Ch. 1446..1450: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1446-1450

Chapter 1446

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1446 After realizing that his father’s corpse wasn’t among the other dead bodies, Peter was finally able to see the bigger picture.

However, something still puzzled him. Why was his father being this cruel? What had prompted him to do all that?

“Well? I wonder what you’re feeling now that you finally know what kind of person your father is actually like! Though from your expression, I’m assuming that you had already felt that something was amiss some time ago, correct? Hahaha!” said Yreth with a laugh.

“…I admit that I was aware that something was amiss. Even so, there’s something else I don’t quite get. The Gunters themselves have plotted many schemes. What were all those for? Also, let’s not forget that several innocents have ended up dying as your grand scheme played out! How could you have just played around with and manipulated the lives of so many people?” retorted Peter with strong indignation. After all, he, too, was one of the grand scheme’s victims.

“Besides, about the part where you said that you didn’t know about the secrets within Gerald too well… I wonder how true that statement is… After all, I heard from Miss Lockland that you’re quite aware that Gerald seems to be a reincarnation of some kind of powerful deity!” added Peter.

Shaking her head, Yreth then replied, “While Zyla and the King of Judgment Portal may have said that Gerald is a reincarnation of a powerful deity, both of them only know about that through a rumor from Jaellatra. From what the King of Judgment Portal told me, the rumor definitely attracted no shortage of people. Even so, nobody—the King of Judgment Portal included—has been able to confirm the authenticity of that rumor. Whatever the case is, deity or not, Gerald still possesses a frightening amount of power, and whoever manages to get their hands on it will surely be able to rule the three

divisions of the world! Many from Jaellatra call the power the Herculean Primordial Spirit, and you know even they find it powerful since they’ve attached such a wonderful rumor to it!”

“Regardless, since nobody knows what secrets lie within Gerald’s body yet, many forces have already begun targeting the Crawford family in recent years. From the looks of it, Daryl already knew about the secret for quite some time. After all, he had already taken action long before all this! Knowing that he wouldn’t be able to deal with so many forces alone, he had made sure to remain in hiding for all those years, only daring to finally show his face again quite recently!” explained Yreth.

“…I see. You know, my father once told me that our family would be annihilated according to the picture of the sun’s prophecy… Could that have been referring to these incidents?” asked Peter, feeling enlightened.

“Right, you are. You Crawfords need to repay for all the things you’ve done, and it’s a massive price to pay! All of you are to be exterminated without question! Even so, I’m sure that your cunning old Daryl already knows about this. After all, he’s extremely competent when it comes to planning ahead. You know, in order to divert our attention, he actually established two Crawford families! If you’re wondering how, he’s conceived many, many children at the same time by sleeping with countless women! If you’re still feeling doubtful then let me ask you this. If the Crawfords truly are such a grand family that hands down its properties from one generation to the next, tell me, have you ever met your second or third uncle? Have you even heard about your grandpa before? In fact, I’m pretty sure that you’ve never even met your mother before, right? I’ll say it right now that though the Crawford family has a large family tree, most of them are adopted children who were taken in by your father! Only your family is his direct descendant!”

After hearing all that, Peter felt like he had just been struck by lightning!

‘…There… There are two Crawford families…? But how could that be…?! Though, she does have a point… I’ve never met my mother before… Hell, I’ve never even heard anything about her up till this point…! Even so, that’s the least of my worries now… If what she’s saying is true, then are there currently two halves of our family currently existing…?’

“Regardless, I do have to say that Daryl is exceedingly capable… After all, we only managed to find out about the other Crawford family a few years ago. His diversion truly was a success… You know, while everyone was busy paying attention to Gerald and your half of the Crawford family, the other Crawfords have long developed. Upon finding out about that, the Gunters were utterly devastated! Had the King of Judgment Portal not decided to step in, my family would have ceased to exist long ago!” said Yreth, a hint of fear on her face.

“With that said, not only are we trying to get hold of Gerald to acquire all the secrets of his body, but we’re also trying to ruin Daryl’s plans. After all, the Gunters will truly end up losing the ability to protect ourselves should this incident continue to develop… He’s such a terrifying man that we have a feeling that Daryl had already established communication with the forces of Jaellatra, long before anyone else had!”

 

Chapter 1447

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1447 “…And where exactly is this other Crawford family…? Also, you mentioned something about other forces earlier… What forces are they?” asked Peter. As was expected, this incident was far from simple…

“Nobody knows where the other Crawfords are. I simply know that my family would’ve been exterminated ages ago had the King of Judgment Portal not stepped in. I do know, however, that the other Crawfords are exceedingly strong… Even beyond your wildest imagination…! And as for the forces… Tell me, who do you think stands at the peak of the world?” replied Yreth as she turned to look at Peter.

“I have no idea. However, I am certain that such a position isn’t reserved for a cryptic family like yours! I was fortunate enough to meet several powerful people in the world, and I’m sure there are many others out there who are equally as powerful! Regardless, the ones I’ve come across are undoubtedly stronger than those from cryptic families like yours. Hell, they’re even more powerful than those from warrior families who have special blood types! I do find it funny, though. After all, while all of you are nothing compared to them, all of you still consider yourselves to be the most powerful families!”

“Hmm… Though what you just said is easily enough reason for me to kill you a hundred times over, only half of what you said was true. For your information, my family truly is at the top in selected areas. However, just as you’ve said, if we’re looking at things on a global scale, the true order is controlled by extremely powerful forces. Even so, we’re protected by the thought of the King of Judgment Portal’s soul. With that in mind, nobody is daring enough to shake that till the primary part of his soul is released by Gerald. Following that, his strength will greatly increase, and with the additional help from the ancestor of my family, we’ll certainly be able to form another force and compete against those people!”

“While that was the initial plan, the thought of my ancestor’s soul was ruined by Gerald before he was even able to recover the primary part of his soul! Due to that, Gerald has to pay!” declared Yreth before taking in a deep breath.

Watching as she glared sternly at him, Peter then asked, “Is the Crawford family one of those forces?”

“But of course. Those people control everything! In fact, most of the innocents you mentioned were mutilated by them, so they’re the person you should be hating! Regardless, once the Gunter family acquires Gerald and gains control over the world, who knows, maybe the situation will end up becoming better!” replied Yreth, a hint of delight in her tone.

“Apologies for being straightforward, but you’re far from capable of fighting against Gerald at your current strength… Are you not afraid?” asked Peter as he looked at her sympathetically.

“Hahaha! Trying to scare me? Well, it certainly is true that Gerald owns mysterious powers… After all, the strength of his soul alone was sufficient in ruining the thought of my ancestor’s soul…! However, you should know that he’s way weaker than me. Even if he has gotten slightly stronger, what do you think this is?” asked Yreth as she revealed a bead and showed it to Peter.

“This here, is a formation specially made to deal with Gerald… Once it’s activated, it’ll be impossible for him to escape! I made sure to have this made since I’ve already heard rumors that it’s no longer effective against Gerald…” sneered Yreth.

“…Rumors? ‘It’…?” asked Peter with a frown.

“I’m talking about the Dead Annie, of course. The strange plant that exists between heaven and earth… Back then, I had used it as a sure-fire way to suppress Gerald, and though I planned to continue dealing with him using the same method, to think that in the end, he actually managed to snatch the Dead Annie Mother away! With that in mind, I feel that Dead Annies will no longer be useful against him!”

“…I see. Regardless, suit yourselves. I hope your family doesn’t come to regret your final choice!” replied Peter with a nod.

“With all due respect, Lady Gunter, this person’s been putting our family down far too many times by this point. Do allow me to teach him a lesson!” growled one of the Gunter disciples in dissatisfaction.

“As long as he’s still breathing by the time you’re done, you’re free to do whatever you want!” replied Yreth with a slight nod.

What the disciple had said was true. Even under such circumstances, Peter didn’t seem to be the least afraid of the Gunters, and it made Yreth seethe with anger. It was the reason why she wasn’t completely against teaching him a lesson or two.

Upon getting Yreth’s approval, the disciple then took a step forward, ready to launch an attack! However, the second he made his move, a beam of light suddenly shot toward him!

An explosive sound later, it took everyone a second to realize that the person’s arm had exploded! Not only that, but the disciple had been flung to the side with such force, that he was now nothing but a lump of dead flesh.

Utterly shocked and horrified, all the Gunters slowly turned around to see who the culprit was. Even Yreth—whose eyelids were now twitching extremely rapidly—did the same as she roared, “Who the hell did that…?!”

The immediate response she got, however, was a tight slap to her face! She wasn’t even able to come close to dodging it!

Looking around in panic, Yreth felt another hard slap on her other cheek, sending several of her broken teeth scattering across the ground!

Though she was now extremely dizzy, her anger had also amplified as she growled, “Who the hell are you…?!”

Seeing how helpless Yreth was against the assailant, all the other Gunters found themselves looking around in fear as well. As immense terror peaked among those currently in the square, everyone heard a soft ‘thud’ behind them, prompting them to look at where Peter was…

To their utter shock, Peter had broken free from his restraints! The thud had come from the fallen ropes that had been cut clean in half… And the one who had cut them, was none other than Gerald! The youth who was currently slowly descending onto the rockery in the middle of the square…!

Chapter 1448

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1448

“…Gerald…!” growled Yreth, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at him in shock.

‘How… How is this even possible…?! To think I’d actually be unable to take him on!’ Yreth thought to herself in her sheer disbelief.

“I heard you’ve been waiting for me to show myself, Yreth! Well, here I am!” replied Gerald.

“So you’ve grown stronger, have you, Gerald… That’s good…! That’s more than enough proof to show how frightening the power in your body is…!” added Yreth as she laughed out loud despite still seething with rage.

“Be careful of the bead in her hand, Gerald! That’s a formation!” shouted Peter just as Yreth began activating it!

With immense speed and precision, Yreth quickly tossed the formation toward the space above Gerald while shouting, “Now hurry up and get captured without putting up a fight!”

Now right above Gerald, the formation quickly began expanding, and the sight of it immediately caused the excited Yreth’s expression to turn twisted and hideous!

However, her excitement instantly plummeted the second she saw the formation retracting… and a split second later, there was a brief flash before the formation disappeared entirely!

“…W-what…?” muttered Yreth who was now beading trails of sweat off her forehead.

Following that, Gerald’s body momentarily disappeared… and the next thing anyone knew, he was now standing before Yreth!

Looking at the stunned woman, he momentarily frowned before asking with a subtle smile, “Now what could that have been… Was it made to kill people…? Or was it perhaps just some toddler’s toy…? Whatever the case is, how disappointing!”

“D-disappointing…? The hell are you being disappointed for…?!” replied Yreth as she took a few steps back.

The Gerald before her now… He was utterly terrifying…!

“Well, I was kind of expecting your grand scheme to be a bit more… major, you know? A bit more climactic, at the very least? After all, you did go through so much just to set me up… How couldn’t I be disappointed when your trump card is nothing by this toy? I was feeling hopeful too, thinking that you’d at least put up a fight after shouting for me to be captured so confidently! While that could’ve been a side dish, serving that bead as your main dish? That’s just sad…” said Gerald.

Her face now reddened with wrath after hearing Gerald’s humiliating words, Yreth instantly retorted, “You… You’d best not get too conceited…!”

Still, it truly hadn’t occurred to her that Gerald would get this strong this quickly…! Slipping a smoke bomb out from her sleeve and into her hand, Yreth then added, “While you may be a great force now, know that you aren’t too far from the day you’ll finally be killed! Regardless, you’ve got me! Just kill me if you want to!”

Yreth was rather confident that with the aid of the smoke bomb, she would be able to make her escape. The next time the two clashed again, she would definitely take him down…!

Just as her train of thought ended, she suddenly felt an acute pain in her chest! Looking down, she realized that a beam of light had just pierced through her heart…!

Seeing that, the quivering old woman then slowly looked up… and saw that Gerald had doomed her by simply pointing his finger at her!

Vomiting blood as she collapsed to the ground, her eyes were fully widened in her utter bewilderment and disbelief!

‘Shouldn’t he have asked me when his dying day would be…?! Following that, I should have gotten the chance to detain him! Once that was done, we would’ve simply needed to wait for the King of Judgment Portal to come over…! By that point, Gerald capture would’ve been in the bag for sure! To think that… That he’d make a move the second my statement ended…! I… I’m dying…’ Thought the aggrieved Yreth to herself.

If only she had known that all this would happen, she wouldn’t have beaten around the bush… But it was far too late for regrets now, and soon enough, Yreth drew her final breath.

Upon seeing that, the rest of the Gunters were instantly overwhelmed with fright, and all of them instantly began kneeling as they pleaded, “P-please spare our lives, Mr. Crawford…! We were only following her orders! I-if you let us live, we can tell you something important…!”

Naturally, begging him for mercy was only a front. The important thing was for them to survive! Though none of them liked the idea of begging him for their lives, they needed to ensure that at least one of them remained to take their eventual revenge on Gerald…!

To their utter shock, Gerald simply casually replied, “I’m not interested in any of that. You’ll all still be dying today!”

 

Chapter 1449

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1449

Following that, matrix formations began enveloping everyone within the Gunter family, and anyone caught within them instantly felt a sense of looming death. Despite knowing that the Gunters were all feeling a cocktail of shock, fright, remorse, and anger, Gerald didn’t care.

If he didn’t kill them all today, they’d surely return as villains sooner or later. With that in mind, Gerald wasn’t going to be soft-hearted on them anymore.

Within seconds of being ensnared within the matrix formations that Gerald’s golden eye emitted, all the Gunters were reduced into nothing but fine dust.

Peter himself was honestly horrified beyond words. Gerald’s most recent change… How absolutely horrible…

A little while later—after rescuing Jasmine, Leo, and the others—Peter called Gerald over to the manor’s secret room. After Peter relayed what he had earlier learned from Yreth, Gerald found himself utterly shocked.

“So… You mean to say that grandpa isn’t dead, Second uncle…? Not only that, but he’s also the mysterious man who’s been monitoring me this entire time…?!”

“Indeed! I didn’t tell you about it at the time since I wasn’t certain about it yet… However, I now have confirmation that that truly seems to be the case!” replied Peter, a complicated expression on his face.

After hearing all that, Gerald recalled how familiar the mysterious man had felt when he had fought against him while Gerald was still in the past. Now that his uncle had clarified the situation, Gerald tried to remember more about that incident.

‘…That person’s gaze… In the end, there’s no mistaking that it was exceedingly similar to my grandpa’s… But… Doesn’t that signify that the mysterious man was grandpa? Was grandpa really the one who ruined my Dehlere Foundation…? While uncle did warn me to be mentally prepared for this revelation, I can’t help but feel doubtful about all this… After all, the grandpa I know has always been a loving person, especially to me… No matter how I look at it, I just don’t feel that he’s the kind of person who hides his identity and controls everything from behind the scenes…’

‘However… If he truly is the culprit, then the Dead Annies that he grew back at the Soul Palace explains quite a bit too… For one, he definitely didn’t grow the Dead Annies just to display them as a trophy garden!’

“…Even if that’s the case, I’d like to have a talk with grandpa about all this first when we finally meet again… Until then, I refuse to fully believe in all this!” said Gerald.

Nodding, Peter then replied, “But of course. We’ll just have to wait till we find him in order to clear things out. As for the other Crawford family… I’m going to begin investigating as soon as possible!”

With that, both Gerald and his uncle talked late into the night…

Deep inside, the duo knew for a fact that neither of them was willing to truly admit that there was a serious problem with Daryl… However, with the way things were going, both of them knew that the truth was pointing in that direction…

After all, his grandfather knew about the ancient tomb’s location as well. It was completely plausible for his grandfather to have entered the cave, killed the snake, and carried Liemis’s corpse away…

Thinking back, Master Ghost had also warned Gerald before this, stating that Gerald had to be careful of the people around him… While Gerald hadn’t paid the warning much heed at the time, he now found himself wondering whether Master Ghost had been telling him to be careful of his grandfather…

‘…Actually, hold on. Master Ghost!’ Gerald suddenly thought.

Ever since that incident regarding Queena, Master Ghost had gone missing. Where could he be now?

‘If I’m able to locate him, he’ll surely be able to tell me some secrets!’

From what his uncle had told him, Zyla had gone someplace else to avoid the pursuit of the King of Judgment Portal. With that in mind, she probably wasn’t going to be back anytime soon… Due to that, Master Ghost truly was his only option of proceeding from this point on.

‘Where could my family be…? And what about the things regarding grandpa? I probably won’t be solving these questions without Master Ghost’s help…’ Gerald thought to himself as he instantly began wondering how to find him…

When morning came, the uncle and nephew immediately began discussing the routes they would take next.

By the end of it, it was decided that Peter would help him inquire about Zyla’s location. He would also attempt to look for Lyra.

Leo and the others, on the other hand, were responsible for transferring the headquarters of the Crawford family to Mayberry.

As for Gerald, he decided to return to Langvern Mountain first. After all, while he did manage to hear Master Ghost’s advice from Zenny, he hadn’t been able to listen to the rest of her description.

 

Chapter 1450

Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1450 After Queena headed there, Gerald wasn’t even sure whether Zenny still remained…

It was a few days later when Gerald finally arrived at Langvern Mountain.

While he had anticipated for the place to be desolate, to his surprise, there was a long queue leading up to the mountain! With how crowded it was, Gerald was reminded of how the place had been like in the past before Master Ghost left.

‘What on earth is happening…? Could Master Ghost have returned…?’ asked Gerald as he walked up the mountain in his bewilderment.

The more he saw, the more surprised he became. After all, several people seemed to be standing respectfully all over the place, and there were even more of them kneeling in the direction of Langvern Church. With how devout each of them looked, they looked similar to loyal followers who had undergone a millennia of baptism.

Feeling slightly amused, Gerald simply shook his head slightly with a wry smile on his face.

Before he was able to proceed any further, someone suddenly shouted, “You there! Stop where you are!”

Turning around to see who had called out to him, Gerald was immediately greeted by the sight of an angry-looking woman—in her twenties—who had her hair tied in a ponytail.

Looking at the woman—who had both her hands against her waist—Gerald then smiled subtly before asking, “Do I know you, miss?”

“Let me do the questioning first! Why were you smiling while looking at my kneeling grandpa? Was that mockery I sensed?” asked the woman as she frowned.

Truth be told, she had already noticed Gerald for a while. After all, while the others had been respectfully lining up at the base of the mountain—either standing or kneeling—not only did this guy just walk straight up, he had done so with an indifferent expression on his face! And now he was displaying a bitter smile!

While she had heard about people who preferred doing things their way instead of following societal norms, this was her first time meeting such an unconventional person! What more, he had even placed himself above her grandfather! How couldn’t she be angry?

“I wasn’t mocking your grandfather. I was simply wondering why you were all kneeling here at Langvern Mountain despite the fact that all of you look prestigious and powerful!” replied Gerald.

“You…! To think you’d still retort so rudely…! You’re definitely asking for it!” growled the wrathful woman, thinking that Gerald was mocking them again.

‘Who the hell do you even think you are? Since you’re so undaunted, I’ll teach you a lesson you’ll never forget!’ Thought the woman to herself as she swiftly lifted her arm to land a punch on him!

As she did so, her grandfather—and another middle-aged man who had been kneeling beside him— both looked up.

The old man knew his granddaughter’s strength well. Both fast, and powerful, the woman’s strength alone was comparable to the strength of ten young men! With that in mind, her grandfather could only smile subtly as he thought, ‘This undaunted young man… He’s about to suffer a loss for sure…’

“It was merely a question… Either way, I don’t mind if you refuse to answer… Is there really a need to start a fight?” said Gerald with a wry smile as he shook his head after seeing her punch coming right at him. Instead of counter attacking or dodging, he simply turned around slowly before continuing to walk off. Such things were dull to him by this point.

Regardless, the second the extraordinarily strong girl’s fist came close enough to land, everyone found themselves instantly stunned when the attack simply brushed past Gerald’s body! Gerald’s movements were so fluid that it almost seemed as though he was a martial arts director who had rehearsed that action for countless times! In fact, the maneuver was so skillful that it almost seemed like Gerald had only avoided the attack by coincidence!

“…W-what…?” muttered the woman, filled with incredulity that her punch could miss.

By that point, everyone who had witnessed the scene—including her grandfather and the middle-aged man—found their eyes widened in disbelief as their breathing hastened.

“S-sir! Please, stop…!”