The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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[You have been summoned to the Abyss of the Apocalypse.]

[You are on the side of the demons.]

[Help the demons and conquer the side of the angels.]

The Abyss of the Apocalypse was the basic map for invasion missions.

The gameplay was relatively simple.

The angels and demons, with the river between them.

Through the top, mid, and bottom attack routes, five players would invade each other's bases.

There were various strategies used on this map.

But in the Silver League, it was customary to have two players in the top lane, one in the mid lane, and two in the bottom lane.

Flash. Flash.

When Sung JiHan stood in the demons' base (a well surrounded by lava) in the Abyss of the Apocalypse, the four players who were summoned after him looked at him in shock.

"Oh no, we're missing one party member... Wait, is that... Sung JiHan?"

"No way... Sung JiHan?"

"No. What! Weren't you promoted to Silver this month?"

The viewers' reactions were not much different from the party members'.

-?????? Isn't this Sung JiHan's first game in the Silver League?

-That's right. Is there a problem?

-Are the party members real? They're the preparation team for the promotion to the Holy Guild!!!

-47, 48, 49, 48... The average level is 48 lololololol

-A level 25 player is matched with Gold (Rank) lolololol

The preparation team of the Holy Guild was a party made up of only the elite members of the guild, aiming to reach level 50, the level for promotion to Gold.

But how did a player who just reached Silver get matched with them?

Sung JiHan looked at the chat quietly and pointed out the error.

"I'm level 30. I won and gained 5 levels."

-Oh, if you win in the top 100, you start at level 30?

-Kekekeke, how were we supposed to know that?

-For real keke

-Still, it's strange that a level 30 is matched with a level 48.

"Oh, in the past, even a level 50 warrior wasn't a big deal."

-Oh, that's right.

-Is that from Daehan Ilbo?

-Back then, he was even in Bronze kekekeke

-That's right!!! The matchmaking system messed up!!! They should have been matched with level 50 kekekeke

-They're not playing the game because they're preparing for the promotion match.

While Sung JiHan was having a conversation with the viewers.

"Um... Hello."

A player who played the role of leader in the summoned Holy Guild team approached him.

"Um, do you have any thoughts on which lane to go?"

Despite being much lower level, he approached with caution.

Perhaps because Sung JiHan was attracting attention from the public, he couldn't treat him lightly.

"What's the situation in the empty lane?"

"Oh. One of the mages in the top lane duo is empty."

"Top lane duo? Oh, is there no jungler?"

Jungler.

A position that operates the game in the neutral area called the jungle, apart from the three attack routes.

In response to Sung JiHan's question, the Holy Guild party members looked at each other and smiled.

"Yes. This is the Silver League, so..."

"At the Silver level, the jungle monsters are tough."

"...Ah, I see."

"Yes. Jungling requires at least level 70 Gold."

-Sung JiHan is showing his newbie status in the Abyss of the Apocalypse ke

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- Waaah!!! Silver can't even jungle?

- Yeah, what kind of jungle is Silver? The jungle mobs have a minimum level of 65.

- Exactly. Silver players should just follow behind the minions, hehe.

Sung JiHan's eyes sparkled as he read the chat.

So the jungle area in the Silver League is that difficult?

'I can smell achievements in the jungle.'

The achievement points that I had accumulated up to 200,000, now only 1,200 remained.

Now was the time to diligently collect them again.

If I only thought about the achievement points, I would immediately jump into the jungle... but...

'For now, I should adapt and synchronize with team play.'

Plus, I could also maintain a good external image. It was a win-win choice.

"I understand. Let's go top then."

"Oh, really? You will go there?"

Fortunately, when Sung JiHan willingly offered to take the empty position, the team leader's face brightened.

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"JiHan-nim! I was so impressed by your top 100 games!"

Yeojunsa, who was assigned to the top lane like Sung JiHan, had a lively personality.

"I never dreamed that someone from Korea would become number one! I watched the video over and over again. I wanted to donate as a subscriber, but the minimum price was too high... hehe."

"Just your support means a lot."

"So, if I may give you some tips for the Rift... Here. The first one!"

She pointed to the big road above that led to the top lane.

"Look. Those little demons. We call them minions, whether they are on the angel or demon side."

"I know that."

"In higher leagues, you can easily slaughter minions, but here in Silver, they are as strong as level 50. You must not face them alone, always coordinate with allied minions and support to overpower them."

As she explained, she kindly told Sung JiHan, as if explaining to a beginner.

It seemed quite shocking when he asked if there were no junglers.

"...Even if we die, we will resurrect after one minute. If we are not in the lane, the front line will gradually push, so we must make an effort not to die."

"He's so detailed in his explanations, lol."

"He asked if there were no junglers, so she personally explained Silver's mindset, lol."

"Seriously, in Silver, you should think of them as slightly stronger minions."

It only took five minutes to walk to the front line of the top lane.

During that short time, Yeojunsa injected the mindset of Silver into Sung JiHan without rest.

Coordinate with minions and support.

Don't try to fight enemy units alone.

Never go into the jungle...

In conclusion, it was a message to just stay in the lane and withstand the minion waves.

Sung JiHan simply replied.

"I understand. So, in the end, as long as I don't die?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"That's easy."

Sung JiHan looked towards the front line.

Clang! Clang!

On the front line, the demon imps from the demon side and the small angels from the angel side were facing each other.

The angels wore white robes, their faces hidden in darkness.

Both were small in size, barely the size of a person, but their battles were intense.

Bang! Bang!

When the five mage minions in the back attacked each other's warrior minions, a rather intense explosion occurred.

Yeojunsa, who was watching closely while shielding herself with a shield, turned her head towards Sung JiHan after the explosion stopped.

"Alright. The explosion is over. JiHan-nim~ Well then, be careful and go... huh?"

Whoosh!

Sung JiHan, who ran forward without waiting for the warrior to finish speaking.

"Be careful!"

The warrior tried to chase after Sung JiHan in a panic.

"How is he so fast?!"

Before he knew it, he had reached the front lines where the battle was fiercely raging.

"Ariel."

Sss...

Shadows clung to Sung JiHan's left arm.

"A sword."

The shadow soon completely engulfed his hand and placed a sword in his grasp.

A sinister, dark sword.

"Hmm."

Eclipse, the shadow sword.

It appeared light, but it felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Although it appeared to be a complete sword, it seemed like it could melt away and lose its form at any moment.

I have handled countless weapons, but I have never encountered a weapon that was so uncontrollable.

"That's why I told you to take a picture of the sword aura."

Ariel's voice came from Eclipse.

How dare a lower species like Sung JiHan try to wield Eclipse without even investing in sword aura stats.

He probably won't be able to swing it properly.

However, one can only know by experiencing it firsthand.

That's what Ariel thought.

"It's quite usable."

Sung JiHan, who was looking at the sword, muttered.

Crack-

The melting shadow instantly took on the form of a sword.

"Huh...?!"

Ariel couldn't understand this phenomenon at all.

"How can a lower species like...?"

He's already properly controlling the shadow sword?

No, he's just holding onto the sword that is trying to collapse by force.

He won't be able to fully control it.

But once again, her expectations were completely off this time.

Swish-

As the shadow sword cut through the air, a streak of sword energy extended from its trajectory, grazing and passing by the enemy minions.

And then.

Shoooo...!

The movements of the angels who were fiercely fighting against the demons abruptly stopped, and their upper and lower bodies separated and turned into smoke, disappearing.

...

It was a perfect sword energy release.

Even though he didn't invest in any sword aura stats, Sung JiHan's skill in annihilating the angel minions made Ariel forget what she wanted to say.

"To handle Eclipse, the sword aura stat should be at least 40..."

Sung JiHan was easily covering up for the lack of stats with the use of a different kind of magic power.

"Is the reason why the main body invested in him because of this?"

Ariel had been harboring complaints, thinking that the main body was overinvesting in Sung JiHan.

She didn't understand why Sung JiHan's words as a "god" were so important.

But at this moment, she felt like she understood why she made that choice.

"...He's quite something. A lower species."

She raised Sung JiHan's evaluation from the lowest to lower.

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The warrior couldn't believe the scene unfolding before his eyes and stared as if he couldn't believe it.

Whoosh!

Every time Sung JiHan swung his sword, the bodies of the angels were split apart without a trace of blood.

No one was able to block his attacks.

"Ugh, I shouldn't have given him advice for no reason..."

The face of the female warrior turned red with embarrassment.

Of course, Sung JiHan had good intentions, but advising someone so strong not to confront players like that was pointless.

She thought that if the viewers of Sung JiHan's channel saw her like this, it would be embarrassing for no reason.

Naturally, the viewers' reactions were far from the warrior's concerns.

- "He's just tearing them apart by himself."

- "The enemy players can't even come out of their tower lol."

- "Hasn't the tower already lost half of its health?"

- "They must be crying;;"

The game in the top lane was progressing one-sidedly.

The minions of the angel faction were being wiped out one by one on the front lines.

The demon faction's minion troops were fully preserved and charged towards the defensive tower, which served as the first line of defense for the enemy.

Ziiiiing-!

The defense tower of the angel faction emitted a bright white beam.

Although the guided beam was powerful enough to kill instantly when hit, it had a delay of three seconds between each shot.

The more allies survived, the more damage they could inflict on the tower.

"Block, block it!"

"We can't let it push any further...!"

The two players from the enemy faction were completely focused on killing minions while ignoring the tower, without even considering coming out of it.

Clearing minions quickly was not easy at the Silver level, so the tower had already been destroyed.

- "But Sung JiHan isn't attacking the tower."

- "In Silver, melee characters don't hit the tower. If they get hit by the tower's death beam, they die instantly."

- "But he's not at the Silver level. Can't he hit it?"

- "Is there a Silver player who can wipe out minions in one go?"

- "True. Then why isn't he hitting it?!"

The viewers were puzzled by Sung JiHan not directly attacking the tower.

If he had surpassed the Silver level by far, he should have been able to deal enough damage to the tower.

Naturally, Sung JiHan had a plan.

"You did well."

In the Summoner's Rift, a blessing was bestowed every time 50 minions were slain.

The blessing was an incredible buff that enhanced all stats by 20% at once.

"Alright."

Sung JiHan felt his body becoming lighter and planted Eclipse on the ground.

With this, he should be able to summon her.

"Ariel. Manifest."

Swoooosh-

Then, the shadowy Eclipse transformed into a mass of black energy.

Soon, a small dark elf, whose height only reached Sung JiHan's knees, appeared.

"Why did you call me?"

"How long does the manifestation last? Assuming I'm far away and unable to supply mana."

"Three minutes. But thanks to the gift, it can last up to seven minutes."

The effect of the Moon's Shadow was quite useful.

Sung JiHan nodded and continued to ask Ariel.

"Can you participate in battle?"

"It's only natural."

"Good. Then fight here for a bit."

"...What about you?"

In response to Ariel's question, Sung JiHan smiled and pointed to the forest with his finger.

"I'll go jungle."