The Secretly Rich Man

Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1801

“…Both of you, stay here. I’m heading there to have a look!” instructed Gerald as he got up and took his empty glass before walking in the direction where the four men were sitting.

Since the customers had to refill their own drinks in this restaurant, it was perfectly normal for Gerald to get more water for himself. On his return trip, however, he made sure to ‘accidentally’ drop his glass right next to the four men’s table!

Seeing that some of the water had accidentally splashed onto a few of the men’s pants, Gerald quickly reached for the glass while ‘apologetically’ saying, “I-I’m sorry!”

In response, one of the men simply got Gerald’s glass for him before handing it back to the youth while saying, “It’s fine. Be more careful!”

“I-I will!” replied Gerald as he noticed the tattoo on the man’s wrist while taking his glass back.

Following that, he then hurried back to his dining table. The second he sat down, however, his expression instantly turned slightly unpleasant…

Noticing the change in his mood, Juno was prompted to ask, “…What’s wrong, Gerald? Did you manage to gather anything…?”

“…Well, for one, those aren’t ordinary people… They belong to the Soul Hunter organization!” whispered Gerald.

“The Soul Hunters? That’s them? To think they’d be here as well!” replied the shocked Juno in a hushed voice.

Raising a slight brow, Rey then asked, “…Um… Who exactly are the Soul Hunters…?”

As the name suggested, the Soul Hunters were an organization that specialized in hunting and killing ghosts and spirits. Naturally, they also possessed special equipment that would help them detect the presence of what they hunted.

Regardless, Gerald ignored Rey’s question before saying, “…Since they’re looking for the Demonic Blood Clan’s territory, they’re definitely after the token of Demonic Blood as well…”

If that group managed to get their hands on the token, then the consequences would be near unimaginable… After all, they would be able to rule over every ghost and spirit on the planet! Things would surely go out of hand by then! With that in mind, there was no way Gerald was going to let them have their way.

“Figured as much… Still, what are we going to do now? Are we getting rid of them?” asked Juno.

Shaking his head, Gerald then replied, “Negative. While it’s true that there are only four of them, if I attack them now, I fear that the entire Soul Hunter organization will come after us to have their revenge. That wouldn’t be beneficial at all. With that in mind, I propose that we spy on them first.”

Hearing that, Juno could only agree.

With that, the trio then returned to their rooms to rest after their meal.

Well, Juno and Rey did. Gerald himself simply couldn’t allow himself to remain idle. With that, he began meditating… and soon enough, he was able to have an out-of-body experience. With his mind now free to explore, Gerald—who was now invisible to the naked eye—immediately began searching for the four Soul Hunters again.

It didn’t take long for him to find them, but by that point, all four of them were already sneakily leaving the hotel despite how late it was.

Watching as they entered the darkness, Gerald knew that he had to tail them.

A few minutes later, the group of Soul Hunters found themselves approaching a forest… And standing before that forest, was a mysterious-looking cloaked figure who had his back against them… It was evident that he was waiting there for them…

Seeing him, the four Soul Hunters then hurriedly stood at attention—behind the man—before respectfully declaring, “Leader!”

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Perfectly hidden, Gerald—who had been secretly monitoring all this—found himself slightly surprised.

To think that the cloaked man was actually the leader of the Soul Hunter organization… Since their leader was also present, it only made sense that this was a large-scale mission. In other words, there was possibly going to be more Soul Hunters around…

Gerald’s train of thought was cut short when the cloaked man asked his subordinates in a frigid tone, “I trust nobody knows your true identities yet?”

“Worry not, leader, for we’ve concealed our identities well!” replied one of the Soul Hunters.

“You’d better have. Regardless, head for the phosphorite mountain area at dawn. I’ll be heading there first tonight. Again, don’t get found out!” instructed the cloaked man.

“Loud and clear, leader!” replied all four of the Soul Hunters in unison.

With their reply, the cloaked man then leaped into the air, promptly disappearing into the dark of night…

After watching all that, Gerald couldn’t help but feel slightly stunned. Just as he had speculated, the Soul Hunters were here for the token of Demonic Blood. The fact that he could tell how strong the leader of the Soul Hunter organization was certainly didn’t make him feel any better…

Regardless, since his party was also planning to head out at dawn, there was a high chance that they were going to bump into the Soul Hunters while heading to the phosphorite mountain area…

Under normal circumstances, even if they did meet, both parties would’ve just ignored each other. After all, the fact that the cultivators and the Soul Hunters had completely different backgrounds meant that there was little reason for the two groups to meddle with each other.

Unfortunately, since both of them wanted the same thing, conflict was pretty much inevitable.

With that in mind, after thinking about it, Gerald decided that it would be best to take out the four Soul Hunters before they even got to the phosphorite mountain area. By doing so, he would at least ensure that the three of them would have fewer enemies to deal with once they were at the actual location.

His mind made up, Gerald watched as the four Soul Hunters began to leave… and once they were close enough, Gerald made himself visible as he punched the air, forming a shockwave that sent all four of the Soul Hunters flying backward!

Of course, the attack wasn’t lethal, and when they realized what had assaulted them, the four men instantly shouted, “A ghost?!”

All of them recognized Gerald as a ghost due to his body’s current state.

Either way, it was clear that none of them had anticipated to bump into a ghost here of all places. Even so, they were trained professionals.

With that, all four of them quickly regained their wits as one of the Soul Hunters angrily shouted, “Quick! Gang up on him!”

Taking their daggers out in response, the four individuals then began charging toward Gerald! Since these people actually hunted down and killed ghosts and spirits, they were naturally much stronger compared to ordinary people.

Even so, in the end, they were nowhere near as strong or fast as Gerald, and Gerald knew it. With that in mind, Gerald wasn’t about to get intimidated by their group attack anytime soon.

Instead, he simply chose to easily dodge their attacks!

Before the Soul Hunters could launch their second round of attacks, Gerald swiftly grabbed one of the men by his throat!

Unable to react in time, the other three Soul Hunters could only stare wide-eyed as the sickening sound of bones cracking could be heard… And just like that, one of them died from a broken neck!

Gerald himself simply tossed the body aside as casually as it was rubbish.

As for the hunters, they were simply too stupefied to feel humiliated. After all, none of them could’ve imagined that Gerald would be this powerful…

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“…What power… What kind of monster even are you?! Regardless, we bear no grudges against you! What reason do you have to kill us?!” interrogated one of the Soul Hunters.

After all, he was right. Gerald had simply attacked them out of the blue! It certainly raised quite a few questions.

“Hah! I don’t need to explain anything!” retorted Gerald, finding it laughable that they even considered the possibility of him telling them his motive or his identity. That was simply impossible!

With that in mind, Gerald then made his move… and in the blink of an eye, the three remaining Soul Hunters found themselves dead as well. To think that they weren’t even able to find out who Gerald really was before death…

Regardless, now that all four of them were dead, Gerald began searching their bodies… and eventually, he found four Soul Hunter tokens.

As the name suggested, these tokens represented their status as Soul Hunters, and anyone who was accepted into the organization would receive one. Either way, after obtaining the tokens, Gerald kept them by his side before swiftly leaving the scene…

As for the four corpses, while someone would probably discover them the following morning, Gerald wasn’t too worried about being a suspect. After all, he had attacked them in his Avatar form, which meant that he wouldn’t have left behind any traces of physical evidence no matter what he did.

Whatever the case was, now that he had the four tokens, Gerald felt that he and his party would be able to enter the phosphorite mountain area a lot more smoothly. At the very least, the trio wouldn’t be targeted too quickly by any other Soul Hunters they bumped into.

While this was slightly underhanded, all was fair in love and war. As long as he was able to obtain the token of Demonic Blood, Gerald didn’t mind doing all this.

Regardless, Gerald quickly made his way back into his physical body—back at the hotel—before promptly falling asleep…

The next morning, all three of them awoke pretty early and after checking out, they instantly headed for their car. Once they were inside, Juno and Rey raised their heads as they heard Gerald say, “Here, take these!”

their hands out… only for Gerald to hand a Soul Hunter token to

Rey in a curious

tokens? But how? And why would you have these?” exclaimed Juno in surprise as she turned to look at Gerald. Though she asked that question, she had a hunch as to why

enter the phosphorite mountain area since we won’t easily be found out by the other

Juno and Rey realized that Gerald had secretly taken out the competition the night before. What swift

‘won’t be easily found out’, do you mean to say that we should pretend to be Soul Hunters since we

to achieve our goals right

the gas and immediately began

phosphorite mountain area was

area, the locals would sell them to manufacturers who would then use the raw materials to manufacture other chemical substances. Aside from that, the phosphorite would also be sold for decorative

would rely on that place to

a two-hour drive from Sunset Village to their destination, and

in time for lunch, Gerald then parked his car at a parking lot before leading Rey and Juno

or invisible

you two see all that

gain extra income. Another interesting fact that I came across is that the phosphorite is supposedly unlimited. Once an area is completely excavated, more phosphorite will simply

is! Still, if that really is the case, then we could

Juno could only shake their heads. As

an outsider, Rey. If you even dare touch the phosphorite, you’ll surely be beaten up by

used it to gain riches, there was no way in hell that they were

Rey as he

he was a person who had near endless wealth, so money wasn’t really an issue for him. Besides, it wasn’t as though they were here for money in the first place. Their goal was

entered the restaurant they were in… and upon realizing their presence, the trio instantly put their guard up. After all, all the men who had just entered

They’re Soul Hunters, right,

must say, their tattoos are a dead giveaway for people

that they would bump into other Soul Hunters here of

Don’t let them find you suspicious!”

that, Rey and Juno quickly nodded. Rey even made sure to lower his head, afraid that he would mess up and make

the three of them quickly began

all three of them realized that the Soul Hunters were staring in their direction. What more, they

anxious Rey quickly began quivering in worry as he whispered, “T-they’ve been looking at us this entire time,

as he glared at Rey, knowing full well that

dismay, they soon watched as one of the Soul Hunters

Rey as he

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just here for some minor business, mister!” replied Gerald with a subtle smile as he stood up

at Gerald with a bleak expression before arrogantly retorting, “And who the hell are you? Can’t you see that I’m talking to her?

Gerald instantly frowned… and the next thing the Soul Hunter knew, he was already flying

that, the other Soul Hunters immediately got up, unsheathing their daggers at the same time as they glared

move. Naturally, they hadn’t anticipated him

ordinary people! They definitely have a reason for being here!

that, the other Soul Hunters instantly

a wave of energy toward the assailants, causing

room to escape, Gerald immediately grabbed onto Rey and Juno’s

of the restaurant, unable

got back to their feet and ran out of the restaurant, Gerald and his party were

report this to the leader!” yelled the leader

and his party had

had been frightened half to death earlier—was finally able to catch his breath after panting for so long. He truly hadn’t expected Gerald to just fight the

Gerald before admiringly saying, “You really are something else,

calmer in the future…” grumbled Gerald as he raised a slight eyebrow while

hearing that, the embarrassed and awkward Rey simply lowered

mind, she tried to switch the topic by asking, “…Either way, what should we do now,

the alerted enemies would definitely

long as we remain in the shadows while they’re doing things in public, I believe we can turn this situation into an advantageous

much effort on three nobodies. After

had met the day

permission to enter—as one of them reported, “We bumped into three peculiar individuals in a restaurant today, leader! We know that at least one of them

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the cloaked man stood up as well before asking,

from before then replied, “Not much, though we assume that they’re here for

now on. If you discover the trio, then report back immediately! If they attempt to get in our way, just get rid of them!” ordered the cloaked

soul hunters in unison

tents after finding flat ground. Once that was done, they started

but look at Gerald as he asked, “…Is… there a

Hunters are tracking us down now, remember? Staying in a hotel would only turn

logic. After all, if everyone from the Soul Hunter organization was here, then staying in a hotel would definitely increase their risk of being found. That, of course, would place them in an extremely dangerous

later, Rey stood up

jogging toward some bushes. Since they were in the wilderness, there really was no other way for them to relieve

was gone, Juno was prompted to say, “We’ll definitely be facing a bloody battle with the Soul Hunter organization if

so he simply nodded before replying, “I know. However, we don’t really have much of a choice. After all, if the Soul Hunters

in mind, if the Soul Hunters got their hands on it, then

tried to change the topic by asking, “Speaking of which… You’re

slightly in response, Juno then sighed before replying, “I am, though I’m already at the peak

the next realm was never easy, and Juno simply didn’t have the talent that Gerald had. With that in mind, all she could do was continue to train in hopes that she would be able to break through into the next realm. Sadly for her, she had already been training tirelessly for a few months by now, and the fact

way to help you

nodded, placing her full belief in Gerald. He was definitely going to help her improve in the long

both of them suddenly

both of them got

as he cautiously scanned the area while

shock, Rey—who hadn’t even put his pants on properly yet—was

Juno soon found it odd that they

or invisible

Rey when they heard

at Rey’s fearful expression, Gerald then frowned slightly as he asked, “What is? What did

to be anything around…” muttered Juno who was feeling

Rey wasn’t a ghost. After all, the duo couldn’t sense the

after doing my business, I suddenly felt a cool breeze blow past me… But… then…” muttered

“…Then what?” asked Gerald.

looked up… I saw a pair of bloodshot eyes staring right back at me…! I-It was so terrifying…!” stuttered Rey as he

but even after scanning around again, neither of them was able to see anything that Rey had

don’t think either of us see anything like that…” asked Gerald as he looked

his head, Rey then determinedly replied, “I swear on my life, Mr. Crawford and Miss Zorn! I’m not joking

that to the fact that

Nothing will happen to you! That aside… Pull up your pants already!” said Gerald as

looked down… before turning to look at Gerald and Juno again. It took him a second, but when it finally set in that his boxers

our tents

way Gerald could think of that could slightly put Rey at ease. Even so, he knew that his words didn’t help much since Rey still looked

definitely wouldn’t help,

Gerald got out some

horrible

the much more experienced Gerald, Rey was just a fresh university graduate. Due to that, he barely had any experience with the real world, yet here he was. Out here on an adventure with Gerald. With that

his still trembling

feel slightly worried that the ghost was still lingering around. While he did do a

after downing the hot alcohol, Rey appeared much more relaxed than before. At the very least, he wasn’t trembling

Gerald then asked in