Chapter 181: Swordmaster Tuzenbach
An old man that was hunched over so much that it seemed like he was about to fall over greeted Kang Chul-In.
The old man greeted Kang Chul-In, running towards him.
âWhat do you think youâre doing?â
But Kang Chul-In wasnât so naive.
He was in the boss room right now, so that meant that this old man was the boss.
Even Dorian Explorer wouldnât allow the boss to close the distance so easily.
Actually, Iâm pretty sure he would get tricked.
Thinking that, Kang Chul-In threw a fist towards the old man.
But the old man easily dodged his fist.
Astonishment filled the eyes of Kang Chul-In.
His fist was almost as fast as a bullet, but the old man had dodged that? This meant that this man wasnât as simple as he looked.
Turning on Overdrive, Kang Chul-In immediately began to relentlessly pour down attacks on the old man. Who knew what would happen to him if he gave the old man a chance to close the distance.
Screaming⊠the old man cleanly dodged all of the attacks that Kang Chul-In threw. With a few backflips, he widened the distance between Kang Chul-In and himself.
It was a ghostly movement.
âWhy are you so violentâŠ? I think Iâm going to dieâŠ! My knees hurt tooâŠâ
âHmph. You rude bastard. Why are you trying to attack someone thatâs greeting youâŠ? What a terrible personalityâŠâ
The old man stared at Kang Chul-In, while rubbing his knee as if in pain.
Kang Chul-In opened his mouth.
âAre you the guardian that guards Mitra?â
A guardian was a named-monster that guarded the treasure of a dungeon.
Kang Chul-In pointed towards the stone coffin that was placed in the middle of the room.
Terrifying waves of energy were being radiated from the stone coffin, where there was also art that seemed to describe the sun.
âThe guardian that guards Mitra, isnât that you?â
âHmm⊠Well, I guess youâre half-right. Donât consider me as a monster that guards treasure, however.â
âThough I am a guardian, I came into the dungeon of my own accord.â
âAnd the reason for that?â
âIn order to get a powerful disciple!â
âAfter all, someone thatâs able to get through this maze thatâs crawling with terrifying monsters must be strong. I would like to have a strong person like that as my disciple.
Kang Chul-In laughed at the old man, speechless.
âYou might as well just search the continent inside and out or just forcefully make other strong people into your disciple.â
âI have thought of doing that as well. However, it is too late. All has gone to waste, as I didnât have many days to live once I had decided to take in a disciple. That was⊠maybe a week before my death? Thatâs what I think.â
âA week before your death?â
âIâm already dead.â
âSo youâre an undead?â
âDonât call me an undead, you rude bastard!â
âHow am I something like an undead?â
âI thought you said you were dead?â
âIâm not dead yet!!â
Kang Chul-In said, shaking his head.
âWhat happened is that I made a deal with the ones that serve the sun god, Baldur. I was able to extend my life in exchange for defending Mitra. While Iâm here, I donât age physically or mentally.â
âYou should have just died.â
âWhy do you want to extend your life in order to receive a disciple? Are you even that special?â
This time, the old man shook his head sighed.
âDo you know who I am?â
âOf course not. I'm not curious either.â
âYouâd be surprised if you knew, though.â
Kang Chul-In responded coolly.
âHu⊠Arrogant bastard, to think that Iâd have to say who I am through my own mouthâŠâ
âShut up and tell me who you are.â
âKuku! It seems like you canât even speak now because youâre so shocked? Well, that makes sense. HuhuhuâŠâ
It was just like the old man had said.
Kang Chul-In was so surprised that he turned speechless.
Who did this guy think he was for him to expect Kang Chul-In to know who he was?
Not feeling the need to mix words with the old man anymore, Kang Chul-In started to run towards him.
âI told you, Iâm âtheâ Tuzenbach!â
âI know thatâs your name, but what do you want me to do with it?â
âSwordmaster Tuzenbach! Iâm the famed âmost powerful swordsman in all of Pangaeaâ!â
As expected, what the man said was bullshit.
Swordmaster and whatnot, Kang Chul-In hadnât ever heard of a name called Tuzenbach.
While Kang Chul-In was meeting âSwordmaster Tuzenbachâ in the dungeon and Kwak-Jung was talking to the government officials, the Bone Dragon was busy destroying Seoul.
While they dealt with Kwak-Jung on one hand, the Korean government also made a secret deal with the U.S., asking them for help to take down the Bone Dragon.
-We have news. Currently, ten F-22 fighter jets are headed towards Seoul from the Okinawa Kadena air base, and the army has told citizens from the Seoul/Gyeonggi region to stay indoorsâŠ
The U.S., which attracted the Bone Dragon towards Gwanaksan and tried to shoot it down, had to face the shame of losing three of their F-22 raptors, and running away.
Though it was obvious, the attacks of the F-22 jets didnât work on the Bone Dragon at all, and this led to the Bone Dragon getting enraged once more and wreaking even more havoc onto Seoul.
Due to this, the entire world discovered that against high-leveled monsters, only âraidsâ, done by other high leveled adventurers, would be effective.
âOh, the raptor has been taken down??? HoâŠâ
Kwak-Jung had to give some kind of reply to this deal between South Korea and the U.S. that happened without him knowing.
âIt looks like they want me to add even more conditions, huh?â
Kwak-Jung laughed, after checking that the U.S had completely failed.
To be honest, Kwak-Jung had expected this to happen.
âWeâll add in extra conditions.â
He had also planned extra plans in preparation for the failure of the U.S.
Kwak-Jung threw down a new piece of paper, which had two more conditions added to the one from before. These were the additions:
9. 6,000,000,000 Korean won will be given to every person that has lost members of their family, and 2,000,000,000 of that money will be given under the name of the Galaxy Corporation.
10. The government will not intervene with the dealing between Pangaea and the Galaxy Corporation at all, and will make laws based on trading between Pangaea and Earth after talking with the Galaxy Corporation.
The faces of the officials paled after reading the new conditions.
These 10 conditions were definitely more than enough to change the Galaxy Corporation, which was still a mid-size corporation, into a massive conglomerate.
And not only that, but they could make their image as a company extremely positive through all the money they âdonatedâ.
âPlease, give us some time toâŠâ
âA-At least give us time to tell the presidentâŠ!â
âThank you, director Kwak.â
After getting Kwak-Jungâs approval, the man who was prime minister called the president, and 5 minutes laterâŠ
After getting the approval, Kwak-Jung smiled.
â10 minutes later, our adventurers will go and start taking the monsters down. The Bone Dragon case will be the hardest, and will take maybe 3 days to handle. Now, good luck on handling what comes after~!â
Currently the strategist of the âgreat Laputa territoryâ.
This was the moment where this man, who lived a third-rate life, created a miracle.
Ah⊠my body still achesâŠ!
Even though in actuality, he was just a man who got beaten up when Kang Chul-In got bored.
âI donât know what youâre talking about.â
âYou donât know me? Me?!â
âAh⊠has time really passed that much, for even the great me to be forgotten? Huhu⊠to think that you donât know me⊠the great Swordmaster TuzenbachâŠâ
The old man that had revealed himself as the Swordmaster Tuzenbach muttered.
âLet me ask one thing.â
âWhen is it now? The time I came in here⊠Was when the Emperor of the âMad Nightâ was ruling.â
âI donât even know who that is.â
âHas time really passed that much? Do you not know about the Ancient Republic either then?â
âThen why donât you know the 26th emperor, Shatronus Berlinetta Pon Aurangzeb?â
âI do know the Emperor of Blood and Iron.â
âHas the emperor changed since then?â
âI mean the 27th Emperor, Julius Berlinetta Pon Aurangzeb.â
âAhh, so it seems that little kiddo has managed to defeat his grandfather and become emperor, huh.â
âAs you know, Shatronus is a famed tyrant and is also a crazy bastard. He killed his children from birth because he was so obsessed with power. Even though I donât know what exactly happened, I guarantee that when the kiddo became emperor, he had cut his grandfatherâs neck off. Now, am I wrong?â
âItâs similar. I donât know that well because I read it in the history books too. Itâs been a long time since then.â
Kang Chul-In tried to play along with what Tuzenbach said, as he didnât want to spend forever talking.
âIs that soâŠ? Thatâs why you donât know my name⊠It seems like time really has passedâŠâ
Kang Chul-In didnât necessarily state that it had been a thousand years since the Emperor of Blood and Iron ruled, and that the Pangaea continent had been destroyed altogether a long time ago. Once again, it was because he couldnât be bothered.
âWell⊠if you donât know me, then Iâll show you with my skill.â
âNow, letâs start.â
And laughed while looking at Kang Chul-In.
âThen youâll be able to learn this Swordmaster Tuzenbachâs abilities, and become the owner of the Holy Light Sword, Mitra. Isnât that perfect?â
A message popped up in front of Kang Chul-In.
[The teachings of a veteran]
Receive acknowledgment from Swordmaster Tuzenbach!
Reward: [Epic] The Holy Light Sword, Mitra.
-Warning: If you do not get acknowledged by Tuzenbach, you will not be able to obtain Mitra.
At that moment, a sword without an edge fell in front of Kang Chul-In. It seemed like it was a practice sword.
âNow, show me, disciple. Letâs see what youâve got.â
âI told you, come at me!â
At Swordmaster Tuzenbachâs taunts, Kang Chul-In,
Grabbed the practice sword, with veins bulging from his forehead.
He had become pissed off at Tuzenbachâs attitude of treating him as a mere disciple.
âGet ready for a beating, old man.â
Kang Chul-In grabbed the sword like a club, and started to walk towards Swordmaster Tuzenbach.