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Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2161

Just thinking about the hundreds of poisonous snakes in his family’s infamous pit sent shivers down his spine.

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Shaking his head, Amare knew that he had to stay focused. Tonight was his best shot at killing Gerald. If he failed, there was a high chance that he wasn’t going to be able to hunt Gerald down in time tomorrow. What more, even if he did miraculously find Gerald again then, he wouldn’t be able to do anything in broad daylight unless he wanted to attract unnecessary attention to himself.

Whatever the case was, after silently touching down on the ground after leaping from the sixth floor a cold smile formed on Amare’s face as he growled, “To think that you’d actually release your essential qi… Don’t you know you’re being hunted down?”

With that said, Amare began bolting toward the direction where he had sensed the essential qi. With how fast he was, he was barely even visible, and anyone he passed would’ve only been able to sense a cold breeze passing by…

Gerald himself was already standing in an open area while puffing a cigarette, the cigarette’s smoke looking particularly conspicuous in the darkening sky…

The youth had learned about this place from Ichiro from one of their casual conversations. Apparently, this area had been bought by the war department to build a new training ground. However, due to some issues, the project had been suspended till this very day. Regardless, since this piece of land was owned by the war department, nobody dared to come to this place. Those from the war department didn’t have any reason to come all the way out here just to train either, which made this the perfect place to deal with the Crawford cultivator.

Either way, it wasn’t long after before Gerald felt someone closing in at rapid speeds, prompting him to mutter, “Well aren’t you a fast one…”

Though it was already pretty dark, with the help of the Herculean Primordial Spirit, Gerald could now see clearly in the dark. In fact, being a cultivator, he could even see the blood circulation and essential qi running through people. With that said, Gerald soon saw Amare appear not too far away from him…

“Gerald, right?” asked Amare as he stared at the youth. Since Gerald had already released his essential qi, Amare saw no reason to hide his anymore either.

Watching as Amare released his own essential qi, Gerald simply crossed his arms before calmly replying, “That, I am.”

“You’re just an abandoned descendant of the Crawford family, you know? If you had just lived in the secular world properly, none of us would’ve even bothered about you. With that said, to think that you would suddenly appear and attempt to snatch Master Will’s rightful position as the heir of our family! Due to your actions, can you really blame us for hunting you down?” scoffed Amare as he tossed his jacket off, exposing his muscular body…

Not only was he strong in cultivation, but he also had one of the best physiques within his family. With that said, a cultivator of the same level wouldn’t be his match at all, and this was proven in the many competitions within his clan that he had won over the years. Hell, it was because of his strength that Daryl had appointed him for this errand.

Regardless, upon hearing what Amare had to say, Gerald was momentarily surprised, though he quickly smiled before replying, “You think I’m competing against Will for that position…? Putting that aside, from what you’ve said, I’m assuming you’re here under Will’s orders. After all, I’m pretty sure Daryl didn’t allow any of you to harm me. If he finds out, I wonder if you’ll be subjected to serious consequences…?”

“That… That has nothing to do with you!” growled Amare as he clenched his fists tightly. Truth be told, he didn’t even dare to imagine the consequence once the patriarch found out about all this…

“Well, whatever the case is, come at me. Show me how strong you Crawford cultivators can get. Then again, after beating up two of Will’s men back then, I have a feeling that you’re going to be a let down as well,” scoffed Gerald who barely felt any pressure despite being in the presence of one of the Crawford family’s top cultivators…

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“Shut it!” scowled Amare who was itching to finish Gerald off. Amare wasn’t a person who liked small talk, and since Gerald was his target, there was even less reason for him to say anything. With that, Amare suddenly disappeared…!

Immediately sensing a surge of essential qi around him, it quickly became obvious to Gerald that this person was much stronger than the men Will had previously sent after him. As he was thinking about this, Amare reappeared before Gerald, his fist already aimed at his chest!

Feeling a gale of cold wind coming his way as Amare launched his punch toward Gerald, Gerald simply took a few steps back to dodge the attack. Naturally, Gerald wasn’t afraid of fighting back. He only avoided the attack since he wanted to better grasp how strong Amare truly was.

Realizing that Gerald had managed to dodge his attack, Amare’s eyes turned even redder than before as he declared, “You’re pretty fast!”

Following that, he immediately restabilized himself before lunging toward Gerald again!

Instead of dodging, however, Gerald simply used his arm to deflect Amare’s attack, sending Amare stumbling to the side! Unable to balance himself in time, the immense force of Gerald’s deflection caused Amare to crash into a pile of rocks…! Howling as his head collided against some rocks, Amare soon felt blood trickling down his now throbbing forehead…

Fumbling to his feet, Amare glared at Gerald as blood flowed down his chin and dripped all over his clothes…

Pain was nothing to him. After all, though the injury would’ve been terrible for regular people, he could just rapidly patch himself up with his essential qi.

Even so, that didn’t save him the humiliation of stumbling so stupidly before Gerald… He just couldn’t stand it…! It didn’t help that Amare knew that Gerald hadn’t even used much force to deal this much damage to him…! This scene would’ve been much less humiliating if he simply wasn’t strong enough or got injured due to his carelessness…!

Amare had never felt this stifled in his many years within the Crawford family…!

As Amare was thinking about all this, Gerald couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile before saying, “Seems that you’re not that good in martial arts after all. Just so you know, I only used the most basic of techniques in Tai Chi earlier. Is that all it takes to defeat you?”

And here Gerald thought that this person would be an expert. As it turned out, he wasn’t really much stronger than Will’s previous men.

“Don’t get too cocky…! I was just careless earlier!” growled Amare who was glad that nobody else was around to witness his blunder. After all, if his family found out about this, he would surely lose face…!

Though Gerald wanted to reply, he quickly shut his mouth again. There was… a red dot on Amare’s shoulder and seconds later, it disappeared.

Knowing that the red dot had been moving in his direction, Gerald immediately activated his essential qi to bolt to the side…!

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A split second later, a muffled gunshot could be heard, followed by the sound of something whizzing across the air at lightspeed…! Barely a second later, a bullet flew past the spot Gerald had initially been standing, hitting a rock and causing it to explode into a million pieces…!

Had Gerald not reacted in time earlier, the bullet would’ve surely pierced through his heart! Even if he had his essential qi to protect him, Gerald knew that in the end, the essential qi would only leak out uncontrollably, causing his body to break down which would disallow him to recover…!

Wiping the blood off his chin with his sleeve, Amare couldn’t help but sneer, “Seems that you’ve offended quite a lot of people! “

With the unknown assailant’s help, Amare now knew that he would definitely be able to kill Gerald…!

“Mind your own business,” replied Gerald as he took a deep breath… before releasing an immensely murderous aura.

Gerald, for one, knew that if this unknown sniper and the Crawford cultivator worked together, there was a chance that he wouldn’t make it out alive tonight. After all, though his Herculean Primordial Spirit was strong, it didn’t make him invincible. What more, he still wasn’t able to use the full power of his spirit…!

Regardless, that earlier shot was naturally from Vulture. After Kai had told him that Gerald was in the training ground, Vulture had constantly been keeping an eye on Gerald, patiently waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Though he could’ve killed Gerald earlier during the day, he didn’t want to create a chaotic scene since Gerald was with the investigation team, which explained why he waited till now to act. Though it was much darker now, Amare’s constant shouting made it easy for Vulture to tell which figure belonged to Gerald. Still, to think that Gerald could dodge his attack…!

While he had previously scoffed at the idea that Gerald was as strong as Kai had said, Vulture was now starting to believe Kai’s words. After all, being able to dodge such a precise attack in such a short amount of time was something no ordinary person could hope to do.

Whatever the case was, Vulture then tossed his sniper rifle away before expertly leaping off the fourth floor! Making sure he didn’t fall too quickly by stepping on the sides of the building, Vulture soon landed on the ground and began walking toward the duo…

Raising a slight brow, Gerald was prompted to ask, “… And you are?”

“Just know that I’m here to take your life. No further questions,” scoffed Vulture.

Watching as the man donning a trench coat, cap, and even a black mask swiftly approached, Gerald stared right into Vulture’s grim eyes before rolling up his sleeves and replying, “I see. Then let’s settle this together.”

Ever since he got rid of the three large clans in Yanam, he hadn’t had a proper battle like this.

Either way, after healing the wound on his forehead, Amare looked at Vulture before shouting, “Let’s team up to take him down, brother!”

reply. Instead, he simply pulled out a shiny bayonet from his back before rushing toward Gerald! While he wasn’t as quick as Amare was, he was still pretty

no time and immediately mobilized his essential qi before rushing forward as well! Amare, for one, knew that he needed Vulture’s help to finish Gerald off, even though he had no idea who Vulture was or what conflicts he had with

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Amare wasted no time launching an onslaught of attacks

skills, all his attacks were infused with essential qi. With that in mind, Gerald was well aware of how deadly this duo was. One slip on his side and he

Gerald remained on the defensive for three minutes straight… then

In fact, he was now capable of sneaking in

unlike Gerald and Amare, Vulture didn’t have the support of essential qi. In other words, he had been relying on his own strength throughout this fight, and he was starting to slow down. Vulture was well aware that this continued on,

this, Gerald noticed an exposed weak spot when Vulture was retracting his arm. Not wanting to miss the chance to strike, Gerald immediately launched a

took a few steps back, holding onto his chest and panting the entire time. Had Vulture been an ordinary man, that punch could’ve either knocked him out or even killed him…! However, Vulture’s physique was far from ordinary, so he was still able to stand. Even so, that

he was, beads of sweat rolled down Vulture’s forehead as he considered his options while watching Amare continue fighting Gerald. In the end, Vulture knew that continuing to move any further would surely result in his death. With that,

chest, Vulture slammed his fist onto the ground while growling,

rib. With his forehead now drenched in sweat, he knew how terrible his current condition was. Vulture’s best course of action now was to lie still. Moving any further would only cause his injuries to worsen to the point where death was

only he had heeded Kai’s warnings and taken Gerald more seriously, Vulture would’ve surely been more careful with his moves. Thinking back,

out of combat,

lacked Gerald’s stamina, and soon began blocking more than he attacked. While Amare could still sneak in a few counterattacks, the longer the

said, soon enough, Gerald managed to strike Amare’s left arm hard enough to dislodge it! Seeing that Amare was temporarily handicapped, Gerald took the chance

a fact that it

as he continued squeezing Amare’s neck, Gerald then said, “Since we have the same surname, I may consider sparing your life if you share interesting

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than me, what else do you want?!

Primordial Spirit and poking a few spots on Amare’s body… Gerald was now

to his feet, he quickly realized that he

that he wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon, Amare could only watch

a cigarette, Gerald squatted in front of the injured man, shaking his box

clutching onto his chest

his body’s current state, even saying that one sentence caused him enough pain for any

hired you, that’s all. Not going to lie, you’re pretty strong, so I’m sure you’re quite a famous assassin. With that said, I can only imagine the Kanagawas hiring you. Am I wrong?” asked Gerald

teeth in response, Vulture

ten in the assassin list meant that he had to fully adhere to the professional ethics of assassins which meant that he couldn’t

rooted in his mind ever since he joined this field

hearing that, Gerald simply shook his head before laughing as he turned to look at Amare before looking back at Vulture and

cooperating was honestly starting to annoy him… With that, Gerald stopped laughing before stepping on Vulture’s chest as he

bones now piercing straight into his organs, Vulture’s eyes widened as he began coughing mouthfuls of blood… By this point,

repeat the question,” said Gerald as be narrowed his

that he’d die if he said anything, Vulture simply retorted, “Just kill me already!

went stern. He already knew that Kai had sent him, so there was no reason for him to

lifeless, Vulture’s eyes retained their furious glare. It almost seemed as though Vulture had still been racking his brains on how to murder

not even bothering to look at Vulture’s corpse. After all, he just

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hide his utter horror as he yelled,

cultivator of

had Gerald defeated him so

wouldn’t be having such a hard time grasping this situation if Gerald had grown up with him in the family! After all, everyone

secular world this entire time! Even if there were cultivators out here, none of them should’ve been strong enough to be able to teach Gerald such powerful skills! Skills that disallowed Amare, the cream of the crop in his family,

is it?” asked Gerald as he

this strong! You can’t be!” retorted Amare

me everything you know about the Crawford family and I may just spare you. After all, we still share the same surname. If I let you off alive, however, know that I’ll have to

Amare as he seriously

It was just Will’s secret order. With that in mind, while the patriarch would eventually learn about all this thus making punishment unavoidable for Amare, if he shared everything Gerald wished to know,

considering all this, Gerald fished his phone out to check the time. It was already one in the morning, and he knew that soldiers would begin patrolling the area in another two hours. Knowing that he had to clear the scene up before they arrived, Gerald was prompted to say, “You have

enough, and since Amare hadn’t said a word, Gerald

tribe. With that in mind, he knew that uncovering the secrets of Yeaning Island was simply

then narrowed his eyes as his hand slowly

as Gerald’s hand came dangerously close to his neck…! The fear of death

neck, Amare quickly gulped before crying out in a

willing to talk?” replied Gerald as

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anything you wish to know! I’ll share anything that I can answer…! ” said Amare as he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gerald’s hand

right in front of him, Gerald simply replied in a hushed tone, “First off, was it Will who

to do some errands for him, but just before I left, Will called me over to his room to give me the assassination

think of it, aren’t you worried that Daryl

wanted him dead. As far as

in time, the patriarch shouldn’t find out… I was already planning to leave this afternoon, you know? But then you suddenly showed up…! What more, just as I was wondering how to make a move on you earlier, you took the initiative

this way, he would’ve never

thought for a bit before asking, “… And are you the one who killed that special forces agent from

me, yes…” replied Amare

that aside, I have one final question. As long as you give me an honest answer, I’ll spare your life and let you leave unharmed. How do I get to Yearning Island?” asked Gerald as he narrowed his

he had managed to find Fujiko

when I say… I don’t know either…”

the Crawford family? How could you not know about this?” replied Gerald with a slight frown. This was the exact same reply he had

and a few core clansmen, the

And how are you going to return?” asked Gerald as he raised a

kilometers before we enter the ocean… However, if we wish to go back, we’ll need to inform the family in advance… Following that, either the patriarch or a

way back to the island?”

my way back from sea… The only way I can get to the island is if I send a message to the family and sail for a little while more… Shortly after, I’ll be able to see the vague

the island as Gerald was. In fact, he had even tried asking the other family members about this in the past, though he would end up getting harshly reprimanded every time he did

after a brief silence, Gerald nodded

of that, Gerald knew he wouldn’t lie. Besides, Amare’s

been trained to give the exact same answer if they were caught, Gerald didn’t really mind. After all, he knew that he was going to learn the secrets of Yearning Island from the Seadom tribe sooner or

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I’ll answer honestly!” replied Amare who was now feeling that Gerald wasn’t the person he had

evil and ruthless person who would do anything to breach into the Crawford family and exploit them once he became the patriarch. After their brief interaction, however, he now felt that Gerald was

still killed the assassin from before, Gerald had every right to do so since he was ambush-attacked by him… Regardless, Gerald had also made it a point that he was going to

when Gerald calmly replied, “That’s all I needed

my cultivation now and I’ll head home immediately… ” said Amare in a n equally calm

that those he had previously offended

worth it as long as he could remain alive. After all, all wasn’t lost. He simply had to start from