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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1441

The darkness quickly spread across the entire private room, deeply scaring all of the other rich heirs to the point of screaming. After all, anyone caught in a similar situation would surely be filled with desperation.

“I-I’m sorry, Gerald…! It’s entirely my fault…!” whimpered Jasmine.

Pulling her to stand behind him, Gerald simply consoled, “It’s fine, just stay behind me!”

Soon enough, the darkness dispersed, leaving three orbs of light in its place… Everyone then watched as lights began increasing in size till they eventually formed human silhouettes.

By the time the lights dimmed down, two men and a woman stood face to face with Gerald.

One of the men gave off a particularly imposing aura, and his entire body was plated with black armor. The other man, on the other hand, had a tailcoat draped around his slim figure.

As for the sharp-chinned woman who had an extremely graceful-looking figure, a strange charm seemed to exude from every orifice of her body. Adding that to her long, wavy, and red hair, she looked very much like a serpentine demon.

The trio was part of the Judgement Portal, and together, they made up the Squad of Judgement Portal.

Gerald had already met one of them before this, that being the burly man with black armor on… It was Hogan, the person who had almost ended Gerald’s life back then!

Even to the King of Judgment Portal, all three of them were considered to be quite powerful and capable people. With that said, knowing that he was able to rely on the extraordinarily talented trio was the reason why Quigley—Mr. Sime—had been so confident earlier.

What more, he was positive that Gerald would have no escape from this perfect trap that both the Gunters and those from the Judgement Portal had set up to deal with Gerald.

Laughing mockingly, Quigley then sneered, “Well, Gerald? What do you think? I’m sure you’ve guessed that with my three friends here, things are going to end rather simply, but also extremely violently for you! Heh, even sprouting wings to escape won’t save you now!”

Murderous intent reflected in his eyes, Quigley then added, “You know, once you’re out of the picture, the Simes will be able to legitimately inherit all your family’s wealth and assets! That’s over half of the world’s wealth! Hahaha! I really don’t know how to thank you enough, Gerald! After all, in a way, everything the Crawfords have done up till this point has been for the Sime family’s sake! Heh. I’m guessing you’re in a bad mood now, right? Though with how smug I’m being, of course you’d be annoyed!”

As Quigley sneered again before lighting a cigarette—his legs still crossed—, Gerald simply smiled calmly before replying, “On the contrary, I’m rather elated now that all three of them are here!”

“…Oh? Could you already have gone mad with fright? Do share why you’re feeling so happy!” asked Quigley as he returned a smile.

“Well, let’s just say I have a grudge against one of these three people… I had initially been wondering how I’d be able to get my revenge, but lo and behold! Here he is, standing right before me! You truly saved me a lot of time and effort to find you!” replied Gerald as he pointed at Hogan.

‘You broke all my tendons, causing me to suffer terribly… Now that you’re standing before me…’ Gerald thought to himself, fully ready to have his revenge.

“Heh, he’s talking about you, Hogan!” said the sole woman of the trip as she stuck her tongue out before turning to look at the big man.

“He’s just a small fry! I’ve already ruined him once, and I have no problem with doing it again! Since the master instructed us to keep him alive, I’ll just make sure he’s constantly just a few breaths away from dying!” declared Hogan coldly as he slowly raised his palms…

Within seconds, his iron palms darkened, and by the end of the transformation, they looked similar to steel forks!

Turning to look at Quigley, Hogan then said, “You’ve truly made a great contribution this time around, Young Master Sime! I’m sure the master will reward you greatly!”

Hearing that, Quigley simply smiled before excitedly replying, “That’s for sure! Also, after the Simes inherit all the Crawford family’s properties, I promise that each of you will be able to enjoy all the wealth and glory in the world!”

Laughing aloud, the serpent-like demoness of a woman then smiled before saying, “I’d like a lot of men then, Young Master Sime!”

“Not a problem! I’ll be sure to satisfy every one of your wishes!” said Quigley as he burst out laughing.

Watching as the group chatted among themselves, Gerald simply shook his head with a bitter smile on his face before saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, I’m still here you know? Not only did you fail to greet me, but to think that you’re even discussing how to share my family’s properties among yourselves, right in my face!”

“Haha! You don’t seem to understand how dire your situation truly is at the moment, Gerald! Just to remind you, you’ve fallen into my trap, and I’m more than willing to take responsibility for ordering the trio to kill you! I guess it’s just fate! While your martial art skills are greater than mine, in the end, I still come up on top due to my intelligence!” retorted Quigley with a smug smile.

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“There’s no need to say anything more to him, Young Master Sime. Allow me to capture and break all his limbs first before we continue our little chat!” said Hogan as his imposing aura seemed to amplify by the second!

Lifting his steel claws, he then dashed toward Gerald incredibly quickly, creating a force so massive that it caused all the surrounding furniture to be smashed into pieces! It wasn’t hard to determine that Hogan was now much stronger compared to when he had first encountered Gerald!

As Hogan’s palm came inches before Gerald’s body, an explosive sound was heard…!

However, Gerald was still standing. In fact, Hogan hadn’t even been able to touch him!

Now completely paralyzed in place, the deeply shocked Hogan found himself saying, “…What?”

It was obvious that Hogan was being held down by an immense force, and this caused the woman in black and the man with the tailcoat’s eyelids to begin twitching rapidly.

“While I wasn’t a match for you at the time, you’re but an ant to me now!” replied Gerald as a strong beam of light suddenly shot out from one of his fingers!

Both rapid and strong, the light sliced through Hogan as though it were a sword… And a second later, disgusting sounds could be heard as Hogan was split clean in half!

Watching as Hogan’s purplish-black flesh seared open extremely bloodily, desperation began filling everyone’s eyes again. Even the remaining duo—from the Squad of Judgment Portal—found themselves tensing up considerably!

“…H-how powerful…! Ariana, detain him here! I’ll be calling for reinforcements!” instructed the man in the tailcoat.

Drawing in a cold breath, the man—who was particularly good at the lightness skill— felt his body sway slightly…

Anyone looking at him at that moment then stared wide-eyed as the man disappeared out the window!

Now all alone, Ariana’s fear instantly doubled! Though her immediate thought was to escape, she knew that it simply wasn’t going to happen.

Gerald himself simply waved his hand in a slashing moment, and soon enough, pieces of Ariana’s diced-up body flopped to the ground.

Seeing that it had only taken Gerald a few minutes to completely turn the tables, Quigley found himself gulping as he stuttered, “T-this… This…!”

Not even realizing that he had wet himself, Quigley instantly knelt before shouting, “M-Mr. Crawford…!”

“You said you were extremely intelligent, no? Do you have any idea how many people have told me the same thing? I do wonder what goes on in those brains of yours… To be able to so confidently boast about your intellect… Compared to all of you, I barely have any confidence most of the time!” replied Gerald as he looked into Quigley’s eyes.

“P-please spare my life, Mr. Crawford…! I… I was forced to do all this…! L-look, since that man’s headed off to call for reinforcements, I’m sure the King of Judgment Portal and Yreth will be rushing over soon…! With that in mind, please give me a chance to redeem myself! If you spare my life, I’ll show you an excellent escape route…!” pleaded Quigley as he continuously bumped his forehead against the ground.

“…Gerald, about that person…” muttered Jasmine, clearly worried about the main in the tailcoat who had escaped.

Hearing that, Gerald casually walked toward the window before saying, “Close your eyes, Jasmine!”

“…H-huh? I… Alright!” replied Jasmine as she instantly did as she was told.

Once he was sure she had done so, Gerald closed his own eyes… And at that moment, a golden eye appeared on his forehead!

The second his third eye opened, an explosive sound was heard as the entire private room was engulfed in a blinding, golden light!

Upon seeing the light, several people instantly began screaming in pain as they covered their eyes. Some of them were even convulsing on the floor at this point, foaming from their mouths as they continued suffering.

Not long after, a shockwave aimed at the sky was launched out of the golden eye…

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Meanwhile, the man in the tailcoat was still soaring in the sky, his heart beating wildly as he thought, ‘That was way too terrifying…! I need to get as far away as possible from him…! I truly hadn’t expected that guy’s training to be even more vicious than my master’s! Thank god I retreated quickly!’

The second his thought ended, however, he immediately felt himself being tugged! Turning to look at what was holding him back, he was shocked to find out that not only had a lasso of searing light caught onto him—preventing him from going any further—, but a shockwave with immense power was now shooting toward him at high speed!

His eyes now fully widened, the man immediately began screaming as he desperately tried to free himself. Unfortunately, that wasn’t about to happen, and with an explosive sound, the shockwave shot through his body, leaving only fine dust behind…!

It was then when Gerald finally reopened his eyes back at the house. Upon closing his golden eye, everything else returned to normal.

While that was the case, Quigley—who was now suffering from a terrible headache and extremely pained eyes—found himself sweating profusely as he thought, ‘This… This person’s a demon without a doubt…! His frighteningly pressuring aura alone is enough to make people find it hard to breathe…!’

cried out, “P-please… Please

myself that I’d kill anyone who hurt my

next thing Quigley knew,

while attempting to cry out in his agony, Quigley was eventually put to rest, though only when he was nothing more than a pile of burnt, rotten

everyone—including Jasmine—found themselves gulping

Jasmine found herself turning to look at the man before her. The man whom she had missed

years ago… Back then, his soul was pure and his heart, kind… He also seemed to just

the title of ‘Mr. Crawford’, the Gerald

past Gerald had still felt rather inferior… Due to that, he was slightly cowardly and easily grew awkward

the time… Before I knew

the Gerald she used to know was nowhere to be seen… He was way too

others Gerald had killed certainly deserved to die, Gerald could’ve easily ended them without having them suffer… Despite that, he

fact that there were still traces of murderous intent reflected in his eyes, Jasmine found herself feeling afraid

fine now, so let’s go,” muttered Gerald in a casual

headed to Gerald…?” asked Jasmine as she

of the Gunters!” declared

those from Judgment Portal —the Gunters were busy planning on how to rebuild their family there. After all,

everything that was happening, a voice from the Crawford family’s square could suddenly be heard shouting, “You dirty b*stards! And here I thought the Gunters were a cryptic and prestigious family! Looking at you now,

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voice belonged to Peter, and he was currently being hung up at the square as several Gunters—who had

sneered, “To think you’d still say such crap when you’re in such a state… I’ve decided! I’m breaking all your teeth right this

he

Gunter!” declared the other disciples—who were present at the square—

toward Peter with

back, Yreth looked at Peter with a smile as she said, “You know, I heard that a mysterious and extremely exceptional man made his appearance a few years back… He was said to have exceptional archery skills, and was a top-notch marksman… While I was compelled to think that the person

he was unable to withstand a single blow from the King of Judgment Portal back when they bumped into each

just do it already

Still, now that I think about it, you resemble a person I used to know quite a bit… Could you

hearing that, Peter’s eyelids

he then asked, “…You know

Regardless, it truly hadn’t occurred to me that the descendant of that

a norm for others to get angered whenever they heard others bad-mouthing their fathers, Peter simply took in a deep breath before asking, “…What exactly was his relationship with your

anything! He probably only sees you, his biological son, as nothing but a pawn! I’m saying it now that you’ve been constantly lied to and tricked

don’t mind sharing what I know. Maybe you’ll finally be able to see what kind of person Daryl really is! First off, I need you to understand that your family is nothing but a preposterous joke! Once you’re done listening to my

slightly, Peter said nothing though

other strong capabilities, correct? Well, he’s none of that. He’s nothing but a true b*stard, that’s what he is! In case you haven’t noticed, the Crawford family’s history isn’t as simple as merely being

well! In fact, you were the strongest cryptic family on the planet for the longest time! After all, your family was capable of using a multitude of extraordinary and remarkable secret techniques. Truth be told, there was such a huge gap between your family’s secret techniques compared to the other cryptic families that it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the Crawfords—in their early years—were close to reaching the level

the case, then there was a possibility that some of the mysteries that

almost died out overnight when Daryl was only sixteen, you know? He was the only survivor who managed to escape with his life intact. Regardless, since the

to note is that the Crawfords have been going against the Gunters for the longest time. With that in mind, that cunning old man made sure to place the entire blame—of the Crawford family’s mass slaughter—on our family! You have no idea how many times he attempted to take revenge on the Gunters. There was seemingly no end to his cunning schemes! Unfortunately for him, however, he was nowhere as strong as the exceptional Crawford family members that existed during your family’s earlier years. With that said, all his

hesitate to kill the innocent people living in the surrounding villages as a means to force us out! In the end, we surrounded and attacked him, understanding that he had simply

of trance. However, he quickly snapped out of it, and after thinking for a while, he then replied, “…So what you’re saying is that though he clearly knew that he was unable to go against the Gunters, he still tried to use all sorts of ways to launch surprise attacks against your family? Also, he, of all people, should’ve definitely known that your

much impossible for him not to know that the Gunters didn’t have the power to even come close to exterminating your family back then, especially since that was the Crawford family’s most glorious and prosperous period. The truth is, he had been

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“…A secret?” asked Peter.

the picture of the sun.

to find out that he managed to escape right under our noses! Though I contacted several champions and their families to hunt him down, we never found him again. It was about twenty years later when the Crawford family suddenly reappeared, and when it did, it shockingly already owned

still missing, and after a bit of research, we found out that the leader at the time was Dylan. As was expected, we also found out that nobody knew a thing about Dylan’s father. Speaking of which, there’s something

person, you know? Had my family not gotten acquainted with the King of Judgment Portal, we’d surely have continued getting fooled by him! He’s an expert at lying and making up stories, that’s for sure! Either way, I’m also sure he was well aware that Gerald’s body held many secrets! Secrets of

point, Peter was already frowning slightly. After all, if Yreth wasn’t lying, then all

who had been stalking him for who knows how long, Peter hadn’t told Gerald that

and though the man managed to instantly cover his face, all Peter needed was a simple glance for

out Peter at the time, feeling as though he had just been

to be a mistake… I must have made a mistake, right…?’ wondered Peter

father’s martial arts skills were when Peter was still

However, if that

mind, Peter had decided to continue concealing his identity to investigate more in secret. He wanted to find out whether his father’s

discovery had stemmed from an incident that he had come across earlier on. At the time, not only had his father stunned Gerald, but he had even snuck into Gerald’s body! Following that, he had checked Gerald’s bodily conditions, though he found

was still unable to figure out his father’s true intentions,

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among the other dead bodies,

still puzzled him. Why was his father being this cruel? What had prompted him to do all

actually like! Though from your expression, I’m assuming that you had already felt that something was amiss some time ago,

forget that several innocents have ended up dying as your

part where you said that you didn’t know about the secrets within Gerald too well… I wonder how true that statement is… After all, I heard

that Gerald is a reincarnation of a powerful deity, both of them only know about that through a rumor from Jaellatra. From what the King of Judgment Portal told me, the rumor definitely attracted no shortage of people. Even so, nobody—the King of Judgment Portal included—has been able to confirm the authenticity of that rumor. Whatever the case is, deity or not, Gerald still possesses a frightening amount of power, and whoever manages

the secret for quite some time. After all, he had already taken action long before all this! Knowing that he wouldn’t be

see. You know, my father once told me that our family would be annihilated according to the picture of the sun’s prophecy… Could

and it’s a massive price to pay! All of you are to be exterminated without question! Even so, I’m sure that your cunning old Daryl already knows about this. After all, he’s extremely competent when it comes to planning ahead. You know, in order to divert our attention, he actually established two Crawford families! If you’re wondering how, he’s conceived many, many children at the same time by sleeping with countless women! If you’re still feeling doubtful then let me ask

hearing all that, Peter felt like he had

even heard anything about her

about the other Crawford family a few years ago. His diversion truly was a success… You know, while everyone was busy paying attention to Gerald and your half of the Crawford family, the other Crawfords

plans. After all, the Gunters will truly end up losing the ability to protect ourselves should this incident continue to develop… He’s such a terrifying man that we have a feeling that Daryl had already established communication with the forces of Jaellatra,

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Also, you mentioned something about other forces earlier… What forces are they?” asked Peter. As

are. I simply know that my family would’ve been exterminated ages ago had the King of Judgment Portal not stepped in. I do know, however, that the other Crawfords are exceedingly strong… Even beyond your wildest imagination…! And as for the forces… Tell me,

as powerful! Regardless, the ones I’ve come across are undoubtedly stronger than those from cryptic families like yours. Hell, they’re even more powerful than those

of what you said was true. For your information, my family truly is at the top in selected areas. However, just as you’ve said, if we’re looking at things on a global scale, the true order is controlled by extremely powerful forces. Even so, we’re protected by the thought of the King of

able to recover the primary part of his soul! Due to that, Gerald has to pay!”

at him, Peter then asked, “Is the Crawford family one of those

Regardless, once the Gunter family acquires Gerald and gains control over the world, who knows, maybe the situation will end up becoming better!” replied Yreth, a

at your current strength… Are you not afraid?” asked Peter as he

of his soul alone was sufficient in ruining the thought of my ancestor’s soul…! However, you should know that he’s way weaker than me. Even if he has

is a formation specially made to deal with Gerald… Once it’s activated, it’ll be impossible for him to escape! I made sure to have this made since I’ve already heard rumors that it’s no longer effective against Gerald…”

‘It’…?” asked Peter with

I had used it as a sure-fire way to suppress Gerald, and though I planned to continue dealing with him using the same method,

hope your family doesn’t come to regret

all due respect, Lady Gunter, this person’s been putting our family down far too many times by this point.

you’re done, you’re free to do whatever you want!” replied

disciple had said was true. Even under such circumstances, Peter didn’t seem to be the least afraid of the Gunters, and it made

disciple then took a step forward, ready to launch an attack! However, the second

arm had exploded! Not only that, but the disciple had been flung to the side with such force, that he was now nothing

Gunters slowly turned around to see who the culprit was. Even Yreth—whose eyelids were now twitching extremely rapidly—did the same as she

a tight slap to her face! She wasn’t even able to come

slap on her other cheek, sending several of her broken

anger had also amplified

the assailant, all the other Gunters found themselves looking around in fear as well. As immense terror peaked among those currently in

shock, Peter had broken free from his restraints! The thud had come from the fallen ropes that had been cut clean in half… And the one who had cut them, was none other than Gerald! The youth who was currently slowly descending onto the rockery in the

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possible…?! To think I’d actually be unable to take him on!’ Yreth thought to

me to show

show how frightening the power in your body is…!” added Yreth as

Gerald! That’s a