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Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1811

It was late into the night when the three of them finally decided to return to their tents to sleep.

Due to the wild boar incident, all three of them shared a tent. That way, they could increase the odds of them sensing danger and allow them to assist each other if they were attacked.

Thankfully, all was quiet that night, and the trio woke up early the next morning.

Leaving the tent as soon as he got up, Gerald realized that there were already a number of birds feasting on the wild boar’s carcass, with most of them being eagles and vultures. Gerald paid them no notice, and instead began packing up.

It was around nine when all three of them were up and ready to continue on their journey into the depths of the forest…

According to Old Flint’s map, walking past the phosphorite mountain area would allow them to accomplish their second step. Of course, that was easier said than done.

After all, not only was the phosphorite mountain extremely vast, but the trio had no idea what kinds of dangers awaited them there as well. With that in mind, they could only hope that they were prepared enough to face whatever obstacles they came across.

Up till this point, they already had to deal with the massive boar and the Soul Hunters… What a dangerous place…

Regardless, it was about two hours later when the trio finally came across a stream. With that, they then decided to replenish their water supply and take a short rest while they were at it.

Now sitting atop a flat stone, Juno found herself asking, “Say… Do you have any idea how much longer we’ll need to walk, Gerald…?”

Shaking his head, Gerald then replied, “Not at all… Based on Old Flint’s map, all I know is that we’ll need to walk past the phosphorite mountain area… Sadly, the map doesn’t really specify how huge the area is…”

Just as they were wondering how large the area really was, an arrow suddenly flew past all three of them!

Immediately turning to face the direction the arrow shot out from, the trio was greeted by the sight of a few men—donning black clothes—with crossbows in hand!

“Soul Hunters!” yelled Gerald as he instantly held onto Juno and Rey’s arms before bolting away with them.

The Soul Hunters themselves instantly began shooting volley after volley of crossbow bolts. It almost felt like it was raining arrows!

Thankfully, the trio managed to take cover in the forest.

“Dmn it! How do we keep bumping into those bstards! How unlucky!” grumbled Rey.

“Please don’t forget that the entire Soul Hunter organization is here. Since they’ve been divided into several small groups, it’s pretty much inevitable that we’ll constantly bump into them while we’re here!” explained Gerald.

Regardless, once they were sure that the Soul Hunters had lost track of them, all three of them couldn’t help but sigh in relief before resuming their journey…

After what had just happened, the trio found that it was safer to simply use the forest path instead of walking by the side of the stream.

Compared to walking in an open area—which would allow them to be easily found and attacked—, traveling within the forest would make them harder to spot. What more, there was also plenty of cover in the forest, making escape much more plausible there.

Whatever the case was, it was about half an hour later when they finally found a home in the middle of the forest.

“…Say, do you see that, master? To think that people would actually live out here in the middle of nowhere!” exclaimed Rey.

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Gerald and Juno appeared equally as surprised as Rey was. After all, who in the right mind would live this deep in the forest? It truly was mind-boggling.

After a short pause, Gerald then said, “…Well, since there’s someone living here, we may as well ask them if they know how much further we’ll need to walk!”

Nodding in agreement, the duo then began following Gerald’s lead as they walked toward the house…

However, they quickly found themselves retreating into bushes again when they realized that a few Soul Hunters were also walking toward that house!

After knocking on the door, what appeared to be the house’s owner opened it… and before he could even react, the Soul Hunters immediately rushed in!

Following that, horrified screams filled the air!

Hearing all the terror from inside that house, Gerald and the others quickly exchanged glances. The Soul Hunters were definitely there to eliminate that family… How inhumane!

Unable to bear the screams anymore, Juno found herself pleading, “Gerald, let’s help them! The Soul Hunters have really gone over the line this time…!”

Upon hearing that, Gerald nodded before turning to face Rey and saying, “Hide here while we resolve the issue, alright, Rey? Don’t make a move until we return!”

Of course, Rey wasn’t about to go against Gerald’s orders, so he quickly hid in some nearby bushes.

Seeing that, Gerald and Juno bolted toward the house! The second they arrived at the now open door, they were immediately greeted by the sight of a murdered couple lying in a puddle of their own blood…

The sight of that instantly infuriated the duo. For the Soul Hunters to do such inhumane acts… They truly were worse than beasts!

“You utter b*stards…!” roared the angered Juno.

At that moment, both of them heard a screaming girl coming from deeper inside the house.

“H-help me…!” screamed the desperate-sounding girl.

Wasting no time, Gerald and Juno then rushed toward the source of the voice…

Realizing that there were a few Soul Hunters standing in their way, Gerald immediately summoned the Astrabyss Sword before expertly slicing all of their necks in one swift slash!

As the Soul Hunters began choking on their own blood, Juno herself continued running toward the source of all the screaming. Soon enough, she entered the room where the terrified screams originated from… And she was greeted by the sight of a Soul Hunter forcefully pinning himself atop a plainly dressed girl!

Now brimming with fury, Juno instantly stabbed the disgusting man’s back before yanking him off the girl!

Since Juno was a cultivator, she was way stronger than these puny Soul Hunters. With that in mind, she easily lifted the human trash off the ground… and without the slightest hesitation, she sliced his neck!

Unable to even react, the man died almost instantaneously in Juno’s hands…

And just like that, the duo had gotten rid of all the Soul Hunters who had raided the house.

With the issue now resolved, Juno then began walking over to the frightened girl before sitting next to her… As she placed a hand over the poor girl’s shoulder, however, the girl instantly began screaming frantically as she instinctively curled up into a ball!

Heartbroken by the girl’s state of mind, Juno then slowly embraced her while saying, “It’s alright now… You’re saved…! It’s all going to be alright…”

It took a while, but after Juno’s constant reassurance, the girl finally managed to calm down slightly… However, now that the fear was gone, sadness instantly set in, and within Juno’s embrace, the girl began shedding tears, her wails resonating across the entire house…

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Her cries only made Juno’s heart ache even more. Gerald himself could only shake his head as he slowly walked out of the room…

Stepping out, Gerald then signaled for Rey—who was still hiding—to come over.

Seeing that, Rey then quickly made his way toward the house… But the second he saw how bloody it was now inside, he instantly dashed out again to puke his guts out! Since this was the first time he had seen such fresh corpses, it was undoubtedly a great shock to him…

Knowing that, Gerald couldn’t really blame Rey for his reaction. After all, Gerald himself was only this nonchalant toward the dead since he was used to seeing corpses by this point. With that in mind, Rey’s tolerance toward sights like these would surely rise the more corpses he witnessed in future.

Regardless, it was some time later when Rey finally gathered the courage to look at the corpses again. Once Gerald made sure he was fine, the duo then got to work burying the corpses. Naturally, they buried the girl’s parents separately.

Once they were done, Rey couldn’t help but growl, “Those people… they’re inhumane…!”

While Gerald didn’t reply, his solemn expression did the talking for him.

True to Rey’s words, the Soul Hunters truly were ruthless to be able to do such brutal acts…

After witnessing all this, Rey was now more determined than ever to become a cultivator. By working hard, he would hopefully be able to prevent scenes like these from happening…

Gerald raised his head… and

madam… Since you were killed by those

the girl’s parents, and after hearing what Gerald said,

honestly feeling relieved. After all, now that they had passed on in peace, they wouldn’t end up turning into evil

were gone, Gerald drew the Astrabyss Sword before starting

chanting was known as Soul Eater, and casting it enabled him to completely exterminate villainous spirits. As Gerald had earlier said, any spirits caught within the

Hunters. After all, they deserved this punishment, and Gerald wasn’t about to let them die in peace

make Gerald feel that

the chanting complete, Gerald then yelled, “Soul

he shouted that out, the spirits of the Soul Hunters immediately merged into a

he slashed right into the

the punishment was complete. No longer would their souls continue to

feel that it was all very magical. It certainly made him pumped to become a cultivator who was as powerful as Gerald one

this was done, Gerald then

first glance, the girl had completely calmed down by this point. Even so, she appeared reluctant to say a word… From what

Gerald’s presence, Juno immediately pleaded, “Gerald…! Please,

to do, Gerald then asked, “…You’re suggesting me

girl… before closing her eyes and nodding as she said, “…I’m sure. I don’t want her to live in despair

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Gerald could tell how much she wanted to help the girl. With that in mind,

on about, Rey could only continue staring at them with curious

began walking toward the girl… before gently placing a finger on her forehead. The second he

began circling the girl’s head… First slowly,

prompted to

it in fact… Still, it’s better for her in the long run as long as she can

shocked. To think that there

shorten, though we don’t exactly know how many years have been taken away from her…

and cons to everything… While the girl was now free of her painful memories, her lifespan had now been decreased. One could only call

the girl could live happily after this, the

wasn’t long after before the girl

Juna and the other two, the confused girl couldn’t help but ask, “…Who… are you

you fainted earlier so we saved you!” replied Juno with a

tried to remember what had happened before… Of course, there was nothing to remember since

fine… Could you tell us your

that, the girl instantly frowned. What was

a while, she simply couldn’t recall what it was. Shaking her head, the vexed girl then replied,

turned to look

forgetting quite a bit after undergoing the memory-erasing process… It appeared that the girl had picked the

know where

her head, the girl then replied, “No idea… I

to remember her name or even her own home, it was clear that the girl truly had forgotten

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technique

before ordering, “…Go see if you can find any

as he instantly began searching around the

find a book with her name written on

then said, “Master, I think I’ve

then looked at it before handing it to the girl

holding onto the book, the girl couldn’t help but furrow her brows, a clear indication that she didn’t even

Yrsa then began shaking her head again as she replied, “…I

I’m sure it’ll come back to you

so… Still, who are all of you…?” asked Juno in

you may not remember us, it’s fine since we still remember you,” lied Gerald as naturally as he

doubt Gerald’s words. After all, Yrsa was currently nothing more than a blank slate. Since she knew nothing, the only thing she

it, she figured that the trio couldn’t be villains since they did claim

was cut short when Gerald suddenly asked, “Yrsa… Are you willing to live with us from

she replied, “…I am. After all, I can’t remember anything… You’re the

them breathed sighs of relief. Since she was willing to come along with them, they could at least ensure

a bit and get out of here!” declared Gerald, understanding that the place they were currently in wasn’t particularly

the previous Soul Hunters could find this place, then other Soul Hunters would definitely be able

the four of them then

girl didn’t need to remember such a painful incident, especially after Gerald had to decrease her lifespan

forest, a Soul Hunter could be seen running toward a tent—that was located

the Soul Hunter instantly reported, “L-leader!

in that squad?” asked the cloaked man who had been

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then replied, “There were

instantly turned ugly. For six men to have lost contact just like that… Something terrible

able to contact them?”

they were last

to head there immediately. The seventh squad must

as he bolted off

Juno had ended the lives of all six of those men… However, once the cloaked man found out about the deed, he would surely

it was undeniable that the dead Soul Hunters deserved what they

later when the Soul Hunters—who had been sent out to search for the men—returned to the campsite with the six corpses

yelled a Soul Hunter as he rushed into

is it? But first off, calm yourself!” retorted the cloaked

“T-the men you sent out to search for the seventh squad… They’ve returned with six corpses! The

cloaked man furiously as he got up and walked out

stepped out, he was instantly greeted by the sight of six corpses laid out in a row… Each of them

tightly, the angered man then growled, “…Who’s responsible for this… Who

cloaked man couldn’t just sit still after six of his men had

an ordinary blade either! As for the sixth victim,

Hunters were divided in rank according to the colors their uniforms

level wore black, and upon promotion, they would be given a red uniform. Only the strongest

that was a known fact, nobody knew how powerful he really was. In fact, nobody even knew his real name or had any other information about him. He was a truly mysterious

our opponents this time aren’t ordinary

next to the stream the day before! Though the trio managed to escape,

the cloaked man could already see what the

chance that

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and forward my order around! Everyone’s to be fully armed at all times! Also, gather some purple Soul Hunters to hunt down that trio! I want them dead by the end of all this!”

yelled the other Soul Hunters as they raised their fists in response. Gerald and the others had no idea just how much danger they were going to

it wasn’t long after before the night sky began encroaching

camp under a large tree and were already grilling the

Juno chose to stay by Gerald’s side

eventually, Gerald took in a deep breath

amused Juno already had a hunch as to what his

accepting Yrsa as my disciple? You want her to grow

serious expression before stating, “…Indeed. Since I’ve erased all her memories, it should be even easier for

that I’ve been thinking about that as well. After all,

that Yrsa’s consent in all this was equally as important. Even so, Gerald strongly

then called Yrsa over

coming over, Yrsa then took a seat before asking with a smile, “Yes, brother

Well, first off there are a few questions we’d like to ask!”

answer what I can!” declared the trusting girl rather