The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

"You, who exactly are you?"

Sung JiHan looked at BiJang with eyes that didn't believe him.

"I easily captured a group of monsters that even I thought I would have to face with the expectation of death. And I did it using the power of darkness."

Sung JiHan was briefly contemplating what to say in response to BiJang's elaborate explanation.

Sung JiHan's mouth opened on its own.

It was a forced event that had been triggered.

"I can't tell you the details other than the fact that I belong to the secret organization of the royal court."

"The secret organization... I didn't think it would succeed, but in the end, it seems that you have raised an exceptional talent. Did the experiment of the royal court succeed?"

"Yes."

BiJang nodded as if he had convinced himself, then took out a grandiose object from his back.

"In that case, I have work to do as well."

"What kind of work?"

"I will request support from the neutral giant tribe. If the chaos has revived, they will help. Until then, you will temporarily take care of this leg."

Creak-!

A white lightning rose from the grandiose object, forming into a sphere.

"This is the essence of the Cloud Window Thunder. I will temporarily transfer it to your spear."

Tsu tsu tsu tsu-

The essence of the thunder merged with the phoenix spear, as if they were originally one, and was absorbed into the phoenix spear.

"Tsk... that thunder. It's going without even looking back."

BiJang briefly glanced at the thunder that was absorbed into the phoenix spear with a slightly regretful look, then turned his back.

"Then I'll leave the leg to you."

With that, BiJang, the giant who started walking somewhere, left.

As Sung JiHan was momentarily looking at his back...

System messages popped up one after another.

[Defense map, 'One Leg' has been completely cleared.]

[As a reward for first place, experience and GP acquisition rate increase by 50 percent.]

[As a reward for complete clearance, experience and GP acquisition is doubled.]

[You are a player overwhelming the league. To be placed in a suitable league, additional experience will be given.]

[Level has increased by 4.]

[Acquired 200,000 GP.]

[Completed an epic quest.]

[Acquired 50,000 achievement points as a reward.]

[Acquired Cloud Window Thunder as a reward.]

With this message, the logout of all players, including Sung JiHan, began.

"Oh. Jackpot."

"It's over like this?"

"What's with the amount of GP in the rewards?"

The players who participated in the map looked at the reward messages that came to mind before logging out, their tails wagging.

Thanks to riding the 'Sung JiHan Bus' that they had only heard about, they too received insane rewards.

Even when they were Gold players, their levels didn't increase just by playing one game.

"It's really the Sung JiHan Bus that we only heard about."

"I hope we can be teammates again next time."

While everyone was logging out with a cheerful smile...

Sophia also smiled brightly as she looked at Yoon Se-ah.

"Wow... our levels are really shooting up. Right, Se-ah?"

"Yeah. I didn't do much though..."

Yoon Se-ah, who was a Silver player, had leveled up much more than the other players, reaching level 4 just like Sung JiHan.

However, there was a slightly disappointed expression on her face.

She had thought that since it was a defense map, she might be able to contribute, but her uncle had finished it all by himself.

"Am I taking advantage of him too much?"

"Then what's the harm? Se-ah, you can play one more game~ Just put in some effort there."

"Is Sophia okay?"

"Me? I'm doing great. I even ranked second in contributions this time. All thanks to Sung JiHan giving me a buff."

Sophia chuckled.

It was only natural for Sophia, who had contributed to clearing the game by giving Sung JiHan a buff while he finished the game alone, to rank second in contributions.

"As a support, JiHan is someone who finds great satisfaction in giving buffs."

The way Sophia looked at Sung JiHan seemed even more intense than before.

She already had a liking for warrior classes, but today she seemed to be even more impressed by the one-man show he displayed.

* * *

After logging out, Sung JiHan checked his main reward, the Thunder Spear.

[Cloud Window Thunder Spear]

- Grade: SS

- A formless spear created by the Thunder Emperor of the Thunder Empire.

- It can bring out its full performance when fused with other equipment.

- It greatly enhances the fused equipment and adds the attribute of lightning.

- To fuse with equipment, the grade of the target equipment must be at least SS grade or higher.

- When recognized as the owner of the Thunder Spear, you acquire the skill 'Summon Thunder Cloud'.

- Currently fused with the Phoenix Wing.

The Thunder Spear, a white lightning spear given to him by the Reaper, had more value when fused with other equipment.

"The Phoenix Wing is about SS grade as a weapon, but when combined with the Thunder Spear, it can be used as SSS grade."

According to the description, it seemed that the fusion target did not necessarily have to be limited to the spear.

"Ariel, is it possible to fuse with the Thunder Spear?"

"The Thunder Spear? That lightning spear, right? Since the Eclipse's grade is still SS, if you accept it, the effects might be diminished."

"Then if it becomes SSS grade, will there be a synergy effect?"

"...Hmm. Well, they won't interfere with each other. But there won't be any additional effects."

"Then I'll just keep it in the Phoenix Wing for now."

After finishing his thoughts on the Thunder Spear, Sung JiHan checked the next reward, the achievement points.

"I have 630,000."

Last time, when he was promoted to the top 100.

Just by meeting the Seat of the Dead Star and dealing damage to it, he earned 300,000 achievement points.

In addition to that, he earned a considerable amount of achievement points today.

Now it was time to start using them.

"First, I should upgrade the shop."

After adding the Seat Slot and Gift Slot, Sung JiHan proceeded with the shop upgrade.

Although 350,000 achievement points disappeared in an instant, there was still a lot left, so he didn't feel much burden.

"What will come out?"

[The Achievement Shop has reached level 7.]

[The 'Donation' item will be added.]

[When you donate achievement points to the system, unexpected luck may come your way!]

[Donate 10,000 points once a month!]

"...What?"

Sung JiHan, who was expecting an added item, laughed in disbelief when he saw the donation.

Donation?

Are they kidding?

[The level cap for each item will increase.]

[To unlock the level cap, achievement points are required.]

The system messages below were noteworthy.

Sung JiHan's mood sank when he saw that the item he paid countless achievement points for was just 'donation'.

"Am I supposed to do it?"

Why would those who rule like the Battle.net system need achievement points from donations?

Sung JiHan had vowed until then that he would never donate.

[To upgrade the achievement store, all sub-upgrade items must be at level 3 or higher.]

[To upgrade the achievement store, you must make 5 or more donations.]

When Sung JiHan saw that making 5 donations was included as a requirement for the next store upgrade, he furrowed his brow.

The situation was exactly as he had expected.

"I guess I'll try pressing it as if it were a non-existent point."

Sung JiHan pressed the donation button with a hesitant finger.

[I have donated 10,000 points to the system!]

[A surge of vitality envelops your body. Fatigue will accumulate less for one month.]

With that message, his body momentarily felt lighter.

Sung JiHan's body was usually in perfect health.

Even with a slight increase in vitality, nothing had changed.

And then.

"...Was donation limited to once a month?"

He wanted to finish the 5 donations all at once.

Even though the system said it would allow it, it didn't give permission.

It felt like a trick to suppress the player's growth.

"There's nothing I can do."

Sung JiHan calmed down his boiling frustration and decided to invest the remaining achievement points in other items.

After all, the growth of other items was necessary for the upgrade.

Among the long list of items.

Instead of the class item, Sung JiHan looked at the item that had changed to "All For One".

[All For One LV.1]

[Unlock the level 2 cap?]

[You need 250,000 achievement points.]

The upgrade of "All For One" seemed more useful than expanding the status window or inventory.

Sung JiHan prioritized this and invested his achievement points.

[The cap of All For One has been raised to LV.2.]

"I guess it'll take another 250,000 for a level up."

When he had 630,000 achievement points, he thought he could buy anything.

But with just a few clicks, 610,000 points disappeared, leaving him with only the strange items of donation and the qualification for All For One upgrade.

"Ah... there's more. Useless gift slots and apostle slots."

Sung JiHan looked at the remaining 20,000 achievement points and felt a momentary disappointment.

"It's fine. Let's not dwell on it."

Achievement points, which were useless just in the previous life, weren't they?

He decided to think positively about how useful they were being used now.

"The random box of the month increases the chance of item appearance...."

The monthly changing random box.

The item for October was "Items".

Sung JiHan thought he would try drawing it later and ended the achievement store at this point.

"More importantly."

Sung JiHan opened the status window to check his remaining points.

He had gone up 4 levels with this game.

There was a reason why he was able to have rapid growth even with gold.

"There was an additional system message."

[You are a player overwhelming the league. To be reassigned to an appropriate league, additional experience points will be given.]

Even though the system gave more experience points, it seemed like it added a bonus to help him level up quickly because he was destroying the game balance.

"If I invest all my remaining points, my power will be 97...."

To integrate the Three Kingdoms, he needed the power he thought was necessary, which was 100.

Now, there wasn't much left to reach the summit.

"I will succeed this time."

On the other hand.

On the same day, October 1st, there was a match in the Northeast Asia Battle.net League.

The match between Korea and Taiwan took place.

=Ah...! The Korean national team! They lost again...

=How many consecutive losses is it now...? If they lose to Taiwan, they will almost certainly be at the bottom of the league!

=Ah. When will they achieve their first victory...

The Korean commentators broadcasted the scenes of the national team's defeat with a voice filled with despair.

The Korean national team, still unable to fill the void left by Sung JiHan.

Especially when they suffered a humiliating defeat against Taiwan, who was considered the weakest team.

"We lost again?"

"Wow, we were crushed by Taiwan too..."

"We can't even compete in the lower ranks?"

"This is really serious..."

The citizens who were watching this began to worry about the future of the national team rather than criticizing them.

"If they continue to be at the bottom like this, they will drop significantly in the world rankings."

"Well, it's almost impossible to find a country with zero wins like ours in other leagues. The national team's performance is almost self-destructive."

"Wow, if this continues, won't we end up like North Korea?"

"They say you can find dungeon cores through gift exploration."

"But that's still being experimented on. And if dungeons appear, our economy will collapse."

"That's true..."

Although gift exploration is said to play a role in finding dungeon cores, it has not been clearly confirmed yet.

And even if they explore dungeons, the fact that they appear in the first place is fatal for the country.

It was natural to be worried.

"Sung JiHan needs to come up quickly!"

"Sigh... I mean, seriously! Can't we just put Sung JiHan on the national team now?"

"Hey, even though he's a god, why would we put him on the national team? The minimum requirement is diamond."

"But these days, there's no one else who performs as well as him. He mentioned this before and got criticized for being a first fanatic."

The minimum requirement to join the national team is diamond.

But now, it was a futile and ridiculous idea to put Sung JiHan, who has just become a god, on the national team.

"No, did you watch Sung JiHan's game today? He defeated Hojo. And it was an overwhelming victory."

"Hojo? Ah... Are you talking about the one that comes out of one leg?"

"Yes. Hojo. Fighting with equipment."

But Sung JiHan defeated Hojo in today's game.

People who are knowledgeable about Battle.net game information were surprised.

"Hey... Even diamonds would avoid playing against him, right?"

"That's what I'm saying! He's stronger than diamonds!"

"Hey hey. No, I saw it myself. Hojo didn't seem to know why he was taking so much damage and was completely bewildered."

"Yeah. I joined his fan club! Hey, since the national team is hopeless anyway, why don't we just pick him once? How long are we going to stay at the bottom!"

A new member of The First who was praising Sung JiHan at a drinking party, suggesting that they should try using him since he defeated Hojo.

"We're not the ones picking. What..."

"We can do it. Let's go to the national petition! Already 100,000 people have gathered!"

"...100,000?"

"Yeah. Let's do it now! I'll send a message!"

"Hey, you bastard. It's not going to work anyway. I'll just do it."

When one friend vomited his frustration, others reluctantly joined in the petition.

And so, on the day Korea suffered a defeat against Taiwan.

Ironically, the number of national petitions demanding Sung JiHan's inclusion in the national team began to rapidly increase, to the point where even the Battle.net administration was taken aback.

"...What is this?"