Martial Arts Returnee’s Game Broadcast

 
In life, there are things you only realize after making mistakes.
"How will you live doing this? Go to college and do what you want. You should get a job and enjoy your hobbies in your spare time."
When you realize that the advice from adults is nothing but irresponsible counsel for a life they don't have to take responsibility for, it’s usually already too late to do anything about it.
‘They said if I keep playing games, I’ll end up living in the factory all day, but that was all nonsense.’
Ju A-young realized something.
If she had focused solely on games from the start, she might have gained internal energy much faster than she had now.
Her sister had foreseen the connection between games and internal energy improvement and had arranged today’s joint stream.
‘By defeating strong monsters? Playing at the highest difficulty? Or both?’
She didn’t know the exact conditions, but she immediately understood how great an opportunity this was.
In the past six months, she had accumulated internal energy through Qi cultivation, but she had gained more internal energy by simply defeating a special zombie.

‘Sister said that the efficiency of internal energy acquisition on modern Earth is one-thousandth. The training ground, at least, is good enough to be at one-hundredth.’
180 days of training was equivalent to only 1.8 days of spiritual cultivation by ancient standards.
Even so, the efficient internal energy cultivation had raised her 1.8 days of internal energy to 10 days.
And she had earned 10 days of internal energy from just killing a special zombie. How could she not be surprised?
‘It’s true I feel a bit frustrated, but I don’t think my training was in vain.’

If she hadn’t trained spiritually, she wouldn’t have known how to anchor such a large amount of internal energy into her dantian at once. Most of it would have scattered uselessly.
The spiritual training she had been doing, although more focused on martial arts, and her sister’s advice to keep up with the spiritual training, now made sense.
She finally felt the meaning behind her sister’s guidance.
“Ah... So this is why you played games, sister...”
What are you realizing now?
The thrill of slaughter
Awakening madness
A-young is a predator now...
How can you defeat a Charger with just a spear when it takes a machine gun?
What if there’s no machine gun to use?
Stand near the window and use the charging pattern to make it crash through the wall and fall.
How do you do that?
Pray really hard
Prayer meta lol
 

Ju A-young’s lips itched.
She wanted to brag in front of all the viewers, saying that she had finally understood her sister’s grand plan, that she had experienced such a great opportunity.
But would her sister want that?
Martial arts should not be passed on to outsiders.
Even if it were passed on, it should only be to someone trustworthy, after receiving a solid vow not to pass it to others.
Her sister had told her that was the martial world’s rule and explained why.
[Every martial art has a countermove. Once you understand the basic moves, you can design countermeasures that are optimized for retaliation. Passing on martial arts is like entrusting someone with your life.]
Someone could increase the chance of killing you.
Without assuming such risks, martial arts should not and cannot be passed on.
It was a rather romantic story.

‘What did my sister trust me with, and why did she entrust her life to me?’
She entrusted her life to her, passing on many lives, and a much deeper teaching.
The answer came quickly.
Hemoptysis.
The tragic end that all awakeners face.
The magical disease that comes to those who cross the end point.
Her sister’s time was running out, with every passing second.
The truth was heavy, making her heart sink.
“A-young, these zombies... they were all sent by the Guild Master outside!”
“Really? No wonder they only came in just enough to barely hold on.”
“Aren’t you angry?”
“Why should I be angry? I trained just enough to not die.”
“We almost died!”
“So, did you die?”
“Not exactly…”
“Well, then it’s fine.”
Cha Ji-yeon looked at her sister with a gaze that didn’t understand.
Ji-yeon would never understand.
Ju A-young thought to herself that only she truly knew how much her sister was struggling to help her grow.
And she would continue to do so in the future.

 
[Zombie Game Joint Stream Chat]
Ha Eung Eung: Wave 3. I’ll send a Siren for this wave’s boss.
Ye Ji-su: Please stop, I think I’m going crazy!!
Kim Han-na: Why is the Guild Master managing this, I have some questions!
Cha Ji-yeon: Are you the Zombie Commander?
Ha Eung Eung: What’s a Zombie Commander?
Cha Ji-yeon: A special zombie that commands other zombies.
Ha Eung Eung: That sounds good.
Cha Ji-yeon: ...What?
Ye Ji-su: Why did you say that, Ji-yeon?
Kim Han-na: I hate Ji-yeon!!
Everything in life has a first impression.
The first impression of the Zombie Commander was cool.
Commander.
It sounds majestic no matter what comes after it.
Just look at the nicknames of the viewers.
A Graduate Student Fooled by a Professor’s Lies.
Department Store Sampling Cart Rider Um Gil-dong.

At first glance, these might seem like playful nicknames, but what if you add "Commander" to them?
A Graduate Student Fooled by a Professor’s Lies Commander.
The relationship flips.
A viewer who was a graduate student becomes a malicious professor.
Department Store Sampling Cart Rider Um Gil-dong Commander.

A viewer who was once a child transforms into an evil mother who poisons the department store.
Ha Eung Eung thought there was something oddly magical about the word "commander."
It was the same with the Zombie Commander.
Zombie.
What a common name.
But now it’s the commander of those zombies.
It felt a bit untrustworthy, but
this might be the first opponent worth looking forward to.

The Zombie Commander is a unique zombie that appears when special zombies evolve, and it’s an extreme rare zombie. Sea Bream Swordsman, I’ve said all I know, please save me!

lol, I can’t say the Zombie Commander’s appearance rate is 0.001% lol
lol, they analyzed that if special zombies eat 100,000 zombies, a Zombie Commander might appear, but I can’t say that!
 
Why is everything being revealed?
It’s not that I mind, but...
‘So, it’s a game of probability.’

Just like how people who have no connection to martial arts don’t suddenly gain martial skills as their awakening ability, a creature that doesn’t command zombies wouldn’t evolve into a Zombie Commander.
Thinking this way, a special zombie stood out as a likely candidate for the Zombie Commander.
[Charger 2 seems to last a bit longer.]
 
[Newbie Abuse Update][13]
Three participants from the Haenam Faction are sleeping on the building floor, trembling like homeless people.

Honestly, I was mad about why they only called you guys, but seeing you guys suffer, I’m glad you weren’t invited, phew
You guys have lost so much weight.
The diet is great, huh?
There’s so little food that the weight just drops off lol
But why are they surviving so well?
 
[Zombie Hazard Newbies’ Survival Secrets][7]
It’s because Santa Swordsman hides gifts in the building every night.
The secret of item regeneration lol
Why does the zombie walk so naturally with them?
Why is Charger 2’s size shrinking?
They say the appearance changes as it’s about to evolve.
How can you hide that in the ceiling vent and still find it?
Hiding it between barriers is annoying too.
The only ones who are excited are the rats living in the building.
 

[Breaking News> Newbies’ Dramatic Escape]
The filming for the competition program is in 2 hours, so they’re heading back to the dorm. lol
Newbies~ Please don’t come back to Zombie Hazard and live a good life in the real world~
Why do you sound like you’ve been punished with a joint stream lol
Gotta go vote for Han-na
Still, they became the top 3 in this broadcast
The dusty cool-headed guy surprisingly had great mental fortitude
Gotta admit, mom buff is real
 
Ujiwoo was impressed as he looked at the community reactions.

“You’ve hit it big again, huh? The reactions are great. The community is flooded with joint stream talk.”
Seven of the top 10 trending search terms were related to it.
[Not really a fan of it.]
“Hmm? Why are you upset?”
“Ujiwoo, don’t be clueless, come here. You might get caught in the crossfire.”

Lee So-hye, who had just expelled some malicious viewers to the punishment room and logged out late, showed Ujiwoo a video.
[Conflicting Joys][01:36]
The zombie wave stopped.
Zombies that used to come in groups of hundreds, or special zombies that appeared one or two at a time, weren’t showing up.

“Why do I feel even more uneasy?”
“I don’t know... Han-na is so tired... I’m going to sleep now...”
“The last supper... the prisoner’s final meal...”
Unlike the dying joint stream trio, Ju A-young, with a dagger-like wrench in her thigh band and holding a frozen mackerel, was buying time for them to sleep.
“Where did this frozen mackerel come from?”

As they all felt uneasy, their world froze in gray and paused.
[Emergency external communication received.]
Guild Master. It’s time for the participants to go to the competition program. They need to prepare for the broadcast, so the joint stream should end here.
 

Min Woo-sung.
At his words, the disciples, who had been in a light slumber, raised their arms in cheer and hugged each other.
“Han-na, you might even marry the director.”
“Mom, I’ll go first... Next time, I’ll come back stronger and save you.”
“Ji-yeon, are you crazy? Are you going back to play this game?”
“How can I leave my mom behind?”
“That’s not really your mom! Wake up!”
Ye Ji-su grabbed Ji-yeon’s collar in desperation, fearing she would be dragged back. In the end, they were able to log out.
Alone, Ha Eung Eung raised the special zombie’s head that she had planned to give to Charger 2, her mouth curling in an evil smile.

[Joint stream mode.]
[The players you were playing with are not logged in. (2/5)]
[You cannot continue the game.]
Ha Eung Eung had no choice but to log out and end the broadcast.
Though she didn’t say it, everyone could tell what was going on in her mind.
[Newbies, never fail the competition program lol]
From that day on, it was Zombie Hazard conscription.

Forced conscription lol
Surviving the competition program with your life at stake lol
Escaping the game under the excuse of scheduling
But if there’s no schedule, you can’t avoid the game conscription?
Semi-forced workaholics
Voluntary workaholics
Zombie Hazard conscription, scarier than Jumping Rabbit lol
 
The disciples did their best to focus on the competition program to avoid Zombie Hazard.
It was clear they would be looking at them with distaste.
[Newbie Abuse Update][13]
Three participants from the Haenam Faction are sleeping on the building floor, trembling like homeless people.

Honestly, I was pissed about why they only called you guys, but seeing you suffer, I’m glad you weren’t invited, phew.
You guys have lost so much weight.
The diet is great, huh?
There’s so little food that the weight just drops off lol
But why are they surviving so well?
 
[Zombie Hazard Newbies' Survival Secrets][7]
It’s because Santa Swordsman hides gifts in the building every night.
The secret of item regeneration lol
Why does the zombie walk so naturally with them?
Why is Charger 2’s size shrinking?
They say the appearance changes as it’s about to evolve.
How can you hide that in the ceiling vent and still find it?
Hiding it between barriers is annoying too.
The only ones who are excited are the rats living in the building.
 

[Breaking News> Newbies' Dramatic Escape]
The filming for the competition program is in 2 hours, so they’re heading back to the dorm. lol
Newbies~ Please don’t come back to Zombie Hazard and live a good life in the real world~
Why do you sound like you’ve been punished with a joint stream lol
Gotta go vote for Han-na
Still, they became the top 3 in this broadcast
The dusty cool-headed guy surprisingly had great mental fortitude
Gotta admit, mom buff is real
 
Ujiwoo was impressed as he looked at the community reactions.

“You’ve hit it big again, huh? The reactions are great. The community is flooded with joint stream talk.”
Seven of the top 10 trending search terms were related to it.
[Not really a fan of it.]
“Hmm? Why are you upset?”
“Ujiwoo, don’t be clueless, come here. You might get caught in the crossfire.”

Lee So-hye, who had just expelled some malicious viewers to the punishment room and logged out late, showed Ujiwoo a video.
[Conflicting Joys][01:36]
The zombie wave stopped.
Zombies that used to come in groups of hundreds, or special zombies that appeared one or two at a time, weren’t showing up.

“Why do I feel even more uneasy?”
“I don’t know... Han-na is so tired... I’m going to sleep now...”
“The last supper... the prisoner’s final meal...”
Unlike the dying joint stream trio, Ju A-young, with a dagger-like wrench in her thigh band and holding a frozen mackerel, was buying time for them to sleep.
“Where did this frozen mackerel come from?”

As they all felt uneasy, their world froze in gray and paused.
[Emergency external communication received.]
Guild Master. It’s time for the participants to go to the competition program. They need to prepare for the broadcast, so the joint stream should end here.
 

Min Woo-sung.
At his words, the disciples, who had been in a light slumber, raised their arms in cheer and hugged each other.
“Han-na, you might even marry the director.”
“Mom, I’ll go first... Next time, I’ll come back stronger and save you.”
“Ji-yeon, are you crazy? Are you going back to play this game?”
“How can I leave my mom behind?”
“That’s not really your mom! Wake up!”
Ye Ji-su grabbed Ji-yeon’s collar in desperation, fearing she would be dragged back. In the end, they were able to log out.
Alone, Ha Eung Eung raised the special zombie’s head that she had planned to give to Charger 2, her mouth curling in an evil smile.

[Joint stream mode.]
[The players you were playing with are not logged in. (2/5)]
[You cannot continue the game.]
Ha Eung Eung had no choice but to log out and end the broadcast.
Though she didn’t say it, everyone could tell what was going on in her mind.
[Newbies, never fail the competition program lol]
From that day on, it was Zombie Hazard conscription.

Forced conscription lol
Surviving the competition program with your life at stake lol
Escaping the game under the excuse of scheduling
But if there’s no schedule, you can’t avoid the game conscription?
Semi-forced workaholics
Voluntary workaholic
Zombie Hazard conscription, scarier than Jumping Rabbit lol
 
The disciples did their best to focus on the competition program to avoid Zombie Hazard.
It was clear they would be looking at them with distaste.
[If the schedule is canceled, can we play the game?]
“Are you trying to participate as a special judge to lower the score?”
Ha Eung Eung quietly avoided Lee So-hye’s gaze.
The sharp Lee So-hye threw out a comment.

“They’ll cry. Don’t torment them with scores, just play another game.”
[Think about it.]
She didn’t deny it.
Was she really thinking of throwing a score bomb?