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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1051

“…So it turns out that the young master’s body was no longer normal for a while now! No wonder!” said Welson, feeling enlightened.

‘Still… Who exactly was Gerald’s first master…? This Finnley person…? I’ve never heard of him… If Gerald’s body was able to transform this much in just half a year, I wonder what level of training Finnley himself has…’ Daryl thought to himself.

A scream brought Daryl’s attention back on Kort as everyone watched the old man fall from mid-air before vomiting blood.

“You… You’ve already entered the realm of legends… How… How is this even possible?!” shouted Kort, his shock evident from his tone.

As the title suggested, only legends could enter the realm of legends.

From what Kort knew, Christopher himself—who had undergone such immense training—had barely been able to enter the realm of legends. Yet here Gerald was! A young man who had managed to achieve the status of great master despite Kort previously deeming him as a person who lacked common sense! Gerald was now multiple times stronger than Kort’s strongest opponents!

Kort was truly unable to reconcile with the truth, and he would rather die than accept it willingly!

“Well, you’ll get to die content, Kort. If there’s anyone you’d like to blame, let it first be yourself for acting out of line that day! For barely leaving me any leeway to even save myself! I’ll finally have my revenge today!” shouted Gerald as he clenched both his fists tightly.

Gerald had been waiting for this day for an entire year.

After all, he had been on the run for most of that period, not even able to return home. What more, even though he knew that his family was constantly in danger, all Gerald could do back then was watch helplessly and pray for their safety.

All this happened because Kort acted out of line and refused to leave any leeway. Because of that, Gerald had suffered so much in the past year.

However, now all that suffering was going to be worthwhile.

Sensing how immense Gerald’s murderous intent had become, Kort couldn’t help but gulp slightly.

Kort had lived his entire life dealing with powerful businesses. He was close to uniting all the powerful people across the globe as well. To think that his life was going to end at the hands of a young man…

…No! He couldn’t just die like this!

“W-wait! You can’t kill me today, Gerald! I’m… I’m the second master of the Moldell family! A powerful secret society! How… How dare you even think of killing me!” shouted Kort, slowly crawling away as he covered his injured chest.

“Parker! Parker! He’s going to kill people from the Moldell family! Say something!” added Kort as he turned to look at Parker.

“…When two parties start a fight with death being the indication of who the loser is, if Gerald doesn’t finish you off today, then he may as well be considered to be as good as dead!” replied Parker coldly.

If Parker wanted to be even franker, he would’ve just told Kort that he truly hoped that Gerald ended his life today. With Kort’s death, Gerald would’ve essentially gotten rid of one big issue.

“Haha! Even your fellow Moldells aren’t willing to help you! I guess that shows what kind of conduct you usually display before those under you! Worry not, I’ll give you a quick death!”

Hearing how cold Gerald’s tone was, Kort continued walking backward as he pleaded, “N-no! You can’t kill me, Gerald! You’ll regret it for the rest of your life if you do! ”

Eventually, both of them arrived at a flower bed and the pale-faced Kort ended up stumbling before falling on his buttocks. Due to Gerald’s punch to his chest earlier, all his strength was nearly gone.

“Regret it, you say…?”

“That’s right! I know that you’ve been investigating the Sun League due to your fiancée and second uncle’s disappearance! I even saw the projected map earlier, and I can assure you that it’s definitely related to the Sun League!” replied Kort with a gulp.

Hearing that, Gerald turned to look at his grandfather. Daryl himself frowned slightly before eventually nodding at Gerald.

With that, Daryl walked over to the two before saying, “If you truly know where the location on the map is, I’ll consider letting you live. Now spit it out!”

“Haha… You see, sir, Gerald… I’ve seen the mountain on the map before… It’s called Warhill Mountain, and it’s an extremely mysterious location! For starters, everything within that area constantly changes formation! What more, if you don’t have a special wooden token, you’ll never be able to find the place, even if you search for it your entire life!” explained Kort, quickly.

“…A wooden token? What sort of wooden token? And how are we to locate this Warhill Mountain?” asked Gerald.

If they were able to find that place without much trouble, then uncovering the secrets of the Sun League wouldn’t take much longer either.

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With any luck, that would greatly increase his chances of finally being able to find Mila and his uncle again!

Moved by the realization that there was a higher chance that he would be able to reunite with his girlfriend, Gerald then asked, “…So, about the wooden token-”

Gerald’s sentence ended prematurely since he noticed that Kort was smirking instead of displaying his fearful expression just seconds ago. However, the realization had come a second too late since the next thing Gerald knew, there were already two beads in Kort’s right hand!

Before anyone could make a move, Kort tossed the two beads at Gerald and Daryl’s feet, causing the beads to explode with ear-shattering loudness!

Taking advantage of the chaos, Kort then made his escape!

“That scoundrel of an old man truly is as cunning as they say! Send people in pursuit of him, Welson! Don’t let him escape!” shouted Daryl as the Soul Palace subordinates immediately obeyed.

“It’s useless to do so, sir! While he’s known for both his cunningness and strength, his greatest skill is his ability to make himself lighter! Even Christopher has praised his adeptness with that skill! No matter the situation, once he’s made his escape, it’s extremely difficult to re-capture him due to how stealthy he is,” said Parker as he took a step forward while shaking his head.

With an apologetic look on his face, Gerald added, “It’s my fault, grandpa… My mind wandered for a bit the moment he mentioned Mila and uncle just know… Leave it to me, I’ll get him back!”

Though he knew that Gerald regretted his lack of concentration on the enemy, Daryl simply raised his hand before replying, “No, it’s better if we don’t press a cornered enemy too far… Even if he gets away this time, we’ll catch him again sooner or later. If my guess is correct, he should be returning to the Moldell manor now. After all, I’m sure he’s well aware that only Christopher is capable of saving him now! Until we go after them again, try not to be too anxious, Gerald.”

Hearing that, Gerald simply clenched his fists before nodding slightly in defeat.

“Christopher… Kort…” muttered Daryl to himself at the moment.

After a brief silence, Daryl seemed to recall something, thus he added, “Come with me, Gerald. You and the others should come along as well, Dylan.”

Meanwhile, Kort himself was running as swift as an arrow. As Parker had said, Kort’s ability to make himself lighter truly increased his speed tremendously.

However, Kort was still severely injured from his fight against Gerald. Despite that, he continued rushing back to the Moldell manor in Yanken, refusing to stop moving his legs till he reached his destination.

Soon enough, the next dawn came, and with loud ‘flop’ Kort knelt as he wept with grief in front of the secluded courtyard within the Moldell manor that was located near the back of a mountain.

Catching his breath, Kort then cried out, “I, Kort, am an ungrateful descendant of the Moldell family! I kneel here today to beg my third uncle to meet me! I have some urgent issues to report to you!”

With that, Kort bowed deeply, his forehead touching the ground.

Since nobody replied even after some time passed, Kort simply lifted his head before pushing his forehead deeper into the ground, making sure to make a louder sound.

Despite that, there was still no reply.

After a few more bows, Kort’s head was already bleeding. Understanding that what he was doing was futile, Kort finally got up before saying, “…I see you’re reluctant to meet me, uncle… Does that mean that I won’t ever be able to avenge my two children, even on my dying bed? With or without your help, I’m heading over to the Soul Palace to fight both Daryl and his grandson with all I have! At the very least, I’ll die and protect the honor of our family that’s existed for over a thousand years!”

“…Hold on a minute… That name… Did you say Daryl from the Soul Palace…?” said an old voice out of the blue from within the courtyard.

Eyes-widened, Kort watched as the cobweb-covered door to the room he was bowing in front of slowly creaked open.

Out stepped a trembling old man who had snowy-white hair and a body that was all skin and bones.

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“Regardless, the sun’s not even fully up yet, you b*stard! Crying out so loudly here… Were you planning to cry out here till I eventually died?” grumbled the old man.

Though Christopher looked like a senile old man, both his eyes seemed extremely sharp. Aside from the many cobwebs that stuck to his bony body, he didn’t seem to look all that out of the ordinary. If anything, all that simply emphasized how old Christopher was.

Even so, Kort respected him deeply. Thinking back, it had been over twenty years since he had last met his third uncle.

Gulping, Kort then pleaded, “…I apologize, but moving on, please save me, Third uncle! Both Daryl and his grandson are hunting me down with murder in mind! What more, both of them also killed two of your grandsons! Both of them met truly terrible ends!”

“I see… I’ve come across Daryl during my earlier years… To think that he’d actually return to the ordinary world! Humph! Interesting… Well, not that interesting but note-worthy… Speaking of which, I know what he’s like so I’m sure that he wouldn’t argue against a junior like you. It’s even more improbable that he’d kill both of your sons! He’s not one to go that far! Based on what you told me, could it be that your sons went looking for trouble first and, as a result, got killed because of that?” replied Christopher rather placidly.

“While I agree that my two sons are mischievous, they didn’t have to die so terribly just because of that! Just so you know, my third son, Jett, was left to die within the infamous Poisonous Mosquito Valley! Not even bones remained after the mosquitoes were done with him! As if that wasn’t enough, my other son, Yuvan, was forced to commit suicide! You can’t just sit back and continue watching all this happen so indifferently! Daryl’s probably the most powerful person in the world right now! I, for one, certainly can’t even dream of winning against him! With nobody powerful enough to defeat him, I hope that you’ll step forward to beg him not to kill me! If you refuse, then it’s better that I just die before you now in order to protect the Moldell family’s reputation!”

After saying all that, Kort eyed a large tree before rushing toward it with the intent of bludgeoning his forehead against it till he died!

Before he knew it, however, Christopher’s body had vanished from where he had initially stood, reappearing right beside Kort!

The old man then grabbed Kort’s head with a single hand before shouting, “You b*stard! While it’s true that the Moldells under me are all scared to death of Daryl, what do you mean he’s the most powerful person there is? I’m still here, aren’t I? Bold of you to say he’s undefeatable… Bolder still that you even dared to suggest for me to beg Daryl to forgive you! Ridiculous!” growled Christopher as he narrowed his eyes that reflected his sheer fury.

“…Humph. With me here, that grandson and grandfather won’t be able to lay a finger on you, so don’t worry, Kort! In fact, rather than go on the defensive, I’ll do you justice and deal with Daryl!” added Christopher in a frigid voice.

“T-thank you, third uncle!” shouted Kort as he burst into tears and leaped at Christopher to embrace him.

However, the moment both of them got into contact, Kort immediately realized that something was off. Left stupefied, Kort ended up taking a few steps backward and falling to the ground as he said, “T-third uncle! Where’s your arm?”

“…Hmm? Haha! Ah yes, I forgot that you didn’t know about me losing my right arm…” replied Christopher with a firm nod.

As the old man had said, his right arm was no longer there. Kort was caught by surprise by this since the long robes Christopher was wearing perfectly concealed the nub of his right arm.

it the last time we met some twenty years ago! When did this

I broke my arm about ten years ago, so

“…I see… Then…”

are you worried that I can’t defeat Daryl anymore since

I’m sure the way you present yourself is vastly different from what you’re truly capable

shook his head before raising his remaining hand and gently touching the trunk of a large

so thick that it would require at least three people

after, Kort’s eyes widened as he watched the large tree wither from its

entire tree split cleanly in the middle! While

“M-my god, third uncle!”

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Christopher let out a chuckle before saying, “So, are you

With you clearly being undefeatable, we can avenge your two grandsons!

looking for me all the way up here. After all, I was going to leave the mountain before long anyway,”

Kort seemed to

for the pledge of the holy water… I also recall that the pledge is held once every thirty years… From what I can tell, that day is swiftly

father died when he was participating in a pledge of the holy water. On the day that happened, I swore to myself

you showing me a picture of Warhill Mountain back before you entered seclusion. I saw it again yesterday at the Crawford family mansion. Apparently, the Crawford grandfather and grandson wish to solve the

there’s some cursed law that prevents anyone from ever finding them! Despite my dad being so powerful back then and even going so far as to devote much of his life to solving the mystery behind that group, in the end, he still failed to do so! I must say that Daryl truly is overestimating his abilities

that great grandfather had left back then, the pledge of the holy water is closely linked with the Sun

father in a secret room before he passed away that year. He told me that those who gained the status of great master would be granted tokens of the holy water that would be used for the pledge. My dad himself had doubted that the Sun League was the true provider of the holy water which, according to rumors, granted one immortality! To prove his point, he headed out to solve the secrets behind the Sun League.

mean… You know, just in case

now! Don’t worry, I’ll get rid of all the Moldell family’s obstacles before I leave. Regardless, the sun is barely even up yet and you look exhausted… Go get some

“Thank you, uncle!”

was currently meditating on the

any relevant Crawfords over into the manor’s secret room. Once inside, he asked them to

that nobody was able to gather anything from the picture, Gerald tried

he did manage to decipher a few things, it was only a few techniques he could use to exert his power

in the present, Lyra herself was fast asleep on her bed. Due to how

to Gerald’s parents and sister. Knowing that

Gerald was surprised to see Lyra shaking her head in

“…Hmm?”

went over to check on her, he could

dream,

a blanket, he heard her nervously say,

Even though she was just

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dense forest on a large mountain. The air was filled with a thick miasma

fact that there didn’t seem like there was anyone else around made her feel

through the forest for some time, Lyra’s ears twitched as the sound of a flowing stream could be heard. Looking around, she eventually came across a lit area where the

beside the stream was a woman wearing white clothes. It was a no-brainer that anyone who saw such a long-haired woman standing in the middle of nowhere would

meekly

one capable of leading him

terrified when she heard that, she could sense the melancholy in

is this, ‘he’ you speak

of leading him here to save me…!” repeated the woman as she

horror, the woman then slowly began turning around. Lyra felt her eyes widen in fear as she saw the woman’s extremely pale face. That wasn’t the worst part either.

let out a blood-curdling scream and it took her a while to finally realize that

beside her, and he currently

her heart continued pounding rapidly for a while. Eventually, she managed to

a nightmare…?” asked

into someone, it was a woman who cried tears of blood! She… She told me to

just too tired due to the stress of everything that’s been happening recently… Regardless, it’ll still be a little while before dawn… Take the time to rest, and try not to worry too

that picture of Warhill Mountain, I’ve constantly felt insecure… It’s like I can feel that something is

Do you have

we first saw the map? That statue—that had been broken waist-down—resembled the white-clothed woman in my dream a lot! In fact, they look exceedingly similar!” replied Lyra who was so scared that her cheeks became

see… Regardless, everything’s fine now… It’s normal to get nightmares of unnerving images… Again, I’ll be here so do

down on her bed again. Gerald

saying, “Young master and young lady, the old master ordered everyone in the family to get themselves cleaned up at the break of dawn. After all, you’ll all be studying the picture of the

replied Gerald with a

previous day, his grandfather had prioritized the picture of the sun above all

alone, one’s power was limited. With so many family members there, they were bound to eventually find out

the prophesized curse of the sun picture. The curse where the Crawford family would eventually

themselves up, they found that though it was still very early in the morning, many, if not all, of

toddler would

studying the map with many others. They seemed to have

Lyra along to the side before sitting down beside her. He then whispered, “That picture of the sun is our family’s heirloom, Lyra. Do have a look at it too since grandpa

Lyra

as cryptic as ever, and nobody had been able

started studying the image as well, several other thoughts were swimming in Lyra’s head. Essentially, she was just feeling pleased that Gerald was finally starting to accept

was great news for her, and quite honestly, nothing else was more important to Lyra at the

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image of the sun, Lyra leaned toward Gerald’s side and held on to her beautiful chin before observing the

they would be able to concentrate

it, Lyra paused for a brief moment before a frown began

“…Hmm?”

Lyra’s eyes slowly widened, fear reflected in

had placed her hands on the side

are you

Daryl next as he stood up and walked

the sun. In

frightened to even say anything beyond

both of them asked

then replied, “I… I saw… I saw Gerald getting murdered by

sentence ended, Lyra immediately burst into

yourself Lyra, and tell us everything that you saw!”

good, and not just in terms of her beauty and disposition. However,

such a high level of

slowly relayed everything

picture of the sun suddenly began transforming the moment Lyra paid

opening of a cave and in it, was a high stone platform. As if that wasn’t strange enough already, Lyra

was a youth that had been tied down by five large iron chains. Surrounding the platform were several people wearing hideous masks, and all of them were pulling the iron

youth was none other than Gerald, and Lyra watched in horror as he began screaming

desperately she tried to rush over, Lyra

the moment when Lyra watched as Gerald’s body got torn into several pieces, fresh blood gushing wildly out

explanation

of this be? Are you truly sure

turned serious, Daryl himself was already portraying an extremely

think that these are all mere coincidences… After all, I had a nightmare of that exact same woman earlier… It can’t be just a coincidence for me to see her again so soon!” said Lyra as she began

picture never lies to anyone! The event Lyra saw will probably happen in the near future! Gerald will also be powerless to fight back once the time comes since Lyra saw him being torn to shreds!” replied

has already entered the realm of the legends…? Ordinary

Yulia and Jessica were getting increasingly frightened as they saw the slight

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a deep breath and focus on the picture again. I need to know whether you see the

Lyra nodded before reluctantly turning to look at the picture of

replying with a nod, “…It’s exactly the same… Upon closer inspection, the five people were even

the sun picture could have prophesied wrongly, dad…? After all, Gerald is much stronger than before. There’s no way such

then replied, “As I’ve said, the picture of the sun never lies. If it predicted that Gerald would die being torn apart, it’ll surely happen sooner or

everyone fell silent, Gerald turned to

pained to find out that the picture had predicted a horrible death for

slightly bitter smile before saying, “Dad, mom, grandpa, sister, and Lyra… There really isn’t a need to worry! After all, aren’t I in perfect condition now? Besides, grandpa’s already said that I’ve entered the

considered to be a great master. From what I’ve observed, you seem to only be at half the level of a great master. A semi-great master, if you will. You still require more training before you can truly

“A semi-great master?”

wishes to harm you, there’s a high chance that you won’t have the sufficient power to fight back. After all, there’s still a vast difference between a

what should we do, dad? We can’t just wait and watch as Gerald gets mercilessly murdered by

tiniest chance of evading that scenario exists, we’ll definitely give it a try! Still, too many things have been happening recently… I have a gut feeling that something major will happen next… Call it a hunch, but I have a

of holy water?”

leave first. I’ve something to tell Gerald. Personally,”

only Gerald

And why haven’t I ever heard you talking about it before?” asked Gerald in

itself was given to me by a force that invites great masters from all over the world to an event known as the pledge of the holy water. On that day, limited holy water will be presented to the great masters and in order to obtain it, the great masters will have to fight each other

every thirty years, up till this point, nobody has actually consumed any before. After all, everyone who’s ever returned after participating in the event either ends up going missing or turns insane. For the ones who become deranged, they

While I’d like to say that