The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 364

24-hour long vote to increase humanity's stats by +5.

Four options: Strength, Agility, Magic, Stamina.

With over 1 billion votes, Stamina was chosen and boasted a final vote rate of over 90 percent.

- It seems like Stamina is the best choice after all.

- Not only regular people benefit, but also other players regardless of their class.

- But if Magic is increased by +5, wouldn't even those who can't feel magic be able to feel it?

- Even if you can feel magic, it's useless without gifts, haha.

Meanwhile, the World BattleNet Association held a meeting based on this vote.

"To be able to choose initial stats...?"

"Well, from the perspective of player power, wouldn't Magic be better?"

"But according to the re-vote results, Stamina is receiving overwhelming support. And Sung JiHan is the one doing this, so we can't force him."

"Yeah, that's true..."

Sung JiHan, being someone uncontrollable by the World BattleNet Association and with such high support for Stamina.

The association decided not to intervene in this matter.

"You said you would only vote for an hour..."

"After absorbing the items, he closed his eyes and seemed busy."

"He's currently absorbing his 10th item. He hasn't moved on the couch for 24 hours."

"He doesn't even eat or go to the bathroom, haha."

"Well, he's the strongest of the strongest, so it's natural."

While Sung JiHan absorbed the 10 items, viewers watched this process vividly.

And after the absorption process ended, when Sung JiHan voted for +5 Stamina according to the results, people truly felt the effects.

"Wow! My stamina really increased!"

"Huh, I stayed up all night to see the voting results, and suddenly I feel dizzy, haha."

"Wow, I can really feel the increase in stamina."

"It's only +5, but it's amazing... There must be a reason why players are superhumans."

Among all the bonuses Sung JiHan has received for the evolution of humanity, the +5 Stamina has the best effect on regular people.

News outlets around the world reported this as breaking news and planned to broadcast experts discussing the societal changes caused by +5 Stamina.

"Doctor, what do you think the impact of +5 Stamina will be on humanity?"

"Don't you feel it in real-time as well? It's like having vitality in your body. When Sung JiHan gained enhanced vitality last time, it had a significant impact on the medical industry..."

"This time, the impact on the medical industry as a whole will be even greater. The effect of the enhanced vitality alone last time was considerable, with a significant decrease in the flu rate compared to last year. But this +5 Stamina will have an even greater effect..."

On one channel, panels gathered to discuss the impact of +5 Stamina, but the conversation didn't last long.

"Uhm, everyone. We just received breaking news."

Ziiiiing.

The screen flipped and another breaking news appeared.

In that video...

"Everyone, there's unexpected news."

With a calm expression, Sung JiHan was detonating a massive bomb.

"Humanity can now evolve into a lower race."

-??

-Race evolution?

-Is it because of +5 Stamina?

-We're finally breaking free from being the lowest of the low, haha.

Race evolution.

On Earth, humanity was considered the lowest of all creatures.

In the Space League, it seems like Sung JiHan always lived in a position where he had to listen to the "lowest level topics" every time.

Once again, the attention of humanity was focused on Sung JiHan.

And it wasn't just humans who were interested in this matter.

- Species evolution... Can it really happen?

- It happens occasionally. Especially for lower-level species like humans, the hurdles for evolution are not high.

- The guy above doesn't know anything. Lower-level species don't get evolution bonuses because they are weak. This species evolves because they have a good player.

- So, when all my attribute affinities were +1, I thought I could already evolve. How weak is the human race that they couldn't even evolve with that...

Even the aliens who were not interested in which stat humanity was voting for were chatting actively about this.

They were actively chatting about it.

"But to evolve, there are prerequisites."

Sung JiHan sighed.

He raised his window.

And numerous items appeared inside.

[Evolution target species: Humans]

[Evolution difficulty: Very difficult]

Initially, below the evolution difficulty of 'very difficult' set for humans.

The missions came to mind.

[Win in the Space League competition]

[Reach Space Area 6 or higher]

...

There were a total of 100 missions that matched the difficulty of 'very difficult'.

Most of them had a clear mark at the end.

"They said it was very difficult, but they all cleared it?"

"Well... most of them were cleared by Sung JiHan."

"For real, Sung JiHan is riding the evolution bus."

"How many stages have been upgraded in just one year thanks to Sung JiHan? LOL"

"At this rate, we should build statues all over the world."

"Surprisingly, they already exist in foreign countries."

"Really?"

"Since they found out how to remove dungeon portals, they have been gods in lower-ranked countries. LOL"

So Sung JiHan had already cleared most of the missions.

But there were a few missions that he couldn't clear.

[Achieve a win rate of 60% or higher for 7 days against the lowest-level species in the Bronze League Evolution Area]

[Achieve a win rate of 60% or higher for 7 days against the lowest-level species in the Silver League Evolution Area]

...

These were missions set from Bronze to Diamond, to achieve a win rate of 60% or higher for 7 days.

These were missions that Sung JiHan couldn't clear, even if he wanted to.

Because he was already in the Grandmaster League.

"Missions?"

"Considering the bonuses that humans have received, they should be able to evolve right away. Why are they receiving missions?"

"Is it because they rely too much on one player?"

"What is the Evolution Area?"

"Well... it seems to be a place where the top 100 players from each league are temporarily assigned. I've never seen it before either."

The Evolution Area, temporarily set up for the evolution missions of each species.

Here, the lower-level species that rise from the lowest level to the lower level, like humans, compete for a week.

"This is the biggest problem."

A win rate of 60%.

If you were a monster-level player like Sung JiHan, this would have been an incredibly easy condition.

But if players who compete in evolution gather together to determine their win rate, this condition is not as easy as it seems.

Especially from Bronze to Diamond league, the problem was that everyone had to achieve this condition.

"I cleared 95 of them, but 5 are problematic. With a win rate of 60 percent... Even if the top 100 players come out in each league, it doesn't seem easy. We will need close cooperation from the federation."

-Wow, it's so unfair if we miss out on evolution because of these 5 missions ㅠㅠ

-How much have we benefited so far that humanity should do this?

-It's a problem because we can't do this much...

-Even if we have a win rate of 55 percent, we can accumulate experience and get promoted to the next league on Battle.net... 60 percent win rate is really tough;

-But if we gather the lowest ranks together, wouldn't it be manageable...?

Only 5 missions left.

But this was a major obstacle for humanity, who had only relied on Sung JiHan buses.

Especially a win rate of 60 percent is an extremely difficult condition, no matter how difficult the difficulty level is.

People couldn't hide their anxiety about whether this would work.

And.

"President Jeff. Please contact me. There are things to discuss regarding this mission."

Sung JiHan thought that President Jeff would definitely see this and spoke up.

Buzz...

His phone immediately vibrated.

[Sung JiHan!! I saw the broadcast. How can we cooperate?]

President Jeff's voice was full of excitement.

If it was what Sung JiHan was asking for, he was willing to give everything.

"Gather the players who will be in the top 100... It will be around 500, right? Please gather them all at the Korean Battle.net Center."

[Oh, not in New York but in Korea...?]

From Bronze to Diamond, the top 100 players in each league.

A considerable number of them had switched to American nationality and were affiliated with American guilds.

It seemed that the United States was the place that provided the best treatment compared to other countries.

So, considering the number of people, it would have been better for Sung JiHan to go to the United States, but...

"New York is too far for me."

[Oh, right! Of course, we should go! I understand! I will gather them immediately!]

With his words, President Jeff immediately agreed.

In this era, it was a natural world where it was more urgent for 500 people to go to Korea than for one Sung JiHan to go to New York.

That's how humanity moved more urgently than ever to clear the evolution mission.

* * *

[Stamina +5. A distinctive perceived effect among all species bonuses so far]

[What will change when humanity enters the species evolution and becomes a lower species?]

[Korean Battle.net Center, under expansion with investment from the World Battle.net Federation. Initially bringing in 500 Battle.net Connectors]

[Win rate of 60 percent, is it realistically possible? Experts diagnose that it is difficult without any special methods]

"A win rate of 60 percent... This is a condition that really tells us not to evolve."

Yoon Se-jin, who was drinking coffee, raised his head as he read the news title.

From Bronze to Diamond, everyone is expected to have a win rate of 60 percent for a week.

It was so difficult because even a slight mistake was not allowed.

Meanwhile, Yoon Sae-ah, who was listening to this from across the dining table, raised her eyebrows.

"But even if we fail this time, we can try again next time, right? Actually, it would have been difficult if it weren't for Uncle. Is there a time limit for the mission?"

"There is no time limit. But looking closely at the conditions, it seems that the Evolution Area opens once a year."

"A year... That's quite a long time."

In the end, if we miss this opportunity, we have to wait a year to try again.

Yoon Sae-ah frowned.

"I hope it works out this time... Uncle, do you have any ideas?"

"I have my own ideas. But it would be quite a loss for me to just do it."

Sung JiHan's idea was to activate the Holy See mode.

With the ruling characteristic of the garden increasing by 2000 people, it was possible to sponsor all the players participating this time by turning it on.

Then, it would be possible to gain an advantage through Holy See sponsorship.

However.

"But then the Holy See Access Level will decrease."

The Holy See Access Level decreases every time the Holy See characteristic is turned on.

It was already reduced from 777 to 767.

If the Access Level is lowered, it would be easier to become a Holy See.

But then, as a candidate for the Holy See, Sung JiHan would not receive the protection of the system, so it was advantageous for him not to lower the level as much as possible.

"I wonder how much stronger I will become if I become a lower race. It's hard to feel it."

Even the Stamina +5, which people praised for its good effect, didn't give Sung JiHan much of a feeling.

Even if he evolved into a lower race, as someone who was already a strong player capable of defeating top-tier races.

Whether this would be of great use or not was currently unknown.

So when Sung JiHan was contemplating how much level he should use.

"Really? Then don't do it."

Upon hearing that Sung JiHan could suffer losses, Yoon Sae-ah immediately shook her head.

"How much have you done for me to have to evolve even at the cost of losses? It's better to slowly clear the missions even if it takes a few more years."

"That's right, nephew. Don't push yourself too hard. Even if you become a lower race, it won't change much. Even the Stamina +5 didn't make much of a difference for a strong player like you."

When Yoon Sae-jin also chimed in and advised him not to sacrifice himself.

Sung JiHan sighed.

The Shadow Queen revealed her face from Sung JiHan's arm.

"No. Unlike stat bonuses, the evolution of races has quite an effect."

"Oh. Your Majesty... Is that true?"

"Yes. Of course, if the losses are too great, you can take it slowly... But even the strong benefit from the evolution of races. In fact, the stronger you are, the greater the gain."

"Hmm. Is that so?"

Then, to what extent should he invest in the Holy See Access Level?

Sung JiHan calmly weighed the pros and cons and muttered.

"To do this properly, Holy See Reputation is needed."

Since he was going to make use of the ruling characteristic, it would be better to use it in a state where it was strengthened.

While Sung JiHan was thinking about how to gain Holy See Reputation.

"Holy See Reputation? Then do achievement tasks."

"Achievement tasks?"

"Yes. Isn't humanity good at numbers? Especially now that the evolution of races is at stake, you should fulfill all the requirements you demand."

"Is that so? I think I've cleared most of them. What are the achievement tasks?"

"For now..."

The Shadow Queen began to explain the achievement tasks.