The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 401

"Ah, the memories have returned. Dongbangsak."

Asoka smiled faintly.

In the infinite regression of the gods, this was the first time he had regained his memories.

"This time, there is definitely a possibility...."

He gathered his thoughts once again.

The gods grow stronger with each regression.

Before he became stronger, he had to cut off the regression here.

Asoka closed his eyes.

And then, in his mind.

He captured Dongbangsak standing in the sky above the Earth, transcending space.

"Of course, Gimgak is keeping watch."

Asoka sent a message to Dongbangsak, who was surrounded.

"Thank goodness."

Dongbangsak, hearing this, replied without hesitation.

"I want to personally defeat the god, or rather the snake.... But as you know, I can't resist him."

"That's the same for me."

The past.

The two individuals who were considered the biggest headache for the gods were Dongbangsak and Asoka.

If it weren't for them, would they have caused chaos on the planet Earth and even considered migrating elsewhere?

In the end, it was the god who chose infinite regression instead of migration, thanks to Asoka's suggestion.

But he did not let his guard down against the two.

Of course, he also imposed various constraints to prevent them from resisting him.

"If he realizes that I have regained my memories, I will die right there."

"...That's right. He must never find out."

"So, what should we do about this situation?"

The god gave an order to the owner of the Abyss, to bestow the Taegeuk.

The meaning was clear.

To help the owner of the Abyss subdue Sung JiHan.

"This round is the most dangerous for the god, but it also brings the most benefits. Especially if Sung JiHan, who acts as a variable, dies and the regression can be activated again.... He will get even closer to his goal."

Asoka looked up at the sky filled with stars.

Countless Sung JiHan's artifacts were floating there.

It was a means for the god to store the power of one round in infinite regression.

"At first, there were no Sung JiHan's artifacts in the sky full of stars."

Now, there were more Sung JiHan's artifacts than stars in the night sky.

This meant that the god had regressed many times.

By continuously turning back time and storing power in the artifacts.

If he could absorb all of its power, he would gain a power comparable to that of the Administrator.

"But his goal is not just to become the Administrator of the term, but something more...."

An "everlasting Administrator" without a fixed term.

It was the ambition of the god to stand on an equal footing with the Administrator of "Black and White," the absolute ruler of the universe.

"But in recent rounds, Sung JiHan's artifacts no longer increase."

Even with the accumulation of power through infinite regression, had he reached his limit?

The Sung JiHan's artifacts were no longer increasing.

With this, it was worth twisting the existing method and trying an adventure.

"He pursued safety."

Even if the power increased by 0.00001% in one round.

Mushin had the mindset that he could go back a million times more into the past.

That's how much Mushin valued stability over challenges.

Although he temporarily stopped his regression due to the surveillance of the black and white administrator and the allure of the value that Sung JiHan possessed.

"If I don't give the Taegeuk to the owner of the Abyss, Mushin will notice."

If Dongbangsak doesn't listen to his orders, Mushin will immediately notice any changes.

In that case, he will try to turn the situation around with the Golden Wheel.

"[Please give the Taegeuk firmly.]"

"[But Sung JiHan is likely to lose.]"

"If he is the obstacle to overcome Mushin, he will also overcome himself. We only have one chance. If you know that you can betray us, from the next round, I will start by killing you."

"I see......"

"Make sure to carry out Mushin's orders firmly. It's not yet time to reveal your fangs."

"As you wish."

Now is not the time to betray Mushin.

Asoka waited for the optimal moment.

* * *

Because of the story Sung JiHan brought up, the aftermath of the China war ended uncomfortably.

"Mushin... Gilgamesh... Are they the ones who will destroy humanity?"

"Gilgamesh definitely isn't. He doesn't seem to have that talent."

"Uh, I don't know because the information is too scarce. Owner, you have to tell me later, okay?"

"Of course. I have to livestream because of the buffs."

"Buffs?"

"Among my buffs, there are buffs that correspond to the number of viewers."

"Oh, really?"

Upon hearing Sung JiHan's buff story, Lee Ha-yeon's eyes sparkled.

"Then I should immediately deliver it to the world government and tell everyone to tune in to the owner's channel!"

"Oh, Unni... That's a great idea, right? Let's do it right away!"

Lee Ha-yeon's proposal was to mobilize people and force them to watch.

Considering Sung JiHan's current status in humanity, this was easily achievable.

However.

"Human viewers don't have much effect. It's better if aliens watch."

"Oh, really? Buffs are quite tricky..."

"Uncle, aliens do watch a lot of channels. Is it still not enough?"

"The more, the better."

"Then should we dig up more content about the World Tree Elves dying out?"

"My channel seems to have surpassed that stage."

"That's true... Since it's a channel where administrators appear, it attracted a lot of attention."

While thinking about the development of Sung JiHan's channel, Lee Ha-yeon got lost in thought.

How can we increase simultaneous viewers?

"Ugh... It's not easy to develop content that aliens would like. They don't seem to have much interest in lower races."

"What about organizing the boss rush video from before, Unni?"

"I'm currently editing that video. It might attract some attention since the administrators are involved..."

Besides the games Sung JiHan played, what else could be done as new content?

Lee Ha-yeon pondered, but nothing came to mind that would pique the interest of alien races.

"Uncle, even if human viewers don't have much effect, wouldn't it be useful to gather them? Let's just mobilize them right away."

"That's right, Ji-han. It's a critical moment for humanity, so let's tell everyone to watch BattleTube."

"I'll take care of organizing and promoting it."

"Should we inform people about the destruction?"

"Well, we need to know the reason before we start spreading the news."

Sung JiHan thought about how much information he should reveal.

"If I disclose everything about the infinite regression of the gods, he might just turn back time...."

The god who was called a snake by his followers.

He seemed cautious at best, and cowardly at worst.

If Sung JiHan realizes that he has grasped the concept of infinite regression and tries to make it public...

"He might just turn back time and say, 'This is as far as it goes.'"

"Ha. I need to reassure the weak ones on my side not to be afraid."

He's a tricky opponent because he can reload to a save point if he messes up.

For now, I need to see how the situation unfolds and think about how much information to disclose.

"Let's put this problem on hold and focus on organizing the power I obtained from the Eight Gates of the Imperial Palace."

By unlocking another level of the seal this time, Sung JiHan obtained numerous abilities.

He felt the need to train in order to make them his own.

"For now, I'll postpone forcing people to watch and go to the training ground."

"Okay. Uncle, take care~"

After finishing the conversation, Sung JiHan entered the Void Training Ground.

First, he checked his abilities in the status window.

Level: 495

Affiliation: Star League - Space 2

Soul: 490

Void: 195

Enemy: 73

Eternity (Incomplete): 27

"When did my level reach 495?"

Although his level increased rapidly during the boss rush, it wasn't to this extent.

Maybe it's because he destroyed the World Tree in the Eight Gates of the Imperial Palace, but his level was approaching 500.

In addition, there was a significant increase in enemies and eternity during the process of breaking the resistance of the Eight Gates of the Imperial Palace.

"The fruit... it was delicious."

Sung JiHan remembered the fruit he had stolen from the red World Tree in the Eight Gates of the Imperial Palace.

The fruit of the World Tree, which had a heavenly taste.

Because he had eaten so much of it, the food he had during the post-war celebration in China didn't taste like anything.

"I must have lost my taste buds because of the fruit of the World Tree. Let's eat everything that's left this time."

Sung JiHan took out all the fruits he had stolen from the World Tree in the training ground and ate them.

Each time he ate, real flames came out of his mouth.

As he absorbed the enemy's energy from the flames and finished eating the stolen fruit, the enemy and eternity began to increase.

As a result, the total increase in abilities was...

"Enemy 2 and Eternity 3...."

Sung JiHan, who achieved Enemy 75 and Eternity 30, discovered that he had a considerable amount of remaining points in the status window.

Usually, he would use these remaining points to increase his enemy level, but now that he can increase it with the Administrator's hand, there's no need to waste points here.

There's a way to increase it for free, so there's no need to spend points.

Sung JiHan thought about where to invest the remaining points.

"Eternity is incomplete, so there's no need to increase it, and it's important to not exceed 200 in emptiness ability, so there's no need to increase it either...."

In that case, there was only one remaining candidate, Sung JiHan.

"I guess I should invest everything here."

With that, Sung JiHan put all the remaining points into emptiness, and the emptiness ability started to increase rapidly.

In the past, even when investing points, the increase was minimal, but now only a message saying that it couldn't be increased with the remaining points appeared.

"500... I broke through quickly."

By investing all the remaining points this time, the emptiness became 502.

The efficiency of investing in emptiness had improved compared to before.

"Is it because I completed the Taegeuk Sword in the form of a dagger?"

Looking back, not only did he obtain the Illusory Sword of the Thousand Horses from the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, but he also developed the Taegeuk Sword.

According to the development of martial arts, it was expected that the efficiency of emptiness would increase.

"With this, I've become quite strong, but..."

Through a status check, Sung JiHan thought of the owner of the Abyss, whom he had upgraded himself to.

"...Fighting against that guy is still difficult."

There was a significant difference in basic specs between him and the owner of the Abyss, even if he only trusted the Taegeuk Sword and charged into the Abyss.

Of course, if he used star buffs and continued to fight, the gap would decrease, but still, he had to prepare everything for the battle, as it was happening in reality, not in a game.

"With this significant improvement, let's find clues about the enemy and eternity."

While thinking that, Sung JiHan started to research in earnest about the enemies and eternity that had developed in the training ground.

How much time had passed like that?

"...I don't feel any improvement in my proficiency."

Enemies and eternity.

The former was the ability used by the Red Administrator, and the latter was an ability related to the infinite vitality of the World Tree.

Sung JiHan had a certain level of understanding about both powers, so he could utilize them to some extent.

However, when he tried to use them effectively against the owner of the Abyss, it wasn't easy.

"I guess I'm not a Dongbangsak after all."

When he learned the Taegeuk Sword from him, he quickly improved.

But when he tried to upgrade his abilities alone, there was no progress.

As Asoka said, he lacked talent.

"...In the current state, no matter how much I research, I'm stuck in the same place. It's better to increase my abilities."

If his understanding was lacking, he should increase his stats.

With that in mind, Sung JiHan decided to solve his current dilemma.

"Inventory."

He opened his inventory.

At the very end, there was a "Black Sealed Box" containing the hand of the administrator.

Sung JiHan took out the box and opened it.

Then...

[Golden Egg, collection time?]

A message appeared above the red eyes.

He remembered that it was called a goose that laid golden eggs last time.

"Hurry up and lay the egg."

[Understood.]

The red eyes obediently accepted Sung JiHan's words.

Thump, thump, thump...

Blood vessels began to spread in all directions.