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As the Silent Swordsman’s sword energy sliced through the me Giant, cutting through its massive form, it eventually pushed the creature back with a wall of sword energy that seemed to cover the entire sky.
The attention of the remaining viewers in the Sensory Link chatroom immediately focused on thest survivor.
<ul>
<li>"Who’s thest one standing?"</li>
<li>"Who is thest person in the Sensory Link?"</li>
<li>"Wow, that was intense, so many people dropped out almost at the same time near the end!"</li>
</ul>
The Sensory Link ranking board unfolded, disying the rankings from 50th to 1st.
[Rank 50. Ma Dongtak, from the Changwon Guild, barely made it.]
<ul>
<li>"Wow, lol."</li>
<li>"Couldn’t even imagine Dongtak being 50th."</li>
<li>"Dongtak’s not interesting at all, just get out of here."</li>
<li>"Changwon Guild did well tost this long though, lol."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 47. Lee So-hye.]
<ul>
<li>"Wow! The one with the poisonous snake eyes, Lee So-hye!"</li>
<li>"Manager! Only 47th?!"</li>
<li>"How did she do that?"</li>
<li>"Dongtak is also a B-ss Awakened, but a C-ss beat her, wow."</li>
<li>"Where’s the differentiation for Association ranks?"</li>
<li>"Confucian girl Lee So-hye did well with 47th."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 42. Kira Kira, Leader of the Rhythm Team.]
<ul>
<li>"Wait, this sister was ranked 42nd?"</li>
<li>"No way, really?"</li>
<li>"There are 41 people better than Kira Kira?"</li>
</ul>
[Rank 39. Prisoner Number 502.]
<ul>
<li>"Wait, this guy is a top-tier yer in Epic Fantasy’s duel arena."</li>
<li>"Came for a visit and got knocked out by the aftereffects, lol."</li>
<li>"Tsk, tsk, this guy should have stayed in normal viewer mode instead of being so arrogant and doing Sensory Link."</li>
<li>"Not going far, lol. Good luck with that Sensory Link."</li>
<li>"What’s wrong with his viewers, lol?"</li>
</ul>
[Rank 35. Cheol Daesan.]
<ul>
<li>"Daesan Guild leader, lol."</li>
<li>"Did this guy also learn swordsmanship from Silent Swordsman?"</li>
<li>"Their guild’s martial arts instructor is Silent Swordsman."</li>
<li>"Our guild leader isn’t even a B-ss Awakened?"</li>
<li>"He says he''s a B-ss, but no one believes him, lol."</li>
</ul>
Famous Awakened members.
Silent Swordsman’s chatroom manager.
Rhythm game top-ranker.
Epic Fantasy duel arena solo-ranker.
Daesan Guild leader and werewolf.
As viewers began to reveal their identities from ranks 50 to 30, the top 30 through 10 were filled with more anonymous names.
<ul>
<li>"Why are there so many anonymous?"</li>
<li>"Must be embarrassed."</li>
<li>"There must be some big shots among them?"</li>
<li>"With Silent Swordsman’s name value, they probably have a chance."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 27. Nina.]
[Rank 26. Nanase.]
<ul>
<li>"Wow, Half-time!"</li>
<li>"Strategy streamers did well, lol."</li>
<li>"They’re promoting their Sensory Link records, lol."</li>
<li>"Are they this cute in person?"</li>
<li>"Search it up, they’re even cuter in real life."</li>
</ul>
Nina and Nanase, who had made their faces known to Silent Swordsman’s fans through Half-time streams, were followed by some unexpected powerhouses.
[Rank 22. Lee Changwon.]
<ul>
<li>"Wow, Lee Changwon at 22nd!"</li>
<li>"Lee Changwon in 22nd ce, lol."</li>
<li>"Right behind 2nd Dahye, lol."</li>
<li>"How is Lee Changwon ranked exactly 22nd, lol?"</li>
</ul>
Although Lee Changwon’s rank felt a bit low for an A-rank guild leader, the viewers’ reactions weren’t too negative.
<ul>
<li>"An A-rank at 22nd? Really?"</li>
<li>"He’s better than those who ran away anonymously."</li>
<li>"Agreed."</li>
<li>"This isn’t about ranking by strength, it’s about how well they match Silent Swordsman’s ystyle."</li>
<li>"Changwon Guild started their potential when An Chang-yoon sent the host flying in the martial arts tournament, lol."</li>
</ul>
The image of the Changwon Guild’s "fool trio" gained a favorable impression in the martial arts tournament, which carried over to the guild leader and management team, making it all the more weing.
[Rank 21. Anonymous.]
[Rank 20. Anonymous.]
[Rank 19. Anonymous.]
...
[Rank 14. Um Gil-dong''s Secret Bodyguard.]
<ul>
<li>"Not you guys again?"</li>
<li>"He’s good at listening, but everything else about him is bad, lol."</li>
<li>"Wow! A secret agent!"</li>
<li>"This guy is 14th?"</li>
<li>"Gil-dong is stronger than an A-rank guild leader, wow."</li>
<li>"When did Gil-dong get so strong, lol?"</li>
</ul>
And then the much-anticipated Top 10 appeared.
[Rank 10. Dr. Johann II.]@@novelbin@@
<ul>
<li>"Lol, seriously?"</li>
<li>"The guy looking for Mark II was so fed up with Silent Swordsman, he’s been collecting data to take her out himself."</li>
<li>"Don’t you think Johann II is stronger than Mark II?"</li>
<li>"Agreed."</li>
<li>"Mad scientist (physical attribute)."</li>
<li>"Just take her out yourself!!"</li>
</ul>
[Rank 08. Lee Hae-chan.]
<ul>
<li>"No way, Hae-chan is already out?"</li>
<li>"Didn’t he ce in the Top 3 in Silent Swordsman’s Sensory Link Survivalst time?"</li>
<li>"Nina was there too."</li>
<li>"This is amazing."</li>
<li>"I’ve been following Hae-chan since his first broadcast with less than a thousand viewers, but now he’s getting passed?"</li>
<li>"He’s telling her to stream more, lol."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 07. Wanderer’s Guild Leader.]
<ul>
<li>"Wow! Leader of the Wanderer’s Guild Fan Club!"</li>
<li>"What the heck, lol."</li>
<li>"Fan club leader getting started, lol."</li>
<li>"I was wondering why he hadn’t shown up."</li>
<li>"Did they make the fan club leader the martial arts tournament winner?"</li>
<li>"Stronger than Hae-chan, lol."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 06. Face of the Demon-Faced Landlord.]
<ul>
<li>"What’s with all these close races, lol?"</li>
<li>"When did the demon-facedndlord make aeback?"</li>
<li>"Yeah, the trend is with Arakne, the sister."</li>
<li>"Did Arakne also die?"</li>
<li>"??"</li>
<li>"Why do we have to be the ones to suffer?"</li>
<li>"Silent Swordsman, please kill the Wanderer’s Guild too, be the guardian of bnce."</li>
<li>"You’ll taste the bitter edge of Silent Swordsman’s ughter!"</li>
<li>"Please, stop! I... I’m scared! The Wanderer’s Guild is gonna die like this!"</li>
<li>"We’ll show you the despair we faced!"</li>
</ul>
The fiercepetition for 6th and 7th ces between the fan clubs became so heated that the chat room nearly exploded.
Amid this tension, the next big names began to emerge.
[Rank 05. Eve.]
<ul>
<li>"Eve? Who’s that?"</li>
<li>"Isn’t Eve the saintess from the Eastern Bloc who uses divine arts?"</li>
<li>"Wasn’t she involved in the territorial recovery war a few months ago?"</li>
<li>"A war hero visiting personally??"</li>
<li>"Is this Silent Swordsman’s ss?"</li>
<li>"This is insane."</li>
<li>"But will Silent Swordsman actually watch this?"</li>
<li>"Who knows, sometimes she reacts, so if we’re lucky, she might."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 04. Kang Tae-baek.]
<ul>
<li>"Kang Tae-baek, the guild leader of the Taebaek Guild."</li>
<li>"The leader of the teenage guild?"</li>
<li>"Silent Swordsman really made it big."</li>
<li>"At this point, isn’t she close to the top-tier streamers?"</li>
<li>"Nah, she still doesn’t meet the top-tier streamer conditions."</li>
<li>"What’s the condition?"</li>
<li>"10 million concurrent viewers, more than 10 records."</li>
</ul>
[Rank 03. Dmitri Igorovich Belov.]
<ul>
<li>"Dmitri? Isn’t he the national hero who cleaned up the Russian oligarchs?"</li>
<li>"From Eastern European war hero to Russian national hero, wow."</li>
<li>"Starting next year, foreign streamers will know Silent Swordsman’s name, lol."</li>
<li>"Stop, please."</li>
<li>"Stop! STOP!!!"</li>
<li>"Why is all the embarrassment ours?"</li>
</ul>
[Rank 02. Zhang Noya.]
<ul>
<li>"Is the trantion tool broken?"</li>
<li>"What is this, what does this even mean?"</li>
<li>"It’s a poem from the ancient state of Chu by Qu Yuan, who said that even a young age doesn’t prevent one from being a teacher."</li>
<li>"Oh, that guy! He’s the elderly martial artist who appeared on the Giyin Yeolsa broadcast?"</li>
<li>"That’s him!"</li>
<li>"He’s the guy who knocked out a fighter with his martial arts in that variety video? Was that fake?"</li>
<li>"No, it’s real. He’s a legendary martial artist who can actually use Awakening power to manifest martial arts from novels!"</li>
</ul>
And then, finally, the moment came.
<ul>
<li>"The only one left is thest person, right?"</li>
<li>"I knew it!"</li>
<li>[Rank 01. Speedmaster!]</li>
<li>"Wow. Seriously, it’s Speedmaster?"</li>
<li>"No surprise at all, lol."</li>
<li>"Who else could take first ce with Silent Swordsman here?"</li>
</ul>
As viewers celebrated the expected oue with mixed joy and regret, a surprise post arrived.
[Rank 01. Wijecheon.]
<ul>
<li>"What?"</li>
<li>"What?!"</li>
<li>"Whoa! Top-tier streamer!"</li>
<li>"Wasn’t that guy retired?"</li>
<li>"Where’s our Speedmaster?"</li>
<li>"Wait, where did Speedmaster go?"</li>
<li>"No way, he’s outside the rankings?"</li>
</ul>
Confusion swept through the chatroom as thest remaining survivor of the Sensory Link turned out to be an unexpected name.
Where was Speedmaster? Amid the chaos, a donation from Speedmaster arrived.
<Speedmaster donated 100,000 KRW!>
"I was busy watching a movie with you guys, when did Sensory Link even happen?"
<ul>
<li>"Ahahaha."</li>
<li>"So he was just enjoying himself instead of stressing out with Sensory Link."</li>
</ul>
While the others were scrambling in confusion, Speedmaster had been enjoying the broadcast in the general chat room, making him the true winner when it came to the enjoyment factor.