"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
"You—""Don't move! If you move again, you'll die!" Sebastian stepped on the chest of one of the men while turning an icy gaze on another.Both of them immediately felt a cold, murderous energy blasting at them, especially the one Sebastian's gaze was fixed on. The man froze, feeling as if he had seen the Grim Reaper. The look in Sebastian's eyes was terrifying and made him feel as if his life was about to end.In just a moment, both Grandmaster-level experts had been overpowered by Sebastian, and the rest of the men in suits were sweating with fear. They backed away several paces, pulled out their guns, and aimed them at Sebastian."Sebastian, how dare you attack the Alpha Strike Force? Resisting against the law with violence is going to make you doubly guilty!" Tanner was shocked. He had caught all kinds of people over the years, and none of them had been bold enough to resist the Alpha Strike Force.Sebastian was different. Not only had he resisted capture, he had even attack
Tanner was the captain of the Alpha Strike Force special ops team. He had never been strangled and threatened before.In addition to that, Sebastian knocked out two team members who were Grandmasters. This was probably the most humiliating defeat the Alpha Strike Force team had suffered over so many years.He swore to himself that when they got to the Alpha Strike Force team base, he would use all their instruments of torture on Sebastian.Sebastian slapped Tanner.Tanner felt as if he had been hit by a slab of metal. Half of his face went numb at once. He was only prevented from falling to the ground because Sebastian was holding him by the neck."How dare you threaten me?" Sebastian stared icily at Tanner, who had blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth.Tanner had been struck dumb by the slap. He stared dazedly at Sebastian for a while before getting angry and saying, "How dare you hit me? No one can save someone who attacks the captain of the Alpha Strike Force team, n
At that moment, Dante and Crystal came out of the two-story building, supporting Whitney as she walked. She looked very weak. "Sebastian!" Whitney looked up and caught sight of Sebastian strangling Tanner with one hand. Her eyes misted over at once. "Why? Why would you do this to me?"If you wanted the formula of the Iceheart facial mask, you could have just told me! If you wanted it, you could have taken it at any time! But… Why did you have to lie to me?" Tears trickled out of her eyes.That night, she had received a call from an unfamiliar number, but it had been Sebastian's voice on the other end.At that moment, Whitney felt as if she had seen the final ray of hope in getting back together with him. Therefore, she hadn't even thought twice before going to the place where "Sebastian" had arranged to meet her. However, the person waiting for her wasn't a tender-eyed Sebastian who wanted to start over. It had been a stranger in a baseball cap who had a rather hoarse voice.
Sebastian huffed and released his grip on Tanner's throat.Tanner finally breathed a sigh of relief as he felt the pressure disappear from around his neck. After panting heavily, he looked up and smiled ingratiatingly at Sebastian.Just when everyone thought that Tanner had submitted to Sebastian, he suddenly reached for the gun around his waist and fired three shots consecutively. "Die!"The sound of gunshots tore through the quiet night air, and the bullets headed straight for Sebastian's chest!They were only a few feet apart, and the bullets would land in Sebastian's chest almost instantly. However, something unbelievable happened!Sebastian raised his hand gently, and the three bullets stopped and hung in midair like a scene from the Matrix. What? Tanner wasn't the only one struck dumb with fear. The men in suits behind him were completely flabbergasted.Before they could recover, Sebastian reached out and grabbed the three bullets that had been suspended in midair. He s
Between staying alive and maintaining his dignity, Tanner chose the former without a second thought.It was important to maintain one's dignity, but one only had one life."I thought that you weren't afraid of death, Captain Northman. However, I hope that this is the first and last time. Otherwise, you won't be so lucky next time." Sebastian laughed coldly as he slowly lifted his foot.Tanner felt the pressure on his back disappear, and the feeling of pain disappeared as well. However, he was still sweating profusely in fear..As the captain of the Alpha Strike Force special ops team, it was the first time that he had been so close to death.At that moment, Tanner felt that his life was as insignificant as a piece of duckweed and that it could be ended at any time.That sensation caused him to feel a deep-rooted terror, but it also caused him to feel an utter hatred for Sebastian. Sebastian had spared his life in the end, but he had also humiliated Tanner in front of his entire
Half an hour later, Sebastian was brought to the Steinberg Alpha Strike Force team base.The base was surrounded by sentries, and numerous people patrolled back and forth on a wall several feet high.There were countless searchlight rays whose beams shone for miles around them. A few ordinary Jeeps drove into the base and headed straight for the interrogation building in the backyard. Before long, Sebastian was taken into an interrogation room that was around 100 square feet in size.Two men in suits uncuffed Sebastian. They pointed to a metal chair beside them and said, "Mr. Ballard, we'll have to trouble you to sit down for a while on that chair."Sebastian's gaze swept over the chair, which was made of welded steel bars, and he sat down on it calmly.The moment Sebastian sat down, he triggered a mechanism, and several iron bars about hands-width in size immediately held him in place on the chair.Seeing that Sebastian had been restrained, the smiles on the faces of the men i
"These tricks for deceiving children are no use against me. I don't mind telling you that the reason I was bold enough to come here with you is because I don't think anything of you at all," Sebastian said. "You'd better not try any tricks with me. Otherwise, there's no telling who will end up suffering," Sebastian continued in a low voice with his eyes still closed."Is that so? I guess that you won't know what you're dealing with unless we let you suffer a little today!"One of the suited men picked up a hollow steel stick and tried to hit Sebastian's shoulder.Sebastian calmly lifted a leg and kicked the man's abdomen. The man was sent flying several feet away, and he fell heavily onto the floor.As dust and smoke rose up around them, some of the suited men surrounding Sebastian pulled out their guns and pointed them at him! "Don't move! If you move, we'll shoot!" Although Sebastian had blocked the three bullets, he was now being restrained on the metal chair. No matter how
Whitney perked up at Sebastian's question. "It's all because you ran into the two monsters that day," she said. "I saw it on the surveillance footage. That was when I realized that the two women living in the store don't have that kind of relationship with you…"Whitney had never asked, and Sebastian hadn't bothered to explain who Nina and Lyanna were. That was why she had mistakenly thought that both of them were Sebastian's lovers as well.Realization had only dawned on her when she heard Nina address Sebastian as her master, even in her dying breath. Whitney had seen how powerful Nina was that day and how she had been willing to die in order to protect Sebastian.Nina and Lyanna weren't Sebastian's lovers. They were his servants. Not only that, Nina was a thousand-year-old giant snake!That had completely changed Whitney's view of the world. Although there had always been legends of mystical beings and ghosts, Whitney was an accomplished businesswoman who believed firmly in sc
Sebastian laughed wryly and shook his head. "I'm not from the Ballard Estate," he said. "My name is Sebastian, and it's better if my cousin weren't seen around me too much.""Oh, you're Sebastian."The two young women breathed a long sigh of relief. They looked him up and down for a long time before exchanging a glance. Then, they covered their faces and giggled.One of them stepped forward and said, "Come with me. Honestly… you seem pretty normal. I don't get why Ms. Sutton is yearning for you so much."Sebastian cleared his throat awkwardly and said nothing.The young woman led Sebastian into the house, where Whitney was sitting and reading a book intently. She said, "Ms. Sutton, look who's here."Whitney put down her book and looked up. When she saw Sebastian behind the young woman, she was both surprised and delighted. She got up and threw herself into Sebastian's arms."Sebastian, is it really you?"The young woman covered her face and chuckled before leaving the room sile
Sebastian watched Andreas leave and exhaled deeply. Preston wasn't the only one he didn't trust. No one in the Ballard Estate was worthy of his trust, including Andreas.Once Andreas had completely disappeared, Sebastian beckoned to the woods in the distance and said, "Come out!"In a flash, Duo appeared at his side. "My lord, why didn't you wipe out those people in the hall today?" he asked.Duo clenched his fists tightly, and there was a murderous look simmering in his eyes. Although he hadn't been in the hall, he had clearly heard everything the Ballards had said.Anyone who disrespected his master deserved death!Besides, neither Sebastian nor Duo would have had to lift a finger to kill them. All they had to do was to crush the Tribulation Avoidance Charm and trigger the divine tribulation. Once it descended, no one in the hall would have lived to tell the tale, including Arnaud."If we become hostile with the Ballards, it'll be almost impossible for us to leave in peace. Now
"It all comes back to Uncle Samson," Andreas said. "Great Uncle Arnaud already told you he'd let Uncle Samson have his freedom if you find the other emerald token, but then he brought up the marriage alliance. "It directly affects whether or not Uncle Samson can regain his freedom. So, why don't you think about it?"With a quiet chuckle, Andreas walked toward a grove of peach trees to the west.Realization finally dawned on Sebastian. Arnaud was a shrewd man. He wouldn't slip up like that. Besides, although the Ballards and the Yeomans had established a marriage agreement, they hadn't named specific individuals, only that the Blessed Child of the Ballards would fulfill it.The Blessed Child bore the duty of guiding the Ballards to revival. In other words, the emerald token would be better off falling into the Blessed Child's hands rather than anyone else's.Could it be that the final emerald token was with the Yeomans? If that were true, why hadn't the Ballards used their pow
"I'm sorry, but I have no interest in becoming the head of the Ballard family," Sebastian said impassively. "I only want my father to be freed."Arnaud's expression changed slightly, but his tone remained neutral as he said, "It's Braxton who owes you and your mother, not the entire family. Why must you do this?"Sebastian let out a cold snort. It was true that Braxton had been the one who had kicked them out, but weren't the true culprits the elders of the Ballard Estate?"If there's nothing else, I'd like to see Whitney," Sebastian said, rising slowly to his feet. As soon as he mentioned her name, Arnaud waved a hand at him and said, "Don't be in such a rush, Sebastian. Whitney is safe. The Ballards would never harm a frail woman."He added, "However, there's something I want to ask you. Is Whitney still your wife?"Sebastian frowned. "Whether she is or isn't, what business is that of the Ballards?""Of course it is," Arnaud replied firmly. "The Ballards and the Yeomans of
Arnaud led Sebastian into a secret room deep within the Hall of the Ancestral Dragon. Once inside, Sebastian saw a Cosmic Orbit Diagram. It was exactly the same as the records in the Sacred Medicine Secret Annals.However, the Ballards' Cosmic Orbit Diagram was divided into different sections. It looked even more three-dimensional."This is the Cosmic Orbit Diagram passed down through our family for generations," Arnaud said proudly. "The one that the Sacred Medicine Society has is just a copy."The legacy of the mystic arts in Dramon almost all came from the Ballards.The Ballards had withheld some things back then as well. As a result, all the legacies of the various secular sects only had incomplete Cosmic Orbit Diagrams. It was why there were very few experts at the fifth level of the Eldoria realm and above.Afterward, Arnaud led Sebastian into a library. Thousands of technical legacies lined the shelves. Sebastian flipped through them. The techniques recorded there were
Samson glanced at Sebastian. He took a deep breath and said to Arnaud, "Thank you for sparing me, Uncle Arnaud."He gave Sebastian a few final reminders before leaving the hall with Preston.Once they were gone, Arnaud pointed at Duo and said to Sebastian, "Tell him to leave too."Sebastian waved a hand at Duo."I'll wait for you at the entrance, my lord," Duo said. "If anything happens, I'll be here as soon as you call!"He gave Arnaud a cold look before striding out of the hall.Arnaud watched him leave and smiled approvingly. He beckoned to Sebastian. "Come, sit!"Sebastian didn't hesitate. He crossed the hall and sat in the chair opposite Arnaud."Do you know why I asked Andreas to bring you back here?" Arnaud asked impassively. Sebastian shook his head expressionlessly. He said in a cold voice, "It's probably because of the emerald token in my father's possession."Apart from using him and Whitney as leverage against Samson, he couldn't think of any other reason.Arnau
"The Blessed Child! The Blessed Child has finally come to our family!"The black-robed old man who had been sitting beside Arnaud stood up, looking pleased. He couldn't hide his excitement as he turned to Arnaud and said, "Arnaud, our family is going to prosper!"Only Rexton and Milton looked extremely displeased. Braxton and Roland looked pained, as if they had lost something of great value. They were practically thumping their chests in regret!The Blessed Child had been foretold by one of the heads of the family centuries ago. No matter how far the Ballards declined, the prophecy said that after a few hundred years, a Blessed Child would appear—someone who could lead the family's revival!The only proof of the Blessed Child was for him to enter a master-servant oath with a Devora."Prosper? What a joke!" Hugo scoffed, holding Virtus firmly. "Weren't you all just clamoring about killing the two of them?"At Hugo's words, Arnaud's expression changed slightly. "When did I say tha
"Hugo!"Arnaud, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide. He eyed Hugo with a conflicted expression as he asked, "Have you forgotten the agreement the Thornes made with us ten years ago?"Hugo smiled coldly and put one hand behind his back. "That was the agreement you made with the Thornes. I'm only following Ms. Thorne's orders to protect Samson and find the emerald token. If Samson dies in this battle, how am I supposed to explain that to her?"He pointed at Sebastian and added, "He's Ms. Thorne's flesh and blood. Your family has no right to punish him! If the Ballards insist on killing them today, don't blame me for going on a killing spree!"When Hugo had finished, Sebastian finally realized that Hugo was from Isabella's family and that he had stayed at the Ballard Estate to protect Samson.It was clear that Isabella hadn't held a grudge toward Samson. In fact, she had sent an expert to stay behind to protect him in case anything happened.Arnaud's