The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 304

"Babel Tower?"

Sung JiHan, who had no religion, was familiar with the Babel Tower.

It was a tower that tried to reach heaven by piling up to the sky, but instead incurred the wrath of God and collapsed.

In the myth, it was said that different languages were mixed together, despite the unified language.

And Gilgamesh's residence was the "Babel Tower."

"This tower... the higher you go, the more dangerous it is. Even though we are avatars entering through the BattleNet Connector, the Holy See once again advised us to log out."

"Hmm."

Sigh.

Sung JiHan thought while chewing on the golden fruit.

The Babel Tower, which was incredibly dangerous.

For safety reasons, it would be right to log out.

Even if Sung JiHan couldn't become a candidate for the Holy See this time, there wasn't much time left until he ascended.

However.

"I should go up a bit."

Sung JiHan became interested in Gilgamesh's Babel Tower, which gave him golden fruit.

"I will go further for now. If it becomes dangerous, log out immediately."

"Well... even if I'm there, I'll just be a hindrance to Uncle, right? Got it. I'll jump when I need to."

"Me too. And if the Holy See gives another command, I'll let you know right away."

The two people obediently agreed to his request.

"But Uncle, shouldn't we not eat that fruit?"

"Oh, I can purify it myself, so it's fine."

"Oh, then can I?"

"No, you can't."

"Ugh, it looks delicious."

Yoon Sae-ah envied Sung JiHan as he continued to eat the fruit.

The golden fruit looked more delicious than any other food in the world.

If it weren't for her mother's request, she would have already run over there.

"With this level of vitality, it's about one-fifth of the World Tree's fruit."

And the 'secret power' hidden inside was about one-fifth, clearly less potent than the World Tree's fruit.

Sung JiHan deliberately didn't purify that power.

Slurp. Slurp.

He ate the most fruit.

"No! Who keeps taking it!?"

The players, who were absorbed in eating the fruit with their eyes wide open, got angry when the fruit kept disappearing.

"Look, look behind! It's Sung JiHan...!"

"Ah..."

"Well, there's nothing we can do."

"Uh, ugh. Do I have to eat all of this while being so strong...?"

Knowing that Sung JiHan was the one taking the fruit, they couldn't say anything and just grumbled.

"Wow... look at them gossiping about Uncle. Why are they like that? Even if it increases stamina."

"That's right. How dare they say that to JiHan?"

"...But Sofia, why are you closing your eyes?"

"It looks so delicious. I decided not to look."

"I should do that too."

The two endured with their eyes closed.

Sung JiHan smirked at their appearance and started eating the fruit in earnest.

Crunch. Crunch!

He took almost half of what Enkidu dropped on the ground and devoured it.

The attention of the national team players gradually turned to him.

And.

"Ah, can you...!"

"Sung JiHan, shouldn't you stop eating...!?"

The national team players were expressing their dissatisfaction openly to Sung JiHan, who was a presence of blasphemy.

- Wow, they're saying that to Sung JiHan. They're such ungrateful people.

- Even if his stamina stat increases, his greed is a bit excessive, isn't it?

- It's like he's possessed by a ghost. He's gone mad.

- But still, we're better off. The US national team fights each other, right?

Like a pile of sand, the golden fruits were stacked.

When 50 people rushed in and devoured them like crazy, the bottom was quickly revealed.

And when the players who were sensitive to the remaining number of fruits looked at each other with a menacing air.

"Step aside."

The steel giant Enkidu cleared the way.

And then, the stairs revealed behind him.

It was the Tower of Babel, the golden paradise, but the stairs were made of wood.

And upon seeing it.

"Ah... it's over."

"Too bad."

"My stamina... increased by 3."

"I'm at 5."

"It would have been better if I ate more..."

People quickly calmed down their excitement and regained their composure.

But only for a moment.

"Then let's go up right away!"

"Who knows what treasure awaits on the upper floor!"

"This time, I'm going to eat it all...!"

Most of the players hurriedly went up to the next floor, disregarding the order and rushing forward.

Already, this game was the final match of the Champions League, and the players seemed to have forgotten that they were part of the national team.

Except for one person who wasn't swept away by the crowd.

Yoon Se-jin, the Sword King, looked at Sung JiHan with his arms crossed.

"Where... are we going, brother-in-law?"

"We have to go."

"Good choice."

Snick.

Yoon Se-jin laughed at Sung JiHan's decision.

"Then, let's go."

He went up the stairs first.

* * *

=This is so confusing, I can't figure out what kind of map this is...

=According to the news I heard from the Korean national team, Sophia's Seat of the Holy See is called Etemenanki, the Tower of Babel.

=The Tower of Babel? It seems very different from the Tower of Babel that I know. I don't know when the Tower of Babel became such a magnificent golden tower.

=And they said it's a dungeon map, but it seems like it only gives benefits to the players. Judging from the scenes we've seen so far.

The final match of the Champions League, 5 games.

The game that should have been fiercely contested was going in a completely unexpected direction.

The two teams climbing the Tower of Babel were not meeting each other, taking different paths.

With each floor they climbed, they received provisions from Enkidu.

"Pay homage to the king and consume the leaf. Then you can proceed to the next floor."

"Oh, you're giving us this again. Thank you!"

"Hail to the King of the Beginning!"

If the Sword King bowed first when it was fruits.

Now, the players rushed forward.

They all chewed on the giant leaves like herbivores, as if they had become herbivores themselves.

"...It doesn't look that delicious."

"Really? Koreans eat lettuce wrapped in meat."

"But that's only when it comes to meat."

Compared to fruits, it seemed tolerable.

Yoon Se-ah and Sophia watched the madness of the people with a calm mind.

Sung JiHan pulled the leaves piled up to the ceiling of the tower with his spiritual power.

"If this is also related to the World Tree series, it must be the leaves of the World Tree."

Chew.

Let's chew and see if the Tower of Babel's leaves have a recovery effect.

But this time, the effect of this one wasn't as big as the fruits.

Moreover, the main effect of the World Tree's leaves was originally to heal abnormal conditions.

"It's so delicious...!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"You have to bow and eat to increase your stats!"

"Oh, did it rise!?"

The players who were eating leaves seemed to be getting crazier instead of getting back to normal.

Not only did they bow more diligently in front of the leaves than to their ancestors.

"Sung JiHan! You've gone too far! Please stop taking them!"

"That's right...! How can you take the king's belongings all by yourself?"

"Hey! I'm your older brother, so I'll say something. Stop eating alone!"

Now even the players who usually spoke politely to Sung JiHan, were protesting against his behavior.

- Hey? To Sung JiHan? Hahaha

- He's really lost his mind...

- Is this Babel Tower, a map to test who can maintain their sanity?

The viewers were astonished.

In the final 5 matches they had been looking forward to, seeing their own teammates fighting each other like this.

They missed the intense battles of the first and second matches, and even the somewhat fierce third and fourth matches.

And then.

"He is the one favored by the king."

"The king does not tolerate disobedience."

The steel giant, who had only handed over the leaves, grabbed the player who was provoking Sung JiHan.

"Huh...?"

As the steel giant grabbed his hand.

Boom!

The player exploded like a balloon, unable to even resist.

- Ah, no...!

- Enkidu. He's showing aggressive behavior for the first time!

- He's standing up for Player Sung, what is the relationship between the owner of Babel Tower, the 'king', and him?

- The battle will now take place on the Korean national team's side...!

The commentators, excitedly, shifted their focus to the Korean national team.

They expected conflicts to arise since one of the national team players had died.

However.

"Ah... Sung JiHan was the one favored by the king."

"Then there's nothing we can do..."

"I'll be careful with my words..."

Even though their teammate had died, the Korean national team players became even more polite to Sung JiHan, accepting Enkidu's words.

The national team showed no intention of resisting the steel giant.

"No... Why are the players like that? We're on the same side and someone died..."

"That's why the Holy See told us not to eat the fruit. This is completely like a puppet show..."

The two who didn't eat the fruit were astonished by the players' reactions.

But the more surprising thing happened next.

"Uh, ugh...?"

One of the players who was eating leaves suddenly grabbed his chest.

Clank. Clank!

It turned into a golden chain and reached out towards the steel giant, Enkidu.

And the chain, absorbed into the steel giant's body, disappeared.

In an instant, one player exploded and died.

One turned into a chain and was absorbed, reducing the number of national team members to 48.

One.

Click. Click...

Most of the players were either dying or eating leaves, so they didn't pay attention.

"I have become the true servant of the king."

Yoon Se-jin commented while glancing at the side.

"Oh, so that's what it means to become a true servant... I envy them."

"I want to become one too."

"Let's eat more quickly!"

Instead, the movement of eating leaves became more busy.

And then.

Clank. Clank!

It was only after seven players turned into chains and disappeared.

[Move along.]

Enkidu allowed them to go up to the next floor.

-No, why does the final match feel so uneasy...

-I ordered one more chicken, but my appetite suddenly disappeared.

-The US national team also disappeared with only 8 people left -_-

-Do we have to reach the top floor without disappearing like this to win?

-Ugh, it would be better to just have a physical fight, what is this...

As the time passed, the national team players began to show fanatical devotion to the King of the Beginning.

And now, even the viewers feel uncomfortable.

"Uncle... Are you going to keep going?"

"As the Holy See said, wouldn't it be better to log out?"

Watching the national team players becoming more and more like a cult, Yoon Se-ah and Sophia tried to persuade Sung JiHan.

"I have something I want to investigate. You two log out first."

"...Is it the dangerous situation Uncle mentioned earlier?"

"So far it's been fine, but it will definitely be like that from the next floor."

"What about JiHan?"

"I still have something to investigate."

Sung JiHan raised his left hand.

Then.

Clang!

From his hand, something similar to what the players had transformed into earlier.

A golden chain popped out.

"Uh. Is, is JiHan also being consumed by that...!?"

"No. This has research value, so I'm intentionally growing it."

The last martial art of the Resolution, Cheonsugangsin.

The chain it emits and this golden chain were definitely of the same kind.

'I can find out more about Cheonsugangsin that I haven't fully analyzed yet, inside this Babel Tower.'

"I understand. It's better to log out than to become a burden."

"Yes, from the next floor, I will become a burden."

"Ugh... It hurts my heart to say it's useless in the middle of the battle, but I can't help it."

"Then let me give you a full buff before you go!"

If Sung JiHan doesn't help, he won't stay and hinder them, he said.

The two followed Sung JiHan's suggestion and logged out.

Flash!

When Yoon Se-ah and Sophia logged out.

"They're gone well. Now we don't have to worry."

Yoon Se-jin, who had been silently watching, said.

"Let's go, all the way to the top."

"Good idea."

Yoon Se-jin walked towards the next staircase.

Sung JiHan, who was silently watching his back, spoke up.

"Hey, but I have one question."

"...To me?"

"No, not to my brother-in-law. I mean, to you, Gilgamesh."

"Heh, what is it?"

As if he had no intention of hiding his identity.

With a golden gleam in his eyes, Sung JiHan turned to Yoon Se-jin with a smiling face.

Sung JiHan used the martial art of the Resolution.

Honyeonsingong (混元神功).

Myeolsingyeol (滅神訣).

Cheonsugangsin (天樹降神).

Clang. Clang.

Chains extending in all directions from Sung JiHan's body.

When they reached the second floor of this golden tower.

Sssss...

The golden color that filled the floor, walls, and ceiling quickly began to fade.

And it soon turned into a brown wooden material, like the stairs.

"Babel Tower... Is this the World Tree?"