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Novel The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Chapter 23
THE MARTIAL GOD WHO REGRESSED BACK TO LEVEL 2
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[Welcome to the Bronze League – Gangnam Area]

[The mission is Defense.]

Seong Jihan, after returning home, logged into the game while wearing a suit.

“It’s a zombie mission this time.”

The mission was to survive while blocking the zombies coming up the tower until
only five teams remained.

The achievement quest window still displayed the uncompleted chain quest from last
time.

[Chain Quest – Zombie’s Source (1)]

* Eliminate 1,000 zombies alone.

[Reward – Achievement Points 3,000]

* Upon completion, the quest continues to Zombie’s Source (2).

“At that time, it was impossible, but now I can easily clear it.” During the
previous game, Seong Jihan had low levels and power, but now his abilities had
greatly improved, and he had gained another unique stat boost.

With this much strength, he could easily sweep away the zombies below the tower.

He had also prepared items that were perfect for this map.

“Inventory.”

Seong Jihan opened his inventory and summoned the weapons within it.

In his right hand, a large sword the size of a person appeared.

[Otherworldly Artifact – Urk’s Divine Executioner Sword (C-Rank)]

– A sword used by Urk’s high priest to offer sacrifices at the altar of the gods.

– Excellent for cleaving through monsters’ bodies.

When his divine power reached 10.

[From now on, you can only absorb Divine Power from relics that are C-rank or
higher.]

Receiving this message, he purchased the item for testing purposes.

‘I wonder if absorbing divine power from artifacts of the Otherworld will also
increase my force.’

A unique stat boost that combined divine power and mana.

To see if absorbing divine power would increase his force, Seong Jihan boldly spent
all his GP to purchase a C-Rank weapon.

‘It’s quite big.’

Despite being C-Rank, the price was not as high as he expected.

Urk’s Divine Executioner Sword was too large and heavy for humans to wield
comfortably.

A sword that many warrior classes had avoided for that reason.

Swish! Swish!

“It’s usable.”

However, when such a weapon came into Seong Jihan’s hands, it spun as lightly as a
wooden stick.

The synergy between power and force made it even more powerful, enabling this.

“Now that I’m all prepared, I want to go down right away, but…”
The defense map wouldn’t start until all the team members were summoned.

Seong Jihan turned on the Battle Tube broadcast while waiting for the rest of the
team to join.

– Oh? Seong Jihan has started the game.

– You went straight into playing after visiting the auction house? In a suit, no
less.

– Kingsman

– That’s just how that guy is. He used to play games in his sweatpants.

As soon as the broadcast began, viewers started pouring in.

Perhaps it hadn’t been long since the Sword King’s auction had ended. It hadn’t
been that long since the broadcast had started, but more people were joining than
expected.

Since the game hadn’t started, the chat window was open and active.

Seong Jihan looked around, gauging the atmosphere.

– A zombie map, huh?

– The power He revealed at the auction… will he use it here too?

– This is Scout Kim Jinhwan who greeted you a little while ago. The psychic power
you showed earlier was really impressive. I regret that I couldn’t have a longer
conversation with you earlier. Could you open your message box?

‘The atmosphere isn’t bad.’

There were a lot of chat messages that seemed to be from scouts.

In his previous life, the chat window might have been filled with Pro-Japanese
comments during this time, but now the atmosphere was relatively pleasant.

– Mr. Seong~ Good luck! It’s Take-chan , and I’m ready to send some more donations.
♡♥ Could you open your message box…?
– An annoying brat.

– Stop pretending to be cute, you f***er!

– Korean people are harsh with the words. Hmph.

Although Take’s chat messages were annoying, since so many people were chatting,
they quickly scrolled past.

– How did you tear the business card earlier?

– What kind of ability is that? Any guesses?

– No idea.

– Is it something like psychic power?

Most viewers were curious about the ability Seong Jihan had demonstrated.

Even though it was just a performance of tearing a business card, it was an out-of-
spec power within the Battle Net class.

Not only regular viewers but also the scouts were paying close attention to Seong
Jihan.

“I guess it’s time to make a bet.”

Seong Jihan checked the channel’s subscribers.

Over 12,000.

Perhaps due to the exclusive coverage of the auction, there were more than 4,000
additional subscribers compared to before.

As a result, one achievement quest had been cleared.

[The channel’s subscribers have exceeded 10,000.]

[Cleared the regular achievement, ‘Recruit Subscribers (1).’]

[Reward: 1,000 Achievement Points.]

‘From now on, increasing subscribers won’t be easy.’

Up until now, he had been at the center of events that attracted the world’s
attention, so his subscribers had rapidly increased as a secondary effect.

Of course, Seong Jihan’s potential was exceptional, so he could easily increase

subscribers by moving to a higher league, but…

‘Instead of waiting idly for that, I should make the most of what I have here.’

Seong Jihan decided to take advantage of the current situation where aggro was
drawn to him.

“Hello, everyone.”

He greeted lightly while looking at the chat.

– Oh, Jihan is reading the chat!

– I think it’s because the game hasn’t started yet.

– Hello!

– Hi hi~~

“As I’ve been looking through the chat, it seems that many of you are curious about
my abilities.”

– Reveal. Your. Status.

– Reveal your status window.

– Seong Sang~♡♥ It’s Take-chan again, If you share your status window, I might
donate again…

– Why is that guy so great at writing Korean in such a disgusting way?

– I’ll also donate 10,000 GP!

Many people said they would donate GP if Seong Jihan revealed his status window,
but he just smiled and brushed it off.

Instead…

“I won’t be revealing my status window… I’m sorry.”

– Aw

– Why not?

– Just show it, show it, show it, show it, show it, show it, show it, show it, show
it, show it

– 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Amidst the fiery enthusiasm, Seong Jihan thought for a moment, then extended his
index finger and spoke.

“Instead, I’ll make a deal. I’ll reveal it if I reach 200,000 subscribers.”

– 200,000? Are you kidding?

– So, you’re not going to do it.

– Just do it, come on!

– Seong Sang… ♡♥ I’ll donate 50,000 GP, just show me a little glimpse!!! ^O^

The sentiment took a sharp turn as the idea of 200,000 subscribers was introduced.

Seong Jihan pondered for a moment again, then broke into a satisfied expression, as
if saying, ‘This is good!’

“Then I’ll make another condition. If I cannot finish 1st, I’ll reveal it. How
about that?

– ?

– ????
– ????????

As viewers went into shock, Seong Jihan stated confidently,

“I’ll definitely reveal it in that case. Agreed?”

The promise was that he would reveal his status window if he didn’t get 1st place
in any future game.

The chat started flooding with laughter.

– Not just a winning streak, but 1st place in every game? Haha.

– Hahaha.

– Does he think finishing 1st is easy?

– He’s bluffing to attract attention. It seems like he’s become too arrogant after
finishing 1st consecutively.

Achieving 1st place in Battle Net was something that even the most exceptional
players couldn’t casually guarantee. While winning the game itself often relied
more on skill than luck, as long as you ended up in the top 50%, luck was less of a
factor. However, 1st place required both skill and luck to align.

– If he talks like that, he will end up meeting a troll and shedding bloody tears.

– True lol

– This is a team game too, right? You might meet one right away.

Flash! Flash!

As Seong Jihan’s declaration was being widely discussed, players who would be his
teammates in the defense map began to appear one by one.

“Hello~!!!! Nice to meet you all! I’m Streamer Golden Light. Today, I’ll be
exploring the deep sea with all of you once again! The broadcast started a bit late
today, right? I was checking out the auction house… Oh… Seong, Seong Jihan-nim!?”

From the Warrior class, Streamer Golden Light, whom he had encountered in Survival,
appeared.
“Tsk… Se..Seong Jihan….”

From the Mage class, it was Kim Gyuhyuk, who had suffered in the defense map
against Seong Jihan.

“….”

From the Archer class…

Thump! Thump!

A foreign man with a long beard effortlessly juggling a soccer ball was revealed.

– ????

– Is this for real?

After that, the chat exploded.

* * *

– Today’s going to be legendary, hahaha.

– Gangnam League’s top three problems are all gathered together.

– How dare you try to finish 1st again!

– You shall not finish 1st!

– This is K Battle Net!

Was Battle Net upholding justice by breaking through Seong Jihan’s arrogant
declaration?

The members summoned to be on Seong Jihan’s team were quite remarkable.

The so-called top three from Gangnam’s Bronze League.

The renowned man, Streamer Golden Light.

The magic user with a fluctuating strength, Kim Gyuhyuk.

And…

– The God of Soccer.

– Diego Masid!

– The archer who shoots soccer balls instead of arrows!

Diego Masid was an Archer who was considered the worst team player.

Despite being a long-range dealer, he never dealt any damage and only threw soccer
balls, making him a legendary troller.

His playing pattern was simple. He throws soccer balls from his inventory of 10
slots, and once he uses up all 10 soccer balls, he stands still until he gets
defeated.

In a different Bronze League, people might consider this a comedic act, or it might
pass as entertainment. But in the most serious and intense Gangnam Area, the
situation is different.

Teaming up with players like him in such a serious and competitive environment made
the others want to tear their hair out.

However…

Upon seeing Diego Masid’s name in the chat, Seong Jihan’s eyes widened.

‘Masid?’

Diego Masid, Argentina’s top player. He was a powerful player who had upheld the
ranking of Argentina’s league all by himself. While he didn’t make it to the final
ten countries and eventually fell in battle. Still, his unique playstyle garnered
him high fame even after his fall.

“But… he was a Mage class?”

Remembering the videos of Masid he had seen before, Seong Jihan smirked. His
appearance was vastly different from the clean look in the videos. His face was
untidy due to the long beard, and his body was lean and emaciated.
As Seong Jihan silently gazed at Masid, Masid lifted his head and said in broken
Korean, ” Don’t mind me.”

After stumbling through some Korean words, Masid kicked the ball again. It must be
at this point that he earns the title of a true troll.

‘But… he doesn’t seem interested in communication.’

There was no need to waste time on a partner who clearly had no intention of
conversing. There was no need to pour time into someone who seemed unwilling to
engage in a conversation.

Seong Jihan turned his head, deciding to gather information about him later.

“Seong Jihan-nim! I can’t believe we’re meeting like this! Nice to meet you!”

Streamer Golden Light approached Seong Jihan in an excited state.

“….”

Mage Kim Gyuhyuk stood there with an expression that remained as distrustful as
ever.

‘To think I’d end up matching with this guy again…’

He wanted to give him advice as his senior, but that arrogant Jihan had thrown him
off of the tower, and remembering that made him want to attack right away.

‘One doesn’t avoid feces because it’s scary but because it’s dirty…’ Gyuhyuk
mentally claimed victory and decided to hold back. After all, if he picked up on
him, he would die again.

“Everyone, today’s broadcast is amazing. Not only are we playing a team game with
the talk of the town, Seong Jihan-nim, but also… Oh my, to have all three of
Gangnam’s top players in one place!”

“Hah, the top three of Gangnam. Who came up with that? I want to sue whoever coined
that phrase.”

“Haha, that’s true. Oh, but Kim Gyuhyuk-nim… you’re a Mage, right?”

Kim Gyuhyuk gave Streamer Golden Light a side glance.

Streamer Golden Light was decked out in A-rank equipment. He was not someone to be
taken lightly.

Out of his mouth, polite language naturally flowed.

“…Indeed.”

“That’s strange. I was sure Seong Jihan-nim was a Mage class… because he used Fire
earlier in the broadcast.”

“That Fuc… No, that person… When he was summoned with me, he appeared as a
Support.”

“Wow! Really?? Seong Jihan-nim, what in the world… Could you give a satisfying
answer for the viewers?”

Streamer Golden Light looked at Seong Jihan with sparkling eyes.

Expecting an answer, his gaze was filled with anticipation.

Seong Jihan brushed it off nonchalantly.

“That might be difficult. After all, I made a bet on my channel.”

“Come on, don’t be like that!”

“But more importantly.”

Seong Jihan cut off Streamer Golden Light’s investigation and brought up the main
topic.

“I’ll be heading down to the bottom, so I’ll leave the top to you guys.”

“…Huh?”

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The viewers were stirred by Seong Jihan’s declaration to go down the tower alone.
– Ah-ah-ah!

– Is another person going to be added to the list of Gangnam’s top three trolls?

– Haha, we can’t lose to the trolls! We don’t need teamwork here!

– Sh$%^&!!!!

– Looks like today we’re checking the status window!”

– It looks like we’re going to see his status window today!

Their reactions were understandable because, in the ’10 Towers’ defense map,
countless zombies crawled around at the bottom of the towers. It was truly hell.

Going down alone?

No matter how skilled Seong Jihan might be outside the norm, this was akin to
saying he would commit suicide.

– A Bronze player can be revived in the defense map. After being revived, he will
probably fight properly from above, saying something like, “It seems like it still
isn’t possible yet~”

– Can you revive in Bronze? I didn’t know since I don’t watch Bronze.

– I guess he’s doing it for entertainment purposes.

But the excitement of the people subsided shortly.

When it became known that Bronze players had a total of 3 chances to respawn,
everyone concluded that Jihan’s arrogance was meant to entertain people. No one
thought that he was serious about going down to kill a thousand zombies.

“Seong Jihan, you’re truly a professional broadcaster…To think you would go down
there alone!”

Golden Light also thought that Jihan’s sacrifice came from the attitude of a
professional entertainer.

Although he’d been killed by him previously, he has become one of his fans after
seeing him fight.

“I’ll be filming from above until you come back. Viewers of Seong Jihan , if you
want to see him fight from a different angle, please visit my channel!” Golden
Light blatantly advertised himself, assuming Jihan would die.

“Alright. I’ll leave the top to you, and as for the Mage… Are you going to play
properly this time?” Jihan’s cold eyes bored into Kim Gyuhyuk.

Gyuhyuk choked up for a moment as he remembered what had happened before.

‘Fuck. How dare someone who said he’s going down lecture me on how to play
properly? Supports should just give buffs. Why’s he wielding a sword and causing a
fuss?!’

Despite such thoughts, Kim Gyuhyuk weakly nodded his head outwardly.

“Yes, of course.”

Mage Kim Gyuhyuk, adept at anger management.

Since the incident when he was utterly defeated by Seong Jihan, he had been very
good at controlling his anger.

On the other hand, Diego Mashid, who hadn’t experienced playing with Seong Jihan,
had a quite normal attitude towards him.

“Support. Buff. Give.”

He demanded a buff from Seong Jihan.

“To think he’s asking me for a buff. It feels quite unfamiliar.”

He’d only received buffs. He’d never given them.

‘But since the Force has Divine Power in it…’

His Force was at 14, so he could use buffs that he couldn’t before due to the lack
of Divine Power.

“Power Up.”
The skills he’d obtained as Support were Heal, Power Up, and Barrier, and Sung
Jihan used Power Up on all three players.

“Woah. So you really were a Support!! To think you’d use Power Up, and on top of
that, the performance is great!”

“Good buff.”

Pang. Pang.

Diego Masid’s soccer ball flew high into the sky thanks to the buff.

It could’ve been because, just like Martial Power, Force was also a unique stat,
but the effect of Power Up was too good for 14 points of Divine Power.

[Protect the crystal and survive the zombie attack.]

[The battle will continue until 5 towers are left.]

As the game began…

“I’ll be going.”

Woosh-

JiHan, who was standing at the top of the tower, jumped straight down.

“…?”

At the same time, Diego’s mouth fell open when he saw how the Support jumped off
the tower.

“Is he crazy?”

“Yes. He’s crazy,” Gyuhyuk answered while nodding vigorously. Then he quickly ran
toward the tower’s edge to look down at where Jihan had fallen.

Just like what had happened to him, he wanted to watch the zombies surround and
kill Jihan, but…

The sight unfolding beneath the Tower was…

“Crazy…”

It was crazy in an entirely different sense.

* * *

The power that dominated space, Force.

Barren, the first to handle this power, had always complained.

“Force is too difficult to handle. Especially controlling space… It’s almost

ineffective against high-ranking players.”

When it came to top-ranked players representing each country, they were all
formidable and easily resisted space control.

‘Of course, the biggest problem was Barren’s lack of control.’

Perhaps due to his exceptional gifts, Barren had consistently grown without much
difficulty, overpowering opponents with his stats until he reached Rank 1.

Even if his spatial control wasn’t effective, the power of Ultra Magic Power, a
fusion of Divine Power and Magic, remained robust.

Thus, he grew to become Earth’s strongest damage dealer, flourishing like a flower
in a greenhouse.

If Earth hadn’t been included in the Space League, he might have been content to
remain at Rank 1 while living within the greenhouse.

‘But in battles against extraterrestrial beings, he was utterly powerless.’

However, when Earth started competing in the interstellar league with beings from
other planets…

Barren’s overpowering strength on Earth only translated to being remarkable in the

Space League. His hidden weaknesses became apparent.

To be precise, it was his lack of control and his vulnerability to attacks.

“Jihan, Let’s practice!”

Barren had called upon Seong Jihan countless times to practice and overcome these
weaknesses, but he couldn’t easily eliminate them.

If Barren had managed to overcome these weaknesses, Earth might not have faced
relegation.

‘Nevertheless, my role as Barren’s partner back then is proving helpful now.’

Seong Jihan was quickly falling from the tower.

Below, zombies crowded together without any room to spare.

At this rate, a collision with the zombies was inevitable.

“Fire.”

With a single word, Seong Jihan extended his hand and flames erupted.

Whoosh!

The heads of the zombies waiting below burst into flames.

Basic magic of the Mage class, Fire.

It could only conjure flames near the hand, and if the casting distance increased
even a bit, the flames would weaken and extinguish quickly.

No mage had ever used this magic for offensive purposes.

But Seong Jihan’s Fire was different.

The flames that erupted simultaneously even from a distance were not only stronger
than if he had conjured them directly, but they also radiated a powerful white
light due to the fusion of Magic and Divine power.

Fssss…

Furthermore, perhaps due to the power of Sanctity, which was the opposite of the
zombies’ nature, the white flames were instantly reducing the zombies’ bodies to
ashes.
‘Not bad.’

Tap!.

Seong Jihan lightly landed amidst the flames.

As he stepped down, the white flame extinguished on its own, and he created a
cleared space.

It was the power of Force that dominated the space.

Grrrrr!

However, despite the flames before them, the zombies mindlessly charged forward.

When one burned, two more followed. When two burned, three or four stepped on the
fallen ones, approaching.

Even though the flames containing Divine Power were deadly to the zombies…

As the zombies lost their reason and engaged in tactics, the power of the white
flames began to wane.

Uuuuuu!

Amidst the weakening flames, the zombies’ arms and faces poked out.

Hands of zombies that seemed ready to overwhelm Seong Jihan any moment.

But as they approached Seong Jihan, their movements slowed down simultaneously.

Seeing this, Seong Jihan smiled faintly.

“So the Absolute Domain’s range is… around 1.4 meters.”

The Absolute Domain.

It was an area where the power of Force exerted a strong influence. Entities not
authorized by Seong Jihan were all restricted in their movements within it.

Though his Force stat was only 14, the range of the Absolute Domain was limited to
1.4 meters.

But that was enough for Seong Jihan.

Schaaaaak!

As his sword traced a line, the heads of more than ten zombies were cleanly cut,

But that wasn’t all.

Zombies that were slightly touched by the sword line emitted white light from their
bodies and turned into dust.

Seeing this, Seong Jihan nodded subtly.

“As expected. Combining it with Marial Power is better.”

Using the power of Force alone for Fire was less destructive than combining Martial
Power and Force to emit a Sword Ki from the sword.

Swoosh-

After he confirmed its destructive capabilities, Jihan’s sword began dancing, and
the chat window also started to dance with comments.

– ?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?¿?

– What’s this? What in the world is this? Seriously, what is this!!!

– This goes beyond common sense!

– If we empty our thoughts, it makes sense!

In just a few seconds, dozens of zombies turned to dust and vanished.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye.

‘120 kills.’

The score on the scoreboard was already showing 120 kills.

This achievement was possible thanks to the densely packed zombies.

Looking at other Towers where the recorded kills were still around 10 or 12, Seong
Jihan’s overwhelming performance was remarkable.

Even if he continued to face the incoming zombies from this spot, achieving the
goal of 1,000 kills seemed quite possible.

However…

“It won’t work at this rate.”

Seong Jihan’s goal was the linked quest. He didn’t know what quest would come after
clearing this quest. Therefore, Seong Jihan quickly moved to achieve the 1,000
kills.

While staying in this position allowed him to fight without being surrounded, it
wasn’t a viable option for Seong Jihan in his current state with both impotence and
Force.

Whoosh!

Seong Jihan’s body shot forward like a cannonball.

Whoosh!

Although the zombies targeted him from all sides, just a few movements of the sword
were enough to cut them all in half.

No matter how effective the tactics might be, they were only feasible when there
was a certain level of difference in strength. This situation was akin to an ant
swarm attacking a lion.

– Wow, He reached 300 kills in an instant.

– Others are only at 30 or 40 kills… He’s single-handedly crushing them down

– To think he alone could reach more than 500 kills… Is he even human?

Viewers watching Seong Jihan’s unmatched performance were stunned by the kill score
displayed.
– He’s strong, but this is too much, right?

In a Defense Map designed for team play, Seong Jihan was sweeping away the zombies
effortlessly on his own.

Even the troublesome Blood Zombies from the Defense Map were appearing endlessly,
but…

– Crazy! He’s even taking down the Blood Zombies in a single hit!

It was utterly frustrating to see dozens of Blood Zombies, who were about to swarm
Seong Jihan from the air, falling like flies.

In that state, they all crashed to the ground.

Though the range of the Absolute Domain was only 1.4 meters, the area where the
power of Force could exert dominance was wider, making this possible.

– Wow… What in the world is this?

– Even if it’s a garbage game with terrible balance, this is going overboard, isn’t
it? He hasn’t been hit even once. Is this real?

– It might be faster to gather subscribers if we want to see his status screen –

Lol. I’m willing to bet all my belongings that JiHan’s Gift is SSS-rank.

– Hey, you think that too?”

The viewers were all in a state of disbelief when Seong Jihan’s kill count passed
700.

While other Towers hadn’t even achieved a combined total of 100 kills, Seong Jihan
had already recorded over seven times that amount.

– This isn’t Telekinesis…

– A Mage using Divine Power? That’s impossible…

– On top of that, his potential as a Warrior is top-notch. He’s insane!

The scouts who were watching Seong Jihan were exhilarated and ecstatic.
It was an unconventional power.

Moreover, this was something that not even the previous Sword King Yun Sejin could
perceive when he was still a Bronze rank.

If they could recruit Seong Jihan…

The rankings of Korean guilds could completely change.”

‘No matter what it takes, we must recruit Seong Jihan!’

Among these scouts, only one person’s gaze remained chillingly calm.

‘You can’t… If you continue doing this, it’ll attract way too much attention.’

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