Trevor concluded that Sebastian's weakness was Whitney."Sebastian, you shouldn't have crossed me. I'll show you the consequences of doing so."He then called two people.On the same night, Sebastian was meditating when his phone rang. Seeing that it was from an unsaved number, he hesitated before answering."Are you Sebastian?" a cold voice came from the other end. "Yeah," Sebastian answered simply."Whitney is in my hands now. If you don't want her to die, bring me the formula of Arctic Snow Mask and meet me at Number 18, Westfore Street, in an hour. Come alone."If you call the cops, be ready to see Whitney's corpse."What?Sebastian's heart sank at the threat. He asked, "How do I know if she's really with you?"On the other end of the line, there was only a cold, sinister laugh in response to Sebastian. Shortly after, the piercing scream of a young woman echoed through. Even over the phone, Sebastian could clearly identify that the voice belonged to Whitney.In truth,
As he spoke, Sebastian leaped into the air, raising his hand to release a burst of energy.The energy struck the assassin's wrist with pinpoint accuracy, followed by a muffled groan as the assassin's short knife clattered to the ground."Vital energy release?!"The assassin was utterly shocked. He never expected Sebastian to possess such terrifying skills. As a lower-tier member of the Slaughter Gods, he knew nothing of Sebastian's past, and he himself was merely a Grandmaster. In his understanding, taking down someone like Sebastian, who was used to a life of luxury, should've been effortless. However, not only did the surprise attack fail, but Sebastian also used vital energy to knock the short knife from his hand. The suddenness and incredibility of it all left him reeling. This only meant that Sebastian wasn't merely a weak boss who couldn't handle anything, as Trevor had claimed.On the contrary, his strength was definitely superior to that of a Supreme Grandmaster!"Di
"Tell me, who sent you, and where is Whitney?" Sebastian asked coldly."Hmph! She's in our hands now. Do you really think you can negotiate with me now? Surrender if you want to see her!" the gunman said coldly, glaring at Sebastian.However, Sebastian could feel the gunman's hand shivering, and he saw beads of sweat forming on his forehead."I'm going to ask you one last time. Where is Whitney?" Sebastian walked toward the gunman, radiating a terrifying air. The gunman felt a chill run down his spine. "I'll admit that you're indeed very strong, but the bullet in my gun is no ordinary bullet. Even a Supreme Grandmaster wouldn't escape unscathed if the bullet hits."The gunman then pulled the trigger.After three shots, Sebastian remained unmoved, but his hand now held three bullets."You call this a deadly attack?" Sebastian sneered as he took a step forward.In the next moment, he appeared in front of the gunman, grabbed him by the collar, and slammed him heavily onto the g
"You knew this was a deadly trap, yet you still came alone? Since you already know, why not just kill me? Even if I die, you won't escape, either," the gunman said, his face filled with a touch of malice.Sebastian smiled and shook his head. "Don't you find it strange that your men, who had been hiding, made no move until now?"Also, you're a Grandmaster yourself, so I'm sure you know how far a silver needle can fly, right?"What?The gunman turned around immediately upon hearing Sebastian's words. The second story of the building was dark, and it was strangely quiet. There was also a sniper rifle by the left side of the window.However, nobody was behind it."Y-You killed him? How… How is this possible? When did you notice him?" The gunman couldn't remain calm anymore.The sniper was the most important part of their trap because the bullet they were going to use was a Silver Rush bullet.It could easily penetrate a martial artist's protective energy, which meant that no matt
A dozen young men in suits jumped down from the cars. Then, Whitney and Sebastian were held at dozens of gunpoints."Freeze!" The leading man shouted."Just in time! Are you guys working with the Slaughter Gods as well?" Sebastian asked the men in suits."Nonsense! We are from the Alpha Strike Force! We suspect that you are involved in kidnapping and attempted murder. You'd better cooperate with our investigation!" said the leading man.Alpha Strike Force?Sebastian narrowed his eyes. Most people knew that the Alpha Strike Force never got involved with normal cases unless it was something threatening the country's safety or if any martial artists committed a crime.However, they were here at this specific time. How fishy. Sebastian sneered. "What a desperate man Trevor is to even contact the Alpha Strike Force.""Stop talking. Raise your hands and stand against the wall, or we'll shoot," the leading middle-aged man said as he leaped into the room, pointing a handgun at Sebasti
"Ms. Griffin, there are some things you can't intervene. Even if Mr. Griffin Senior is here, he won't stop the Alpha Strike Force from doing our tasks. Please move out of our way, Ms. Griffin, or else!"Tanner stepped in front of Rosalie."Rosalie, I'm fine. Just wait for me at the store. They will release me by tomorrow morning," Sebastian said calmly."Tomorrow morning? Are you kidding me? Do you know how many people died in your hands? You are a martial arts criminal, which adds to your crime! Just wait and see!" said one of the men beside Sebastian.Sebastian just glanced at the guy and said, "Is the Alpha Strike Force so free nowadays to even patrol in the suburban area? How much did Trevor give you to work for him?"Tanner turned to Sebastian coldly and said, "I suggest you watch your mouth. Slandering the Alpha Strike Force is also an offense! You're already in deep trouble, so you'd better not make things worse!""You're going to create troubles for yourselves soon," Seba
"Bring him away!" Tanner shouted.Sebastian looked at Tanner and sneered, "What a good trap! I wonder who Trevor is to you. At least give me the privilege of knowing this before I die."Tanner chuckled coldly and then showed Sebastian his identification card."Tanner Northman."So, he was from the Northman family.Sebastian chuckled as realization struck him. "It seems the Northman family has great connections. You guys put in a lot of effort to set this trap. But aren't you scared that it might cause your family some trouble if things went south?"Trevor's trap was indeed excellent.He had Whitney kidnapped to lure Sebastian in, then used the death of the three assassins to frame Sebastian. Finally, the Alpha Strike Force stepped in.No matter how capable Sebastian was, he wouldn't have been able to escape this trap.At this point, no matter what Sebastian said, the voice recording alone was already enough to sentence him to death.Sebastian knew whatever he said wouldn't ma
"Do you know the offense of obstructing the Alpha Strike Force?" Tanner asked as he stared at Janet."I don't care. Touch my lady and I will fight!" Janet said with a hint of fear.If it was just some ordinary security personnel, Janet wouldn't be so anxious. After all, Mike's connection was extensive. But facing the Alpha Strike Force, even she felt a twinge of unease."Such audacity! Let's see how desperate you are. Get her!" Tanner barked, waving his hand to the dozen or so men in suits behind him.Two of the suited men stepped forward, reaching for Rosalie's arms. Seeing this, Janet swiftly drew a knife from her waist."What are you doing?"Seeing the shiny knife in Janet's hand, the two Alpha Strike Force members took a step back and reached for their own weapons."If anyone dares to come near, I… I'll kill myself! Even if the Alpha Strike Force forces someone to death, they have to bear responsibility too!" Janet declared, pressing the knife against her own throat.The tw
Even though Declan had already said that the old man was only in shock and didn't have a cerebral infarction, the middle-aged man still wanted to hear the opinion of a young traditional medicine doctor like Sebastian! He must be either crazy or an idiot!"If he applies that needle, your father's complexion will go from pale to dark at once. When that happens, it'll only be even more dangerous," Sebastian said impassively."Stop talking crap, Sebastian! My grandfather is the elder of the Healer Sect! Are you implying that he's not as good as you are?" Bryce yelled angrily, pointing at Sebastian.He was furious. "Sebastian, are you doubting my skills in medicine? You're a rookie in the medical field. I only complimented you at the dinner table out of politeness. Did it go to your head?" Declan demanded curtly, his expression changing."You're trying to prick the acupuncture points on the base of the patient's neck as well as in the center of his chest so that you can unblock his br
"Wow, it really is Mr. Byrne Senior! Hello, hello!" A slightly pudgy middle-aged man exclaimed. He hurried forward and shook Declan's hand heartily.Declan frowned and looked at him for a long time, but he couldn't remember where he had seen the pudgy man before.There were too many people who tried to flatter Declan every day, and he couldn't possibly remember every single one of them."Who are you?" Declan asked, his brow furrowed as he shook the man's hand. "Mr. Byrne Senior, you're so busy, so of course you won't remember me! I'm Fritz Thomson! I had the pleasure of meeting you two years ago while I was shooting a documentary about traditional medicine," Fritz said courteously.Declan finally nodded. Fritz was either a reporter or a director. It wasn't surprising that Declan had forgotten who he was.Although the Healer Sect was also among the mystic martial arts sects, it was very different from the Nine Sects. The Healer Sect had always had close connections with the sec
Sebastian waved a hand slightly at the middle-aged man and said, "I'm not a genius doctor. I'm just an ordinary traditional medicine doctor. However, that old man is in a very dangerous situation. You must not touch him!"He spoke urgently when he saw that the middle-aged woman was propping the old man up so that he was lying on her lap.The middle-aged woman looked up at the middle-aged man. She was clearly hesitant.They were on the top floor, and the tiled floor was so cold. She didn't think that it would be safe for her to let the old man just lie on the floor. "Listen to Dr. Ballard! You won't go wrong!" the middle-aged man said quickly to her."Dr. Ballard? He's nothing compared to my grandfather!" Bryce exclaimed. He was annoyed to hear the middle-aged man addressing Sebastian so respectfully.After all, Declan was the elder of the Healer Sect. There were even numerous sage doctors who had to treat Declan with respect as their senior in the industry!Who did Sebastian th
Since Declan had coincidentally met Sebastian at the dinner table that day, he had thought of bringing the latter over to his side. That way, Sebastian could work for him. "Sebastian, I'm planning to make an exception and take you as my apprentice. What do you think?" Declan asked again when he saw that Sebastian was ignoring him.Sebastian continued to ignore him. Did he really thought he could be Sebastian's mentor? The old man must be crazy!"Sebastian, you should hurry and kneel to my grandfather! You're lucky to get him as a mentor! My grandfather hasn't accepted any apprentices for 20 years!"Bryce glared at Sebastian, whom he felt was being far too tactless. There were countless people fighting to have Declan as a mentor."Mr. Byrne Senior, I don't wish to have a mentor. Besides, no one is qualified to be one," Sebastian said impassively. "You little—"Declan was furious. Sebastian was far too arrogant! He was already humbling himself by deigning to take Sebastian as an
Bryce saw the anger in Declan's face, so he said reluctantly to Larys, "I'm sorry, Mr. Compton. I've acted impulsively."Acted impulsively? It would have been better if Bryce hadn't apologized at all. His apology had made Larys even angrier. He clearly had no respect for Larys at all if he could slap him just out of a moment's impulse. Larys was the mayor of Steinberg. How could he just let things go just because Bryce had said that he had been impulsive? "Mr. Compton, my grandson is young and ignorant. Please don't hold it against him." Declan had no choice but to speak up and apologize to Larys on Bryce's behalf. Larys could only nod. He smiled slightly and said, "Forget about it. Make sure that it doesn't happen again."Once everyone was seated once more, Bryce continued staring viciously at Sebastian. It was all Sebastian's fault that he had been slapped twice by Declan!He couldn't just let him go, but he didn't dare to cause any more trouble at the dinner table. Howeve
"People always say that you can see what a person is like from looking at their family. I can see that it's true," Sebastian said impassively.That was a harsh insult to Declan. It implied that Bryce's rude behavior was a reflection of Declan's lack of good character, and that their family didn't have good manners.Declan turned purple with rage. Ever since he had become one of the esteemed members of the Healer Sect, everyone in the martial arts community always spoke respectfully to him, especially those of the traditional medicine community. All of them were polite whenever they met him.However, Sebastian had insulted him thrice in a row, and each insult was worse than the last. Rosalie couldn't help but laugh. She leaned on Sebastian's shoulder and turned her head away, her slender figure trembling with the effort of not laughing out loud."You're terrible! You've insulted them so slyly!" Rosalie whispered in Sebastian's ear.Sebastian reached out to put an arm around her t
Sebastian's expression turned cold at once. What was so important about an elder of the Healer Sect? Was there any reason for him to make so many people wait?Besides, the banquet had been set at 9:00 pm, and both he and Rosalie had arrived on time. Why should Declan be treated differently?Sebastian had never had any patience with people who used their age as an excuse to do whatever they wanted to."Forget it. Calm down, both of you, and let's both refrain from saying anything else."Larys stood up quickly to smooth things over. Both Sebastian and Julian remained silent out of respect for him. However, they both exchanged icy looks.Now that the conflict had subsided, Larys leaned closer to Sebastian and whispered, "Mr. Ballard, I'll be honest with you. I can't afford to offend either you or Mr. Byrne. Please help me out and refrain from pursuing this matter further."Larys was being sincere. He was in awe of Sebastian's allies, but Declan had equally powerful allies supporting
Upon hearing Rosalie's words, Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head.The Nine Sects wouldn't dare to say a thing to the Ballard Estate, who in turn thought nothing of the Healer Sect.Andreas snorted in laughter and said, "If you had said so 100 years ago, even I would have had to concede. However, times have changed now.""What do you mean?" Rosalie looked curiously at Andreas. It seemed that Sebastian's cousin was very familiar with the Healer Sect. "About 12 years ago, they went on the wrong path. If you check thoroughly, you'll probably find that the development of many new medicines was related to the Healer Sect. However, they are not the refiners!"Rosalie seemed to be deep in thoughts. Her brow darkened as she said thoughtfully, "Do you mean to say that the Healer Sect has abandoned the art of medicine and has decided to go in the direction of the art of pill refining instead?"This made Andreas see Rosalie in a different light.Medicine and pill refining were very
"Are you talking about your cousin? He doesn't look like a businessman at all, though. He looks more like…"Rosalie put her chin in her hands, her brow tightly furrowed. However, she couldn't find an appropriate way to describe Andreas.He felt very strange to Rosalie. There was a kind of energy he had that was difficult to express in words. "It doesn't matter whether he's a businessman or not. He just has to have money. Why don't we discuss it with him tomorrow? I think he'll probably support you unconditionally," Sebastian said confidently."Really? But if we develop a similar medicine, won't we be going against the Croydons? That doesn't seem right."Lorcan was a friend of Oliver's, after all. That meant that he was a friend of the Griffins. Rosalie didn't want to make such an important family their enemy in business. "With that contract, we have to show the Croydons that they shouldn't become ungrateful, nor should they use their force against us!" Sebastian exclaimed in a