The Overlord of Blood and Iron

When Kang Chul-In first started to use the Oraclomind, he was unable to catch Tuzenbach .

It was obvious this would happen .

Tuzenbach had trained for countless years to master this skill, whilst Kang Chul-In had just only learned it .

“Kuku…”

Tuzenbach laughed .

“Little bastard, do you really think you can beat me, the great swordmaster Tuzenbach with…”

POW!

Kang Chul-In’s sword managed to hit Tuzenbach’s shoulder .

“Ack!!”

Screaming in pain, Tuzenbach rolled on the ground .

“Old man . ”

Kang Chul-In laughed evilly .

“I thought I told you that I’ve already learned it . ”

“Y-You… don’t tell me you forcefully increased the capacity of your brain by…?”

“Of course I did . ”

“But, the aftereffects…”

“Who cares . ”

“ . . . !”

“I think I’d be able to sell my soul if that let me beat you up . ”

“T-That much…?”

“Get ready . ” .

Using the mana from Overdrive to increase the capacity and capabilities of his brain, Kang Chul-In was easily able to overwhelm Tuzenbach . And the result… was a terrifying beating .

Pow!

Papow!

Kang Chul-In’s sword mercilessly hit the arms and legs of Tuzenbach .

“Y-You…”

“This is why you should really shut up . ”

“ . . . !”

“I’ll crush you . ”

Saying that, Kang Chul-In threw away the sword he was using, and clenched his two fists .

Mental training… was meant to be done through his fists, after all .

Pow!

Papow!!

“Kuackkkkk!”

And that was the day that the sounds of a pig being slaughtered could be heard from the ‘strongest swordsman in Pangaea’, Tuzenbach .

“Huhu…”

Kang Chul-In laughed .

“W-Wait!!”

“Shut up . ”

“Wai… Aghh!”

Kang Chul-In’s fist struck Tuzenbach’s face .

Crack!!!

With a sound of something shattering, yellow teeth started to fall out of Tuzenbach’s mouth .

T-This crazy bastard…

Tuzenbach couldn’t believe the situation right now .

The achievement that he had gotten after training for a lifetime--- someone managed to get it in just a day . Tuzenbach was astonished, and felt somewhat depressed .

But that wasn’t all .

Uuhh…! It hurts…

Kang Chul-In’s beating was truly terrifying .

By forcefully activating his brain’s full capacity, Kang Chul-In was beating up Tuzenbach while taking the full brunt of the aftereffects .

A terrible nosebleed .

Red, almost bloody, eyes .

Currently, Kang Chul-In had an appearance that surpassed being just ‘tough’; he looked like a crazy devil .

“Huhu…”

Actually, he was a crazy devil .

Kang Chul-In was laughing .

He was swinging his fists as if beating Tuzenbach was truly enjoyable and satisfying .

“S-Stop!! That’s enough! You have my acknowledgement!!”

“No . ”

But Kang Chul-In merely shook his head .

“I still have to hit you 566 times . ”

“W-Why!?”

“Old man, you hit me exactly 71 times . ”

“ . . . You counted that?”

“Of course . ”

With things like this, Kang Chul-In was quite childish .

“I originally needed to hit you 710 times since it’s 71 multiplied by 10 . Since I’ve already hit you 144 times, 710 minus 144 is 566 . In conclusion, I still need to hit you 566 times . ”

“K-Kuk… What kind of miraculous method of counting is that?”

“It’s my way of calculating . ”

“ . . . ”

“Well then, good luck . ”

“Huh? U-Uh… Uhhhh?! Kuaaaa!”

That day, Tuzenbach also realized how badly a person could be beaten up, and how much pain one could take . After getting hit 566 more times .

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“Sob… sob…”

Tuzenbach began to sob, putting his pride behind him .

“You meanie… bad guy… Sob…”

It hurt .

It hurt a lot .

Kang Chul-In’s mental training was enough to make even Tuzenbach, who had trained himself for a lifetime, cry .

“Ha… Hu…”

Of course, Kang Chul-In himself wasn’t in a good state .

After forcefully increasing his brain’s capacity, he was paying the price . Well, part of it was because he had gotten tired after beating Tuzenbach up so much .

This… is even more dangerous than Overdrive .

That was how Kang Chul-In thought of the Oraclomind .

A headache that seemed to split his head apart, dizziness, and weird sounds in his ears .

He was also extremely tired .

It was entirely possible that if he had used the Oraclomind for 30 more seconds, his brain would have either exploded, or he would have gone crazy .

“You stubborn bastard… Damned bastard… I have never seen someone like you before…! Wait, I guess Julius, that kiddo, was like you too . ”

“Shut… up… Hu…”

“No, I don’t want to . Haha… . ”

“ . . . It seems like you still haven’t learned your lesson… . ”

“N-No!! I have! I most definitely have!”

Even after all of that, Kang Chul-In and Tuzenbach continued to fight, with both of them lying on the ground, exhausted .

“Hmph… Anyway, I acknowledge you . ”

Tuzenbach said, signaling the end of the quest .

“Who are you to acknowledge me?”

“You rude bastard!! I can’t believe that comes out of your mouth, even after I, your master, taught you the skill that took me a lifetime to learn!!”

“Master? Who?”

“Y . . . You…!”

“I’m a Lord . There is no one above me . ”

“Then how about the emperor that you…”

“There is no emperor . ”

“ . . . !”

“Well, that might be different once I become the emperor myself . ”

“Y-You . . . Crazy bastard . ”

“Shut up, and give me Mitra already . ”

“Hmph… take it . ”

“I’ll use it well . ”

“Yeah!! Use it well, you damned bastard!!”

Tuzenbach shouted .

[You have cleared the quest: ‘The Teaching of a Veteran’ . ]

A message popped up that told Kang Chul-In the quest was truly over .

[You have learned the skill ‘Oraclomind’!]

[Mastery until the skill is mastered (1/1,000,000)]

Tuzenbach’s unique move was also given to Kang Chul-In . Even though it would take an extremely long time to use it without Overdrive .

“Oh, and…”

“ . . . ?”

“Don’t stay lax with training . ”

Tuzenbach advised .

“The brain is the main organ of the human body . Even though I don’t know how you increased the capabilities of your brain, your body won’t last if you continue to do that . ”

“I know . ”

“If you do know, then make sure you train . It doesn’t matter what you do, as long it’s helpful in training your senses . Remember, even losing your memories is a small matter if you continue to forcefully use your brain like that . If it’s bad, you might go crazy . If that happens, you’ll become a raging demon . I don’t want to see you becoming like that . Even though you might not agree with this, I still think of you as my disciple . ”

“Old man…”

“Even though having great ambitions isn’t a bad thing, you should always be wary when killing . There are more powerhouses in this world than you think . Don’t always be arrogant, and you should learn to be modest at times . ”

It seemed that Tuzenbach wanted his farewell with Kang Chul-In to be somewhat warm .

“So, remember to train . And finally… don’t ever lose… Hey! Where are you going!?”

The disciple of the swordmaster isn’t allowed to lose!

. . . is what Tuzenbach was going to say, before realizing Kang Chul-In wasn’t listening, and walking towards where Mitra was being kept .

He was trying to act like a good teacher for once, but Kang Chul-In had ignored him .

“You rude…”

“Old man . ”

Kang Chul-In stared at Tuzenbach, and spoke .

“What are you trying to say?”

“Well, of course… I want you to become invincible . ”

“ . . . Invincible?”

“Don’t ever lose a one-on-one to anyone . That’s what I want to say . ”

“Hmm…”

“Can you promise that?”

“Of course . ”

“Ho, you have good confidence . That suits your… terrible personality . Just so you know, a man…”

“A man is confident . ”

“Very good!”

Tuzenbach nodded, satisfied .

“Now, I can go . I have no regrets . ”

“Are you going now?”

“I have to . I don’t even remember how long I was stuck in here . ”

Saying that, Tuzenbach,

Srrr…!

Started to fade away, like the fog .

“You have to become invincible! You rude bastard of a disciple!”

With his last words, Tuzenbach completely disappeared . He had gone to the afterworld after achieving his final wish of passing his achievements to the future generation .

“Noisy old man . ”

After laughing when Tuzenbach had disappeared,

BANG!

Kang Chul-In broke open the stone coffin .

Inside of it, a blinding light filled the whole room, as if it had been waiting .

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In the control tower dedicated to the Galaxy Corporation .

Putting a headset on, Kwak-Jung spoke .

“We have to block the dungeons first . The first one… Sindorim . ”

At Kwak-Jung’s orders, 10 tanks started to roll towards Sindorim’s ‘technique mart’, forming a barricade .

“Group A, come out . ”

-This is group A .

Billy Halford, who had been waiting near the Sindorim, answered .

“Clean up the monsters that are nearby and go into the dungeon once you’re finished . Oh, and tell me once you’ve cleared it . ”

-Yes, sir!

This was the first order, so Billy Halford started to move along with his fellow adventurers; as did some of the Korean army .

“Next… Group M . ”

-Please speak .

The M here represented Money; this was the group commanded by Overlord Lee Chae-rin .

“Have you finished cleaning the monsters up?”

-Yes, we have . Right now, the tanks are blocking the dungeon entrance .

“Then please clear that one, too . ”

-Of course .

“But… will you really be alright? Should I send at least one or two adventurers…”

-I’m fine . I can do it by myself .

“Well… okay . ”

As the owner of the epic item ‘Miss MoneyPay’, Lee Chae-rin was someone that specialized in ‘solo-playing’ in gamer terms .

“Hmm… Group H, please respond . ”

-This is Group H .

Overlord Dorian’s voice could be heard from Kwak-Jung’s headset .

“That place is quite big, so it might take quite a bit of time . Just enter the dungeon quickly . ”

-I can’t .

“Why not?”

-I got lost…

“Sorry?”

-I thought you said to go to Konkuk University?

“Oh! It was Sejong University, not Konkuk . ”

- . . . .

“Sorry . I got mixed up between the two . Please move to Sejong University quickly . . It’s not very far . ”

-Hu… I thought I got lost . Alright!’

“Then, please contact me again once you’ve finished wrapping up around Sejong . ”

-Copy that .

As the strongest group, Group H was also put onto the battlefield . Kwak-Jung took off his headset and started to chew his gum again .

“T-Trouble!”

But at that moment, one of the operators pointed at the screen .

“The bone dragon!!”

Marked as a red dot on the screen, the bone dragon was moving extremely quickly .

“Don’t tell me… Director Kwak!”

This time, the newly appointed General, Ko Yong-chan, called out to Kwak-Jung .

“Yes?”

“That direction… that’s the emergency shelter!”

“ . . . Which shelter?”

“Jangchung stad…”

“What?!”

Kwak-Jung shouted .

“Don’t tell me you guys actually made the idiotic decision to make Jangchung stadium into an emergency shelter…?”

“ . . . That’s right . There are almost 10,000 civilians inside…”

“What the fuck!?”

Kwak-Jung exploded .