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Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1601

The second Gerald’s sentence ended, a crisp ‘crack’ could be heard. Following that, Yesirn’s screams of pain filled the air!

Gerald had just crushed one of Yesirn’s arms, and the excruciating pain that the young master was feeling was evident in his expression.

Seeing that, Henrick’s fury knew no bounds as he glared at Gerald while shouting, “You…!”

“Look, you old b*stard! Your son’s in my hands, and if you want him alive by the end of all this, you’d better hand over my sister! I’m sure you know what’ll happen to him if you don’t comply!” retorted Gerald straightforwardly, not wanting to waste any more time than he needed to with Henrick.

It was clearly a proposal that Henrick couldn’t reject unless he didn’t care about his son, and everyone there knew that.

In response, however, Henrick simply continued pointing at Gerald as he yelled, “Listen here, if my son dies neither you nor your sister will be able to leave Jaellatra alive as well!”

‘You’re really asking for it, aren’t you?’ Gerald thought to himself. Rather than feeling afraid, the more Henrick threatened him, the more annoyed he got.

With that, more cracking sounds could be heard, followed by another ear-piercing scream from Yesirn!

“P-please… dad…! Pro- promise him that you’ll return her…! I… I don’t want to die…!” pleaded the agonized young master.

Seeing his son being tortured so much, Henrick gave it some thought, gritting his teeth the entire time before eventually growling, “…Fine! You have my word that I’ll return Jessica to you!”

Understanding that the priority was to keep his son alive, Henrick then turned to face one of his servants before ordering, “Go bring Jessica over!”

Hearing that, the servant instantly rushed back to the Quartermain family manor to retrieve Gerald’s sister.

Before Henrick could say another thing, however, he heard Gerald shout, “You’d better not be playing any tricks on me, you old b*stard! If even the slightest harm comes to my sister, I guarantee that your family will have a bloody price to pay!”

Though Henrick remained silent, he was now more enraged than ever.

To think that he, the mighty and magnificent master of the Quartermain family, would actually be threatened by this inexperienced young man! If word about this got out, he’d surely drown in humiliation!

However, he wasn’t too worried about that scenario happening. After all, the second his son was out of danger, he could just kill both Gerald and his sister on the spot! Even if he failed to do so immediately, he was definitely not letting them leave Bario city unscathed.

It was around ten minutes later when Jessica was led into the pavilion under the guide of two servants…

Upon realizing Gerald’s presence, her eyes instantly teared up as she cried out, “Gerald…!”

She knew her younger brother would definitely come save her…!

“Don’t worry, sister! Both of us will surely leave this place safely!” consoled Gerald.

Looking at all the scars and injuries Jessica had suffered, her pitiful state only served to fuel Gerald with an even greater wrath. He really wanted to chop all the Quartermains into pieces right now!

Even so, he refrained, knowing very well that the priority was to rescue his sister first. He wasn’t going to allow her to sustain any further injuries.

Regardless, upon hearing Gerald’s words, Jessica simply nodded slightly. She believed in Gerald, and she knew that they were going to make it out of all this.

Unwilling to further watch the heart-warming scene between the two siblings, Henrick then demanded, “Look, I’ve brought your sister here, Gerald! Now release my son!”

“Humph! Impatient, aren’t we? Release my sister first if you want him back!” sneered Gerald as he glared at Henrick.

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“You…! Listen here, your sister’s still in my grasp! Don’t you even dare consider playing any tricks, you hear?!” retorted Henrick as he angrily grabbed Jessica by her neck.

“You old b*stard! One wrong move on my sister and your son will be dead! If you think I’m just joking around, then try me!” roared Gerald as he instantly lifted Yesirn by his neck as well.

When Henrick saw that his son’s eyes were already rolling back on his reddened face, the master of the Quartermain family knew that his threats meant nothing to Gerald.

Rather reluctantly, Henrick then released Jessica’s neck before replying, “…Fine! Let’s exchange our hostages at the same time then!”

Hearing that, Gerald knew that he had to play along. Releasing Yesirn’s neck as well, both Gerald and Henrick began slowly walking toward each other, making sure to have a firm grasp on their hostages’ backs.

Once they were close enough, the two men released their grasps at the same time, allowing Yesirn and Jessica to begin walking toward the other party…

However, the second the two passed each other, Henrick made a dash toward Jessica! Since his palm was already charged with essential qi, it was obvious that Henrick had planned to do this from the very beginning!

However, Gerald had naturally read Henrick’s mind long before this exchange. With that in mind, Gerald was able to instantaneously respond by dragging Jessica over and launching his own palm attack!

What followed was an explosive sound that shook the entire Featherlight Pavilion!

With dust and debris flying all over the place, Gerald used that chance to successfully flee the pavilion together with his sister!

By the time the dust had settled, Henrick realized that he had been outwitted!

His anger was cut short when he heard his servants shouting, “Y-young master…!”

Turning around, Henrick watched as his servants quickly ran over to his son’s side… However, Yesirn… He was lying motionless atop a pool of his own blood!

Momentarily frozen in place, Henrick finally snapped out of it when one of his servants turned to look at him before crying out, “M-master…! Young master, he’s… He’s dead!”

Upon hearing that, Henrick felt as though he had just been fatally struck by lightning.

“Yesirn…!” shouted Henrick as he ran toward his son’s corpse.

Though blood was still flowing endlessly out of Yesirn’s gaping neck, it was evident that the boy was no longer among the living.

As to how that gash had got there, during the earlier moments of chaos, Gerald had ordered Jade Infused Blade—who had been within Gerald’s body this entire time—to momentarily reveal himself and slice Yesirn’s neck! Since nobody there knew about Jade Infused Blade, the deed managed to be done rather stealthily.

Regardless, the now deeply pained Henrick then howled in rage, “I’m tearing off all your skin once I get my hands on you, Gerald…! I’m breaking every single tendon of yours too, and once I’m done, I’ll drink every last drop of your blood…!”

Meanwhile, Gerald was already rushing out of the city with immense speed.

“They… Won’t pursue us, right…?” asked a worried Jessica as she continued clinging onto Gerald’s back.

“Even if they do, I’ll protect you, sister! There’s no need to worry!” reassured Gerald who had already thought about his next move.

Soon enough, both of them arrived at the mouth of the Underworld Valley…

Even from afar, Jessica had already noticed a graceful but nervous-looking woman sitting under a large tree near the mouth of the valley. The person in question was Nori!

After Jade Infused Blade got the Primocorose for Gerald, both of them had decided to momentarily part ways with Nori. Before heading off to Bario city, however, Gerald had told her to wait here for him since he still needed her help with something.

Regardless, upon seeing that Gerald had made a safe return, Nori instantly got to her feet before shouting, “Gerald…!”

Gerald himself wasted no time in handing his sister over to Nori.

“Nori, I still have to deal with those people so I’ll be leaving my sister in your care for the moment. Make sure to leave immediately! Also, take this sound talisman. Once I’m done dealing with them, I’ll contact you before meeting up again!” instructed Gerald as he took a talisman out from his pocket before handing it to Nori.

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“Please be careful, alright, Gerald…?” muttered Jessica before her brother parted ways.

She knew how much trouble Gerald had gotten himself into just to save her. With that in mind, she was rather reluctant to see him put himself in danger again now that they had made it out in one piece. If anything terrible happened to him because of her, Jessica was well aware that she would remain guilty about that for the rest of her life…

In response, Gerald simply revealed an understanding smile before saying, “You don’t have to worry about me, sister!”

With that, the youth turned around and instantly left…

Not too far away, Henrick was leading several of his men in pursuit of Gerald. Since Henrick had already entered the Sage Realm, his speed was near unimaginable.

Regardless, when Henrick finally saw Gerald—who appeared to be silently standing in place, waiting for his arrival—the master of the Quartermain family found himself roaring, “You’re dying today if it’s the last thing I do, Gerald…!”

that, several powerful-looking people leaped out from behind Henrick! From the looks of it, all of them appeared to be either

deal with them in the past, things were much different now. After all, he was currently already nearing the end stages of the Ninth-rank of the Rune Realm. With that in mind, Gerald wasn’t afraid of

had the exceptional Jade Infused Blade—who was also a Ninth-rank Chakra King—inside his body. Due to that, Gerald was technically not fighting alone

his aurablade, Jade Infused Blade easily decapitated all of Henrick’s men

shiver slightly in fright. They were all

However, know that that rank is useless before me! After all, I’ve already entered the Sage Realm a long time ago! You, of all people, should know how vastly different that places both

to have to kill Gerald. After all, the fact that Gerald had managed to enter the Rune Realm at such a young age definitely signified how talented the youth was. In the end,

so? You’re free to try and do so then, you old b*stard!” retorted

fully aware that he hadn’t entered the Sage realm yet, he believed that Henrick wasn’t capable enough to kill him. Due to that, he wasn’t

with inhuman speed! This was how strong someone who had breached

was already directly in front of Gerald! Aiming for Gerald’s chest, Henrick then struck out

course, Gerald wasn’t about to allow Henrick to do as he pleased. With that, Gerald struck

sound was heard, followed by the ground

Henrick couldn’t help but feel surprised.

actually had Jade Infused Blade on his side. With that in mind, these two individuals—who had both entered

Henrick was clueless

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you managed to take my first blow! Very well, then! Let’s see

Henrick waved his hands slightly before shouting,

fist was set ablaze! Wasting no time, the master of the Quartermains then

that, Gerald quickly yelled,

the shield that Gerald had just put up, Henrick then mocked, “Just give it up! There’s no way you’ll

thunderous sound ensued as a blazing fire collided

this powerful! Had Gerald’s body not possessed such ample amounts of essential qi, Gerald knew for a fact that

flames finally subsided. By this point, Gerald’s clothes were nothing more than thin strips

possible…?!” shouted the now wide-eyed Henrick in

“Is that the best you can do, you old b*stard? What else do you have? Come

Henrick decided that it was

His body now engulfed within a

his arms forward, Henrick then sent five flaming

the Five Blazing Dragons! You won’t be able to withstand it!” warned Jade Infused Blade the second he

was one of the fiery arts in Jaellatra. Once the technique was performed, each following fire dragon would be more powerful than the previous one. With that said, those who bore the same rank as the attacker would

Gerald didn’t buy Jade Infused Blade’s words. After all, the Herculean Primordial Spirit was inside his

five dragons

particular serpent collided against a large tree

a stone wall, resulting in the stones catching

dodging the third and fourth dragon as well, however, Gerald was unable to avoid getting hit by the

than all the previous ones, Gerald instantly found himself unable to

in immense pain, Gerald—who had been flung high into the air from

such a fall, Henrick found himself breathing a sigh of relief. He had finally avenged

to make sure, however, Henrick took a few glances at the bottom of the abyss…

some time later when Gerald’s fingers began to twitch. Despite falling all the way to the bottom of the Underground Valley’s abyss—into what seemed like a

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up…!” called

the youth for

filled with scars—continued breathing shallowly, Jade Infused

was still alive. Had

that moment, Jade Infused Blade’s ears twitched slightly. Following that, he quickly re-entered Gerald’s

tree branches began stretching out toward Gerald… Once he was all wrapped up, the branches gently dragged him into

finally opened again… Upon attempting to get

just woken up! Your injuries aren’t healed yet! With that said, just lie down and recuperate for the moment!” shouted a deep and almost godly-sounding voice

vigilant out of habit. Even after looking around, however, he couldn’t seem to detect where

asked Gerald with

Valley! I’m the one who saved you, you know? Regardless, the tree

Gerald then instantly said, “I

could further express his gratitude, however,

spirit simply advised, “Look, you’re terribly injured at the moment. Go lie down and stop moving about! Understand that your body’s barrier of essential

tree spirit’s advice was sound, Gerald could only obey his words. After lying down again, Gerald began thinking about how powerful the Five Blazing Dragons

bit and I’m pretty sure that you have nowhere else to go, tell me, how did you suffer such serious injuries?” asked the tree spirit, clearly trying to ease the

master of the Quartermain family! After being hit by his Five Blazing Dragons attack, I ended up getting hit by the final dragon! As a result, I fell

was a mighty person who was at the level of a Ninth-rank Chakra King. Despite that, he still ended up getting terribly beaten up and he even fell right into the Underworld Valley’s abyss! With that

displeasure, however, the second his sentence ended, the tree spirit instantly

can’t be serious!” scoffed the spirit as it continued laughing for

at him like that, the now frowning Gerald then muttered, “Is my loss that funny to

about Henrick!” replied the tree spirit as he quickly explained himself to avoid any

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Why is that?” asked Gerald rather

on the Five Blazing Dragons attack! He’s still one level short! With that in mind, the only reason you ended up getting this seriously hurt is because he’s already entered the Sage Realm! Though I can see that you’re already nearing the end of the Rune Realm, I don’t

me? I only got all

you to nothing but dust! The fact that

Henrick… Who exactly are you, if you

it was a wonder why a tree spirit would know so much about outside

I’d know him well! Henrick’s my junior!” replied

that, Gerald

He’s your junior? But

As a result, I lost the battle… After being tossed into

then asked, “From what you’ve told me, both you and Henrick share a master, correct? Why did you end up fighting each other? What exactly did Henrick have his eyes

As you may already have guessed, Henrick was after my Five Blazing Dragons attack! I say ‘my’ since at the time, I was the only one capable of using it after master imparted it to me. The fact that he wasn’t chosen naturally fuelled his jealousy, and since then, he would constantly attempt to obtain the secret scroll of the

I had one last trick up my sleeve! I made sure to hide the last part of the scroll in the deepest parts of my body, which was why Henrick only managed to get his hands on an incomplete

Henrick and the Five Blazing Dragons. As it turned out, Henrick was the original heir to

complete his training for the Five Blazing Dragons attack, I assure you that you were only hurt

asked Gerald, curious about the tree spirit’s

It’s Roman

you, Mr. Freeman! I’m

our meeting, mister! With that said, I’m willing to impart the complete Five Blazing Dragons attack to

best to fulfill it!” replied Gerald, overjoyed that Roman was willing

with ease, Gerald’s enthusiastic reply also stemmed from the fact that he wanted to repay Roman’s kindness for saving

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help, it only took half a day for

skill into Gerald, but the tree spirit also taught Gerald many other martial arts

with Roman’s terms. As for what the condition itself was, what Roman wanted was quite straightforward, and it was honestly something

Gerald, Gerald didn’t even need to undergo any training to master the skill. What more, he could now use all the skills that Roman had previously

in the tree hole as he said, “I’ve imparted everything

Roman was gone. Just as his surname implied, Roman Freeman was now finally able to rest in peace, free

get rid of Henrick. After all,

him… With determination in his eyes, Gerald had a serious expression on his face

giving the tree a deep bow, he

body

Gerald’s body underwent a rapid improvement, allowing the youth

and vaulting over walls was nothing. With that in mind, Gerald easily scaled a stone wall before using the top of the wall to propel himself

wanted to immediately deal with Henrick, he knew that he had to

Jessica to a small town—not too far from the Underworld Valley—to recuperate for a while, while waiting for Gerald. Hoping that that was the case, Gerald arrived at the small town just a

waiting for him for

that you’ve returned safely, Gerald…!” cried out Jessica

all people, should know how capable my martial arts skills are, sister… With that in

love to believe that, accidents can happen, you know? If something happens to you, how am I to even answer to our parents…” mumbled Jessica while pouting like a

didn’t even know whether she’d still have the

about that, Gerald turned to face Nori, a gratuitous smile on his face as he

plan to repay my kindness?” teased Nori in

felt slightly awkward. That awkwardness, however, didn’t stem from her beauty. After all, he was a married man and

knew that he still owed her one, so he simply suggested, “…Well, let’s just say that I’m indebted to you! How would you like me to repay your kindness? Give it some thought and once