Ch. 1596..1600: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 1596-1600
Chapter 1596
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1596 Following that, an explosive sound could be heard!
Everyone could only watch wide-eyed as all the surrounding leaves began gathering in front of Yusuf, specifically in front of his chest…
The leaves then began balling up, and once the orb of leaves was large enough, Yusef bounded forward, using his chest to launch the ball of leaves forward!
At that moment, another explosive sound could be heard as the orb of leaves flew so quickly at Gerald that it was hard to even see it properly!
In response, Gerald positioned his fingers into a sword formation before declaring in his mind, ‘Go forth, Storm-Forged Blade!’
Immediately after, Gerald flicked his fingers in the direction of the orb, shooting a blade of light out in retaliation!
Explosion upon explosion ensued as the two attacks flew toward each other… Until finally, the large ball of leaves was sliced clear in two, creating the loudest explosion yet!
Everyone present could only take a few steps back in their shock, utterly stupefied by the sheer amount of power they had just witnessed.
“…What?” muttered the now bewildered Yusef. That boy… how could he have dealt with his strongest attack so calmly?!
“You… You’ve already entered the Ninth-rank of the Rune Realm? How is that possible? When did you even make that breakthrough?!” asked Yusef in his disbelief.
“Only yesterday, to be quite honest. It’s been quite a while since my training halted at the Eighth-rank, you know? To think I’d finally make it through!” replied Gerald with a faint smile.
“You… You couldn’t have managed to do so without external help!” retorted Yusef, still unable to believe all this.
True to Yusef’s words, Gerald had only been able to breach the Ninth-rank of the Rune Realm with the aid of that cold pond. With the stimulus from the pond in addition to the ample holy spirits here, Gerald was truthfully able to get to the next rank rather smoothly.
If he was to be completely honest, even Gerald hadn’t anticipated such rapid results.
Regardless, Gerald really wasn’t too keen on dealing with Yusef at the moment since there were so many people from the Mackowski family present.
With that in mind, Gerald then said, “Apologies, Yusef, but I still have some affairs to deal with. With that said, I’m afraid we won’t be able to determine a winner today! Rest assured, I’ll definitely come look for you once I’m done with everything! I’ll be taking my leave now!”
Following that, Gerald’s body seemed to flicker for a moment before disappearing completely!
“After him!” shouted several of the Mackowski family’s disciples.
Before they could even make a move, however, Yusef raised his hand before shouting, “Stop! Don’t pursue him any further!”
“What? But why, master? Didn’t you say we couldn’t let him remain alive?” asked a few of his men.
“Humph! If he was alone, I’d surely have dealt with him! However, there seems to be an exceptional person helping that b*stard! None of you may have noticed him, but could sense his presence. With
that said, we would have had to deal with two very powerful men—who’ve both entered the Ninth-rank of the Rune Realm—if we continued chasing him! That’s something even I have to admit we won’t be able to handle!” grumbled Yusef in a resentful tone as he clenched his fists tightly…
Meanwhile, the snap of whip could be heard within the Quartermain family’s mansion located in Jaellatra’s Bario City.
“Hurry up already! If you don’t finish what you’ve been ordered to do in time, I won’t be merciful!” shouted a mustached middle-aged man.
Appearing to be a housekeeper of sorts, the man had whipped the woman before him since she was taking a bit too slow just to wash a few vegetables.
Regardless, though the woman was furious, she didn’t dare to say a word…
Of course, she was none other than Gerald’s elder sister, Jessica…
Chapter 1597
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1597 After getting captured by the Quartermains in Jaellatra, Jessica had suffered terribly every single day. Despite constantly being hurt, however, her will remained strong.
She believed that Gerald would definitely come one day to save her from this place. With that in mind, she knew that she needed to survive long enough for him to do so.
Unbeknownst to her, that day would come sooner than expected.
After all, Gerald was already in Jaellatra, and he had even postponed his fight with Yosef since he prioritized saving his sister.
Either way, now that he had entered the Ninth-rank of the Rune Realm, Gerald was pretty much already on his way into entering the Sage Realm. Due to that, he knew he didn’t need to be afraid of dealing with the Quartermains anymore. He could now finally save his sister!
It wasn’t long before Gerald arrived in Bario City. Now alone and donning a long robe, Gerald slowly made his way across the city’s streets.
All along the street, Gerald saw luxuriously dressed people everywhere. As it turned out, those living here appeared to be quite wealthy.
Just as Gerald was passing by two rich young heirs, he heard them say something that instantly caught his attention.
“Say, have you heard? The young master of the Quartermain family is having his birthday party in Featherlight Pavilion!”
“Oh? Then what are we waiting for? Let’s hurry over and have a look for ourselves!”
So, the young master of the Quartermain family was hosting a party, was he? This was excellent!
While Gerald had initially planned on heading straight for the Quartermain’s mansion, now that he had bumped into such a perfect scenario, Gerald was definitely going to allow the young master of the Quartermain family to lead the way for him instead!
Since he was now going with this plan anyway, perhaps Gerald would have a chance to present a little gift to the Quartermains upon meeting them…
Tailing behind the two rich heirs, Gerald then continued thinking about his next step as he followed the duo to the Featherlight Pavilion…
Upon arriving, it was naturally no issue for Gerald to leap past the Pavilion’s high walls and enter through the back door. Carefully passing through the large halls without making a sound, Gerald managed to slip past unnoticed all the way to the packed banquet hall.
From what Gerald could see, the crowd consisted mostly of rich heirs in Bario City while the others were simply other prestigious and powerful people.
As he was analyzing the crowd, he heard someone suddenly shout, “Here comes Young Master Yesirn!”
Following that, the luxuriously dressed young master of the Quartermain family, Yesirn Quartermain, walked out from behind a curtain as he stared at the crowd through his sunglasses.
Standing by his side, were two sturdy-looking and dark-skinned men with frigid expressions on their faces. Looking at them, Gerald could already tell that they were Yesirn’s personal bodyguards. After all, the duo had to at least have entered the Fourth-rank of the Rune Realm with how strong they were.
Truth be told, Gerald had already noticed that things were different here in Jaellatra. After all, exceptionally strong people seemed to be the norm here, and it wasn’t even all that uncommon to see those who had managed to enter the Rune Realm.
This was why Jaellatra was such a mysterious and powerful place.
Regardless, Young Master Quartermain himself was simply a Ninth-rank master. In other words, he hadn’t entered the Rune Realm yet. Not that that mattered to Gerald. To him, these people were going to be nothing but corpses sooner or later anyway.
Whatever the case was, Yesirn’s appearance made the entire banquet hall fall silent. Nobody there dared to offend the Quartermains, so they simply stared silently at the imposing young master.
Looking at the crowd before him, Yesirn then shouted, “Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to my birthday party! It’s my treat today, so make sure to enjoy yourselves to the fullest!”
Chapter 1598
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1598 Upon hearing that, everyone instantly burst into cheer!
Gerald, on the other hand, silently remained low-profile in a dark corner of the banquet hall. To him, today wasn’t a day for celebrating Yesirn’s birthday. Instead, Gerald saw today as the day of Yesirn’s memorial ceremony.
Watching as everyone continued being immersed in the delight of sensual pleasures and drinking, Yesirn didn’t even realize that a great danger was about to befall him…
There was a saying that Gerald had previously heard of that suited what he was about to do to a tee. Essentially, ‘The end of the party is always the best time for one to get their business done’.
As he thought about that, Gerald made sure that his hood was down before leaping into the air!
It was a second later when everyone present watched as a strong-looking person dropped from the banquet hall’s ceiling… before landing onto one of the dining tables!
Shocked by all the noise and the fact that the dining table had been split clean in half, the surrounding guests seated there quickly ran off in fear!
Due to the sudden disorder, the initially joyful atmosphere quickly vanished and was instantly replaced with feelings of tenseness and dread. In a way, everyone could sense that a battle was imminent.
“Who are you? And how dare you crash my birthday party! Are you deliberately trying to court death?!” shouted the new furious Yesirn as he glared at Gerald with murderous intent.
Upon hearing that, Gerald instantly laughed in a rather contemptuous manner before slowly lifting his hood off and revealing how he looked…
“How flamboyant you are, Young Master Quartermain! I can see how much you enjoy being so over the top!” scoffed Gerald.
“Again, who are you?” growled Yesirn as he continued glaring at Gerald.
“My name is Gerald Crawford!” declared Gerald without the slightest hesitation in his tone.
Upon hearing that, Yesirn found himself instantly shocked and surprised. However, his expression quickly turned into one of contempt. To think that the person before him now was Gerald, the wild man who had kidnapped his younger sister, Mila!
“Humph! And here I was thinking who it was! You’re that wild man who kidnapped my younger sister, aren’t you? To think that you actually dared to come to Jaellatra alone! You must truly have a death wish!” sneered Yesirn.
Laughing in response, Gerald simply retorted, “Thank you for pointing out the obvious, Young Master Quartermain! Regardless, the fact that I’m here alone should paint a pretty clear picture that I can easily deal with you without even needing help from others! Now then, listen closely. I’m giving you a chance to order your men to release my elder sister and bring her to me. If you do so, I’ll still make you handicapped, but your life will be spared. If you decide not to comply, however, I’ll be teaching you and the rest of your family a very bloody lesson!”
Despite the fact that Gerald had laughed at Yesirn’s words—rather than choosing to be angered—, everyone could feel how murderous each of his words were. From how frigid Gerald’s expression was, they knew that his proposal wasn’t an empty threat either.
Not only had the Quartermains ruined his brother’s eyes and tongue, but they had also broken his parents’ legs! As if that wasn’t already enough, they even captured his elder sister! All this gave birth to the kind of resentment that couldn’t easily be eliminated. In Gerald’s eyes, the Quartermains had to be
exterminated no matter what. It was that drive to have his revenge that brought him to Jaellatra in the first place!
“You arrogant b*stard! So, you aren’t afraid of the Quartermains at all, are you? Just so you know, killing you would be as easy as murdering a chicken!” roared the infuriated Yesirn.
Frowning in slight disdain, Gerald then sneered, “A chicken you say? Very well, then! Let’s see who ends up on the chopping board!”
The second his sentence ended, Gerald instantly released his immense murderous intent and all the essential qi that he had been holding back this entire time.
And just like that, Yesirn’s anger turned into deep fear. Looking at Gerald now was so pressuring that Yesirn found it hard to even breathe! However, the worst had yet to come.
Due to the intensity of Gerald’s essential qi, many of the people around him were instantly afflicted with disruptions in their blood circulatory systems! As a result, those who were too close to him instantly died on the spot!
This, of course, was natural. After all, no ordinary person would be able to resist the essential qi owned by a Ninth-rank Chakra King!
Swallowing down his discomfort, Yesirn then turned to look at his two bodyguards before ordering, “W- what the hell are you two still standing there in a daze for?! Go get him!”
Hearing that, both of the guards instantly began dashing toward Gerald with immense speed!
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Seeing that, Gerald simply pushed his palms forward, instantly sending the two guards flying backward from a blast of powerful essential qi!
When the two bodies landed, Yesirn realized that both of them had died there and then. A single blow! That was all it took from Gerald to kill both his strongest guards…!
Now fully aware that he was truly powerless against Gerald, the horrified Yesirn found himself quivering as he slowly took a few steps back while threatening, “S-stay back…! If you dare lay even a finger on me, my family won’t even think about sparing you…!”
Though Yesirn knew that his death was imminent, he was still trying to use the Quartermains to threaten Gerald. After all, Gerald had come alone to deal with his family. With him being so reckless, Gerald was sure to be an insensible person that would possibly fall for his threats, right…?
Yesirn’s hopes for such a scenario proved that he really was as dumb as a post.
To Yesirn’s horror, Gerald then began walking over to him, looking very much like a looming God of Death…
Just as Gerald was about to reach Yesirn, however, he instantly felt an immense murderous aura from behind him as an infuriated voice roared, “Young Master!”
Turning around, Gerald was greeted by the sight of a middle-aged man—donning black martial arts clothing—launching an attack straight for him!
However, Gerald barely even flinched. Instead, he simply tilted his body slightly, successfully dodging that man’s attack with ease!
“Oh! Is that Thunderclap Punch?” asked Gerald rather casually after observing that middle-aged man’s attack.
Thunderclap Punch was a constantly changing attack that was also the most powerful tactic in the Church of the Holy Star. With that said, Gerald honestly hadn’t anticipated that the person now before him could actually perform such a strong attack.
“Humph! So even a b*stard like you recognizes the Thunderclap Punch! Regardless, how dare you disrespect Young Master Quartermain like that! Due to your actions, don’t blame me for vanquishing you!” snorted the middle-aged man as he narrowed his cold, murderous eyes.
Feeling like his hero had arrived, Yesirn then ordered, “M-Mr. Cygan! Kill him! He’s Gerald!”
The middle-aged man went by Miguel Cygan, and he was the guardian of the Quartermain family. With the strength of a Sixth-rank Chakra King, he had come from the Church of the Holy Star, which explained why he was able to perform the Thunderclap Punch in the first place. Regardless, he was considered to be one of the very best within the Quartermain family.
Either way, upon hearing Yesirn’s words, Miguel found himself instantly shocked as he shouted, “What?! So, you’re Gerald? How daring of you to come over to Jaellatra on your own! You must really be itching to join your ancestors!”
Miguel truly hadn’t expected the Quartermain’s enemy to just show up before them like this!
Snorting in response as he looked at the middle-aged man—who was glaring icily at him—Gerald then replied, “What’s there for me to be afraid of? Just so you know, one of my goals of coming here is to exterminate the Quartermains!”
With how determined Gerald’s voice was, it was evident that he wasn’t afraid of Miguel at all. After all, Miguel was nothing but a Sixth-rank Chakra King. He was nothing to Gerald!
“Exterminate the Quartermain family you say? You’ll have to get through me first!” roared Miguel as he clenched his fists so tightly that the veins on his arms instantly bulged.
Following that, Miguel darted forward so quickly that it almost seemed like his shadow had been left behind!
Lifting his hand, Miguel then spread his fingers apart—reminiscent of a clawing motion—as he yelled, “Rising Dragon!”
Staring at the incoming middle-aged man—whose attack made him look like a dragon bursting out from the sea—Gerald simply yelled back in a frigid tone, “Thrusting Dragon!”
Chapter 1600
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1600 Following that, Gerald’s hands turned as sharp as claws as well!
Before Miguel could even land his attack, Gerald easily grabbed the middle-aged man by the neck before lifting and tossing him to the side!
His neck now bloodied, the heavily injured Miguel slowly got to his knees—with much difficulty—before muttering, “…You… To… think that you… knew how… to use the Thunderclap…!”
With Miguel’s blood quite literally gushing out of his mouth now, the dying man wasn’t even able to complete his sentence.
However, he did know for a fact that Gerald had used that attack together with the Thrusting Dragon… With that said, Miguel truly hadn’t expected Gerald to actually use the skill that he had been so proud of mastering to end his life…
Knowing that he would never be able to redeem himself of this humiliation, Miguel finally gave up, flopping right into his own pool of blood, dead…
After witnessing all that, Yesirn was now so terrified that he almost appeared to be in some sort of trance! Slowly squatting to keep his wildly trembling body balanced, Yesirn found himself thinking, ‘… Not even Miguel, a Sixth-rank Chakra King and a guardian of the Quartermain family was able to deal with Gerald…! With that in mind, who else is there to come save me…?!’
Now that Miguel had been dealt with, Gerald turned to stare at Yesirn before mocking, “Now then… Who else is there to save you, Young Master Quartermain?”
“P-please, Mr. Crawford…! Please, forgive me…! I admit that I was wrong and that I shouldn’t have offended you…! With that said, please be the bigger man and spare me…! I’ll definitely be returning
home now to return your elder sister to you…!” begged Yesirn, knowing that there was no other way out for him.
Though Yesirn then crawled over to Gerald’s feet while begging piteously, he was truthfully already thinking about his escape plan. In the end, Yesirn believed that as long as he could reunite with his family, he would surely be able to get some people to deal with Gerald!
Of course, Gerald was able to read through Yesirn’s thoughts like an open book.
‘You’re a joke, you know that? Don’t you realize you’re already in my grasps?’ Gerald thought to himself.
There was no way in hell that Gerald was going to allow Yesirn to leave… After all, he was going to use him to force the Quartermains to return Jessica to him!
With that in mind, Gerald simply slapped Yesirn tight on his face, not even bothering about anything the young master had just said!
Momentarily flung to the side, Yesirn slowly fumbled to his knees again, his mouth now bloodied and several of his teeth missing. Rather than a young master, Yesirn was now nothing more than a target of scorn.
Regardless, all of the remaining participants of the birthday party—who were still alive—had already fled the Featherlight Pavilion by this point, and many of the pavilion’s management team were too frightened to even make a move.
However, there were some sensible people who instantly rushed to the Quartermains to report the incident to them. After all, Young Master Quartermain getting beaten up was a major issue that would surely cause a great uproar within the entirety of Bario City.
Naturally, Gerald had fully anticipated that. With that, he simply stepped on Yesirn’s face, applying a bit more pressure as he warned, “Now then… I’ll be waiting for your family to come. You’d best hope that my sister is with them once they arrive. Otherwise, your family’s going to be greeted by the sight of your fresh corpse!”
Upon hearing that, Yesirn instantly began praying that his family would bring Jessica along. If they didn’t, he knew for a fact that Gerald would kill him without a second thought!
It was around ten minutes later when a commotion could be heard outside the Featherlight Pavilion. It was quite obvious to Gerald who was making all that ruckus.
Seconds later, the master of the Quartermain family himself—Henrick Quartermain—came rushing past the pavilion’s doors, with many other Quartermains following behind him.
Since Henrick had already entered the Sage Realm, he was a terrifyingly strong person. The fact that his son had been beaten up so terribly only served to further increase his anger and intimidating aura.
While he was initially shocked to find out that Gerald had come to Jaellatra looking for trouble with his family, after hearing what the youth had done to his son, that surprise quickly turned into the urge to hack Gerald into pieces.
Regardless, when Henrick finally saw his son, he instantly roared, “Yesirn…!”
“D-Dad…! Please, save me…!” cried out Yesirn who was still being stepped on.
Seeing how his son was being treated, Henrick’s blood instantly boiled as his veins became strikingly visible and his essential qi began flaring wildly. If it wasn’t for the fact that his son’s head was being stepped on, Henrick really wanted to just go on the attack and kill Gerald on the spot!
Knowing better than to do that, Henrick then pointed at Gerald before threatening, “You’d best release my son, else I’m slicing you into a million pieces, Gerald!”
“Oh? Are you really in a position to threaten me?” scoffed Gerald in a frigid tone as he turned to look at Henrick.