Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast

Chapter 7

1.

Dried bloodstains.

A chilly wind.

A narrow path.

As soon as Hae Eung Eung set foot on the ominously foreboding land,

Thud

Thud

A disheveled creature with a staggering gait appeared.

[Blood Demon]

[There is no information on this half-demon.]

A common type of mob often seen in tutorials.

The most lowly of beings.

There was no need to measure the distance.

The blood demon couldn’t even react to the sword drawn by Hae Eung Eung before its head flew off with one strike.

[Critical Hit!]

[Body Severance]

[You have severed the neck.]

Thick bushes lined the narrow path.

With a rustling sound, two more blood demons appeared.

One had a wounded arm,

the other had a wounded leg—

they looked like defeated soldiers.

The standard strategy is to lure the enemy and make the one with the wounded leg lag behind before taking them out one by one.

Thud

Hae Eung Eung, on the other hand, gripped her sword and charged head-on first.

From left to right,

from right to left,

she swiftly swung her sword like lightning, severing the two blood demons.

With the final swing of her sword, she made a gesture to shake off the blood clinging to it.

All of this happened in an instant.

Before she could even see with her own eyes that the demons’ heads had fallen to the ground, Hae Eung Eung pressed on.

[Critical Hit! (x2)]

[Body Severance (x2)]

[You have severed the neck. (x2)]

A moment too late, the corpses fell, followed by the kill confirmation.

A hint of warmth returned to Hae Eung Eung’s cold eyes.

‘I never thought I’d feel this sensation again in the real world...’

What is right and what is wrong?

Is this revenge truly justified?

Questions she had to ask herself repeatedly.

Unlike the miserable and brutal fights in the martial world,

these were merely data within a game.

Targets that could be killed without any guilt,

without any hesitation—

they were simply subjects of a license to kill that she had honed her skills to take down.

‘A fight where my head isn’t spinning. A fight freed from the cycle of vengeance... is indeed enjoyable.’

Piercing through flesh,

splitting bones...

The so-called taste of the sword.

In the face of that vivid sensation, ordinary people tremble and feel guilt.

The thought of having taken a life elicits a strong rejection, leading some to abandon further game progression altogether.

The backlash results in a drop in assimilation rate.

[Initial Assimilation Rate: 10%]

[Combat Assimilation Rate: 33%]

[Current Assimilation Rate: 25%]

Hae Eung Eung was different.

Martial World Hero

Royal Bounty

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the entire martial world was her enemy in this extreme situation.

Having returned as a vengeful spirit, a fugitive from the outer martial world, she achieved the level of mastery of the three realms and the flow of energy.

Even if her heart harbored sympathy,

there was no hesitation in her sword.

The time taken to clear the One Hit Cleanse was merely 1 Dakyung (15 minutes).

[You have cleared all the blood demon hordes in the Corpse Hill.]

[The executioner awaits you at the summit of Corpse Hill.]

She sensed an unusually strong energy.

The tutorial boss was making its appearance.

This time, it might be worth looking forward to.

Steadily, Hae Eung Eung walked with the same pace as before.

Beneath her conical hat,

the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing her anticipation.

2.

When Hae Eung Eung had just started the game,

after the character selection was completed and the main story began.

[Current Viewers – 5]

Newbie, welcome!

Is this a supply capsule for beginners? Assimilation rate too.

I just looked it up; this newbie’s first stream shows the game records are pristine.Wow, a fresh vanilla newbie?The scent of perversion is wafting.

Viewers who specialized in low-tier broadcasts flooded the chat.

Where’s the basic character?Real mode! LOLWhy isn’t there any bloodline at all?The streamer isn’t just vanilla; their bloodline is vanilla too! LOLAre we going to get a look at the tutorial boss’s face? LOL

In this world, there is such a thing as a standard.

A shortcut paved by pioneers where simply following along brings benefits.

The Silent Swordsman broke every standard.

They did not choose the basic character.

They did not select a bloodline either.

They didn’t even follow the bait-and-fight method of luring blood demons one by one for elimination.

New-style bravado.First, cut. Then, cut again.That’s not how you do it! Why are they fighting so well?They really don’t have a bloodline, right?Their physical ability is good. This newbie shows potential.

Unlike those hapless types who were rotten from the start,

the Silent Swordsman was different.

Most hapless players who did not follow the standards could not fight like that.

With a low assimilation rate akin to that of slow blood demons,

their movements were terrible,

clumsy flailing and vomiting,

and battles that were embarrassingly ugly.

There was not a trace of the typical clumsy feel characteristic of new streamers.

Is there a newbie who can slice through six blood demons in a row?What the hell? How is this a newbie? They fight better than I do!Did they come after watching a guide? They pop up like moles and stab with their sword as soon as they emerge from the ground!

Quick kill.

One sword, one kill.

Even a second-time player would find it hard to pull off.

Every simple slash oozed immense skill.

Is someone from the Olympic training center playing a game?If you awaken as an Awakened One, you can’t compete in the ordinary Olympics.There’s no swordsmanship like that in kendo.I don’t know; just clip it for now.No bullshit, that’s a 13-man squad!Does no one else think the blood demons look pitiful?How is that even possible?Wow, does that even make sense?

With a little more knowledge of virtual reality games than the hapless streamers struggling even to walk,

the viewers entered the chatroom, feeling like they could become the ultimate “mother” in a neighborhood without spending a dime.

It took less than a minute for them to realize that this streamer was different.

People were coming in, but none were leaving.

The broadcast boasted an incredible pulling power, like an antlion trap.

Relaxing at the thought that with this skill, death was absolutely not an option, one viewer asked a question.

But why isn’t this person speaking?Look at their nickname.Silent Swordsman?Not speaking is called a silent training, right?Ah LOLAlready a concept streamer from the first broadcast! LOLA hapless player but a broadcasting pro!Their swordplay is on another level!They’ve killed all 200 blood demons!The broadcast has only been 15 minutes, though?

That’s just insane!

Is it on real mode?Yeah, it’s on real mode.

A physical master streamer with ridiculous skills had appeared.

But the boss will still be a stretch, right?That’s just a nice way to say tutorial boss! LOLYou can’t avoid the forced defeat event.

Even if they can’t beat the boss, who cares?

That was the general sentiment in the chatroom.

[Story Mode]

At the top of the hill,

the tutorial boss, the Executioner, awaited in the boss battle field.

If the viewers’ memories weren’t failing them,

the Executioner that appears at the top of that hill would unleash a brutal line upon seeing the player.

[Another fool who doesn’t know their place has appeared.]

[Instead of continuing a futile existence, meet your miserable end here.]

It was definitely something like that.

But then,

[Not a loser who can no longer survive, nor a half-demon merely living a miserable life, but a strong being has stepped into the Half-Demon Valley.]

[What is the reason for annihilating all those pathetic creatures that couldn’t even withstand a handful of demon blood?]

[Do you seek revenge? Or is it merely pity? Or perhaps... ...]

[Are you here to announce the end of this cursed gorge, Executioner?]

Huh?Didn’t the dialogue change a bit?Wow, this is insane. I know this!

Among the hapless viewers, one with notably sharp insight grasped the situation and gasped.

If the conditions are met, the story changes little by little; it seems our leader has triggered a hidden route!

Wait, are you saying a pure vanilla hapless streamer is pioneering a new route in their first broadcast?Seriously? What?!

It’s been ten years since the release.

The Half-Demon Valley is a gate that countless physical masters have passed through.

And yet, a hapless streamer is pioneering a new route in their first broadcast.

Without any bloodlines?But it’s on real mode!On a first playthrough?That’s a hidden trigger!This is insane!

If they’re doing this well in mob-clearing, how well will the boss battle go?

Anticipation surged in the hearts of all the viewers that something incredible might unfold.