The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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TOP 100 Promotion Match.

Although it is called the war of words, in reality, Sung JiHan didn't attach much significance to this game.

This promotion match was merely a means to complete an epic quest related to the Shadow Queen.

He didn't even think it would be difficult.

Furthermore, after reaching level 25 and becoming level 30, he thought that if he received support from the "Wandering God" like before, he would be able to clear it easily.

"But the situation has changed."

The Nameless Martial Art was only partially inherited, and the gifts were gone.

He couldn't even obtain the title of "Successor of the God" that he was supposed to receive, and the remaining titles were only "Master of the Bronze League" and "Vanquisher of the Tutorial."

Among these, the "Vanquisher of the Tutorial" that only applied to the Bronze League now only had the meaning of +1 to all stats in the promotion match, and the effect of the Master of the Bronze League was not incredibly powerful.

[Master of the Bronze League]

- A title given to players who completely dominate the Bronze League.

- All stats increase by +3 in the Bronze and Silver Leagues, and there is a 30% increase in experience points.

Even though he expanded the title slot, the effect he obtained was only +3 to all stats.

Of course, it wasn't insignificant, but to Sung JiHan, who had anticipated the title of "Successor of the God," it was an endlessly insufficient increase in ability.

"That's why I will give my all in this promotion match."

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sound of a drum announcing the battle echoed in the Colosseum.

After finishing his thoughts, Sung JiHan took out an item that he had stored in a corner of his inventory.

[Fragment of the Crystal]

- Grade: B

- Grants the player Divine Blessing once.

- This item can be used in the Bronze and Silver Leagues.

Divine Blessing.

The highest-grade buff that increases all stats by more than 50%.

He had obtained this item as a special reward in the Defense Map, and although it could be used up to the Silver level, Sung JiHan had decided to use it this time.

"Use it."

[For this match, the player will be granted 'Divine Blessing'.]

[The 'Fragment of the Crystal' item will be consumed.]

As the Fragment of the Crystal disappeared, a brilliant multicolored light spread across Sung JiHan's body.

Whoosh-

And a golden crown, shining brightly, appeared above his head.

It was the effect when the highest-grade buff, Divine Blessing, was cast.

After the effect disappeared, Sung JiHan stretched his body and checked the changed effects.

...Indeed, it was Divine Blessing.

"It performs as expected."

A 50% increase in all stats was truly remarkable.

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"That's the Sung JiHan."

"He came to the promotion match wearing a shirt... Is he in his right mind?"

Meanwhile, the players summoned around Sung JiHan looked at him with ominous eyes.

It was because Sung JiHan's equipment state was too shabby.

Wearing a white shirt and black slacks.

In essence, it was the same as having no armor.

"He may be strong, but he's too careless."

"He's just a mid-high level league player, what's with the confidence?"

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When Sung JiHan played Survival in Gangnam 1, whenever someone got close to him, everyone would run away.

However, the players who participated in the Top 100 Promotion Match seemed to be more relaxed. Instead of choosing to run away, they were taking it as an opportunity.

Step by step, players cautiously approached Sung JiHan.

Although they were each other's enemies.

"Let's start with that guy."

"OK."

They exchanged glances and agreed to suppress the potential winner.

A quickly formed encirclement.

The number of people closing in was a total of 7.

Each one of them was selected within the Top 100, skilled players indeed.

However.

"There are so many grateful people these days."

Sung JiHan saw them approaching on their own and a smirk formed on his lips.

During Gangnam 1, he had been annoyed by players constantly running away, but now that they were coming on their own, how convenient it was.

The power of the Three-Legged Crow gathered in Sung JiHan's hand.

In an instant, the Three-Legged Crow was covered in white flames.

Seeing this, the surrounding players took a combat stance and started rushing in.

"They're coming! Defense!"

"Kill them before they can use their skills!"

And Sung JiHan swung the Three-Legged Crow above his head, horizontally.

It looked as if the one handling the spear was lightly stretching their body.

However, the aftermath was far from light.

"Uh..."

Silence!

As Sung JiHan spread the Three-Legged Crow, the bodies of the 7 players were split in half simultaneously.

The name Hwangsocheon (Horizontal Sweep of a Thousand Armies), despite its grandiose name of cutting through a thousand soldiers horizontally, was merely a horizontal slash in the Samje's (Three-Legged Crow) technique.

However.

The power of Hwangsocheon unleashed by Sung JiHan's hand emitted a force that matched its original name.

"My, my armor... S-grade armor..."

A warrior who was surrounding Sung JiHan looked at his torn chest in despair.

His S-grade armor was torn apart like a piece of paper, and not only that, his body was also transforming into light.

To be defeated within a minute of the game starting.

"This can't be..."

As the warrior disappeared with those words as his last testament, Sung JiHan looked around.

There were no more players nearby.

Then, the only place left to hunt is...

Whoosh!

From the spot where Sung JiHan was located, a large flame shot up from beyond the stadium, far away.

A powerful fire magic that was hard to believe was unleashed by a bronze-level magician.

"Balran, huh."

Indeed, even if he was a Falcon, his firepower was as strong as when he was ranked 1st in the world in his previous life.

"If I don't suppress him quickly, he might steal the most kills."

It seems that magic is more efficient for mass slaughter.

Especially, the power of the magic that Balan showed was almost equivalent to that of gold or higher, so even if I achieved first place, I could have been robbed of the most kills.

"Shall we go?"

Sung JiHan crouched down for a moment and lifted his foot.

Mumyeongshingong (Nameless Divine Art)

Bobup (Walking Technique)

Seomcheonroebob (Flashing Thunder Step)

His body disappeared in a flash of light.

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The relay screen on channel 0 mainly showed Balan's activities, but occasionally it also showed Sung JiHan.

=Player Sung! Oh... you used Divine Blessing? Was Divine Blessing possible even in Bronze?

=It's possible if you have the money. It's just that I didn't use it in Bronze! Sung, do you have a lot of money?

=Well, your equipment is... You came to the promotion match wearing a shirt! You should have used the money for Divine Blessing to buy armor!

=I agree. It feels like even a little touch of Balan's flames would turn to charcoal! Do you want some attention?

=Still, the white spear that Player Sung is holding looks impressive. It could be that he invested the money for armor into his weapon.

=Oh! That's not a spear, it's an arrow, Bonghwangshi! Player Sung obtained this weapon through a hidden quest in the dungeon this time!

=Christoph, you know a lot!

=Haha...! Because I'm a fan of Sung!

To call him a fan, Christoph, who had previously mocked Sung JiHan.

The reason he knew about Bonghwangshi was because he had collected information in advance for commentary, not because he was a fan of Sung JiHan.

=So, Sung, are you fighting with arrows? Haha!

=Yes. In fact, you could say I don't have a proper weapon!

=That's...! Korea treats players too harshly!

The American commentators, who were exchanging stories of giving and receiving, laughed again when Sung JiHan spun his spear above his head.

=Sung! Are you threatening 7 people?

=It seems like a hedgehog is trying to set up thorns!

But.

Silence!

When the 7 players split in half with a terrible sound.

Instead of time, stillness flowed.

What did we... see?

=P-Player Sung. I'm taking 7 kills!

The caster was the first to regain his composure. He relayed Sung JiHan's score, but...

=Christoph! What kind of trick did Sung use?

=Um... I'm not sure...

The commentator who claimed to be a fan, Christoph, couldn't explain Sung JiHan's power.

It was because it was a power that couldn't be understood by his common sense.

Is this Bronze?

No.

Even if it's Gold, it wouldn't be possible to do this...

=Th-This is unbelievable... Among the 7 players, there was even a warrior wearing S-rank armor.

=To cut them down like that from such a long distance! Was the effect of Divine Blessing that strong?

=No, it's not. Player Sung doesn't belong to a guild. He doesn't receive guild buffs, so even if he has the effect of Divine Blessing, he can't show that kind of power!

=What?! He doesn't belong to a guild. And he's a player who can do that?

=Yes!

The relay screen returned to Balan, but the commentators were still talking about Sung JiHan.

=He doesn't belong to a guild...! Does that mean Player Sung was planning to transfer to a foreign country from the beginning?

=It's possible!

=Oh my god... It seems like there's a flood of love calls from various countries.

=Yes. Today, Sung is properly showcasing his skills!

=In the meantime! Sung gets another kill! Already at 10 kills!

=Balran is also using the exclusive patent 'Fire Wave'... but he's falling behind with only 6 kills!

The scoreboard displayed next to the broadcast screen.

There, Sung JiHan was listed as 1st place with 10 kills.

Balran was listed as 2nd place with 6 kills.

=Balran! He sets the entire Orc Brigade on fire with Fire Wave. Adds 3 kills! Now at 12 kills!

=Sung's spear technique... What kind of method is that? When he swings it once, everyone is completely torn apart! Achieves 15 kills!

TOP 100 Promotion Match.

The only ones receiving attention were Balran and Sung JiHan.

The other players had long since fallen into the role of simply increasing their kill count.

Either being torn apart by Sung JiHan's spear.

Or being burned away by Balran's Fire Wave.

The two completely overwhelming the other players.

Although Sung JiHan was in the lead in kill score, Balran was slowly catching up.

At this rate, Balran might reclaim 1st place.

However, tension still lingered in the voice of the American commentators.

=Balran is quickly catching up to Sung's kill count...

=Christoph! The direction Sung is running, no matter how you look at it...

=Yes. It seems to be towards Balran!

=Sung. He's running at an unbelievable speed! Like lightning!

=Balran, we need to prepare for him quickly!

Sung JiHan was in the southwest of the arena, while Balran was in the northeast.

Balran remained in his original position, continuously unleashing Fire Waves.

With the reinforced fire magic overlapping several times, that place resembled a hellfire.

If he continued to use magic like this, the entire arena would be engulfed in flames.

"Ugh...!"

Most players tried to escape from such a hellfire by any means necessary.

Who could resist against waves of fire that soared over 10 meters?

Even players who made it into the TOP 100 couldn't find a way to resist and were trapped in a desperate situation.

In survival, the priority was not the number of kills, but simply not dying.

"Wow, this is insane...!"

"Ha. Shit... Is that really Bronze?!"

"Cough. Cough. Run, run away!"

In order to escape from the catastrophic genius disaster that resembled a volcanic eruption, both monsters and players alike desperately tried to flee.

But, there was one person.

Only Sung JiHan ran towards the source of the flames.

'As expected.'

Sung JiHan smiled as he saw the overwhelming mana pouring down on him.

'He still doesn't know how to control his power.'

His phoenix spear swung horizontally.

Nameless Divine Technique.

Three Realms Martial Arts.

Sweeping Through Thousands of Armies.

Then, the wave of fire that seemed like it would devour the world.

Split in half.