Meanwhile, the man in the tailcoat was still soaring in the sky, his heart beating wildly as he thought, ‘That was way too terrifying…! I need to get as far away as possible from him…! I truly hadn’t expected that guy’s training to be even more vicious than my master’s! Thank god I retreated quickly!’ The second his thought ended, however, he immediately felt himself being tugged! Turning to look at what was holding him back, he was shocked to find out that not only had a lasso of searing light caught onto him—preventing him from going any further—, but a shockwave with immense power was now shooting toward him at high speed! His eyes now fully widened, the man immediately began screaming as he desperately tried to free himself. Unfortunately, that wasn’t about to happen, and with an explosive sound, the shockwave shot through his body, leaving only fine dust behind…! It was then when Gerald finally reopened his eyes back at the house. Upon closing his golden eye, everything else

“…A secret?” asked Peter. “Indeed. I didn’t know about it either in the beginning… Before moving any further, however, I’ll have you know that for the longest time, I was only aware of the existence of your family’s most valuable treasure, that being the picture of the sun. Not only is it capable of foretelling things, but it’s also rich with training techniques! It truly is a treasure among treasures! Regardless, what I’m assuming is that he must have learned something from it.” “After all, after we beat him up, we were surprised to find out that he managed to escape right under our noses! Though I contacted several champions and their families to hunt him down, we never found him again. It was about twenty years later when the Crawford family suddenly reappeared, and when it did, it shockingly already owned over half the wealth on the planet! The Crawfords controlled the economic lifeline of the world!” “Even so, a lot of us doubted that the Crawfords who reappeared were establ

“…And where exactly is this other Crawford family…? Also, you mentioned something about other forces earlier… What forces are they?” asked Peter. As was expected, this incident was far from simple… “Nobody knows where the other Crawfords are. I simply know that my family would’ve been exterminated ages ago had the King of Judgment Portal not stepped in. I do know, however, that the other Crawfords are exceedingly strong… Even beyond your wildest imagination…! And as for the forces… Tell me, who do you think stands at the peak of the world?” replied Yreth as she turned to look at Peter. “I have no idea. However, I am certain that such a position isn’t reserved for a cryptic family like yours! I was fortunate enough to meet several powerful people in the world, and I’m sure there are many others out there who are equally as powerful! Regardless, the ones I’ve come across are undoubtedly stronger than those from cryptic families like yours. Hell, they’re even more powerful than those

Following that, matrix formations began enveloping everyone within the Gunter family, and anyone caught within them instantly felt a sense of looming death. Despite knowing that the Gunters were all feeling a cocktail of shock, fright, remorse, and anger, Gerald didn’t care. If he didn’t kill them all today, they’d surely return as villains sooner or later. With that in mind, Gerald wasn’t going to be soft-hearted on them anymore. Within seconds of being ensnared within the matrix formations that Gerald’s golden eye emitted, all the Gunters were reduced into nothing but fine dust. Peter himself was honestly horrified beyond words. Gerald’s most recent change… How absolutely horrible… A little while later—after rescuing Jasmine, Leo, and the others—Peter called Gerald over to the manor’s secret room. After Peter relayed what he had earlier learned from Yreth, Gerald found himself utterly shocked. “So… You mean to say that grandpa isn’t dead, Second uncle…? Not only that, but

“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