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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…!’

mind, he quickly cried out, “P-please… Please spare my

that I’d kill anyone who hurt my friends, you

thing Quigley knew, he had been

agony, Quigley was eventually put to

all that, everyone—including Jasmine—found themselves gulping in

to look at the man before her. The man whom she had missed and loved this entire time… Somehow… He felt

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

the title of ‘Mr. Crawford’,

had still felt rather inferior… Due to that, he was slightly

cute at the time… Before I knew it, I found myself growing attracted

was nowhere to be seen… He was way too cold and

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

still traces of murderous intent reflected in his eyes,

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

asked Jasmine as she

to exterminate the rest of the

and those from Judgment Portal —the Gunters were busy planning on how to rebuild their family there. After all, the island was pretty spacious and their manor had been razed

square could suddenly be heard shouting, “You dirty b*stards! And here I thought

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Peter, and he was currently being hung up at the square as several Gunters—who had been listening to his

crap when you’re in such a state… I’ve decided! I’m breaking all your teeth right this

make his move, however, he froze in place when a sudden, distinct voice shouted, “Stop right

declared the other disciples—who were present at the

who was now walking toward Peter with a

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 came from

unable to withstand a single blow from

old witch! If you wish to end me, then just do it already and spare me the nonsense!” retorted

that I think about it, you resemble a person I used to know quite

hearing that, Peter’s eyelids twitched

asked, “…You know my

you know? Regardless, it truly hadn’t occurred to me that the descendant of that cunning old man could actually be a powerful hero!” scowled Yreth at the mention

whenever they heard others bad-mouthing their fathers,

able to do just about anything! He probably only sees you, his biological son, as nothing but

you to understand that your family is nothing but a preposterous joke! Once you’re done listening to my part

though

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 a rich and

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 of those living

truly the case, then there was a possibility that some of the mysteries that he had been unable to solve in

who managed to escape with his life intact. Regardless, since the

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 schemes simply ended

plotted to steal our family’s most precious treasure! I’d like you to know that he didn’t even 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

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 family would have no real way of exterminating ours… With that in mind, why had he continuously pestered your

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

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“…A secret?” asked Peter.

your family’s most valuable treasure, that being the picture of the sun. Not only is it capable of foretelling things, but it’s also rich with training techniques! It truly is a treasure among treasures! Regardless, what I’m assuming is that he must

were surprised 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 over half the wealth on the planet! The Crawfords controlled the economic lifeline

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 else you need to know! Your father’s original name wasn’t

him! He’s an expert at lying and making up stories,

slightly. After all, if Yreth wasn’t lying,

before. While he did tell Gerald about the mysterious man who had been stalking him for who

cover his face, all Peter needed was

Peter at the time, feeling as

No, there’s got to be a mistake… I must

how strong his father’s

if that person truly is dad, then how could he be even stronger than me

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

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 no changes to Gerald’s

had concealed the fact—from Jasmine—that his face wasn’t actually ruined. After all, he was still unable to figure out his father’s true intentions, and the vagueness continued up till the point he found out that several people had died horribly during the most recent pledge

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corpse wasn’t among the other dead bodies, Peter was finally able to see

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

like! Though from your expression, I’m assuming that you had already felt

forget that several innocents have ended up dying as your grand scheme played out! How could you have just played around with and manipulated the lives of so many people?”

didn’t know about the secrets within Gerald too well… I wonder how true that statement is… After all, I heard from Miss

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 to get their hands on it will surely be able to rule the three divisions of the world! Many from Jaellatra call the

had already taken action long before all this! Knowing that he wouldn’t be able to deal with so many forces alone, he had made sure

my father once told me that our family would be annihilated according to the picture of the sun’s prophecy… Could that have been referring to these incidents?” asked Peter, feeling

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 you this. If the Crawfords truly are such a grand family that hands down its properties from one generation to the next, tell me, have you ever met your second or third uncle? Have you even heard about your grandpa before? In fact, I’m pretty sure that you’ve never even met your mother before, right? I’ll say it right now that though the Crawford family has a large family tree, most of them are adopted children who were taken in by your father! Only your family is

like

I’ve never met my mother before… Hell, I’ve never even heard anything about her up till this point…! Even so, that’s the least of my worries

find out 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 have long

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

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forces earlier… What

the other Crawfords are exceedingly strong… Even beyond your wildest imagination…! And as for the forces… Tell me,

powerful people in the world, and I’m sure there are many others out there who are equally 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

the true order is controlled by extremely powerful forces. Even so, we’re protected by the thought of the King of Judgment Portal’s soul. With that in mind, nobody is daring enough to shake that till the primary part of his soul is released by Gerald. Following that, his strength will greatly increase, and with the additional help from the ancestor of my family,

able to recover the primary part of his soul! Due to that, Gerald has to pay!” declared Yreth before taking in a deep

she glared sternly at him, Peter then asked,

control everything! In fact, most of the innocents you mentioned were mutilated by them, so they’re the person you should be hating! Regardless, once the Gunter family acquires Gerald and

of fighting against Gerald at your current strength…

scare me? Well, it certainly is true that Gerald owns mysterious powers… After all, the strength 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

be impossible for him to escape! I made sure to have this made since I’ve already

‘It’…?” asked Peter with a

continue dealing with him using the same method, to think that in the end, he actually managed to

yourselves. I hope your family doesn’t come to regret your final

our family down far too many times by this point.

done, you’re

least afraid of the Gunters, and it made Yreth seethe with anger. It was the

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

took everyone a second to realize that the person’s arm had exploded! Not only that, but the disciple had been flung to the side with such force, that he was now nothing but a lump of dead

the Gunters slowly turned around to see who the culprit was. Even Yreth—whose eyelids

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

Yreth felt another hard slap on her other cheek, sending several of her broken teeth scattering across the

now extremely dizzy, her anger had also

Gunters found themselves looking around in fear as well. As immense terror

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 middle

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as she glared at him in

this even possible…?! To think I’d actually be unable to take

been waiting for me to show myself, Yreth!

Gerald… That’s good…! That’s more than enough proof to show how frightening the power in your body

the bead in her hand, Gerald! That’s