Dungeon Hunter
Chapter 04's

SWORDMASTERS

Half a year is not a short time.

Even so, Jae Woo goes to the dojo every day. He never missed a day.

"Hello."

Jae Woo opens the dojo door and goes inside.

"You here?" Deok Bae smiled and greeted him. The two have been close enough for half a year.

"I'll change clothes and start training soon."

Jae Woo goes to the dressing room and takes off his clothes.

His body had undergone drastic changes.

In short: his body was as thick, sturdy, and as strong as a wild horse!

His body is proof that his time here is not a waste of time.

Jae Woo, who has changed into his uniform, comes out and immediately starts practicing.

First, 500 swings down!

Deok Bae approached and swung his sword beside him.

Jae Woo has swung his sword the most inside the dojo.

Deok Bae swung his sword as much as he did, as if he could not allow himself to lose.

Both completed 500 swings down, and then proceeded to 500 horizontal swings, 500 pushes, and 500 diagonal swings. When they finished, they sat on the floor and took a break.

"Well, this is heavy. Looks like you can't beat the age" Deok Bae said as he massaged his shoulder. Since he was in his mid-30s, his body quickly grew tired.

Jae Woo, who is in his early 20s, quickly recovered.

"Let's start sparring."

Jae Woo gripped his sword and stood up.

"After I rest for a while longer," said Deok Bae, making a big fuss over nothing.

Instead of saying anything, Jae Woo just looked at her, as if telling her to hurry up.

'Well, this guy doesn't know how to be considerate, does he?'

Finally, Deok Bae fixed his tired body.

"I really won't hold back" Deok Bae said deeply.

As soon as his face wrinkled, his already rough face looked even scarier than before.

Deok Bae took the first step.

However, it doesn't work at all on Jae Woo.

After all, there are monsters that are more frightening and intimidating than any human in a virtual reality game.

So, for Jae Woo, who has seen such monsters often, Deok Bae's face is nothing more than a comedy/horror B-movie.

"Hahp!"

Jae Woo takes the first step and attacks.

The impulse!

It was a surprise attack.

Besides, he's aiming for the ball!

However, both of them were not wearing their protective gear.

If random walkers saw this, they would scream in fear.

Of course, Deok Bae easily blocks Jae Woo's sword, as if he is familiar with it.

Swordmaster was a school that trained its students in real-life swordsmanship.

In spars, a surprise attack is allowed, as well as an attack to a critical area such as the back of the head or the ball. Even worse, hand-to-hand combat is also allowed.

Obviously, they don't wear protective gear, like in real life.

As a Swordmaster instructor, Deok Bae often received such surprise attacks, and even applied them himself.

Byeahk!

Deok Bae, after blocking Jae Woo's attack, immediately launches a counterattack. He himself is eyeing the critical area, the solar plexus!

Jae Woo leaned to the side and dodged Deok Bae's attack. He then swung his sword down.

Whirr.

The sound of his sword cutting through the air rang out in the large hall. Deok Bae also cut through the air and swung his sword.

Jae Woo and Deok Bae exchanged blows in suspense.

Even so, the sound of their swords clashing would not stop.

Both of their attacks would barely graze uniformly at each other.

Deok Bae will attack and push forward, and Jae Woo will continue to defend. Even so, Deok Bae did not look so good.

'You're monsters!'

To him, Jae Woo is definitely a monster.

He really is a monster. After all, Jae Woo has only been learning swordsmanship for half a year, yet he can fight equally with someone who has learned over 10!

"Dead!"

Deok Bae started to give more power to his sword.

"No thanks!"

Jae Woo did the same.

Byeahk!

Their swords clashed and Jae Woo was pushed back.

He had no chance of defeating Deok Bae with pure strength or swordsmanship.

Instead, Jae Woo will move first, as if knowing where Deok Bae's sword will land, giving him an advantage.

And somehow he managed to find a gap and attack in an unexpected way.

Of course, Deok Bae will not fall into Jae Woo's unusual attack due to his accumulated experience and skills.

Deok Bae carefully blocks Jae Woo's punch, and pushes forward.

So, their swords clashed many times!

Overall, Deok Bae held the lead throughout the game, but Jae Woo kept on holding on.

Finally, they could not determine the winner and the match ended in a draw.

"Eh, it's ending a series."

Deok Bae furrowed his brows.

If it wasn't a real-life match, but a real-life match, then Deok Bae would definitely win.

Because he won't control his powers so Jae Woo isn't hurt. And he would use some fatal techniques as well.

But even if he wanted to replicate the fight in real life, he couldn't do any of it. After all, his goal was not to hurt him.

However, their match ended with a bitter result because of that.

'What an enviable bastard.'

Deok Bae looks at Jae Woo.

Jae Woo is too easy to see his movements. And he instinctively found and attacked his weak point.

It must be a gift from God. Plus, he's a hard worker!

'He'll probably be stronger than me, huh?'

Deok Bae is jealous of Jae Woo's raw talent, and is irritated that Jae Woo's swordsmanship will surpass his more subtle ones.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jae Woo, noticing Deok Bae's sharp gaze, furrowed his brows.

"I'm just jealous. What, there's a problem with that!?"

"From what?"

Jae Woo tilted his head.

"I'm jealous because you're a genius!"

"Who, me?"

Jae Woo laughed, speechless. What's he talking about?

"What else are you? You've only been studying for half a year, yet you can already fight equally with me!" yelled Deok Bae suddenly.

"..."

Jae Woo is about to refute his claims, telling him that he is not a genius, but shut up.

He wasn't sure about his sword, but he definitely had some kind of special ability.

'I'm not a genius. I guess you could say ... I have ESP?'

Later, Jae Woo gradually recalls the memories of that day, the first day he realized his special abilities.

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