Ch. 2161..2165: The Secretly Rich Man Chapter 2161-2165
Chapter 2161
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…
Chapter 2162
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2162 “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…!
Chapter 2163
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2163 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!”
Vulture, however, didn’t 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 fast. After all, he was already fighting against Gerald in the blink of an eye.
Seeing that, Amare wasted 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 Gerald…
Chapter 2164
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2164 Regardless, Vulture and Amare wasted no time launching an onslaught of attacks on Gerald from both sides!
Though Vulture wasn’t as strong as Amare, his outstanding fighting skills made up for that. As for Amare, though he lacked Vulture’s arsenal of 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 would definitely suffer heavy injuries…
Understanding that, Gerald remained on the defensive for three minutes straight… then five… and ten…
Despite being in a two on one battle, Gerald was nowhere close to being at a disadvantage as he evaded their attacks. In fact, he was now capable of sneaking in kicks and punches! Due to those attacks, Gerald eventually managed to force Vulture to start backing away from him.
In the end, 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, he would eventually find it hard to even handle Gerald’s single- handed attacks.
Just as Vulture was thinking about 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 punch at Vulture’s chest!
Eyes instantly widening as his face paled, Vulture quickly 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 didn’t mean that he hadn’t suffered substantial damage.
From how painful his chest felt whenever he breathed, Vulture figured that several bones in his ribcage had been broken, resulting in the broken bones piercing his organs…! Knowing how badly injured 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, Vulture gritted his teeth before slowly inching toward a pile of bricks where he then sat…
After gently feeling around his chest, Vulture slammed his fist onto the ground while growling, “…Four.”
Every time his face went pale in agony, Vulture had counted that as a broken 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 extremely possible…
“Gerald Crawford…” grumbled Vulture as he glared at the youth while regretting his arrogance. If only he had heeded Kai’s warnings and taken Gerald more seriously, Vulture would’ve surely been more careful with his moves. Thinking back, he should’ve immediately retreated after his first shot failed to hit its mark. Had he done that, he wouldn’t have ended up in such a pitiful state…
Either way, with Vulture now out of combat, the winner of the fight was clear.
Though Gerald’s attacks slowly became more frequent, Amare like Vulture lacked Gerald’s stamina, and soon began blocking more than he attacked. While Amare could still sneak in a few counterattacks, the longer the battle went on, the more evident it became that this was going to be Gerald’s victory.
With that 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 to grab the man by the neck!
With how forceful Gerald was choking him, Amare knew for a fact that it would only require a bit more force for his neck to snap…!
Smiling 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 information with me…”
Chapter 2165
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 2165 “I have nothing to say! I admit defeat! You’re stronger than me, what else do you want?! ” growled Amare, knowing that his life was now in Gerald’s hands.
“How dauntless,” retorted Gerald with a laugh before activating the power of his Herculean Primordial Spirit and poking a few spots on Amare’s body… Gerald was now temporarily paralyzing Amare, and once he was done, he tossed the defeated man onto the ground…
Though Amare immediately attempted to get to his feet, he quickly realized that he couldn’t move an inch…!
Understanding that he wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon, Amare could only watch as Gerald walked toward Vulture…
After lighting a cigarette, Gerald squatted in front of the injured man, shaking his box of cigarettes while asking, “Want one?”
Glaring at Gerald, Vulture who was still clutching onto his chest growled, “What do you want?”
Honestly, in his body’s current state, even saying that one sentence caused him enough pain for any regular person to pass out…
“I just want to know who 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 as he narrowed his eyes. Aside from Kai, who else would hire such a high ranking assassin to finish him off?
Gritting his teeth in response, Vulture simply sneered, “I know nothing!”
Being in the top ten in the assassin list meant that he had to fully adhere to the professional ethics of assassins which meant that he couldn’t expose any of his employer’s information, even if he had to die.
This rule had been rooted in his mind ever since he joined this field of work, and he had never abandoned it.
Upon hearing that, Gerald simply shook his head before laughing as he turned to look at Amare before looking back at Vulture and scoffing, “Another dauntless person…”
The fact that neither of them was cooperating was honestly starting to annoy him… With that, Gerald stopped laughing before stepping on Vulture’s chest as he growled, “Are you really sure you don’t know anything?”
With the bones now piercing straight into his organs, Vulture’s eyes widened as he began coughing mouthfuls of blood… By this point, even breathing was getting difficult..!
“Don’t make me repeat the question,” said Gerald as be narrowed his eyes.
Knowing full well that he’d die if he said anything, Vulture simply retorted, “Just kill me already! I’ll never say it…!”
“Since you suggested it, be my guest,” replied Gerald as his eyes went stern. He already knew that Kai had sent him, so there was no reason for him to keep this man alive. With that, the sickening crack of bones could be heard as Gerald’s foot completely crushed Vulture’s ribcage…!
Drowning in his own blood, Vulture could only manage a gurgle before the life in his eyes vanished… Though his body was now limp and lifeless, Vulture’s eyes retained their furious glare. It almost seemed as though Vulture had still been racking his brains on how to murder Gerald, seconds before his death…
“Now that he’s taken care of, it’s time I returned to you,” said Gerald as he turned to look at Amare, not even bothering to look at Vulture’s corpse. After all, he just needed to use his essential qi to completely evaporate the body, leaving zero traces of Vulture behind…