“Septemortis?” Everyone looked wary of the black pill. It was an extremely poisonous substance. Once consumed, death was certain if one didn’t have the antidote.
No one could resist the poison’s effect, regardless of their cultivation. It was something that struck fear in everyone’s hearts.
“Dustin! If your conscience is clear, then take the pill!” Spring shouted at him. “That’s right! If you don’t take the pill to show you’re innocent, we won’t let you go!” the Hills clamored.
They weren’t happy to let Dustin go. But now that they had the Septemortis, things were different. No matter what tricks Dustin had up his sleeves, he couldn’t escape death unless he gave them a satisfactory explanation.
“Fine. I’ll take it.” Dustin nodded and placed the pill in his mouth.
“Sir Rhys! No!” Nelson immediately stopped Dustin when he saw what he had done. “This is highly poisonous! You’ll die!”
“If he doesn’t take it, he’ll die too!” Autumn yelled.
“Damn it! I’ll fight it out with you!” Nelson roared.
“We’ll fight it out!” The disciples from Kirin Gang drew their weapons, ready to fight till the end.
They couldn’t stand to see their leader forced into taking poison.
“That’s enough!” Dustin raised a hand, stopping them in their tracks.
He said calmly, “All this commotion is because of me. I’m willing to take the risk. I’ll give everyone an explanation in seven days.”
Then, he swallowed the Septemortis.
“Alright. I’ll let you off today for Sir Reeds’ sake. But you better bear in mind that you have only seven days! Let’s go!”
Seeing that Dustin had swallowed the pill, Spring didn’t want to stay any longer. With a wave, he led the Hill family’s elite guards away.
“Uncle Spring, wouldn’t it be better to kill him now? Aren’t we being too generous to give him seven days?” Torben was still displeased.
He held a grudge against Dustin and wanted to see him dead.
“We don’t know how powerful he is. And those around him aren’t ordinary people, either. Unless Sir Reeds helps us out, I’m afraid we won’t get anything from going against that brat,” Spring explained.
Then, he added, “We might as well do Sir Reeds a favor now. After all, the rascal has taken the
poison He won’t live more than seven days.”
“Hmph! Then we’ll let him live his last seven days!” Torben said, gritting his teeth.
Though he wasn’t happy with the outcome, he had to admit that Dustin was very powerful. They’d suffer significant losses if they insisted on going against him.
“Sir Reeds, I’ll entrust the antidote to you.” Conrad flicked a white pill into Ronald’s hand.
Then, he said, “I have always respected Sir Hill. I am truly saddened by his passing. I trust you’ll handle things fairly and give the murderer the punishment he deserves!”
“This isn’t something you should be worrying about, Sir Melling. We’ll handle things at Balerno martial arts alliance our way,” Ronald said calmly.
He knew very well that Conrad was just gloating over their misfortune. He wasn’t in the mood to entertain him now.
“Since you already know what to do, I won’t comment further. I’ll take my leave now.” Conrad nodded at Ronald and left with his men.
He looked cheerful and full of energy.
Paul’s death meant the Balerno martial arts alliance would lose significant support. And most importantly, Dustin, their up-and-coming genius, would soon fall too.
Those were two great pieces of news to the Glenstead martial arts alliance.
He decided to get himself several celebratory drinks once he returned.
“Dustin, I know that you’re not the murderer. But I have no choice. If I didn’t do what I did, they wouldn’t back off. I hope you can understand where I’m coming from.” Ronald’s expression was complex.
“It’s fine as long as you trust me,” Dustin said respectfully.
