The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 126

"Ah, that bastard isn't coming. Looks like he chickened out."

Outside the Battle.net administration office.

One of the national team warriors, who was smoking a cigarette, spat on the ground.

"Ah, I was going to give him a good lesson, but it's a shame."

"Jiho, just a little while ago, you were saying, 'What should I do if I lose face?'"

"Ah, hyung! That was just me talking nonsense~ How can I handle a guy who's too scared to come?"

"Ha... but that guy is really suspicious. He calls everyone and then cancels the match on the same day?"

There were still about ten minutes left until the test started, but the players already thought that Sung JiHan wouldn't come.

"Ha... Thank goodness."

Jiho, who had just spat on the ground, let out a sigh of relief inwardly.

He was the lowest-level player among the national team warriors and was supposed to be Sung JiHan's first opponent.

Just a while ago, while watching Sung JiHan's highlights, he had a feeling of impending defeat.

"Dongwoo hyung's idea to broadcast it live was good, but the level of interest is insane. I thought it would fail..."

A test where a Gold player challenges a Diamond player in the national team?

This was an unprecedented event even on a global scale.

There were already several foreign journalists waiting inside the test venue, and on the internet, millions of people were eagerly waiting to watch the live broadcast of the match.

Not only Koreans, but also viewers from overseas had to be included to reach that number.

Jiho couldn't help but smile when Sung JiHan didn't show up.

"Ha! Anyway, if Sung JiHan had come... I would have cut him down with one hit!!!"

Jiho's face, who was grumbling like that, looked truly happy.

At that moment.

"Hey, what's that?"

"What's flying towards us?"

The players standing across from Jiho pointed their fingers towards the sky.

"Huh...?"

Jiho turned around and looked up at the sky absentmindedly.

In the distance, something with a white trail was approaching.

And it was coming towards them at an incredible speed!

In a situation where no one could survive if hit directly.

"What the hell is that!"

"Hey! Take cover!"

But no one had the thought to dodge.

What would happen when faced with a truck rushing towards them?

The bewildered players could only watch as something fell from the sky.

At that moment.

The 'something' that had flown close to them stopped abruptly in mid-air.

The players, who could now identify its identity, dropped the cigarettes they were holding.

"Uh... Sung JiHan?"

What had been flying towards them was none other than Sung JiHan.

The players' thoughts about this situation turned pale in a different sense.

"Did it come from Sword Palace...?"

"He's not a warrior? Is it possible for Gold to be like that?"

We have to face that guy?

As the national team warriors stood frozen in ambiguous gestures.

"Hello."

Sung JiHan, who landed steadily on the ground, greeted them lightly.

"It seems like I'm not late. Well then, shall we go?"

And so, Sung JiHan, who dismissed his first opponent Jiho, entered the administration office.

Jiho's spine tingled.

"What... is that a person?"

Suddenly, he didn't want to go into the test venue.

Because the outcome was already clear.

"Jiho, what are you doing? Aren't you coming?"

But as Sung JiHan's first opponent, he couldn't avoid it.

"I'm going. Hyung..."

He entered the testing ground with a heavy heart, as if being dragged to a slaughterhouse.

And then...

Bang!

"Ah..."

"Goo Jiho, player. He, he's knocked out in one hit!"

The ominous premonition soon became a reality.

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The national team test that drew the attention of the world.

Many experts predicted that Sung JiHan would not be able to compete at a certain level.

"Considering the amazing performances he has shown so far, he could probably defeat some of the Korean national team warriors."

"But it won't work against players above level 225."

"That's obvious. Level 225 players are on a different dimension. Unless Sung JiHan's player has grown even more, I don't know."

"That's right. In fact, I think if he were just Platinum, he could probably defeat one or two level 225 players. But now he's Gold."

"Definitely. There is clearly a limit to Gold."

No matter how skilled he is, there is a limit at the "fundamental" level.

He will eventually lose to players above level 225.

These opinions from experts were the consensus, and most people agreed.

And the test match began.

"Alright. The match begins!"

"This map is a modified version of the Survival map, Colosseum, created by the administration."

"Sung JiHan doesn't use a connector, so he will be playing through a game invitation from the administration."

"He's a unique player. He doesn't even use Battle.net connector."

"Yes. It's said that it doesn't matter among the fans anyway..."

"Haha! How can a player not get hit even once? And he's a warrior responsible for the front line! If anything, that mindset seems irresponsible."

"That statement may be proven or disproven from now on! The match begins!"

Ding!

The first opponent of today's match was Goo Jiho, who said he would give him a good education.

"Please take care of me."

"Ah, yes. Me too..."

The two faced each other with bowed heads.

After exchanging greetings, Sung JiHan rushed towards Goo Jiho.

And he threw a punch.

Kwaaang!

Although Goo Jiho, who was not fully prepared in a defensive stance, had many openings, Sung JiHan deliberately aimed his strike towards the shield.

"Cough!"

Goo Jiho, who was holding an SS-grade shield, couldn't withstand that one hit and flew through the air with his shield.

With a single blow, the player who said he would give him a good education was defeated.

"Huh...?"

"That's right, it's an instant death judgment. The game is over!"

"It's already over?"

While the commentators were bewildered, the chat of the viewers filled with excitement.

"Goo Jiho, hahaha! Is that a one-hit KO?"

"I knew he would lose, but I didn't expect him to fly away like that, hahaha!"

"Why is he even on the national team? He's not even level 225."

"Because there are no warriors above that level."

"Sung JiHan is here, haha!"

Such reactions that somewhat expected the result dominated.

They were just surprised that he was defeated in one hit.

The lower-ranked players in the national team were embarrassing in terms of skill because they hadn't reached level 225.

But...

Bang!

Bang!

The one-hit KO continued mercilessly.

=Wow...!

=Even Jang Jae-jin is blown away with one hit!

=He's not even using a weapon... Is this even possible?

=He's sent flying all the way to the edge of the Colosseum with his shield! The verdict... instant death with one hit!

=Even the tank-type warrior Jang Jae-jin, who is close to level 225, is blown away with one punch.

=Uh... Sung JiHan! Even though his opponent is Yi Yoon-gi, he still doesn't wield a weapon!

=Yi Yoon-gi is over level 225, right? He's the true frontline warrior of the national team... Sung JiHan! You have to be careful from now on!

=Sung JiHan didn't wield a weapon even against Yi Yoon-gi, the ace of the national team's warrior lineup who surpassed level 225.

"Not wielding a weapon..."

Yi Yoon-gi seemed to be wounded in his pride and retorted, but...

"Let me make you need to wield one."

Sung JiHan shrugged his shoulders.

In fact, if he was at the level before integrating the Triple Battle, it would have been appropriate to wield a weapon against someone like Yi Yoon-gi.

And even if he wielded a weapon, he probably couldn't have cut him down in one hit like now.

But...

"Unarmed. Indeed, the difference is vast."

After obtaining the Unarmed skill and exerting his strength in earnest, it was truly on a different level from before.

He was able to unify the power that was divided into strength and force and use it freely.

"The realm of Unarmed is not comparable to the previous Absolute Territory."

Although the realm of Unarmed was only 20cm, it was incomparable in utility to the Absolute Territory of force.

"And if I expand it, I can use it up to 40m like the previous Absolute Territory."

Indeed, it was said that you could only obtain one from the stars.

It was an ability that was completely different from Unique Stats.

"In order to continue possessing this ability, I will eventually have to fight the War God... but that's a later matter."

He had no intention of fighting until he was confident enough, so that would be a very distant future.

For now, he just had to focus on the task at hand.

"As the owner of Unarmed, overwhelm him."

Sung JiHan slowly extended his fist while looking at Yi Yoon-gi, who was glaring at him as if he wanted to kill him.

A slow movement.

This was not really an attack, but rather a gesture that was akin to provocation.

"This bastard... Can't he do it properly?"

Seeing that, the enraged Yi Yoon-gi tried to rush at Sung JiHan first.

But before his foot could push off the ground...

Boom!

"Uh..."

Yi Yoon-gi's body flew backward, and his internal organs were completely crushed.

No matter how high-grade the shield was.

Even with the powerful passive skill, Shield of Protection, it was useless.

He received an instant death verdict and disappeared.

He, who could be considered the true ace of the national team's warrior lineup, surpassing level 225.

He was killed with one punch that didn't even touch him.

"This... This is..."

"Uh..."

Even the commentators were at a loss for words in a situation that was simply impossible.

"Wow..."

"Oh, fuck... What the hell is that?"

Even the atmosphere of the national team's warrior lineup, who were waiting for their turn, turned as cold as ice.

* * *

"In terms of level alone, Yi Yoon-gi is one of the top 7 in the national team's warrior lineup! He's the undisputed ace... but he's defeated with one hit...!"

"No. This... Does it make sense?! Even though the punch didn't land?"

"Did he shoot a gust of wind? But there was nothing caught on the camera of the broadcast. The cameras in the test game are the same as the ones in the Battle.net game, so they catch almost everything!"

"This is simply... It's unbelievable. Oh my... How did Yi Yoon-gi...?"

The caster, who was spitting out saliva in excitement while watching Yi Yoon-gi being cut down with one hit, and the commentator who was denying reality.

-Commentator, why are you so biased?

-If Sung JiHan does well, isn't it good for our country in the end?

-So why can't he express his opinions more strongly?

-If a player like that comes out, we should be grateful~~ and support him, haha

-Should we go to the individual competition?

-Is it NBC commentary? Should I go to the NBC forum?

Viewers who were listening to the commentary that didn't even sound like commentary showed their irritated reactions in real-time.

"Um..."

The caster nudged the commentator and gestured for him to look at the monitor.

The viewers' passionate reactions were coming up in the chat window in real-time.

When 50 percent of the chat was filled with insults towards the commentator, he closed his mouth, realizing that he had been biased in his commentary.

"Oh... This is going to be a problem for Dongwoo."

No matter how close he was to Kim Dongwoo, going against the trend would be a big problem.

He decided to just keep his mouth shut.

And the game continued to flow one-sidedly.

Bang!

Sung JiHan's one-hit game continued.

"Wow, he keeps finishing with one punch, haha."

"He's too lazy to even bring out his fists now, haha."

"Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan! Sung JiHan!"

"What did I say, haha? I said JiHan will finish in 3 seconds, right?"

"Well... But he seems stronger than before, doesn't he?"

"To become even stronger there... That's impressive, isn't it?"

"The less conscience he has, the better it is for us, haha."

"Seriously, please make the Geomwang disappear like that too, please."

"Ah. Fuck. Fucking shitty game!"

Crash!

The 2nd place player who popped out of the Battle.net connector couldn't hold back his anger and kicked the connector with his foot.

"What the hell is this... How is it gold! Does that make sense? Ah. Seriously. Wow, I can't take this anymore."

The player's face was so red and tears were streaming down, showing how frustrated he was.

"Ah. Seriously. Is it possible that the management tampered with the system or something? Did they edit the data to make that bastard win...?"

"Well... You know. That's impossible."

"Ah, damn it!"

The national team players, looking at him, all felt a sense of camaraderie.

They all suffered humiliation with just one hit.

Except for one.

"Um... Kim Dongwoo, would you like to play?"

The staff from the management asked cautiously.

"Huuuu."

Kim Dongwoo let out a deep sigh.

I don't want to do it!

The player who just came out as the 2nd place wasn't much different in level from him.

But seeing that he was defeated with just one hit, he would probably have the same result.

But still.

"...I have to do it."

As the leader, he couldn't just back down.

Kim Dongwoo, with his heavy body, took a seat inside the connector.

And Sung JiHan, who faced him in the game.

"He's the leader of the national team, so let's show some respect."

Even though he could have finished it with one hit, Sung JiHan decided to give him one more punch.

Bang! Bang!

Two hits, and Kim Dongwoo soared through the sky.

-Oh! But Kim Dongwoo managed to withstand one hit!

-...I think I just hit him twice when I was supposed to hit him once.

With the gloomy voice of the commentator.

The test of that day became a legend.