Chapter 1371
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford:The Secretly Rich Man Novel (Invisible or Poorest) Chapter 1371 âWhat is it?â asked Gerald, âWell, though Iâve been sealed by the King of Judgment Portal in the Gunter familyâs secret room this entire time, I was fully conscious the whole time. With that in mind, I was able to listen in on what the Gunter had been planning throughout this period, and from what I remember, the Gunters seem to be holding two of your friends captive. One of them has the surname of Tindall, whereas the otherâs surname is Baker. Both of them should still be locked up in the Gunter manorâs secret underground room!â
âSo thatâs why I wasnât able to locate Chester! Gerald told me to find him, you see, and I was finding it strange that I still had no clue where he was, even after investigating for a few days! As it turned out, the Gunters have him!â said Peter as he shook his head.
Upon hearing that, Gerald realized that his biggest fears had unfortunately come true.
Not too long ago, he had nearly fallen into the Gunter familyâs trap, a trap which involved Hogan almost successfully killing him. While Chester had remained in the hotel under Geraldâs ordersâback when Hogan was still attacking GeraldâGerald could already sense that Chester was definitely in danger as well. After all, he knew how good the Gunters were at scheming.
Aside from Chester, Gerald was also well aware of the possibility of Aidenâhis good friend who had been participating in a trial training hosted by the Guntersâgetting dealt with. Understanding how the Gunters operated, after they went missing, Gerald knew that they werenât going to have an easy time escaping from that family.
With that in mind, Gerald then replied, âZyla, why donât you go on ahead first? Now that Jasmineâs been saved, I canât just leave my two friends behind. Iâll be staying back to rescue them!â
âAre you planning to run a solo mission, Gerald? You wonât stand a chance against the King of Judgment Portal!â replied Peter in a worried tone as Zyla looked at Gerald with a concerned expression.
âIâm well aware of that, which is why I wonât be fighting him head-on! Worry not, for I have a plan. I trust that with it, Iâll be able to rescue my friends and escape safely!â said Gerald with a smile.
Gerald had honestly thought up the ideaâof sneaking into the Gunter Manorâmuch earlier while thinking about how to obtain more news and information from the Gunters. To think that his initial plan would end up being used as a method to rescue his friends!
Regardless, seeing how persistent Gerald was being, the others knew better than to persuade him against it. Quite frankly, Zyla herself seemed to have great confidence in Geraldâs decision.
âVery well, then. Since thatâs the case, weâll be heading to the desert in the Northwest first. Since the King of Judgment doesnât know where Liemis is, that place will be a temporary safe haven for us! Weâll be waiting for you there!â said Zyla.
âExcellent! I was about to suggest the same thing as well! For safety, I think all of you should travel in a group. Now if there isnât anything else, Iâll be heading off first. Iâll regroup with you as soon as I can!â
replied Gerald as he watched as everyone nodded in return.
Everyone was well aware that the King of Judgment could very well be rushing toward them at that very second. Not wanting to delay things any further, both parties immediately departed their separate ways.
Gerald himself made sure to grab onto Feltonâwho currently looked like a wild dogâbefore dashing into the depths of the mountains.
And just like that, the entire shantytown fell into dead silence, with only the occasional glimmer of moonlight illuminating the area.
Not too long after, however, several powerful-looking people began leaping into the pitch-black shantytown! Upon finally arriving at Peterâs courtyard, the black lightâthat had been leading the other people to this spotâslowly turned into the vague shape of a human.
Scanning through the empty space with his frigid eyes, the dark figure quickly spotted the sacrificial altar that was still in the middle of the courtyard.
A second later, Hogan began walking toward the dark humanoid before saying, âThereâs not a single soul in this shantytown, master!â
âTheyâve all run away⦠And quite recently tooâ¦!â declared the dark figureâwho was obviously the King of Judgment Portalâas his eyes grew scarlet. In his current form, he almost seemed demonic.
âUnderstood! Since thatâs the case, Iâll immediately order the subordinates to split up and look for them all over the place!â replied Hogan.
âThereâs no need to do that. Hogan, I need you to bring these men along and head to the mountains in the south. Based on my knowledgeâand the fact that theyâve only recently leftâthe only way they could possibly avoid getting caught is by heading into the depths of the mountains there!â ordered the King of Judgment Portal, his eyes glinting in the darkness.
Receiving their order, the team then swiftly headed into the depths of the mountains, intent on catching Gerald and his allies.
The King of Judgment Portal himself took in a deep breath before clenching his fists tightly.
âIâve been waiting for this day for thousands of years, Liemis and Zyla⦠Neither of you will be able to escape from my grasp! Iâll gain the Herculean Primordial Spirit and accede to the throne of the three worlds!â declared the King of Judgment Portal, his fists clenched so tightly now that his palm was going white.
By this point, he could no longer hide the immensely evil spirit in his bodyâ¦
Moving back to the search party, almost everyone from Judgment Portal was currently doing a thorough search in the depths of the mountains. Naturally, there were also several Gunters helping themâsince they were cooperating with the King of Judgment Portalâto ensure that nothing would escape their eyes. With so many people actively hunting them down, Gerald and the others wouldnât have been able to fly out of that place, even if they had wings.
It hadnât occurred to any of the Gunters or the Judgment Portal members, however, that the others had already long left Qerton Cityâat extremely rapid speedsâand were now heading northwest toward the desert.
It wasnât too long after before it was near-dawnâ¦