The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 189

Ah, what's going on...

The opposing team isn't using any ban cards or select cards!

Even if we do this, can the game still proceed?

Just when the commentators were puzzled by the Elf Substitute's choice...

Ah...! According to the analysis of the rulebook by the Power Analysis Team, it is possible to keep these two cards without using them.

If you collect three ban cards like this, you can definitely use more bans starting from the fourth game!

It seems that if you collect three select cards, you can definitely choose the map!

The commentator who obtained information from the Federation was able to explain why the Elf Substitute made such a choice.

And if you collect four cards by the fifth game... there is also an additional special effect that can change the game options!

To change the options... what does that mean?

There wasn't a detailed explanation for that. However, if you give up on four games, including the ban and select cards, it means there won't be many things you can change, right?

But generally, wouldn't it be best to finish before reaching the fifth game? It seems like using the ban and select cards in every game would give the highest win rate...

You're right. How do you know if you'll reach five games! There's a chance that you'll end up with nothing after saving the cards!

As the commentator said, it was inefficient to not use the cards in the previous games and save them for later.

If you foolishly save them and end up losing all three games, then you won't be able to use the cards and they'll just go to waste.

And...

[Out of the top 10 players in "World Tree Elf - 71", 3 players are banned.]

[Players ranked 1st, 3rd, and 5th are banned. They cannot participate in the first game.]

Oh, 1st, 3rd, and 5th place. The ban cards were drawn favorably!

It's a good start!

[The map for the first game has been determined.]

[The first game will be played at "Southgate."]

Humanity achieved the best result because the opponents didn't use any cards.

In addition to that, the ban targeted the top players of the opponents.

The game map was Southgate, which they were most familiar with from the tutorial.

Oh! It's Southgate!

We got a familiar map. If the opponents had used a select card, there would have been a 70% chance that it would be one of the maps chosen by both us and the opponents...

It's the best result for humanity! I hope we do well in the first game!

Southgate map, where 100 people will participate.

Out of 2000 people, according to the predetermined lineup for this map...

The players were called.

"Go and come back, brother-in-law."

Yoon Se-jin, the number one warrior class player, stood up first.

"If it's Southgate, I'll be participating too. It would have been great if Sung JiHan could join us as well..."

Ha Yeon-joo, the top archer class player in Korea, also made it into the top 100 and participated in the first game.

"Please take care of my share."

"Yes. I'll definitely win and come back!"

And so, with two Koreans among the 100 players, the lineup for the first match was confirmed.

"It would have been great if Sung JiHan could also go out..."

"Too bad he's not a diamond."

"But then why is he on the list of 2000 people?"

"Yeah, right? It's only possible for diamonds, so there's no need for him to be on the list."

The people who couldn't participate in the first game chattered, glancing at Sung JiHan.

Although everyone acknowledged his skills.

It was incomprehensible why a player like Sung JiHan, who couldn't even participate in the game, was on the lineup.

"Is it because he wants to be part of the first-ever lineup?"

"Is Sung JiHan the type to fuss about something like that?"

"If that's the case, he should just get promoted to diamond quickly..."

With Sung JiHan at the center of such unfavorable talk...

The game begins!

As the opening match began, everyone's attention was focused there.

The first clash between humanity and the elves.

There was nothing more important to watch than that.

And...

"Ah~! The Sword King! He easily breaks through the enemy lines! The elf warrior tries to block, but he can't respond at all!"

"World Tree Elf, if it's going to crumble so easily, why didn't they use the ban card? I just don't understand."

Elf camp located on the fortress.

They had prepared their defense with bows and summoning spirits.

But the Sword King took the lead with his white sword.

And with the rest of the human players supporting him, they quickly fell.

Especially.

"Oh, these elves... Are they different from the elves that Sung JiHan player faced? They don't show the incredible regeneration power they showed back then!"

"They seem to be strong enough!"

"Among the many races we saw on the chaotic battlefield, the elves seem to be the weakest!"

Unlike the insane regeneration power shown in the Sung JiHan channel,

The elves showed no different physical abilities than humans.

"What? Nothing special?"

"Why is it so easy?"

"Watching as an ally of the Sword King is very comfortable. Did Koreans enjoy this kind of fun only for themselves?"

"We haven't fully experienced the fun that only Koreans enjoy yet. Sung JiHan didn't participate together."

"We haven't felt it yet."

"Seriously, the Sword King and Sung JiHan should have come out together."

The viewers enjoyed watching the Sword King overwhelming the first match.

Especially the foreign viewers were amazed by the performance of the Sword King, who had always been an enemy but became an ally.

If the two warriors were to pull humanity forward like a tandem in the Space League,

There would be no worries.

And so.

[The first match is over.]

[Humanity wins.]

[The MVP of the first match is 'Yoon Se-jin'.]

Humanity easily won the opening match.

The Sword King, who swept away the enemy, was selected as the MVP.

With this complete victory in the first match, the commentators relaxed their voices and talked to each other.

"Humanity has won the first game of the opening match!"

"In games like this, the first set is always important! The World Tree Elf passed without using cards. I'm curious about how they will perform in the next game."

"I guess... wouldn't it be better to draw cards? If we win in the second and third sets as well, they won't have saved any cards."

However, contrary to the predictions of these commentators,

"We won't use cards."

The Elf Representative, instead of the elves, smiled just like before the start of the first match.

"We lost the first set so easily, yet they're so relaxed. It's suspicious..."

Davis, the Earth's representative team coach, looked at the Elf Representative with a suspicious gaze for not using cards.

"But still, we have to use cards."

He made the same decision as in the first match.

He banned three players from the top 10 and selected the Southgate map.

Then.

["World Tree Elf - 71" bans three players from the top 1-10. They cannot participate in the second match.]

"Players ranked 1st, 2nd, and 4th have been banned. They cannot participate in the second match."

"The ban card's specific option has been used twice. They cannot use this option from the next match."

"Oh, wow...! They banned the top 1st, 2nd, and 4th players better than before!"

"Coach Davis. Today is our day!"

"Even though we can't use this option from the next game... we can still ban with other options, right?"

"Yes. They said we can ban five players from the top 1-20. If we have a lucky day like today, it might be better to ban five players!"

"The maps for the second match have been decided."

"The second match will be held at 'Southgate'."

"Oh, there... We got Southgate map again!"

"70% has been triggered twice!"

Humanity started the second set in better conditions than the previous set.

The game result was also one-sided.

[The second match is over.]

[Humanity wins.]

[Oliver is selected as the MVP for the second game.]

In the first set, the offense and defense switched, so humanity was on the defensive side.

In the second set, Oliver, the guild master of American First and the top-ranked magician in the world, claimed the MVP.

=Oliver! As expected! He's showing his top-ranked performance!

=How many spells does he use at once?

=Indeed, he's the pride of the United States!

The American commentator praised Oliver, their superstar, while spitting out saliva.

Seeing the crumbling elf camp, they hoped that the game would end 3-0.

=This, this might end 3-0!

=Haha. Then I'm curious who will be the "Player of the Day"!

=Since Gomwang and Oliver each got an MVP, it will be decided based on who performs better in the third game, won't it?

While discussing with the commentators, Christoph remembered the video call he had with Sung JiHan a while ago.

It seems like this will just end 3-0.

"He was so confident when he talked about it, so I bet $10,000 just in case... I guess I wasted it."

He thought he knew something and was about to say something, but it seems like he was just an overly confident person.

"Well, since I decided to receive the Akashic Page anyway."

$10,000 is nothing compared to the Akashic Page.

Christoph thought of this incident as a happening and tried to laugh it off.

Before the third game started,

The overall atmosphere was that the game would end 3-0.

But...

"We won't use our cards."

Once again, instead of the elves who didn't use their cards, the Elf Tribe Representative said.

[Among the top 20 players of 'World Tree Elf - 71', 5 players are banned.]

[Players ranked 2nd, 5th, 11th, 12th, and 17th are banned. They cannot participate in the three games.]

When the ban on humanity ended, they laughed heartily.

"This time, I wasn't banned, right?"

"...What does that mean?"

"First place. I survived."

The Elf Tribe Representative said, pointing at himself.

When Coach Davis heard those words, he realized who the first place player who had been banned until now was.

"The Elf Coach... is in first place?"

"Hehe... It's the 'Train' map. You'll see in the game. Everyone."

Flash!

As the appearance of the Elf Tribe Representative disappeared into the light,

Coach Davis's face hardened.

"Something... doesn't feel good."

Even though they lost two games in a row, the elves still didn't use their cards.

And the player in first place is the coach, a strange behavior...

Coach Davis looked at the in-game screen with an inexplicable sense of unease.

"No...!"

He couldn't help but be amazed.

* * *

Train map.

Along with South Gate, this was the game map that humanity had played the most as the national team.

Although South Gate was mainly selected because it seemed like the elves would be strong at long range,

After playing the first and second games, they were confident that humanity would have the upper hand even at long range, so they chose Train...

"Train... It's such an easy map."

In the game, the Elf Tribe Representative revealed his first appearance.

Ranked first, the Elf Tribe Representative smiled and reached out his hand into the air.

"Summoning the Great Spirit."

Shoooo...!

Then, the bodies of the nearby elves became transparent.

Above the Elf Tribe Representative's hand, a green energy began to gather.

(Note: The translation may not be 100% accurate as the context and meaning of certain terms may vary depending on the story or game being translated.)

Did about 30 elves disappear like that?

"Well, that's enough."

On top of the desk, a green energy gathered and formed into a shape.

=That... is a train, right?

=Yes. That's correct. It looks just like the two trains running parallel right now...!

On her hand was a train that looked exactly like the one running on the train map.

On the train, there were several small clusters of light moving.

The shape resembled what one would see when looking at a human train from a distance.

"Look forward to a more exciting map next time."

Whoosh!

With those words, she flipped the train.

Kururur...!

The elven train and the human train in the distance.

Flipped over in an instant.

"What, what is this...!"

"Why did the train suddenly...!"

The flipped train.

Towards that direction, a horde of zombies came rushing in.

Thump, thump...!

The elven train, as if mocking the humans, moved forward.

So far away that the human players couldn't possibly catch up.

=This... is... flipping a train...

=Was the top-ranked elf... this powerful?

=If this continues, the game will soon be over...!

The players who survived even after the train was flipped tried to fight off the zombies and somehow hold on.

But losing the train in the train map, it was all meaningless resistance.

[The third match is ending.]

['World Tree Elf - 71' team wins.]

[As the MVP of the third match, 'Daeshin-gwan' is selected.]

With a single gesture, she flipped the train.

The elf Daeshin-gwan, who easily became the MVP.

She returned to the director's table and smiled happily.

"We won't use cards."

Now, for the fourth time, Daeshin-gwan said the same thing.

But the pressure Davis felt was different from before.

'We have to win in the fourth match. If the elves use the cards they collected in the fifth match... I'm worried about what might happen.'

Davis looked at the elf Daeshin-gwan.

When she didn't get banned in first place, she came out and blew up the game.

In that case...

"...I will change the ban card."

The director made up his mind to choose a different option for the ban card.

['World Tree Elf - 71' team's first-ranked player is banned. Cannot participate in the fourth match.]

Instead of randomly cutting, only the powerful elf coach who showed her strength was cut.

-Cutting 5 people and then 1 person is a shame...

-No, no, you made a good choice. Look at what happened in the third game.

-For real, Daeshin-gwan is so strong. Flipping a train on the train map?

-If we just cut her, it'll be easier. Like the first and second matches.

However...

"Hehe..."

Daeshin-gwan, upon seeing Davis' choice, let out a laugh.

"I'm not in first place, you know."

"...What?"

"You're so naive. Do you believe what the enemy says?"

"No, then why didn't you participate in the first and second matches...!?"

I thought she didn't come out because she got banned in the first and second matches.

But now, what she's saying is completely different.

"Well, it's because we have to play the fifth match."