Albert had a hint of contempt in his tone as he asked the question while looking at Gerald. The butlerâs disdain was warranted since unlike him and the other upper-class people at the ceremony, Gerald stood out like a sore thumb in his commoner clothing. âNo, I do not. Regardless, Iâm from Mayberry, and Iâve come here today to meet the young lady of the Smith family and hand her an invitation card.â âAn invitation card? From whom?â âI apologize, but I canât tell you the details!â replied Gerald. Gerald was only saying this according to how Riley had instructed him to. Even so, Gerald truly didnât know who the owner of the invitation card was. After all, not only was it unnecessary for him to pry, but he wasnât interested in finding out in the first place. At that moment, Riley ran out before saying, âLet him in, Albert! As heâs said, heâs come all the way from Mayberry so he must be here on a mission!â Riley leading Gerald into the place was also naturally part of the pla
However, Gerald chose not to defend himself, at least not yet. After all, since both the father and son of the Gross family had openly made a false charge against him during such an important occasion, Gerald had reason to believe that the injured children were currently under their control as well. With how quickly and efficiently they had managed to slander and frame him, Gerald could already tell that the father and son were no strangers to using such vile tactics. The fact that they were able to manipulate the Snyders to get rid of him for them only served to prove his point. âSomeone, drag him away and make sure to break all his limbs while youâre at it!â ordered Mr. Snyder in a frigid tone. Seconds later, over ten Snyder bodyguards stepped forward, prepared to deal with Gerald. However, Riley quickly said, âNow, hold on a minute! There must be some sort of misunderstanding here! Heâs not one to do such things!â Riley was so sure about this since both she and Cundrie h
Cundrie herself felt her heartbeat quicken, utterly shocked by what Riley had just said. She was well aware that Riley was just doing all this in her attempt to dissuade Mr. Snyder from continuing to go after her. With the inclusion of a powerful and influential ârivalâ, they had hoped that Mr. Snyder would retreat after realizing that his competitor was much stronger than he was. However, Cundrie hadnât expected her sister to actually exaggerate the facts this much! To think that she had even gotten Mr. Crawford from Mayberry involved! Meanwhile, Xyon and those from his family were all silent, not daring to say a word as their legs quivered in their stupefied state. After all, the family knew that Mr. Crawfordâs subordinates were all very proficient in martial arts. Sinceâas Abner had saidâGerald was so strong, that meant that there was a high chance that he truly was Mr. Crawfordâs subordinate! âDoes⊠does that mean that weâve offended Mr. CrawfordâŠ? Are we going to perpetu
After all, Gerald had described Mountain Top Villa in such great detail that it truly seemed like he had lived there before, and not for a short time either. How else could he be so familiar with that place? While Cundrie and Riley were most definitely shocked, the Snydersâand everyone else presentâbarely had any color left on their faces. Noelâs countenance had changed as well by this point, and he was now looking at Gerald much more respectfully. After all, Gerald had just successfully described everythingâin an extraordinarily detailed wayâthere was to know about Mountain Top Villa. It was evident that nobody else dared to doubt the legitimacy of Geraldâs identity anymore. Now certain that Gerald was the real deal, Noel quickly descended the stage before bowing slightly to Gerald and saying, âSo it turns out that we have a distinguished guest with us today! Please excuse the Snyders for not greeting you immediately earlier. We hope that youâll forgive our mistakes.â Natura
After saying that, Gerald himself began wondering, âPeople from my family are coming overâŠ? Who could they be?â As for the others, many were clicking their tongues as they discussed how weird the turn of events was getting. âHumph! Youâd better give it some thought if you arenât truly Mr. Crawfordâs subordinate! Iâll say it right now that I dared to state the possibility that you arenât working under Mr. Crawford since there was once a case where someone pretended that they were him! After deceiving several people in Northbay, the real Crawfords eventually caught wind of what the impersonator was doing. From that day onward, that personâalong with his familyâsimply vanished off the face of the planet! With that in mind, if you truly are an impersonator, now would be the time to confess! If you do, youâll at least have a much higher chance of leaving alive!â said the youth from before. Hearing that, Riley immediately gulped in fear. It seemed that the incident had just gotten a lo
ââŠWhat⊠What on earth are you even talking aboutâŠ?â asked Cundrieâwho was still in tearsâas she turned to look at him in disbelief, unsure of what he was even going on about. âDoes he really think that heâs the real Mr. Crawford now? Do you think heâs gone cuckoo from the fear? Hahaha!â âI know, right? Heâs even made an official invitation for Miss Smith to have a chat with him at Mountain Top Villa! What a clown!â âHah! Does he even have the slightest of self-awareness?!â As several of the ladies within that hall continued spitting contemptuous remarks at Gerald, Xyon returned with a new pair of pants on. The moment he saw everyone mocking Gerald, he became just as excited as his son was. By that point, even Abnerâs girlfriend had forgotten the pain she had suffered from the slap earlier. âThat guyâs ruined for certain this time, dad! Not only had he impersonated Mr. Crawfordâs servant earlier, but now heâs pretending to be Mr. Crawford himself! Iâd like to see how he worm
âYou donât have to look far, Mr. Lyle! For that person is among us! Heâs the impersonator!â declared Xyon as he pointed at Gerald. Before Chairman Lyle could even turn to look, Abner and his girlfriend quickly ran overâclearly intending to show offâas they added, âIndeed, Chairman Lyle! You know he tried to trick everyone into believing that the real Mr. Crawford had invited Cundrie to Mountain Top Villa earlier! I assure you that everyone here can testify to my statement!â âWhat a b*stard!â roared Chairman Lyle as he immediately turned to look at where Xyon was pointing. Holding their breaths, everyone was ready to see Chairman Lyle flip out⊠However, they were instead greeted by the shocking sight of him trembling in place! He wasnât the only one either. All the other Crawford bodyguards were equally as stupefied as Mr. Lyle was. âI-Itâs not his fault! I was the one who had told him to impersonate Mr. Crawford! If thereâs anyone that needs to be punished, itâs me! He was on
Gerald truly hadnât expected such a major interlude to take place just from him heading over to Lugaw City. Regardless, Gerald wasnât really that interested in Zackâs relationship with the Snyders. After all, as long as it was related to business affairs, Gerald had no doubts about leaving Zack in charge. Once the party was over, Gerald headed out together with Cundrie and a few others. As they were walking on, Gerald looked at Cundrie before saying, âI truly apologize for my imprudence back then, Miss Smith, and I hope you arenât still angry about that incident⊠You see, at the time, I had mistaken you as Mila, my girlfriend, which was what caused me to behave the way I did⊠I had wanted to explain this for a while now, but I never got a proper chance to do so!â After Cundrie had stepped forward to bear the responsibility of her actions earlierâeven though she knew how dangerous that would be for herâGerald could already tell that she was a very nice person. âHow could she r
Watching in fury as his black air blade dissipated, Daryl roared, âW-what powerâŠ!â As Daryl was too shocked to move, Gerald took the chance to yell, âAttackâŠ!â And just like that, a blazing light momentarily lit the entire skyâŠ! As surges of energy shot out in all directions, Darylâs devilish formation was reduced to dust in a matter of seconds! âNoâŠ!â howled the anguished Daryl as the earth beneath him cracked and clouds of dust flew everywhere! It was chaos incarnate⊠yet moments later, everything fell deathly silent. Gerald himself had already vomited a pool of blood by now, and as he fell unconscious, he could feel his body freezing up⊠Fast forward to three years later, Mayberry Commercial Street was as lively as ever⊠âDarling, itâs your brotherâs wedding day today⊠Shouldnât we head over earlier? Youâve been dolling yourself up for ages!â âFine, dad⊠Though, isnât Second Uncle already there to help set things up? That aside, my brotherâs gone through so many hardsh
âDarylâs been possessed by the Supreme Devilish Lord for ages, and the lord himself has been using your grandfatherâs body to attempt his resurrection! This cycle has been repeating for years, and the Supreme Devilish Lord has already captured many people with Yin physiques but thankfully failed! This grew so out of hand that the Soluna Deus Sect, or Sun League as you call them, have actively been trying to force the Supreme Devilish Lord to show himself!â âIn order to further deter the Supreme Devilish Lordâs efforts, theyâve even been kidnapping people with Yin physiques! Do you see the entire picture now, boy?â explained Finnley. ââŠSo thatâs the truth⊠Then, howâs Mila?â asked Gerald. âSheâs fine, but your reunion depends on whether we can destroy him this time!â replied one of the white-robed ladies. That was relieving to hear⊠Still, as it turned out, the Sun League werenât villains at all! They had simply been abducting people like his second uncle, Mila, and Leo for the
His chest felt like it was exploding, and it didnât take long for blood to spurt out of his mouth. What immense devilish powerâŠ! Following a sneer, the Nirvadevil sectâs master scoffed, âI know you raised your cultivation level this high because you want to learn more about the Sun League, but you should understand that devilish cultivators will always be stronger! Did you really think that acquiring the angelic inheritance would give you absolute power? How laughable! Your Herculean Primordial Spirit wonât save you this time!â Furrowing his brows, Gerald retorted, ââŠWho on earth are you? How do you know me so well? In fact, how do you know about my Herculean Primordial Spirit?â Laughing in response, the master then said, âOh, youâll know who I am soon! But before that, allow me to snatch your Herculean Primordial Spirit! I need to destroy it so that the sacred Primordial Devilish Internal Pellet can reign supremeâŠ!â Upon hearing that, Gerald couldnât help but frown even more.
ââŠThis formation. It feels⊠familiar,â muttered Sanchez. âSame thought here. I think itâs the Septelic Perishment Formation of the ancient Black Dragon Sect!â replied Gerald. âAh, no wonder it felt so familiar⊠Though, wasnât this formation lost to time ages ago? How did you learn of it?â asked the surprised Sanchez. The formation had been a legendary one that, as Sanchez had said, had been lost at the end of the ancient era. Just from its name alone, one could imagine that this immensely powerful formation had been used against the people of the Deitus Realm. In the end, however, the allies of the Deitus Realm still managed to destroy the Black Dragon Sect, thus leading to the destruction of all the sectâs other mysterious and bizarre formations⊠Naturally, they had made sure to obliterate all of them to ensure that nobody in the future would be able to threaten them like that again in the future⊠Whatever the case was, Gerald was quick to reply, âI read about it somewhere. Ho
Upon hearing Geraldâs question, Lord Ethern was prompted to reveal a few samples of the herbs they were locating⊠and it wasnât long before Gerald felt his eyes twitch. After all, those samples were herbs inherited by the ancient witches⊠In other words, they were the ones he was for as well! Naturally, Marcel recognized them as well, and he was quick to say, ââŠTheseâŠâ Noticing how the two were looking at the herbs, Darkwind muttered, ââŠI take it that the herbalist theyâre looking for really is Ms. Phoebe, Mr. Crawford?â ââŠWell, itâs hard to say if she is since Marcel already said that the timing wasnât right⊠Regardless, this is an important clue. Lord Ethern, was it? Could you elaborate a bit more on your master?â muttered Gerald as he turned to face the man again. âI really canât sayâŠ! Look, Master always appears before us in a shadowy form, so none of us have ever seen his face!â replied Lord Ethern while shaking his head. ââŠIs that the truth?â âI swear on my life!â exc
âFlaxen, you bloody traitorâŠ!â roared the three other lords who grew so angry that their faces went red!However, they had no time to remain angry since the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez had already made their move! As one would expect, it only took a single round for all three of the lords to crumble to the ground.With his eyes wide open, Lord Ethern stuttered, âWho⊠Who the hell are you peopleâŠ?!ââYou donât need to know that information. That aside, tell us what you four are planning to do already,â scoffed Gerald as he slowly approached the three defeated men.ââŠWho the hell do you think you are? What makes you think Iâll comply so easily?â growled Lord Ethren.Upon hearing that, Gerald raised his hand⊠and within a split second, Lord Ethern let out a bone-chilling wail. The Blancetnoir Double Lords had just snapped both of the poor manâs arms!âIf you want your other limbs intact, donât make me repeat the question,â growled Gerald.Now terrified, the agonized man replied,
From what Gerald could tell, all of them were devilish cultivators. After all, their auras were way different compared to regular cultivators like Gerald and demonic cultivators like Sanchez. Though he had read about devilish cultivators before in one of Uncle Zemanâs books, this was his first time actually coming across them. It was a while later when the frowning Sanchez muttered, âSo, they want to ambush some herb lady⊠Is she the one weâre looking for?â Sanchez, for one, had pretty much been frowning throughout his journey with Gerald. His only hope at the moment was for Gerald to find the person he was looking for as soon as possible. Otherwise, who knew how long that boy would continue controlling his life! Regardless, Marcel was quick to add, âI had the same thought, Mr. Crawford. After all, Phoebe excels not only in pharmacology, but also in all sorts of special techniques and formations!â Watching as Gerald nodded, the Blancetnoir Double Lords couldnât help but scoff,
There were two straightforward purposes of the trip. The first was to find Phoebe, the descendant of the ancient witches. Only by finding her would Gerald have a chance to locate Darylâs hideout⊠Hopefully the Yinblood pelletâthat was now in his handsâwould aid with that effort⊠As for the second goal, he was hoping to retrieve the inheritance according to the Zearlâs instructions. After all, heâd only stand a fighting chance against Daryl and the Soluna Sect after getting the inheritance. While it was true that Geraldâs cultivation level was currently one of the highest in all of the cultivation realm, the fact remained that Daryl practiced devilish cultivation, and those from the Soluna Deus Sect were already in the Deitus Realm. In other words, he was merely an ant to them, which was why he was making sure to fully prepare himself before confronting them. Though he now had Sanchez and the Blancetnoir Double Lords under his command, he still felt that he was underprepared⊠Re
Now that all three of them had been subdued with the Nineraid Band, the other big shot cultivators couldnât help but stare enviously at Gerald, knowing full well that theyâd never be able to obtain his angelic artifacts. After all, if he could take down the Blancetnoir Double Lords and Sanchez, then what chance did they have? By this point, Sanchez had managed to get to his feet, albeit with quite a bit of difficulty. Naturally, he no longer dared to make any rash moves on Gerald. Instead, he was prompted to resentfully say, âYouâre really something else, GeraldâŠ! It makes me wonder why you still need our help. After all, not only are you the sole person who knows the secrets of the generalâs tomb, but you also possess those angelic artifacts!â âOh, donât you worry about that. With how powerful you three are, Iâm sure youâll become indispensable assistants as we head to the North Desert in search of a certain someone! Speaking of which, if youâre already thinking about killing me t