Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast-Chapter 362: Purity So Overwhelming It Hurts
1.
The appearance of the Gigantamax Stalker sent the audience into a frenzy.
Sto?kerWow, look at that size.A beast that could put the Titans of the apocalypse to shame.When it was 2 meters tall, it looked like a person on all fours, which was disturbing. But now that it’s 2 kilometers, all I feel is awe.I think I finally understand why ants worship humans.Even the Flame King would just go pop if that thing stepped on him.And you’re telling me this is its base form?(Abandoning adventure)(Deleting Half-Demon Aria)Attack on Stalker."Why do I kill you guys? Well, because it’s fun."A hero of justice born to stand against the Demon Swordsman.That’s supposed to be a hero?Looks stronger than Armored Taejong.
Even calling it "as big as a house" wouldn’t be enough.
At that scale, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say a mountain was moving.
The Pillar of Ascension, which had a maximum length of 30 kilometers, had been compressed again and again until it reached a mere 2 kilometers in size.
And yet, it didn’t feel any smaller.
A massive entity.
One of the field legions that had just surrendered stood frozen in place along its path, staring blankly up at the sky.
"We should never have followed the Great Demon."
"If only we had realized it sooner..."
"Our fear of the Great Demon ultimately drove us to our deaths. How unjust!"
A disparity in scale so absolute, it stripped away even the will to resist.
Closing their eyes, regretting the past, cursing the Great Demon—each monster trembled before death in its own way.
A shadow loomed over their heads.
BOOM!
[The Ice Ghost Legion, which inhabited the <Esker’s Flowing Waters> field, has been annihilated.]
One colossal step.
Just one step was all it took to wipe out an entire legion.
"Kikik. You can’t run."
"Kikik. It’s over. It’s over."
"Kikik. Hold me. Hold me."
A horde rushed forward through the blizzard, throwing themselves at it.
Born from the resentment of those who had frozen to death in the harsh cold, these spirits had been gathered by the Yuki-onna and transformed into monsters.
Those who touched them froze on the spot.
The Yukinko 雪ん子.
The swarm of Yukinko clung to the Stalker’s legs, forming a layer of frost, freezing patches of its skin.
BOOM!
[The Yukinko horde inhabiting the <Great Snowy Mountain’s Entrance> field has been annihilated.]
But their power was nowhere near enough to freeze the Stalker.
Atop the snowy mountain—
Compared to the massive Stalker, the woman standing there appeared as small as an ant.
In her hand, a snowflake bloomed.
The mistress of the Yukinko.
The ruler of the Great Snowy Mountain.
The Yuki-onna ゆきおんな.
With white, translucent skin that called forth blizzards, she did not mourn their deaths.
"For the lost souls who wandered in the cold, there is no meaning in their passing. Those who died in vain have merely perished in vain once again."
But in her eyes—anger burned.
"Even so, they were the children I gathered with my own hands. O great beast, do not expect to walk away unharmed after invoking the wrath of the Snowy Mountain’s mistress."
The tiny snowflake in her palm bloomed in response to her thirst for vengeance.
A blizzard roared to life—so immense that even the shape of the mountain itself became obscured.
A massive snow formation, equal in scale to the mountain itself, collided with the Stalker’s enormous body.
[The Field Boss is clashing with the Wandering Boss .]
The might of a late-stage Field Boss was truly something to behold.
After all, she was able to put up a fight—one worthy of being called a battle.
[The Wandering Boss Stalker has emerged victorious.]
[Stalker is unable to move from the current field for 1 turn while recovering from its injuries.]
And yet, it wasn’t enough.
The violence of sheer scale.
Against such overwhelming power, even the sacrifice of a Field Boss amounted to nothing more than stalling for time.
[Will her sacrifice be in vain?]
[Or will you use it as a stepping stone for vengeance?]
[Silent Swordsman, as the lord who once welcomed the voluntary alliance of the Yuki-onna’s forces, this choice is yours.]
2.
【Turn 6】
[Silent Swordsman Phase (Ended)]
[Great Demon Phase (Ended)]
[Baek Ryeong Shin-Gun Phase (Ended)]
[All phases have ended.]
[The turn has ended.]
【Turn 7】
[Silent Swordsman Phase]
[Great Demon Phase]
[Baek Ryeong Shin-Gun Phase]
[The Silent Swordsman Phase is beginning.]
3.
【Silent Swordsman Phase】
[Select a faction strategy.]
[You may choose two strategies this turn.]
[Remaining strategy selections: 2.]
【Faction Strategies】
Meeting (Receive advice, expand map)Investigation (Gather intel, obtain items, discover talent)Attack (Invade field, expand power)Garrison (Defend field, recover injuries, reinforce troops)Tactics (Trigger event)Diplomacy (Trigger event)Special (Trigger event)
The Great Demon feasted upon the spoils of his conquered lands, making his rounds through his territory.
Baek Ryeong Shin-Gun relentlessly pushed northward, breaking through enemy ranks.
And before Silent Swordsman could stand alongside them—
A new, formidable adversary had appeared.
"The Pillar of Ascension. The thing that first handed me defeat—has it turned into a humanoid monster?"
The Wandering Boss Stalker.
A beast of the apocalypse, bearing no resemblance to the chat’s speculations.
Even through mere footage of the story mode, its strength was palpable.
No way the Ice Queen Yuki-onna just got insta-killed like that???Bring back Yuki-onna!!Am I the only fool who lowkey hoped for a Silent Swordsman x Yuki-onna ship, only to get backstabbed???My head hurts too...The Stalker that killed Yuki-onna... must be destroyed. That’s the only thing I’ve thought from the start.But Silent Swordsman lost to the pillar form before—can she even win now?No chance.Then what do we do?
<Marcus has donated 10,000 won!>
Run. As far as possible.
It’s that bad???If even Marcus says that, it’s seriously a lost cause.Who’s Marcus?He’s basically like our foreign Speedrun Sensei.That guy who bashed his head into a wall trying to clear Half-Demon Aria?Yeah, he specialized in anti-speed strategies.If he says run, we’re dead.
<Marcus has donated 10,000 won!>
Bait it and buy time. Normally, you’d sacrifice a couple of elite squad members, but in this case, it’s so big you’d need to throw an entire legion away.
A bait strategy with massive casualties.
A cruel but realistic plan.
Reality was cruel.
[The special operation ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) has been added.]
Someone would have to be sacrificed.
And everyone knew it.
The experienced Half-Demon Aria clearers, who had once sacrificed special forces to buy turns, could not hide their regret.
They knew it—this was the moment when an unavoidable sacrifice had to be made to clear the game.
Don’t you dare touch my favorite character, you devil!If you sacrifice Boogie Girl, I swear I’ll kill you!Please spare the Wandering Merchant, I beg you ㅠㅠㅠJust throw away the Muscle Right Arm.Red Knight is a male character, so can’t we just toss him aside?Hey, don’t ignore the 53 members of the Red Knight Fanclub. We exist too...53 members? LOL, how insignificant.That’s rude; don’t be mean.Can we throw away Ya Cheon Myung Ryang? His smug grin pisses me off.Don’t you dare touch Myung Ryang Oppa, you bastard!!Yeah, yeah!!People like you are the ones who explode in vengeance when their favorite Insect Lord dies, smh.Hey, what the hell?! Why are you attacking us for no reason?!You guys are the suicide bombers of vengeance, damn it.I miss Insect Lord...Were there always this many female viewers?Hidden female fans are coming out of the woodwork to protect their favorites.Haha, if you don’t want your fave to die, you better start electioneering.Alright, let’s be fair. Let’s throw away the one nobody supports—Extreme Bear General.? Our Coca-Cola faction supports Extreme Bear General, excuse you.What the hell is the Coca-Cola faction?Be honest, you just made that fanclub up in your head, didn’t you?How did you know?"How did you know" my ass, lol.
"Just not my favorite!"
The desperate cries of the audience.
It was as if they were in a horror game, praying that the ghost wouldn’t target them.
The Silent Swordsman, who had returned to the ruthless form of the early Half-Demon Aria Massacre Swordsman, sent shivers down the viewers’ spines.
‘Everyone is thinking the same thing.’
The Silent Swordsman would abandon someone.
It was necessary to continue the game.
Everyone knew that.
Even she did.
Deep inside, a faint unease gnawed at her.
If she lost again, the price of failure wouldn’t stop at a single legion.
Could she afford to challenge an opponent of uncertain strength and risk that outcome?
Dark emotions slowly eroded her resolve.
‘As Ha Eung Eung, I have already lost once. So maybe, just this once, I should push forward with the determination of the Silent Swordsman.’
She would abandon someone.
That heavy resolution settled within her.
She was just about to go through the faces of her subordinates when—
<Mark-Ⅱ has donated 10,000 won!>
"Mama doesn’t abandon her subordinates. The greedy Mama, who even eyes Mark-Ⅱ’s precious honey candy, would never carelessly throw away her own people."
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"......!"
Mark-Ⅱ.
The very reason she was still fighting in Half-Demon Aria.
The child she had to protect had spoken.
‘Is that so? So that’s the Mama you’ve been watching all this time... How shameful of me.’
A faint smile spread across the face that had been hardened by heavy resolve.
Because the child’s view of her meant that, somewhere along the way, she had become an adult one could rely on.
Because her own choice—her own wavering—contrasted with that image.
A truly adorable child.
So, so pure—
So overwhelmingly pure that it hurt.
[▶Attack]
[▶March toward the Collapsed Snowy Mountain.]
‘...I don’t know who you take after to be so reckless as to send your parent into such danger.’
With a bitter smile, she gripped her Massacre Sword once more.
The vibration of the blade in her palm seemed to whisper to her.
That despite everything, this choice was not wrong.
