"Seb, I'll do it!" Liam said. He took off his jacket and got ready to attack.Sebastian grabbed Liam. Both Liam and Hamish would have a high chance of winning against Emmett, but Barney was a different story. Ten Emmetts wouldn't have been a match against Barney.Liam might be able to get into a draw with Barney after ten more years of training, but right now, Barney might very well kill Liam within ten moves."Go and take care of Hamish. Just leave this old coot to me." As Sebastian spoke, he moved like a flash of lightning, leaving only a shadow behind. Barney had been feeling perfectly smug, but he couldn't help gasping when he saw Sebastian's phantom-like moves. A technique like that was the stuff of legends. Barney had never seen it in person until that moment. The shadow left behind was because Sebastian had moved so fast that the human eye couldn't even react fast enough.Barney had been planning to back away so that he was against the wall. If he did so, no matter how
"Seb—no, Mr. Ballard…" Dexter had just called out to Sebastian when he realized that he had to be more polite. He had always called Sebastian by name before, but this time, he changed it."You don't have to be so polite, Mr. Coltrane Senior. Your grandson was the one who made a mistake, not you," Sebastian said, smiling at Dexter. He had noticed that Hamish's complexion was slowly getting better.Realizing that Sebastian wasn't planning to cause the Coltranes any trouble, Dexter breathed a sigh of relief.As for Maverick, Dexter wouldn't intervene no matter how Sebastian decided to deal with him."He hit my lobby manager just now. I hope that the Coltranes can give me a satisfactory resolution for this." Sebastian pointed at Lila."You've brought shame on this family!" Dexter roared. He slapped Maverick, who felt so wronged that he wished he was dead. Sebastian had broken his legs, and he had expected Dexter to come and avenge him.However, the opposite had happened. Dexter had
Sebastian shook his head slightly. From how Barney had acted when he left, Sebastian knew that he would be sure to try and get revenge in the future.Therefore, Sebastian felt no compassion in his heart at all.When the sun began to set, Hamish finally opened his eyes and sat up with great difficulty. He said, "I'm sorry, Seb. My carelessness has smeared your name."Sebastian smiled slightly and said, "You didn't smear my name at all. You did very well."He chuckled and gave Hamish a small black pill. He told him to take it as soon as possible.Although Hamish had taken Barney's antidote, there were still traces of poison left in his body. Without a poison-neutralizing pill, Hamish's arm might be crippled, even if he managed to survive.Afterward, Zane drove off with Liam and Hamish, and Sebastian returned to the Moonlyte Club alone. Meanwhile, Maverick was lying on a soft bed at Coltrane Estate. His injured legs were still bleeding. The pill that Sebastian had given Dexter c
Fabian only gave Marty a few instructions before hanging up.Marty looked at the address he'd written down on a note and frowned as he said, "Why does this club and convenience store sound so familiar?""Marty, haven't you heard of Dr. Ballard, the miracle doctor?" a man in black martial arts robes who was standing beside Marty asked in a low voice."Dr. Ballard?" Marty looked doubtfully at the man in black."It was broadcast live on television this morning. The one called Sebastian rescued that bus driver," the black-clad man explained."Hmph! A miracle doctor?" Marty picked up the note with the address on it and scoffed. "No one who offends the Coltranes in Sartvale ends up well. Go and arrange things. I don't want to see this convenience store again!"As for this club, let's take our time in thinking of a plan. In any case, we'll have to make this Ballard fellow remember us first!"The black-clad man frowned slightly and said, "Marty, this Ballard fellow seems to have connect
The black-clad man exchanged glances with the burly men behind him. They suddenly pulled out their daggers and lunged at Sebastian.They didn't dare betray their boss or the Coltranes. However, Sebastian was obviously not going to let them go.Therefore, they had no choice but to do their best to attack. If they could injure Sebastian severely or even kill him, they were sure that the Coltranes would be able to save their lives.When Sebastian saw that the men were charging toward him, he flicked his toe against the ground and kicked up a mass of sand and stones.The men shielded their faces instinctively. In that instant, Sebastian shot forward toward them.He raised his hand and gave a gentle push. Dirk Wallis, the black-clad man, immediately felt a powerful force crashing on his chest. He was sent flying several feet backward, and he fell heavily to the ground."Dirk!" The burly men beside him hastily helped him up. Dirk coughed violently. His lips were speckled with blood a
Sebastian had no wish to create any tension with the Coltranes. After all, he was also on fairly good terms with Harold.He had to give the Coltranes a chance to turn over a new leaf, even if it was only for Harold's sake.He hadn't expected the Coltranes to return the favor in this way. They had actually sent someone to burn his store!There were some mistakes that he could overlook, but some should never be committed.If Rose hadn't been recuperating at the store and sensed that something was wrong, the store would probably have gone up in flames."Mr. Ballard, we're telling the truth. We didn't hear everything they said on the phone clearly, but before we left, Marty said that the Coltranes were his support and that we didn't have to be afraid of anything. He said that himself," one of the burly men said loudly.Dirk was weak from his wound, and he was so angry that he fainted. "Take him and get lost!" Sebastian instructed as he pointed at the unconscious Dirk."We should t
Dexter took the gas can and frowned slightly. He asked the people behind him, "Who did this? Step forward!"The Coltranes looked at each other with expressions of confusion.Only Fabian's eyes flickered. He cursed Marty for being unreliable. Not only had he allowed Sebastian to discover him, he had even given Fabian up.However, Fabian wouldn't admit it until there was no other choice.Dexter stood up in fury when he saw that no one wanted to admit to it. He said angrily, "Fabian! Was it you?"Fabian jumped in fright at Dexter's furious yell. He walked quickly out of the crowd and said, "Dad, it really wasn't me." He looked fearfully at Dexter.He couldn't understand why Dexter was so wary of Sebastian when they were on Coltrane territory. No matter how powerful Sebastian was, Lenny and the others had guns. Even if they were very agile, no one could move faster than a bullet.However, Fabian still relented in front of everyone.He had heard of Sebastian's skills, and he could
Dexter glanced at Sebastian and asked, "What do you think about that, Mr. Ballard?"Sebastian smiled slightly and said to Rose, "He says he doesn't remember sending anyone to set fire to anything. Why don't you help him jog his memory?"Rose glanced coldly at Marty and flicked out her throwing knife. There was a gleam as a six-inch-long knife plunged into Marty's arm."Aargh! Mr. Coltrane Senior, what do you mean by this?" Marty clutched his arm as blood flowed through his fingers."Sebastian! You are at Coltrane Estate! You'd better behave yourself!" Fabian said harshly as he walked out of the crowd and pointed at Sebastian."Fabian!" Dexter glared at Fabian and said, "This is none of your business. Stand back!"Lenny and the others reached around their waists, but they pulled their hands back again when they saw that Dexter had put a stop to it."Mr. Judder, this is just a gift for our first meeting. I'm going to give you one last chance. Will you speak up or not?" Sebastian s
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
Rexton's pupils constricted, and the muscles in his face twitched. He stared at Samson with a wary look in his eyes. He and Samson were two minor stages apart. It was no laughing matter. If the two of them began to fight, Rexton would be sure to die if he didn't have any external assistance."What's the matter? Are you scared?" Samson sneered as he asked in a cold, accusatory tone. That flipped a switch in Rexton's head. His expression changed instantly, and he turned a fierce look on Samson. "Afraid?" he asked through gritted teeth.As he spoke, Rexton seemed to make up his mind. He slowly reached into his pocket and took out a pale blue paper charm, which looked thicker than usual.The paper charm was oppressive to look at. Sebastian instinctively sensed a threatening energy approaching!Even Samson looked wary when he saw the paper charm."Uncle Rexton, this is a Soulcrush Charm. Great Uncle Arnaud has clearly said that no one in the Ballard Estate is allowed to use spiri
Sebastian immediately felt the pressure around him drop. The feeling of being pinned down disappeared as well."How dare you—"Before Rexton could finish, a shadow flashed past him, and Samson popped up right in front of him.Samson stuck out his finger as if it were a sword and tapped him on the chest. Although Samson hadn't used any strength, Rexton could see the murderous look in his eyes. There was a dot of scarlet light that swirled around Samson's finger. A crimson rune was gradually appearing, and there was a chilling, murderous sensation in the air. Sebastian gasped. He had finally realized how the mystic spells should be used, and he was in awe. It wasn't that Sebastian was unable to do it. It was just that up until then, he had only seen the mystic sect apprentices of the secular world. Perhaps their understanding of how to use mystic spells was too superficial, which was why Sebastian's perception had also been affected.Realization only dawned on him when he saw
At Rexton's roar of fury, everyone turned to look at Samson, who was still standing there quietly without moving."A traitor? Murder?"There was finally a flicker of emotion on Samson's face. A sudden glimmer of light flared in his eyes, which had been devoid of life for a long time."Rexton, you know very well how your father died!"As Samson spoke, he walked toward Rexton with a steady step as he said, "I admit that I've wronged Sebastian and his mother. I was just too soft-hearted back then. That's why I believed your lies and tried to keep the big picture in mind for the Ballards, but look at how you've treated me!"There was suddenly a cold glint in Samson's eyes, and he said in a thunderous tone, "You set up a series of traps and tried to kill and torture my wife and son!"You pursued them until the ends of the earth! If my mentor hadn't rescued Sebastian, do you think he'd still be alive today?"Did you just accuse me of murder? Did you ever think of the fact that we're f