Chapters Chapter 181: Swordmaster Tuzenbach (1/2)
An old man that was hunched over so much that it seemed like he was about to fall over greeted Kang Chul-In.
“Hello!”
The old man greeted Kang Chul-In, running towards him.
“What do you think you’re doing?”
But Kang Chul-In wasn’t so naive.
He was in the boss room right now, so that meant that this old man was the boss.
Even Dorian Explorer wouldn’t allow the boss to close the distance so easily.
Actually, I’m pretty sure he would get tricked.
Thinking that, Kang Chul-In threw a fist towards the old man.
Whik!
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 wasn’t as simple as he looked.
Pzzt, Pzzt!
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.
“Ahh!”
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.
“Ow… My back…”
The old man groaned.
“Why are you so violent…? I think I’m going to die…! My knees hurt too…”
“...”
“Hmph. You rude bastard. Why are you trying to attack someone that’s greeting you…? What a terrible personality…”
The old man stared at Kang Chul-In, while rubbing his knee as if in pain.
“Old man.”
Kang Chul-In opened his mouth.
“Are you the guardian that guards Mitra?”
A guardian was a named-monster that guarded the treasure of a dungeon.
“Guardian? Me?”
“Of that.”
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.
“The guardian that guards Mitra, isn’t that you?”
“Hmm… Well, I guess you’re half-right. Don’t consider me as a monster that guards treasure, however.”
“Then?”
“Though I am a guardian, I came into the dungeon of my own accord.”
“And the reason for that?”
“In order to get a powerful disciple!”
“...”
“After all, someone that’s able to get through this maze that’s crawling with terrifying monsters must be strong. I would like to have a strong person like that as my disciple.
“Idiot...”
Kang Chul-In laughed at the old man, speechless.
“So what!?”
“You might as well just search the continent inside and out or just forcefully make other strong people into your disciple.”
“I have thought of doing that as well. However, it is too late. All has gone to waste, as I didn’t have many days to live once I had decided to take in a disciple. That was… maybe a week before my death? That’s what I think.”
“A week before your death?”
“I’m already dead.”
“So you’re an undead?”
“Don’t call me an undead, you rude bastard!”
The old man swore.
“How am I something like an undead?”
“I thought you said you were dead?”
“I’m not dead yet!!”
“You’re crazy.”
Kang Chul-In said, shaking his head.
“What 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 I’m here, I don’t age physically or mentally.”
“You should have just died.”
“What?!”
“Why do you want to extend your life in order to receive a disciple? Are you even that special?”
“Ha…”
This time, the old man shook his head sighed.
“Do you know who I am?”
“Of course not. I'm not curious either.”
“You’d be surprised if you knew, though.”
“I doubt it.”
Kang Chul-In responded coolly.
“Hu… Arrogant bastard, to think that I’d have to say who I am through my own mouth…”
“Shut up and tell me who you are.”
“I am Tuzenbach.”
“...?”
“Kuku! It seems like you can’t even speak now because you’re so shocked? Well, that makes sense. Huhuhu…”
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?
“Just die.”
Not feeling the need to mix words with the old man anymore, Kang Chul-In started to run towards him.
“W-Wait!”
“What is it now?”
“I told you, I’m ‘the’ Tuzenbach!”
“So?”
“I’m Tuzenbach!”
“I know that’s your name, but what do you want me to do with it?”
“Swordmaster Tuzenbach! I’m the famed ‘most powerful swordsman in all of Pangaea’!”
As expected, what the man said was bullshit.
Swordmaster and whatnot, Kang Chul-In hadn’t ever heard of a name called Tuzenbach.
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While Kang Chul-In was meeting ‘Swordmaster Tuzenbach’ in the dungeon and Kwak-Jung was talking to the government officials, the Bone Dragon was busy destroying Seoul.