The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

[How audacious.]

Shriek!

From the cross-section of the severed tentacle, a new tentacle wriggled and quickly sprang out.

But that's not all.

"Ugh, ugh...!"

"Move this!"

The tentacle that fell to the ground after being cut by the sword also wriggled on its own and attacked the human player.

It wasn't an easy battle for the giant octopus.

However.

"If you don't give it to me, I'll take it from your corpse."

Hmph.

When Sung JiHan took out the phoenix spear, the situation changed.

Crackle...!

The explosive was stuck to the spear and extended as it was.

[What is this...?]

Whoosh!

As soon as the body of the giant octopus touched the explosive, it instantly caught fire.

After gaining stat points, Sung JiHan became stronger when wielding a spear compared to a sword.

After finishing off the enemy in one blow, he looked around the spot where the giant octopus disappeared.

"It's gone."

Could it be that the guild symbol also burned along with it a while ago?

But it was just a small explosive, not enough to cause that.

Sung JiHan furrowed his brow slightly and looked at the other octopuses.

The biggest and most intense one, he thought it was the boss.

But is there a real guild master?

[This is strange.]

At that moment.

One of the octopuses that all looked similar swelled up.

He grew larger like the king octopus that was destroyed by Sung JiHan earlier.

He rolled his eyes towards Sung JiHan.

[Clearly, the others are weak.]

And then.

Snap!

A giant tentacle of the octopus horde, which was lashing out towards humanity, had a sinister black aura swirling around it.

"Absolute Shield!"

The support rankers quickly cast protective magic.

Ziik!

The shield was torn apart like a piece of paper.

"Aaah...!"

No matter how strong Sung JiHan was, he couldn't protect all directions.

As the attacks of the giant octopuses began, several guild members were quickly overwhelmed.

- Ah, Sung JiHan is still powerful even as a master...!

- Those tentacles are no joke either. The rankers are falling!

With the participation of the top 100 rankers, Sung JiHan's special mission was scheduled to be broadcasted on channel 0.

In the screen, Sung JiHan was as always, carrying out a massacre.

But the rankers below were struggling against the tentacles.

-Sung JiHan is still one-sided even as a master lol

-But the rankers...

-The difference is too big, there's nothing we can do ㅠ When will the gap narrow?

-Once it's opened, it's opened. It seems like it won't be given up forever lol

As viewers accepted this starkly contrasting battle situation as a given, when they thought,

"I should just eliminate them all."

Sung JiHan decided to finish off the enemies all at once as he watched the guild members being trampled upon.

"Go."

Rumble...!

A massive explosion erupted.

However, unlike the conventional explosions, this one had an even stronger aura of injustice.

Due to his non-grade stats, the power of flames was more prominent than the power of lightning that he had initially focused on when he properly exerted his strength.

Hunwon Divine Art

Heavenly Thunder Dragon Flame

Dragon Lightning

Sung JiHan named it Dragon Lightning.

"So, Sung JiHan's spear... It has become a spear of endless flames!"

"I wonder what kind of enlightenment he had during the time he didn't appear in the Space League? It was the same during the promotion match. He definitely mainly focuses on the power of flames!"

"How much stronger can he get? Sung JiHan!"

Sung JiHan slowly moved his spear.

And then, the Dragon Lightning extended from the sky to the ground, following his movements.

It incinerated the giant squids all at once.

"This is the power of the dragon race?"

"No, it's similar but different."

"It's unbelievable, but it's a higher-dimensional power..."

"Indeed. Is it really true that he comes from such a weak race?"

The giant squids, even as their bodies were being incinerated, did not feel any pain.

They rolled their eyes from all directions and continued speaking without stopping.

While Sung JiHan's Dragon Lightning made one revolution, incinerating all the giant squids.

"A worthy opponent has appeared. We need to gather information."

"Subdue the author's kin. Don't kill them like this, absorb their data."

They did not fear death. Instead, they tried to subdue the human players.

And then.

"Ugh, ahh...!"

The giant squid that had not yet been touched by Sung JiHan's Dragon Lightning.

It soon captured one of the 100 rankers with its tentacles.

Squelch. Squelch.

The ranker was sucked into the tentacles, his whole body disappearing.

At the same time, Sung JiHan's Dragon Lightning attacked the squid, but...

"It's done."

He instantly burned up and disappeared, his voice filled with satisfaction.

And so, as the group of squids burned up completely.

Flash!

From the ground, a large golden cube rose up.

"Is this their guild symbol? It's different from mine, shining in a golden color."

Unlike the human guild symbols, it shone in a golden color and was much larger in size.

Sung JiHan took his guild symbol and brought it there.

And then.

Shoo...!

The massive golden cube crumbled and was absorbed completely by Sung JiHan's symbol.

"The 'Guild Symbol +2' has been upgraded to 'Guild Symbol +5'."

In an instant, the guild symbol was upgraded three times.

The color also shone in gold, just like the squid's symbol from earlier.

"As the guild symbol is enhanced to 5 or higher, you can choose additional options for the guild symbol."

1. 90% reduction in resurrection penalty.

2. 50% enhancement of guild options.

3. Summon allied guild.

...

The additional options that Sung JiHan saw before his eyes.

There were a whopping 99 options to choose from.

"So many options?"

It would be better to just knock him down when he was writing, rather than having to choose the best option here.

When Sung JiHan looked at the 99 options, he paused for a moment.

["Lui Investment Representative Octain" sponsors 1,000,000 GP and sends a message.]

[An extraterrestrial existence. Will you accept the sponsorship?]

In Sung JiHan's BattleTube chat window, something completely different from before.

A message window with a space background suddenly popped up.

"An extraterrestrial existence?"

It's not a sponsorship from the Holy See, so what is this?

Sung JiHan pressed "yes" for now.

[Your name is not revealed... Is it an excellent membership? Alright. I will invest in you. Blue chip.]

The extraterrestrial existence was rather satisfied that Sung JiHan's name was not revealed.

He called him "Blue Chip."

* * *

"What is this? An extraterrestrial existence?"

"Lui Investment Representative? Seems like a scammer lol"

"To receive such sponsorship right after the squids died... Could it be the orator from earlier?"

"But what is a blue chip?"

Isn't it a large, high-quality stock?

When the sudden sponsorship from the extraterrestrial being appeared, the viewers were surprised and speculated about his identity and message.

"You. Are you the squid from earlier?"

Sung JiHan opened his mouth with a calm face.

"Yes, I am Blue Chip. An unbalanced power that is not typical of a low-level race. Beings like you always bring great benefits... Lui Investment will invest in you."

"Invest in me?"

"Yes. If you give me a portion of your soul, I will provide you with infinite GP."

A portion of the soul, huh.

Sung JiHan frowned.

"Not necessary."

"I thought you would answer that way. In that case, just stay as you are. I won't provide you with information to navigate through this world..."

"Just stay as I am?"

"Yes. Hide yourself through the excellent membership. Only I can bet on you..."

A portion of the soul was just a bluff, but was he really sincere?

Sung JiHan smirked at the message.

"You think I'll be hidden with an excellent membership? You came to my channel and sponsored me like this."

"No, with an excellent membership, more than 90% can be filtered out... There's a big difference between having 10 mouths and having 1."

"Alright, let's hear the information first and then judge."

A message arrived with 1 million GP every time it appeared.

It seemed worth listening to.

When Sung JiHan rode his luck like that.

[Symbol Option. Share your abilities, humanity.]

A brief message arrived.

"Share abilities?"

"Yes. Your race is too weak. To obtain a high score in guild missions, you need to manage the scores of guild members as well. Like the number of kills and deaths. If one guild member is at such a trash level, no matter how many enemies you defeat, you won't be able to reach the middle ranks."

"If sharing is possible, the situation will be different."

"Ability sharing... It's an option that divides the excess of the guild's top ability by a certain ratio, amplifying the abilities of all guild members. If the gap between the guild's top and the average of the guild members is not large, it is the worst additional option... But in your case, it's different. This will be more effective than any other buff."

If it was as Octain's message said.

'Ability sharing' was the best option in the current waiting guild situation.

Of course, there was no direct enhancement effect for Sung JiHan personally.

To him, who was already overwhelmingly powerful, he didn't need any more buffs.

'Of course, if the guild option is enhanced, I can get more experience...'

Still, it would be better to get a high score in guild missions than to level up a few more times.

After thoroughly exploring the 99 options, Sung JiHan chose to share his abilities.

And then...

[Ability sharing has been selected.]

[Measuring the gap between the top guild and the average guild member's abilities...]

[All guild members will receive a 1% buff effect from player 'Sung JiHan's abilities.]

Flash!

A brilliant light burst forth from the guild symbol.

The buff for ability sharing was applied to all waiting guild members.

"What... we're receiving the power of the top guild?"

"What, what is this? Suddenly, my magic...!"

"This is only 1%? What kind of power does Sung JiHan, who is 100%, possess...?"

Receiving Sung JiHan's abilities, the guild members were overwhelmed by the sudden surge in power.

Warriors jumped lightly, soaring up into the sky.

Supporters, who could only create a single Absolute Barrier, could now create at least three layers of absolute protection.

Physical abilities and magic powers of the players were greatly amplified.

"1%... It's ridiculously low. This difference is like that between a Grand Master and a Bronze..."

However, Octain found the 1% distribution ratio absurd upon hearing the story.

- If it's the average of waiting guild members... isn't it the average of the top 100?

- It's the average of the best of humanity, and yet it's compared to the difference between a Grand Master and a Bronze... It's too much, really, Octopus.

- No, no, where's the comparison to Bronze? We're not comparing ourselves to level 1 like us, lol.

- With this kind of gap, the first place in the rankings will be maintained forever, ㄷㄷ.

- How strong is Sung JiHan's full power, then?

Contrary to the vague belief that there would be a significant difference between Sung JiHan and other rankers,

Seeing it represented in numbers made a clear difference in perception.

Just when people were once again amazed by Sung JiHan's power,

Octain advised Sung JiHan.

"The defense of the Northern Wall can wait. It's better to take away the guild symbol first. We need to raise it to at least 3%."

"Fight among defenders?"

"The North Wall is originally that kind of map. Have you ever seen cooperation on Battle.net? Before dying to the boss of the North Wall, you should upgrade your guild symbol as much as possible to improve your score. So, wait here."

"Like you guys did?"

"Yes. This is a good respawn location where rookie race guilds gather."

Just like the giant octopus said, Octain told them to take their positions in advance.

Sung JiHan smirked and refused.

"Why bother? We can just hunt the guys who are already here."

"It's inefficient because the ones who have taken their positions here have a strong defensive posture. We need to launch a surprise attack while holding our positions here to minimize our losses."

"That may be true for you guys."

Sung JiHan leisurely looked around.

"Oh, there they are. I'll be back in a moment."

After spotting a guild of a different race that had taken their positions, Sung JiHan quickly dashed towards them.

And not long after, flames soared up from the south.

"When did he go all the way over there...?"

"Just with 1% of his power, the impact is this strong. If he fully utilizes it, he'll be even faster..."

"Oh... wait. My power... it's getting stronger!"

The rankers who were sitting down experienced firsthand the enhancement of their buff effects.

Sung JiHan quickly subdued the enemies and further strengthened the guild symbol.

"Hmm, there they are. I'll go again."

Flames erupted from all directions, and after going through several rounds of this process...

"The 'Guild Symbol +9' will be upgraded to 'Guild Symbol +10'."

"The guild symbol will be changed to 'Celestial Cube'."

The guild symbol that reached the 10th enhancement was changed to a new item.

And at the same time...

"'Lui Investment Representative Octain' sponsors 100,000,000,000 GP and sends a message."

"A Celestial Cube... I didn't expect to obtain it like this. I guess I'm getting the information... Here's the information fee."

Seeing this, Octain couldn't hide his surprise and sponsored a large amount of GP to Sung JiHan.