Chapter 1291
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1291
âYouâ¦! Letâs do this then! Iâll go easy on you on your first ten blows!â declared Fernando as he looked at Gerald before shaking his head, a wry smile on his face.
Following that, Fernando rested his arms behind his back and even closed his eyes before turning to face away with Gerald.
The way he was behaving almost suggested that he was in some sort of strange environment. That everything else in the entire world was meaningless to him.
ââ¦Does Fernando not plan to make an attackâ¦? His wordless taunt is so merciless! Fernando being Fernando, I suppose!â
âHeâs doing that for a reason! Did you know that the Dawsons have mastered a secret martial art skill called the Art of Counter Injury?â
âThe Art of what now? What does it do?â
âFrom what Iâve heard, practitioners of that martial art will allow you to hit them any way you want.
However, the more vigorous the attackerâs blows are, the heavier their hands will start to feel!â
âGood lord! To think that such a mystical skill even exists in the world!â
As everyone in the crowd was busy discussing the current situation in between squeals of shock and awe, Fernando had now enveloped himself within a mystifying-looking veil⦠If he was already mysterious before, he was even more so now.
Seeing that, everyone could only hold their breaths as they kept their eyes peeled.
Gerald himself had no idea what the Art of Counter Injury was. However, he did know that there was a high chance that he would be unable to leave today unless he resolved this incident.
With that in mind, Gerald closed his eyes as his body quickly began emanating his immense inner strength⦠The second he opened them again, Gerald immediately began dashing toward Fernando!
âHeâs made his move! Fernandoâs definitely going to counter that!â
Everyone had their eyes glued to the scene as they watched as Gerald successfully landed a swift kick on Fernando!
Following a loud âthudâ, the sickening sound of bones cracking became evident a split second later as the crowd watched as a body was flung backward⦠and began colliding with rows upon rows of tables and chairs!
However, the now messily-arranged chairs and tables were the least of everyoneâs concerns. Since several members of the Martial Arts Association had been sitting right in front of Fernandoâs path of destruction, many of them ended up flying all over the place as well, either in their attempt to dodge the attack or due to being directly hit by the incoming body!
Eventually, the body finally stopped when it hit against the large hallâs glass revolving door, sending it shattering into a million pieces with a loud âcrashââ¦!
And of course, the body itself was Fernandoâs.
Everyone was momentarily too stupefied for words, and this was especially so for Matilda.
When she was finally able to break from her utter shock, the stunned woman simply muttered, ââ¦H-
how⦠How is this even possibleâ¦?â
Despite being completely shocked, those from within the crowd were already starting to discuss the situation again.
ââ¦Maybe Fernando has some other tactic he hadnât revealedâ¦?â
ââ¦You may be right! After all, he canât have been defeated that easily! Iâm sure he has another tactic up his sleeveâ¦! â¦Right?â
As everyone continued thinking about how unbelievable the current events were, Fernando himself had been vomiting blood, his shock and fear clearly reflected in his eyes as his body trembled vigorously.
In a way, the sheer force of that kick alone almost seemed to haveâsomehowâinflicted damage on his entire body. Due to that absurdity, Fernandoâs mind was now completely blank as he continued lying on the ground.
Gerald, however, simply stood atop the platform before looking at Fernando and shouting, âHey now, that was only one blow! You still owe me nine more hits!â
âYou should have enough energy stored by now, Fernando! Get up!â
âIs Fernando finally going to reveal his unique skill? Itâs definitely over for the other guy now!â
Listening as everyone continued cheering him on, Fernando slowly began crawling back up. Though he eventually managed toâafter great difficultyâhe immediately began vomiting blood again, forcing his entire body to kneel.
It was then when everyone realized that he truly had lost all his strength, prompting all of them to think the same thing.
ââ¦What? Could⦠Could Fernando actually have been defeatedâ¦? To think that he even said that heâd go easy on his opponent for the first ten blows⦠All he managed to take was a single hit!â
As Fernando blacked out from all his internal injuries, Matilda ran over to him while shouting, âFernando!â
âYouâre so powerful, Mr. Crawford!â cried out Aiden immensely joyfully.
âWorshipâ couldnât even begin describing how awe-stricken Aiden currently was.
âWhatever the case is, Iâm assuming that nobodyâs going to stop me from leaving now, donât you think?â
replied Gerald as he glared at the bodyguards while gently patting Aidenâs shoulder.
Seeing his frigid glare, the guards immediately felt cold sweat running down their foreheads as they stepped aside to let him pass.
âHumph. Letâs go!â declared Gerald as he and his party strode off, the rest of the Simes not even daring to raise their opinions anymore.
âGo easy on Mr. Crawford for the first ten blows you said⦠Hah!â sneered Chester as he spat contemptuously when he walked past the unconscious man.