The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

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[I have chosen the Supporter class.]

[*Attention* This class is not compatible with the user. Are you sure you want to choose Supporter?]

A system message appeared, highlighting the Warrior option.

"Why would you make such a reckless choice?" The system personally advised.

But Sung JiHan was confident.

"The Warrior class is not urgent right now."

If he were to choose Warrior immediately, he would become slightly stronger through the job bonus.

However, there was no need to rely on that power to make it through the Bronze League.

His current strength was more than enough.

"Instead, I need to acquire the stats unique to the Supporter."

By transitioning to Supporter, the player gains a new power, Sacred Power.

"Sacred Power is said to grow the slowest."

To increase stats in BattleNet, there are two ways: allocating remaining points or training in accordance with the stats.

"Strength and agility increase quickly with physical training. And magic power increases with extensive practice of magic..."

However, it was nearly impossible to increase Sacred Power through training.

"To obtain Unique Stats, Sacred Power needs to reach a certain threshold..."

Using up the remaining points to increase Sacred Power could lead to unfavorable outcomes.

But Sung JiHan had a way to increase Sacred Power without using points.

"Until I heard the story from the Saint, I thought Sacred Power could only be increased by using remaining points."

Ranked 3rd in the American First Guild, 'Saint'.

After the destruction of Korea, she joined the guild as an exile and paid a lot of attention to Sung JiHan.

"It was quite bothersome."

How could a woman ranked 3rd have so little to do?

She chatted with Sung JiHan incessantly as he trained in the guild training room.

-JiHan~ A steakhouse opened in front of the guild building. Guild members went there and said it's really delicious. Ah, I want to eat too.

-JiHan~ Does your ability increase just by training? People need to rest when they're tired.

-JiHan~ Stop breaking those poor steel dolls and play with me.

The Saint was quite noisy.

But in the midst of their idle chatter during breaks, there were several pieces of valuable information.

Trends of rankers from around the world. Their estimated abilities. Skills, and so on...

And among them, there were also stories of the rankers' pasts.

Of course, the Saint herself was included in those rankers.

-JiHan~ Do you know how I became a Saint?

-Tell me.

-It's because my Sacred Power was high!

-Even if you're born with it, isn't the maximum level 10?

-Hoho... That was during the old Earth tutorial period. There was an amazing method to increase Sacred Power.

The method the Saint taught was only valid until before 2020.

Considering it was late July now, Sung JiHan had to make use of this method as soon as possible.

[You have transitioned to Supporter.]

[Supporter-exclusive stat, 'Sacred Power,' has been added.]

[Grade F skill 'Heal' has been added.]

[Grade F skill 'Strength' has been added.]

[Grade F skill 'Barrier' has been added.]

Despite the system's objections, Sung JiHan successfully transitioned to Supporter.

He tried out the newly acquired skills.

[Heal]

Skill Grade: F

Required Sacred Power: 8

Heals wounds.

Requires Sacred Power 8.

This meant that at least the Sacred Power stat needed to be 8 or higher to use the skill.

However, Sung JiHan's sacred power was dismal.

Sacred Power - 5

I couldn't help but burst into laughter.

I'm useless at everything.

To use buff skills like Strength or Barrier, you need a minimum of 8 sacred power.

Sung JiHan smirked and closed the skill window.

"Not using it."

Even if I invest everything in strength, I still won't have enough. I can't use any remaining points in sacred power.

"Instead, I can increase sacred power the way the saint mentioned."

But to make use of that method, I needed something.

The currency used in BattleNet, GP (Game Points).

And that was...

GP: 0

For Sung JiHan, who had just finished the tutorial, it was a point that he didn't have.

"I guess I have to earn GP. From now on, I'll have to explore or do quests until the next game."

GP could also be obtained through microtransactions or the BattleNet market.

Sung JiHan looked around Yoon Sejin's house.

Yoon Sejin had gotten rid of everything worth using and left for Japan.

But if I looked carefully, there might be something worth putting up on the market.

"Let's go treasure hunting."

Sung JiHan began exploring the penthouse in earnest.

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[Bronze League - Welcome to Gangnam Area.]

[This mission is Defense.]

Uwooooooo.

As soon as they were summoned into the game, screams echoed from all directions.

Im Gayoung's forehead furrowed involuntarily.

"So this is the infamous zombie map..."

Bronze exclusive defense map, with 10 towers.

This mission was a simple one where four players summoned on top of the 10 towers had to stop the zombies climbing up.

"Protect the crystal and survive the zombies."

"The battle will continue until 5 towers remain."

Im Gayoung looked around the summoned location.

A narrow rooftop space with a radius of about 10 meters.

Long walls stretched out on the left and right.

Since the back was inside the castle, there was no gap for the zombies to enter.

"I just have to focus on the front."

Step by step.

Im Gayoung walked towards the front of the tower and looked down.

Countless zombies were piled up, looking up at the tower and drooling.

"...Disgusting."

That's why I hated this map.

Even though it's just a game, the thought of fighting those dirty zombies made me sigh.

"Phew."

The party had to be well-formed.

She sighed and waited for the others to be summoned.

Flash!

"...Ah, it's this map."

Soon, an archer was summoned and muttered.

"Oh, defense?"

Hehe.

A mage was summoned, holding a sparkling and expensive-looking staff, and looked around the two with a meaningful smile.

Warrior, Archer, Mage.

With three classes summoned, the only thing left was a support.

"The people who have been summoned so far seem to be of a decent level."

Im Ga-young silently looked around at the archers and wizards.

Everyone had excellent equipment.

The archer was wearing a minimum B-grade item with the emblem of the major corporation LK.

The wizard didn't have a guild emblem on his equipment, but he had more splendid equipment than what the top 10 guilds provide.

With this level of equipment, they should be able to handle the basics.

However, Im Ga-young was most concerned about the one person who hadn't been summoned yet.

"In this map, the support role is the most important."

Since the zombie defense game was likely to turn into a long battle, it could only be a war of attrition.

Therefore, the role of the support was crucial.

If only a normal person came as the support, they should be able to hold their own within the five towers.

While Im Ga-young was thinking this, waiting for the one person who hadn't arrived yet.

Flash.

A light descended from the top of the tower, summoning the support she had been eagerly waiting for.

And in her eyes, astonishment took hold.

"Huh...?!"

Wearing a black tracksuit set, a man appeared holding a long iron bar.

He was Sung JiHan, who had ranked first in the tutorial.

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"......"

The archer from LK had a bewildered expression.

No matter how low the Bronze League was, this was Gangnam Area.

To think that the support would come with such equipment!

"It's chilling."

It seemed that this round wasn't looking good.

Just by looking at the support's equipment, he strongly felt like he had stepped on shit.

"Are you the support?"

And.

As soon as he saw Sung JiHan, the wizard's face wrinkled in disdain and he spoke informally.

"Ha... Look at you dressed like that. Are you a beggar?"

"......"

"That's why you shouldn't play the game during the tutorial season. What kind of idiot like you came?"

The wizard pointed his finger towards his head, spinning it around.

Meaning, are you crazy?

Sung JiHan's eyes grew cold at the sight.

"What's with that look?"

The wizard became even more furious at that gaze.

"Ha. A guy who hasn't even mastered the basics is looking down on me? Unbelievable. I'm not playing the game today."

The wizard declared that he was giving up on the game.

Upon hearing those words, the archer quickly approached the wizard.

"M-Mr. Wizard! Please don't do that~ Even though the support's equipment may not be great, judging by the fact that he made it this far, he must have some ability."

The wizard glanced at the archer with a sullen look.

More precisely, at the LK mark engraved on his armor.

"Ah. Forget it. I can't play the game with that guy. Do you know how much money I spent to buy expensive equipment to raise those buskers?"

The wizard had a condescending attitude towards people.

The archer continued to persuade the wizard.

"Hey. Hey. Please don't... Well, even so..."

Your equipment is really bad!

...Since it was too obvious to say it out loud, they couldn't say anything more.

The wizard shouted again.

"Wow, look at this guy! I was trying to listen to what the archer said and endure it... But I won't play the game until this guy kneels down and apologizes!"

"Mu, you're telling me to kneel. That's a bit too much..."

What? You want me to kneel like this?

The archer looked at the magician in disbelief.

Thud.

The magician completely sat down on the ground and entered protest mode.

"Hey, you bus jerk. If you don't hit me in the head, you won't get any soup."

Im Ga-young looked at the magician, who was sitting cross-legged like that.

As soon as he was summoned, he started arguing and even ordered him to kneel.

That guy, although he was expressing anger with his mouth, had a strange smile on his face.

She finally realized the true identity of that magician.

"Sung JiHan, the infamous magician of the Bronze League...!"

Kim Gyu-hyuk.

He used to be a promising magician in the Teen Guild.

But after four consecutive failures in the Silver Promotion Match, he changed strangely.

Whenever a team battle was involved, he would pick a fight with beginners or those who seemed easy.

Even though he suffered losses and incurred losses including level downgrades, he continued to act recklessly.

He was famous as one of the three notorious figures in the Bronze League, Gangnam.

"Trash."

He looked down on his opponents and only picked fights with those who seemed easy.

The disgust in Im Ga-young's eyes deepened as she looked at him.

Still, in Zombie Defense, the magician was one of the most important professions along with the support, so she tried to stop Kim Gyu-hyuk somehow.

But...

Step by step.

Sung JiHan walked up to Kim Gyu-hyuk and casually said a word.

"No. Don't do it."

"...What?"

Snap.

Sung JiHan grabbed the magician by the collar and lifted him up.

"Don't play the game."

Whoosh!

Kim Gyu-hyuk's body flew away.

His bewildered face and his body wriggling in the air seemed to be in slow motion for a moment.

"What, what is this! What is thaaaat!"

Kim Gyu-hyuk's scream was soon drowned out.

Uwoooooh!

The horde of zombies below let out a scream, locking him in.

Crunch. Crunch!

The sound of being chewed could be heard several times.

Flash.

Kim Gyu-hyuk returned to the top, back to his original position.

He had used one of the three resurrection chances in the defense game.

"You, you crazy bastard...!"

Just as Kim Gyu-hyuk was about to curse.

Sung JiHan, who was looking at him with a puzzled look, said a word.

"You're alive?"

"What?"

A few seconds passed in silence at the unexpected reaction.

Sung JiHan, who clapped his hands suddenly, immediately grabbed Kim Gyu-hyuk by the collar.

"Oh, there was a resurrection in the Bronze League, right?"

"....?"

"Then go again."

Kim Gyu-hyuk's body flew into the air again.

"Ugh... Uwaaaaah!"