The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 272

"It's amazing. To think that you can log in again within the game..."

A temporary space created by the Brain God.

Sung JiHan accepted Artmu's proposal and entered this place.

Although his body was busy with planet development.

"Please... If this continues, the blacksmithy will be completely destroyed! We won't be able to recover! The glory of the Dwarves will become nothing!"

"That's really unfortunate."

"Well, yes. Planet development... You said you were doing that, right? This time, I'll provide you with a new and fast bio-robot. Of course, it's free! And I'll give you three more blacksmithy passes!"

"I'm not sure."

"Don't say that and just help me once. Please!"

When Artmu presented various incentives and asked him to come for a moment, Sung JiHan eventually accepted the offer.

[In the League competition, participating as a 'leader' in 'planet development'. If you don't log in again within 2 hours, humanity will be disqualified.]

As soon as he was summoned to a different space within the in-game League competition.

A system message urging him to log in quickly appeared.

As a player who was not a leader, he was free to log out.

But as a leader of planet development, there was a 2-hour restriction.

"I guess I'll just listen to the story and leave."

Sung JiHan thought that as he looked around.

The place where the Brain God's throne was and a similar space.

Although the scenery was similar, the most important throne of the Brain God was absent.

Then.

Rumble...!

"You've come. You've come...!"

From the center of the summoned space, red currents flowed.

And a red lion appeared.

Although it was huge, it was the head of the Brain God with holes all over its body.

Sung JiHan quietly looked at the sight and opened his mouth.

"Your body is a mess. The head of the Brain God."

"The God of War is relentlessly pursuing me. Especially the Cosmic Demon is unrivaled..."

"Why is the God of War's subordinate chasing after you?"

"...Probably because of the Red Thunder. The God of War has absorbed all the abilities of the Brain God except for the Red Thunder."

"You still haven't absorbed the Red Thunder?"

"That's why he's chasing me like crazy..."

Sung JiHan raised his head.

He thought it was strange when he saw that the God of War couldn't absorb the Red Thunder last time.

But even after occupying the Brain God's throne and settling the matter, he still couldn't absorb the Red Thunder.

"Then, I wonder if you couldn't acquire the Eastern Lightning Technique that Dong Bangsak passed down."

If he couldn't even acquire the Eastern Lightning Technique.

It was possible to speculate that the God of War couldn't replicate the abilities related to Sung JiHan.

"So, what's your business? I only have 2 hours, so hurry up and tell me."

"Give me the Red Thunder you handed over... Take it back."

"You want me to give it back? After giving me EX-level skills to get the Red Thunder?"

"I don't need all that anymore."

The head of the Brain God spoke with a tired voice.

"Survival is more important than the Red Thunder. The God of War will eventually catch up to his subordinates. It's better for me if they don't have the Red Thunder they're targeting."

"It doesn't matter to me. So, are you going to disappear?"

From the beginning, the head of the Brain God judged that there was no hope in the fight against the God of War and accepted the Red Thunder to exist as an independent entity.

But if he gave up the Red Thunder, what would become of everything he had done so far?

However, the head of the Brain God nodded at that question.

"After all, you escaped. The first goal was achieved regardless. As the head of the Brain God, I am not bound to the throne until I die."

"Then why don't you just give up the Sung JiHan? Is there a need to hand it over to me?"

[Since I have become one with the Sung JiHan, I cannot separate it from myself. You, as the original, must take it directly.]

"Hmm..."

The proposal itself isn't bad.

Sung JiHan thought so.

Even though he was the leader of the injured Brain God, the Sung JiHan possessed a powerful force in the form of the Sung JiHan.

If he successfully took it and absorbed it, the power of the Brain God would be greatly enhanced.

However.

"There might be an ulterior motive. I should be prepared."

Sung JiHan did not simply believe the words of the leader of the Brain God.

If it was such a good proposal only for Sung JiHan, they wouldn't have threatened him on the Artmu spaceship.

And Artmu, who was quietly listening from the side, interjected in response to this proposal.

[Take the Sung JiHan. It's a good idea... but can the customer handle it? Absorbing the power of the Brain God.]

[You're talking nonsense. Since he is the original, anything is possible.]

[But...]

[A third party should stay out of this.]

Zi-ji-ji-ji.

When the leader of the Brain God looked at Artmu and released an electric current, he closed his mouth.

"What will you do? Will you take it? If you take it this time, I will greatly reward you when I become the Brain God again."

"The Brain God disappeared, so how can it happen again?"

[Although the Brain God has disappeared for now, it will eventually reappear. The concept of revering the heavenly lightning as a divine power will not disappear. In the meantime, I will exist as the spirit of the Brain God and wait for the right moment. If I survive, the opportunity will come someday...]

Even if the Divine Throne was taken away and the collective of the Brain God was annihilated.

Since the concept of the Brain God did not disappear, it could resurrect once again.

Sung JiHan listened to those words silently and asked.

"When is that someday?"

[That is...]

"I want something I can receive right now."

[Won't you give me the Sung JiHan again!]

"Oh, that's also me taking on the risk. How can an ordinary human like me safely absorb the divine lightning? There must be a price for such a risk."

[Really... You're such a bothersome person! Why do you demand so much! Even after seeing my aura, do you want to tear it apart even more!]

"Even on this side, it's not a relaxed situation."

To resist the Brain God, Sung JiHan had to become stronger no matter what.

Even though he was the leader of the Brain God, who was currently in hiding, he was not relaxed enough to consider the situation.

[Grumble... I'll give you 1 trillion.]

"1 trillion GP?"

[Yes...! Be satisfied with this much. I can't give you any more. I have to recover myself after handing over the Sung JiHan!]

"Hmm. Do you have anything other than GP? Like skills or items?"

[No. There's nothing!]

Even if he received GP, there was nothing particularly useful to use it on.

'This money just keeps piling up.'

Sung JiHan nodded his head with a renewed appetite.

"Alright. Then give me the GP and retrieve the Sung JiHan."

[Ha. Thank you very much.]

Carefully and meticulously, he took the GP.

"Then I'll take it."

He absorbed the Sung JiHan from the leader of the Brain God.

Since there was a two-hour time limit, he thought he would have to go back and forth at first.

Zi-ji-ji-ji...!

The body of the red lion with holes all over it rapidly shrank.

To Sung JiHan, the Red Thunder was absorbed in an instant.

[The rare stat, 'Brain Power', is replaced with the unique stat 'Red Thunder'.]

[The value of the Red Thunder stat has reached 200, reaching the player's limit.]

[The remaining Red Thunder will remain in the body and will be reabsorbed when the stat limit increases.]

"Red Thunder is separated as a stat... and 200 is the limit?"

Originally, the Red Thunder was practically bound to the soul.

However, due to the Red Thunder given by the leader of the Brain God, the mark of Brain Power engraved on Sung JiHan's back of the hand disappeared.

In his body, the Red Thunder replaced the power of lightning.

And...

Shooooo...!

The red lion, which had shown a massive presence, shrunk as if deflating a balloon.

It became similar in size to Sung JiHan.

"...It's over. Then I'll retreat again."

With a flash!

The leader of the Brain God disappeared with those words.

At the same time, a message appeared.

[In 1 minute, the world will be closed. Please prepare to log out.]

Within 2 hours, the Brain God's Red Thunder was completely transferred.

Looking at the results, it was a profitable deal for Sung JiHan.

Not only did he receive money from the Brain God for the Red Thunder, but he also received 1 trillion GP.

"Hey, hey. I received 1 trillion GP... Can't we invest in our blacksmith shop? With that Brain God around, it's already ruined..."

"Then send more new bio-robots. Set the price reasonably."

"Of course! I'll go package them right away!"

"And give me some Dragon Hearts for free later."

"Of course!"

Since he could also obtain resource-collecting robots from Artmu.

But just before logging out...

"Hmm..."

Sung JiHan's expression turned cold as he examined the Red Thunder flowing within his body.

Although the Red Thunder that was not absorbed as a stat was still under his control...

"Its movements are subtle."

It was subtly disturbing his nerves.

* * *

=It's already the 13th day of planet development!

=Ah, it's coming to an end now. It's truly regrettable! We've gained so much during this time.

=That's right. When Sung JiHan replenished the bio-robots several times through the trade with Artmu, the whole world cheered!

Now that planet development is almost over.

Humanity was in a festive mood.

The bio-robots that Sung JiHan replenished through the trade with Artmu had a tremendous effect on humanity.

-It's already over? That's a shame...

-For real, the benefits we received in these few days were more significant than years of exercise.

-But later on, the increase in vitality wasn't that great. It seems like there were more resources focused on player abilities.

-Yeah, in these few days, the appearance rate of gifts increased significantly.

Vitality-increasing resources didn't come out as much after a certain point.

Instead, resources like increased gift appearance rate, increased GP exchange rate, and increased experience points were coming in.

Resources directly related to progressing in the BattleNet.

Ordinary people were disappointed that those kinds of resources were mainly coming out.

-Compared to other races, humanity's level is too low.

-Even if we trust only Sung JiHan and go all in, it's not good to rely on just one person.

-In the end, won't the level of players increase as more people receive gifts? This is something to be welcomed.

People who have even a little interest in Battle.net welcomed this as a way to ultimately strengthen the power of humanity.

Meanwhile, at the base camp of humanity.

"Ugh... I want to rest. I want to sleep. I want to take a shower."

Yoon Sae-ah sighed with a tired face.

13 days into planet colonization.

Yoon Sae-ah had never logged out and even slept within the game.

She continued to hunt indigenous creatures.

"Is your face clean?"

"Sophia used a Clean Magic on me... When the divine power flashes, my body gets cleaned. I'm grateful for that, but I want to soak in a bathtub, not just that."

"Just log out then. Take a short break and come back."

"I can't do that. I have to be in the top 50."

"Why?"

"The Battle.net Association said they will award a huge prize to the players who rank in the top 50, sponsored by a giant guild."

"Why would a landlord be interested in a prize?"

"It's not just about the money, it's about honor! They also said they will give out items!"

In order for the bio-robot dwarves to work, they had to capture indigenous life forms.

So the leaders of Earth wanted to boost the hunting enthusiasm of the human players participating in planet colonization.

With a huge prize and SS-grade items, enough to make their eyes sparkle.

"So, what rank are you?"

"Me? 25th. Hoo... Haha. I'll run even harder and make it to the top 10. Uncle. But what about the elves? They haven't been seen since the 10th day."

"Yeah. They completely disappeared."

"Looking at the points increasing, it doesn't seem like they failed... Are they in the sea?"

The elves, who completely disappeared from the 10th day.

They were not completely destroyed, but they were earning points every day in the ranking competition compared to the human players who dominated the colonization of the continent.

"Although they are inferior to the humans who have conquered the continent, they are earning a significant amount of points."

"So where did they go? Are they going to cause an accident on the last day?"

"I don't know."

While Sung JiHan was having that conversation with Yoon Sae-ah.

-Uh, Mr. Sung JiHan! We're on the east coast here... The situation is not good. The seawater is shooting up into the sky!

From one of the players who had spread out in all directions to hunt indigenous creatures.

An urgent message arrived.

"It seems like it's not the last day, but the day before."

Sung JiHan muttered.

"What's wrong?"

"I think the elves have appeared."

Crack!