The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 353

Did you see something?

"I did see something shocking."

Sung JiHan thought of the owner of the Abyss, the "Soul of the Taegeuk."

After passing through the head of the giant, Sung JiHan found himself inside, where he had been absorbed by the Taegeuk Sword.

"It's a bit strange to say that I'm inside there."

Although Pithia had been a great help to Sung JiHan, she was still a servant of the gods and was reluctant to reveal everything.

However, if she didn't provide any information, it would be difficult to expect any information from the other side.

"There were the heads of the Red-eyed Giant and the Tree Giant."

Sung JiHan talked about seeing the heads of the enemy tribe and the Tree Tribe.

"The heads of the giants... Can you tell me exactly what they looked like?"

"Basically, they were in the form of ethereal bodies."

As Sung JiHan explained in detail about the heads of the giants, Pithia nodded with a serious expression.

"They are believed to be two types of giants that are considered primordial beings..."

"What do you know about them?"

"Yes. Since you completed the end mission, I have occasionally encountered them when reading the data of the end... No, the data of the end world."

Ziiiiing...

As Pithia spread her hands, light began to emit from them, forming a shape.

The first one to appear was the Red-eyed Giant.

Those referred to as the enemy tribe by the Dragon Lord.

Although they had different appearances, they all had distinctive red eyes.

"The Red-eyed Giants... They are the 'Red Administrator' who is currently missing and the 'Enemy Tribe' who serves them."

The Enemy Tribe.

Sung JiHan had also seen them before.

He had been captured by the forces led by Gilgamesh and had been executed by the spear of his bloodline while hanging on the cross.

And...

"The red eyes that gave birth to Gilgamesh were similar to the eyes they have."

In the footage shown to Sung JiHan by Gilgamesh.

A huge red eye was wriggling in the whirlpool.

The red eyes that fed them slime and tested them, eliminating the limits of human growth.

Their eye shape was very similar to that of the Enemy Tribe.

At that time, many people disappeared without being able to withstand the "slime," but only Gilgamesh survived.

"The Enemy Tribe... What the hell are they doing?"

"I don't know everything about their goals. However, according to the data I read..."

Ziiiiing...

The appearance of the Red-eyed Giant disappeared, and a new image appeared, that of the Tree Giant.

"Their goal was to become this Tree Giant. They are called the Tree Tribe, giants created by the World Tree. They took control of the World Tree planted on Earth and conducted various experiments for this purpose."

"When you say World Tree... Are you talking about the Elf's World Tree?"

"Yes, that's right. The director of the Elf's World Tree experiment brought in the Enemy Tribe."

Sung JiHan recalled the story the branch manager had told him before.

"The director of the Earth's experiment fused himself with the World Tree and mixed in the data of powerful races."

"Contact with Earth was cut off, and later, a joint investigation team was dispatched there... but they only sent a message saying 'critical error occurred' and went missing."

The director of the Earth's experiment who fused himself with the World Tree.

The result of his collaboration with the Enemy Tribe must be the Tree Tribe.

"Then shouldn't all the Enemy Tribe have turned into the Tree Tribe? Both exist within the owner of the Abyss."

"However, there was a lack of resources."

"Resources?"

"Yes."

Pitia furrowed her brow slightly.

"To become the Mokshin tribe, there was a shortage of human numbers."

"...Were the resources for humans to become Mokshin?"

"Yes. And not just any humans, but those who inherited Gilgamesh's talent... those who could withstand the power of the World Tree. Humanity was their livestock."

So, the reason for experimenting and removing the limits of human growth was because of this.

Through Pitia, Sung JiHan was able to learn one more step about what happened in the beginning.

"I see... thanks to you, I have a somewhat understanding of the identity of the giants. But... is this important?"

"What?"

"They have ultimately disappeared now. Only their heads were left behind in the Abyss."

Whether it was the enemy tribe dominating humanity or another alien race.

What's important is the current situation.

When Sung JiHan brought up a realistic story, Pitia's eyes sparkled.

"The fact that only their heads remain is important."

"The heads?"

"Yes. JiHan-nim, do you remember the regenerative abilities of the elves?"

"Yeah. Those creatures that can survive anything."

"Even the regenerative abilities of the elves, who can be considered the end of the World Tree Union, are strong... so what about those who attempted to fuse with the World Tree like the enemy tribe or the Mokshin tribe?"

"Well, they must be strong."

Sung JiHan casually replied, recalling the giants who were pierced by the spear of the bloodline.

No matter how strong their regenerative abilities were, they couldn't withstand the spear with the annihilation code written on it.

So, aren't they finished here?

One thing.

"Although their physical bodies have already disappeared, as you saw, JiHan-nim... their souls were not completely destroyed."

"You mean the remaining heads?"

"Yes. At first, I thought they had completely disappeared, but as time passed, the souls of the two races merged and harmonized, gradually restoring themselves."

"Souls..."

"When the boundaries between day and night collapsed, the souls of the divine race spread like a plague, even more so than when they were trapped in their physical bodies. Eventually, the world was filled with countless souls."

"Countless souls?"

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow.

There was something that came to mind when he heard that word.

"Is there a connection between the Man-Gwi Bongsin and this situation?"

* * *

"Yes."

The annihilating Man-Gwi Bongsin.

In terms of spiritual bodies, this was originally a martial art that should have been the successor to the Eastern Sakk.

After being robbed by Hana Moshin, he had used the Gugung Palgwedo instead of the Man-Gwi Bongsin.

"Gilgamesh, who saved humanity, hid his tracks. When people were suffering from the souls of the giants... Dongbangsak appeared and sealed them."

"Wasn't his martial art taken away by the gods?"

"In the data I saw, that wasn't the case. He traveled the world and dedicated himself to sealing the souls of the giants... it was clearly Dongbangsak who was in charge of the sealing. However..."

Pitia's face darkened.

"There were limits to the sealing. Because the regenerative abilities of the two races were so excellent, even within the seal, their souls writhed..."

"So?"

"Dongbangsak met a god. And... after that, no data could be read."

Blink. Blink.

Light shot out of Pithia's eyes several times.

No matter how hard she tried, it seemed that there was no information about Dongbangsak after meeting the god.

"So, in the end, you didn't see anything?"

"Yes... His whereabouts after that are important."

"What did he do after meeting the god? Did he ultimately take the mantle of the Mangwi Bongsin and receive eternal life?"

"Well... but Dongbangsak is different even among the gods' disciples. When he went on a hunt for the Holy See, he was more terrifying than the god himself."

"More terrifying than the god?"

Sung JiHan's eyes widened at those words.

Even when he called himself the Cosmic Heavenly Horse.

Was he more infamous than the owner, the god?

"Is it true that Dongbangsak is on a different level? He's incredibly strong. As long as he continues to consider himself a disciple of the god, there's nothing good for you. The possibility of surpassing the god completely disappears."

"You talk as if you're not a disciple of the god."

"I... sigh."

Pithia sighed in response to Sung JiHan's retort.

"While loading the data, I was able to see my fate in the destroyed world. Do you know what it was like?"

"No."

"One by one, I lit the flames and used the End of the World. I committed suicide in every single one!"

"Really?"

"Well, whatever. If that's my fate, if it's my duty, I'll accept it. But, dying every time and saying, 'Ah... this isn't it.'?"

After witnessing her own death, Pithia vomited.

"The god definitely deceived me."

"What did he deceive you about?"

"I don't know yet... but seeing me screaming during the End of the World, there must be something."

"...I see. So, what do you plan to do from now on?"

"Dongbangsak still shows unwavering loyalty to the god. He claims it's because the god gave him eternal life, but there are many suspicious points."

Sizzle.

Pithia raised one corner of her mouth.

"To suppress the god, we need to find the reason why Dongbangsak is loyal to him and eliminate that factor. To do that, we need to dig through the unreadable data."

Are they talking about when Dongbangsak and the god met?

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow.

"How do you know it's unreadable?"

"It's a difficult task... but we can't just sit around! Let's go to the place where they met for now."

"Where is that?"

"Try using my real power."

"Bingcheongeomwoo? Alright. Let's go outside then."

Sung JiHan opened the window and gestured.

Pithia reached out her hands to him.

"Don't go alone, hold me."

"...Why me?"

"I'm going outside to use it. I can't fly right now. Sung JiHan secretly brought me out. I shouldn't exert myself."

"......"

Swoosh.

Sung JiHan carried Sophia's body and went outside.

"You're floating me around like an object... People really have no sense of affection."

"Well, it's not like it's your body."

"Your sponsor player would be pleased, wouldn't they?"

Floating behind her, Pithia said.

Hunwon Divine Art, Annihilation Divine Secret, Ice Heaven Sword Rain.

When Sung JiHan used Ice Heaven Sword Rain, his expression became serious.

"Can you let me ride on the sword?"

"Well, that's easy."

Thump.

Pithia floated on top of the giant ice sword.

As she drew something on it.

Shooooo...!

A strand of sword energy rapidly expanded, starting to slice through the sky.

"Where are we going?"

With a puzzled look, Sung JiHan followed behind the sword energy that cut through the sky.

"Please don't let me fall!"

"Sure."

With Pithia's body tightly attached to the sword, he flew for a long time.

"...How far are we going? We've reached the West Sea."

"Just a little more should be enough!"

Just a little more.

How many times had he heard that sound?

"We might end up going all the way to China at this rate."

Sung JiHan sighed and decided to see it through to the end.

Crossing the coastline, Pithia arrived in the middle of the West Sea.

"Here!"

She pointed downwards with her finger, where only seawater rippled.

"Did we find the right place?"

"...Maybe?"

Even though she guided them, Pithia couldn't be sure because it was just the middle of the sea.

"Let's go and see."

Sung JiHan took her and descended towards the sea.

Until they reached the water, it was calm.

"...Hm?"

As they got closer to the water, his expression became serious.

Underneath the sea.

He faintly felt a familiar energy.

"This... the energy of life..."