Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 155

1.

The reality of the 3-second boss kill came from Ha Eung Eung's reflection.

‘I definitely felt it during the Demon King raid. The longer a boss raid takes, the less energy you can absorb.’

On the contrary, if the boss fight is finished quickly,
and the boss hasn’t used up all of their energy,
then it would be the perfect opportunity to absorb the boss’s immense energy.

It’s surprising, yet logical.

It’s not easy for any field to bear fruit as planned.
If one could truly unleash their martial arts as they pleased,
the martial world would have already seen countless legends of top-tier martial artists performing miracles, such as an elder overcoming a peak difficulty opponent with a single move.
The difference between fantasy and reality is determined by whether the dreamer possesses the ability to achieve that dream.
It was an unfortunate turn of events for the Giant Champion, but for her, she had the skill to make it happen.

‘I’ve thoroughly analyzed the giant’s physique.’

She had already finished conducting biological experiments to analyze how to separate the flesh and muscle fibers,
where to target the meridians and break the blood vessels, and
which martial arts would be most effective for this.

"According to the plan, as soon as the lord goes in, we’ll destabilize the ground!"

With the addition of the brilliant strategist Dutta,
the boss raid strategy, <Ground Explosion>, was ready to execute.
As soon as the story mode ended, the boss fight began.

Boom!
The ground exploded.
Balance was lost, posture became unstable, and the Giant Champion, exposed to its vulnerability,
was struck by Silent Swordsman’s decisive blow, with a devastating strike to the right arm that pierced deeply, delivering the force directly to the heart.
The energy circulated through the muscle, bones, and reinforced organs, minimizing the power loss,
and as the energy reached the heart, the giant's cardiovascular system exploded.

[!!!]
To circulate blood throughout such a massive body requires an intense heartbeat.
The tragic result was inevitable when the pressure from the heartbeat ruptured the blood vessels.

[Field Boss Giant Champion defeated]

Despite the giant’s massive size,
it perished instantly. This was the cruelty of life.
Had the giant been a martial artist, the conclusion would not have been so simple.
Every martial artist carries at least one lifesaving technique in preparation for extreme martial arts.

They could block with defensive techniques, roll away with evasive maneuvers,
or respond to surprise attacks with reflexes honed by years of martial practice.
Even if struck by an attack aimed at the heart, they wouldn’t fall so easily.
Instead, the battle might end with the loss of an arm, or the energy explosion could be cut off earlier in the process.
But the giant had no martial skills.
In fact, there was no need for them.

‘That giant must have been strong enough. Its innate body alone was enough to make it powerful without martial arts.’

That’s why it lacked the techniques to protect itself,
or any contingency plan for survival.
And that was the key to this 3-second kill.

• "Wow"
• "Hahaha"
• "Was the boss made of ice cream?"
• "What are you doing?"
• "The boss got cut in one shot, real?"
• "Mom, I want to be Silent Swordsman when I grow up!"
• "I’m going to register for Awakener Academy right now."
• "I should have gone to Awakener Academy instead of buying Epic Fantasy gear."
• "Is this the true form of a C-Class Awakener?"
• "I'm an active A-Class Awakener, but I have no confidence in beating Silent Swordsman."
• "Wow, she’s really scary."
• "If she enters the streamer tournament, we’ll have another monster crushing everyone."
• "Please don’t enter the tournament, please don’t!"
• "Why are you bringing down Silent Swordsman’s spirit? Want to die?"

Amidst the fervent cheers, Ha Eung Eung, unfazed, plunged her sword into the giant’s heart and began absorbing the energy from the shattered energy stone.

‘The energy dissipation speed is extremely fast compared to when I faced Baekmokgi.’
The energy wasn’t directly transferred by the monster itself,
and the energy stone hadn’t even fully formed,
nor was the owner of the energy still alive.

‘This absorption is a race against time.’
Killing the target allows some of the energy to be absorbed, but the amount gained is a mere fraction.
‘This is a much more dangerous path than the boss fight.’

Absorbing energy from fragmented hearts and energy stones was difficult,
and the sensation was rough and sharp.
The energy, like thorns, dug into her muscles, causing sharp, prickling pain throughout her body.
If she made even the slightest mistake in controlling the flow of energy, she could feel the agonizing pain of her energy channels tearing apart.
To be safe, she would need to discard most of the energy and only slowly absorb a tiny amount.

‘I should be able to gain at least three months’ worth of internal energy from this.’
That would be a great achievement.
In modern Earth, where internal energy is a rare commodity, it’s like a miracle.

‘But if it doesn’t reach 20 years’ worth of internal energy, such a miracle is meaningless.’
So, she pushed through the risk.
She went far beyond the safe amount of energy absorption,
her arms trembling, her body shaking as thunder seemed to crash inside her,
pushing through the risk of absorbing this violent energy.

‘No room for mistakes.’

She coated her entire energy channel with thin internal energy, increasing the circulation speed without tearing her channels apart.
Once. Twice.
The energy circulation smoothed out the thorns, forcing a path and gathering the pure energy into a refined internal energy.

‘This is still not enough.’
Unlike before, when she refined 60 years’ worth of energy to extract 8 years of internal energy,
this time, she had only gathered 30 years’ worth.
Even that was far more unstable than when facing Baekmokgi.

If she had gathered 8 years of internal energy from 60 years of energy,
she had only accumulated 4 years of internal energy from 30 years.
Such a calculation was meaningless.
The rougher nature of the energy required more to be discarded.
She could only absorb half of it.
Only two years' worth of internal energy.
Her 14 years of energy had now risen to 19 years.
That was impressive, but it still wasn’t enough.

‘To stabilize Ayoung’s uterine tattoo, I need 20 years of internal energy. This isn’t the time to be stubborn.’

• “Is she meditating again?”
• “Silent Swordsman is the real deal.”
• “Is this like when she defeated Baekmokgi?”
• “Meditation?”
• “Yeah.”
• “Someone go into the sensory link.”
• “Silent Swordsman’s sensory link is kind of scary.”
• “You go.”
• “She’s dangerous, even in the aftermath. It’s terrifying to join.”

As the viewers hesitated,
Ha Eung Eung took on an even more dangerous challenge.

‘There’s more than one way to refine energy.’

As long as she could refine it, she didn’t need to guide the energy throughout her entire body.

Sevenfold Motion of Essence
Reverse Essence Motion

Not a stable method, but one that twisted and manipulated the energy channels,
shifting the energy through narrow pathways and dramatically increasing the refinement speed.
With a daring decision, a massive amount of energy rushed through her right arm’s locked energy channels.

• “??”
• “What?”
• “Why is there a nosebleed?”
• “Something seems wrong.”
• “Is she using Mana Circulation?”
• “Can monsters absorb energy?”
• “Is that possible?”
• “No way, this has been attempted by Epic Fantasy rankers, but the risk far outweighed the gains.”
• “But she’s doing it now.”
• “Our leader isn’t scared of anything, straight ahead, no hesitation.”
• “If she were born a man, she’d be a general!”
• “Shouldn’t we stop her? She’s bleeding!”
• “Oh my god, her right arm looks so eerie under her clothes.”

The viewers, who didn’t fully understand, could see something wasn’t right.
The energy manipulation, which should have been stable, was clearly causing distress, and soon, blood started seeping from her tightly shut lips.

‘The meridians didn’t break. The flow is rough, but no rupture occurred yet.’
Even the shocks to her body, stemming from the imbalance of energy, weren’t enough to cause true harm—just a minor disruption in her nerves.

The arm, temporarily swollen nearly twice its size, slowly returned to its original form, glowing with light.

‘I’ve done it.’

With a firm grip on the wild energy, she swiftly reabsorbed it into her body.
Her internal energy jumped from 14 years to 19 years.
While it fell short of her target of 20 years, she was still satisfied.

“Are you alright?”

In a windless area, Silent Swordsman continued to release residual energy,
a wicked aura pouring out as the energy left her body.
The energy hummed as the Whirlwind Slayer absorbed it, but not all of it—too much energy spilled out.

• “Why? Why are they all coming to me?”
  The tremor in the voice of the trembling assistant made it clear—
  for the first time, even the beasts and mole humans were scared.
  No one wanted to feel the terror of being caught by Silent Swordsman’s grip.

“Mom!”

The assistant screamed in fear as he was dragged off by her,
his body dropping as he tried to escape, but still, Silent Swordsman’s goal wasn’t the beast—it was the energy stone hidden in the bag.

• “What are we watching right now?”
• “The Demon King’s descent?”
• “The last day of the Beast’s Kingdom?”

Whatever it was, it wasn’t normal.
And every viewer was thinking the same thing.