The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 269

Battle.net.

Even during the tutorial phase, people blindly followed this game.

They lost interest in the sports and games they used to enjoy.

The entire human race was obsessed with watching brutal games with blood and flesh flying.

In the past, there were scenes that couldn't be watched by children due to emotional reasons.

But now, they actively encourage children to become players and watch the game.

Humanity, who had been collectively hypnotized by Battle.net, only had enthusiasm for it.

Since Battle.net entered the main game, people were not only interested in the game.

"They were genuinely afraid...."

Robert Gates looked at the screen.

There, the ranking table of the Space League, to which humanity belonged, was displayed.

Humanity was still in 4th place.

However, the daily point acquisition for 5th place was significantly different, so they seemed to fall behind soon.

"It's because of Sung JiHan that humanity maintained this ranking. If he wasn't here...."

If Sung JiHan, the best warrior of humanity who appeared like a comet last year, was absent.

He might have been below the ranking table, even more ignored and ridiculed than the Join Tribe.

"If that happened, dungeon portals would have appeared all over the world. Cooperation according to the affairs of each country's association would have been impossible."

Thanks to Sung JiHan, humanity was maintaining peace without much difference from the tutorial phase.

But this situation could be overturned at any time.

In objective terms, human capabilities were not great enough to be in the top ranks.

Humanity was maintaining an unstable peace, relying solely on Sung JiHan.

People couldn't just enjoy the game like they did during the tutorial phase.

Instead.

They wanted to maintain their position in the top ranks and escape from this unpredictable battle game.

"Just until the league competition begins."

The perception of Battle.net, which was once the object of fear, had changed.

It started with the progress of "planet colonization."

Robert Gates looked at the internet news.

[The benefits of Battle.net that return to all of humanity, the morning becomes lighter.]

[In the field of medical science, where there is no room for laughter due to enhanced vitality, patients are rapidly decreasing.]

[Baldness was not a disease.]

[The Battle.net Association, which is carefully monitoring the side effects of planetary colonization resources.]

Sung JiHan became the leader and participated in "planet colonization."

Under his leadership, humanity built base camps.

At first, they only thought of getting good results here to maintain their ranking in the league.

But.

"The summoned dwarves have collected too much amazing stuff...."

Under the pretext of resource collection, the 10 bio-robot dwarves summoned by Sung JiHan.

They brought the hearts of the indigenous creatures that players had hunted back to the base camp.

At first, viewers wondered why they were bringing back such things for resource collection.

[The vitality of the human race is slightly enhanced.]

After this message appeared to all of humanity.

The story completely changed.

"Damn it. Sung! My mother's cough stopped overnight. I love her! But... what about my hair?"

"Baldness isn't a disease, they say? Just a natural trait. Blame it on your hormones."

"A trait? Don't you think you'll be left out?"

"But is this really okay? In just a few days, it feels like I've become ten years younger."

"Then should I stop collecting resources? They say it improves your health."

"My father's complexion has returned. The development must continue..."

Robert read the replies to a news article and stood up to look at himself in the mirror.

"Maybe not ten years, but I feel like I've become five years younger."

A flushed face.

His tired eyes, which had become sharp due to excessive work recently, were regaining their sparkle.

The phlegm that had always been stuck in his throat due to stress had mostly disappeared.

Even though his vitality had been "slightly" enhanced, the effects were remarkable.

Robert's eyes lit up.

"If it's this good with just a slight enhancement, imagine how much more vitality we can gain from here. We can usher in a new era."

Experiencing the benefits provided by the BattleNet firsthand was even sweeter than expected.

"Before leaving BattleNet, I have to enjoy these benefits as much as possible. But for that..."

Robert looked at the monitor next to him.

There, the bio-robot dwarf was diligently extracting resources from the native lifeforms.

***

"...Can't we purchase more resource-collecting dwarves?"

"Yes, Sung JiHan!"

"Well, it's quite expensive."

"Oh, GP is not a problem! American First and the People's Council have jointly contributed funds."

The representative guilds of the US and China, which are practically rivals, joining hands?

Sung JiHan listened to the story of the American First guild member and raised an eyebrow.

"Why all of a sudden?"

After the construction of the base camp.

Building structures such as watchtowers and resource warehouses.

He had been too busy going on missions to replenish Planet Points.

He didn't know what was happening on Earth at the moment.

But he had a guess.

"Has the vitality enhancement shown some effects on people?"

"Yes! That's correct!"

"While high-level players like us may not feel it, ordinary people have noticeably improved their health."

"My mother even said her eyesight has improved and asked me to convey her thanks!"

The vitality enhancement experienced by all of humanity.

If this is just a slight improvement, how much healthier will they become with more resources collected?

"The Arab royal family also said they will invest generously in GP."

"Some people are worried about side effects, but the atmosphere is such that they are being ignored because of the significant health improvements."

"Well... I understand. Let's inquire with him."

After all, in order to enter the Hall of Fame, acquiring points through resource mining was also necessary.

And it's not like I'm buying it with my own money. If the wealthy people on Earth buy it for me, it's fine on this side too.

Sung JiHan sent a message to Artmu.

-Artmu. Can I buy more Dwarf bio-robots?

-Customer. Are you trying to buy those scrap... I mean, the 22nd generation bio-robot Dwarfs? Why all of a sudden?

-Our people have tasted the enhancement of vitality and their eyes have turned.

-Hmm... Are you using your savings for the sake of our people?

-No, I'll pay with the investment I received.

Even though Sung JiHan has a lot of GP, there's no need to use his savings for this.

After he sent the message, Artmu, who had been silent for a moment, sent a message.

-Then, how about this? 40 billion GP each, sell 20 of them.

-40 billion? You want four times more?

-Hehe... Instead, I'll give you 10 billion GP for each. After all, only we know about the previous deal, right?

-So you're trying to take advantage of me.

-That's right. From the beginning. Are you the one who's doing the purchasing for those guys? You're a player who shows overwhelming power even in Space 4. Become the king of your race right away and even if you spread your seeds everywhere... Tsk tsk. 10 billion GP is the commission you should naturally take.

Sung JiHan clicked his tongue.

The topic of selling scrap is getting long.

But still.

"I have to take what I can get."

Sung JiHan accepted Artmu's mockery and went a step further.

"Add one more thing, handle inquiries for me."

"Well, if I receive 20 billion GP, what inquiries?"

"I have a Dragon Heart, is there anything useful I can do with it?"

"...Dragon Heart?! You got that?"

"Yes."

The Dragon Heart he received from the Dragon Lord.

While Sung JiHan was conducting league competitions, he quietly absorbed the power of fire contained within it, but he also thought of finding other ways to use it rather than just leaving it in his inventory and absorbing it.

"Oh... really? Wait. Oh... Dragon Heart... That's a brilliant idea! But, that's something that can only be handled if the blacksmith is fixed."

"Is that so?"

"Alright. I'll sell the scrap right away and start the repair work at the blacksmith with the GP. I'll go to package it. Bring me the GP! ...Hmm?"

"Why?"

"Well. Wait. My blacksmith... It's shaking right now. It feels like there was an impact from outside. Let me check and come back."

Artmu, who had been talking excitedly, fell silent as he entered.

Sung JiHan spoke to the American First guild member who had come to find him.

"40 billion GP each. They say they can provide 20 of them."

"Are you saying 40 billion GP...!? I-It's expensive. So, a total of 800 billion GP...?"

"It's expensive, right? Should we just not make the deal?"

"Oh, no! I'll report to the higher-ups first!"

After the American First guild member heard the price from Sung JiHan, he left.

Yoon Se-jin, who had been watching from a distance, approached Sung JiHan.

"Jihan. It seems that what you mentioned has appeared in the south."

"If it's what I mentioned... Did a tree appear?"

"Yes. It was discovered by the People's Council. According to their words, a huge tree that reaches the end of the sky can be seen in the south. It's an alien tree that doesn't match the desert terrain."

Sung JiHan nodded as he listened to those words.

"It must be the World Tree Elves."

"Jegal Heondo sent a message saying that he retreated because he was worried about it and saw it from a distance."

It was the fourth day since the start of the league competition.

After annihilating the Zoin tribe on the first day, humanity had not yet encountered the next tribe.

But the second encounter was with the higher-ranked race, the World Tree Elves.

Yoon Sejin frowned.

"It would have been nice to meet a more manageable opponent... but of all things, the World Tree Elves are the second closest."

"No, it's better this way. We can take care of the strong enemy early on and slowly gather resources."

"Hmm... I envy my brother-in-law's leisure. I still vividly remember being hit by a sword."

Yoon Sejin, who had been sighing and just trying to survive in the Battle.net main game, suddenly looked serious.

"Hmm... what is it?!"

With a suddenly serious expression, he looked behind him.

What he was looking at was, more precisely, the sky above.

Whoosh!

Five objects like balls were falling from there.

"...T-those, are... heads?"

Thump!

Right below where Sung JiHan and Yoon Sejin were standing.

Exactly five heads falling.

They were all players from the People's Council who had left for a reconnaissance mission to the south.

"Ow, it hurts..."

"What the hell did those elf bastards do..."

"I can't even log out...!"

"P-please kill me!"

With only their heads remaining, they moved their mouths.

All of them had half of their faces cut off, as if their faces had never existed, like blank half-faces.

'This is...'

While Sung JiHan was frowning at the sight,

Jegal Heondo, who had led them, slowly opened his mouth with only his head remaining.

"You...! So you're watching from here. Well done. Although I couldn't go there at that time, it's different here."

Unlike other People's Council players, he didn't complain about the pain or ask to be killed.

Instead, Jegal Heondo seemed to be enjoying himself as he looked at Sung JiHan.

"Enjoy your current leisure. Soon, I will come to tear you apart."

After uttering those words,

Boom!

He exploded, head first.

Then, the People's Council players exploded one after another in a chain reaction.

"Hmm. I'm sure I sent a message saying that I retreated... Did they catch them in the meantime?"

As Yoon Sejin looked at the exploded People's Council players in astonishment,

Sung JiHan looked at the half-faces of the remaining five people and thought of one existence.

"The High Elf who failed the invasion last time."

The High Elf who tried to descend to Earth.

The High Elf who only revealed that this world was a world where experiments had already been conducted.

He was said to be as powerful as the Holy See.

He was here in this world.