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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…

that moment when Gerald raised his head… and floating before him now, were two

Gerald cleared his throat before righteously declaring, “…Sir and madam… Since you were killed by those people, I’ll bestow punishment on them! I’ll make sure they can’t undergo reincarnation! With that in

and after hearing what Gerald said, the duo then vanished into thin

After all, now that they had passed on

they were gone, Gerald drew the

villainous spirits. As

it on the dead Soul Hunters. After all, they deserved this punishment, and Gerald wasn’t about to let them die in peace and escape

their souls’ annihilation would make Gerald feel that he hadn’t let the girl’s parents

the chanting complete, Gerald then

he shouted that out, the spirits of the

slashed right into the orb of light, causing it to shatter into

their souls continue to exist, and they would be

back—couldn’t help but feel that it was all very

case was, now that all this was done, Gerald then returned to the room where Juno

point. Even so, she appeared reluctant to say a word… From what Gerald could

Juno immediately pleaded, “Gerald…! Please, help

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

before closing her eyes and nodding as she said, “…I’m

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tell how much she wanted to help the girl. With that in mind, Gerald then replied, “…Very well,

Rey could only continue staring at them

began walking toward the girl… before gently placing a finger on her forehead. The second he released his finger, a tiny orb of

the girl’s head… First slowly, then faster… and faster… until

was prompted to ask, “…What… was that,

chunk of it in fact… Still, it’s better for her in the long run as long as she can forget all that’s happened today…” explained

was immediately shocked. To think that

lifespan to shorten, though we don’t exactly know how many

was now free of her painful memories, her lifespan had now been decreased. One

the girl could live happily after this, the exchange would

wasn’t long after before the girl regained

two, the confused girl couldn’t help but

we saved

can’t remember fainting…” muttered the girl as she tried to remember what had happened before… Of course, there was nothing to remember since

you tell us your name…?” asked Juno as her smile widened,

that, the girl instantly frowned.

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

Gerald then turned to look at

aware that there existed a possibility of forgetting quite a bit after undergoing the memory-erasing process… It appeared that the girl had

know where you are?”

girl then replied, “No idea… I don’t know where this place

or even her own home, it was clear

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technique truly was

case was, Gerald then turned to look at Rey before ordering, “…Go see if you can find

Rey as he

managed to find a book with her name written

the book to Gerald, Rey then said, “Master, I think I’ve

the book from Rey, Gerald then looked at it before handing it to the girl and

holding onto the book, the girl couldn’t help but furrow her brows,

out of her mind, Yrsa then began shaking her head again as she replied, “…I really can’t remember if that’s really the

worry, I’m sure it’ll come back to

all of you…?”

your good friends! While you may not remember us, it’s fine since we still remember you,” lied Gerald as naturally

Yrsa was currently nothing more than a blank slate. Since she knew nothing, the only thing she could do

figured that the trio couldn’t be villains since they did

cut short when Gerald suddenly asked, “Yrsa… Are you

eventually nodded as she replied, “…I am. After all, I can’t remember anything… You’re the only people I

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

up a bit and get out of here!” declared Gerald, understanding

place, then other Soul Hunters would definitely be able to find it

four of them then left the

ignorance was bliss. The poor girl didn’t need to remember such a

Soul Hunter could be seen running toward a tent—that was located at the Soul Hunter’s

instantly reported, “L-leader!

cloaked man who had been sitting in the tent

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Soul Hunter then replied, “There were six of them, sir! And none of them can

hearing that, the cloaked man’s expression instantly turned ugly. For six men to have lost contact just like

we were able to contact them?” asked the

last

must be found, regardless of whether

and clear!” yelled the Soul Hunter as he

of those men… However, once

the dead Soul Hunters deserved what they got for

Soul Hunters—who had been sent out to search for the

leader…!” yelled a Soul Hunter as he

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

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

the cloaked man furiously as he got up and walked out of his

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

angered man then growled, “…Who’s

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

single slash across the neck! From what we’ve been able to tell, the assailant wasn’t using an ordinary blade either! As for the sixth victim, he died from a slice on his neck as well, though it appears to

were divided in rank

given a red uniform. Only the strongest of the strong

man was still the strongest individual in the organization. While that was a known fact, nobody knew how powerful he really

time aren’t ordinary threats!” scowled the

a black-uniformed Soul Hunter came running over before reporting, “Leader! The fifth squad just sent in a report stating that they came across three individuals next to the stream the day before! Though the trio managed to escape, what’s interesting to note is that the stream isn’t too far off

man could already see what the Soul

was a high chance that those three people were

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Hunters to hunt down that trio! I want them dead by the end of all this!” yelled the cloaked man

Soul Hunters as they raised their fists in response. Gerald and the others had

after before the

up camp under a large tree and were already grilling the remaining meat over a fire they

was chatting with Yrsa, Juno chose to stay

but eventually, Gerald took in a deep breath before saying, “…Hear me out, Juno, but I

the amused Juno already had a hunch as

me accepting Yrsa as my disciple? You want her to grow to become a cultivator,

displayed a serious expression before stating, “…Indeed. Since I’ve erased all her memories, it should be even easier for her to learn the ways

that as well. After all, I can’t just

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

that in mind, he then called Yrsa over

with a smile, “Yes, brother Gerald? Is there something you wanted

first off there are a few questions we’d like to ask!” replied Gerald

girl