Martial Arts Returnee's Game Broadcast-Chapter 281: Rising Like Fluffy Clouds

The increase of inner power accumulated over 20 years in reality does not simply result in an increase of the same amount in the game. The game’s effects are only transmitted through the power contained in the Yeongdan (영단), Yeongneung (영능), and Sangdanjeon (상단전) and the total amount of force that can be passed on to reality.

The inner power Ha Eung Eung received through the Sun's essence totals up to one Gapsa (1갑자 = 60 years) of inner power.

If the inner power passed into reality is 20 years, then the inner power remaining in the game body adds an additional 40 years.

[Inner Power: 42 (+40)]

Ha Eung Eung’s inner power in reality is 42 years, but while remaining in Gladiator Cultivation, it is 82 years.

Not only did her inner power in reality double, but an even greater amount, nearly double, was added to the game.

Normally, absorbing this much inner power all at once would be considered an act of suicide.

‘The compatibility of the inner power was good.’

From 22 years to 82 years, an increase of about 4 times in inner power.

The inner power gained from Yeongyak (영약) is like windfall profit.

As easily as it was gained, it will be spent easily as well.

<Imperial Palace First-Class Swordsmanship> <Golden Guard Visionless Martial Arts Three Thousand Dragon Wind Sword Technique> <Great Dragon Absorbing Wind Technique>

When inner power was insufficient, the mysterious martial arts of the Imperial Palace, which had once been unthinkable to use, were now within reach.

Though the mysteriousness was reduced by lowering the level to first-class, the destructive power of the Imperial Palace martial arts was unleashed in the world of Gladiator Cultivation, second to none.

Booom!!

A gust of wind, which had gathered around Ha Eung Eung, stirred as if it were carried by the tip of a sword.

The destructive wind followed the sword path and struck the Armored Soldier Unit with force.

[Sensor destroyed.]

[Magnet coating is lost.]

[Titanium alloy exterior gloves destroyed.]

[Left arm section disintegrated.]

[Core overload detected...]

[Barrier generator destroyed...]

[......]

[Armored Unit 4 signal lost.]

[Armored Unit 5 signal lost.]

[Armored Unit 6 signal lost.]

The face of the 2nd rank officer aboard the command unit, which had been receiving data from the subordinate mechas, showed clear signs of shock and fear.

Park Chun-young, a leading pilot and the highest-ranking officer of the Daehan Cheolguk Military Headquarters, who also held the position of Byeongjo Panso (병조판서), was stunned by the overwhelming power before him.

“One strike and three of the newest Armored Units were completely destroyed. Is this really the power a human can display?!”

The enemy was no longer a human, but a Demon King disguised as one.

When the warning that the opponent was a Demon King, not a human, was realized, it was already too late.

“AAAAAH! A monster!”

“Dieeee!”

Psschh!

In a panic, Armored Unit 7 launched multiple missiles and sprayed laser beams everywhere.

However, any slim hope they had was cut down by a freezing, sharp sword strike that split the unit in half.

[Armored Unit 7 signal lost.]

“This bastard! He destroyed Unit 7!!”

“St-stop! Attacks like that won’t work against him!!”

Armored Unit 3 combined its arms to charge a high-powered laser cannon.

“It’s too late to escape now.”

“Byungjo Panso-nari, we will buy you time.”

To buy time for the commander, Armored Units 1 and 2 charged forward.

With a mighty crash, the force of the impact split Armored Unit 2 in two, while Unit 1’s desperate charge was easily shattered.

[Armored Unit 2 signal lost.]

[Armored Unit 1 signal lost.]

Crack! Boom!

The engine units of Unit 2 split in half and exploded, while Unit 1 collapsed like sliced cheese.

Behind them, Armored Unit 3 fired its laser cannon, sending a beam filled with explosive energy.

“We did it! Direct hit! Look, Byungjo Panso-nari! I avenged my comrades...”

“Not yet! Lower the output, Unit 3! Life signs are detected beyond the laser!”

“...Are you serious? A laser cannon with this much charge should be enough to melt the exterior armor of a giant mobile fortress-type armored unit, shouldn’t it?”

Even Armored Unit 3, which had lower specs than the command unit, detected Ha Eung Eung’s life signs, belatedly.

A detector developed to counter the invisibility magic of the Magical Flying Pegasus Gladiators had performed its job.

“Run, Unit 3!”

“It’s already too late. If we reduce the output now, it will immediately counterattack.”

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“We don’t have enough energy left! To retreat, we need to stop the attack now, or we’ll be left with no energy to escape!”

“No, I’ll increase the power. If I force the output to max, I can at least deal some damage. If we must take a risk, I would rather face it head-on than run away.”

“Stop, Unit 3! You’ll destroy yourself!”

“I’ve been indebted to you, Byungjo Panso-nari.”

“Unit 3!!!”

Ignoring the commander’s desperate cry, Unit 3 pulled the lever.

With red warning lights flashing, the emergency buzzer sounded.

Deactivating the safety devices, he pressed the buzzer with his fist, and a loud alarm rang.

[Attempting to unlock the power unit for the pilot’s safety.]

[Exceeding output limit will raise the internal temperature of the machine, causing parts to melt and trapping the pilot inside.]

[If you do not wish to unlock the power limit, press the blue cancel button within 3 seconds.]

[3. 2. 1.]

[Power limit has been released.]

[We wish the best of luck to Pilot Unit 3.]

With a bitter face, Unit 3 lit a cigarette.

Before leaving, a final cigarette wouldn’t hurt, would it?

In the sweltering heat, he didn’t need to search for a lighter.

Fshh!

The metal body of the mecha heated up, and when he placed the cigarette near the cockpit, the smoke began to rise automatically.

“The last smoke before death is something special...”

Instead of staring at the annoying warning message on the dashboard, Unit 3 closed his eyes, thinking of his hometown.

The fields ripening under the sun, the farmer’s hasty escape from a failed harvest, and the days spent learning swordsmanship with the money earned from working with the Magical Flying Pegasus Gladiators.

His tumultuous life flashed before his eyes—from the founding of Daehan Cheolguk to passing the mechanized aptitude test, and finally securing a job as an Armored Soldier.

‘What’s this? Am I dead already?’

Instead of the hellish heat in the cockpit, he felt a cool breeze and a sense of liberation.

Smiling pleasantly, as if the afterlife wasn’t so bad, he opened his eyes to find the Demon King staring at him right before him.

“?!”

Unit 3’s eyes widened in panic, his cigarette falling out of his mouth just as the Demon King’s swift hand reached for him.

‘I’m dead! This time for sure!’

He swayed. By the time he realized it, the hand was already reaching for his face.

The pale, frozen 3rd unit couldn’t even feel the pain as his head was severed.

‘Incredible skill. A strike so fast that I don’t even feel the pain as it happens.’

In his disoriented vision, the Demon King was holding a cigarette.

‘Wait, is that...?’

The Demon King took the cigarette to his mouth and smoked, exhaling the smoke leisurely.

[Not a very tasty cigarette.]

“Uh... It’s a low-nicotine one...”

[Next time, smoke a proper cigarette.]

With a firm grip on his collar, Unit 3 was thrown to the ground.

As soon as he looked up, the mecha’s power unit split in half, followed by a massive explosion.

The time spent buying for the commander seemed worthwhile, as Armored Unit 0 had already escaped.

“Did I survive...?”

A novice smoker, who didn’t understand the true taste of a cigarette, was left alive.

Reflecting on the Demon King’s actions, he thought, “From now on, I’ll quit smoking, quit the army, and return to my hometown.”

 Amidst the destruction of armored mechas and burning trees, with smoke rising, Eom Gil-dong crawled out from under a broken tree stump. He looked around at the devastation caused by Ha Eung Eung and muttered,

“Should we stop the collaboration here?”

-LOL

-You chose this collaboration, endure it.

-Too late, Ha Eung Eung is already behind you^^

[They were weak opponents.]

The head of an armored mecha was placed in front of a tree stump by Ha Eung Eung.

-Smoking Swordsman has appeared!!

-Delinquent Swordsman

-So how did you do it?!

Eom Gil-dong, pushing away his fear, finally spoke up.

“Teacher? Did you smoke?”

[No.]

“What? Is this just a joke from the viewers? What did I... Haha, I guess female streamers don’t smoke.”

[Nicotine 1mg isn’t really considered smoking.]

“You’re a total chain smoker!”

Ha Eung Eung chuckled, recalling that before she was a smoker, she was a good-looking man.

[Would you like to try?]

“I don’t smoke!”

With an innocent grin, Ha Eung Eung, holding a cigarette pack, flicked it playfully and offered it to Eom Gil-dong.

[Would you like me to teach you how to smoke?]

“...Suddenly?”

Such foolish suggestions should be refused, but Eom Gil-dong’s mouth opened as his emotions, rising like fluffy clouds, overwhelmed him.