Chapter 1903
The Secretly Rich Man
Gerald Crawford: The Secretly or invisible Rich Man Chapter 1903
Hearing Geraldâs order, Rey and Yann immediately began bolting away from the scene. Unfortunately for them, their sudden movement only served to make the monster even more excited!
Realizing that the monster had its eyes on him, Rey began running even faster as he yelled, âP-please stop chasing after meâ¦!â
As expected, all that shouting simply caused the beast to increase its speed as it continued bolting toward Rey!
Realizing that the monster was now inches away from Rey, Gerald quickly summoned the Astrabyss Sword before tossing it toward the beast!
The second the sword successfully cut through the monsterâs flesh, it let out a mighty roar of pain!
Following that, it turned to glare at Gerald before charging for him next!
Despite how intimidating it was, Gerald kept his cool and resummoned the blade into his hand.
Once the monster was only a few steps away from him, Geraldâwho had positioned himself to strike by nowâbolted toward it as well!
Ducking exactly in front of the monster, Gerald managed to get right underneath it⦠and seeing the perfect chance, Gerald then raised his sword, causing the monster to literally gut itself as its sliced open belly ran through the blade!
With blood gushing all over the place, the monster released one final roar before flopping heavily into a puddle of its own blood⦠Seeing that Gerald had managed to take it down, Rey and Yann immediately breathed sighs of relief.
Quickly returning to Geraldâs side, Rey instantly asked in a concerned tone, âA-are you alright, Mr.
Crawfordâ¦?â
Putting away the sword, Gerald then turned to face Rey before replying, âIâm fine!â
Though neither of them said it, they were both relieved that they had Gerald with them. Otherwise, they wouldâve surely ended up as monster food! Thinking back, their bones would probably end up in the river as wellâ¦
Shaking the terrifying thought off, Rey then stared at its carcass before muttering, ââ¦What the hell even is that beastâ¦? While I want to call it a tiger, it isnât exactly one either!â
After giving the monster a better look, the trio saw that the hideous beast had two long and thin fangs in its mouth. While it did slightly resemble a tiger, everyone knew that that wasnât the case.
âYou know, it sort of looks like Taotie⦠donât you think? That mythological monster? But thatâs just nonsense⦠Thereâs no way it could exist, rightâ¦?â said Yann after observing it for a little longer.
Upon hearing that, Rey looked like he wanted to say something. However, Gerald beat him to it and replied, âAnd why couldnât it? After all, if ghosts can exist, why not Taoties?â Hearing Geraldâs statement, Rey couldnât help but nod. After all, since ghosts existed, pretty much everything else could exist.
At that moment, a group of plainly dressed people suddenly rushed out from the forest and surrounded the trio!
While they initially kept firm gazes on Gerald and his party, upon seeing the dead Taotie on the ground, they instantly appeared shocked before looking back at the three men with fearful eyes⦠It was almost as though they were looking at strange animalsâ¦
Regardless, the group of people werenât the only ones shocked.
The trio found themselves surprised as well when they realized that all the people were wearing traditional garments. In fact, âancientâ was probably a better wordâ¦
Though there was a brief silence, an old manâholding onto a walking stickâsoon walked out from the crowdâ¦
Momentarily looking at the fresh carcass, the old man then asked, ââ¦If I may, where did you come from, gentlemenâ¦?â