The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 399

"If it's the seal of the Demon Sword...."

The seal of the Demon Sword bestowed by the owner of the Abyss.

It was in a state of disappearance after Sung JiHan successfully extracted the Demon Sword from this world and used it to destroy the World Tree.

Along with that.

[The skill Taegeuk Sword is released from its incomplete state. It disappears from the skill window.]

The skill Taegeuk Sword, which consumed souls probabilistically every time it was used, also disappeared.

"Now that I've obtained the sword, use it as you please."

Still, it seems that I have only reached the stage of extracting short swords, but the incompleteness has been removed.

"Then...."

Looking at the world shrouded in darkness, Sung JiHan's eyes sank deeply.

With the disappearance of the seal and the completion of the Taegeuk Sword skill.

Now, all that remains is to challenge the owner of the Abyss.

Sung JiHan recalled his own fragments that had been controlling the owner of the Abyss from within.

The pieces of Sung JiHan, who had been torn apart by the Taegeuk Sword and gathered like a mosaic.

"They were ultimately sacrificed in the endless regression of the god of disbelief."

Sung JiHan recalled the endless regression of the god of disbelief that he learned about when he entered the Gugung Palace.

He could roughly guess how he ended up in that state.

"Why did everyone die from the Taegeuk Sword, and why did it accumulate in the process of turning back time to the owner of the Abyss, I don't know...."

These questions can be answered when facing the owner of the Abyss.

Sung JiHan thought of the appearance of the owner of the Abyss during the mission of humanity's destruction.

A giant with overwhelming power.

At that time, he was able to land a blow by a hair's breadth because he didn't face Sung JiHan.

But now that he will respond, the situation will be different.

Sung JiHan simulated in his mind.

"Compared to back then, I have become much stronger, but I still can't guarantee victory."

Compared to when he received the mission, Sung JiHan has grown tremendously.

But still, he didn't think he could definitely win against the owner of the Abyss.

In terms of power alone, he was still powerful.

If there is a variable, the Taegeuk Sword, which was drawn out this time by extracting the short sword, will play that role.

"...I have to prepare thoroughly for this guy."

If the space where he fights the owner of the Abyss was inside a Battle.net game, he could have challenged him directly with this level of power difference.

But he was a real opponent existing on North Korean soil.

Moreover, he was also holding Sung JiAh, Sung JiHan's older sister, hostage.

More than ever, he had to enter the battle when he was confident of winning.

"I should make good use of the strengthened enemies and Eternity this time."

While focusing on the cultivation of the Taegeuk Sword, Sung JiHan had been neglecting the stats of enemies and the power of Eternity.

Since both abilities have been greatly enhanced through the red World Tree, he had to come up with a way to utilize them.

Only then, he could defeat the owner of the Abyss.

As Sung JiHan was contemplating the next stage.

"May I come in?"

Thud. Thud.

In the darkness, Asoka walked out.

Although the system message said that the resistance had collapsed, he still maintained his form.

When Sung JiHan looked at Asoka with curiosity, he smiled slightly.

"I have something to tell you, so I postponed my disappearance for a moment."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Please value your own life deeply."

"...What?"

Was it a story about surviving, even if it meant sacrificing oneself?

"Of course I value it deeply. I know that my life is precious too."

"...When we were talking about the Void Sword earlier, you didn't seem concerned at all."

"Well, contrary to your concerns, I didn't feel like I would be consumed by it."

"I see. Even though it's only natural for a person to have some hesitation... when it comes to using a sword, you didn't hesitate at all."

"I didn't need to hesitate."

Despite his assurance that he was fine, Asoka continued to speak to him with a strange conviction.

Sung JiHan felt a strange sensation, wondering why he was talking so much.

"What I gave up is eternity, not life. I will protect my lifeline until the end, so don't worry about strange things."

"...I understand. I was worried for no reason. But still, always prioritize yourself. It's only natural for a living being."

"Of course."

Sung JiHan replied like that and thought of the Third Ability of the Void Sword.

"The Third Ability of the Void Sword, the Flashing Half-Phoenix. I suppose that ability belongs to Asoka as well?"

He couldn't figure out how to use the Flashing Half-Phoenix.

Taking advantage of Asoka's concern, Sung JiHan decided to ask about it.

"There is an ability called the Flashing Half-Phoenix among the Abilities of the Void...?"

Sung JiHan briefly explained about the Void Sword and brought up the Flashing Half-Phoenix.

Asoka listened attentively with a serious expression.

"The Flashing Half-Phoenix... I see. It's an ability that the Void imitated me."

"I have some idea of how to use the other Abilities of the Void. But this one is beyond my comprehension. Is there no way to use it?"

"...To explain the method, the time I have is ridiculously insufficient. However..."

Thump!

Asoka placed her hand on her chest.

Then, a golden piece with the characters "禁覺" engraved on it emerged from within her.

Could it be a fragment of the Golden Wheel that had broken earlier?

"Keep this item. Then, you will be able to use the Flashing Half-Phoenix at least once."

"Just keep it? That's it?"

"Yes. When the time comes, it will activate on its own."

As Asoka handed the golden piece to Sung JiHan,

Swoosh!

The piece with the engraved characters turned into light and was absorbed into Sung JiHan's hand.

Seeing that, Asoka smiled.

"Now, it's time for me to go as well."

Swoosh!

Asoka's body disappeared, starting from her toes.

She slightly bowed her head to Sung JiHan and left her final message.

"To my future self, don't forget to tell me why I engraved the Golden Wheel with the characters '禁覺'."

"I don't know when we'll have a chance to meet again, but if we do, we'll talk about it."

"Then..."

Whoosh!

As Asoka's figure vanished into the white light.

Sung JiHan was able to return to the underwater location where the Gugungpalgwado originally was, even though the foundation had collapsed.

"Even though the foundation collapsed, there's still a foundation left..."

The Gugungpalgwado, which indicated the dissolution of the Six Harmonies, Five Elements, and Four Principles, had been released.

Since three disappeared each time the foundation was destroyed, there must be one remaining now, the last remaining foundation.

Sung JiHan looked at the Gugungpalgwado, which now only had the core remaining.

The intricate patterns of the silk had mostly been dismantled.

The central red dot and the various lines connected to it were spread out like spiderwebs.

"To enter, I could do it right now...." Sung JiHan felt it instinctively.

"But I still don't have the confidence to break the core."

After the inner and outer layers were destroyed, the core of the Gugungpalgwado revealed its true form.

Even as Sung JiHan, it possessed a power that was difficult to handle.

"For now, I should go home."

It's not the time to challenge it yet.

While thinking that, Sung JiHan left the underwater area and returned home.

In the penthouse where he returned.

"No one's here."

There was no sign of anyone.

"Could it be that the China War hasn't ended yet?"

Sung JiHan had left in the middle of the China War.

Since he had spent a considerable amount of time inside the Gugungpalgwado, he naturally thought that the national representative game had ended.

"If you enter the Sealing Formation once, the concept of time becomes confusing...."

I should turn on the TV and check the game.

While thinking that, when Sung JiHan was looking for the remote control.

Beep. Beep.

The door of the penthouse opened.

"Oh, what's this? Uncle came first?"

Yoon Sae-ah came in with her companions.

* * *

Yoon Sae-ah and Yoon Sae-jin returned home after quickly finishing the 5 games of the China War.

Sophia, who had participated with them, joined in, and they were having a modest celebration.

"Brother-in-law, did everything go well?"

"Yes, we won the China War...."

"If it weren't for my brother-in-law, we would have lost. You were lucky...."

"I even blamed Uncle for using the Undead Buff when we lost 4 games. Luckily, we won and got a happy ending."

Yoon Sae-ah watched the replay of the China War on TV and let out a sigh of relief.

"I even got the series MVP. Hehe."

"I want to get it too.... It's really difficult for a support to get the MVP. The profession is too passive."

"Honestly, I saw a lot of Sophia during the 5 games. It seems like the MVP evaluation is leaning towards the dealers."

The latter half of the China War, which Sung JiHan missed.

The highlights of how intense the game was kept coming out.

Especially, Yoon Sae-ah appeared a lot on TV.

Using the power of the Void, she showed a prominent presence by bombarding the enemy formation every time she released her arrow.

"You've become quite powerful with the Void."

"Yeah. I can't grow as fast as Uncle, but I've made some progress. But my mom keeps telling me not to raise my Void abilities anymore, so it's a bit disappointing...."

"It's because your sister worries about you. The Void... it's a quite dangerous power."

"Ugh. But Uncle, why do you keep using the Void recklessly?"

"Well, my case is different."

At Sung JiHan's words, Yoon Sae-ah tilted her head.

"Mom complains about it all the time. She says that her younger sister doesn't listen. She used to say that when I was young, and she still says it now. Please don't grow up like that, Sae-ah, the Holy See even educates me about it."

"That's something Sae-ah has been hearing from her sister since she was young. Do you still say that?"

"Yes, it's so boring."

"Do you not talk about Dad?"

"...Uh, yeah."

"Okay..."

Feeling down and unable to find her pride, Yoon Se-jin poured more alcohol into her glass with a gloomy face.

"Jihan! So, what did you do?"

"I had an opportunity to upgrade my abilities, so I did that."

"Upgrading again..."

"I have to keep my first place position."

"But who's threatening your uncle's position?"

"You?"

"Even if I have 10 waiting lists, it's not enough."

When Yoon Se-ah heard those words, she looked at Sung Ji-han as if she couldn't believe it.

Buzz...

Her phone vibrated.

"Oh, really?"

And Yoon Se-ah's face twisted when she picked up her phone.

"Se-ah, what's wrong?"

"I suddenly received a message from the Half-Elf Community where I was kicked out before. Do you want to talk to Uncle?"

"The Half-Elf Community... the one that follows Gilgamesh?"

"Block the spam. Se-ah."

"I did, but they keep contacting me even after changing my number. I might have to change it again."

The Half-Elf Community involved with Gilgamesh.

When Sung Ji-han heard that Yoon Se-ah received a message from there, he asked her.

"What exactly did they say?"

"They just asked if the Holy See is doing well. If I have anything to say, I should send a message to the administrator."

"Really? Then let's send just one message."

"Huh... really?"

"Yeah, I have something to say to Gilgamesh."

Sung Ji-han recalled the recent incident.

The code Gilgamesh taught him, "It's time to ring the snake's neck."

It was determined to be a fake code.

At first, he wondered if it was a trap.

"But it seems like he was just a foolish customer who fell for the voice of the god."

Sung Ji-han concluded that Gilgamesh was not trying to deceive him, but rather a victim who was deceived.

Then he should actively let him know about this fact.

"Gilgamesh. The code you taught me was a fake, right? It caused a fire in the forest."

"The god said you were a foolish customer."

"He said he didn't lend me authority, but I already passed it."

"...Uncle. Are you really going to send it like this?"

"Yeah."

"It's a conversation between Holy Sees, isn't it? Shouldn't we maintain some dignity?"

"We don't need that kind of thing. Between us..."

"...Okay, got it. Should I send it?"

So, Yoon Se-ah sent the message as Sung Ji-han instructed in the Half-Elf Community.

"What...!? My authority has already been passed to the god...!?"

Not long after.

A message from the administrator arrived directly to Yoon Se-ah's account.