The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 433

Sung JiHan thought while looking at the messages on his phone.

"Surely, Gilgamechi must have been used as a shield by Pithia and ended up in a lifeless state."

If Pithia had decided to eliminate him in that state, she could have easily done so.

But instead, he is still alive...

"Could it be that Gilgamechi still holds some value to them?"

Even without the seed, there must still be something to make use of.

Sung JiHan stared at Gilgamechi's message with cold eyes and responded.

"Aren't you dead?"

"Oh, you responded! Thankfully, the message went through...!"

Upon Sung JiHan's reply, Gilgamechi immediately responded.

"Answer my question first."

"Oh, right. I asked if you were dead, didn't I? I almost died from that damn fire, but these guys saved me..."

"Why did they bother? Why did they save you when there's no seed?"

"There's no seed...! I can't believe those words! Pithia must be lying. How could the descendant of the origin of humanity not be able to see his offspring? If I test them again in the lab, I can see the children!"

Gilgamechi had a seizure while talking about the seed.

Even after hearing the truth from Pithia, he still seemed unable to believe it.

"Well, it seems like he had high expectations of seeing his offspring... He probably wants to deny reality."

Once the goal is confirmed, the will to live can disappear.

There's no need to force more facts onto this guy.

While thinking that, Sung JiHan changed the subject.

"Well, fine. You handle the issue of your offspring... How is it possible for you to contact me?"

"That's..."

"Pithia probably won't just leave you alone. Is this some kind of trap, allowing you to send messages like this? Isn't it a trap?"

"No, the reason I gained the freedom to send messages like this is thanks to Asoka. After I clashed with him, some of the restrictions were lifted. I don't know why..."

"Asoka?"

"And as humanity gained the evolution bonus, they found a bit more freedom. The evolution of humanity is directly linked to my growth."

"I see..."

Well, it's a strange coincidence.

Sung JiHan watched the messages with a suspicious eye.

"Of course, I think it's suspicious that I can send messages like this in this situation... I don't even believe it, but you probably believe it more."

Gilgamechi admitted that Sung JiHan had reason to doubt.

"Well, I'm glad."

"So, think of this as a possible trap."

"What is it?"

"My Tower of Gold, do you remember it?"

"Babel Tower?"

"Yes. It originally had the name Etemenanki, but let's stick with Babel Tower."

The Babel Tower that Sung JiHan had entered in the game before.

Remembering that time, Sung JiHan sent a brief reply.

"Anyway, I remember that tower. Why?"

"Babel Tower is actually a collection of my abilities. Through this tower, I tried to realize the domination code that I still can't fully control."

"How did you try to realize it?"

"When Babel Tower is completed on Earth, humanity will follow the king they should rightfully follow."

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow upon reading the message.

Trying to implant the domination code into Babel Tower...

He was planning something very cruel.

"Originally, I planned to move everything that was inside to Earth. Then, starting with the humans in the Babelonia region, they would follow my orders, and I would expand my dominion with loyal subjects."

[It's fortunate that you've perished.]

[Tsk... As the beginning and the first king of humanity, everyone should follow in my footsteps, Gilgamesh. How dare you rebel?]

[If you're going to spout nonsense, I'll cut off the message.]

[...Ha, there's nothing I can do. As a parent, I have to tolerate my child's rebellion.]

[I'm leaving.]

[Ah, I understand. For now, we'll make you aware of your true position later.]

True position, huh.

Are they planning to involve me even in the future?

They didn't say such things when we first met.

"They keep trying to involve me after seeing my abilities. It's getting more annoying."

Why did this guy become the origin of humanity?

Sung JiHan sighed about this world and sent a message.

"Stop the nonsense and get to the point."

...Fine, I got it. Let's talk about the main point. The Tower of Babel will be summoned to Earth.

What?

The gods and Pithia have fused me with the tower. They're going to summon it to Earth. The preparations seem to be complete.

Sung JiHan blinked at Gilgamesh's message.

What are these guys planning to do now?

Why do they want to summon it? To dominate humanity as the Tower of Babel was originally intended?

...Well, I don't know how I'll use it either. Right now, just sending this message is my limit.

Sung JiHan thought about Asoka, whom he met during the tournament.

"In the end, the source of the gods' power is the Seat of the Holy and the Golden Tower."

"The Seat of the Holy will be dealt with by Dong Bangsak, and I will destroy the Golden Tower."

In addition to the Seat of the Holy, there was the Tower of Babel that Asoka had focused on as the source of the gods' power.

It seemed clear that the tower had more than just the power to dominate.

It's unsettling just to think about it being summoned to Earth.

...If the preparations are complete, will it be summoned right away?

No. They said they would touch the Seat of the Holy candidate and undergo a month of purification. It will be summoned after that.

A month of purification.

Is that the penalty for touching the Seat of the Holy candidate?

"A month... The punishment isn't as severe as I thought."

If the punishment was going to end with a month of purification, Sung JiHan thought that the gods didn't immediately eliminate him because he was a Seat of the Holy candidate.

If he had known that the punishment would end with a month of purification, he would have sent Dong Bangsak or Pithia to kill him earlier.

Remembering this fact, Sung JiHan asked Gilgamesh about the location where the Tower of Babel would be summoned.

"What's the summoning location?"

Originally, I was going to summon the Tower of Babel in Uruk... but since the ownership was taken away, it's not certain if it will be there. Once I know the location, I'll send a message right away.

You're quite cooperative.

Because this is the only way for me to survive now.

Even after living for so long, he had a persistent will to truly live.

Sung JiHan looked at Gilgamesh's message and asked him a curious question.

"If you want to truly live, then spill everything. The contract with the gods and their true identity. Things like that. If I win, won't your chances of survival increase?"

That's right. Since the contract is already distorted, there's no need to keep secrets. Right now, I'll...

Just when he was about to spill everything, the message was cut off.

Pithia is here. Later.

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow.

They're doing this at such a crucial moment.

No.

'I should consider the possibility of a trap.'

When I asked for information about the gods, Pitiya came at a good time and the chat was cut off.

Gilgamesh didn't know if he had released the constraints on his own or if he was being used by them.

"If that's the case, their goal might be to lure me to the place where the Tower of Babel is summoned."

If that's their purpose, their intentions have been somewhat successful.

When the Tower of Babel, which is suspiciously summoned, appears, it can't be ignored even if it's a trap.

"...Still, even if it's a trap, there must be a way to make use of it from this side."

As Sung JiHan thought that, he recalled the Sun Core he received from the Sun King.

If the Tower of Babel, which is filled with monsters, is summoned to Earth, a connection passage to the Tower of Babel will undoubtedly open.

If he throws the Sun Core into the passage at that time, he can provoke a fight among the annoying enemies.

"For now, I need to continue receiving information... even if it's to use it against them."

As Sung JiHan thought that, he looked at the phone screen that had stopped displaying messages with sunken eyes.

***

[Humanity, winning in the beginner's arena without Sung JiHan!]

[Yoon SaeA, who received the MVP in the beginner's arena. Evaluated as the undisputed 2nd place in the world rankings.]

[Another fire attribute bonus? It's hard to see this as a mere coincidence anymore.]

After the beginner's arena ended, articles about it began pouring in.

The spotlight was focused on the players who won the arena.

Among them, Yoon SaeA, who performed excellently in the warrior role, received considerable evaluation as not just the 2nd place in the world rankings.

But what caused even more discussion was the fire attribute bonus given once again.

-Why do they keep giving fire attribute bonuses??

-They should at least give +5 to stamina. Honestly, ordinary people don't feel much difference.

-No, it helps with burns kekekeke

-Wow... only the wizards focusing on fire attribute are getting all the benefits for real.

-That's why; Yoon SaeA might be overtaken by the 2nd place wizards.

-Hey, what 2nd place is Yoon SaeA? She got the MVP this time as a special case.

-What are you talking about? She's definitely the 2nd place if you exclude Sung JiHan; I haven't seen anyone perform the warrior role 100%.

-Still, Yoon SaeJin is better.

-But Oliver from the US is still better.

-?? Did you even watch the same game? Where were you looking?

"Yeah. Even if Uncle can't win, aiming for 2nd place is not bad now!"

While looking at the Ripple chat where a heated debate was taking place over the 2nd place in the world rankings, Yoon SaeA smiled.

"But seriously, why do only fire attribute bonuses keep coming out? Isn't it a bit strange?"

She had doubts about the consecutive fire attribute bonuses.

[...Is there a deep connection between humanity and the Red Administrator that is also appearing here?]

"Ah, I knew there was some connection... but is it that deep?"

[Yes. SaeA, it's probably because of the influence when you failed to undergo the racial transformation last time.]

"Oh, it's about when I got the blood mark."

Yoon SaeA frowned as she recalled the moment when she almost underwent a racial transformation with the blood mark.

"So, it didn't work because it was deeply connected to the Red Administrator?"

[Yes.]

Sung JiAh answered and looked at Sung JiHan.

At that time, her younger brother had clearly said that he was the Red Administrator himself.

'...There's no need to tell SaeA about this in detail.'

Sung JiAh closed her mouth at that point.

She didn't want to say anything bad to her daughter, who was happy to be the practical 2nd place in humanity.

Meanwhile, Sung JiHan changed the subject, sensing her sister's intentions.

"This evolution bonus... was it selected from the arena? Then, can we assume that the Void Will is included?"

[Yes, that's probably it.]

Sung JiHan realized that the species transformation kit he had originally intended to use to transform Yoon SeA was also a product from the Void Research Lab.

It could be assumed that humanity already had a connection with the Red Administrator, as it had already been updated on their side.

Upon thinking about this, Sung JiHan suddenly had a thought.

"Nuna, I have one thing I'm curious about."

"What?"

"When someone interferes with a candidate for the Seat, they receive a penalty. How is the severity of the crime determined and who gives out the punishment?"

"That? Well... I'm not sure."

Sung JiHan's question seemed unexpected, and Sung JiAh thought for a moment before answering.

"Well... I know that the penalties are predetermined. I believe they are quite severe. It's because interfering with potential players who could become a Seat obstructs the proper growth cycle of the BattleNet."

"Really? Isn't the punishment too arbitrary?"

"A month is practically nothing. As far as I know, it's definitely not that severe."

"I also think so."

Hmm...

A shadow darkened the ground.

From within it, the Shadow Queen suddenly appeared.

"A month of repentance is just a vacation. What kind of punishment is that? I heard a rumor that the Seat that attacked a candidate for the Seat had their Seat level greatly reduced. It's a fatal penalty for the Seat."

With the two Seats saying so, it was believable.

"For such a powerful punishment to be nullified by a month of repentance, who should intervene?"

"If it's to nullify punishments related to the Seat, shouldn't it be at the Administrator level?"

In response to Sung JiHan's question, the two cautiously speculated.

"If it's at the Administrator level, there aren't many candidates."

There are only White, Black, and Green.

Among them, Green was the one who always engaged in suspicious activities.

"But this time, it doesn't seem like they're the culprit."

Green had always tried to hinder the Red Administrator from ascending to a permanent Administrator and had shown Sung JiHan the path to becoming a temporary Administrator.

The Cult of the Void had no reason to help him.

Instead...

"It's suspicious that the Void, which keeps giving humanity fire attribute bonuses, isn't it?"

Sung JiHan crossed his arms and thought carefully before suddenly having a thought.

"Hmm... but is it really necessary to rack my brain over this?"

I can just ask the person involved.

"I'll go to the training ground for a moment."

"The training ground?"

"Yeah, I'll ask the owner of the Arena. Well."

Being ranked 4th in the Void, he should know something.

"No... if you go to the training ground, can you definitely meet the owner of the Arena?"

In response to the Shadow Queen's question, Sung JiHan lightly answered.