blaming and scolding me! Is Reece Corporation or Adrian so powerful?"If you think me hitting Adrian would make things worse for you and Frostwave Corporation, then ask him to see me," Sebastian said coldly before heading to the back of the store.Whitney was stunned, staring at his back. Rosalie gave her a proud glance and shook her head. "Ms. Sutton, I really don't understand why you keep hurting Sebastian when he has always been so nice to you. Don't look for him anymore, in case you hurt him even more."With that
Whitney was hesitant."Since you're not making any decision, then I will decide for you. Someone, catch Sebastian!" Edna said angrily.This matter involved the Sutton family and Frostwave Corporation, so Edna had to make a choice."Got it!" The few bodyguards outside of the meeting room responded, then left.Whitney was scared, and she shouted, "Wait!"Instantly, everyone turned their eyes to her.Whitney took a deep breath and held her fist. "I'll go. Don't bring trouble to Sebastian anymore. I'll handle this issue!"Edna scoffed and left the meeting room. Then, the higher-ups also left. However, they were stating how dissatisfied they were with Sebastian hitting Adrian.Crystal waited for most of the people to leave before approaching Whitney. "Winnie, why are you helping Sebastian? He hit Adrian, so he should be the one handling this matter! Aren't you just selling yourself now?"Dante said, "That's right! You've already divorced that scumbag, so why do you even care? You c
The old man nodded slightly and said, "That's right. My name is Solomon Jackman. If you think things through, you can come to Townsend Clinic. We can discuss the price!"Solomon bowed to Sebastian before squeezing out of the crowd. Cliff's eyes reddened as he watched Solomon leave. Solomon was a prominent figure in Acorn City. Not only did he have exceptional medical skills, he was also skilled in martial arts. However, neither of those were Solomon's true specialty. What he was most skilled at was antique appraisal! Any antique that Solomon appraised was sure to be a treasure among treasures.Noticing Sebastian and Unus turning to walk away, Cliff immediately became agitated. "Stop!" he shouted.Sebastian turned to glance at him and said, "A deal's a deal. No returns or refunds. You said that yourself. It's the rule of the antique industry!"Cliff ignored all of that. He came out from behind his stall and grabbed Sebastian's sleeve. "I'm not going to sell that emerald pendan
"I don't think that you've seen the original form of this emerald pendant, either," Sebastian said, smiling coldly at Cliff. Cliff looked disdainfully at him. He felt that Sebastian was just unhappy about being tricked and was trying to provoke him. "Stop putting on that mysterious act. Why wouldn't I know about something that belongs to me?" Cliff demanded with a scoff. "You might really not know," Sebastian replied. He closed his palm slightly and exerted a slight force. The layer of stone on top of the emerald pendant peeled off. While everyone looked on, dumbstruck, Sebastian opened his palm once more. The crowd gasped.There were two clouds of energy on the emerald pendant, chasing each other like a pair of fish. One was black, while the other was red. The emerald pendant had been square-shaped originally, but it had now become a round emerald buckle. In the middle of it, a pale yellow energy was rising slowly. Everyone cried out in shock. It was clearly a rare trea
Some people just didn't know what was good for them. Even if Cliff had wanted to laugh, he should have waited for Sebastian to leave before doing so. How could he call a buyer a fool while they were still there?"It may be a little crude, my young friend, but it doesn't change the fact that you were hoodwinked!" Cliff said, guffawing gleefully.Since Sebastian had already paid, he could no longer take it back. After all, it was a rule never to accept returns or refunds. When Cliff thought of how he had charged Sebastian more than ten thousand for something that had only cost him about 300 to 400 dollars, he became even more smug. "You'll just have to bear with it, my young friend. Not regretting your purchase is the rule of the antique industry. Even if you've now found out that you were deceived, you can't get your money back!""That's right. The work on the emerald pendant that you're holding is so shoddy that it was clearly just done last week. It's a new item!" "Watch out
Sebastian laughed at the reluctant expression on the stall owner's face. He weighed the emerald pendant in his hand and asked, "Mister, are you sure that this emerald pendant is worth 210 thousand?"With that, he tossed it onto the counter and turned to leave."Huh?"The stall owner immediately ran around to the front of the stall when he saw that Sebastian was about to leave. He grabbed him and said, "Don't be in such a rush to leave, my young friend. Let's negotiate. If you're sincere about buying it, I'll sell it to you at 150 thousand, and I'll be making a loss. Let this be the start of a friendship between us!"Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "Mister, even a layman can tell that this emerald pendant is a fake. I just like the patterns on it because it's quite trendy. That's why I asked about it on a whim."Describing the patterns on the antique as trendy only served to show how obvious it was that it was a fake.The stall owner turned beet red, then white. He cursed hi
However, the more famous something was, the more imitations there would be. Antiques were no exception. In Boren, streets filled with antique stores were abundant. From Klane City to the smallest town, they were omnipresent.There were stores and stalls of various kinds that had everything, but all of them had one thing in common. All the antiques and trinkets that they sold were a mixed bag of authentic and fake. Buyers had to rely on their own judgment. There was also an unspoken rule there. Once a deal was made, no returns were allowed. If a buyer had paid for an item before realizing that something was wrong or recognizing that it was a fake, they would have no choice but to accept it. There was a saying about how the golden age of antiques was during times of chaos. Although they were now in times of peace, many members of the upper class were still very interested in them. Both experts and laymen liked to have a few collector's items in their homes. There were plenty of we
"Watch him closely! If you lose him, I'll have your head!" Anton said before hanging up. A malicious grin spread across his face.As the son of the head director of Boren Martial Arts Court, many were eager to curry favor with him. If it came to dealing with Sebastian, there were plenty of people willing to do the dirty work for him. Acorn City was the second largest city in Boren after Klane City, and Anton knew just who to call. About two weeks ago, the Lynch family of Acorn City had sent gifts to him. However, as the Lynches were a third-rate elite martial arts family, Anton had dismissed them. That was why, despite searching frantically, he couldn't find Colton Lynch's name card."Damn it! Where did that asshole's name card get to?"It was the first time Anton had been so anxious about finding the name card of an heir from a third-rate family. After rummaging around for a while, Anton had a sudden flash of inspiration. It was in the trash can!He suddenly remembered that
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head at Nina's words. "Nina, you're staying behind so everyone thinks I'm still here. Rowan and Arran will stay here with you so that no one will become suspicious!"Nina frowned. "But I'll be worried about you being with Unus. It's still just a beast whose rational capabilities aren't fully developed yet. What if it—"Sebastian smiled and shook his head. "Don't worry. Hugo has subdued them completely already, so nothing unexpected will happen. Honestly, there isn't much in Boren that worries me. However, if the Yome Sect enters Steinberg while its defenses are down, we'll be put in a difficult position."Though reluctant, Nina finally agreed.That night, Sebastian quietly brought Unus out with him. As soon as he walked out of the hotel doors, two thugs hiding at the side of the road who had been watching them stealthily immediately reported his movements to Anton."Are you sure it was Sebastian?" Anton demanded sharply."Positive! He looks e
"Kneel!" Joaquin yelled at Anton the moment he entered the room.Anton immediately dropped to his knees with a loud thud in front of Sebastian."My lord, my son is worthless. Everything that happened before was his doing. He has been a disgrace to our family. Please have mercy on his crimes," Joaquin said. He looked up at Sebastian and was puzzled to see how terrible his complexion was.Nina had been injured the day before, so why was it now the other way around? She had a rosy complexion, while Sebastian looked as white as a sheet."Alright. The important thing is to learn from one's mistakes and change. Don't forget the oath that you made. If you break it, I won't have to punish you. The law of heaven will act accordingly!" Sebastian said coldly."Yes, of course! I would never dare to break the oath! But…" Joaquin looked at Sebastian with a troubled expression.Sebastian frowned slightly and asked, "But what?""I can see that you don't look very well, my lord. Should I prepa
After resting for the whole night, Nina's complexion had almost returned to normal. Even the wounds on her body had almost healed.In stark contrast, Sebastian looked worse than ever.It was the aftereffect of losing too much blood essence. If it wasn't for the fact that he had the legacy of the Sacred Medicine Society, he might have already been half-dead. Even so, Sebastian felt weaker than he had ever felt before. His legs felt like jelly, and he was unsteady on his feet."My lord…"Rowan blanched with fear when he saw Sebastian. Sebastian was as pale as a sheet. Even his lips had lost all color."My lord, how did you get into this state?" Rowan asked, clearly confused. Sebastian had seemed fine when they returned to Mount Klane the night before. Waving his hand slightly, Sebastian replied, "I'm fine. I'll get better after some rest. Why are you up so early?"Rowan grew even more worried after hearing how frail Sebastian sounded."My lord, did you get severely injured o