The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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[This mission is a survival mission.]

Boom! Boom!

As the sound of a drum announcing the start of the Colosseum map echoed, Sung JiHan smiled.

Among the modes divided into Survival, Defense, and Dungeon, Sung JiHan was lucky enough to be chosen for Survival.

"I can verify the story I heard from Sae-ah."

- Ah~~~ I got chosen for Survival.

- Haha, there's nothing to see. It's just another massacre show.

- Aren't we watching it for the fun now?

- Even though I was humiliated by the Sword King, I relieve stress by watching this these days.

When the Survival map was chosen, the viewers were confident that Sung JiHan would come in first place.

Of course, Sung JiHan had been in first place in Defense and Dungeon modes before.

But even though there might be some variables in those two maps, the Survival map had no surprises.

That's why.

The viewers were discussing today's issue rather than the result of the upcoming game.

- Did you talk about the Korea-Japan match?

- Why would you talk about something so humiliating?

- Ah, hurry up and get the diamond and implement justice!!!!

- Justice against someone as low as Bronze? Sung JiHan has only been on Battle.net for less than a month.

- Sung JiHan's Bronze record is better than the Sword King's?

- Trying to compare with such a record? How ridiculous.

The conversation naturally shifted to an interview with the Sword King regarding the defeat in the Korea-Japan match.

- Is the Sword King's interview real? I got chills when he said he has no daughter.

- It feels like madness now.

- Wasn't a person like that always so shameless?

- How dare you! Insulting the Sword King!

- The Sword King is just a bastard.

- ??? : What did you say! I'll sue you! I'll even get your PDF!

- Haha, the Phone King is playing well.

- But after watching today's game, everyone in the Sword King's fan club must have been kicked out, right?

- Yeah, I'm here in this room.

Before the start of the game, Sung JiHan skimmed through the countless chat messages and could feel that the tension in the Sword King's fan club had significantly decreased.

Indeed, the sight of the Sword King destroying Korea on Liberation Day seemed to have been a clear shock to those who still held onto lingering sentiments.

"The atmosphere in the chat room isn't bad."

Since he had already broken the Twin Sword Award and clearly drawn the line, and Ito himself had said he has no daughter, perhaps that's why.

If it were the previous life, people who would have criticized and blamed Yoon Sae-ah as a traitor and the daughter of a traitor were now speaking about her with sympathy.

"Of course, the majority of the subscribers to this channel are generally friendly towards me...."

Still, the public sentiment was like night and day compared to the previous life.

Sung JiHan expressed his satisfaction with this reaction and spoke up.

"I won't mention Ito on the broadcast. After all, it's a matter between men. However, if there are still people who have expectations for that guy, I hope they come to their senses quickly."

Even as he said this, he knew.

Even in this situation, the remaining fans of the Sword King wouldn't be able to regain their senses just by hearing these words.

Nevertheless, the reason I said this was because Sung JiHan wanted to consistently manage the attention of the 검왕가 (Gumwangga) towards himself.

- But the people who would hear that aren't the ones who would care, right?

- Seriously, my mom is crazy about Jinseong Gumwang (a character). She cheers when he swings his twin swords???? It's like she's going to destroy Korea for him. She even fought with my dad because of it.

- She's crazy enough to fight, huh?

- My dad fought with me because of it lol. It seems like there are crazy people obsessed with Gumwang everywhere.

Despite the fact that Gumwang had destroyed the Korean national team, there were surprisingly many cases of people cheering for his achievements.

As someone who knew the future, Sung JiHan couldn't help but feel frustrated.

"What can I do about those blinded fools?"

Naturally, not everyone can be convinced.

Crazy people will just continue to be crazy.

To change the topic, Sung JiHan clapped his hands.

"Alright. Let's stop talking about Gumwang. From today, let's start a new challenge in the survival map."

- A new challenge?

- It's a survival game, what else is there to do???

"Yes. It's called... Barrier Breaking."

- Barrier?? Seriously lol

- Are you talking about the barrier in the audience seats?

Sung JiHan tilted his head, recalling what he had just heard from Yoon Sae-ah.

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"There were originally two candidates for the Shadow Queen."

In general, various elves are randomly summoned to the spectator seats of the Colosseum.

While most elves were paired with one or two Dark Elves, their appearances varied slightly in each game.

However, among them, only three elves appeared in the exact same form in every game.

First, the so-called "Queen Elf."

Most elves were paired with one or two Dark Elves, but this Queen Elf was accompanied by a whopping four Dark Elves.

"This Queen Elf... she was more splendidly adorned than any other elf. Considering the clue of the Shadow Queen, she is befitting of the title 'Queen.'"

In the center of the north of the Colosseum, the Queen Elf sat with a languid posture.

She was the first candidate chosen by Yoon Sae-ah.

"And the next candidate is easy to find. The relationship is reversed."

A reversal of the relationship.

While elves in general were paired with Dark Elves, only one Dark Elf was sitting on the main seat, receiving the attention of two White Elves.

"This Dark Elf is in the south of the Colosseum. Just like the Queen Elf I mentioned earlier, she is in the center of the south."

The Dark Elf's direction and position perfectly mirrored that of the Queen Elf.

"I also think this Dark Elf is a candidate for the Shadow Queen. Unlike the previous Queen Elf, the focus is more on the 'shadow' side..."

The Queen Elf in the north and the Dark Elf in the south, with their relationship reversed.

They appeared in every survival game and were the most frequently filmed targets by the cameramen of different species.

They had become quite popular on the internet, with numerous memes circulating.

"But this much can be found with a little search... Did you find anything unusual?"

After watching countless videos of battle tubers, Yoon Sae-ah finally found something.

I was able to find more unusual subjects besides those two.

- Among the elves... there was a dark elf with black eyes.

A dark elf with black eyes.

Among the elves, it was rare to have black eyes, but it wasn't nonexistent.

However, the dark elf with black eyes that Yoon Sae-ah was referring to had the appearance of running on a track.

Not only were their irises black, but even their whites were dark, making them a true dark elf.

- Their appearance is different every time. Their hair length varies, and they can be beautiful or ugly.

When Sung JiHan checked the videos, lo and behold.

One dark elf at the back of the audience was looking at the audience with their entire eyes dyed dark.

And this was within a short time of 5 minutes after the game started.

In every match.

- Except for the fact that this dark elf is at the back of the audience, their position is random. But there's something peculiar... they always appear in the direction where they make eye contact with the first-place player in the game.

-... What does that mean?

- At the beginning when the player is summoned. There's a dark elf with black eyes in the direction where the player who becomes the first-place player and their eyes meet.

Sung JiHan couldn't hide his confusion upon hearing those words.

The first-place player in that game?

Does that mean the first-place player is on the opposite side?

No, from the beginning...

- Did you search for all of that in the recorded games?

- Yes. It has to be done to call it an investigation, right?

It wasn't enough to just find the unusual elf in the audience.

To meticulously compare who the black-eyed person is looking at.

'I just casually asked him not to get bored... but it seems I made the right decision by entrusting him.'

As befitting of a student council president, there was no way he would do a sloppy investigation.

Sung JiHan organized the information.

'If you think about it in a fragmented way, the North and South elves are the first candidates...'

The North and South, the queens of black and white elves.

They exuded a presence that anyone could see that they were the leaders.

It wouldn't be strange at all if either of them were the Shadow Queen.

'If it was a simple quest, I would have thought one of them was the queen.'

Sometimes, simply thinking was the correct answer.

But this time, it was an epic quest.

Not only was it a high-level quest, but the reward was also significant.

Even though it was a quest given in Bronze, the reward was a whopping 50,000 achievement points, which piqued the interest of the Holy See.

Considering that, it was possible that the dark elf with black eyes, who was so blatantly displayed, might be the Shadow Queen, rather than the opponent who was so clearly shown.

'I have to see the dark elf with black eyes in person.'

Sung JiHan looked at the audience from his summoned position.

Of course, he would be the first-place player in this game.

The direction he was looking at was northeast.

Although it was quite a distance, the vivid images of the elves came into his powerful vision.

But.

'The top of the audience... can't be seen.'

The top floor of the spectator seats did not appear blurry, as if covered in fog.

Blocking his line of sight. Was it intentional?

A smile formed on Sung JiHan's lips.

"I should get closer."

The game began.

After closing the chat window, Sung JiHan immediately grabbed the Phoenix Feather and started running.

"Ugh!"

"S-Sung JiHan...!"

The players who were standing in the direction he was running tried to avoid him as soon as they saw Sung JiHan.

Shaaaak!

The Phoenix Feather easily pierced through those players.

"Shi... Shibal...! I have no luck..."

"I lost..."

For the players participating in the survival map in the Bronze League Gangnam 1 Area, Sung JiHan was now treated as a natural disaster.

Don't confront him head-on, avoid him.

Just hope that he won't come near and try to escape from the monster among monsters.

Sung JiHan's kill count increased rapidly.

From 3 to 5, from 5 to 10...

The players cowered like mice.

"That crazy monster!"

"Don't come here... Don't come here!"

"Our almighty savior, protect me with eternal light, guide me with your holy wisdom..."

Even though BattleNet was said to be an unbalanced game, this was too much.

Please, level up to 25 quickly, please promote quickly and never see him again!

This was the common thought of all the users participating in the game.

Meanwhile.

After easily achieving 10 kills, Sung JiHan stopped attacking.

"10 kills should be enough."

Statistically, 10 kills were as good as being in first place, so there was no need for further slaughter.

Moreover, if he killed too many here, there was a concern that the game would end early.

"Kurur... In! Gan! Stop!"

As he reached the northeast, a group of Orcs tried to stop Sung JiHan who was running alone.

Kwajik!

Sung JiHan lightly stepped on the heads of the Orcs without even responding, crushing them.

He swiftly jumped over the heads of the Orc group like stepping stones.

"Kuerr...?"

Seeing his comrades' heads disappearing in an instant, the Orc leader was dumbfounded.

Soon, he realized that Sung JiHan was an opponent he couldn't possibly reach and quietly moved away.

Sung JiHan even avoided the enemies classified as monsters.

He was like a disaster in the survival map.

"Now I can see."

Having reached the end of the map, Sung JiHan could see the Dark Elf of Black Eyes, his original target, beyond the barrier.