The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 417

Gilgamesh asked to remove Pithia and requested cooperation.

This situation has become strange.

"Pithia's condition has been strange since the last coronation ceremony...."

Why did she not realize that she was the ruler of the throne, and since then, Pithia's condition has been strange.

These days, there has been no contact from her.

Instead, Gilgamesh said he knew that he was deceived by the deity and would cooperate.

"After not sending any information for a while, he suddenly says to remove Pithia."

Pithia and Gilgamesh.

Both are ultimately servants of the deity, and they are ambiguous beings to trust.

This proposal may also be a trap.

"Even if he suddenly says to remove Pithia, it's hard to believe. Tell me the situation before and after."

"You are suspicious. Show me what happened."

Ziiing....

Then, a link appeared in the message window.

Yoon Sae-ah, the owner of the phone, showed a cautious expression when she saw it.

"Can I click on this? Isn't it embedded with malicious code?"

"...Even if it's Gilgamesh, would he embed malicious code?"

"Uncle. You have to be careful with things like this."

"Yeah. Then I'll click on it with my phone. I hardly use it anyway."

Sung JiHan brought his phone from the room and entered the link.

Then a video started playing.

In it, the deity was flashing two red lights in the darkness.

"Why did you call? You were diligently restraining the overseers according to your four orders."

"Something more urgent has come up, Gilgamesh."

"What's the matter?"

"Humanity has received an invitation to the Arena and is trying to evolve further."

"What's the problem with that? Isn't it a good thing?"

"It may be good for you, the king of humanity. But for the ones filled with one, the overseers' surveillance will become even more intense...."

After humanity was upgraded to a lower race, the black and white overseers had been narrowing their surveillance network as if waiting.

If humanity is upgraded to an intermediate level here, the overseers' observations will become even sharper.

But the deity's next words were unexpected.

"I will fulfill our promise in advance. Let Pithia go down to the surface with you and bring back the laboratory."

"Is that... really true?!"

"Yes, Pithia. Guide him to the place where the laboratory is."

"Understood, my lord."

"For now, I'll accept your gratitude."

The screen darkened as he said that.

The short video ended like that.

And Yoon Sae-ah, who was watching the video together, expressed her confusion as if it was absurd.

"Hmm... Uncle. Isn't this video cut off in the middle?"

"That's strange."

"Yeah. The deity seemed to be restraining the evolution of humanity, so why suddenly give us a laboratory?"

"Just by watching this, I don't know. Let's ask him."

After finishing the video playback and returning to the Half-Elf Community screen, Sung JiHan sent another message.

[What is the laboratory? Why does it come up when talking about humanity?]

[Current humanity was built around me as the starting point.]

[So you deny the theory of evolution that monkeys became humans.]

[No. Evolution is also true. I... Yes. I was one of the Homo sapiens.]

[Does it go as far as Homo sapiens?]

Sung JiHan was at a loss for words as he read the message.

[Among the countless humans, I was the only one who survived in the laboratory. And I spread my sacred seed, and my descendants prospered and developed humanity.]

When Sung JiHan saw the additional message sent by Gilgamesh, he recalled the experimental scene he had seen before.

The experiment where the enemy tribe put humans in a test tube and burned them, and Gilgamesh was the only one who survived.

Afterwards, did he spread his own bloodline?

[Well, most of them were useless fellows... But there were also talented ones like you. Yes. I acknowledge you. As the descendant of Gilgamesh.]

[That's not necessary.]

[Haha. It is to receive recognition as the descendant of the Human King. Be grateful.]

[Enough. Don't talk about the laboratory. Why is that necessary?]

[If I don't go through the laboratory, I can't see my descendants.]

[Is that so?]

[Yes. In the beginning, it was a side effect of spreading so much seed there.]

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow.

So, is the laboratory necessary now to see his descendants?

[You say that humans are your descendants. But why do you want to see your children again?]

[If there are exceptional individuals like you. But the majority are useless. By seeing new descendants, I can complete the bloodline of Gilgamesh.]

That's why it's so noble.

Sung JiHan decided not to inquire further about the laboratory.

Instead, he focused on his original purpose.

[Why do you want to eliminate Pithia?]

[What are you talking about? Of course, because she is a loyal servant of the gods.]

[Is that so? But she used to give me a lot of information before.]

[Hmph. Did she do such a thing? I could see her rolling her eyes and having useless thoughts... But she changed after realizing she was the ruler of the Holy See.]

[After the succession ceremony?]

[Yes. An oracle at level 8 of the Holy See... Does that make sense? At first, she didn't seem to believe it herself. She changed quickly. And...]

Gilgamesh paused for a moment and sent another message.

[She became stronger. Incredibly strong.]

[She became stronger...]

[We recently performed a mission together. It was incomparable to before. She easily wielded the power of the Holy See.]

[Do you feel threatened too?]

[Threatened? No way! The king won't lose to an oracle. But... defeating the gods is enough with the Eastern Sword. This woman is completely unpredictable.]

Gilgamesh showed signs of caution towards Pithia's strength, despite his arrogance.

If this arrogant guy says so, then she must have become really strong...

"Hmm."

If Pithia had become so loyal to the gods, it would be right to eliminate her this time.

However, Sung JiHan was not very fond of Gilgamesh.

"This guy seems to fail whenever he gets involved."

Until now, Gilgamesh had been hostile towards Sung JiHan, so his failure was Sung JiHan's success.

But if they were to cooperate this time, it would be a different story.

[What's the plan?]

[Come to the laboratory. I can control it there. After confining Pithia there, let's cooperate.]

[Cooperate... Is this a full-scale rebellion against the Divine?]

[I won't do it openly yet. Let's just say that the devices in the laboratory went haywire. While doing that, we'll cut off communication with the outside and detain Pithia. You just have to fight her at the right timing.]

[It feels like I'm the only one doing the fighting.]

[If I reveal my true colors to the Divine, Sung JiHan, won't the one who knows all the secrets disappear? But still, her feet will be bound by chains, which will be a great help in battle.]

[So I'm supposed to help as much as I can without getting caught by the Divine.]

As Sung JiHan was looking at the message like that.

[Jihan... Isn't this too risky? Even if Gilgamesh doesn't betray us, the plan seems too sloppy. Talking about controlling a laboratory that we haven't even found yet... and is detaining Pithia as easy as it sounds...]

"That's true."

"Mom is right! Even if they don't betray us, the plan seems too sloppy. Every time I tried to use that guy's plan, I ended up in trouble. It doesn't seem like it's going to work this time either."

"Really? Then maybe we shouldn't go..."

"But if they're being stopped by those guys, they won't be able to defeat the Divine either."

Sung JiHan's ultimate goal is the wandering Divine.

They are not even on the level of the Eastern Sages, just slightly stronger Divine.

If they can't defeat them, how will they fight against the Divine?

'It would be better to eliminate them when they are listening to the Empty Processing Chamber and the Arm.'

Sung JiHan made up his mind like that and sent a message.

[Understood. I'll go. Where is the location of the laboratory?]

[The location is...]

* * *

Two days later.

Thud.

Sung JiHan set foot on an island in the Pacific Ocean.

A small island located north of the Australian continent.

The location of the laboratory that Gilgamesh informed him of was definitely here.

'Is this really the right place...'

Sung JiHan looked around the island.

The island, filled with palm trees, seemed to have nothing to do with the laboratory that Gilgamesh mentioned.

At that moment.

Sss...

The roots of the trees rose from the ground and touched Sung JiHan's feet.

[You've come. You found it well.]

Gilgamesh's voice came through the roots.

[The laboratory will open soon. Pithia is releasing the seal, so when I send the signal, come in immediately.]

He was already in a state of excitement, thinking about the surprise attack.

"Okay."

Whether things will go according to his plan or not, he'll have to hide his presence as much as possible for now.

While Sung JiHan was thinking like that and waiting.

Ziiing...

The red eye in his right hand flashed and sent a message.

[Oh, the main body...! Something is off here.]

'Can you feel something?'

[It's sealed right now, so it's quite interesting... Can I analyze it in my own way? Maybe I can take control of this space.]

"Oh really? Then go ahead."

Sung JiHan cooperatively asked the red-handed opponent to investigate, waiting for Gilgamesh's signal.

And how long did he wait?

Krrrr...!

The entire island began to shake violently.

"Get ready. The laboratory will soon be open."

Before that sentence even finished.

Zzzz...!

From the center of the island, a massive red light burst forth.

Simultaneously shooting up into the sky.

Clearly, an immense power of the enemy.

"Oh, the main body! We have to go that way! If we go, we can make this facility ours!"

"So, this is Gilgamesh."

"What are you talking about? Anything imbued with the power of red belongs to the main body! He cannot claim ownership."

That guy.

He's saying something that I surprisingly like.

"Alright. Take it and if it's useless, return it."

When Sung JiHan heard those words and was about to depart.

"S-Sung JiHan! Come over here quickly!"

Coincidentally, Gilgamesh also sent a telepathic message urging him to come quickly.

The voice seemed much more urgent than before.

It felt suspicious somehow.

"...Did he mess up again, this guy."

Just in case, he's definitely messing things up.

Sung JiHan thought that he should be fully prepared and gathered his strength.

However.

"I should keep the Battle Tube off for now and observe the situation."

The goal of this plan is to ambush and eliminate the Apostle of the God of War, Pithia.

But there's no need to advertise it to the whole world through the Battle Tube.

Thinking that, Sung JiHan approached the center of the island without turning on the channel.

And then.

In the midst of the red light.

"Hello~ Sung JiHan. Long time no see, huh?"

A woman greeted him with a bright smile.

With blue eyes that stood out.

Contrary to the smile on her face, her gaze was cold and composed.

"I already knew I would come."

"Well, to some extent. I am a prophet, after all."

As she said that, she stomped her foot on the ground.

Crack!

And what was revealed from her footstep was...

"Ugh...!"

"...Hey. I'm not threatening you."

A pitiful face of Gilgamesh, who was being crushed, was revealed.