Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 150

1.

The Flame King, despite his imposing entrance, was brutally cut down.
With each slash of the sword, the flames that made up his form diminished in size. His attempts to restore himself through the geothermal energy of the earth were slower than the waves of sword strikes crashing upon him from the Silent Swordsman.

[This is cheating. How could anyone summon such a terrifying wave of swords in the heart of a storm with no rain?!]

The Flame King's roar was filled with frustration.
The mighty Flame Giant, now reduced to something akin to a small flame toy, roared, but it couldn’t even surprise a minor demon.
Viewers who knew just how terrifying the Flame King truly was were stunned.

• "Wasn't the one enjoying this the Silent Swordsman, not Speedmaster?"
• "No one would believe if I said I defeated the Flame King on the highest difficulty in real-mode on the first try, but here’s someone doing it."

<Detective Amy has donated 10,000 KRW!>
According to Amy's deduction, I believe Silent Swordsman’s Awakened status window includes a racial trait!

• "Racial trait?"
• "It’s like this, right? If a werewolf bites you, you gain werewolf traits, or if you drink a vampire’s blood, you get vampire traits."

At the right moment, someone suggested this possibility.
Viewer interest began to surge.

• "Didn’t Dmitri show interest in the vampire trait? Isn’t Silent Swordsman a vampire?"
• "Maybe he recognized her as his kin?"
• "There was talk of manipulation techniques that were comparable to blood magic."
• "Is this some kind of vampire magic combined with Mana Heart?"
• "That makes sense."

The theory of Silent Swordsman being a vampire, gaining substantial support from her human-like demeanor, started to gain traction as she was instantly popular.

• "But don’t racial traits differ depending on the individual?"
• "Yeah."
• "Then would Silent Swordsman be a Vampire Queen?"
• "The Vampire King possibility is there."
• "No, no. She’s a Queen."
• "She’s just that good, so she must be a King."
• "Ahahaha."

As the excitement over this theory faded into the background, the Silent Swordsman’s relentless attacks pushed the Flame King to the brink of annihilation.

[Enough! I’ll give you the information you need, just spare my life!]

Even the Black Armor Commander couldn’t resist, having no chance against Silent Swordsman.
Once the Flame King's area-of-effect attack stopped, the enemy knight and the boogeyman quickly defeated the Black Armor Commander.
The Bostover Battle ended in a clear victory.

2.  

[Story Mode]

The Flame King, who had been reduced to a tiny flicker, was on the verge of collapse. His massive body, which had once dominated, was now trampled underfoot, his head crushed and dragged through dust and ashes, showing only a pitiful appearance.
The Black Armor Commander, whose body was now a mess of dirt and ash, knelt before the enemy knight, who proclaimed in a commanding tone:

[Our side's casualties: 83 demons.]
[Enemy casualties: 4,200 flame demons and 70 Black Armor soldiers.]
[We achieved a battle ratio of 1 to 51.]
[This war is a clear victory.]
[Congratulations on your victory, Lord!]

With the knight's sword hitting the ground, the demons followed suit, creating a thunderous sound as the ground trembled.
The Silent Swordsman raised her hand, and the demons paused, focusing their attention on her.

[Would you like to say a few words in celebration of our victory?]
[This is a great opportunity to show the direction of our forces.]

?Interaction Options?
[In celebration of the victory, you...]

1. Show the virtue of silence. (Moment of silence for the fallen.)
2. Prove the aesthetics of slaughter. (Execute prisoners.)
3. Show the tolerance of acceptance. (Offer surrender.)
4. Pursue cold practicality. (Interrogate the enemy commander.)

With the knight's proposal, the options arose.

• "This is like an AI auto-selection option."
• "After all that silence, she finally does something."
• "Lol."
• "How do you even tolerate a moment of silence?"
• "Starting from now, there will be a collective moment of silence for the fallen members of Silent Swordsman’s army."
• "She can’t be doing this again, right?"
• "For Silent Swordsman, a moment of silence is something you do after a massacre."
• "You need to execute prisoners first before holding a moment of silence, lol."
• "Lmao."
• "Wouldn’t it be crazy if she turned the Flame King and his subordinates into her army?"
• "But they’re so small now, lol."
• "If they join us, they get weaker. Just kill them!"
• "No, at least interrogate them first before killing them."

Although most viewers initially voted for Option 1, the votes slowly started to split toward Options 2, 3, and 4.

[Viewer Poll Results]
Total votes: 46,225
Option 1: 5% (2,311 votes)
Option 2: 42% (19,414 votes)
Option 3: 19% (8,784 votes)
Option 4: 34% (15,716 votes)

[The highest donations for each option will be shown to the streamer.]

Although Silent Swordsman couldn’t see it, the viewers communicated their choices through the voting options.
New fans excitedly began donating, while old fans simply laughed.

Usually, streamers would take their time with the vote, stalling with small talk and allowing for donations to accumulate.
But Silent Swordsman was different.
Despite the many choices presented in the past, she had never taken long to decide, waiting only long enough for the highest donation messages to pop up.

[?1. Show the virtue of silence. (Moment of silence.)]

[The choice has been made.]
[The vote will automatically end in 7 seconds.]
[The donation messages will be skipped.]

• "Wait a minute??"
• "Did the vote just skip?"
• "This is the ultimate manly move, lol."
• "No waiting for donations, she’s just doing her thing, lol."
• "Give me my money back!"
• "Your donation was skipped."
• "Seriously, this is real?"
• "Please, stop it! I’m going to lose my mind!"
• "Seems like a vampire who spends her life in silence."
• "Agreed."
• "Only a vampire could enjoy silence like that."
• "Our teacher is a real man; you could tell from the moment he started charging forward."

Half in disbelief and half in relief, new viewers were left confused, crying over their skipped donations.
Without a word, Silent Swordsman bowed her head, leading her army into a collective moment of silence.

• "The screen keeps changing but everyone’s just in silence, this is hilarious, lol."
• "What’s going on with this live broadcast of a collective moment of silence?"
• "The demons are even looking at each other, confused about whether to join in or not."
• "Lol, the demons are adorable."
• "Wait, that one’s moving!"
• "Don’t move! You’ll ruin your military career!"
• "Is the boogeyman silently praying inside the wardrobe?"
• "Is that wardrobe floating?"
• "He’s probably just sleeping inside."
• "Did you see?"
• "Yeah, the wardrobe tilted."
• "Wait, it’s true!"
• "The wardrobe is like sleepy driving!"
• "Sleepy driving, lol."

Even the enemy knight, embarrassed by his earlier suggestion, hesitated and stared at the ground for a while.

[The collective moment of silence has ended.]
[You gain 1 Patience from the faction trait.]
[Your faction members will now permanently benefit from 1 Patience.]

After exactly 5 minutes, Silent Swordsman raised her head, signaling the end of the moment of silence.

"Silence is important, but there’s still work to be done."

?Interaction Options?

1. Execute the prisoners.
2. Propose surrender.
3. Interrogate the enemy commander.

Without hesitation, Ha Eung Eung immediately chose the next option.

[?1. Execute the prisoners.]

The Flame King was caught off guard.
The Silent Swordsman, who valued life so highly that she wouldn’t even forget to mourn the fallen on the battlefield, believed that if she interrogated him, she could strike a deal.
The Flame King believed that, with his knowledge of important information, he could still offer a deal, especially with the first demon war information that only he knew.

[Wait, wait! If you ask, I’ll tell you anything! I have valuable information you can’t get anywhere else!]
[Just spare my life. If you don’t want to, I’ll serve you. I, the Flame King, will serve you, one of the most powerful demons who made their name in the first demon war!]
[Stop, please! Just spare my life!]

His desperate pleas felt pitiful in contrast to the overwhelming aura he once had.
Even as his pleas grew louder, Ha Eung Eung, with indifference, kept choosing [Execute] whenever the option appeared.

[The enemy knight and the broken demon army expressed their gratitude for the execution.]
[The knight’s loyalty increases.]
[The demon army’s loyalty increases.]

Knowing that he had no way of surviving, the Black Armor Commander, rather than begging for mercy, glared at her with hatred, cursing her as he died.

[The White Spirit will never forgive you.]
[Even if I die here, my name and honor will live on with him, the White Spirit!]

With one swift stroke, the Silent Swordsman cleanly severed the Black Armor Commander’s head.
The headless body fell to the ground with a thud.
A faint, ghostly mist rose from the body, drifting into the sky, as though the spirit had departed toward the White Spirit’s domain.

[It seems this demon has already opened their true name. Such a pity.]
[A demon who has given their true name can transfer some of their power to the one who holds their true name after death.]
[This process weakens the demon greatly and is usually done when facing certain death.]

The porter explained the meaning of the true name revelation.

‘So this is an oath to remain together even after death.’

Ha Eung Eung felt a strange regret.

‘If I had taken the demon face’s true name, their power might still be with me.’

Back then, she hadn’t understood the significance of the true name.
To accept the past without regret, one must accept the things that happened.
Having lived through countless pasts and regrets, she had learned to leave behind what was left behind.
Her heart, which had wavered, settled quickly after just three breaths.

• "So does this mean she cleared a field?"
• "It’s cold..."
• "Another universe?"
• "Noooo!"
• "Please don’t leave, please don’t leave."
• "Let’s just finish the station and keep building."
• "Looking for someone to travel with on the exploration ship."
• "Me!"
• "I’ll be the pilot."
• "Show your experience."
• "I have 3 years of military helicopter experience from BattleGrounds 2040."
• "This isn’t a spaceship, lol."
• "Me, me!"
• "Show your experience."
• "4 months of experience with Reboot Galaga space shooters."
• "You’re hired."
• "Hiring someone with only 4 months of experience in a classic game? Lol."

Breaking a field and following the established pattern of ending the stream.
Now, this pattern was so famous that no one would miss it.
Yet, today felt different.

• "Why isn’t he ending the stream?"
• "I don’t know."
• "Wasn’t that a collective moment of silence? Is he doing another personal one for 5 more minutes?"
• "Stop with the silence!"
• "I feel like I’m going crazy!"

The Silent Swordsman didn’t end the stream.

‘I didn’t gain much cultivation.’

Unlike the White Ghost, who had come and willingly died, the Flame King resisted, and the Black Armor Commander had resisted even after opening his true name.
Both had very little energy left, and the cultivation they could provide was even less.

‘This won’t be enough to satisfy me.’

Thus, she made up her mind.

• [Lee So-hye (whisper): Aren’t you ending the stream?]
• [Silent Swordsman: This broadcast is extended.]
• [Lee So-hye (whisper): Why say that in the public chat? What streamer doesn’t check with their manager about collecting donations?]

It was an unexpected, voluntary extension of the broadcast by Silent Swordsman, one no one could have predicted.