The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 284

Sung JiHan examined the stat fusion of the status window.

Next to the stat that had reached 197, there was a + mark, unlike the other stats.

He pressed it.

[Do you want to attempt the fusion of unique stats, Red and Blue?]

The stat fusion window that had been put on hold before appeared.

[The value of the stat 'Blue' is 3 lower than Red.]

[There is a slight chance of failure in stat fusion.]

[Do you really want to attempt stat fusion?]

The system message mentioned the slight chance of failure, even though it was just a 3-point difference.

"Let's do it."

However, Sung JiHan ignored it and proceeded forcefully.

And then.

[Red and Blue are fused....]

[The fusion process is conducted in-depth, in conjunction with the user's existing abilities.]

[Through the existing ability 'Soul', 'Blue' and 'Red' are combined more efficiently and transformed according to the current situation.]

[Through the existing ability 'Void', traces of the Red Administrator are found in both stats.]

Several lines of system messages appeared before Sung JiHan's eyes.

Among them, the most eye-catching one was.

'Traces of the Red Administrator....'

Traces of the Red Administrator found by the Void.

While it made sense for the Blue to be an ability bestowed by the Red Administrator to the Dragon Lord.

In the case of the Blue, it was an ability that Sung JiHan had modified for his own use.

How did this become related to the Red Administrator?

"Do I really have a connection with the Red Administrator?"

Could this be a secret related to my birth?

While Sung JiHan thought about it, he observed the progress of the situation for now.

The power of the Blue and Red that had filled his body disappeared.

Chiik!

"Kuk...."

Even though he was accustomed to pain, an intense pain that was dizzying occurred.

The flesh on Sung JiHan's chest burned.

And the flames soon gathered into one form.

A crescent-shaped, deep red pattern was deeply imprinted in the center of Sung JiHan's chest.

Its size was as small as a fingernail, but both the Blue and Red unique stats were included and still remained.

And.

[Obtained the non-grade stat, 'Red'.]

The ability of the stars, the Soul.

In contrast, the Void had no grade.

The newly added stat, Red, also had no grade, just like the Void.

[Stat fusion is a great success.]

[Stat 'Red' has increased by 1.]

Even though it was a great success, it was only an increase of 1.

At first, Sung JiHan thought that way.

"But this... the stat is only 5. It's a great success."

The result of swallowing two unique stats, one with a stat of 200 and the other with 197.

The Red stat was 5.

It was an increase of 1 from 4, so the reward for a great success was significant.

"But how do I utilize this?"

Red.

Just by looking at the name, it was a high-grade stat associated with the Red Administrator.

But when it came to how to utilize this ability, there were no clues.

"I can extract the Blue and Red similar to before...."

Sung JiHan opened his palm.

Zi-zi-zi!

A red electric current rose intensely from his hand.

The Blue, which had been fused more clearly than when he had used it a while ago.

Although the stat had decreased from 200 to 5 after being fused with the Red, the firepower was much stronger.

"Is this the end?"

Sung JiHan had doubts.

The stats were non-existent.

Besides just combining the abilities of Dragon Flame and Red Lightning, there seemed to be other uses...

"It's over. Well then, I'll go again."

Meanwhile, as Sung JiHan's power grew stronger,

Vladimir, who had been absorbing blood by killing monsters around him, arrived in front of him.

"Alright. Come."

In truth, there were many doubts about the ability 'enemy' as Vladimir had mentioned.

But even if they bought time, it wasn't a problem that would be solved by dragging it out.

"Perhaps if I use my ability in the same time-stop situation as before, I might find some clues."

As Sung JiHan thought this, he nodded his head.

Shuuuuu...!

From Longinus' hand, the image of a blood spear appeared.

"This is the last one. I can't endure any longer with this avatar."

"Understood."

"If you can't overcome the aim of the blood spear this time, you will definitely die. The spear of the original body is much stronger than this."

Longinus said that the spear of the original body was stronger than the avatar's, so Sung JiHan had to overcome this much.

Sung JiHan smirked at his words and gestured to him.

"Thanks for worrying. I'll overcome it, so let's get started quickly."

"Hmph. Fine."

Thud. Thud...

Longinus, whose form began to crumble, aimed his spear.

"This time, I'll go all the way."

Swoosh.

The spear slowly started flying towards Sung JiHan.

At the same time, Vladimir's body crumbled and he poured blood onto the ground.

Unlike when he aimed for the first spear,

This time, perhaps because he threw two spears, Longinus couldn't maintain the avatar any longer.

And.

"It stopped again."

Thud.

His physical body didn't move again.

What was wriggling slightly were three energies.

The soul, emptiness, and the power of the enemy engraved on his chest.

Even in a completely stopped world, he tried to create movement somehow.

And.

Wriggle.

Sung JiHan's body moved slightly, unlike before.

Perhaps because the power of the enemy was added, he finally broke free from the complete restraint of time-stop.

"But even like this, I can't move enough to dodge the spear."

It was impossible to block the slowly approaching spear.

Even though he gained the enemy, was this his limit?

"...Even if I obtain Enkidu, I can't make use of it."

Enkidu, which Gilgamesh taught him to summon in order to throw the spear.

It was impossible as long as he couldn't overcome this time-stop.

If he couldn't block the spear of the avatar, could he really overcome Longinus, the seat of the Holy See?

"I have to overcome this somehow."

While Sung JiHan was thinking of a way to overcome the current situation,

Fssss...

The spear of the blood slowly flew and emitted smoke from the tip.

[Target condition, partial match]

[Annihilation code activated]

Then, just like before, unidentified characters appeared on the spear.

However.

There was a difference from before.

"Hmm..."

[Target stop code in progress]

On the bottom line of the emerging characters,

Red characters that hadn't been seen until now appeared.

And.

[Would you like to retrieve the command?]

A system window with a red background, which had never been seen before, appeared.

***

Red letters on a red background, a system window.

"Did I gain the enemy's ability and reveal a hidden code?"

Sung JiHan thought so and tried to press 'yes'.

However, in the state of time stop, his body did not move.

But.

[Retrieving the command.]

The system entered the retrieval process, whether it was possible with willpower alone.

Shuuuuu...!

On the third line, the text [Target stop code in progress] flew from the end of the window to Sung JiHan.

It entered the pattern where the enemy's energy gathered, near his chest.

Then, the state of time stop was released.

[Command retrieved.]

[The enemy's absorption limit is full. The command cannot be retrieved anymore.]

Some of the characters that entered the pattern on his chest quickly flew back into the window.

Is there a limit to absorption because the enemy's ability is only 5?

However, the characters that came out of Sung JiHan's body again were the last three characters of the sentence he absorbed, 'in progress'.

"I can still move."

Even though the characters were retrieved, Sung JiHan was able to move freely.

However.

"The target stop code characters are being rewritten."

The red letters that entered the bottom line again.

They were summoning the previous characters that Sung JiHan had absorbed.

When that sentence is completed, he will enter time stop again, just like before.

"Where...?"

Sung JiHan took out the Bonghwanggi and slowly aimed it at the blood spear coming towards him.

Honwonshingong

Cheonroebongyeom

Jeojijijik!

The Red Thunder Cannon, which became much more powerful as it naturally absorbed the power of the Dragon Flame, hit the blood spear directly, but...

"It didn't work."

Before the Red Thunder could touch the blood spear, it disappeared.

The spear of the Divine Assassin, which had the annihilation code activated.

It was simply deleting everything that blocked its path.

"No matter how much I try to avoid it, it eventually catches up."

Even if he used the aerial technique to go up into the sky.

The spear of the Divine Assassin was slowly flying towards Sung JiHan, aiming for the tip of the spear.

As long as he doesn't get caught in time stop, he won't be hit if he keeps running, but...

"When the red letters are completed again, it will be the same as before."

If time stop is activated, he will eventually be impaled by the spear.

Just running away like this wasn't a solution.

"I should try using that."

Thunk.

Sung JiHan, who had gone up into the sky, landed back on the ground.

"Summon Enkidu."

He used what he learned from Gilgamesh.

Then.

Swoosh!

Behind Sung JiHan, steel chains extended.

Clank! Clank!

They gathered together and transformed into a being wearing steel armor.

It wasn't as big as what Gilgamesh summoned, but it was still more than twice the size of a human, a steel giant.

"Go."

Swoosh!

Sung JiHan's command fell.

The Steel Giant leaped up and stood in front, guarding his path.

With just one jump, a noticeable amount of life force was consumed.

"In this state, I can't use this summon effectively."

Although Enkidu possessed immense power, the consumption of energy was too great to control it.

Sung JiHan decided to use it for its original purpose for now.

Swiftly, he stood beside Enkidu.

And then...

[Target condition, completely matched]

[Target changed]

[Annihilation code activated]

The characters that were blooming from the Divine Spear transformed.

The tip of the spear was aimed not at Sung JiHan, but at Enkidu.

And then, unlike before, the Divine Spear flew at a rapid speed.

"So this is how Enkidu works."

Sung JiHan observed from the side.

This time, he realized that he himself was not affected by the time stop, perhaps because the target was not hit.

He watched his physical body move freely.

"Now that I've confirmed the target changing, let's see if it hits."

Swiftly!

Before the spear pierced Enkidu, he threw himself in front of it.

After all, this place was not reality, but a game.

He had experienced dying from the Divine Spear before, but this time he wanted to increase his experience points.

And then...

Thunk!

"Wow..."

The Divine Spear, just before piercing Sung JiHan.

It curved upwards and pierced only Enkidu, not him.

The Divine Spear that accurately eliminated only the target.

"There must be a reason why Gilgamesh taught me to use the Divine Spear against it."

To prevent me from dying even if I want to.

Enkidu was truly effective in dealing with the Divine Spear.

After the Divine Spear disappeared.

"Uh..."

"The screen is back!"

"But the second match... is it over?"

"What on earth happened?"

"Ugh. This is what happens when Vladimir doesn't show up...!"

The second match had ended.

***

[Victory over Russia, 3:0]

[Representative team of South Korea advances as the 1st place in the Champions League group!]

"Once again, Vladimir, who has descended. 'I told you not to listen, and now you're not descending anymore,' he said, crying."

Sung JiHan, who was still overwhelmingly powerful. And Yoon SeJin, who had become noticeably stronger. The South Korean representative team ascended to the top contender position!

With a 3:0 victory over Russia, the South Korean representative team secured their spot as the 1st place in the World Champions League group.

Although the Champions League had lost some of its prestige due to the Space League.

Still, thanks to their overwhelming strength in securing a spot in the Champions League, South Korea was in a festive mood.

"Uncle, where are you going?"

"I have to train."

"Ugh, training maniac... We're celebrating our confirmed advancement to 1st place! Aren't you taking a break today?"

No matter what, training even on a day like today.

Yoon SeA grabbed Sung JiHan, who said he was going to train, telling him to take a breather.

It was a special day, so he could have granted his nephew's request for a day off.

"I'll be back in a moment."

As soon as he returned to Earth, Sung JiHan didn't have the luxury of taking a break because of the message that came to mind.

[Absorb the 'enemy' stats thoroughly and conceal yourself.]

[If concealment fails, the Grand Cardinals aiming for the position of the Red Administrator will detect you.]

[Remaining time: 24:00:00]

Sung JiHan waved his hand and immediately entered the Void Training Ground.