“…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
Almost everyone in the hall was now screaming in utter terror. While the old men from before could almost feel their eyeballs popping out in their shock, the flabbergasted Perla herself was barely able to keep her mouth closed. The scene happening before them now was truly difficult to swallow…! “…A-amazing…!” stuttered Master Crawford as he fell feebly to the floor, now entirely drenched in sweat. With a slight flick of Gerald’s wrist, the golden light disappeared and everything became peaceful again. Turning to look at the compass, Gerald deduced that it was simply a simple magic artifact that, upon activating, was capable of displaying terrifying images. While that was the case, since Master Crawford hadn’t trained his mind for it to be steady enough, he wasn’t able to use the compass to its full extent. Knowing that only increased Master Crawford’s humiliation. Smiling subtly, Gerald then tossed the compass aside before looking at the master whose gaze had turned blea
Her eyes reddened, several people who were descending the hill found themselves astonished as they watched Perla imitate a dog and bark thrice! Gerald truly hadn’t expected this to happen. After all, he had initially thought that Perla was nothing more than a rich young lady who was both hedonistic and extremely sensitive to how others viewed her. To think that she would actually be willing to humiliate herself just to be able to be his disciple! Quite frankly, he had suggested for her to bark like a dog since Gerald knew that the humiliation from the act was a little too much for even him to handle. With that in mind, he was convinced that Perla wouldn’t be able to carry out the act. Now that she had, however… “…I... I’ve done as you told… Are you willing to take me under your wing now…?” asked Perla as she stood before Gerald. “…That…” replied Gerald rather hesitantly. Upon noticing that Terrance was also staring at him with his breath held, Gerald eventually grew too embar