The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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Underground 7th floor of the conqueror's mausoleum.

It was a massive chamber adorned with golden floors and walls.

"I've finally arrived."

Sssss-

"Heal."

Sung JiHan kindly used Heal on the party members who were being dragged on the ground.

Then, he looked at the large golden statue on the wall of the chamber.

A middle-aged man with a dignified expression, holding a splendid bow on a giant warhorse.

Although it was just a statue, it exuded a powerful charisma.

Not long after, a majestic voice filled the entire chamber from the statue's mouth.

Ooooh!

"Welcome, intruders."

The voice seemed to welcome the intruders who had invaded the conqueror's mausoleum.

"After all, gold is something that is ultimately taken and stolen."

The conqueror's statue raised the hand holding the bow.

Krrrr-

Then, the door behind the statue opened, revealing a mountain of gold.

"Plunderer. If you show respect to me, I will gladly give you what you desire."

As soon as the golden statue finished speaking, silver began to emerge from the golden floor of the chamber.

Not long after, the gold surrounding the statue was removed, and four small silver floors, each enough for only one person to stand on, were created.

"That's why we needed four people."

The mission of the 7th floor underground.

Except for the condition that all party members must survive, the difficulty itself was easy.

Each party member stood on one of the silver floors, and when the golden statue aimed an arrow, they just had to bow.

It was like a bonus mission as long as they stayed alive.

Whirrr!

Sung JiHan untied the rope.

Then, the three people stiffly knelt on the ground like falling logs.

-How are we supposed to bow like this?

-We're probably going to be shaking uncontrollably lolololol

-Should we use telekinesis...?

-Hey, the distance is so far!

Viewers who recognized Sung JiHan's power as telekinesis were curious about how he would solve this challenge.

No matter how special Sung JiHan's power was, could he really bow from such a scattered distance?

Of course, unlike the curiosity of these people, the dungeon was already cleared for Sung JiHan.

"With this distance, my power should be enough."

Bowing is a quite complex movement, but if he controlled the party members who were completely immobilized by the blood curse with his power, he could somehow make the posture.

Step by step.

Soon, the three party members who were released by Sung JiHan started walking like marionettes.

-It seems to be working...?

-Where is the limit, seriously lolololol

-I'm really curious about the status window. What kind of ability is it?

And when Sung JiHan and the party members all stepped onto the silver floor, the conqueror's statue moved.

"Begin."

Sung JiHan, the conqueror, turned to the party member on the far left and aimed the arrow at him.

Thud!

The warrior of the Black Eagle Guild knelt down as if collapsing.

Compared to when a person does it directly, the movement was awkward, but Sung JiHan's force still led to movements that resembled a bow.

[Good.]

And the conqueror acknowledged this.

-Hahaha

-Yay~ First place again~~~~!

-I didn't do anything at all!

[Next.]

This time, the arrow aimed at the magician on the far right.

Thud!

The magician smoothly finished the bowing motion compared to the warrior.

[Next.]

For the third turn, Sung JiHan approached the archer next to him, and the bowing motion was performed perfectly, not much different from what a real person would do.

-Is it just my imagination that my control is getting better? When the warrior did it, it looked like a log being chopped.

-Yeah, it's not your imagination. Actually, it was because the psychic power was released!

And finally.

The conqueror aimed the arrow at Sung JiHan.

[Next.]

'It's over now.'

Sung JiHan bowed for the dungeon clear.

Then the conqueror smiled satisfactorily and opened his mouth.

[Good. Go in.]

That's how the final mission of the 7th floor of the underground dungeon was cleared so easily.

-Even if the three team members betray, it's not allowed.

-So they're leveling up for free?

-So easy hahaha

-But why hasn't he finished yet?

Once they cross the door, the dungeon is conquered and the game ends.

Just need to take a step forward, but Sung JiHan stood still as if a nail was stuck in his place.

-Yeah. What is he doing?

-If he keeps this up, he might lose first place... The second place just entered the 4th floor.

-He's so fast, it's crazy. He could take a break.

When the viewers expressed their doubts like that.

A disappointed sigh escaped from Sung JiHan's mouth.

"Ha."

It was because of the quest window that appeared before his eyes.

[Hidden Quest]

-Show true respect to the conqueror.

-Reward: Achievement Points 5,000 / Conqueror's Arrow

'True respect.'

Was the bowing earlier not true respect?

Sung JiHan recalled the words of the conqueror from earlier.

"In the end, gold is something that is taken and stolen."

A heart-wrenching statement left by a conqueror who welcomes plunderers.

"The conqueror is truly the plunderer among plunderers."

In the face of such a person, what is the true expression of courtesy?

Sung JiHan gazed at the conqueror's trophy.

The horse-shaped statue made of gold was shining even more brilliantly than the gold inside the open door behind him.

No, it was shining even more splendidly than that.

And among them, the most eye-catching thing was the arrow aimed by the conqueror's trophy.

With the intersection of gold and silver, that arrow, which emitted a strong aura, boasted a size that matched the size of the horse-shaped statue.

By human standards, it looked like an incomparable lance.

So, the most valuable thing here was not the pile of gold bars or the golden horse-shaped statue, but that arrow.

"If the reward for the achievement quest is also an arrow."

How should one obtain the arrow?

The answer was already there.

That horse-shaped statue had to be made to shoot the arrow.

"Considering that it requires 5,000 achievement points, it won't be an easy quest."

But it didn't matter.

Even that extraordinary arrow was offered as a reward.

This quest had to be cleared without fail.

"Where... for now."

Sung JiHan smiled and forcefully pulled the magician towards him.

Swoosh.

The magician, who was dragged along with his right hand, was seized by a foreboding feeling.

"What, what is it all of a sudden!"

Although he missed out on 1 billion, he was thinking that he would level up because Sung JiHan would take first place.

But something seemed fishy.

"The king of plunderers."

[The king of plunderers? Are you talking about luggage?]

"Yes, I will truly show you respect."

Whoosh!

Sung JiHan threw the magician towards the conqueror's trophy.

"Uh... ugh!"

Just as the magician's body was flying through the air, about to strike the golden horse-shaped statue.

Crunch!

The golden horse-shaped statue suddenly opened its mouth and chewed up the magician whole.

The magician, who had been dragged along until now, was eliminated in an instant.

-??????? What is this???????

-Why did you break it all and do that?

-Are you crazy?

Viewers who thought the game was over started to express their doubts about the sudden situation.

"What is he doing?"

The expression on the conqueror's trophy was also one of confusion.

However, Sung JiHan, with a calm expression, pointed at the arrow.

"The most valuable thing here... is not the gold of that door. It's your arrow."

[Oh... then?]

The conqueror, who unknowingly responded with an excited voice to Sung JiHan's statement of openly aiming for the arrow.

"So, I will take that."

Sung JiHan calmly pointed the stolen sword at the warrior and declared,

"Taking the most valuable item by force. That's the etiquette that the king of plunderers should show."

[.......]

"In your own way."

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[Hahahahahaha!]

Kurrrrrr!

Laughter echoed through the underground 7th floor.

The neatly stacked gold behind the horse statue poured out indiscriminately.

Piles of gold scattered chaotically, even reaching the hooves of the warhorse.

However, no one present had any interest in gold.

[Just when I thought he was a mere tomb raider when he kneeled down...]

Sssss-

The conqueror's statue aimed an arrow at Sung JiHan.

A completely different aura from when he ordered a bow.

The emperor's overwhelming presence oppressed the air.

[The ability to recognize the value of an item. And the greed to take it away using force. Excellent.]

Explosive energy burst from the tip of the arrow, engulfing the entire arrow in white flames.

The heat emitted from it was tremendous, enough to melt the gold bars beneath the warhorse's hooves.

[As you said, that's my way! It reminds me of the days of conquest. Yes, you have shown me the utmost respect!]

Kiiiiing.

The bowstring was pulled to its limit.

[So I shall personally grant it to you. The Phoenix Arrow!]

True to its grand name, the heat emanating from it quickly filled the entire chamber.

The conqueror's momentum was to receive it if possible.

Fwoooosh!

Even though the arrow did not leave the bow, flames suddenly ignited on the bodies of the warriors and archers, burning relentlessly.

At this rate, the party members, who were like burdens, would quickly die and disappear.

'It doesn't matter if they die.'

The problem was that the sword Sung JiHan was holding belonged to the warrior.

If he died, the sword would also be unsummoned.

It was difficult to withstand the fierce force emitted by the Phoenix Arrow with his bare body.

'I wonder why I made this.'

It was already bewildering when a Flash Golem appeared in the Defense Map, but this situation was much worse.

Even if he was a warrior who had reached the Gold League, he could never block that arrow.

'Even I can't block it once the arrow leaves the bow.'

There was no time.

While the underground chamber was rapidly turning into a sea of fire, if the warrior died, the weapon would also disappear.

Sung JiHan's sharp gaze fell on the bow.

'But before that, I'll take out the player.'

He poured all his energy into the sword.

The combination of sacred power, magic power, and internal energy, the super magical power called Force.

A sword that seemed like it could explode at any moment, mixed with the power of the Threefold Battle.

Sung JiHan unfolded his own feast.