Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 181

1.

The duel between Silent Swordsman and Lee So-hye.
It all began with Point Toto.

[Point Toto]
"Who will clear the 40th level first?"
? Silent Swordsman
Betting Points: 22 million
Bettors: 2115 people
Underdog odds: 6.43181818181818
? Lee So-hye
Betting Points: 119.5 million
Bettors: 19,255 people
Favorite odds: 1.18410041841004

Those betting on Silent Swordsman hoped for a perfect king to be unlocked with him.
They made sure to place large bets on Lee So-hye.
On the other hand, those betting on Silent Swordsman weren’t hoping for him to unlock Lee So-hye’s king.
They couldn’t resist the allure of the underdog odds.

• Even though it’s the underdog, I hope Silent Swordsman loses.
• Lol, seriously?
• What nonsense is this! If Silent Swordsman loses, we all lose!!
• Please, let the underdog jackpot hit so I can buy an advanced escape pod.
• The mining fleet guys are all betting on the underdog, lol.
• What happened?
• They almost got wiped out by the Man-Faced Spider pirate fleet.
• Oh.
• Look at the timing.
• This is literally a game of life and death, lol.

Betting odds and points didn’t matter to Haeung-eung.

‘This is a rebellion.’

Even though it was just a popularity vote, being beaten by Lee So-hye, her own manager, was no trivial matter.
For her, who seriously dreamed of a modern martial arts world, this couldn’t just be brushed off easily.

The viewers remembered.
The overwhelming skill Lee So-hye had shown in the whip simulator broadcast.
How she easily outpaced Silent Swordsman, who was advancing quickly with his considerable talent, leading him effortlessly in the game.
The gap in skill and talent.
That was why betting on Lee So-hye made sense.
Like the Demon Sect ruled by the logic of strength.
Even the modern human factions, which seemed unrelated to violence,
were also governed by the logic of strength at their core.

[? Start from the beginning]
[? One-hand mode]
[? Additional options: Record competition]
[Starting the whip simulator.]

Just like the current reality where Silent Swordsman's authority is revered, the Celestial Demon also had rebels and traitors in the past.
How did the Celestial Demon deal with the traitors?
How did she maintain her power?
The answer lies there.
What she must do is simple.

‘Rebellions must be suppressed without mercy.’

She shows them that the strong are not traitors but their true selves.

[Mission Task - 01]
[Type - Target Elimination]
[Target - A1]

Silent Swordsman and Lee So-hye.
The targets fall as soon as they appear.
Both of their top scores move on to Mission 02 simultaneously.
Targets on the large shelf are hit in an attack, almost like a time attack.
The shelves expand as if under construction, and with a blaring siren, the lights signal the start of the boss battle.
A proud miniature of a swordsman with an arrogant expression appears, just like in previous challenges, where she blocked Haeung-eung's sword repeatedly with the [Parry] skill.

[Special Mission]
[Mission Task - 10]
[Type - Target Elimination]
[Target - D3: Swordsman Miniature]

As Lee So-hye had taught, the first boss was disarmed and fell off the shelf.
Despite the grand entrance, the strategy ended in just three seconds.

“Good review. Looks like you’ve remembered everything, huh?”

• Wow, what a close match!!
• They both cleared the mission in one second?!
• Thought this was a bookshelf simulator, lol.
• How did they not break the fish tank!?
• Shelf-breakers are overwhelmingly skilled, I’m crying.

<“Aquarium Destroyer” donated 10,000 won!>
"Alright, starting now, we’ll begin the whip simulator strategy broadcast. For the first 40 missions, clear them with one second each, please."

<“Lee Hye-chan” donated 10,000 won!>
Where’s the strategy?

<“Little Archer” donated 10,000 won!>
Lol, even Lee Hye-chan is thrown off by this ultra-fast progression.

By mission 10, viewers were still relaxed.
Since it was early on, they were impressed by how well Silent Swordsman was keeping up. After all, skillful streamers excel in even unfavorable situations.
Such relaxed thoughts began to set in.

[Mission Task - 11 Complete]
[Mission Task - 12 Complete]
[Mission Task - 13 Complete]

The rotating roulette.
Mission 10 revolves around shelves as a theme.
Despite the increasing speed of the rotation,
targets fall quickly and accurately,
until the second boss battle appears: a dancing miniature of a dancer in the rotating shelves.

• What’s this speed, really!?
• They’re insane, lol.
• Their reaction speed is crazy, they hit the targets right as they pop up.
• It’s not just about clearing the mission, it’s a race to finish it faster.
• Suddenly it’s a time attack battle?

<“Um Gil-dong’s Libido” donated 100,000 won for a video donation!>
Here’s the video of Silent Swordsman clearing Mission 20.
(Explosions from the whip and destroyed shelves)

• Lol, that was so funny.
• The dancer dodged once and then suddenly went into overdrive, breaking the whole map.
• How many shelves will break today?
• I predict 3 shelves.

[Special Mission]
[Mission Task - 20]
[Type - Target Elimination]
[Target - E2: Dancer Miniature]

The strategy for the dancer miniature.
Using a whip that cracks at sonic speed, hitting the dancer's eardrums and knocking her out.
Reproducing a strategy already known.

[Special Mission - Cleared]
[Mission Task - 20 Complete]

To a martial artist, it’s as easy as breathing.

• Wow! One-click!!
• Wait, how much time difference is there now?
• Lee So-hye is 2 seconds faster.
• No way, that’s almost no difference!
• Are you crazy?
• What? How did they do that?
• 0.01-second difference in clear time?
• A close match between the whip and the sword.
• My heart is racing.
• No way, the underdog can’t win... right?
• Please, let Lee So-hye win so my Mana Dicekeho stays intact!!
• That’s the underdog?
• For the sake of the Manboi’s independence, Lee So-hye must win this match.
• I’d rather let us win than give points to those guys.

As the gap between the shelves grows,
targets move up and down.
Mission 20 becomes a high/low themed task.

[Mission Task - 29 Complete]

Even regular missions in the 20s were cleared in just 9 seconds, one per second.

[Special Mission]
[Mission Task - 30]
[Type - Target Elimination]
[Target - F6: Knight Miniature]

A knight miniature with a turtle-like iron shield that covers the entire shelf.
When the 30th boss appears, viewers think this is Lee So-hye’s perfect opportunity to pull ahead.

• Last time, Silent Swordsman got stuck here.
• Wasn’t the chubby Lee So-hye gif made here?
• Yeah, lol.
• It was so cute when she almost got disappointed but then immediately smiled.
• Silent Swordsman’s human side + Manager’s cuteness.
• I fell for the manager after watching that gif.

The 30th boss battle is Manager’s stage.
Unlike Silent Swordsman, who struggled many times here.

‘Back then, I was just going easy on it.’

Unlike the last time, when she had to encourage the instructor not to get discouraged, this time was a serious battle.
No more going easy or looking for clues.

Whoosh!
Clang!

The knight miniature’s shield drops after 3 seconds, and Lee So-hye attacks the gap, disarming the knight and using its weight to defeat it.

‘Total 10 seconds.’
That was Lee So-hye’s standard strategy.
In her earlier whip art, she had to rely on minor martial techniques.
But now, with her skills reaching the pinnacle,

‘5 seconds is enough for me.’

She senses the gap in the shield and drives the whip through, striking with a sound wave attack that causes the knight's helmet to implode.

[@@@]

The knight, having lost its shield and staggered, rolls off the shelf.

[Record Competition]
[? Lee So-hye: 30th Mission Clear, 2 minutes 28 seconds]
[? Silent Swordsman: 30th Mission Clear, 2 minutes 30 seconds]

As the map changes and the boss battle cutscene begins,
the event time is longer than the actual time to clear the mission.
The gap of 5 seconds between them now becomes a massive 30-second difference.

• Wow!!
• She developed a faster strategy??
• This can’t be real!!
• Um Gil-dong cleared the game’s 30th mission in 2 minutes, while Silent Swordsman took 8 hours.
• This game is so messed up; I can easily refund in one hour.
• What level is the final level?
• Not sure.
• The highest record set by streamers was clearing mission 69? I remember they got stuck at 70.
• The favorite odds got destroyed, lol.
• Underdog betting exploded!!
• Going to grab my intermediate escape pod^^
• Are the favorites awake yet? Are the favorites awake yet?

The underdogs celebrate as the cutscene plays.
They happily watch the appearance of the new enemies, the archer miniatures, as the previous bosses, the swordsman, dancer, and knight miniatures, walk slowly, crying before they meet their fate.

[Record Competition]
[? Lee So-hye: 32nd Mission Clear, 2 minutes 28 seconds]
[? Silent Swordsman: 30th Mission Clear, 2 minutes 30 seconds]

• What’s going on???
• Why did the ranking flip???
• What the hell?

With the sudden reversal, the viewers are thrown into confusion. The 5-second lead they were celebrating was completely overshadowed by Lee So-hye’s remarkable 2-second edge. This astonishing flip of the leaderboard caught everyone off guard.

A 30-second cutscene plays at the start of the 31st mission, and that’s when the 30-second gap begins to shift the momentum yet again.