Sebastian laughed mockingly at his demands. Jay asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?""How dare he laugh this way in front of Mr. Smolder. He's basically mocking him!" Jay thought. Sebastian shook his head and said coldly, "The Smolder family is just mediocre. Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have some influence in Dramon's traditional medicine field?"Triston, have you forgotten how you knelt in front of me four years ago, asking me to be your mentor?"The moment Sebastian said those words, everyone in the room was stunned, and they all widened their eyes in shock.What did he mean by that?Sally and Shannon gave each other a look. Then, Sally quickly said, "Dr. Smolder, t-this has nothing to do with us. He's the one who said it…""Sebastian, have you gone mad? Who gave you the guts to say such words? Are you trying to get us involved?" Shannon roared.Whitney was also extremely shocked. She quickly pulled the corners of Sebastian's clothes an
Grand mentor? What?Jay's expression changed, and he stared at Sebastian with wide eyes.What was going on? When Triston noticed Jay was still in a daze, he got up and slapped him. "What are you waiting for? Kneel!"Of course, Jay didn't dare to say anything. He knelt with a thud and said unwillingly to Sebastian, "It's truly a pleasure to be your apprentice, Dr. Ballard."However, Sebastian said, "You don't have the right to be my apprentice yet."Jay was stunned; no matter what he did, he was still wrong. Hence, he gave Triston a helpless look.Triston quickly said to Sebastian, "Dr. Ballard, my apprentice is sorry for his mistake. Please forgive him."Sebastian gave Triston a cold look.This sight had already made Shannon, Sally, and Whitney's jaws drop. Even the infamous Triston bowed to Sebastian, so did this mean Sebastian was extremely skilled?At this moment, Triston was still defending Jay.Sebastian exhaled and said, "Alright, get up."Jay quickly got up and stoo
Upon hearing this, Whitney's tears rolled down her cheeks. Just as she was about to question him, several green Jeeps suddenly stopped in front of them. The Jeeps barreled in aggressively.The car doors swung open, and several men in special uniforms with fierce expressions jumped out. Leading them was none other than Conrad Beck.With a sinister smile, Conrad walked toward Sebastian. "We meet again."Sebastian frowned, and he stepped forward to shield Whitney behind him. "Mr. Beck, is there something you need?" Sebastian asked, his voice carrying a hint of amusement.Whitney was terrified and nervous. She whispered, "Sebastian, what's going on? Who are they?""It's none of your concern. You should leave," Sebastian replied coldly.As soon as he finished speaking, Conrad roared, "Take him away!"Immediately, two members of the Alpha Strike Force stepped forward and were ready to apprehend Sebastian.Whitney panicked and rushed forward to stand between them. She shouted, "
Conrad's face was full of disdain as he sneered. "Don't bother asking. As long as you're here, you can't do anything anymore. Cuff his hands up!"With those words, two team members stepped forward and secured Sebastian's hands to the crossbar of a steel column. Conrad then picked up a branding iron from the hot coals. Its tip was glowing red, and he approached Sebastian with a malicious grin. "How about trying this one?"Sebastian remained calm, and his gaze fixed on the branding iron. "I wonder what the consequences are for an Alpha Strike Force officer using unauthorized torture?"Conrad laughed derisively. "Unauthorized torture? Who says this is unauthorized? Just now, I arrested you on charges of obstructing an Alpha Strike Force operation, assaulting its members, and treason."Sebastian's cold smile widened. "So, this is how the Alpha Strike Force conducts its investigations."Conrad's expression darkened. "You're already a dead man. But I do like to make deals. Leave Ms. G
At that moment, Conrad panicked and turned to run, but it was too late!Sebastian raised his hand and grabbed another metal whip. With a flick of his wrist, the metal whip cracked through the air and struck Conrad as he ran toward the door."Ah!" Conrad let out a scream. The metal whip hit him squarely on the back, embedding a dozen screws into his flesh, and he began to bleed. Conrad fell to the ground in agony and fury. He glared at Sebastian and shouted, "How dare you attack a member of the Alpha Strike Force! That's a death sentence for you and your family!"However, Sebastian just smiled calmly and said, "So?"As soon as he finished speaking, he whipped him again."Ah!" Conrad wailed in pain."This whip is for your unlawful arrest!"Conrad's clothes were torn to shreds, with his back a bloody mess."This second whip is for your abuse of power and misuse of your authority!""Ahhh... You bastard! You'll pay for this!" Conrad screamed and shouted in pain while desperatel
Sebastian chuckled, and he fixed his cold gaze on Klaus. "Captain Hindon, I'd like to know if the Alpha Strike Force in Steinberg is run by you?"Klaus sneered sarcastically. "Sebastian, Alpha Strike Force in Steinberg is indeed all under me! Got a problem with that? If you do, just keep it to yourself! Now, you either kneel, or I'll put you on trial according to the Alpha Strike Force law!""A trial?" Sebastian laughed and shook his head, his expression calm. "I'm afraid you don't have the authority for that, Captain Hindon.""Ridiculous! I have the power to do whatever I want here. I don't need any special authority to deal with a nobody like you." Klaus scoffed dismissively.Sebastian smirked slightly. "Is that so? Then let's wait and see."Klaus snorted at Sebastian's words. "From the way you talk, it seems like you have some special connections.""A bit," Sebastian replied calmly.Klaus chuckled and asked, "Really? I'd like to see who your connections are and if they can ge
Theresa frowned, and her expression turned grim. After a long pause, she sighed in resignation and dialed the number again. "Alright, I agree to your terms," she said coldly. "What do you need?" the man on the other end asked."Get someone out of Alpha Strike Force for me.""Name?""Sebastian Ballard," Theresa said coldly before hanging up.Meanwhile, in a large and austere office sat a middle-aged man in uniform with two gold stars on his shoulder straps. He had stern eyes and a commanding presence. He turned to his subordinate and ordered, "Inform Alpha Strike Force to locate someone named Sebastian.""Yes, general!" his subordinate responded promptly and left the office."Wait!" The man frowned. "Investigate this young man's background as well.""Yes, general!" his subordinate answered again and quickly exited the room.The man clasped his hands behind his back and looked out the window. He murmured to himself, "It seems like Sebastian must be very important to There
Meanwhile, in Steinberg's military base, a soldier in uniform quickly ran into the office of the military's commanding officer. Inside, Draco was lounging in a chair with his legs crossed. He was playing a game on his phone. Nearby, the commanding officer of the Steinberg garrison stood respectfully to await orders.The door was then pushed open, and the soldier walked in. He said, "Commander, there's trouble.""What is it?" Draco asked without looking up."Mr. Ballard was taken by the Alpha Strike Force."Draco's expression darkened. He put down his phone and asked coldly, "Why?""We haven't found out yet," the soldier replied.Draco frowned. He stood up and stretched his neck. "Interesting," he sneered. "The Alpha Strike Force must have a death wish to capture someone like him. Let's go take a look.""Yes, sir!"The soldier then followed Draco into a Jeep and headed straight for Steinberg's Alpha Strike Force base.…Sebastian was surrounded by Klaus and other members o
If the Emrys Sect was also looking for the sword, Anthony wouldn't dare to covet it. However, if they were ignoring Maximus, that would be a different story."Oh, my mentor has passed away. I'm just an external apprentice. How could I ask the other seniors in the sect to do anything? I had no choice but to watch as Purity, one of the ten famous swords of the Emrys Sect, fell into Sebastian's hands." The hatred in Maximus' voice intensified as he spoke. He hadn't just lost the sword. His reputation in Sunway had crumbled as well. He hadn't been able to find an ally, but now Anthony was going to come off his mountain to deal with Sebastian. Maximus might now be able to use the opportunity to get back his sword and his dignity."Oh, okay. I'll help you out. What does your sword look like?" Anthony had heard of Purity, but he had never seen the real thing."It's a rare treasure that can be both soft and hard and can be wrapped around one's waist. As far as I know, Sebastian keeps th
"Mr. Laing, why would you need to go personally for such a young man? Despite my inferior skills, I am willing to get his head for you," a middle-aged man stood up and said to Anthony. He was the deputy sect leader of the Caelbane Sect, and he had been an apprentice together with Anthony. If Anthony went personally and made a scene, everyone in the mystic martial arts sects might find out. If he went personally for a young man, wouldn't that imply that there wasn't anyone else in the Caelbane Sect who could go?Anthony smiled impassively and said, "Jacques, you don't understand. Although Titan's death was a pity, I still have other apprentices who are just as skilled as Titan."Anthony had been acting rather strangely at the entrance that day. He didn't usually treat his apprentices that way.He was the kind of person who didn't think that mentor-apprentice relationships were very important.In fact, several of his apprentices were unhappy about that. The pain that he had expr
If Sebastian was too absolute, he would only attract the hatred and revenge of more people. That was why he had killed Titan, but not Tatum. He had to have a reason to kill every time he did so."The mystic sects?" Rose smiled and shook her head as she said, "With skills like yours, who among the mystic sects can do anything to you? There's probably barely anyone.""Do you want me to end up on the run? What will happen to Rosalie and Whitney? What about the Northmans? They will be sure to suffer a bloody revenge as well." Sebastian shook his head, smiling wryly.If he didn't have anything that he was concerned about, he would be fearless. However, the people around him were all ordinary people who barely had any strength. Sebastian could escape, but what about the others?…It was late at night when Tatum finally crawled back to the Caelbane Sect, covered in blood. The apprentice who was standing guard ran in to report to Anthony when he saw the wretched state that Tatum was i
Tatum had turned pale with fright. His shirt became drenched with cold sweat almost instantly."You… did you just kill one of the Caelbane Sect members?" Tatum still couldn't accept it.There was a snap as Sebastian broke both his legs with a single kick instead of wasting time talking to him.There was a thump as Tatum fell heavily to his knees. The impact crushed his kneecaps as well."Aargh!" Tatum screamed in pain like a dying pig."Shut up. If you scream again, I'll cut out your tongue," Sebastian said, looking down at him. Tatum stopped shouting at once and stared up at Sebastian in abject fear.Since he was a child, he had been the one bullying others. This was the first time he had been treated as if he were a lamb being led to the slaughter!"Apologize to the old lady!" Sebastian pointed to the old lady that Titan had slapped. "Sebastian, we're the apprentices of the sect leader of the Caelbane Sect. You want me to apologize to her? Aren't you afraid that the Caelba
Every Warrior treated the Martial Arts Association like a god. Therefore, that would make the Caelbane Sect even higher than a god!"Are you both not right in the head? I don't owe your sect leader money, yet he's trying to ask me for something? Even beggars aren't this desperate!" Sebastian looked at Titan and Tatum as if they were idiots. "We're not beggars, damn it! I'm telling you, cut both your hands off right now and let us take them. Otherwise, we'll take your life!" Tatum yelled, pointing at Sebastian."What the hell are you looking at? Are you sick of living?" Titan slapped a passing old lady.The old lady had been planning to buy some house protection charms from Sebastian, but Titan slapped her so hard that she fell to the ground, blood trickling out of the corner of her mouth.Titan didn't even look twice at the old lady. He felt that anyone who even glanced their way twice when the Caelbane Sect was conducting their business deserved to die!Slapping her was already
Wensleydale had been overly enthusiastic with them. Not only had he been extremely hospitable, he had even arranged for several young and beautiful women to cater to them.When one went overboard, it would make everything seem insincere.Titan couldn't for the life of him think of any benefit that he could offer Wensleydale. The old man already had one foot in the grave, and the Caelbane Sect would never accept someone of his age. The more he thought about it, the more Titan felt that what Tatum had said made sense."Forget about him. Let's go to Steinberg ourselves tomorrow morning," he said, his eyes narrowing.Even if Wensleydale had tipped Sebastian off, where could the latter escape to in just a single day?He could run, but he couldn't hide. Sebastian also owned the Arctic Snow Group in Steinberg, which was a massive corporation.Besides, according to reliable news from Ethan, Sebastian's ex-wife was also the CEO of Frostwave Corporation. He couldn't possibly pack up all
Sebastian laughed and said nothing. He rubbed the brand new copper coin in his pocket with one hand.Only Lyanna would be capable of doing something like that. The illusion had been cast by her.Without her help, Sebastian would probably be in huge trouble. No matter whether or not he was in the right, there should have been severe consequences for slaughtering more than 100 elite members of the Martial Arts Association.Lyanna had even made the souls of those people her food. It was terrifyingly cruel. "Everything's alright now, everyone. It seems that Mr. Flumen repented after realizing how terrible his crimes were and killed himself," Sebastian said politely, smiling as if nothing had happened."Maybe your character and charisma convinced them, Mr. Ballard." Hans didn't know what to say.Zane swallowed and laughed as he said to Sebastian, "Mr. Ballard, you really… you really are… amazing.""Since you're all here, don't be in such a rush to leave. I'll treat you all to a meal
However, Wensleydale didn't care. He would have killed his own son if it meant that he could live!Without another word, he hacked off Humphrey's arm. Before Humphrey could scream, Wensleydale stabbed him in the heart. He gripped the handle of the knife and twisted it grimly. Humphrey stared at Wensleydale, his eyes bulging, right until the moment he died. He had died a violent death. Wensleydale looked at the corpses scattered all over the ground. Like the man with the dragon-topped cane, they all decayed rapidly and were blown off into the air by a slight breeze, leaving no trace behind. Wensleydale turned slowly and gazed mournfully at Sebastian. He looked into Sebastian's ice-cold gaze and finally realized that the latter wasn't going to forgive him, even though he had hacked off his own arm and killed his apprentice. Instead of dying in great pain like the others, he might as well give himself a quick end! Tears streamed down Wensleydale's face as he held the knife to
"Mr. Ballard! I was wrong! Please, have mercy on me…""Mr. Ballard, we'll never do it again. I don't want to die.""Mr. Ballard, I have an 80-year-old mother at home. Please have mercy!" There was a series of thumps as more than 100 people fell to their knees. They were genuinely afraid. What Lyanna had said had made their last defenses crumble completely. The moment they knelt, the corpse of the man with the dragon-topped cane began to decay rapidly right in front of their eyes. In the end, only pale white bones remained. A slight breeze swept over them from out of nowhere. With a gentle gust, the skeleton disappeared. It was as if the man with the dragon-topped cane had never existed."Mr. Ballard, you mustn't show any compassion at all to these hypocrites," Rose said. She slowly pulled out her short sword and tossed her sheath away. Sebastian closed his eyes and nodded slightly. There was a series of squelching noises as over a dozen heads fell to the ground. More dark