Chapter 23
Chapter 23
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 23
Chapter Title: The Returned Silent Swordmaster Updates the Legend
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Viewers weren't quite forgiving enough to overlook a full month of unannounced hiatus from the broadcast.
But the buzz from "Catch the Silent Swordmaster" kept the hype alive,
and thanks to that vile Speedmaster,
the viewers nursing sore heads from his antics started seeing the Silent Swordmaster as relatively less vicious by comparison.
"I'm a bit curious now. If she tackled that Whack-a-Mole, then Sensei must have some skills."
Speedmaster was the cautious type, avoiding controversy.
He never showed his face in streams that could spark drama.
Even in that massive scandal involving 13 V-Tube girl cams that dragged down countless male cams into the abyss,
none of the streams he regularly watched got their heads chopped off.
No wonder a myth arose that any stream he watched live was a clean, issue-free broadcast.
News of this reached the Silent Swordmaster's viewers, who erupted in cheers.
LOLLLLL
True that.
Lee Hye-chan and Lee Da-hye were watching live too,
as both streams' viewers showed keen interest.
It was bizarre: one streamer broadcasting,
yet three streams all tuned in like relay coverage.
In this strange voyeuristic setup,
the Silent Swordmaster faced a choice window.
Whenever a fork appeared, advice poured in.
No stream was exempt.
"No way, a glitch? Clearing that without Poison Antidote Brew is such a pain. Why'd she just go for it? Doesn't know the strat?"
Speedmaster felt a bit baffled.
He'd cleared it for fun himself,
but Half-Demon Gorge wasn't that easy.
"After Bloody Aqueduct, she must have a feel for it. Following the river's kinda meh. Only a top-tier streamer like me can clear it leisurely."
Speedmaster crushed with pure skill.
His banter with viewers was always the same.
Jealous?
I'm better at this game.
Wanna bet?
His official record against chat bets: 285 matches, 281 wins.
Aside from the rare few who'd beaten him, no one in his stream could counter his opinions.
"She went in there? Hasn't learned her lesson yet. Way more annoying than Bloody Aqueduct."
Even the fearless Speedmaster grimaced like a golden retriever spotting something nasty.
Undeterred, the Silent Swordmaster charged ahead.
Did she even know where she'd stepped?
Only live viewers had built tolerance for the anxiety gripping watchers.
But the other streams' vibes were the opposite.
LOLLLLLLLLL
Half-Demon Gorge veterans knew.
The Melting Swamp Forest.
How brutal that map was.
Delay even a bit, and it sinks into the swamp,
footholds vanishing in this mad design.
Even multi-run players couldn't clear without a dedicated speedrun.
And now.
Fearless newbie pro Silent Swordmaster entered the infamous Melting Swamp Forest field.
① 10+ min survival
Bet Points: 5.5M | Bettors: 143 | Odds: 14.90909090x
② Death before 10 min
Bet Points: 82M | Bettors: 3,290 | Odds: 1.067073170x
Points auto-issued proportional to watch time.
In the so-called "nostalgia" totos, most bet on death.
"Catch the Silent Swordmaster" trended for a month,
but the star herself hadn't appeared in content,
and her month-long absence meant more folks unaware of her skills.
You don't know till you try.
Not just for Half-Demon Gorge maps.
The Silent Swordmaster's absurd physicality
was unbelievable without seeing it yourself.
Reverse betters laughed,
nostalgia returning 14x richer.
2.
Lush Swamp Forest.
Shrouded in dense foliage, dark as night even by day,
epicenter of freak localized downpours.
No insect chirps in this ominous woods,
yet living things stirred.
Worse than waterlogged water ghosts,
beings harboring plagues within.
Beyond the narration.
A plague ghost approaching Hae Eung-eung sank into the ground, foot engulfed.
With those testing words, control returned.
Hae Eung-eung opened her senses.
And recognized the narration's truth.
'Looks like an ordinary forest on the surface, but underneath it's different.'
She picked up a stone, struck the ground.
It sank deep, vanishing below.
'Got it. The key strat here is tracking and lightness skills.'
Having scanned the surroundings at a glance,
Hae Eung-eung dashed forward without hesitation.
LOLLLLL
A scene screaming instant ankle-sink death into the swamp.
Yet 10 seconds passed,
1 minute passed,
and the Silent Swordmaster didn't sink.
Safe betters losing composure amid shock, chaos, terror.
Then streamers watching revealed her secret.
Chaotic chat amid dizzying sprint.
Speedmaster's eyes changed.
"Heh."
He'd pegged her as a slightly gifted mayfly star, shining brief before fading.
But this pace,
this speed—
Even "Swift" Speedmaster saw it as extraordinary.
"Could she go even faster?"
Speedmaster muttered.
Viewers wailed.
Amid safe betters' desperate prayers,
a plague ghost appeared on her next foothold.
3,290 safe betters cheering,
plague ghost blocking like a Long Fist Clan elder on a shaky bridge.
Standing tall, promising a show—
Lightfoot Technique
Riding the Wind and Waves
Hae Eung-eung's explosive acceleration left it unable to react,
zipping far behind in an instant.
As the stunned plague ghost split in half,
Hae Eung-eung had already crossed the entire shaky bridge.
Silent Swordmaster legend play compilation.
Another clip added to the endless montage.