"Would I need connections to deal with the likes of you? You think too highly of yourself." Sebastian looked disdainfully at Tanner. He couldn't even be bothered to talk to him.At that moment, Tanner's phone rang all of a sudden. When he saw that it was Trevor calling, he hastily shot a meaningful look at some of the suited men before hurrying out of the interrogation room."Trevor, this is Tanner. I've already taken Sebastian to the Alpha Strike Force team's base. But his lips are sealed, and we can't get anything out of him. "Plus, he seems to have discovered that you're the one behind this scheme. Should we just kill him to prevent any future trouble?" Tanner held the phone as he simpered at Trevor, who was on the other end."Uncle Tanner, you've been alive for decades, haven't you? You should have more sense. If we wanted to kill him, would we have to use you as a trump card?"Don't you understand what that anti-cancer formula means to us?"Besides, Sebastian's formula has
Vince felt as if he had been struck by lightning when he heard that the Alpha Strike Force team had captured Sebastian!After all, Wyatt had only just gotten through the most critical period, and both Larys and Zeke were keeping watch at his hospital bed. Larys had even personally instructed Vince to increase the protection around Sebastian. Before Wyatt recovered, they couldn't allow anything to happen to Sebastian.Sebastian's capture by the Alpha Strike Force team was Vince's biggest dereliction of duty as the police chief.Not only would he be unable to explain this to Larys, but the Holmans were also sure to pursue this issue. Vince immediately asked, "Ms. Griffin, calm down. Why did the Alpha Strike Force team take Mr. Ballard away?"It wouldn't be easy to rescue someone from the Alpha Strike Force team. That was why Vince had to find out the reason behind all this so that he could construct a rational argument when the time came.Rosalie hastily told Vince what had happ
"Can't you see that Mr. Holman Senior is doing his rehabilitation exercises? How could you be so tactless when you're the police chief? You should act appropriately according to the situation!" Vince was dazed by Larys' rebuke. However, he realized how inappropriately he had behaved, and he hastily lowered his voice and whispered in Larys' ear, "Mr. Compton, something big has happened. It's about Mr. Ballard."Huh?When Larys heard Sebastian's name, he flinched and waved a hand at Vince, gesturing for him to wait outside the hospital room.Vince nodded slightly. He bid Wyatt farewell before hurrying out of the hospital room."Mr. Holman Senior, I'm very sorry, but I've got something to settle very quickly. I won't be keeping you company for now, but I'll visit you some other day," Larys said to Wyatt, squeezing out a smile.Wyatt nodded heavily and said, "Yes. As the mayor of the city, there must be many things you need to deal with everyday. You shouldn't have been wasting tim
"Shoot me dead? I'm afraid you've missed your chance," Sebastian said. He turned to look in the direction of the door.There was the crisp sound of leather shoes coming briskly toward them outside, and someone suddenly pushed the interrogation room's steel door open forcefully.A man in his 30s strode inside with several people in tow.Behind him came Larys and Vince. They saw at once that Sebastian was tied up on the steel chair. They hurriedly pointed at him and said, "Commander Lehman, it's him! That's Mr. Ballard, the one I was telling you about!"Victor Lehman looked in the direction that Larys was pointing in. He glanced at Sebastian, and then his gaze alighted on Tanner, who was holding a gun against the back of Sebastian's head."Tanner, what are you doing? Put the gun down right now!" Victor said harshly in an imperious tone. "Captain Northman, it seems that you don't have absolute authority in the Alpha Strike Force team after all." Sebastian laughed scornfully as he t
"This shows that Mr. Ballard was with Ms. Griffin the entire time. Mr. Ballard only left his residential area in the middle of the night to go to the suburbs, which is where the crime took place." As he spoke, Vince pulled up the recording of his conversation with Rosalie."Commander Lehman, I believe that Ms. Griffin's testimony is even more trustworthy."Besides, a case like this that is related to safety and security in society should be investigated by the police. The Alpha Strike Force team should not have intervened."Victor nodded slightly at Vince's reasoned argument and said, "Chief Weist is right. Even if everything is as you have said, cases like this should be investigated by the police."Victor frowned and looked at Tanner as he said, "Captain Northman, both sides now have ample evidence. This shows that this is a complicated case. I command you to release him at once!"Tanner swallowed, and his heart sank. If he let Sebastian go now, there would surely be trouble i
"Tanner!" Victor couldn't help slamming the table. He yelled at the suited men, "Get out of here, all of you! How dare you try to accuse Mr. Compton? Are you tired of living?"He had never imagined that Tanner would act so recklessly right in front of him. How could he even try to take advantage of Larys?"Commander Lehman, I'm just working according to the law. Are you asking me to bend the law for my own ends?" Tanner asked. He was clearly not going to back down."Why you—" Victor didn't know what to say.Just as Tanner looked triumphant, there was the sound of a whip lashing against the ground from outside the door."Surround this entire place. Shoot anyone who moves on the spot!" a young man yelled, and then there was the sound of hurried footsteps. Before long, around a dozen Warriors carrying guns burst into the room!"Don't move! Put your hands up!""Turn in your guns and we won't kill you!" Over a dozen muzzles were aimed simultaneously at the dozen or so suited men in
Liam laughed coldly and took out three photos, which he tossed onto the table. He said coldly, "These three people are from an organization of assassins called the Slaughter Gods! Three years ago, the military started paying attention to them after they committed their first crime. "I believe that Captain Northman here knew very well that the three of them were acting suspiciously, but he still described them as good people who had acted out of bravery. He should give us a reasonable explanation for that, shouldn't he?"I don't care if he acted out of an order or if he was secretly communicating with the Slaughter Gods, but I won't stand for him using this to slander Mr. Ballard!"Take him! Shoot whoever tries to stop you!" As soon as Liam spoke, the members of the Alpha Strike Force team all stepped aside. They were wary of being seen to be related to Tanner in any way.Victor had realized how serious the issue was.The special forces team was a department in the military, but i
What?Even Larys was startled to hear what Liam had said. He was the mayor of the city, but it was extremely difficult for him to get a meeting with Wyatt.If it weren't for the fact that Wyatt had been on the brink of death and had returned to his hometown in Steinberg, Larys would never have met Wyatt even once in his entire life."Mr. Ballard, Mr. Holman Senior isn't the kind of person that you can meet just because you want to," Larys blurted out without thinking.Sebastian glanced at his watch. It was already 4:00 am, and after hesitating for a long time, he said to Liam, "Let me tell my family that I'm safe."As he spoke, Sebastian pulled out his phone and called Rosalie.When Rosalie heard Sebastian's voice, she burst into excited tears."Sebastian, is it really you? Are you alright? Did Chief Weist get you safely out of the Alpha Strike Force team?" Rosalie's anxious voice came over the phone.Sebastian sighed softly and said in a calm voice, "I'm fine. I'm going to the
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
Wensleydale's expression changed at once. He had made the call to the police because he had been planning on maiming or even killing Sebastian in front of everyone in the Martial Arts Association.However, things had turned out very differently from what he had expected. He had dug a huge hole for himself and had jumped in without a thought. "Mr. Ballard, you and I are both martial arts practitioners, and we prize the idea of righteousness," he began. "Why don't you kill me and let them go?"Wensleydale wasn't really that generous. He was a shrewd man who always did what benefited him more. Even his apprentice, Humphrey, was shocked to hear him say something so selfless. Had he really chosen to do good in the face of imminent death? However, Sebastian saw through his little trick immediately. Wensleydale hadn't escaped because he was too afraid to do so. Whoever ran out of the black fog would become a bloody puddle of water. If Sebastian agreed to let them go, he would remo
Sebastian pointed at the hundreds of Martial Arts Association members gathered at the door and said, "Since you all dared to come here and accuse me, then you must be prepared to die here! I am pleased to inform all of you that you have succeeded in provoking me to anger!" The crowd was immediately incensed. "You wouldn't dare!""There are so many of us! Even Larys wouldn't dare to do anything to us, let alone you!" "Sebastian, who do you think you are? We've got more than 100 people here today. Would you dare to kill us all?" Accusatory and defiant questions piped up all around Sebastian, but he only smiled faintly. "Why wouldn't I dare to do so?" he said and shot Lyanna a pointed look. Lyanna chuckled and invited Hans and the rest back into the convenience store. "Please come and sit inside. What's about to happen next may be too gory."Zane quickly turned to walk inside. Sebastian always did what he said he would do. Without a doubt, what was about to happen would be a b
Sebastian finished speaking and took a step toward Leon. Leon had been almost 40 feet away from him. However, Sebastian moved so fast that he left a trail of shadowy afterimages behind him. In an instant, Sebastian was back in his original spot, while Leon hurtled backward like a cannonball. His massive frame crashed into the members of the Martial Arts Association behind him, sending them sprawling. Leon landed heavily on the ground. When the crowd rushed over to check on him, they were horrified to see that his chest had caved in. Fragments of his crushed internal organs were scattered across the ground.Leon was dead. A wave of shock rippled through the crowd. They were aghast. Even Wensleydale hadn't seen how Sebastian had killed Leon. All he had felt was that Sebastian's figure had seemed insubstantial for a second. A heartbeat later, his apprentice had been sent flying, meeting a brutal end right before his eyes. "Sebastian! How dare you commit murder in public?" Wen
Sebastian's expression turned slightly colder. He stepped forward and was beside Zane in an instant. He pulled Zane behind him."You were the ones who hit him, weren't you?" Sebastian asked, looking at Wensleydale and Humphrey.Wensleydale's lip curled. "So what if I did? I hit him! What are you going to do to me?"Humphrey said disdainfully, "Ballard, he should be honored to be hit by my mentor! I don't mind telling you that my mentor represents the entire ancient martial arts community of Steinberg! I can cut out your tongue for that attitude!"Sebastian turned and comforted Zane. He told someone to help Zane back to the door.Then he turned to Wensleydale and Humphrey and said, "Cut off the hand that you used to hit him with, and I won't pursue this further. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were dead." Sebastian's voice was clear and forceful.The members of the Martial Arts Association were surprised. Even Wensleydale was secretly shocked. Had Sebastian gone mad? How dare