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 par
“…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
“…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 excite
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
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, someon
“What? Do you plan on attacking me as well?” asked Gerald with a subtle smile. With the help of the middle-aged man, the old man then quickly got up before bowing slightly while saying, “We wouldn’t dare, sir! You’re a powerful person who’s hidden your true power extremely well… How dare we normal people offend you?” Though elderly, the white-haired old man bore a youthful complexion. Regardless, since he looked like someone who had a considerably high status, the fact that he was speaking and behaving so humbly toward Gerald made everyone—his granddaughter included—stare in disbelief. “…Grandpa, what are you saying? Why are you being so polite to this b*stard? Whatever the case is, since my punch missed earlier, I’ll make sure the next one lands and ruins his face!” growled the woman whose initial shock quickly turned into wrath. Just as she was about to launch another attack, the old man instantly scowled, “Stop right there, Perla! Don’t be rude!” Though Perla Sherwin was c
After casually saying that, Gerald then continued walking, not even bothering to turn around. “Are… you planning to head up there, master…?” asked the old man. “Indeed!” “While it’s true that you’re quite remarkable, there are many rules to Langvern Mountain… If you still wish to head up there, why not wait here for a while? After all, it’ll soon be my family’s turn—the Sherwins—to head up there! Why not go with us?” suggested the old man. Hearing that, Gerald then thought, ‘That’s not a bad suggestion. Since they’re planning to go visit Master Gerald Crawford anyway, I may as well follow them. After all, it’ll be easier to do that compared to fighting my way in. Still, I wonder how capable that master truly is…’ Seeing Gerald nod in agreement, the old man then said, “It’s settled, then! Speaking of which, I go by Terrance Sherwin! It’s a pleasure to meet you, master!” After exchanging pleasantries and casually talking about a few other things, Gerald and the trio entered L
“…Oh? There’s actually someone who dares doubt me?” said Master Crawford as he squinted his eyes at the direction where Gerald and the others were. At the same time, many of the people in the large hall were staring at Gerald with bewildered gazes. After all, saying such a thing was akin to Gerald courting death! Gerald himself could only display a bitter smile. Since things had already gotten to such a state, there was no point in beating around the bush anymore. With that in mind, he decided that it’d be better for him to just straightforwardly reveal his true thoughts. “Indeed. Regardless, you’ll have to forgive me for being rather blunt, but your remarkable skills… They’re honestly nothing but simple tricks that barely have any functions at all, Master Crawford!” replied Gerald. The second his sentence ended, a huge ruckus instantly erupted! For a person to doubt the master like that… He truly was asking for death! Master Crawford himself now felt his eyelids twitching sl