The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2

Chapter 673:

Side Story (2)

1 minute earlier.

Seong Jihan, who had entered the Tower of Martial Gods to inspect the stage.

Ziiing...

-Oh? It's been a while.

-Is Seong Jihan finally active again?

-I was surprised when I saw the notification. lol

-Oh, but this map... Is it that 'Save Yoon Seah' one?

-Coming to save his niece? lol

'I didn't intend to participate in this stage.'

He had entered the Tower of Martial Gods intending to find and modify the so-called 'Save Yoon Seah' stage.

However, as soon as he connected, BattleTube turned on.

And he was suddenly connected into the game.

Even though Seong Jihan had lost the authority of light, he still retained the power of the Blue Administrator...

'Is this... Mitra's trap?'

Being forcibly entered into the stage like this, Seong Jihan couldn't help but suspect so.

Moreover,

'It seems my body has returned to its past state.'

Feeling his body heavy and unable to sense the blue that dominated the realm,

It seemed he had returned to the level of the pathetic Seong Jihan from the first iteration,

Rather than the Blue Administrator 'Seong Jihan'.

'I need to assess the situation first.'

Thinking this, he opened his status window.

Name: Seong Jihan

Level: 1

Affiliation: None

Strength - 5

Agility - 5

Vitality - 5

Mana - 5

Eternity - 1

Class - Unemployed

Gift - Wanderer's Eye (Rank F)

A miserable status window came into view.

At this time, he was indeed a waste of life, always gambling and clinging to Yoon Seah,

But seeing those ability scores again now, he realized just how hopeless it had been.

However,

'Having 1 in Eternity is unexpected.'

The stat Eternity.

Eternity, which was the ability of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil,

Meant infinite vitality and was related to the mysterious regenerative power of the World Tree Elves.

Even if it was just 1 in Eternity, with this ability alone,

One could aim for Gold League, no, even beyond that.

'This is an ability I shouldn't have had at this time...'

Thinking this, Seong Jihan clenched his fist.

As his nails dug into his palm, the sensation he felt in his hand,

Came as a huge stimulation to him, almost dizzying.

'...!'

A stimulation he couldn't feel for 3 months since returning from the Ark,

Here, it was strongly felt just by clenching his fist.

Somehow, rather than being in reality,

Being here felt more like being alive.

Meanwhile, as Seong Jihan was feeling this sudden stimulation,

-But why is he just standing still?

-Is it because Yoon Seah's appearance is too miserable?

-Seah messed up.

-For real lol This mission appears too often lately, it's annoying. lol

-Please remove this from the Tower of Martial Gods, my growth has been blocked.

In the chat window, both humans and aliens were flooding Seong Jihan with requests to clear the mission.

The Tower of Martial Gods had firmly established itself as one of BattleNet's growth contents,

But there was absolutely no solution for this current stage.

However, contrary to their expectations, when 1 minute passed with Seong Jihan doing nothing,

[Mission failed.]

[Game over.]

[You cannot challenge the Tower of Martial Gods for 1 day.]

Along with the mission failure message, the screen began to darken.

-Ah, what...?

-Even Seong Jihan can't clear this?

-But how can the owner of the Tower of Martial Gods not solve it?

-Isn't this a bug?

Viewers' reactions expressing disbelief at Seong Jihan's failure came up, but,

The game ended as scheduled.

And then,

Flash...!

Light flashed on the sofa, and Seong Jihan returned to his original position.

"...I'm back."

The authority that returned after failing the mission and coming back to the original world.

He had rolled back from a waste with stats of 5 to the level of the Blue Administrator, but,

'Sensations and stimulations have returned to normal as well...'

Seong Jihan felt regret as he clenched his fist.

Even if his nails dug into his palm, he felt no stimulation here at all.

Somehow, the feeling of being alive felt more real in the 'Save Yoon Seah' stage.

Meanwhile,

"Uncle... How was the mission?"

Yoon Seah cautiously asked, looking at the returned Seong Jihan.

"Well... It ended before I could do anything."

"Really? I was wondering if something happened since you were just standing still."

"I had some things to think about. But you, could you use your abilities fully inside that mission?"

"My abilities? Yes. It was the same."

Yoon Seah nodded at Seong Jihan's question.

"Everyone could use their abilities as usual. That's why some players even destroyed the hospital, and supporters used healing or resurrection magic on that Yoon Seah."

"Really? Even resurrection?"

"Yes. But it was all useless, and everyone got game over after 1 minute."

Players who encountered the 'Save Yoon Seah' mission were all quite capable.

Yet, even high-level users' resurrection magic being useless meant,

Reviving the corpse of Yoon Seah was not easy.

'But what if Eternity is granted?'

Among the miserable stats of 5 listed, the lone stat of Eternity stood out.

At first, he wondered why only Eternity 1 was in the stat window, but,

After coming out of the mission, he had a hunch.

Try reviving Yoon Seah by granting Eternity.

Wasn't that the meaning?

'But do other people have Eternity too?'

Seong Jihan looked at Yoon Seah.

"Have you ever looked at your status window?"

"In that mission?"

"Yes."

"Yes, I have. It was the same as my original stats. Oh, Eternity? That stat was added."

"Eternity was there... Is it the same for other players too?"

"It should be. There was a lot of talk about that ability being the key point."

Seong Jihan nodded at those words.

Eternity 1 given to everyone.

In the Save Yoon Seah mission, it seemed using Eternity was necessary to save her.

"But why didn't you use it?"

"Well, how could we figure out how to use Eternity in 1 minute...? Can you use it, uncle?"

"Well, I can."

As he said this, Seong Jihan opened his palm.

Swish...

Green light began to flicker above his hand.

"I can grant it like this when I enter next time."

"Oh... Then finally a clue to the Save Yoon Seah mission is emerging?"

"Well, yes. But for now, I'm going to prioritize removing that mission from the Tower of Martial Gods."

"Ah... Without clearing it?"

Seong Jihan nodded at those words.

He suspected that the 'Save Yoon Seah' mission was ultimately created by Mitra.

If he kept trying to clear it, wouldn't he end up playing into his intentions?

Of course,

'It was interesting to feel stimulation inside that game, but...'

He couldn't perform a mission that might be Mitra's trap just to revive stimulation.

Seong Jihan resolved this and looked at Yoon Seah.

"I'll go back to the Tower of Martial Gods and try to remove that mission."

"Okay. Take care~"

Flash...!

A day passed after Seong Jihan left like that.

"Uncle... hasn't come back."

Yoon Seah looked at the spot on the sofa where Seong Jihan had been stuck for the past few months.

How long had it been since that spot was empty like this?

'Even though he sat there for so long, there's no trace on the sofa. The leather isn't damaged at all.'

As Yoon Seah was looking curiously at the spot Seong Jihan had vacated,

Ziiing...!

In front of her eyes,

[Blue Administrator 'Seong Jihan' starts BattleTube.]

Once again, an alert appeared saying Seong Jihan had started BattleTube.

'Oh. Could this be...'

As Yoon Seah turned on BattleTube, thinking 'surely not',

Ziiing...

[...Patient, deceased.]

There, the now familiar line was heard.

-Oh, he re-entered as soon as the one-day cooldown ended.

-But it's just going to be another 1-minute cut, right? lol

-No no, if it's Seong Jihan, he must have come with some solution.

-Yesterday he was just standing still though?

-That was because it was the first time -- Oh? He's moving.

The viewers who were debating about Seong Jihan's second play,

Swish...

Focused their attention as Seong Jihan reached his hand towards Yoon Seah's corpse.

Flash...!

Green light spread from Seong Jihan's hand and was absorbed into Yoon Seah's corpse.

Swish swish...

[Huh...?! What, what is this...?]

Yoon Seah, whose breathing had stopped, suddenly started breathing again.

As this happened, color returned to her face.

-Whoa... What? How did he revive her?

-It's amazing; supporters' resurrection magic didn't work no matter how much they tried/

-Anyway, does this mean the Save Yoon Seah mission is cleared?

-Now Seong Jihan just needs to tell us the solution. lol

-Tower of Martial Gods climbing can start again.

The viewers who watched this were getting excited, saying the mission must be cleared.

However,

[You have cleared the prologue.]

[Moving to the next chapter.]

The 'Save Yoon Seah' mission, betraying such expectations,

Led Seong Jihan to the next chapter.

Swish...

Just as the screen viewers were watching seemed to darken,

A new scenery began to appear.

'This place is...'

A generally dark interior.

Seong Jihan unknowingly frowned as he smelled the musty odor.

An environment 180 degrees different from the penthouse he was in just moments ago.

In the cramped indoor space, there was a computer, a bed, and a wardrobe.

On the bed lay Yoon Seah with her eyes closed, her face injured as seen in the hospital earlier.

-Where is this? Could it be home?

-Wow... Can people really live in a place like this? Just genuinely curious;

-Why does this look similar to my two-room apartment -- Are you looking down on two-rooms?

-Must be a semi-basement, no light coming. in lol

-It's weird seeing Seong Jihan and Yoon Seah in a place like this. lol

The viewers who had been watching Seong Jihan thought the semi-basement didn't suit him, but,

To him, this place was all too familiar.

Because,

'...This is where I lived in my previous life.'

This was the house he had moved into after being kicked out of the penthouse before his regression.

A two-room semi-basement.

He had barely managed to move in because there was almost no deposit required.

Swish.

Seong Jihan first checked on Yoon Seah.

She lay with her hands folded on her chest,

Looking peaceful as if sleeping.

However,

'Green light is coming from her body.'

Was it because Eternity was granted?

Green light was enveloping her entire body.

As Seong Jihan reached out his hand towards it,

['Shell of Eternity' will stop recovery if broken.]

[Do you want to break the shell?]

Shell of Eternity.

'Does it mean the green light enveloping Yoon Seah's body?'

So, it was saying not to touch it because she was recovering.

Seong Jihan took his hand off Yoon Seah and looked around the room.

The inner room of the two-room apartment.

This was clearly the room Seong Jihan had used.

'I can tell just by looking there.'

Swish.

Where his gaze stopped was right on the computer desk.

There, cigarette butts and soju bottles were densely placed,

And papers with handwritten betting analysis were scattered messily.

'The wastrel days when I was blinded by betting...'

After being kicked out of the penthouse,

He had boasted to Yoon Seah that he would definitely hit it big this time, and squandered part of the part-time job money she earned on betting.

In fact, if he had used the 'Wanderer's Eye', he could have been successful in betting,

But at this time, Seong Jihan only bet on players with slim chances of winning, saying he was aiming for a big win.

That was why he couldn't earn money and became a wastrel who just ate away at his niece's money at home.

'I was truly hopeless. Really.'

If it weren't for Yoon Seah's death, would he have continued living such a hopeless life?

As Seong Jihan smiled bitterly,

Ziiing...

A message window appeared before his eyes.

[Survive for one week.]