Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 244

1.
?Turn 4?
[Silent Swordsman Phase] (1/2)
[Great Demon Phase]
[White Spirit General Phase]

?Silent Swordsman Phase?
[Choose a faction strategy.]
[This turn, you can select 2 strategies.]
[You currently have 1 strategy action left.]

The shortcut to the capital.
Now, having broken through the fortress located halfway along the route.

?Field Options?

1. Infiltrate the capital region of the descending zone.
2. Encircle the city of the unquenchable flame.
3. Preemptively strike the Capital Defense Command.

The shortest path to the capital.
Now only one field remains on this path.
The capital region of the descending zone.

• How many turns did it take to get here?
• 19
• 20
• Why are you guys so skilled? I took 33.
• With 33, the ending must be ruined, right?
• Yeah, ?
• Are there really demons with a Capital Defense Command?
• At this rate, mechanized infantry divisions are gonna show up too, lol.
• No, there’s nothing like that.
• The Silent Swordsman got here in 4 turns, but why did it take you so long?
• Because we’re not the Silent Swordsman, shut up.
• Stop comparing us, crazy person.
• The Silent Swordsman might have stronger physical abilities, but the speedrun is faster with SsenSe.
• In my Great Demon conquest speedrun, I passed the Rock Bridge in 1 turn, the Giant’s Sacred Land in 2 turns, and the Descending Zone in 3 turns.
• That’s just passing through, not conquering.
• The massacre swordsman conquest is more fun though.
• So what happens if you don’t catch the Demon King?
• Just choose the 3 infiltration routes in the frontlines.
• If you’re bad at physical combat, you can’t advance without the White Spirit General’s special forces.
• Even with bad intellect, it’s tough. The bosses have many time-wasting gimmicks, so it’s incredibly tiring.
• If the battle drags on, having reinforcements enter the boss fight is a nightmare.

The viewers discuss how long it takes to reach this point, the events triggered along the way, and the numerous shortcuts employed.
Many use all sorts of trickery to cross fields they’ve never heard of, wasting tons of turns.

‘Is this game actually a puzzle game?’

Was I playing a completely different genre of game?
Could this be a different game with the same name?
The thought crossed her mind as everything seemed to have turned into a bizarre tale.

• Has anyone ever poisoned a feast to stop reinforcements?
• I once used the soul from the wandering merchant to hire a beautiful demon to use her charm to cheat the boss battle.
• Can I sleep with her?
• Do it once and you’ll get the “Double Death” ending.
• That’s a great deal!
• Where’s the route for that? Where do I go?
• You guys are crazy, now even demons are being used.
• What happens if you don’t sleep with her?
• You need three passes to skip the fights. The demons who issue the passes give quests to make you work for them.
• One of those is a request to kill the wandering warrior demon, but it’s tough.
• There’s another way where you team up with the warrior to kill the requester and take their pass.
• If you recruit the warrior, you can fight with them to take down the boss.
• The warrior’s attack range includes our side, and everyone dies, so that’s a problem, lol.
• To save the special forces, use the charm route.

The journey from the frontlines to here is anything but simple, as the viewers exchange countless stories.

‘Relatively simple adventures for most.’

Beginners travel alone, while those who have learned the trick of gathering companions form elite squads of anywhere from three to twenty members.
Different demons use their past experiences to cleverly navigate every field, overcoming challenges.

‘It doesn’t suit me.’

You can tell just by listening to their stories.
Even if they gathered all their companions, they still couldn’t compare to the Boogeyman.
If the Red General and his Red Legion launched a joint assault, they would be turned into minced meat, their bodies scattered across the battlefield.
A force incapable of facing an army head-on.
A special forces team that only carries out stealth operations.
They have no power of their own, so they must band together, but even then, they aren’t strong enough, and the hardships are endless.
It’s understandable when they say that sometimes ten or even thirty turns are consumed in these efforts.

“Luck is on our side today.”

As the final choice approached,
Yachen Minglang looked up at the sky.

“Tonight, the night is deep. It’s the perfect time for a night operation, my lord.”

The sunset had faded, and the sky was tinged with dark blue.
Under the night sky, the choices changed.

?Field Options?

1. Conduct a night raid on the capital region of the descending zone.
2. Conduct a night raid on the city of the unquenchable flame.
3. Conduct a night raid on the Capital Defense Command.

A surprise attack in the darkness.
This bonus is only available for this action.
With everything in place, there’s no reason to hesitate.

[?1. Conduct a night raid on the capital region of the descending zone.]

2.
[Story mode]

The city of the unquenchable flame in the ascending zone.
A paradise created by the Great Demon for demons.
Even after passing the fortress, the final barrier awaits them.

[The paradise has arrived, but the number of seats at the banquet is limited.]
[The earthly paradise no longer exists.]
[The paradise lifted by the Great Demon’s power is set in the sky, unreachable.]

[Those who are unchosen will not ascend.]
[Those who cannot give up will remain on the earth.]

[This is the lair of the discarded ones, those left behind before reaching paradise.]
[An inferno filled with the greatest despair disguised as hope.]

[Yes.]
[This is the capital region of the descending zone.]
[It is the closest hell to paradise.]

3.
[Player mode]

The large-scale fields were something she had encountered many times before.
The Demon Realm’s capital.
The Giant’s Rock Mountain.
The Rugged Mountain Range.
The Demon Village in the Good Spirit Zone.
But even with all those fields combined, the scene before her now felt overwhelmingly vast.

‘A length of 60 li. It’s enormous.’

One li is 500 meters.
60 li amounts to 30 kilometers.
And that’s the radius, not the diameter.
Following the descending zone, the entire area is filled with buildings and facilities, layer upon layer.
It was impossible to even guess how many demons lived there.

‘Did I make a mistake?’

What if she had joined up with the Fallen Ghost Legion left behind in the rear?
What if she had all her forces intact?
What if she had risked everything to attack the capital with the full strength of her faction?
The thought weighed on her as the imposing feeling grew stronger.
At this moment, Ha Eung Eung recalled the familiar hell she had experienced before.

The Forbidden City.
The Emperor’s residence.

During the time when the Ming dynasty transitioned to the Qing,
She personally assassinated the Emperor.

The Emperor’s guards.
Martial arts masters receiving the country’s stipend.
Fighting the Gold Guards was easier than the deadly battle with them.
When she faced the highest martial arts masters of the royal family,
She experienced what happens when a gifted martial artist receives support from money and power—how strong they could become.

With a single gesture, she could crumble the city walls.
With a kick, the palace would collapse.
An inexhaustible internal power.
The strength derived from a high-level internal cultivation technique.
Endless reinforcements from the Emperor’s personal forces.

‘On my own, I knew my limits.’

Living trapped in the Forbidden City, she memorized and memorized palace knowledge, planning secret infiltration routes and guard positions.
She meticulously prepared, but was caught, fighting for a chance.

‘The situation is worse than back then.’

An unfamiliar enemy territory. A field with millions of demons swarming across.
Unlike the Forbidden City in the Martial Arts Chronicles, this was uncharted and unknown terrain.

“Hiiek! This is too huge!”
“Phew... I never thought I’d return to this place.”

The worker, with a solemn expression, gazed at the center of the massive pit.
In the center of the great city, towering above the deepest darkness, a massive column rose.
At the top of that column, floating in the air, was the ascending zone’s paradise.

“To reach the Great Demon’s lair, the heart of paradise, we have two options.”

The worker, based on his experience, proposed the following methods:

“One method is to find the airstrip and use trained flying demons to reach the destination. But persuading them is not easy, and they’ll likely have anti-air defenses.”
“That’s too difficult!”
“The second method is to march to the Pillar of Ascension in the capital’s center, linking the descending and ascending zones, and use its internal passage to ascend to the capital.”

The first method is for a small elite.
A method for the weak who rely on 'trickery.’
To assassinate the Great Demon or attack with a small force, this is the path to choose.
The second method is for direct confrontation.
The way of the strong, where everything is settled by brute force.
If you plan to lead the entire army in an invasion, this is the only choice.

“The night sky is on our side. If you wish, with a small group, we can infiltrate the airstrip without being detected.”

Yachen Minglang added his thoughts to the worker’s proposal.

“If you wish to lead the army in a march, we can use the cover of night to assassinate the sentries and open the gates. Even if we’re detected, we can still enter.”

Tou Da also proposed a strategy.

“While the main force causes a disturbance outside the city, we can send a special forces team to infiltrate the airstrip!”

The opinions were gathered.
Now, it was time to make a decision.

?Interaction Choices?
[The strategies of your subordinates have gathered. Your decision is...]

1. Raid the airstrip and attack from the sky. (Small infiltration)
2. March to the Pillar of Ascension and climb from the ground. (Blitzkrieg, extremely high risk for the main force)
3. While the main force buys time outside the city, raid the airstrip. (Feint, increased infiltration success, increased main force risk)
4. While the main force buys time inside the city, raid the airstrip. (Feint, significantly increased infiltration success, significantly increased main force risk)

Small elite or full-scale invasion.
How much risk will you take with the main force?
Ha Eung Eung stood at a critical crossroads, where the success of the campaign depended on her choice.