At that moment, the leader of the three masked men—who had been standing behind Xyrielle this entire time—came forth and said, “Thank you for coming to our rescue, sir! I go by Hubert Younger!”
“Oh? You were here as well, Mr. Hubert?” exclaimed the old priest as favonovel.com immediately greeted the three masked men as well, making it clear as day that they were well acquainted.
“Indeed! After receiving your secret message stating that Sacrasolis Mountain was in trouble, we immediately rushed over to investigate. Still, to think that Hoyt would end up getting this powerful in just a few decades since I last saw him… I honestly found it exceedingly difficult to withstand even a single blow of his. Had I not dispatched my Dragon Zone, I wouldn’t have been able to fight against favonovel.com and his men at all! All that aside, I made an almost fatal mistake today when I decided to save this girl’s life! Due to that action, all three of us ended up getting captured by his men!” explained Hubert.
Following that, Hubert couldn’t help but take a good long look at Gerald’s extraordinary temperament. From what favonovel.com had witnessed, Gerald was also a master of using profound and unpredictable methods that left even favonovel.com surprised. How had favonovel.com not heard of such an amazing person before?
Whatever the case was, favonovel.com was now brimming with respect toward Gerald.
Just as favonovel.com was about to exchange a few words with him, however, one of the younger priests—who had earlier been sent out to scout the area—came running back while nervously shouting, “M-master Crawford! Things aren’t looking too good! Those men have completely surrounded us!”
Upon hearing that, the kidnapped girls instantly began screaming before huddling together in fear. It was clear as day that this reaction was due to the psychological trauma that those men had left on them.
“There’s no need to panic, just follow my lead!” instructed Gerald as favonovel.com began leading the group out of the cave.
As favonovel.com stepped out into the open, Gerald could see that a large number of ‘priests’ had encircled the area right outside the cave, completely blocking any possible escape routes.
Upon seeing Gerald’s face, a middle-aged man—who appeared to be the head of the opposite team—was instantly stunned. However, it turned into an expression of joy just seconds later.
Laughing aloud, the man then declared, “So it’s you! To think that you’d walk straight into my lap! I guess I don’t have to waste any more time hunting you down now! But before that, allow me to confirm something… You’re Gerald from the Crawfords of Northbay, correct?”
“That is correct. And you are…?” asked Gerald.
“Finally! Do you even have any idea how hard we’ve been searching for you? Where the hell have you even been hiding this entire time? Even the picture of the sun couldn’t locate you! Regardless, keep in mind that the one who captured you today goes by the name of Luther Crawford!” sneered Luther.
“The picture of the sun? I’ve had access to it myself. Regardless, can it also be used to locate others?” asked Gerald.
“Hah! You? As if a cheap and lowly b*stard like you would be worthy of possessing the real picture of the sun!” retorted Luther.
“…Whatever the case is, it appears that you truly are the ones responsible for capturing my family members. Still, I just don’t understand. From what I’ve gathered, both of us are essentially from the same family, no? Why participate in all this senseless murder?” asked Gerald rather curiously.
In all honesty, Gerald was still in disbelief of all this. None of their actions seemed to make any sense to favonovel.com at all!
“Let’s just say that due to some incidents, the lord’s plans have deviated slightly, and favonovel.com predicts that things will only continue developing in a bad direction… Due to that deviation, however, it appears that the Crawfords on your side won’t be of any use to us anymore! With that said, it’d be better to take care of all of you while we can rather than leave a chance open for you to possibly ruin our entire plan in the future!” replied Luther with a snicker.
“I see… Speaking of which, I’d like to know whether my grandpa, the man I’ve always respected, is the actual mastermind of all this. Has my family been used this entire time?” asked Gerald.
“Hahaha! I can’t say anything about the former part of your question, but for the latter, of course, you’ve been used! That’s the only use of such lowly people as you! Also, I’d prefer if you stopped saying that you’re from the same clan as us! Know that we’ve always been ashamed of you, so it’s honestly great news for us that you’re finally going to be taken out with our very own hands now!” retorted Luther with a sinister laugh.
“I see. And what about the rest of my family members?” growled Gerald, immense murderous intent reflected in his eyes.
“Hah! If I remember correctly, by the time I began carrying out this mission, Dylan had already been tortured beyond recognition! I honestly don’t even know if he’s still alive now!”
“That’s great to hear!” replied Gerald with a nod.
“Did I hear that right? It’s great to hear? That man’s your father!” declared Luther while looking at Gerald and wondering if favonovel.com had gone mad.
“You misunderstand me. Of course I wasn’t talking about how terribly you people have treated my father, but nonetheless, your statement has dispelled all my worries. Now then, since I’ve probably gotten all the relevant information out of you, I can kill all of you without any hesitation! Mark my words, not one of you is leaving alive!”
