The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

The ominous darkness began to creep into the stadium where the sunlight was shining.

A strange phenomenon where darkness pushes away light.

Sung JiHan, who was watching the scene, gathered his inner strength.

"The overwhelming power that is not even perceptible... It is impossible to overcome that."

No matter how much power and force he possessed, it was impossible for him to overcome the power of the Holy See at his current level.

"But, there is no need to win."

Sung JiHan recalled the contents of the epic quest.

"Find the Shadow Queen located in the Colosseum stands and provoke her."

The quest he received was not to fight the Shadow Queen, but to find her and provoke her.

Although it seemed that the prerequisite condition of finding the Shadow Queen had been cleared...

"Since the quest is not completed... I guess I haven't provoked her yet."

How can I provoke the Shadow Queen?

Even if he were to throw the phoenix feather into the darkness again, it would have no effect.

While Sung JiHan was lost in thought...

Swoosh-

The phoenix feather that he had shot with a barrier had returned to his hand.

"The characteristic of returning to the owner after entering and exiting the darkness is still the same."

Even though it was a phoenix feather with the function of returning to the owner once it was shot, Sung JiHan thought that it would not be effective due to the powerful darkness.

Whether it was tolerated by the Shadow Queen or not, the phoenix feather was emitting a brilliant light as usual.

"Hmm."

As Sung JiHan infused energy into the phoenix feather, the surrounding area being eroded by darkness became brighter with a stronger white light.

At that moment.

He felt something twitching under his feet.

When Sung JiHan looked down, his own elongated shadow had transformed into a strange shape.

"This is..."

The head part of the shadow had transformed into the shape of a sword.

At the same time.

Swoosh!

The shadow that had turned into a sword suddenly sprang up, trying to pierce Sung JiHan's body.

As someone who had been cautious since the shadow started to change, Sung JiHan was able to easily pierce the shadow.

Fiss-!

The shadow in the shape of a disappearing sword.

Immediately, the shadow on the ground returned to its original form, but it soon transformed into the shape of a sword again.

"An unfamiliar power is being supplied to the shadow. That's why it's endless."

Not to mention the shadow, the darkness outside was still pouring into the stadium at this moment.

The situation was hopeless as it was.

"I need to assess the situation first."

Sung JiHan decided to step back.

Just as he was about to use the Thunderous Roar technique...

"...?"

Buzz-

He noticed that the speed of the shadow's transformation slowed down due to a slight current that emerged from his legs.

"Electricity is flowing."

Once more.

This time, when he intentionally let the brain energy flow into the ground while using the Thunderous Roar technique, the shadow visibly became paralyzed.

"Even though I can suppress the power flowing into the shadow, it doesn't completely disappear."

No matter how much Sung JiHan tried to eliminate the unfamiliar power with his brain energy, it didn't completely disappear.

"For now, I'll leave it like this."

Having reached a conclusion, Sung JiHan cast Thunderous Roar to find other players.

* * *

The stadium was in chaos.

"What, what is that! A shadow...."

"Ah, ahhhh!"

The screams of the players echoed throughout the area.

While Sung JiHan was able to suppress the shadows and move freely, the other players were helplessly being attacked by their transformed shadow swords.

Even trying to block the attacks with shields or shield magic was futile.

For some reason, the shadows ignored the players' defenses and swiftly took their lives.

[There are 5 survivors.]

[TOP 100 Promotion Battle will soon end.]

The number of survivors was rapidly decreasing.

Sung JiHan became anxious after reading the system message.

"I haven't cleared the epic quest yet."

How can I provoke the Shadow Queen?

He looked around.

Not only the barrier he had pierced, but all the barriers in the arena had been dismantled, and darkness was pouring in from all directions.

And in the center of the arena, there were four players who were still surviving, seemingly unaffected by the darkness.

Even their shadows were sluggishly moving, indicating that they didn't have much time left.

"I have to save them first."

Whoosh!

Sung JiHan used his Thunderous Roar technique to approach the survivors.

"Charging...!"

As Sung JiHan approached at a terrifying speed, a warrior tried to use a skill in panic.

Thud, thud.

"Ah...?!"

Sung JiHan lightly tapped the warrior's body as if he wasn't worth fighting against.

And at the same time.

He stomped on his own shadow, which was filled with electricity.

Creak!

As a result, the shadow's sword that threatened the players disappeared and returned to its original form.

"What... why are you helping?"

Blink, blink.

The warrior, who had turned into a log after being tapped, could only blink in astonishment.

Sung JiHan forcefully lifted him up and rescued the other three survivors using the same method, moving them to the center of the arena.

"...."

The four players stood side by side, turned into stone, with nothing they could do but blink and look at Sung JiHan.

If I just let them die, I'll win. What is he thinking?

The four of them looked at Sung JiHan with puzzled eyes.

Ignoring them, Sung JiHan calmly stared at the darkness pouring in from all directions.

Based on his observations of the darkness so far.

Although the darkness looked the same on the surface, there was clearly a hierarchy of power within it.

"To confirm that...."

Creak!

Sung JiHan sent an electric current through the five shadows, including the four players.

The shadows, which were wriggling to transform into swords, quickly returned to their original forms, but they still refused to stop transforming.

But Sung JiHan's intention was not to completely suppress the shadows.

He wanted to see from which direction the magic flowed when he gave a strong stimulus to the shadows.

He was watching for that.

Not long after, he felt a strange energy emanating from the northeast darkness.

At the same time, the shadows that had been completely suppressed quickly recovered.

"She's over there."

It was certain.

The Shadow Queen was in the place where he had pierced a hole.

Now that he knew her location, all that was left was to strike her and provoke her.

However, it was a tricky task to reach the Shadow Queen with the Threefold Supreme Technique.

Although the Threefold Supreme Technique was a powerful martial art, the opponent was beyond its scope.

In fact, at this point, it was natural for Sung JiHan to exert power regardless of which martial art he used.

However.

There was only one martial art that he could use.

There was a means to strike in the darkness by taking advantage of the opponent's weakness to brain attacks.

Whoosh-!

The phoenix statue burned again.

This time, not only was it engulfed in white flames, but also surrounded by blue electricity.

"Although I didn't fully inherit the nameless divine martial art...."

It was not a martial art registered in his skills.

However, his body still remembered.

The rising martial art of the nameless divine martial art.

The three divine secrets.

Among them, Sung JiHan displayed the most suitable martial art to overcome this situation.

Nameless Divine Martial Art (無名神功)

Heavenly Thunder Divine Secret (天雷神訣)

Thunderbolt Flash Thunder (霹靂閃雷)

One branch of the rising martial art of the nameless divine martial art, the martial art of the Brain Thunder God.

This power, which excels in suppressing darkness and evil, was actually a martial art that was too powerful for Sung JiHan to unleash in his current state.

Even if he had fully inherited the nameless divine martial art from the wandering martial artist, he still couldn't fully unleash it.

However.

"If the power is lacking, I can borrow it from the phoenix statue."

The phoenix statue, an item with the restriction that it disappears after being fired five times.

If one disregards the restriction and only focuses on its power, the phoenix statue contained a formidable power that rivaled SS-grade.

In this way, Sung JiHan drew the lacking power to unleash the Thunderbolt Flash Thunder from the phoenix statue.

Chi-ik-!

Sung JiHan's right hand holding the phoenix statue burned without being able to overcome the heat.

It was a side effect of trying to use the rising martial art while the skill of the nameless divine martial art did not support it.

Intense pain spread through his fingertips.

Although it was the result of not using the Battle Net Connector, Sung JiHan didn't even frown and instead smiled.

Kurur-!

The sound of thunder spread from the phoenix statue.

"I succeeded..."

Sung JiHan took a spear stance.

All the muscles in his upper body, including his arms and shoulders, contracted as if they were about to burst at any moment.

The soles of his shoes were torn apart by the destructive force.

And soon.

-----!

A sound that tore through the air spread from Sung JiHan.

The phoenix statue, which had left his hand, turned into a lightning bolt with white flames and cut through the darkness.

At the same time.

The darkness that seemed to completely engulf the arena was pushed away on its own, revealing a figure.

It was the dark elf with black eyes who had been locking eyes with Sung JiHan until just now.

Sung JiHan's brow furrowed.

To think that the person presumed to be the Shadow Queen would reveal herself.

Moreover, she was standing in the trajectory of the phoenix statue, which was flying with destructive power.

However.

"Tsk..."

The phoenix statue, which was flying, stopped abruptly in front of the dark elf.

[--------.]

As she recited an unknown language.

The flames of the phoenix statue gradually subsided, and the brain attacks gradually lost their power.

The phoenix statue, which seemed to completely engulf the dark elf, soon transformed back into its original form, a white spear.

In this way, it seemed that Sung JiHan's desperate throw was in vain.

At that moment.

Trembling!

A single strand of pure white lightning passed by the left cheek of the Dark Elf.

The second brain attack of the Wall Thunder Bombardment.

It was the brainwave that came out of Sung JiHan's completely burned right hand and followed behind the Phoenix's back.

"Since the full power of the Rising Martial Art, Wall Thunder Bombardment, was not fully released, it became a delayed attack... but..."

It turned out to be advantageous in this situation.

And only for a very short moment.

The left cheek of the Dark Elf slightly burned and returned to its original state.

[.......]

The Dark Elf stopped talking and touched her own face.

Even the second attack prepared by Sung JiHan only caused minimal damage to her.

[Provoked the Shadow Queen.]

[Cleared the Epic Quest.]

[Obtained 50,000 Achievement Points as a reward.]

That was enough for Sung JiHan.

After all, this attack was only meant to provoke the Shadow Queen.

[-----------.]

The Dark Elf in the black cloak opened her mouth and reached out her right hand.

Then, the darkness that surrounded her disappeared in an instant, and it formed into a single sword in her hand.

A black sword of overwhelming size, reaching from her hand to the end of the sky.

Sssss-!

At the same time, the shadows of all the living players went wild.

Until now, the shadows had been unable to move due to Sung JiHan's current, but when the Dark Elf exerted her full power, she could no longer suppress the shadows.

Chiiik-!

In an instant, their arms and legs were bound by the shadows.

All five, including Sung JiHan, were bound like prisoners on the execution platform.

If it continued like this, they wouldn't even be able to resist and would be beheaded in an instant.

Especially in this situation, it was clear that Sung JiHan would be the first to be executed.

The situation where the first place in the Promotion Battle would be taken away.

However, he didn't lose his smile.

"I'm sorry, but I can't die."

"Kuk...!"

The players behind him groaned in unison.

And then, one by one, they turned into light and disappeared.

When the four survivors disappeared, only one remained.

There was only Sung JiHan.

[------?]

The eyes of the Dark Elf widened for a moment when she saw that.

Sung JiHan's power had already bound all the shadows.

In front of her overwhelming power, there was no way they could perform any tricks, so why...?

Why were they dying?

"Well, see you next time."

[Won first place in the TOP 100 Promotion Battle.]

[Logging out in 5 seconds.]

Shwoong!

Before 5 seconds passed.

A giant black sword swung down to cleave Sung JiHan's body.

But...

Seokeuk!

Sung JiHan, who thought he was completely bound, twisted his body at the last moment and avoided the blow.

Instead, his left arm was completely severed and fell to the ground.

"But this is enough of an achievement."

Even in the midst of the pain of his arm being severed, Sung JiHan smiled and finished logging out.

[The 'Shadow Queen' is interested in you, the Seat of the Holy See.]

['Shadow of the Sun' is imprinted on your left arm.]

Without seeing the last system message.