The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

One leg.

This defense map, also known as "Jangpanpa," has always been a map that has been blocked despite Sung JiHan's repeated challenges.

It wasn't because of Sung JiHan's lack of ability.

It was because it was a map that structurally couldn't be helped.

After dealing with the waves, the enemy giant tribe leader, Hojo, always appeared without fail.

The gusts he unleashed mercilessly tore apart the other players, excluding Sung JiHan.

When more than half of the players were killed, a forced event was triggered.

"You... will die."

The secret weapon that had been guarding the bridge threw Sung JiHan behind and self-destructed, destroying the bridge.

Thus, even with Sung JiHan's remarkable performance, the bridge became a map that couldn't be completely cleared.

However.

After Sung JiHan became gold, he had a bit of leeway.

"My stats have grown tremendously for now."

The strength and force stats that were at 68 at level 50 had grown to 93 after investing all the level up points obtained through the gold promotion battle.

With the All Stats +5 rewarded by Battle.net and the guild effect of the Bonghwanggi, he had grown to 93.

He was now only 7 points away from the intermediate goal of strength 100 for the fusion of the Three Battles.

"But it's impossible to use the final secret move."

The third secret move among the Rising Martial Arts of the Nameless Martial Arts.

The third secret move, which can be considered as surpassing the Heavenly Thunder Secret Move and the Dark Shadow Secret Move, cannot be handled lightly even by Sung JiHan, who has grown exponentially after becoming gold.

"I'll have some leeway after fusing the Three Battles."

As Sung JiHan was refining his memories of the final secret move, he was greeted by Sophia, who approached with a smiling face, and Yoon Sae-ah, who was excitedly waving her head.

"Jihan! Thank you for putting me in the party!"

"Uncle. Sophia... turns out you're my sister?"

"Well, we talked about birthdays earlier, and it seems like the way we calculate age is different in the US."

No wonder.

I heard a story in my previous life that Sophia competed for the extraterrestrial relic with Sung JiHan's older sister.

Now that they are the same age as Yoon Sae-ah, it seemed strange.

"Ah~ Why do you care so much about one or two years' difference?"

"In Korea, age is sensitive."

"Never mind. We'll be family later, so don't worry!"

"...Family?"

"When I become the number one supporter, I'll be family with JiHan!"

Sophia said with a bright smile.

At those words, Yoon Sae-ah had a blank expression.

I only suggested that she might like it if Sophia became the number one supporter.

How far did her imagination go?

Sung JiHan said with rare determination.

"...Let's talk after I become number one."

"Wait. It'll be soon. That's why I got on JiHan's bus, right?"

A blazing flame was reflected in Sophia's eyes.

Sung JiHan's bus party.

This party, consisting of Sung JiHan, Yoon Sae-ah, and Sophia, guaranteed rapid growth up to gold.

"I wanted to include Masid too, but he refused."

Diego Masid, who became silver this time, politely declined Sung JiHan's party proposal, saying that he would carve out his own path.

-Jihan. Thanks for offering me a ride on the bus. But I don't think I'll improve my skills if I join your party. I'll grow on my own.

It was indeed a response worthy of a former sports star.

Sung JiHan opened his inventory.

"I should try using the Bonghwanggi now."

The Bonghwangshi has been upgraded to an SSS-grade item, the Bonghwanggi.

At first glance, the Bonghwanggi looked similar to the Bonghwangshi with its pure white spear-like appearance.

However, the Bonghwanggi was larger than the Bonghwangshi.

At the tip of the spear, white flames gathered together, forming the shape of a flag.

Whoosh!

The Bonghwanggi, imbued with a heat several times more intense than the original Bonghwangshi.

Although it had a flag attached to the end, it seemed much more powerful than the previous Bonghwangshi even when wielded without shooting it.

The biggest difference was that the condition of only exerting power when shooting the Bonghwangshi was gone.

"However, if there is one regret, it would be the attack power."

The weapon performance of the Bonghwanggi itself was SS-grade.

However, the reason it could be judged as SSS-grade was due to the various additional effects that the Bonghwanggi possessed.

"It was said that special effects would occur when the flag is planted."

When Sung JiHan planted the Bonghwanggi into the ground, a system message appeared before his eyes.

[Would you like to unfurl the flag of the Bonghwang here?]

"I will unfurl it."

Whoosh!

Then, the flag of the Bonghwanggi completely burned away from the edges.

The Bonghwang that was engraved inside jumped out and began to fly into the sky on its own.

"The protection of the Bonghwang will descend onto the battlefield."

"All abilities of nearby party members and allies will increase by 25%. This effect applies as long as the Bonghwang is visible."

Burning brightly in the sky, the figure of the Bonghwang emitted light.

The burning scale was quite large, visible even from a considerable distance.

The fact that the buff applied to the place where it was visible by 25% was quite significant.

"The range is quite extensive."

In addition, the increase in ability effect also included Sung JiHan himself, the caster.

Satisfied with his lighter body, he picked up the Bonghwanggi planted in the ground.

The reason the Bonghwanggi, which had burned away its flag, could be used as a spear like before.

"A weapon of SS-grade that gives a wide-area buff... I'm glad I heard that crazy story about the Mad Throne back then."

The Mad Throne of the Dead Star, was it called Kallein?

Just by hearing his voice that would never be, he obtained such an item.

If there was a similar opportunity next time, he wanted to give it to him again.

"Wow, Uncle. What is this?"

"The protection of the Bonghwang? The buff effect is amazing, isn't it?"

Including Sung JiHan's party members.

"Oh? What kind of buff is this?"

"Now you're giving buffs too... Wow. What are these stats?"

"Let's take the bus too!"

Even the players of the defense game were surprised when they saw the effect of the Bonghwang's protection.

A player who used to play the game alone, now giving buffs.

Indeed, it was the BattleNet!

A game without any balance whatsoever.

"The protection of the Bonghwang... If it's this type of buff, it should stack with my buffs."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. Let me try."

Sophia, who was casting various buffs.

Receiving her triple-inflated buffs, Sung JiHan felt that his already enhanced body had become even stronger.

"With this level of strength, I should be able to reach Wave 2, right?"

Unable to stop the onslaught of the hurricane, they couldn't go any further than Wave 2.

But this time, it seemed possible.

"Ariel. This time, act as a summoner."

"It seems like summoners are used more often than swords."

In this map where we have to face the undead, the utility of the Shadow Sword was ambiguous.

Sung JiHan summoned Ariel as a summoner and placed her behind the legs.

"Sophia, please give buffs to the others as well. Let's try to reach level 2 this time."

"Of course. Buffing others is my job."

Sung JiHan also asked Sophia to give buffs to the other players.

At that moment,

"It's noisy!!"

Boom!

The giant legs vibrated, and a roar that shook the heavens and earth was heard.

At the same time,

Thump! Thump!

As if announcing the start of the game,

Imperial Gatekeeper Bijang approached the players.

* * *

"While the gatekeeper fights alone in the front, the soldiers are chattering and trembling in the back!"

Imperial Gatekeeper, giant Bijang.

Taunting the players summoned as soldiers had become almost a set repertoire.

-Now I'll kick you with a rolling kick.

-Will Sung JiHan resist like last time?

-Probably. He's much stronger now than before. He'll probably make it to wave 2.

-No, Sung JiHan alone won't be enough no matter how well he does. If the players in the back are wiped out, it's over anyway, right? Lol.

-With the buffs, it won't end as quickly as last time, I think...

The gameplay of the single-leg map had become somewhat standardized, so the viewers already had an idea of how the game would turn out.

If Bijang rolls his foot, all the players except Sung JiHan will be chased out of the leg.

But...

"By the way... what is that phoenix?"

The giant Bijang, with a height of 4 meters, asked Sung JiHan cautiously, unlike his usual pattern.

"With that level of divine power, you could be a member of the royal guard... Were you chosen as Jo Woong's successor?"

-???????

-Huh, why is Bijang like that?

-That's what I'm saying. He seems worried.

-But who is Jo Woong? Is it a parody of the Three Kingdoms?

-Seems like it lol. Bijang is also an equipment if you flip it.

-Oh, is that what it is? Oh, then Hojo is also a joke.

-I haven't watched the Three Kingdoms, so I don't know what they're talking about.

-You don't have to know lol. The relationships are weird in this map anyway.

'Interesting.'

Bijang, who always disliked himself because of what happened, appeared like this.

It was something that surprised Sung JiHan, but of course, he didn't show it on the surface.

Instead...

'Let's try something different from usual.'

He decided to change the game pattern.

Even if they managed to reach wave 2 somehow, with their current power, it would be a total annihilation.

And also...

[Epic Quest]

- Receive recognition as the Imperial Gatekeeper Giant's weapon and prevent his death.

Because of his appearance, Sung JiHan gives him a low score.

Instead of receiving recognition in a conventional way, he decided to try a new route.

"I am a member of the royal family. However, there are certain things that I cannot disclose. Please understand."

"Ahem...! I am in a relationship with His Majesty the Emperor. But are you saying that I can't even talk about it to someone like me?"

Wrinkles filled the weapon's face as he mumbled his lips.

His eyes became moist, and even the moisture seemed to indicate that this answer was not just a little disappointing.

It seemed as if the emotions that had accumulated in the royal family had exploded with Sung JiHan's response.

- Why are you suddenly whining?

- They say that when you get older, you cry more... Waaah

- He looks really pitifulㅜ0ㅜ

- There are only a few strands of seaweed left on his head, making him look even more pathetic plop plop

- Poor thing ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

The person who was not like this seemed even more pitiful.

However, you need to know something to tell a story.

"Um... I'm sorry."

In response to Sung JiHan's answer.

Thump! Thump!

The weapon pounded his chest and exploded in anger.

"This is too much. How dare you...! Can't you even give me that kind of answer? I am the weapon of the Imperial Gatekeeper!"

"I cannot go against the laws of the royal family. Please understand."

"Ahem...!"

As Sung JiHan came out firmly, the weapon showed an unmistakable expression of displeasure.

Thud. Thud.

He walked slowly, passing by Sung JiHan.

"All of you, get out of here!"

Thump!

Rolling his feet on the ground, he chased the rest of the players out of the room.

And then himself.

Thud. Thud.

He walked back to the starting point, crossed his arms, and sat down.

"Well then, let the esteemed guest of the great royal family take care of it!"

- He's sulking.

- He's sulking.

- He was trying to match the rhythm but ended up fighting alone lol

- Oh, he used to fight alone before, so it doesn't matter.

- But back then, didn't the weapon help him a lot? There must be a big difference with or without that.

- The difference isn't that big, you know??? If our JiHan takes care of it, everything will be fine???

- Ah~ Yes, yes~

Indeed, as the viewers said, in the previous game, Sung JiHan benefited a lot from the weapon's help.

With the greatly enhanced power of the Heavenly Thunder, he enjoyed a perfect synergy with the undead.

But this time, due to the weapon's negligence, there was no such synergy at all.

"Well, it's just Wave 1."

However, Sung JiHan was in a much stronger state compared to back then.

"Understood."

Sung JiHan held the phoenix flag with the disappeared flag and walked to the middle of the room.

"Ahem...! Stubbornness! Even if you die, I won't help you!"

Behind him, the weapon coughed several times and aimed his gun, but...

"Please do so."

Sung JiHan calmly replied, facing the undead army.