The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Holy See.

They are the absolute rulers representing a star and the divine beings who reign in Battle.net.

"The Holy See was not well known even in my past life."

After the tutorial period in Battle.net ended, the Holy See slot was added to the status window of all players.

However, there were hardly any players who received sponsorship from the Holy See.

Only those players with exceptional abilities among the Diamond League or higher were chosen by the Holy See.

"The reason why Earthlings did not receive sponsorship was simple."

After the tutorial in Battle.net ended in 2020, the Space League began.

The performance of Earthlings there was dismal.

"I thought it was a damn star that kept getting demoted."

And even if they were sponsored by the Holy See by chance, it wasn't of good quality.

The penalties were as severe as the abilities they provided, causing many people to suffer greatly from the Holy See's manipulation.

Sponsorship from the Holy See was undoubtedly a double-edged sword.

But Sung JiHan was prepared to handle a double-edged sword.

To him, the more sponsorship from the Holy See, the better.

"I already have one spot in mind for the Holy See... But I will definitely sell the option to increase the Holy See slot in the achievement store."

Considering the items in the achievement store that have been seen so far, the possibility was very high.

Then, there was the reward called the "Shadow Queen" of the Holy See's interest.

It was worth aiming for.

"However, the conditions are strict."

The number of spectators in the Colosseum was the problem.

Although it wouldn't be confusing since most of the people sitting in the Colosseum were scattered due to its size, it seemed that there were more than 1,000 people.

Sung JiHan recalled the elves sitting in the audience seats.

"The white elves were under the control of the black elves."

Superficially, the hierarchy was clear.

But Sung JiHan was bothered by the fact that the Holy See's name was the "Shadow Queen."

Contrary to appearances, there could be a queen hidden among the black elves.

"And to provoke the elves in the audience seats."

The end of the survival map.

The Colosseum arena was surrounded by powerful barriers.

It was impossible to provoke the elves in the audience seats by breaking through the barriers with Bronze-level strength.

Such constraints also applied to Sung JiHan, who possessed no power.

"Hmm."

As Sung JiHan was lost in thought after logging out and returning home.

"Uncle! Congratulations on setting a new record!"

His niece, Yoon Sae-ah, came out of her room and congratulated Sung JiHan.

"A new record?"

"A 10-kill in Survival! It was really amazing!"

Yoon Sae-ah was jumping around as if it was her own achievement.

"Oh, that. I was watching."

"Of course! Oh, but there were so many people. I thought there would be no viewers, so I tried to be the first to enter, but there were over 1,000 people watching."

"Really? I saw more than I expected."

"Oh. As time went on, the number of people increased, and it exceeded 3,000!"

3,000 viewers for a Bronze-level broadcast.

Considering that the average number of viewers for a Gold-level broadcast was around 2,000, Yoon Sae-ah's achievement was impressive enough to boast about. However, Sung JiHan's reaction was calm.

Compared to the records of his past life, this number was insignificant.

"But people wanted to sponsor GP. Uncle completely blocked the sponsorship, so they were disappointed."

"Oh?"

Maybe I changed the broadcast settings out of habit.

I must have completely blocked the sponsorship.

In my previous life, I turned off the sponsorship messages that kept popping up during battles because I had plenty of GP.

"But now the situation is different."

GP is important now, even just a few.

Moreover, in the lower leagues, a few messages won't affect the fight.

"I need to change the settings again."

"Yeah. But Uncle might be disturbed by the fight... Let's make sponsorships under 10,000 invisible to the players' eyes! Oh, is 10,000 too cheap? Isn't 10 million won cheap in Korean currency? Or is it expensive?"

Yoon Sae-ah pondered with a puzzled expression.

Maybe because she lived a comfortable life as the daughter of the Sword King, she didn't have a strong sense of money.

"10,000 GP... Yeah. I guess I can't help it if it's Bronze."

And Sung JiHan had a certain sense of money.

But he had a different common sense.

"I can only put up sponsorship messages on my channel for just 10,000 GP... It's too cheap even if it's cheap."

He knew in his head that he was currently Bronze.

But in his heart, he still couldn't completely let go of the standards of his former 7th place in the world.

"If too many messages pour in, it can be distracting."

"Yeah... Should we go with 50,000?"

"No, it's just the beginning. We should be humble."

Sung JiHan and his niece worried unnecessarily.

Yoon Sae-ah, who was quietly watching Sung JiHan change the Battle.net channel settings, asked with a surprised expression.

"But Uncle, what were you thinking earlier? You had a worried look on your face."

"Oh, that? There's a quest to find the Shadow Queen among the Elf spectators."

"A quest? Is there something like that on Battle.net?"

"I got it when I achieved 10 kills."

Sung JiHan answered his niece's question naturally, as if water was flowing.

Since there were many undisclosed parts of the game called Battle.net, Yoon Sae-ah thought it must be something like that and agreed.

"Oh~ The Shadow Queen."

"There are about a thousand Elves in the spectators' seats. I was thinking about how to find her."

"Uncle, should I help? I don't have anything else to do anyway."

"What about school?"

"The homeroom teacher contacted me. Because of this incident, I can take a week off from school."

Maybe because Yoon Sae-jin's naturalization in Japan was causing a stir nationwide, the homeroom teacher seemed to be considerate.

"Okay. It'll be great if Sae-ah helps."

While at home, it wouldn't be good to have nothing to do.

It would be good to have something to focus on.

Sung JiHan accepted his niece's proposal without high expectations.

"Okay. Uncle, I will definitely find the Shadow Queen. Promise me one thing later."

"A favor? What is it? Tell me now. I'll do it right away."

"Hey. If you do it right away, there won't be a sense of accomplishment. Tell me when I find her!"

What favor is she going to ask for?

Sung JiHan was curious, but he nodded calmly.

"Okay. If I find the Shadow Queen, I'll do anything."

"Great. Let's find her right away!"

And it was Yoon Se-ah who jumped back into her room.

"It's lively, I like it."

Sung JiHan chuckled as he watched her and went into his own room.

Putting aside the epic quest that wouldn't be easily solved for now.

There was something else that needed to be done first.

"Unique stat."

The unique stat of Barren, who was ranked 1st in the world.

He needed to obtain "Force."

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The next day.

[Absorbed sacred power from the artifact of another world.]

[Sacred power has become 10.]

[From now on, you can only absorb sacred power from artifacts of C rank or higher.]

Sung JiHan stood up from the pile of artifacts.

Although the message said that he could only absorb sacred power from C rank artifacts now, it didn't matter.

Finally, he had reached the true meaning of sacred power 10, excluding the title effect.

He went to the training room located on the outskirts of the penthouse.

The training room was made entirely of special metal that absorbed shocks, perhaps because it was where Yoon Se-jin experimented with his swordsmanship.

"Fire."

Basic magic, fire, which he had awakened as a mage but had never used before.

Sung JiHan used it for the first time in reality, not in a game.

Flames flickered like candles from the center of his palm.

The fire was precarious, as if it could be extinguished at any moment even with a child's breath.

"Indeed, I'm not suited to be a magician."

With a penalty that abilities were not fully utilized in reality with a magic power of 5, the output of basic magic was worse than a lighter.

"Let's add sacred power to this."

Sung JiHan recalled Barren's words.

-When I was in Bronze, I suddenly had this thought while killing zombies. What if I gave sacred power to magic?

-It's a possible method because I'm a master.

Sacred power is an ability that can only be given when awakened as a supporter.

Magic can only be used by mages.

Anyone could have the idea of giving sacred power to magic, but only Barren, who had the "My Status Window x2" gift, could realize it.

-Yes. My great gift, my two status windows, made this idea a reality. I always excelled in defense maps. And I evenly distributed my stats between sacred power and magic power...

Barren's hazy eyes, which were usually blurry due to alcohol, were sparkling at that moment.

-And at the moment when sacred power became 10! Oh my god! The unique stat came to me! Yes... My trademark, "Force"!

Force.

A new unique stat that emerged from the combination of magic power and sacred power.

It was an absolute power that dominated "space."

Even Sung JiHan, at this moment, thought that Barren's Force was an incredible power.

"If Barren had better control, he would have shown a truly top-ranked appearance."

However, it was unfortunate for humanity that he was so reckless.

In addition, he easily panicked in emergency situations and failed to control his power, causing harm to his allies.

"Force... Let me show you properly, Barren."

Force, which contained countless possibilities.

Sung JiHan planned to wield it as a double-edged sword along with his strength.

"...It won't be easy."

However, 'Force' did not easily come to Sung JiHan.

As Balan said, he had increased his sacred power to 10 and used it in conjunction with magic.

"But it doesn't mix well."

While the use of sacred power was quite flexible, his magic skills were lacking.

In the process of trying to infuse sacred power, the fire disappeared reflexively.

Even if he succeeded by chance, Sung JiHan's magic couldn't maintain its form and would quickly extinguish.

"Hmm. Should I increase my mana?"

Mana stat: 5.

It seemed that it was the lowest value for players, so it seemed that magic wasn't properly manifesting.

He had increased by 2 levels from the harvest in yesterday's survival, so he could have increased it if he wanted to.

"Let's try our best until we can do it."

Directly allocating the remaining points to mana would be a waste, even though it would become a unique stat.

"I'll take a break from the game today."

Sung JiHan made up his mind and started practicing again.

***

"Hoo..."

From morning until night.

Sung JiHan continued to attempt the fusion of sacred power and magic, but there were no clear results.

"But there were unexpected results."

Since his mana value was so low, when his heart's mana was quickly depleted and practice became impossible.

-Should I use inner energy?

While waiting for his mana to recover, Sung JiHan thought about drawing energy from the lower abdomen, the source of powerlessness.

It wasn't a method possible at the bronze level, but based on Sung JiHan's abundant experience, he managed to manipulate the energy.

By drawing energy from the lower abdomen and converting it into mana in the heart, he was achieving some results.

"Although there is a significant loss of energy..."

Anyway, using magic is important now.

Sung JiHan replenished his mana with energy and mechanically used magic once again.

"Fire."

And here, he mixed in sacred power to prevent it from dispersing.

As sacred power entered, the candle flame was shaking again, perhaps due to insufficient mana.

"Finally, let's blow in some inner energy."

His inner energy was now almost depleted.

If he failed this time, Sung JiHan decided to look for another method and drew in the energy from the lower abdomen.

In this way, the energy from the lower abdomen, the mana from the heart, and the sacred power from the head converged perfectly in the fire.

That was when it happened.

[You have succeeded in temporarily combining the energy of the three dantians.]

[Sacred power residing in the upper dantian, mana residing in the middle dantian, and inner energy residing in the lower dantian have different natures of power, but they have the potential to be combined into one.]

A system message appeared unexpectedly, different from the force he was originally trying to obtain.

[Do you want to attempt the integration of the three dantians?]

[Warning: It is a dangerous attempt due to the player's low level. It may harm your life.]

Sung JiHan had never seen a warning message about life being in danger during the tutorial period on the BattleNet.

Sung JiHan looked at it and smiled.

If it was such a dangerous attempt that a warning message appeared...

"It means the rewards for success are also great."

He said with a confident voice.

"I will integrate the three dantians."