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
“I see… Well, let’s not waste any more time and set off to the Jenna Province as soon as possible then!” said Gerald with a nod. Gerald had several things boggling his mind now, one of which was his grandfather’s true identity. Aside from that, his family members and Zyla were still missing. He had to head to Jaellatra to look for Mila too… Thankfully, he now had his uncle to rely on to solve some of those worries of his. With that in mind, Gerald knew that he had to pick up the pace as well and locate Master Ghost as soon as possible so that more of those mysteries could be solved sooner. “Speaking of which… you’ll be coming with me, right?” asked Gerald. “But of course! My mission will only be complete once I find master together with you! Also, there’s a bead within my body that you can retrieve and stuff inside an exquisite rag doll! It’ll be easier for you to carry me around as an ornament!” explained Zenny. “That’s great to know!” replied Gerald. “Are you planning on
“You truly have good judgment, Master Crawford… It was about half a year ago when I bumped into that exceptional person… My family has always revered martial arts skills, you see, and I have a lot of disciples who serve as my subordinates… Regardless, the exceptional person was hired by our family’s enemy to assassinate me in secret. After all, with me gone, my family would certainly fall into ruin! Still, that person was extremely powerful… Despite owning over twenty exceptional subordinates, none of them could even get close to that immensely skillful man!” “Eventually, my son and dozens of bodyguards had to risk their lives to allow me to escape with my life intact. However, even though I managed to run far, I still ended up getting attacked and injured by his essential qi! Even though the essential qi had only brushed against me gently, I still ended up almost dying on the spot!” explained the old man, fear reflected in his eyes. It was evident that the incident had left a psyc