Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

Chapter 246

The main force of the Silent Swordsman’s army.
With the goal of luring the enemy for the safety of the infiltration team, they were currently facing unexpected difficulties.

"The enemy is not being lured!!"

The enemy, who was supposed to be lured, could not be seen at all.
Despite having massacred the enemies on the walls with a sense of duty and directing attacks toward the city, the gathering of enemies was minimal.
It was understandable.
Even now, tremendous explosions were reverberating inside the city.

Boom? Boom?

The sound of buildings collapsing.
The urgent call of a horn.
The sound of the monster guards being dispatched.
There were all kinds of sounds, but the sound that should have been heard, of enemies rushing toward the main force, was faint.
Dutda, who belatedly understood the situation, spoke.

"The Lord is in danger!"
"How long has it been since the Lord entered? Why were they discovered by the enemy already! These bastards must have already known we were coming!"

The monster knights never thought the Silent Swordsman would break buildings and advance in such a flashy way.
They nodded and agreed with his statement.

"If we're going to save the lady, we need to take a more aggressive stance."
"I'll make siege weapons for the sake of the human!"
"Wow! It's amazing that such things can fit into a pocket!"
"Right? Isn't it incredible?"
"Bragging later, we raid the streets. It's time to show the Red Legion the danger they face!"

The main force's aggressive advance to counteract the high noise level of the Silent Swordsman!

[The main force is invading the city.]
[Large numbers of corpses are discovered, and the streets fall into a state of panic.]
[The monsters in the area lose their will to resist and flee in all directions.]

"Stab them in the back!"
"Lord Cheonin, 30 guards from the eastern district are fleeing."
"Fire arrows!"

The guards who had been deployed to defend were being stabbed by spears and killed by arrows.
The confusion caused by the Silent Swordsman and Boogeyman, followed by the main force charging in, greatly amplified the damage across the city’s districts.

"We cannot let the Lord be surrounded. Leave the cleanup to the guest spirits and break through the enemy's ranks with the Red Legion!"

With the army's monsters targeting the follow-up troops and the guest spirits confirming the remaining monsters, the path traced by the Silent Swordsman began to illuminate in a wedge shape on the minimap.
The markers for the enemies vanished, replaced by markers for our troops infiltrating the minimap.
The city was engulfed in chaos.

In the field near the capital region of the Lower District, at the Capital Defense Command.
The commanding officer, having convened a staff meeting, ordered a briefing on the situation.

"Currently, there have been continuous reports of body discoveries, unexplained building collapses, and unidentified military forces appearing in the capital."
"Is this likely the result of a disaster-level legacy effect?"
"The list of known legacies we have doesn't include any compound effects like this. No high-level energy reactions associated with powerful legacies have been detected."

The absence of energy reactions meant that the situation was caused purely by physical force.
The atmosphere in the staff room grew even more tense.

"If only it were an unfortunate disaster, that would have been better. Now we can't even entertain that possibility."

The chief of staff spoke.

"Commander, we must prepare reinforcements as soon as possible."
"I know."

The frequent requests for reinforcements coming from the capital had been coming from different areas each time, and increasingly, they were directed toward deeper, more central facilities of the capital. The capital defense legion began urgently preparing for deployment, and at that moment, the information was clarified.

"An army of monsters is invading the capital without fear. Lieutenant, detailed briefing."
"The enemy's numbers exceed 30,000. The guards have been decimated, so we can't give an exact count. It's an extremely critical situation."
"What’s their destination?"
"They're heading toward the airfield."
"The airfield? That's protected by the repair commander, so they shouldn't get anywhere near it."
"No, the repair commander left recently, leading an air regiment under the direct command of the Great Demon General and has already deployed outside the capital."

What a coincidence.
Wasn't that perfect timing?

"We've discovered their objective."
"Chief of staff, is that true?"
"Rebellion."

Rebellion.
A forbidden word under the Great Demon’s reign, something so dangerous it was never spoken aloud.

"Can you take responsibility for that statement?"
"I'm certain. The series of events are all part of a carefully planned rebellion. To have so many casualties without a trace, and to have buildings collapse, imagine how much pre-planning and infiltration had to go into this."
"Sounds like something that would take a long time."
"This is more than just the complete conquest of the Lower District. It’s an all-out invasion aimed at the Ascension District and the Daoist Paradise. We must respond urgently to defend the capital."
"Is the target the airfield?"
"With this level of preparation, they would certainly know about the monsters guarding the Pillars of Ascension. They wouldn't be foolish enough to attack them. Nine times out of ten, no, definitely, they’re heading for the airfield."
"The Great Demon is conducting an irreplaceable ritual. If they step into the Ascension District, we won't even have a face to show the Great Demon."

The Great Demon was someone who, after the death of the Demon King, revealed his ambitions and led his followers to conquer the underworld, eventually creating a new paradise.
Even though they weren't able to join in that paradise, the monsters were living in a flourishing Half-Demon Valley, thanks to the Great Demon.
Shouldn't they repay such grace and not harbor hatred?

"No matter how much they prepare, no more failures can be tolerated. All troops, advance toward the capital!"

The main force’s significant actions led to an unprecedented rise in the danger levels across the capital, and eventually, the capital defense legion moved in to provide reinforcements.
But none of them realized the truth. The true culprits behind the destruction of the capital were a human and a monster, and the army was simply chasing them.
They didn't even know that the airfield wasn’t their true destination, a shocking revelation.

[Sudden Event Occurs]
[The capital defense army realizes the danger to the capital and is approaching urgently.]
[In 30 minutes, the capital defense army will arrive in the field.]
[The commander of the capital defense is one of the five generals who follow the Great Demon: the Extreme Bear General.]
[The Extreme Bear General is selected to defend the capital for a reason. Be cautious when encountering him.]

Was this the third time or the fourth?
Even as sudden event notifications poured in, Ha Eung Eung did not feel the slightest sense of crisis.
No matter what comes, the faster they advance, the better.

‘It's been a long time since I’ve had such an advance.’

The monsters realized that the situation in the city was not normal.
Monsters armed with weapons began to appear on the streets, and soon, ordinary monsters seemed to have all hidden, as if to avoid the incoming conflict.
Monster barricades were erected, and the streets were firmly fortified.
The monsters in the city were attempting to set up a defensive perimeter, but the individual skill and morale were so poor that they couldn't even delay the advancing force.

"What can a handful of bugs do?"

The Boogeyman’s hand-gesture dog struck the defense line, and within moments, barricades and skulls exploded, opening a path.

[The defense line has been breached by the Boogeyman's attack.]
[Noise level: High]
[Alert level: High]

[The Goblin tribe dreams of improving their treatment in the Lower District and rushes in to take credit.]
[The Goblin tribe, drawn by the commotion, rushes to another direction.]

[Powerful named monsters dreaming of climbing to the Ascension District rush in to take credit.]
[Named monsters, drawn by the commotion, rush to another direction.]

The main force had drawn enough attention, and the enemies blocking their path were few.
The Silent Swordsman and Boogeyman continued their advance, and soon, the airfield came into view.
By this point, the Boogeyman had realized something.

"Human. The airfield is that way."

The direction of the Silent Swordsman’s advance was different.
If they were aiming for the airfield, they would have to turn around.
But she did not stop.
She didn’t turn back.
She was only charging straight ahead, heading toward the faraway pillar in the center.

"Are you going to climb the pillar? If it’s just the two of us, there’s no need to use the pillar."

As the Boogeyman spoke, he suddenly realized something.
A laugh escaped as he shook the wardrobe door, overwhelmed with uncontrollable joy.
It was a crazy idea.
Undoubtedly reckless and inefficient. A fool’s errand.

‘So, are we not going to do it?’

At the Silent Swordsman’s look, filled with implied meaning, the Boogeyman’s energy surged even higher.

"Of course not."

No matter how absurd it seemed, if it looked interesting, they were bound to follow.
Curiosity is a feeling that all creatures possess.
Even animals living in the primal nature, not monsters, cannot avoid the powerful chemical reaction it causes.

"Let’s try it right away."

At the heart of the city, the Pillar of Ascension supporting the Daoist Paradise in the Ascension District.
What will happen if they break that pillar?
No one had ever done such an unprecedented act of terror.
For this, a human and a monster accelerated their pace.