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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1511

The second they saw Carlos kneel, everyone’s eyes instantly widened.

The hell? Wasn’t this the extraordinarily powerful and evil Third-Rank Master, Carlos Xenes? Was he actually kneeling before this young man before even attempting to make a single move? How was this even possible?

Who… Who was this young man…?

As the people in the crowd continued discussing the matter among themselves, Xyrielle herself simply stared at Gerald who was now calmly walking closer to the kneeling old man, his hands still in his pockets.

Xyrielle hadn’t expected any of this to happen. Nobody had.

Whatever the case was, he was now no longer hiding his pressuring and powerful aura, and anyone who sensed it would surely feel their hearts palpitate. Xyrielle, of course, was no exception to that.

As for Ghose, he quickly recovered from the shock of Carlos kneeling before Gerald and—with rapidly twitching eyelids—turned to stare at the approaching youth.

Upon stepping before the old man, Gerald took a hand out before holding onto Carlos’s head as though he was punishing a naughty child.

“Now then… Why didn’t you just wait obediently for me to kill you back then? I’m sure you knew what was coming, right? Despite that, you fled the moment I got slightly distracted by some pleas for help…”

“P-please, Deity! It was wrong for me to have tried to escape! I shouldn’t have run away!” cried out Carlos as tears began rolling down his cheeks.

“You really aren’t acting like a proper elder should be, you know? Either way, it’s impossible for a person to truly escape if I want them dead! Wouldn’t you agree?” replied Gerald with a laugh.

“O-of course you are, Deity!” said Carlos, his entire body already trembling uncontrollably.

Hearing that, Gerald then turned to face the audience before announcing in an indifferent tone, “Regardless, I’m here today representing the Quantocks for the right to gain control! If anyone’s against that, you’re free to come challenge me!”

It took him a second, but he then scratched the back of his head before adding, “Oh, and I almost forgot to mention this. You don’t need to challenge me one by one. You can all challenge me at the same time! If you prefer, that is!”

Watching as he then put on an innocent smile, everyone below stage instantly found themselves horrified.

“What did he say?”

“My god! How ruthless!”

Despite their dissatisfaction, nobody dared to say a word.

Ghose, however, wasn’t about to just accept such mockery. Understanding that Gerald didn’t even consider him to be an opponent, Ghose found himself growling, “Don’t you think you’re being a bit too arrogant, young lad? Can’t you see that I, Ghose from the Goldenslinger, am here?!”

“I mean, yeah. You’ve been standing there for a while now. What of it?” replied Gerald.

“Bakayarou!” roared the now furious Ghose.

Finnegan himself was angered by Gerald’s comment, prompting him to say, “You shameless brat! There’s no need to hold back, Master Ghose! Just kill this arrogant man however you please!”

To think that Gerald would actually dare to claim control… He truly was asking for it!

Hearing Finnegan’s command, Ghose instantly drew his katana before growling, “I’ll show you the true power of the Goldenslinger if it’s the last thing I do!”

A gleam almost seemed to run down the sharpened blade as Ghose prepared his attack…

It was an attack so powerful that it was the best the Goldenslinger could offer… And it was called the Thirteen Stances of Waterflow!

A slash could split water, and two could slice through a soul. No soul could survive the third slash, and Ghose knew that for a fact since he had already mastered the three blades realm!

Once the gleam pierced through Gerald’s soul, Ghose was more than certain that the arrogant youth’s soul would be no more!

While all this was happening, Xyrielle found herself getting increasingly nervous as she saw how much danger Gerald was in.

After all, to think that her palpitating heart had been right this entire time… Now that she knew how strong Gerald truly was, she was sure that this was who the fortune-teller had actually been referring to!

With that in mind, she was feeling a complicated cocktail of emotions as she continued staring at Gerald.

However, before she could even decide on what to do, she stared wide-eyed in horror as she realized that Ghose’s blade was already swinging down on Gerald!

Expecting bloodshed, everyone sat at the edge of their seats… only to be left completely dumbfounded by the results.

With one hand still in his pocket, Gerald had lifted his other to gently pinch onto the katana’s blade… Despite making it look so easy, it worked. Ghose couldn’t bring the blade down any further!

“…W-what?!” cried out Ghose in terror.

Though he wanted to retreat a few steps back, he found that he couldn’t even move a muscle!

“Oh? I do wonder what kind of stance this is… And what kind of sect is the Goldenslinger?” asked Gerald in an indifferent tone.

“Y-you…!” growled Ghose as he used all his strength to attempt to regain his mobility. Unfortunately for him, he remained as frozen as a statue…

“…I admit that you’re stronger than I thought!” added the angered Ghose after a while before laughing aloud.

“Oh? Does that mean you have other stances up your sleeve?” asked Gerald, feeling slightly surprised when he saw Ghose’s reaction.

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Ignoring Gerald’s question, Ghose simply closed his eyes for a moment… And when he reopened them, a momentary flash of fire could be seen reflected in his eyes as he roared, “Flaming Blades!”

Following that, the hilt of his katana seemed to light ablaze, shooting upward toward the tip which Gerald was still holding onto!

Much to Ghose’s dismay, the second the flames were about to burn Gerald, they suddenly extinguished with a sizzling sound!

“…W-what…? How is this even remotely possible?!” stuttered the wide-eyed Ghose in disbelief as he stared at the youth.

Sensing that Ghose probably wasn’t going to reveal any relevant information if he continued holding onto his blade, Gerald simply released his grip on it, immediately causing Ghose to take a few steps back.

At that moment, seven distinct ringing sounds could be heard coming from where the Laidlers were seated…

Almost immediately after, seven figures leaped out from the shadows, taking only a split second to surround Gerald as they shouted, “Master!”

From what Gerald could see, all seven of the masked men were dressed in ninja-like garb, and each of them had murderous auras as they held onto their steel knives.

Regaining his composure, Ghose then turned to look at Gerald before saying, “Now then… If you didn’t already know, Tierson Mountain is extremely important to the Goldenslinger, your excellency… With that in mind, I’ll say it right now that if you still wish to gain control over the area, you’ll surely offend the rest of the Goldenslinger… You wouldn’t want that, would you…?”

“Oh? I see, I see…” replied Gerald as he nodded.

“Hmm? So, you’re finally starting to get scared? Wise of you, really. Now then, why don’t we have a seat and get a bit more acquainted with each other?” said Ghose as he took a step toward Gerald.

“Scared? I’m afraid you’re mistaken. Regardless, you really shouldn’t have said that to me,” replied Gerald as he shook his head.

“…I beg your pardon? What do you mean by that, your excellency?” asked Ghose, stunned.

“Well, quite honestly, I had only planned to fend you off at first. Following that, I’d have asked you regarding how you went about with your training routes as well as a little on your sect. Before I even got to that, however, to think that you’d actually dare to threaten and blackmail me!” replied Gerald.

“…What? With that said, are you not interested in allying with us? I’m afraid you don’t know how powerful the Goldenslinger truly is!” said Ghose as unease swept through his entire being.

“Whether they’re powerful or not is beside the point. I hadn’t intended on killing you just now, you know? However, for daring to threaten me, you’ll be paying with your life!”

Glaring at Gerald—who still had one hand in his pocket—Ghose tightened his grip on his katana’s hilt.

Gerald, on the other hand, simply looked back at the furious ninja before flicking his fingers at him rather nonchalantly.

With immense speed and precision, the next thing Ghose knew, his kneecaps had already been pierced by some unknown force!

Watching as Ghose screamed miserably—unable to stop himself from falling to his knees in front of Gerald—the seven other ninjas instantly raised their blades, ready to launch their attack!

In response, however, Gerald simply raised his hand before waving it slightly…

And just like that, a glowing halo—that centered around Gerald—suddenly appeared and immediately began widening itself in all directions!

Unable to dodge the counterattack, all seven of the men were sent flying backward as though they were nothing but newborn lambs!

Seeing that, Ghose immediately began begging, “P-please, have mercy! Please spare my life…!”

He now finally understood why Carlos had reacted that way when he first saw Gerald. This youth had abilities that would make anyone feel powerless!

Ghose was now feeling like the weakest man alive as he stood before Gerald.

Not wanting things to just end like this, Ghose quickly snapped out of it before saying, “The Goldenslinger are a secretive and mysterious sect with a thousand-year history in Japan! We have many experts without our ranks, so there’s no need to offend us, Deity!”

“Well, since I still wish to gain control, the Goldenslinger are going to be offended either way, no?” replied Gerald.

“That’s right! However, if you hand the controlling rights over to us, I’ll definitely beg the Goldenslinger to spare your life!” cried out Ghose in his panicked state.

“So, it appears that you still don’t get what I’m trying to say, nor do you understand my style of doing things. Regardless, I’ve already offended you anyway, so I may as well just finish off what I’ve started. I’ll still be killing you off now, and if the Goldenslinger find fault with me later on, I’ll just end them when they come for me!” replied Gerald as he squinted his eyes before extending his right hand…

As his hand began glowing, it began radiating an aura that manifested into a giant pair of hands that swiftly grabbed onto Ghose!

Before Ghose could even react, Gerald clenched his fist… and the next thing anyone knew, Ghose had already been reduced to nothing more than a lump of bloodied meat!

Having witnessed such a cruel scene, everyone in the area instantly began screaming in sheer horror!

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As everyone either screamed or stared dumbfoundedly at the bloody scene, one of the family heads managed to snap out of it and immediately bowed before Gerald, expressing his amazement and respect by shouting, “Master Crawford…!”

Upon seeing that, the other family heads immediately bowed in unison as the words ‘Master Crawford’ echoed throughout the entire underground area.

was still frozen on stage—and signaled him to escape together with him. To his relief, Stetson saw and understood Finnegan’s signal,

his name being shouted, Gerald appeared indifferent, and he simply turned to look at Carlos before saying, “Carlos Xenes… I remember asking you something before you fled… Since I didn’t get an answer, I’m just going to repeat what I said. Give me

gulped before replying, “I… I’ll be your lackey till the day I die, Master

being rather unwilling to be Gerald’s servant, anything was better compared to facing a death

to do next, correct?” replied Gerald as

getting what Gerald was trying to say, Carlos then

earlier instructed Ghose to kill Gerald, he had

way, Carlos easily caught up to the duo and after receiving three strikes each, both of them flopped to the ground,

there aren’t any further objections, does that mean that I’ve now gained full control

very much prefer having you be the person in control rather

generations to come! Even so, please don’t underestimate my family, Master Crawford, for we own a third of the assets in the entire Jenna Province!” added the head of the Yahtos in a

other family heads were already fawning over Gerald, Yaakov didn’t even dare to

mixed feelings in his heart, he wondered how he had been so blind… How he had actually failed to recognize how strong and powerful Gerald actually was

a bit. It was the reason why he was staying put in complete silence,

Gerald didn’t even look at him from the start

then declared, “I only wish to obtain one thing from the miracle on Tierson Mountain. Once I obtain it, the

cried out the family heads, unable to contain

limelight, Xyrielle felt her heart

one the fortune-teller had predicted to be her optimal lover… No… As it turned out, Gerald was the

him, she hoped that he would

things to Perla—about the distribution benefits since he was placing her responsible over that—Gerald swiftly went off without another

slight feelings of loss and

big changes had already taken place within the

several forces that possessed special skills. Essentially, all of them now obeyed and took orders from Master

attain spiritual enlightenment—who stepped forth to meet Gerald. While they had previously

were all self-taught and weren’t particularly tied to any

short amount of time, Gerald found that most of them were First-rank masters while the others

to turn down any

still Gerald’s first disciple. With that said, despite being considerably weaker than the rest,

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still relatively small, those within it instantly began discussing the matter. Eventually, they wondered if it would be best if they

their concerns up to Gerald, he simply turned down their request, stating that it still wasn’t the right time for them to

any further discussions about that topic, Gerald used that opportunity—since they were all already there anyway—to tell them that he would be staying atop Tierson Mountain for a few days. He also added that nobody was allowed to enter

seen getting ready to leave for one of Jenna City’s luxurious clothing

After all, girls have been going missing all over Jenna City throughout this period of time… I fear that bandits are the ones responsible for this! With that said, shouldn’t we be a little more careful…?” muttered

I know… But think about it. Do you actually think that anyone in this city would dare lay a finger on us now?” replied Perla

that, her cousin thought about it for a bit. Of course, Perla was right. After all, she was Master Crawford’s disciple. While it was mostly

that incident, the Sherwins had risen up the ranks, now

within Jenna City would now all

mind, who in the right mind

I wish to prepare some nice clothes for Master Crawford today. After all, he’ll be setting up his own force in the future, and with that in mind, he has to at least own some decent clothing!

eventually

they instantly bumped into someone annoying upon entering the

How terrible is my luck for me to have to keep bumping into you!” scoffed the woman

Jenny…” grumbled Perla. Of course, it had to be

Manor’s parking lot just a few days ago. Even so, from what Perla

that a few of Jenny’s friends were

that? Having fun at Heartstone Manor and even entering a luxury store…

in a defeated tone as she put on a wry smile before tugging

We still have an unsettled score, you know?!” growled Jenny as

Jenny’s friends immediately began

her leave, sisters!” shouted one of Jenny’s friends who had

this, Jenny…” growled Perla, an icy expression on

have your attention, tell me where you hid that pathetic loser from last time. I’ll say it right now that Benson and the others have been looking everywhere for that kid! Once he’s found, they’ll tear him apart, and you, too, will be done for then! That being said, how dare you play that mean trick on us that day?!” hissed Jenny, getting angrier by

that she began yanking on

actually retaliate by slapping

Have you gone mad?! You dare hit me, Perla?! You really have a death wish, don’t you, you b*tch?! Fine! I’ll gladly fulfill that wish for you then!” roared Jenny before fishing her phone out and making several calls in a way that

commercial vehicles came to a halt right before the mall’s entrance, and out stepped a group

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Perla, what seemed to be the leader of the group asked, “What happened,

the leader was no stranger. He was Benson, the cocky guy who had tried to outmuscle Gerald but ended

Benson! Also, remember that kid we met at Heartstone Manor’s parking lot? It appears that Perla is closely related to him!” replied Jenny in an

looking for that little bstard for the longest time! I’m going to rip him to shreds once I finally find him! Regardless, to think that you’d actually dare to hurt Jenny! Are you sick of living or something?!” roared Benson as he raised his

once!” shouted a

the source of the voice, Benson saw that the one who had shouted was a middle-aged man who had a tag above his front pocket stating, ‘manager’. Following

mad. This was the most famous clothing mall in all of Jenna City! Anyone daring enough to cause trouble here must surely be tired of

stopped in his tracks when he saw who the leader of the group

manager then said, “…Oh? Is that you,

you, Manager Xenthe! It’s nothing much, really, I’m just teaching this woman here a lesson! It’s a personal grudge, you see. With that said, I’m sure you don’t have a problem with that, right?” asked Benson with a cold smile

you some face this time around!” replied Manager Xenthe with a snort before

need to talk this much, Benson? Go beat her up already! I need to show her what

mix of anxiousness and anger. After all, she really hadn’t expected the manager of the shopping mall to not

wanted to take immediate action, after thinking about it for a while, she figured that with

Perla then took in a deep breath before saying, “I’ll have you know that I’m only choosing not to retaliate because I don’t want any trouble, Jenny. In other words, I’m

of being humiliated in public, right? Well guess what? I’m going to be recording you getting beaten up and once I’m done with you, I’ll be uploading it on social media! I’m going to make sure

hearing that, Benson instantly

could do anything else, everyone suddenly heard

realized, a person had come dashing toward him before landing a

Benson—who was now in great pain—lost his balance and ended

miserably, he turned to look at his assailant—who

other middle-aged men had gathered behind the attacker, though none of them even

who had first arrived then walked toward Perla and bowed before ashamedly saying, “My sincerest apologies, Miss Sherwin! To think that you

And

someone would suddenly come to

who you are. The thing is, I first came across you while

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it!” replied Perla with a

hell is he? Is he powerful? Perla couldn’t be acquainted

from the Jenna Province’s Yahto family! Not only is he a great

that at least explained why Chairman Luwie’s bodyguards were

in a serious tone, “Could you detail what

knew that all the forces in Jenna City were now under the control of the incredible and mysterious Master Crawford. Hanson, for one,

going to risk her accidentally getting humiliated, especially not in his territory. Besides, this was a prime opportunity for him to prove his allegiance toward Master Crawford, and he could show how serious he

didn’t step in, news about that would reach the ears of his head of the family who was still trying to curry favor with Master Crawford. Should that happen, he’d surely be done for! With all that in mind, he was determined to help Perla

up! After hearing that they wanted to rip master to shreds, I instantly got angry and hit her in response! That’s pretty much the gist of

stupefied, Hanson shouted, “What? You… You actually dare show that much disrespect toward Master

intimidated not only because of Hanson’s high rank, but also because of

Hanson’s response, and he was so terrified that he quickly replied, “C-Chairman

people are daring enough to cause trouble in our mall! With that said, break their legs in accordance with the rules! Also, that woman there was disrespectful to our VIPs! With such a potty mouth,

sentence ended, several of his bodyguards instantly

pure pain and terror that echoed across the

who were now all convulsing erratically on the floor, the terrified Jenny found herself slowly taking a step back… Before

as her hair was yanked

the bodyguards had found a thick wooden plank somewhere, and he was

and thrice. The plank continuously and mercilessly smacked the arrogant woman’s face. Soon enough, Jenny’s face was completely bloodied, and

point, even Perla couldn’t bear to watch anymore. All this

eyelids twitched, Hanson knew that he didn’t really want or need to be this cruel

these people half to death, and he was aware of how vicious

way to deal with them. After all, these people had chosen to offend Master Crawford of all people, even going so far as to threaten

not said that, they wouldn’t be suffering as

mercy. If he didn’t do

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was swiftly dealt with without

simply too many people these days who were

getting to a point where he found it troublesome, Gerald was thankful that he was going to be staying

Gerald found several magic artifacts inside. Even so, it took Gerald three whole

elite crystal that was about the size of an

to have finally found it, Gerald hadn’t the slightest idea how to even use it. After observing it for a while, however, he

wonder why Master Ghost insisted on locating this specific gem…’ Gerald thought to

a few days had passed, he still didn’t have any idea how to utilize it. With that, he concluded

already foreseen him locating the crystal.

if that was the case, however, where

her to leave after denying her entry, she’s been waiting for you outside for an entire day

What is

was, Gerald remembered how indifferently she had behaved every time she was around him. Aside from her birthday banquet, they pretty much had no other reason to meet each other. Even so, if she truly had been waiting for him for an entire day and night, he had no reason not to meet her. Besides,

her in, then!” added Gerald with a

flick of his wrist, the blue crystal disappeared just as Xyrielle was brought

saw Gerald, her heart instantly began palpitating as she stuttered,

she been acting rather high and mighty before him at the time? To think that she would

look at her, Gerald then asked, “So… I’m here. Did you want to talk to

I doubt you’d agree to my request…” replied

she not found out about his true identity, now

the

to ask if you could accompany me on a trip to Sacrasolis

she said that, her hopeful

you’d like me to

“…T-that…” muttered Xyrielle.

didn’t really know how to explain it without making the request sound absurd. In the end, however, she simply gave up and decided to be straightforward

wanted him to accompany her there since she wanted to look for the fortune-teller that she had previously met at the riverside behind that mountain. In other words, she wanted the fortune-teller to determine whether their marriage truly was predestined by fate, despite knowing how ridiculous her

that while marriage was the only thing on her mind, Master