Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 204

1.

The secret behind the Servant's resurrection was simpler than expected.

"Did I? I pretended to be dead. Oh, back then, I really thought I was going to die. I was so scared I even stopped my heartbeat."

• How did you do that, you madman!
• Servant’s such a weird guy.
• At this point, even Servant must have something going for him.

The Servant, with his suspicious behavior, continued offering advice.

"When you discover an old cave or hidden path in the field, it's almost always the work of the Demon King’s agents or demons who’ve been hiding there for a while."
"Eek! That’s too scary! I never want to meet a demon like the King of the Abyss again!"
"Well, there's a chance we’ll face strong demons, like Dutta worries, but such powerful demons are rare. Most are just abandoned sites or primitive demon tribes hiding."

In other words, if they urgently needed reinforcements or a hiding place, it might make sense to investigate.
But it wasn’t worth wasting precious turns on.

‘Even though I don’t know how it’ll be useful later, it seems wasteful to just leave it alone.’

[?2. Block the hidden path.]

"Wise decision."

Perhaps because the remaining encounter events in the field had ended, the summary screen appeared shortly after.

[Hidden Root King of the Abyss achievement completed]
[Hidden Root The Greatest Loser achievement completed]

[Challenges]
[Defeat the King of the Abyss. (Completed)]
[Pass through the Difficult Mountains. (Completed)]
[Remove the curse and free the fallen spirits. (Completed)]

[Field Sweep Rank: SSS]
[Defeat Rank: SSS]
[Challenge Rank: SSS]
[Overall Rank: 9?/3? (+600%)]

[MORE THAN PERFECT]
[The encounter turn for the True Blood Tracker will be advanced.]
[The probability of high-risk surprise events increases.]

A notification forecasting an even harder game.
It no longer bothered her.
It was understandable.

‘I now have 60,000 troops.’

10,000 Undead Spirits. 50,000 Fallen Spirits.
With such overwhelming numbers, they could conduct a war, not just a hunt.
They could even conduct a siege.

[Story mode]
Good-Natured Village

A peaceful village with a good reputation in the countryside.
Even the demon village was no exception.

[Golden fields ripening]
[Smoke rising from chimneys]
[Whispers of reeds swaying in the wind]

[A peaceful village that looks like it was drawn in a picture]
[You have arrived there.]

[Will this be a time for rest and stability?]
[Or will new dangers arise?]
[Everything depends on what you do.]

[Don’t forget]
[The saying: when visiting an unfamiliar village, don’t lose your smile.]
[The saying: for those who seek peace, don’t dig into the darkness behind the smile.]

A rather fitting warning.
Had the 60,000 army following the Silent Swordsman not arrived, looming over the village like a storm, it would have been peaceful.

• Hahahaha
• So now who is the darkness?
• Peaceful village (soon to be burned down)
• Haha, it's pillaging time!
• Kill the men, kill the women!
• There will be conscription soon. Is it forced conscription? You voluntarily enlisted for national defense! If you don’t come, I’ll sue you, but it’s not forced conscription!
• Ugh... memories of active duty conscription...
• Ah... Aah...
• Wow, this new elite soldier’s damage is insane with the area-wide attacks!
• I’m joining the military next year. When will unification happen?
• 50 years later.
• ???

For a moment, the viewers awakened to the painful reality of a divided country.

"Usually, villages like this are full of bad guys. They kidnap wandering demons to sell as slaves, butcher them for meat, or use them for satisfying their lust."
"How do you know that?"
"Well, I happened to find out. For powerless half-beasts, information is like extra life."

Dutta innocently asked, and the Servant fell silent.

"......"

He seemed suspicious.
Really suspicious.
A remarkably difficult person to trust.
He had become a new object of suspicion, following Boogeyman.
It was strange enough that even the moving living demon encyclopedia, Maganom, left behind seemed preferable to this.
Compared to the moving demon encyclopedia Maganom, the Servant seemed like a lower-level version of a helper with extra features.
The praise he’d earned from saving Dutta quickly faded.
This new suspicious behavior made it reasonable to suspect that the Servant might be planning to demand True Blood as a token of gratitude for saving Dutta.

<Lee So-hye donated 10,000 Won!>
Is your arm okay? You might be seriously hurt and have lingering effects in reality.

Ha Eung Eung, who had been contemplating whether to strike back, saw the manager’s donation message.

• Hahaha, they're really saying this.
• Wasn’t the next field supposed to start naturally? ?
• Aftereffects, can't help it.
• Only "break it" in this field.
• Mom, are we going to live in space for another half-year?
• Ah, no, my little elves are dying!!
• Please, just one more Totto, please!
• Save me, Silent Swordsman!

In addition, the viewers' chat was filled with comments.

[Game is temporarily paused.]

Ha Eung Eung paused the game for a moment.
A mischievous glint appeared in her eyes.

Shh-shh

She took out a fluorescent pen for communication and began writing in the air.
Lee So-hye outside grabbed the back of her neck.

? Today’s broadcast ends here.
? Or not?

A moment of chaotic betting.
The desperate Elf Society investors eagerly placed bets on the reverse odds, but no surprise came.

[? End the game.]
[? Silent Swordsman ended the broadcast.]

• Madman, madman!!
• Look at this evolution, hahaha.
• Reverse odds, bankruptcy, double trouble hahaha.
• Reverse bettors, are you awake? Reverse bettors, are you awake? Reverse bettors, are you awake?
• Who in here has had enough of the reverse odds simulator?
• Hand
• Hand
• Hand
• Woof! (I’m the fool who invested in reverse odds)
• Does failing your investment make you a dog now? Hahaha.
• Poppy, hand!
• Cute~ Poppy, keep betting on reverse odds!
• Woof! (You’re a dog, give me my points!)
• Hahaha.
• Ah, no harsh words. You only earn points by using nice words.
• Woof woof woof! (Shut up, you dog, give me my points!)
• (This chat is blocked. Time remaining: 24:00:00)
• Poppy-chan, goodbye.
• A one-day ban doesn’t even count! For the next half-year, we’re in rest mode, let’s just enjoy the full-year ban.
• Madman, you’ll be mute in space, you can’t even chat!
• Following Silent Swordsman (Silent)
• Silent Practice Simulator?
• Silent Practice hahaha.
• Drip of the Day Award goes to…

4.
After a long time, the resumed broadcast seemed satisfying, and the intensity in the chat didn’t subside.

• Half a year of waiting was worth it, sniff sniff.
• Wow, now I can reach enlightenment...
• How will you watch the ending if you reach enlightenment now?
• Ah.
• Domestic failed enlightenment community hahaha.
• I always thought only demon-like beings roamed space, now I see it’s because they all failed enlightenment hahaha.
• Godimax Silent Swordsman statue, bio-database, cultivation facilities, creature growth modules, and facility expansion costs are all covered. Thanks to the reverse-betters.
• Overlord?
• Not even a Zerg transport ship drifting in space, why does the statue have those functions hahaha.
• Now I’m actually looking forward to how strong this statue will get.
• The Elf Society was obliterated hahaha.
• Looks like they’re collecting primitive elves like Teabagging.
• Stolen elf, wow.

<Mk-? donated 10,000 Won!>
I can’t understand the main body’s strength. I’ll begin additional data collection through real combat experience.

• Concept, hilarious.
• Why is he donating after the broadcast ends? Hahaha.
• Ah, donations give you points~
• I’ve flexed with 10,000 Won to speed up construction.
• Speeding up construction is worth acknowledging.
• It’s all about time, why not?
• Don’t beat me, damn it.
• Hahaha.
• Anyway, humans stronger than machines, 1 win today.
• Man is a Silent Swordsman exclusive.
• Don’t underestimate humanity, Mk2!

<Orz O_o donated 10,000 Won!>
If Mk2 is a clone, then isn’t it not human either?

• End debate: Is Mk2 human or machine?
• Today’s the day.
• 24-hour thread revealed haha.

"Why, you never usually watch the chat during the broadcast, what’s got you reading all of it now?"

Even with her arm still hurting, Ha Eung Eung tried to push herself too much.
At Lee So-hye’s teasing, Ha Eung Eung showed her the chat.

[What is Mk2?]
"It's like a clone, but it's just a joke."
[Is it like the King of the Abyss' clone body?]

How should she explain this?
While thinking, Lee So-hye, feeling a strange sense of annoyance and fatigue, shrugged it off with, "I guess it's similar."
But she was more concerned about her arm.
The reddish marks on her right arm.
It was obvious the aftereffects were severe.

"Reduce the intensity a bit. If you think you’re about to get hurt, you can tone it down and make it less painful."
[If I did that, I would have lost.]
"Was it really that bad?"

Her surprise was brief.
When Lee So-hye reached Eve’s room, she stopped in her tracks.

"Anyway, go in. The Saint said she’d treat you."
[She probably told you not to use that ability.]
"Talk to her."

Saint Eve. A war hero with healing abilities to treat others' injuries.
She stayed with the Haemang Sect to learn new ways of using divine magic, but the magical powers she wielded weren’t exactly divine.

‘You’ve become impatient, Eve.’

Saint Eve. She was an A-rank awakened who had reached a different end than the divine path.