"I have given you my all! You can't dismiss all my efforts. You—" Gunther wiped away the tears on his face and sat on the floor in a daze.Hunter had made himself very clear. When faced with a choice between two billion and Gunther, he had chosen to abandon Gunther."You are very wise, Mr. Sloane." Sebastian grinned as he walked up to Gunther and glanced down at him."Mr. Ballard, I'm begging you! Please let me go! I was just—" Before Gunther could finish, Hunter kicked him and sent him sprawling. Then, he shot a meaningful look at his lackeys.The lackeys immediately rushed up to Gunther and began beating him up so hard that he curled up on the floor, howling with pain. "It's going to take forever if you do it like that. Our time is very precious." Sebastian frowned as he looked over. Hunter was clearly trying to prevent Gunther from finishing his sentence. He didn't really intend to cripple Gunther. After all, Gunther had worked with him for many years and had been very loy
Hunter's face was as black as thunder. He shot a look at one of his lackeys, who was standing beside him. Exactly one billion dollars was soon transferred to Zane's bank account."Seb, the money has been transferred." Zane showed Sebastian the message he had received from the bank.Sebastian smiled and said to Hunter, "I hope that we will never cross paths again. You'd better refrain from trying to mess with my friend. Otherwise, I can't say for sure who's going to end up going down!" He shot a look at Gavin and Rose and began sauntering toward the exit. "Mr. Sloane, are we just going to let him go like that?" a man dressed in a black martial arts outfit asked in a low voice. His gaze was filled with indignation as he watched Sebastian's retreating figure. "You idiot!" Hunter slapped him and pointed at the door. "The people from the Security Department are all outside. Do you want to go against them?" He glanced at Gunther, who was lying in a puddle of blood, and waved a hand
"Gunther's a cripple now and is of no further use to Hunter. However, he'll be very useful to us. He's the only one who knows Hunter inside out," Sebastian said calmly. Since they were now in a feud with Hunter, they had to know their enemy. After the fuss they had kicked up, the patrons of the Glam Club were in no mood to keep playing. Not long after Sebastian and the others left, the crowd began dispersing. As they walked out, many of them were discussing Sebastian. The gemstone betting that night had made Sebastian famous in the gemstone betting circle overnight.Sebastian told Zane to take a more roundabout way back to the mountains behind the Glam Club. After searching for some time, they found Gunther lying unconscious in the grass."Carry him into the car," Sebastian said, gesturing for Gavin to come and help. They all worked together to heave Gunther into the trunk. Half an hour after Sebastian and the others had left, Hunter calmed down completely and suddenly realized
"Why… Why did you save me?" Gunther wasn't an idiot. He knew that Sebastian wouldn't have saved him for no reason. The only thing he trusted was profit. Anyone in this world who treated him well was only doing so because there was something in it for them. "I want to ask you two questions. If you answer them well, I can help you treat your legs," Sebastian said impassively."You?" Gunther scoffed. "How can my legs recover? Do you think you're some kind of god?""Look at him!" Sebastian pointed at Zane, who was sipping tea.Gunther's pupils constricted.Sebastian had a point. Gunther had broken Zane's legs in seven or eight places, and they had been completely crushed. It was impossible for them to have been connected together again."Why should I believe you?" Gunther asked guardedly. He didn't believe that Sebastian could have that kind of medical skills—he was clearly too young.Besides, if he told Sebastian everything that he wanted to know, he would lose his value. If Sebas
"Andon was also known as Mr. Grylls in Steinberg. He was just a thug, but he managed to obtain something very important to the Sloanes. As for what it is, I didn't have the authority to know," Gunther answered calmly."Have the Sloanes found Andon?" Sebastian asked, frowning. "He's very sly, so we still haven't found his exact location. However, it's only a matter of time before the Sloanes find him.""How is Hunter planning to deal with me?""It's very simple. He'll find a way to transfer Larys and Vince out of Steinberg, and then he was planning to attack the two women with you. After all, if you were just a nobody, Jace wouldn't have asked the Sloanes to join forces with him.""When and where are they planning to attack?" Sebastian asked heavily, raising an eyebrow. Gunther had worked with Hunter for four years, and he was very good at sensing the emotions of the person he was talking to. He could see an intent to murder in Sebastian's expression."I won't tell you unless y
The sweat soaked Gunther's clothes in an instant. However, his mouth remained wide open, and he couldn't make a single sound.After two minutes, Sebastian pulled out the silver needles. Gunther panted heavily and looked as if he'd been granted mercy. He stared at Sebastian in abject fear. He was afraid that Sebastian would prick him with another needle."Well? Can you tell us now?" Sebastian asked, toying with the silver needles."Forget it!" As soon as Gunther finished, the silver needles in Sebastian's hand plunged into his pain acupuncture points once more. After this had repeated itself a couple more times, Gunther finally broke down completely. "I'll talk! I'll talk! Stop torturing me…" Gunther wept as he pleaded with them. "You… You people are so cruel! How could you torture a wounded person like this? You're all going to die a nasty death!" "Is he really crying, Seb?" Zane couldn't help laughing."Why don't you try it out? We'll see if you cry too." Gavin rolled his eyes
"How is he planning to do that?" Sebastian asked in a relaxed manner."He found one of Sunway's Four Talents, Tyler Searle. They'll probably take action within the next couple of days," Gunther said. He had given up everything he knew about Hunter.…Meanwhile, in an exclusive suite on the top floor of The Elysium in Sunway, a man in his 40s was sitting on several skimpily dressed female masseuses. He was rolling a polished Eightfold Ball over them, and he was dressed in white training clothes. A young man with a buzzcut who was wearing a jacket reported respectfully, "Mr. Tyler, we've investigated and we found out that the Sutton woman doesn't have much of a background to speak of. She's just the heiress of the Steinberg Suttons. "The Suttons are only a third-rate family, even in a small place like Steinberg. They have no connections worth mentioning. "The Griffin woman will be a little trickier to deal with. Apparently, she's the heiress of the Janover Griffins, but she does
The middle-aged man was named Artie Morrison. He glanced toward the pharmaceutical factory from time to time. He was obviously waiting for someone.After about ten minutes, a young woman in business attire walked quickly out of the front doors of the pharmaceutical factory. She looked to either side and hurried into an alley down the street when she was sure that no one had noticed her. The woman was Lisa Lovell, and she was the manager of the factory's production hall."Have you investigated thoroughly?" Artie asked in a low voice as he looked around warily. "Yes. The Whitney that you're looking for is probably the 'Ms. Sutton' that the factory manager talked about," Lisa answered in a low voice. "Will you be able to lure her to the mouth of the alley?" Artie asked as he pointed at an even smaller alley in the distance."I'll try my best. After all, I'm only the manager of the production hall. It won't be easy to think of a reason," Lisa said reluctantly. "You can't just tr
Sebastian threw his head back in laughter. He strode forward, standing in the center of the hall, and said coldly. "Ungrateful? How could you have the audacity to say such a thing?"Even if I'm surrounded by enemies, you Ballards can forget about making me submit! It's just death, after all. If I even blink, then I won't call myself a man!"Everyone there stared at Sebastian."How dare that brat be so cocky? If he's not punished, it'll be a disgrace to our family rules!""He should be given the death penalty!""It'll be a disaster if we just let him be, and it'll only bring trouble for our family. Please give the order, and we'll kill him at once!"The entire hall was in an uproar. Even Preston, who had been speaking up for Sebastian and Samson, sighed in resignation.Since Sebastian had already made his stance clear, Preston couldn't help even if he wanted to.Sebastian had roused the anger of everyone there, and Arnaud had closed his eyes and wasn't saying anything. He was cl
Sebastian was just about to step forward when Samson hastily waved a hand at him and said, "Sebastian, the grudges of the Ballard family from over ten years ago have nothing to do with you. Don't get involved!""But—"Sebastian's gaze sharpened as he turned to look at Milton. There was an icy glint in his eyes. Samson shook his head slightly at Sebastian. The Ballard Estate had at least ten experts at the eighth level of the Eldoria realm. At Sebastian's current level, trying to fight them would only bring him big trouble."Sebastian, one must learn how to adapt to the situation," Samson whispered into his ear using voice projection. "Today, I will exchange my legs for your and Whitney's freedom. Think of it as a payment for what I owe you and your mother."Sebastian clenched his fists tightly. He hated himself for being too weak. He couldn't even protect his own family in a place like the Ballard Estate, where many experts were gathered.However, he would never allow anyone to
"Do you accept it, Samson?" Arnaud asked harshly when he saw that Preston hadn't said anything else. He turned to look directly at Samson.Samson smiled bitterly and turned to look at Sebastian before raising his head to look at Arnaud, who was sitting high above them. He said, "Uncle Arnaud, I was the reason for everything that happened. I wish to ask you not to trouble Sebastian.""What are you talking about?" Preston was agitated. He stood up again and yelled, "There must still be an investigation about who was right and who was wrong. Why should they break your legs?"As he spoke, his eyes blazed with fury. He looked at the thin old man and said furiously, "Milton, you old bastard! How can you be so shameless at your age? Tell me! Did you embellish the story to Arnaud?""Uncle Preston!" Samson stopped him quickly and sighed slightly. "Forget it. It's my fault for bringing such huge trouble upon our family back then."I admit that I have let our family down. Since imprisoning m
As the man in the black robe yelled, the entire hall fell silent at once. The thin old man threw the black-robed old man a disgruntled look, but he returned obediently to his seat.Once the noise had died down, Preston stepped forward and swept an icy gaze over the crowd who were present. "You call yourself the elders of the family?"The monument of our ancestral dragon is right in front of you. How could you bully two young members of the family in front of it? Don't you feel any shame?"Besides, how dare you speak before Arnaud does?"After the harsh scolding they received from Preston, no one in the crowd dared to protest. Sebastian nodded involuntarily. It appeared that Preston did have influence in the Ballard family. At least no one had interrupted his scolding, including Arnaud and the man in the black robe.Preston huffed angrily and bowed to Arnaud, who sat in the middle. "Arnaud, I've brought Samson and Sebastian!"Preston went over to the chair next to the black-robe
"Sebastian, I won't be going in. Remember, don't say anything without being spoken to, and don't be impulsive!" Andreas said softly in Sebastian's ear when they reached the door to the hall. He then walked over to the crowd, which was packed on both sides of the hall.Samson and Preston walked into the hall without any change in expression. Sebastian hesitated for a moment before hurrying to catch up.When they reached the entrance, the two old men reached out to stop them and said to Preston, who was in the lead, "Preston, I'm afraid that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to go in. Everyone knows that you're biased toward Samson's family. If you get into an argument with Arnaud, then—""Nonsense!" Preston yelled furiously. He spoke in a menacing tone to the two old men. "Don't try those tricks with me. Today, I'm going to be the voice of reason. Who among you can do anything to me?"With that, he pushed them aside and strode into the hall.The two old men gazed after his ret
The Ballard Estate's resources were unfathomable as it was. Could Isabella's family be even more powerful than theirs?Sebastian clearly remembered that both he and Samson were under the Sacred Medicine Society. They even had the same mentor.The Sacred Medicine Society was above all the other mystic martial arts sects. Even the sect leaders of the Nine Sects were very respectful toward his mentor.If Samson really was from the same sect as Sebastian, then his mentor had clearly been unable to save him. Wouldn't that mean that the Sacred Medicine Society was no match for the Ballards?Wouldn't that mean that Isabella's family was an even greater entity?"If my mother's family is really that powerful, why couldn't they rescue my father? There would also be no reason to let me join the Sacred Medicine Society either, right?" Sebastian asked probingly. It seemed as if Andreas had never even thought about such questions. He smiled and shook his head. "You probably don't know about a
As they stepped out of the courtyard gate, Samson suddenly turned and lowered his voice as he said to Sebastian, "I didn't treat you and your mother well. Please don't hold it against me."Sebastian felt even more conflicted. After everything he had been through, he knew very well that there were times when one really had no choice. When Samson saw that Sebastian was looking at him with a conflicted expression, he patted him on the shoulder and gave him a warm smile. Then he took a token from Preston and walked out of the yard.They followed Preston as he walked toward the east, where there was a majestic-looking building."Why are you helping me?" Sebastian suddenly turned and asked Andreas in a low voice. Andreas glanced at him and gave him a long, cryptic smile. "Do you think I'm helping you? I'm helping myself while doing so!""Oh?" Sebastian looked at Andreas in confusion, his brow knitted. Even Rexton had mentioned that Andreas was in Arnaud's favor. Why would he need t
When Rexton and the others had gone, Preston turned to look at Samson and said irritatedly, "You little rascal. Would I ever hurt you?"Besides, you've been here in isolation for ten years. Why hasn't your temper changed at all? Couldn't you show me some respect in front of all those people?"Samson glanced at Preston but didn't answer.Preston huffed and ignored him. He turned and looked Sebastian up and down instead."Hey, kiddo. Over ten years have passed in just the blink of an eye. You've probably forgotten me. I even gave you candy back then! Come over here and call me Great Uncle Preston!"Sebastian looked at him in surprise. It was true that he didn't have much of an impression of what had happened over ten years ago. However, he could tell from what Preston had said and done that his attitude toward Sebastian's family was completely different from Rexton and the others.Beside Sebastian, Andreas kept shooting him meaningful looks. Sebastian finally smiled and said, "Hell
Although the old man looked as if he was over 60 years old, his expression was sharp and lively, and his skin was smooth as a baby's. It gave him a youthful air.Even the severely injured apprentices all scrambled up from the ground when they saw him. They hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Great Uncle Preston!"Even Rexton had no choice but to suppress his anger. He bowed sullenly to the old man and said, "Greetings, Uncle Preston."Preston Ballard glanced at Rexton and turned to shout angrily at the apprentices, "If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the Ballard Estate apart? Look at all of you! Get out of here right now!"Despite the scolding they had been subjected to, none of them dared to protest. They all lowered their heads and slunk out of the yard. Preston glared angrily at them as they went and snorted. "What an embarrassment to the family!"Then he smiled slightly and looked at Samson and Sebastian as he asked, "Samson, do you have anything to say?"Samson lo