Chapter: 1214

"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.

If Ronald hadn’t calmed the crowd and bought Dustin some time to investigate, violence would’ve erupted. Things would be vastly different if that happened.

"Dustin, I can’t help you openly. But if you ever run into any problems, you may come to me in private," Ronald told him sincerely.

"Thank you, Sir Reeds." Dustin was thankful.

"Now that things have come to this, you should watch your back." Ronald shook his head and sighed before walking away.

The crowd came quickly and left just as quickly.

Once they saw Dustin swallow the Septemortis, they knew he would die. It no longer mattered to them whether he was guilty.

"Sir Rhys, you were too rash to take the poison! Why would you risk your life like that?" Cornelius sighed heavily. He really couldn’t understand why Dustin would take the pill.

"All the elites from Balerno and Glenstead martial arts alliance were gathered here. Even with all of you here, you won’t be able to stop them," Dustin answered calmly.

"Even if we can’t defeat them, we can take a few down with us. I refuse to believe that all of them aren’t afraid of death!" Cornelius retorted defiantly!

"Alright. There’s no point discussing this anymore. Your main focus now should be to find the culprit as soon as possible!" Dustin said seriously.