The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 424

"What, what is it? Why did it end so quickly?"

The Shadow Queen looked at the screen with a bewildered face.

In this tournament where Level 8 Thrones fought each other, Ashoka's opponent was a giant rock.

From the distant screen that captured the two, the size difference was overwhelming to the point where Ashoka's figure was hardly noticeable.

If you were to judge the outcome based on what you see, everyone felt inclined to vote for the rock.

But then, a flash of light and the rock disappeared.

"W-We were clearly up against a Fire Half-Elemental. It was a Magma Don...!"

The Shadow Queen sighed as she tried to rewind the match, unable to believe what had just happened.

"What kind of dinosaur-like name is that?"

"Dinosaur? Don't underestimate him just because of his name. He is a Throne who possesses the power of both Fire and Earth elements, a ruler. He is one of the top 20 contenders predicted to win this tournament!"

"Why did that guy disappear in an instant?"

"I want to know too! Ashoka shouldn't be ending the game that the whole world is most interested in like this..."

The Shadow Queen, who usually maintained the demeanor of a ruler, showed signs of anxiety.

"You seem desperate."

"...I used all the money I had and bought the broadcasting rights for this tournament in the arena."

"Broadcasting rights?"

Sung JiHan looked at the Shadow Queen with a puzzled expression.

They sell such things in the arena?

"Yes. In order to receive ad revenue from BattleTube, you need to have the broadcasting rights. I negotiated with the arena over and over again and managed to get them at the maximum discount... But if the match continues like this, I'll go bankrupt!"

"I don't remember ever buying something like that while watching BattleTube."

"You participated as a player yourself. Participants have rights too."

"I see, so you only do the broadcasting..."

"That's right... Ah, I'm going to fail. All the viewers will leave. What should I do? How... huh?"

Due to Ashoka's victorious flash of light, the Shadow Queen, who was in despair, turned her gaze to the main screen where the match was being broadcast and widened her eyes.

"What, what is this? When did the viewers increase like this... It was definitely less than 300,000 just now..."

Even when Ashoka appeared, the simultaneous viewership number, which was 300,000, had surpassed 5 million in the blink of an eye.

She quickly turned her gaze and looked at the chat window.

-Oh, Sung JiHan is here.

-After finishing the beginner's arena, I was just watching something else on BattleTube, but I'm seeing all of this now haha.

-Sung JiHan as a commentator, lolololol I have to watch this lololol.

-Wow, did the number really go from 300,000 to 5 million just because Sung JiHan's face was shown?

-Will it end at 5 million? The influx of viewers is crazy right now.

The channel of the Queen, where the influx of viewers skyrocketed in an instant just because Sung JiHan appeared.

If this was a broadcast through the Earth's communication network instead of BattleTube, the server would have crashed immediately.

The Shadow Queen realized the destructive power of Sung JiHan and thought that she had brought him well, but...

-But the match that needs to be commented on is already over?

-Is it just going to end like this?

-It's a bit disappointing if it just ends after showing his face...

-You brought Sung JiHan for a talk show, right?

-For real lol

With the match that should have been commented on ending abruptly, there was no content to provide.

"Well... How about a talk show?"

In this pitch-black shadow, what kind of talk show is she talking about?

Sung JiHan raised his head and pointed to the main screen with his finger.

"I don't have time to do a talk show. How about we watch the Asoka match and analyze it? Instead of watching the next match, that is."

"Sounds good, let's do it."

"Watching the human pontiff is better than watching space monsters fight, haha."

"To be honest, I don't understand what they're complaining about."

It seemed that the pontiffs who were targeting the red hands were participating in the tournament, and most of the participants were related to the fire attribute.

So whenever their powers were manifested, the entire stadium would be engulfed in flames.

From the perspective of the viewers, it was not at all interesting.

"To belittle the pontiffs' confrontation like that... Your eyes are still blind."

"Do you think it would be fun to watch while the dissatisfaction is burning?"

"I can see it, but it would be difficult for ordinary people to understand. Are you interested in watching the next game? Then I'm leaving."

"Uh, um! Who said that? Let's watch it together. Today is a special feature on Asoka."

The Shadow Queen urgently grabbed Sung JiHan.

We should get the broadcasting rights fee.

"Now, let's go back to the start of the match and pause."

Whirly.

The main screen video went back.

And the confrontation between Asoka and Magmadon appeared.

A man with a white face and long black hair.

Looking up at the burning rocks, his expression showed no signs of tension.

-Wow... But Asoka is so cool.

-But why does this person's face look like that? Isn't he Indian?

-There are many white people in India too.

-He doesn't fall behind in appearance even among Eve.

-Gilgamesh looks like a middle-aged man, haha.

As Asoka's appearance was so impressive, the discussion continued for a while.

The slow-motion camera played the confrontation video slowly.

When the two faced each other and light was about to flash from Asoka's body.

"Slow this down as much as possible."

"Got it."

Following Sung JiHan's instructions, the Shadow Queen slowed down the video playback speed as much as possible.

And then.

Sss...

Behind Asoka, the appearance of a golden skeletal chariot was briefly revealed.

-What is that skeletal chariot?

-If it wasn't played in slow motion, I wouldn't have seen it.

-That doesn't match his face at all. Such a sacred appearance...

Viewers commented that the fierce-looking golden skull chariot didn't match the image.

Thud.

As it turned slightly, a brilliant light flashed.

"Make it as dark as possible. Let's see how Magmadon died in the light."

"Got it."

Following Sung JiHan's words, the Shadow Queen faithfully adjusted the screen to the darkest setting.

The giant fire rock, Magmadon, shrank in an instant.

In the end, it split into rocks and fire and disappeared.

"Hmm... That looks like the appearance before becoming a half-spirit."

"Oh, really?"

"Yes. It is said that before the formation of the Fire Half-Spirit, a member of the Magma Tribe, they looked like that. I saw it in a documentary where I couldn't sleep before."

"You've gained some knowledge through BattleTube."

"So, can we consider that as their appearance when they were born?"

"Well, if the documentary is correct."

Sung JiHan could guess what kind of move Asoka used.

"Did he use a power to reverse the opponent's body's time?"

If what the Shadow Queen said was true, then that appearance was like reverting to a newborn baby in human terms.

Asoka seemed to have used the power to manipulate time to revert the opponent to the time of their birth.

"I think I know why he wasn't too worried about the tournament."

If you just turn the wheel slightly, the opponent will transform and disappear into the beginning of time.

Who would worry about who the opponent would be?

"If you turn the wheel a little, it turns into a baby. This completely destroys the balance."

"To hear about balance from your mouth. I'll live long enough to see it..."

As a player who destroys game balance, while being an overwhelmingly strong top laner.

The Shadow Queen looked at Sung JiHan as if she couldn't believe it.

-ㄹㅇ This tournament was originally a gathering of level 8 Apostles who are not even the Holy See, but Sung JiHan is fighting against them ㅋㅋㅋ

-But still, if JiHan says that, there must be some truth to it, Asoka.

-Were there so many talented people in humanity? ㅎㅎ

-But is Asoka really that amazing...?

-He is a famous prince in India, but I don't think he's that level.

Sung JiHan was lost in thought while reading the chat about Asoka.

Come to think of it, it's clear.

[Asoka? Is that my name?]

The Asoka Sung JiHan met in the second seal of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, questioned him.

"It's clear that his real name is not Asoka."

If it's not Asoka, then what is it?

It seems that this tournament will definitely bring him up, so it would be good to gather some information before meeting him.

"I don't know much about India, so I can't deduce anything."

As Sung JiHan was contemplating Asoka's true identity, the chat window appeared before his eyes.

Ah, right.

If I can't figure it out alone.

"Everyone. Shall we deduce together using collective intelligence?"

Already, with tens of millions of viewers, I can borrow their minds.

* * *

"First of all, I'm sure that Asoka is not Asoka."

Sung JiHan paused the screen at the scene where Asoka displayed the Golden Wheel.

"What are you talking about?"

"That's just a superficial name, and the real identity is different. Yes, like PT Archer."

"Ah... But since I don't know who it is, are you suggesting we deduce together?"

"Well, I don't seem to know much about India."

-Oh... To continue the content like this with a match that ended in one second, Sung JiHan is really carrying the Queen's channel alone.

-ㄹㅇ Queen channel, Sung JiHan is doing everything alone ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Asoka's true identity... Any hints?

"If it's a hint... I think it's someone from the previous generation of the Jeon-dae. It seems like they're from India."

Upon Sung JiHan's words, people began to seriously deduce.

"If it's someone from India before Ashoka, who could it be?"

"Ashoka and the equivalent ruling seat would be Gilgamesh and Pithia... They were also compared to Adam and Eve."

"And in terms of power, they seem much stronger than those two, haha."

"Then it can't be anyone less than a Hindu deity or a hero from mythology, right?"

"Then Rama? Krishna?"

As Hindu heroes' names were thrown out.

"Oh... It couldn't be Buddha, could it?"

"Hey, don't cross the line - Buddha wouldn't display such ominous golden skulls."

"As a Buddhist, I find that unpleasant."

"Well, it doesn't matter. Adam and Eve were also mentioned, so we can still deduce."

"Buddha is too far-fetched. Could it be King Jeollyun?"

"Amitabha? Maitreya?"

"Ah, just bring out all the gods, seriously, haha."

Even the founder of Buddhism was being mentioned.

"With Eve already mentioned, it wouldn't be strange for anyone else to come out."

Sung JiHan saved all the names that had been revealed for now.

"It's really good to have collective intelligence. With this many names to consider, the list for investigation has grown."

"Well... Isn't it too much? At this rate, we'll end up with all the names of Indian gods."

"Well, that may be true... but maybe one of them won't fit?"

"But even if we ask, will they actually tell us?"

Sigh.

With that, the Shadow Queen pointed her finger at the main screen.

Perhaps because she had spent some time searching for Ashoka's name, the round of 128 matches had already begun.

And even there...

"Oh, it's already over."

"Watching it in real-time, it really was just one second, haha."

"Flash! It ended just like that, what the heck."

"It seems like Sung JiHan's comment about balance destruction makes sense..."

Ashoka flashed once, and was turning back the opponent's time to the moment of birth.

"Even if you stab her, it seems like not a single drop of blood will come out."

"Hmm..."

Indeed, it seemed unlikely that they would get an answer by displaying the list of names and asking.

They would have to narrow down the candidates as much as possible and see if they showed any signs of hesitation when asked.

Sung JiHan looked through the names deduced by the people and thought.

"Come to think of it, Dongbangsak is 'Gusejemin' and Ashoka made a vow of 'Geumgak'..."

[Geumgak, meaning 'not realizing'.]

"You were dragged into this, so you can't just leave alone, can you?"

There must have been a conversation like that between Dongbangsak and Ashoka.

In that case, wouldn't 'awakening' be a term more closely related to Buddhism?

"...Alright. Then let's go in that direction."

Among the numerous names obtained through collective intelligence, Sung JiHan finally decided on one to test.

And after several days of the tournament progressing like this...

[Player 'Ashoka' has won the tournament.]

In the end, the winner was Ashoka.