The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 429

The wall of the Tower of Gold.

"Uh... uh..."

There, Gilgamesh, with a disheveled face, was groaning with eyes devoid of focus.

"Why is he acting like this?"

"He's trying to plant himself as a World Tree."

In response to Asoka's question, Pithia replied with a cheerful smile.

"A World Tree?"

"Yeah. You know how we dealt with him before, right?"

By "before," she must be referring to the time before the infinite regression.

Asoka shook her head.

"I was only sealed, so I don't know what happened to him."

"Oh, is that so? You didn't have any external activities. I didn't know. I'm not in a position to keep regressing like you."

"For someone like that, you seem to know a lot about the past."

"Now that I know my past, my abilities in Sung JiHan have become stronger."

Thump. Thump.

Pithia tapped her forehead and placed her hand on the wall of gold.

And then...

"Kuhhh!"

Gilgamesh's face contorted in pain.

Ssshh...

From the wall, a golden fruit popped out.

"It's a fruit of the World Tree. It's a simplified version, so its abilities are weaker than the original, but it will help with healing wounds."

"Thank you."

Asoka, who received the golden apple, glanced at Gilgamesh, who was in pain next to her.

"I'm grateful to you too."

As she said that, Asoka lightly tapped his head.

Gilgamesh, who was in pain, immediately opened his eyes.

"You... are you insulting me!? Even if I'm in this state. I am your ancestor...!"

"I just said thank you. Ancestor."

"Why are you mixing your words like that?"

Thwack!

Pithia, as if saying "well done," struck Gilgamesh's head.

"Just give up. He's just like this."

"Ugh..."

"I guess you've been quite violent. Judging by how quiet you've become."

"Heh. Well, I did it just enough. This is the most enjoyable time of my life."

"Is that so? Well, for now, make sure you eat this properly."

Crunch!

As Asoka ate the golden apple, the wounds on her chest began to heal quickly.

As the energy of emptiness began to dissipate, Pithia quietly watched her.

"Asoka, why do you help the Master?"

"Why are you suddenly asking why someone like you is doing this? At one point, you were almost a saint of humanity, right? I wonder why someone so noble would help with the slaughter of humanity."

Pithia smiled cheerfully, but her eyes calmly observed Asoka.

"I have a goal."

"What goal?"

"The act of extinguishing the inherent red flame within humanity."

"Ah..."

"And this can only be resolved by Sung JiHan."

"So it turns out we had the same goal?"

Pitia nodded her head as she heard those words.

"Was this your goal too? Not revenge?"

"This is revenge. They imprisoned me in a laboratory and turned me into a machine that gives birth... Why did they do that? To place the Administrator of Red within humanity, to resurrect him. So I must obstruct them from achieving that purpose."

"I see... So the destruction of humanity was not the goal."

"They are still my descendants. It is inevitable that they will continue to perish within the infinite regression... But if Sung JiHan achieves his purpose, in the end, they will be saved. I am just waiting for that moment."

Did Pitia have such intentions?

As Asoka calmly scrutinized her with her sunken eyes.

"Tsk. Do you believe in snakes? You're unbelievably foolish... Can't you see my true intentions?"

Gilgamesh finally raised his face and sneered at them.

"He deceived me in our contract. How are you any different? Why does he insist on extinguishing the red flame engraved within humanity? It would be enough to just burn it all!"

"You still have some fight left in you, don't you? I haven't beaten you enough."

"Tsk tsk... You're unbelievably foolish. Trusting in the snake's promise... You will soon end up like this as well. I'll be waiting for you by my side..."

When Gilgamesh was muttering like that.

Thwack!

Before Pitia could raise her hand, Asoka struck his head hard.

"Don't worry. Unlike you, I will strictly adhere to the contract."

"Ugh..."

"Well then, I'll go recover."

"Yeah, I'll be planting trees~"

Asoka smiled and bid farewell to Gilgamesh, seemingly pleased with hitting him.

By the time he disappeared like that.

'...What is this?'

Gilgamesh, who was bound to the tower, watched Asoka while rubbing his neck and felt that his body had become even freer.

'So what she said earlier was true, the binding has been released? But it didn't feel like that when I was hit by Pitia...'

Is this just a coincidence?

Or was it intentional on Asoka's part?

Gilgamesh couldn't understand why he had become freer, but...

"How about getting hit by someone else instead of me?"

"Shut up, old hag."

"Anyway, let's have a little fun."

Thwack!

Just to be sure, Gilgamesh let Pitia hit him again, but the binding on his body did not loosen at all.

It seems more like Asoka's doing than a mere coincidence.

'...Asoka, what are you thinking?'

Gilgamesh had doubts about why Asoka did what she did, but...

'For now, let's regain control of the tower...'

Now that he had regained some freedom, he could once again take control of the Golden Tower.

In the hazy eyes of Gilgamesh, a glimmer of hope appeared.

* * *

Inside the Void Training Ground.

"This is truly... remarkable, isn't it?"

Sung JiHan looked at the Phoenix Spear in his hand and smiled with satisfaction.

"I never thought I would reach EX."

As Son said, I only wrote the finishing move a hundred times, but the grade went up to EX and the name changed to Jeokun Bonghwanggi.

Of course, there were times when my stats were consumed every time I used the finishing move, so the total stats I used were 50.

Sung JiHan was satisfied with upgrading his weapon by defeating the opponents who might control his stats.

He analyzed the weapon in earnest.

[Jeokun Bonghwanggi赤雲鳳凰旗]

-Grade: EX

-A spear with the manager's red characters engraved on it a hundred times.

-When using the spear to manipulate stats, firepower is greatly amplified, and when using the special skill [Bonghwang Hyeonsin], the power of the opponent's stats increases by 50%.

-As an additional effect, if the user is a guild owner or guild master, the overall option level of the guild they belong to increases by +15.

"The buff effect that increased the stats of allies by 35% has changed to Bonghwang Hyeonsin."

From a buff that increased all stats by 35% to only increasing the opponent's stats by 50%.

Although this change could be considered a downgrade, it didn't matter because the 35% buff effect didn't apply to me these days. This is more useful.

Compared to the time when he used to receive buffs from Bonghwanggi, his stats have improved significantly.

Unlike before, Sung JiHan was hardly able to enjoy the buff effect of Bonghwanggi.

If the buff effect had continued to be useful, the spear wouldn't have been idle in the inventory.

"It's a shame that the ally buff is gone, but now I have to win the battles on my own."

Even when fighting the winner of the tournament, it had to be a 1:1 fight.

And when fighting the gods, it was impossible to bring people along.

The only place where the ally buff could be used was in the Space League's race war.

But as long as Sung JiHan could participate, whether he gave buffs or not, the game would end.

The buff of Jeokun Bonghwanggi wasn't currently very useful.

It would be better to increase the opponent by 50%.

"Plus, the guild option has grown by +8."

The guild option that gave up on creating the spear of annihilation because the administrator inflated the item grade.

This also had its own value.

It might not have a big impact when fighting the gods, but leveling up would be a little faster.

"But if this is EX, what grade would the spear of annihilation be?"

I thought it would be around the level of the spear of annihilation to become EX.

It was too easy for the EX grade to be achieved just by using the finishing move a hundred times.

I can't even guess what the next level would be.

"Well, anyway, it's become EX, so I should use the spear more often."

With that in mind, Sung JiHan headed to the training ground.

And as he came out of his room into the living room.

"Oh, Owner! You're here!"

Iha Yeon, who was in the living room, rushed to him in a hurry.

"What on earth is going on? I was surprised when you reached level 4, but now you've gone up by 4 more!"

"I upgraded my items."

"...Wait, was it that easy to raise the guild option level by +8?"

"I won't go up anymore. The item is now EX grade."

"E, EX?"

Iha Yeon doubted her ears when she heard the grade Sung JiHan mentioned.

EX is the final stage among item grades.

How could it be made so easily in the training ground in just one day?

"No matter how much you're the Owner... No, because you're the Owner, is it possible?"

Iha-yeon initially thought it was absurd, but quickly dismissed the idea when she realized that the subject was Sung JiHan.

Sung JiHan has achieved such results more than once.

He's just someone who plays a different game alone, so all I have to do is support him faithfully.

"Wow... If this continues, our guild might actually become the number one in the world."

"Weren't we already the number one?"

"Even though it was difficult to beat American First in overall evaluation, thanks to Bonghwanggi, we can aim for the top spot!"

"The number one..."

Can we achieve that before fighting against the gods?

Sung JiHan smiled slightly and replied to Iha-yeon, whose eyes were shining.

"I hope so. The number one."

"That's right! But, Owner... Since this guild is yours, how can you talk about it as if it's someone else's business?"

"Lately, the opponents we fight are the Archbishops, so it's hard to pay attention to the guild."

"Ah... I see. Since the Archbishops are holding tournaments with you, Owner."

Compared to the battle against the Archbishops, the issue of the standby guild is trivial, to be honest.

Iha-yeon quickly acknowledged the reason for the owner's indifference.

"Well then, I'll ask you to handle the tasks according to the additional guild options."

"Yes. I'll recruit more standby guild applicants. And we'll have to raise more GP from the existing members."

While Iha-yeon was finishing her calculations.

"Oh, Yoon Se-jin! Excellent defense!"

On the living room TV, a beginner's arena was being held.

"You're still doing that?"

"After this match, we'll enter the finals. Everyone is looking forward to what kind of racial bonus will be given."

The beginner's arena, which was suspected to have been organized to push humanity forward.

Perhaps due to the strict conditions, humanity was showing a significant advantage in fights between races that met these conditions.

"I wonder what kind of bonus they'll give if they win."

"I heard people saying that they'll give a fire attribute bonus."

"That's quite possible."

Considering the racial bonus Sung JiHan received as a tournament victory reward last time, which was +1 fire attribute affinity and +3 stamina.

Thanks to the fire attribute bonus that was being generously distributed in the arena, even ordinary people were starting to think that it was given to everyone.

"I should see what bonus they give this time. It's not random, there must be an intention behind it..."

While thinking that, Sung JiHan spoke to Iha-yeon.

"Ha-yeon, I'll level up a bit and then come."

"Ah, the Challenger game, right? Okay, I'll be waiting. Will 10 minutes be enough?"

"If the matchmaking is fast, 10 minutes will be long enough."

Facing a level 8 Archbishop, it was just a Challenger League 8.

Sung JiHan immediately started the matchmaking.

Beep!

[Game has been matched.]

When the system message appeared, Sung JiHan waved his hand to Iha-yeon.

"Then, I'll go."

And so, in the Challenger game he entered.

"We have discovered the location of your planet. Surrender."

"If you resist, your planet will burn."

"What are you doing?"

Sung JiHan was threatened out of the blue.