Artie didn't conceal anything as he answered. All he wanted was to escape from the devilish Rose as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would be sure to bleed to death."You may go," Rose said. She leaped out through the window and disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if she had never been there at all.Artie ignored the corpses sprawled all over the ground and started the engine quickly. He had to get to the hospital.However, just as he turned the key in the ignition, there was a flash of flame. The roof of the van was blown off in the loud roar of an explosion.…Rose only got back to the Moonlyte Club when it was late at night. Whitney was eating dinner. When she saw Rose push the door open and enter, she looked extremely displeased as she said, "I hope that you don't interfere with my work again. Right now, the pharmaceutical factory—""I don't want to see you die," Rose interrupted, looking impassive. "What?" Whitney frowned as she stared at Rose.Rose took out a stack o
Whitney had just left the Moonlyte Club when Rose pushed the door open to Sebastian's bedroom and entered. "As you expected, someone already has an eye on Whitney and Rosalie," she said simply.Before everything at the pharmaceutical factory had taken place, Sebastian had received news from Vince, which was why he had not gone over with Whitney. He had already informed Vince about everything.The corpses were being verified to check their identities. They were all criminals who were wanted for arrest. Therefore, the police would only need Whitney to cooperate and give a statement."Who did it?" Sebastian asked, his eyes narrowed. "Someone named Tyler Searle. He should be at The Elysium." There was a murderous flash in Rose's eyes. It was her instinct as an assassin to fiercely deal with anyone who could threaten her safety. Before Sebastian could speak, there was a frantic knocking at the door."Who is it?" he asked, sitting up. "Mr. Ballard, an old gentleman has come and a
"You're at Level One of the Celestial stage. Why are you willing to be the Gullivers' lackey? Besides, the Gullivers no longer exist. Why are you so fixated on this?" Sebastian said as he continued to walk forward. He clearly didn't intend to stop.However, when he heard the old man mention his battle with Bianca five days ago, his heart sank involuntarily. Was the old man the person who had sent him the letter that day?"I am not associated with the Gullivers, and I didn't come on their behalf. Otherwise, I wouldn't have commanded someone to send you the secret letter five days ago. However, under any circumstances, you should not have been so harsh on Mr. Thompson." The old man's eyes grew colder."Sir, that was the Gullivers' fault. This has nothing to do with you. Besides, I bear no grudge against you, and I do not wish to hurt you," Sebastian said sincerely. Since the old man had tipped him off that day, he was clearly not an evil person. Sebastian was only vicious toward tho
Sebastian remained perfectly calm as he clamped two fingers around Lana's sword. He grinned at her.Lana felt as if her sword had melded into his hand. She couldn't pierce him with it, nor could she pull it away."Let go!" Lana was furious. She used all her strength and tugged it backward, but she hadn't expected Sebastian to cooperate! He released the sword at once, but she had pulled it back so violently that she ended up stumbling several steps backward before falling flat on her backside. "Lana!" Nate rushed over to help her up. Lana's face had turned bright red, and she hid behind Claude in shame and humiliation. Before coming, she had thought dismissively that Sebastian would kill himself as soon as he saw them. However, she had been completely wrong. Sebastian had only had to move his fingers to get rid of her."Sir, I don't think these two are up to much. If we have to fight, why don't you and I battle against each other?" Sebastian said to Claude, smiling.Claude frown
That meant that Sebastian's skill was far above Claude's. Besides, Sebastian had only thrown out a very casual punch. He hadn't used all his strength at all.That shocked Claude even more. If Sebastian had put all his strength into it, he would've killed Claude with that punch."Mr. Sheridan!" Lana and Nate shouted and hurried to help Claude up.Claude waved quickly at them and forced himself to endure the churning energy in his organs as he said, "The new generation is to be feared. Who is your mentor, my young friend?""I cannot reveal the name of my mentor," Sebastian said, smiling slightly. "With training like yours, why did you kill Barnabas? He was no match for you at all," Claude said, clutching his chest."He deserved to die," Sebastian said coldly."How dare you!" Nate said angrily as he pointed at Sebastian. Sebastian slapped him and said in an icy tone, "If it weren't out of respect for this old gentleman, both of you would be cold corpses by now. If you say anothe
Rose had already reached the entrance to The Elysium, but there was a sign which showed that it was closed. The entrance seemed deserted.In a luxurious private room on the third floor, Winston knelt in front of Tyler. He was bruised and battered."Mr. Tyler, do you think that those people got killed by their old enemies?" a man clad in black asked doubtfully.There had been over ten of them, and all of them had been lawless ruffians. Besides, they had been armed with guns. However, someone had killed them without a sound."I actually hope that it was an old enemy of theirs who murdered them." Tyler felt strangely uneasy.Those men had been his trump card. They had been the ones who had taken care of troublesome opponents for him for years. They were his last resort, and now they were all gone. How could he not hate Winston?"Damn it! I told you again and again to be careful!" Tyler said as he slapped Winston again."Mr. Tyler, I did as you said. Who would've thought that they w
As soon as Tyler finished speaking, ten guns instantly pointed at Sebastian and Rose. However, just as Tyler thought that they would kill Sebastian for sure, both Sebastian and Rose suddenly disappeared right in front of his eyes. The black-clad men who were holding the guns were startled, but before they could react, they felt a chill on their wrists as a white figure flashed past them. They stared as their hands thumped onto the floor, still holding the guns. "Aargh!""My hand!" The rest of the men had their broken, while all their guns ended up with Sebastian. "Tyler, your men don't seem to be very useful." Sebastian tossed the dozen or so guns onto the table and looked calmly at Tyler.Tyler stared at the guns on the table in a daze and swallowed with difficulty. He finally understood why Sebastian had been bold enough to come alone. His exceptional skill was what made him bold."Mr. Ballard, how do you think we should resolve the issue between us?" Tyler had lost his do
Tyler was sweating profusely from the pain, and he could no longer speak. He could only muster up the strength to nod and grunt in reply to Sebastian's question."Thanks. Take care of your injuries." Sebastian patted Tyler on the shoulder and left the room with Rose."Why didn't you kill him?" Rose asked in confusion as they walked off. People like Tyler were very likely to seek revenge in the future. It would be better to get rid of him completely rather than let someone potentially harmful survive. "After killing Tyler, there will be others like him. Would it be of any use? Besides, leaving Tyler alive can act as a good example for all the thugs in Sunway," Sebastian said, smiling."What should we do about Hunter?" Rose asked without thinking. He was the real mastermind. If they didn't get rid of him, the trouble would not stop."He'll deliver himself to us." Sebastian seemed to remember something, and he turned and said to Rose, "Have you heard of someone named Gordon Baxter
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