Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast-Chapter 289: Pathetic Streamer♡
The grudge of the stubborn viewers ran deep.
"Get her no matter what!"
"Cling to the mech and slow down her mobility!"
It wasn't just about destroying the mech—it was their obsession to hinder the Silent Swordsman in any way possible!
The sheer hatred, surpassing the overwhelming difference in skill, led them to cling to her mech, reducing its mobility.
"Got it! We’ve successfully tracked her!"
The streamer advance team, who had lightened their equipment to catch up quickly.
"Our viewers might be fewer than yours! Our subscribers might be fewer than yours! Our physical abilities and hidden route strategies fall behind! Honestly, there’s nothing we’re better at than you, Silent Swordsman!"
"But there’s no way we’ll miss the chance to bring down a new recruit who's doing better than us!!"
Their combat strength, fueled by jealousy and rivalry, was far superior to regular viewers.
Crash!
Crack!
The Silent Swordsman’s mech’s barrier was completely destroyed by the beam swords attacking from all sides!
"But does breaking the mech make the Silent Swordsman weaker?"
"Wasn’t she stronger when unarmed?"
"......."
Suddenly, their self-preservation instincts kicked in!
No matter how much Lee Hye-chan funded them, dying was still painful and terrifying.
Given the situation, the one who delivered the finishing blow was most likely to become the target and be destroyed.
While they looked at each other cautiously, trying to avoid taking the final blow, the Silent Swordsman’s mech quickly pierced the cockpits of three streamers, killing them.
"This isn’t the time to be calculating!"
"Ahh, we’re all going to die at this rate!"
Realizing too late that their opponent was the Silent Swordsman, the streamers reluctantly agreed to just deal with it for now.
If they had fought from the beginning, they might have had a chance, but the time they wasted, thanks to the waiting viewers of Hellsesal and Ibokaka, was a huge price to pay.
"What if the advance team killed her first?"
"What would they have done? It would have been their loss."
"Shit, maybe I should’ve just dropped all the gear."
The streamer alliance’s main force, with unique weapons, had arrived.
Even though the Silent Swordsman’s destroyed mech was still something they wanted to capture and upload to VTube, the advance team streamers fell beside them.
"Wow. They really took her down?"
"I heard they almost got her."
"Even without a barrier, she’s still rampaging with bare mobility."
The Silent Swordsman was truly impressive.
Overcoming this many enemies and causing so much damage was no small feat.
But this time, it was truly over.
Compared to the advance team that died first, the main force was much better equipped, with higher firepower, numbers, and individual skill.
It was only natural that they, with their invaluable unique parts, would be stronger than those who had discarded all their gear.
"Isn’t this the rankers’ meeting?"
"Yeah."
"Seems like it, with all the unique equipment owners here. I see faces from the ranking battles."
The main force was full of gladiator training rankers, common in their league.
As expected, the Silent Swordsman’s mech was destroyed in less than 30 seconds of combat with the main force.
"Find the Silent Swordsman!"
"She might have escaped the mech!"
"Don’t miss her life signs."
"Watch out for the clouds. If a new cloud forms, the Silent Swordsman might have gone that way."
"...I don’t see anything."
The ranker-level streamers did not let their guard down, carefully scanning the area until the very end.
Among them, streamer <Prisoner502>, who had landed the final blow, muttered with a dazed expression.
"Whoa, that’s creepy."
"Prisoner, you landed the final blow, why do you look so weak?"
"This isn’t the Silent Swordsman."
At Prisoner502’s words, all communication and vigilance among the surrounding streamers halted.
A sudden, chilling silence filled the air!
In response to this hard-to-believe reality, one streamer tried to deny it with a forced smile.
"No way, right? It must be in my head. There’s no way it’s the Silent Swordsman, right? That mech just killed several streamers a moment ago."
One by one, the streamers chimed in with their thoughts.
"I definitely remember the mech. That’s the same mech the Silent Swordsman captured."
"Our viewers also say that it’s the Silent Swordsman’s mech, right?"
"Shit. Are you messing with us?"
"Ha ha. Prisoner, your sense of humor is unbelievable. We all panicked thinking it was real."
Prisoner502 smiled bitterly.
"The kill log came up. It’s certain."
"If it’s not the Silent Swordsman, then who is it!"
"People who like to be apologized to."
"What? That traitor?"
"Isn’t it the Mesugaki Girl? The ace of the ace pilots from the Silent Swordsman’s Space War VTube episode?"
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The Ace of Aces title, given only to those who have shot down over 100 mechs.
Such a title was rare among streamers.
Apple Girl was arguably stronger than most physical streamers. It made sense that her skills could be mistaken for the Silent Swordsman’s.
"Then where’s the real Silent Swordsman?"
"When did she get swapped out?!"
"Wait. We lost sight of her when she used clouds to ascend near the third defense line."
"In the clouds?"
"Then the real Silent Swordsman is..."
Streamers, opening up their battlefield maps, began to examine the latest developments at the third defense line.
"Apple Girl’s unit passed through the location of the defense line and reached the frontlines!"
"The Silent Swordsman must be there, too, right?"
"This is insane. We’ve been fooled."
Not just physically strong, but a true genius with both talent and intellect—the Silent Swordsman!
The main force of streamers, including Prisoner502 who landed the final blow, truly felt the weight of their overwhelming defeat.
[You have died.]
[The game will be forcibly terminated.]
She died.
The death penalty message that "People who like to be apologized to" had gone through countless times appeared over her capsule.
[To reconnect to the game, you must receive a post-mortem examination from a doctor and enter the check-up code.]
[If you fail to input the check-up code, you cannot reconnect to the virtual reality world.]
[Even after reconnecting, you cannot play virtual reality games until the period set by the doctor has passed, as the post-mortem effects might worsen.]
"Sigh. I really died."
She removed the devices attached to her hands and feet and sat up from the damp sheet.
[Automatic cleaning mode ON]
[Do not forcibly open the capsule during the 10-minute cleaning process, as it may cause device malfunctions.]
She threw her sweaty clothes into the laundry basket and stepped into the shower.
Under the perfect temperature of water, neither too hot nor too cold, she let herself sink, feeling the pain of post-mortem effects.
Having to keep up the Silent Swordsman act until the end had taken a toll, making the pain quite significant.
"Poof~ How many of them fell for it? Those stupid streamers♡ Aren’t they dumb? Hehe."
She couldn’t help but laugh.
It was different from when she had been forced to die in the Epic Fantasy world at the hands of foreign assassination squads.
Unlike then, when death had been forced upon her, this time, it had been her choice.
Just like the many viewers who died protecting Apple Queen, this time, she had chosen death to protect the Silent Swordsman.
Now, she finally understood how the viewers felt.
'So this is what it felt like.'
She was happy.
The fact that her death had helped her.
She was anxious.
Would she survive until the end?
She stepped out of the shower and collapsed onto the bed like a corpse.
Flick
Her limp legs, swaying like a cat’s tail, began to move, and energy returned to her.
"Alright, fully charged♡"
She picked up the remote keyboard and turned on the computer after a long time.
Even without the capsule, she had to watch the broadcasts.
VTube site.
The list of streamers she subscribed to appeared in the top-left corner.
[Black - Offline, Last broadcast 2 years ago]
[Prisoner502 - Online, 28,900 viewers]
[SpeedMaster - Online, 37,060 viewers]
[Lee Hye-chan - Online, 59,520 viewers]
[Silent Swordsman - Online, 92,999 viewers]
The Silent Swordsman had more viewers than Lee Hye-chan, who brought in the large-scale viewer participation event.
Everyone knew it.
The Silent Swordsman was far more impressive than Lee Hye-chan.
[Entering Lee Hye-chan’s broadcast.]
She clicked on Lee Hye-chan’s broadcast, not the Silent Swordsman’s.
Of course, it wasn’t because she liked Lee Hye-chan more.
<People who like to be apologized to donated 10,000 KRW!>
Poof~ The fools who were tricked by the fake♡ Wasting money while being dragged around like useless toys♡ Did you enjoy me?
"Aah! Get her out!"
LOLShe showed up herselfCan’t stand teabaggingPathetic streamersㅋㅋㅋThat sly girl!Return my points!Is the Mesugaki Girl really this annoying when dead?
The chat exploded with flaming comments as she tossed in a perfect log.
Lee Hye-chan probably felt the same way?
Her objective was achieved; the business was over.
[Leaving Lee Hye-chan’s broadcast.]
[Entering Silent Swordsman’s broadcast.]
Satisfied, she clicked to enter the Silent Swordsman’s broadcast.
