Karn the Old Blind Man (II)

As the burly man threw his arm out, time dilated for Karn who was watching the fight with interest. Even with no eyes he could tell time had stopped instead two blue screens appeared in front of him.

*Status*

Name: Karn Bastion

Age: 69

Fame: 0

Title: N/A

Cultivation: N/A

Skills: Night's Eyes (Special)

*Quest*

Tutorial 1 - You have found yourself in another world and it is time to get your bearings and start your journey as the mighty old man.

Rank: Tutorial (I)

Objective: Save the young lady from the big brute

Reward: 100 ability points, Beginner Gift, Cultivation Opened, Chain Quest

Fail: Loss of System (Good luck as a blind old man)

Karn saw the two notifications that opened up and was shocked in amazement.

"Another world? Status? Quest? System? Ah I see now, this must be what my grandkids always talked about something about 'webnovels'. I guess I have no choice but to help this young lady" As Karn was about to move another notification appeared in front of him.

*Warning*

Host is about to fight 3rd tier martial warrior. Host is not advised...

Due to the special circumstances of the quest host will be provided a weapon determined by system

*Karambit Knife*

Rank: 3rd tier

Restrictions: None

Description: Made by unknown for direct usage by Karn Bastion. Sharp and lethal use with caution.

'oho?' A knife appeared thru thin air in front of Karn. Karn grabbed the knife and inspected it closely. Determining it was a perfect curved knife just like the ones he had used in his old days.

Time which had been slowed down immensely started turning back to normal as he moved. Karn first made sure to protect his objective just like his military days and then deal with the enemy afterwards. Taking advantage of the slowed time around him he quickly got behind the young lady before the arm of the big brute could grab her and pulled her back. At the same time Karn had easily made a gash into the brute's wrist with the karambit.

Time had turned back to normal by now and what was left was the arm of the brute that had grabbed thin air and the young lady who had been grabbed by Karn. Nobody was able to see the actions of the old man who had saved the young lady.

"Didn't your grandpa teach you how to treat women? I know I certainly did" Karn said with a slight smile.

'Where did this old man come fro-!' thought the burly man but before he could get his thought out his wrist started bleed profusely. Panic obvious in his expression.

'This old fogey must be a master, I didn't notice him slash me. Wait why are his eyes closed? Is he blind??' The burly man knew he had messed with the wrong person, he was lucky his head had not been chopped off yet. His master had always told him if he ever met a old man or woman who was clearly a martial warrior to always show respect to them. Anybody in the murim who was old was always strong. This was a unwritten rule that everybody agreed.

Karn saw the scared expression of the big brute and he knew he had already won the fight before it even started. He was hiding the karambit behind his back which made him look like a master, the young woman that was dragged back by Karn made a sigh of relief. She knew she had messed with the wrong person this time, she would have probably died if it wasn't for the old man that had appeared.

"Looks like you lost your fight, go away before I kill you." Karn said with an evil grin in his mind, if he acted with confidence the big guy would not realize that the old man in front of him was cultivation-less.

The brute hesitated, if this old man was truly blind how did he put this deep gash into his wrist? This was too mysterious for him he decided to run. The last piece of advice his master had given him was to always run away from the unknown and he had no reason to doubt this old man's abilities.

Karn breathed a sigh of relief, he may be blind but he was not blind to how blind people were treated. If he had not used the time dilation that occurred or made a gash on the brutes wrist he would not have caused him to run away. He did not know the difference between him and a 3rd tier martial warrior but the difference between an old man and a young brute was enough to dissuade him from trying to fight the brute.

*Quest Completed*

Reward: 100 Ability Points, Beginner Gift

*Cultivation*

Achieved 3rd tier martial warrior. Congratulations on your first step towards the martial peak.

Karn looked at the astonishment of the group around him. He hadn't felt this proud of himself since he had gotten his medal of honor after the war.

But before he could enjoy the revering looks completely his body started heating up causing his body to become a bit more red than before. Along came an excruciating pain that came from the feeling of his bones tearing apart and rejoining themselves.

"SHIT! FUCKK!!" The old man in front of everybody that was mesmerizing and strong started burning and roaring like a mad man. This lasted for a few more seconds before he calmed down. Everybody there was dumbstruck for words. They had never seen such a senior like this before.

Karn had become a 3rd tier martial warrior and along with that rise in power came the excruciating pain. His skin had become less saggy, warmth could be found in his cheeks and his body exuded much more life than before. Karn could feel the newfound strength he had acquired. 'It truly is a miracle' Karn could never have imagined what turn and tribulations life had brought for him but this was definitely the best thing that had ever happened to him.

Everyone was still shocked at the events that had just transpired but decided to not mess with the old man considering the speed he had displayed against the brute. The young lady that was saved earlier by Karn came up to him and asked him. "Are you okay?"

"Yes I am okay young lady but you shouldn't be stealing from others like that." Karn said with a stern expression.