The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

"Masid, thank you for today."

Unlike the grandeur when he split the Flash Golem in half, Sung JiHan, who was now offering his greetings, seemed like a polite salesman.

The clean suit added to that atmosphere, thanks to the absolute domain of Force.

"...It's okay. I already thanked you earlier."

Masid only responded with a trembling expression.

The gap between his appearance when he whipped down the Charmado towards the Flash Golem and now was too great.

Especially after seeing the sweat he shed after witnessing the previous blow, he couldn't possibly treat him the same as before.

"No, it was too much help from you for a simple thank you. If it weren't for you, Kim Gyuhyuk would have insulted me and casually run away."

"I only refrained from cursing at the kid."

But when Sung JiHan sincerely expressed his gratitude, Masid also seemed to feel that his guard was down.

"So I want to repay you..."

"It's okay, you already helped me complete the mission."

However, receiving that and receiving repayment were different stories.

A simple thank you was enough, there was no need to receive anything else.

Looking at Masid refusing repayment, Sung JiHan thought to himself.

"It's better to sever ties with Masid."

Diego Masid, Argentina's last hero.

He may look relaxed now, but the performance he showed in the future was astonishing.

Before Argentina's downfall, he was skilled enough as a magician to compete with Balran and Jawong in the United States.

In fact, Sung JiHan seemed to think that Masid, who reminded him of Balran's inexperienced control, was a more talented individual.

In other words, Diego Masid had a high potential to become the world's greatest mage.

Because of that, Sung JiHan decided to awaken his abilities early.

"It's not a material repayment. It's a repayment related to your abilities."

"...What do you mean?"

"A repayment that suits your gift, related to magic."

At Sung JiHan's words, Masid nodded slightly.

He didn't feel any doubt that Sung JiHan knew about his gift.

He had every reason to believe that, as Diego Masid had established himself as the world's best soccer player even before entering the BattleNet in 2010.

Even after other professional sports collapsed due to BattleNet, he had adorned the news several times as an SSS-class gift, the "God of Soccer."

Although 10 years had passed and his past glory was long gone, he was now considered one of the top three in the Gangnam Bronze League.

"That, it suits the Mage class the best."

"...Mage? Me?"

A magician?

Masid looked at Sung JiHan with an incredulous expression.

What does soccer have to do with a magician?

But...

Even if someone else were telling him this, he would dismiss it as nonsense.

"He showed an amazing performance earlier."

After witnessing Sung JiHan's transcendent dance, Masid felt a flicker of hope in his confident words.

An SSS-class gift, the God of Soccer.

Because of the astonishing level of this ability, many guilds had tried to study it in any way possible.

But after all those attempts ended in miserable failure, people lost interest in him.

Unable to join a guild and wandering for 10 years, Masid now only kicks the ball in the game out of habit.

He was in a state where he couldn't find any hope.

"Mage class..."

But a magician?

Masid, who had lost his light, began to show a growing interest.

Seeing that, Sung JiHan smiled.

"If you're interested in what I said, I'll give you my contact information."

"...Hmm. Alright. But I'm currently broadcasting, so send it to me as a message."

"Okay. I'll send you my contact information, so please contact me at your convenience. Regardless of repayment, I'll treat you to a meal."

"I like beef."

"I like it too."

Sung JiHan and Masid looked at each other and smiled.

A cheerful atmosphere.

BJ GeumBit, who was watching from the side, regretted it inwardly, thinking about Masid's super save.

"Ah... I should have blocked the fireball earlier!"

But still, he couldn't just sit back and watch.

"Um, Sung JiHan! Me too! Please include me!"

Sung JiHan looked at BJ GeumBit with a stern face.

Why are you?

...That was the meaning behind his gaze.

"That would be a bit difficult. It's a moment to repay Masid."

"I have a good proposal related to the broadcast!"

"I'll pass on that."

"JiHan, me! JiHan, an editor! I want to be an editor!"

"That's fine."

Sung JiHan shook his hand firmly.

The noisy man was completely disgusted.

"Please..."

Despite Sung JiHan's firm refusal, BJ GeumBit still wanted to become an editor, even if he had to beg.

[Logged out.]

The game was coming to an end.

-Hahaha, GeumBit is in trouble again?

-But he's got a good instinct. Sung JiHan is going to be pissed.

-A Battle.net expert of 20 years says so. Sung JiHan... will rise...

-Are you crazy? It's been 10 years since Battle.net came out!

-What nonsense are you talking about? What is that traitor talking about?

-Is the King of Swords talking nonsense again? Who betrayed whom? Hahaha

The chat window of BJ GeumBit was filled with arguments.

However, perhaps because of the amazing potential shown by Sung JiHan, the voice that was presumed to be from the King of Swords was almost buried.

"Ugh... I want to become an editor before I rise. I want to be an editor. I want to film Sung JiHan!"

But contrary to his desires, Battle.net was merciless.

Flash!

"Oh... No!"

-Yes!

With the chat of one viewer as the last.

BJ GeumBit's vision flickered.

* * *

After logging out, Sung JiHan checked the long system message.

[Linked Quest - Cleared the Origin of Zombies (2).]

[Obtained 10,000 Achievement Points as a reward.]

[Obtained Crystal Fragment as a reward.]

[The next Linked Quest, Trace of the Apostle (1), will be opened in the Silver League.]

"10,000... The reward is good."

Sung JiHan decided to think about the next Linked Quest that will be opened in the Silver League later.

He focused on the rewards.

10,000 Achievement Points. It was a considerable reward considering the difficulty.

"And the effect of the Crystal Fragment..."

Sung JiHan checked the item description.

[Crystal Fragment]

-Grade: B

-Grants Divine Blessing to the player once, limited to one use.

- This item can only be used in the Bronze and Silver leagues.

"Hmm... It's a bit ambiguous."

Divine Blessing is a buff granted by the Saint class, which is the pinnacle of the support class.

It has a powerful effect that increases all stats by more than 50%, making it an essential blessing to use in higher leagues.

Of course, the ability itself was powerful.

"But it's a one-time use."

It was a disappointing item because it could only be used in the Bronze and Silver leagues.

In essence, it was an item that was more like an appendix, with the main focus being on achieving 10,000 achievement points.

However, Sung JiHan kept it safely in his inventory.

Because there may come a time when it is needed.

"Next is the reward for clearing the Defense map."

[You achieved 1st place in the Defense game.]

[Experience and GP acquisition rate increased by 50% as a 1st place reward.]

[Bonus mission cleared.]

[Experience and GP rewarded three times.]

[Level increased by 3.]

[Acquired 6,000 GP.]

By taking 1st place, the reward experience increased by 50%, and with the additional bonus mission reward, the level increased by 3.

Now the level is 13.

There are only 12 levels left until the Silver promotion match.

An explosive growth that no other player has achieved.

"Great."

It was at this moment that Sung JiHan was about to happily allocate his stats.

Crack!

A sound of splitting came from the charm hanging on Sung JiHan's shoulder.

At the same time, another system message popped up.

"I completely understand the faith of the extraterrestrial."

"Holy power increases by 1. Integrated into Force."

"The grade of 'Extraterrestrial Relic - Charm of the Urk High Priest' decreases to D."

"The mission of 'Extraterrestrial Relic - Charm of the Urk High Priest' is fulfilled."

"Holy power increases by 1. Integrated into Force."

"The grade of 'Extraterrestrial Relic - Charm of the Urk High Priest' decreases to E."

Wasn't the exchange rate between holy power and Force supposed to be 1:1?

Sung JiHan felt disappointed and touched the charm.

It was quite useful, but it dropped to E grade.

If this continues, it won't be able to absorb holy power. Should I buy a new weapon?

At that moment.

"The 'Extraterrestrial Relic - Charm of the Urk High Priest' cannot withstand the remaining power and is destroyed."

Boom!

The charm that Sung JiHan had been struggling to hold on to instantly turned to dust.

The charm that he bought by emptying his GP, attracting attention through broadcasts.

It couldn't overcome the power of the Samjae Mookuk Taesanapjeong and shattered into pieces.

"Oh no..."

But that wasn't the only problem.

The power that burst from the shattered charm tried to explode in all directions.

He realized that the use of martial arts was not free when he used the Seomcheon Lightning Strike, but when he used the Taesanapjeong, the power surge was even stronger.

"What happens in the game affects reality."

Sung JiHan quickly absorbed the power of the Samjae Mookuk from the exploding charm.

If he left it alone, it could explode all the way to his house.

Sizzle!

The power of the Samjae Mookuk that spewed out was so violent.

Due to the uncollected power fragments, Sung JiHan's clothes were torn apart, revealing his bare skin.

However, since the source of power was the source itself, the energy that remained in the Charmado quickly flowed into Sung JiHan through his back.

And then.

[Divine power increases by 1. Integrated into Force.]

[Force increases by 1.]

[Physical strength linked to Force increases by 1.]

Sung JiHan blinked at the unexpected message.

"Divine power 3 and Force 1?"

What luck.

Even though his C-grade Charmado, which he had bought with all his assets, was destroyed, Sung JiHan's heart was filled with excitement at the unexpected gain.

He had gained 2 unique stats with just one C-grade weapon.

Was it called Hana Hosadama?

[Force value exceeds 15.]

[From now on, Divine power can only be absorbed from artifacts of A-grade or higher.]

The next message that appeared was disappointing.

They wouldn't let him keep sucking honey forever.

"A-grade items are currently too expensive for me to afford, so I won't be able to purchase artifacts for a while."

Thinking like this, Sung JiHan invested all his remaining points from leveling up into Force.

Level: 13

Affiliation: Bronze League - Gangnam 1 Area

Physical strength - 18

Force - 18

Thanks to the connection of the Three-Way Battle, both physical strength and Force became 18 at level 13.

There were only two stats, but just looking at them made him feel solid.

"And I have plenty of achievement points. I should open the achievement store."

While Sung JiHan was calculating the pouring rewards and thinking hard, a sudden visit interrupted him.

"Uncle! Uncle!"

Yoon Sae-ah, wearing an apron, came in with a bright face and blinked her eyes.

"What are you doing? Your apron is torn, and you don't like Dad's suit, so..."

"The Charmado broke."

"Oh, I see."

Yoon Sae-ah nodded as she saw the traces of the Charmado exploding all over the room.

After burning the weapon like that earlier, it couldn't withstand it.

"Tsk tsk, how many crappy weapons have you used until now... Now, this 50 billion rich man will buy you a weapon!"

"Did you already receive money from the Divine Guard?"

"Yeah, it was deposited, right? I mean, I sponsored them."

Upon hearing those words, Sung JiHan remembered the message Yoon Sae-ah had sent him.

"Uncle! Stop it! I'm fine! If you keep going, I'll lose subscribers!"

And the curse that Kim Gyu-hyuk had uttered.

"Are you... okay?"

"Huh? What, did you spend GP?"

"No, I heard the curse."

"Well... it's fine. Uncle gave me a good education. So it's okay."

Yoon Sae-ah smiled.

It was a face that seemed completely fine.

But Sung JiHan couldn't be sure if that smile was truly okay because of his past memories.

"Anyway, let's go eat. I've prepared everything. I have something to tell you while we eat."

"Something to tell?"

"I'll tell you while we have dinner."

"Okay, I'll be there soon."

"Yeah, take your time!"

Suddenly, something to tell? What could it be?

As Yoon Sae-ah left the room, Sung JiHan tilted his head and changed his clothes with a puzzled expression.