
With that, he laughed. While he was excited to find the source of the blood, he was also completely shocked by the old man's statement.
"Indeed! You've wasted time and effort, you know? After all, since I managed to meet you while searching for one last important ingredient for my medicine, I believe that the two of us are destined to meet here. While it is unfortunate that I was unable to kill you back then in Salford Province, it seems that you only want to die because you brought yourself to my doorstep this time! It is time we settle all our past grudges and grievances today, Mr Crawford!” the old man replied, his gaze cold.
“Ah, yes, you were still working for Schuyler back then in Salford Province if I don't remember wrongly. We didn't even hate each other at the time. However, moments after the incident happened, I was surprised that you were not even present when I returned to the province about six months ago. So it turns out that you have moved to the North!” region gerald said as he stared back at the old man.
The old man actually had both parts of his face painted black and white respectively. It made his face look like a symbol of yin and yang.
Back when the two of them first met, the old man—whose name was Julian—was impersonated as Yael's butler. From the moment they met, Gerald could already sense that Julian was no ordinary person.
His premonition has finally proven to be true, and Julian has left a deep impression on Gerald ever since. Gerald also finds it strange that Julian is not present when he destroys the Schuyler family for good.
“Well, I initially got the impression that Schuyler would eventually be able to overtake Fenderson. If everything goes according to plan, then Schuyler will easily and consequently use their new powers to destroy the Crawford family! However, from the moment I realized that Noah was secretly trying to curry favor with Crawford under the pretext that he was going to destroy Fenderson, I knew from then on that even if Noah finally managed to take over the Fenderson family, I knew from then on that very moment that Noah finally managed to take over the Fenderson family, he would have never had the guts to actually fight Crawfords! After all, I understood him too well at the time. That's the main reason I left them!”
“Wind to continue increasing my strength, I finally came to Everdare Forest to look for ingredients for me to make potions to give me that! After searching for so long, I finally managed to gather all the necessary medicinal herbs I needed to brew it. However, there is still one last ingredient that I need that is essential to perfecting the potion. And that is heart! Since I actually managed to meet you here, I will definitely use Crawford's heart to finish the potion! The Right Time for You to Show Yourself! Ha ha ha!" julian with his hands still behind.
“What did the Crawford family do to you that you hated them so much? For you to use all sorts of trickery and make endless efforts to get me?
“Heh, it's actually simple. Did you know that Crawford is too strong? Your family has so much power that even a single command they give is enough to wipe out an entire clan. Even though the people from the Laker family only hurt one of the Yaleman young masters back then, your family retaliated by taking the lives of hundreds of Laker family members! And just like that, my family was almost completely wiped out, despite the fact that we were one of the four big families in Yanken at the time!” julian growled, his anger radiating in his eyes.
After hearing that, Gerald was finally able to see the bigger picture. Given what his grandmother told him, there were once four large families in the Yanken. Because her mother had eloped with her father at the time instead of going through the arranged marriage promised by Yaleman with the Lakers, the Lakers had expressed their dissatisfaction by attacking his fifth uncle who was still in a vegetative state today because of them.
In retaliation, his father later exterminated most of the Laker family. It is now evident that the old man now standing before him is of Lakers descent.
"Ha ha ha! God is on my side this time! I don't think my trip to Logan Province was a wasted decision!” julian added while laughing out loud.
"…I'm sorry!" answer Gerald.
“Heh! How ridiculous! Do you think apologizing will help you avoid death?” joking Julian while pointing at Gerald while shaking his head.
“...You want to thank me?”
"Indeed. After all, I desperately need human blood now that I want to lure the holy fox out. You are not only human, but you are also quite capable and trained! You are the perfect candidate for sacrifice to make it present itself! I don't really know how else to express my gratitude as you will soon die, but I will promise to kill you quickly and painlessly! I will also leave your body intact so don't worry about that!” gerald said with great sincerity.
Frowning immediately, Julian then replied, “You... You bad boy! Does it only take a year for your mental state to retreat that much? Do you really think you can even touch me ?! ”
“You will see in a moment. Please understand that I have no better choice!” answer Gerald.
“That's enough bullshit! You are obviously crazy! Anyway, I'll take your life now, Mr. Crawford! I was dying to see Dylan's facial expression as soon as he received your corpse! Ha ha ha!"
After ending his sentence, Dylan immediately galloped towards Gerald, aiming a punch at him!
Gerald himself retaliated with his own punch, and the moment their fists collided, the sound of broken bones could be instantly heard.
Julian took a second to realize the pain, but when it finally hit, he too late realized that he had already fallen to the ground. Spouting blood among the screams of sadness, the old man wore a look of fear on his face.
It was as if he had come face to face with the most powerful force he had ever encountered in his entire life.
Not giving up that easily, Julian immediately got up again—alau was a bit unsteady— as he tried to make another punch! However, the moment his fist collided with Gerald's chest, it felt like he was punching an unshakable mountain. In fact, the impact of the blow might have hurt Julian even more!
“...You...You...!” julian growled, spewing blood all the time as he looked at Gerald in great disbelief.
All the way to his vital energy flow had been cut off at this point, just due to a single blow from Gerald. It's only been a year since they last met.
How is he this strong now? That's impossible, right?