The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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What shattered the northern city wall in an instant was a giant hand made of black steel.

Sung JiHan had a memory of seeing that before.

"It's the steel hand I saw from the ten towers. They called it Black Hand."

The Apostle of Destruction, 'Black Hand'.

It was a monster Sung JiHan had never seen in his past life.

The individuals called apostles had a wide spectrum.

There were monsters as ordinary as the Seed Viscount in the Canyon map, and there were individuals as powerful as the Apostle of the End who could destroy a country.

"But it won't be as strong as the Apostle of the End."

Sung JiHan charged towards the collapsed city wall with the Phoenix Spear without hesitation.

And there, already.

The giant Black Hand and Ariel were facing each other.

[Kk- Kkkkk! Why is there a Shadow Elf here?]

"It's noisy."

At the center of the giant Black Hand's palm.

There, lips the size of a human head protruded, shining with a crimson light.

Just by looking at the lips, they seemed to be wearing lipstick, moist and radiant.

[Kk- Kkkkkkk! Let's make more noise!]

The voice coming from there sounded like the sound of scraping metal, and the tone was so flippant that it immediately caused a strong sense of rejection.

[Kkkkk! Kkkkk!]

Hwung!

The giant palm crushed Ariel like squashing a bug.

Kwong!

Ariel couldn't avoid the attack of the swiftly descending hand and was flattened.

But the Black Hand that had caught her let out a disappointed sound.

[Kuu... It's really a Shadow Elf! How annoying!]

That's why.

When the Black Hand raised its hand again, the black shadow that had spread on the ground rose up and returned to the form of Ariel.

To Ariel, who could transform her body into shadows, the physical attacks of the Black Hand were ineffective.

However.

The same was true for Ariel's attacks.

The shadow of the Black Hand rose up and turned into a sword, stabbing her from behind, but...

"It's tough..."

Kang!

The hand made of steel was indeed tough, but since they shared the same dark attribute, the shadow sword couldn't even leave a scratch.

A situation where neither side's attacks were effective.

To break this deadlock, external intervention was necessary.

And.

"You've come."

Kururur-!

Lightning poured down on the back of the Black Hand's hand.

Electricity spread throughout the entire hand made of steel in an instant.

It was the wall-breaking thunder released from Sung JiHan's Phoenix Spear.

[Ki, Kiyoooooh...!]

The Black Hand, who didn't even flinch when stabbed by Ariel's shadow sword, let out a groan of pain.

The sound coming from its red mouth was so unique that the commentators mentioned it.

=Uh, Christopher! This sound is really unique!

=I don't know how many times it scratched the blackboard! It gives me goosebumps!

=Players who hear this sound directly here must be suffering more than anyone else.

=That's right. That hand... Unlike its body made of steel, its mouth is fragile! I hope it shuts up a bit!

[This... This power... Haah. Haah.]

Sssss.

The Black Hand, whose lips were trembling, momentarily became transparent and then returned to its steel form.

Then, the lips on the palm moved to the back of the hand, and it faced Sung JiHan, who had endured the blow.

[That... K-Kkukkuk... You're someone who can surpass a king!]

Black Hand exclaimed in admiration at the aura of the Wall Thunder Bomb that bloomed in the Phoenix City.

There was a sense of knowing something about the power of Heavenly Thunder.

[Capture him before his size!]

Ssuuuk-

Black Hand became transparent once again.

In Sung JiHan's sensitive senses, the steel hand completely disappeared.

'...How did he do that?'

Thinking that it might be some kind of transparent magic, Sung JiHan tried to release electric waves into the empty space.

But nothing caught on.

And a moment later.

Ssuwuk!

[K-Kkukkuk... Let's go together!]

The hand that had become transparent suddenly sprang out, trying to grab Sung JiHan's body.

Black Hand, who appeared and disappeared in an instant, freely transcending space.

It seemed like there was nothing that could stop him.

However.

[Kki, kkikyo...! What power is this!?]

Before completely grasping Sung JiHan, the hand stopped moving as if obstructed by something in the air.

Black Hand, as if curling his fingers, couldn't get any closer to Sung JiHan.

'Thankfully, he can't penetrate the absolute domain of Force.'

The absolute domain of Force.

This range, which had grown considerably with the growth of his stats, did not easily yield to Black Hand's attempt to control it.

'Still, I almost got caught.'

What kind of trick did he use to completely erase his presence?

Now that Sung JiHan had revealed himself, he was determined to subdue him with all his might.

Mumyeong Shingong (Nameless Divine Technique)

Cheonnoe Shingyeol (Heavenly Thunder Divine Art)

Noeshin (Brain Thunder)

Pijijijik-!

Sung JiHan's body gradually became transparent, and electric currents surged through his whole body.

Noeshin Ryusin (Brain Thunder Body), which harmonized the brain and oneself.

To unleash the other techniques of Cheonnoe Shingyeol more powerfully, he had to be in the state of Noeshin.

[Kk... Huh? What is this? What is this? What is this! Did you already do that??]

Seeing Sung JiHan in the state of Noeshin, Black Hand was taken aback.

[Kkkukkkukkk! I must capture you! Wake up, kings!]

A white aura rose on the third finger of the black hand made of steel.

No, upon closer inspection, it was not an aura but a gathering of ghosts.

Within it, the spinning ghosts had their faces distorted.

And they all wore crowns on their heads.

[You will also enter here. Kkkukkkuk!]

Shuuuu-!

The third finger scattered.

When they were gathered, the ghosts didn't seem like much, but now that they were scattered, each one showed an extraordinary appearance.

That was to be expected, as they were all individuals recognized as 'kings' by Kill the King.

They must have been figures who had achieved something.

'They're just losers. There's no need to pay attention to them.'

Sung JiHan didn't blink an eye, only aiming at Black Hand's mouth and releasing Heavenly Thunder.

Mumyeong Shingong (Nameless Divine Technique)

Cheonnoe Shingyeol (Heavenly Thunder Divine Art)

Byeokryeok Seomnoe (Wall Thunder Bomb)

[Kki... Kkieeeek...!]

Wall Lightning Island in a state of brain power.

It was different from the size.

It completely blocked Black Hand's huge mouth with white brain waves.

There.

Zzzz-!

[Ouch. Ouch, it hurts! Why keep shooting...!]

This wall lightning island was relentless.

Electricity continued to be emitted through the end of the phoenix.

It combined with the fire that made up the foundation of the phoenix and burned Black Hand's mouth.

[Kiiik... Block it! You damn birds!]

The ghosts who were trying to attack Sung JiHan urgently clung to the brain waves at the command of Black Hand.

Shooo...!

Although the ghosts, who were not ordinary, could not withstand the undead and the extreme thunder, they disappeared after a short time.

[Kii. Kik... Good. Wait!]

Perhaps they found a momentary gap.

Black Hand turned transparent again.

Although Sung JiHan's wall lightning island aimed at his mouth again.

Crackle...!

The thunder barely missed the empty space.

"Ha."

Sung JiHan clicked his tongue.

"How on earth did he disappear?"

Throughout his past life, he had faced countless enemies, but there was never an opponent who completely erased his existence and reappeared.

It's as if he went to another world and came back.

"...He, maybe. Was he a sage?"

Compared to Sung JiHan, who was easily caught by Sung JiHan, Black Hand was quite troublesome.

He briefly thought about their commonality and became obsessed with the item he obtained from the Viscount Naseed.

"The Veil of Emptiness. It seems to have a similar effect to what he saw...."

Of course, it unraveled when moved, and compared to the Veil of Emptiness, which was subject to SSS-class attacks, Black Hand's concealment was more effective.

"Let's try it once."

Anyway, in the current situation, he had nothing to lose.

Sung JiHan took out the Veil of Emptiness from his inventory and tried it.

And.

"Hehe... This time..."

In the world inside the veil, Sung JiHan was able to discover a figure wearing a black robe.

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Black Hand, who made strange noises, was extremely unpredictable.

He made a weird laughing sound that no one would normally make.

"At first glance, he looks healthier than I thought. Is he a human?"

Although many parts of the robe were covered, he couldn't fully grasp his opponent.

The size itself was similar to that of a human.

Only a slightly exposed mouth, which was pale rather than white, and detailed facial features were not visible.

"Well then, shall we go again...!"

Muttering to himself, he put on and took off iron gloves in his white hands, and tilted his head.

"But where did this guy go?"

Because Sung JiHan flipped the Veil of Emptiness, he couldn't find him.

Not knowing English, he clicked his tongue and thought for a moment.

"It's inconvenient because I can't use my abilities... Hey. Bring your soul at least."

Then smoke flowed out of his white hand.

A ghost appeared.

At first, it was small, but as the smoke continued to gather, the ghost formed into a large size, which was familiar to Sung JiHan.

"The conqueror I saw at the conqueror's tomb."

A bearded man riding a giant horse.

He didn't have the same dignified appearance as when he saw him at the conqueror's tomb.

[...I understand.]

Instead, his response seemed to be filled with unease towards the presence of the robe.

"The mission objective was to protect the conqueror's soul... but it's already there?"

Was the conqueror's soul already in the grasp of Kill the King?

But why did he invade?

Sung JiHan wondered as he looked at the disappeared conqueror's soul.

Ssshhhh!

The conqueror's soul disappeared shortly after.

When another conqueror's soul, identical in appearance, appeared, Sung JiHan held his breath and observed the situation.

[Black Mage. You can revive me, right?]

The newly appeared conqueror's soul seemed more confident compared to the one who brought him.

He designated the opponent in the robe as the Black Mage and asked with a self-assured voice.

"Oh, I see. You want to live again? You've already conquered the continent, and now you want to live a peaceful life, but you left this world too early."

"I don't want to be resurrected for such a trivial reason."

"Then what is it?"

"My empire is crumbling. I need to fix it."

"You're making excuses for an even more trivial reason. Well, do you want to see the ghost I brought with me?"

The presence of the robe casually replied and pointed with his finger to the side.

Upon seeing it, the newly arrived conqueror's soul looked around and was surprised.

"What, what is this... why me?"

"In the original world, you were already consumed by me. This is a fabricated world that has restored that time. You... yes, you're a fake."

"That can't be...!"

"And our real souls, they told me their true intentions. Hey, do you want to hear it?"

When the presence of the robe pointed to the real soul with his finger, he slowly opened his mouth with a dark expression.

"...You're right. I just wanted to live. Because my will to live never extinguished, I existed as a ghost in the tomb."

"You...! How dare you mock me with such a fake subject!"

"Foolishly coming here, deceived by the promise of being resurrected. No matter how great you are, you will eventually be absorbed into me."

"Hah. Do you think I came here believing your words?"

The newly arrived conqueror's soul became furious and raised his bow.

"I already suspected it was a trap. I only pretended to follow along to break the intruder with my own hands!"

Fwoosh!

The newly arrived conqueror's soul burned white.

The white flames, which were also engraved in the phoenix, endlessly bloomed.

A power that could easily burn the entire world.

However, the presence of the robe remained calm.

"Hey, you're quite strong, huh? Does the fake look stronger?"

"In this world, there are no restrictions from the system."

"I'm just playing with him. I have to buy time until I catch that guy from earlier."

Sung JiHan suspected that the "guy from earlier" that the presence of the robe mentioned was himself.

After all, this place was inside the BattleNet game.

Even if he was caught here and even if he died, it was obvious that it had no connection to his real self.

"But it doesn't seem like it will end if I'm caught right now."

The opponent was clearly different from the NPCs he had encountered so far.

It was similar to Ariel... it seemed like the kind that was aware that this was the BattleNet.

"The guy who used lightning earlier, where is he?"

The presence of the robe muttered as he put on his gloves.

Next to him, two identical ghosts, who were also wearing robes, were raising intense white flames and engaging in a fierce battle.

"To imitate the fake subject... you're quite good at using his power!"

"Hmph... who's the fake? You're just a mouth."

And as their battle intensified.

Inside the veil of emptiness, the heat gradually rose from the phoenix that Sung JiHan held in his hand.

"This is..."

He narrowed his eyes as he looked at it.

"I can make use of this."