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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.

look at Stetson—who was still frozen on stage—and signaled him to escape together with him. To his relief, Stetson saw and understood Finnegan’s signal, prompting both of them to slowly begin

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,

Carlos instantly gulped before replying, “I… I’ll be your lackey till the day

better compared to facing a death similar to Ghose’s. That

accept. With that, I’m sure you know what you have to do next, correct?” replied Gerald as rested his arms against his back before turning to look at the escaping

Carlos then roared, “How dare both of you

earlier instructed Ghose to kill Gerald, he had pretty much already

receiving three strikes each, both of them

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

Master Crawford! We’d very much prefer having

how strong you are, the Yahtos are more than willing to serve you as our head for the generations to come! Even so, please don’t underestimate my family, Master Crawford, for we own a third of

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

he had actually failed to recognize how strong and powerful Gerald actually was

very well that he had previously offended Gerald quite a bit. It was the reason why he was staying put in complete silence, fearing that he would share the fate of Finnegan and his

Gerald didn’t even look at him from

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

cried out the family heads, unable

as Gerald stood in the limelight,

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

she hoped that he

the distribution benefits since he was placing

slight feelings of loss and bitterness in her

several big changes

several ancient martial arts families, secret societies, as well as several forces that possessed special skills. Essentially, all of them now obeyed and took orders from Master

to meet Gerald. While they had previously entrusted themselves to the powerful families within

Julian in the way that they were all self-taught and weren’t particularly tied to any organizations. With Gerald’s agreement, they were all overjoyed

that short amount of time, Gerald found that most

the strongest among them, he opted not to turn down

powerful they were, Perla was still Gerald’s first disciple. With that said, despite being considerably weaker than the rest, her words

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it instantly began discussing the matter. Eventually, they wondered if it would be best if they set up a sect. In doing so,

Gerald, he simply turned down their request, stating that it still wasn’t the

he would be staying atop Tierson Mountain for a

her cousin sister could be seen getting ready to leave for one of Jenna City’s luxurious clothing

tell us not to go out so much…? 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…?”

think about it. Do you actually think that anyone in this city would dare lay a finger on us

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

after that incident, the Sherwins had risen

many individuals with hidden talents within Jenna City would now all line up respectfully

mind, who in the right mind would still dare to provoke anyone from the Sherwin

in mind, he has to at least own some decent clothing! Speaking of which, Qiselle, I’ll be needing your help in selecting clothes for him as well. With how

and laughed between themselves, eventually arriving at

they instantly bumped into someone annoying upon entering the

for me to have to keep bumping into you!” scoffed

Jenny…” grumbled Perla. Of course, it

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

that a few of Jenny’s friends were

You really are amazing, you know that? Having fun at Heartstone Manor and even entering a luxury store… Have you

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

still have an unsettled score, you know?!” growled Jenny as she firmly held onto

friends immediately began surrounding Perla

her leave, sisters!” shouted one of

what is the meaning of this, Jenny…” growled Perla, an icy expression on her

Regardless, now that I 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

she got so angry that she began yanking on Perla’s hair in her

she expected that Perla would actually retaliate

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 suggested that she was the leader of some

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

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

stranger. He was Benson, the cocky guy who had tried to

Heartstone Manor’s parking lot? It appears that Perla is closely related to him!” replied Jenny

find him! Regardless, to

this at once!” shouted a cold voice at

of the voice, Benson saw that the one who had shouted was a middle-aged man who had a tag above his

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

manager suddenly stopped in his tracks when he saw who the

expression on his face, the manager then

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

giving you some face this

really a need to talk this much, Benson? Go beat her up already! I need to show her what happens when someone dares to offend me!”

herself was currently feeling a slight mix of anxiousness and anger. After all, she really hadn’t expected the manager of the shopping mall to not care about his customers at

it for a while, she figured that with her current position, she didn’t need to personally do anything in order to

don’t

getting beaten up and once I’m done with you, I’ll be uploading it on social media! I’m going to make

that, Benson instantly

do anything else, everyone suddenly heard an angry voice shouting, “Stop,

dashing toward

great pain—lost his balance and

he turned to look at his assailant—who was now standing

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

arrived then walked toward Perla and bowed before ashamedly saying, “My sincerest apologies, Miss Sherwin!

mention it… And you

on how to avoid Benson’s attack earlier. To think that someone would suddenly come to her aid instead! Even so,

and though you may not know me, I certainly know who you are. The thing is, I first came across you while I was accompanying Chairman Yahto, the

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see… that explains it!” replied Perla with

he? Is he powerful? Perla couldn’t be acquainted with anyone powerful, right?”

Not only is he a great man with exceptional abilities, but he’s

at least explained why Chairman Luwie’s bodyguards were

a serious tone, “Could you

of the incredible and mysterious Master Crawford.

mind, despite knowing that Perla could very easily handle herself, there was no way he was going to risk her accidentally getting humiliated, especially not in his territory. Besides, this was

that would reach the ears of his head of the family who was still trying to curry favor with Master

could force Master to come get me after beating me up! After hearing that they wanted

You actually dare show that much

not only because of Hanson’s high rank, but also because of his reddened eyes that were

stunned by Hanson’s response, and he was so terrified that he quickly replied, “C-Chairman Luwie! There must be

said, break their legs in accordance with the rules! Also, that woman there was

second his sentence ended, several of his

were screams of pure pain and terror that echoed across the entire

all convulsing erratically on the floor, the terrified Jenny found herself

she felt as her hair was yanked right back to where

the bodyguards had found a thick wooden plank

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

couldn’t bear to watch

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

beat these people half to

way to deal with them. After all, these people had chosen to offend Master Crawford of

not said that, they wouldn’t be suffering as much as they currently

lesson was his own way of showing mercy. If he didn’t do

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Jenny was swiftly dealt with without much

these days who were looking for an opportunity to

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

took Gerald three

crystal that was about

After observing it for a while, however, he realized that it seemed to contain a very strong and special form

on locating this specific gem…’ Gerald thought to himself before continuing

didn’t have any idea how to utilize it. With that,

that man had already foreseen him locating the crystal. In other words, everything was probably going

case, however,

here! While I had expected her to leave after denying her entry, she’s been waiting

Xyrielle? What is

Even so, if

added

wrist, the blue crystal disappeared just as Xyrielle was brought into the

Gerald, her heart instantly began palpitating as she

back, she wondered why she had found this person to be so mediocre just a few days ago… Honestly, hadn’t she been acting rather high and mighty before him at the time? To think that she would now be too nervous to even

“So… I’m here. Did you want

you’d agree to my request…” replied

she wanted to ask from him was slightly impolite, and though she was sure that Gerald would’ve agreed with it had she not found out about his

on the request…

if you could accompany me on a trip to Sacrasolis Mountain… B-but I can see

she said that, her

me to accompany you there?” asked Gerald, flashing a slightly wry

“…T-that…” muttered Xyrielle.

without making the request sound absurd. In the end,

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

aware that while marriage was the only thing on her