The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 188

January 1, 2021.

[NO.4212 The tutorial for humanity ends.]

[Humanity is now a member of the Space League - Bronze League.]

It has been 10 years since the launch of BattleNet.

Humanity has finally completed the long tutorial and is now facing the actual game.

[Entering the actual game, the following changes have been made.]

It was like a patch note that was written extensively when a game was updated on a large scale.

The system messages were endlessly explaining the changes.

-When will I finish reading all of this?

-Why has so much changed?

-Wait. Someone will summarize it for us, hehehe.

At first, people were overwhelmed by the vast amount of uploads.

But soon, BattleNet experts stepped forward and organized the unfriendly patch notes.

Most of the changes were in the in-game content, accounting for 70% of the volume, while the changes in the world accounted for 30%.

The general public was mainly interested in and felt the latter.

[From now on, dungeon portals will be generated more frequently.]

[Depending on the ranking in the Space League, the range of countries where dungeon portals are generated will expand.]

Currently, dungeon portals are only generated in the bottom 10% ranking countries on BattleNet.

Unless it's a case where they boycotted participating in BattleNet like North Korea and ended up being penalized.

Since dungeon portals do not appear throughout the entire territory, they somehow managed to maintain their country.

But now, starting from the actual game, the frequency of dungeon portal generation is determined by the ranking in the Space League.

The sense of crisis that the world has truly changed was palpable.

And also.

[GP is no longer linked to the dollar at a fixed rate. The exchange rate fluctuates depending on the ranking in the Space League. If the ranking in the Space League falls to the relegation zone, there will be a significant penalty in the exchange rate.]

Even the price that was fixed at 1 GP per dollar has changed.

Various reactions poured in from people regarding GP.

-Wow, GP skyrocketed, kekekekeke. I had a bad feeling about the end of the tutorial, so I bought a lot...

-Where did all those people who said GP would become worthless after the tutorial go?? kekekeke

-Ah, damn. I exchanged all my GP based on what they said... I want to go back to yesterday TT

-How much is GP now?

-1.4 dollars, kekeke. It skyrocketed by 40% right after the end of the tutorial.

-Well, why is it rising so much?

-Read the patch notes. Now, if you don't have GP, players die.

The factors that caused the GP exchange rate to skyrocket were the changes in the fixed exchange rate system and the changes in the in-game content.

[When a player dies in a BattleNet game, GP is deducted.]

[If you don't have enough GP, you will face death.]

Now, if a player dies without having enough GP, they will die in real life, not just in the game.

Due to this tremendous penalty, players were trying to buy more GP in advance, causing the exchange rate to rise rapidly.

The GP, which was 1.4 dollars since the changes were announced, had already surpassed 2 dollars in less than an hour.

-Wow, this is serious from the first day, right?

-We really have to win the opening match. That way, the GP exchange rate will stabilize and the dungeon portals won't appear.

-So, who is the opponent?

There are 20 teams in the Space League, excluding us. Everyone else is marked as ??, just like in the rehearsal.

When Sung JiHan conducted a rehearsal game, an unexpected enemy race appeared as if it had encountered them.

Even the assigned opponents in the Space League - Bronze League are not visible now.

In this state with no information whatsoever, the representative team of humanity began the opening match.

[Opening match in 3 hours.]

With the opening match just 3 hours away, they were wracking their brains.

***

"This is a headache...."

Davis, the coach of the Earth's representative team, let out a deep sigh.

He is currently serving as the coach of American First.

He became the coach of American First in 2018 and has been a successful commander leading the team to victory in the World Championships League for three consecutive years since then.

Although he was recognized for such achievements, it was only when he was appointed as the coach of the Earth's representative team that he felt good.

"I didn't expect there would be so much work..."

The opening match in the Battle.net game required a lot of preparation.

Especially...

"Ban and select cards. I didn't expect these to be added..."

In this game, ban and select cards were added upon entering.

The ban card prevented the opponent's prominent player from participating in the game.

The select card had the effect of increasing the probability of a designated map appearing in each match.

Depending on how these two cards were strategically used, it was possible to defeat the opponent even with a disadvantageous force.

Or it could lead to a situation where even with an advantageous force, defeat was possible.

"There are various options even within the cards."

Davis hastily gathered all the strategists of the federation.

They urgently discussed how to use these cards in the opening match.

"We have no information about the opponent."

"Isn't the most versatile ban card ultimately this one?"

Thus, the ban card that was drawn had the option of prohibiting three players at random from the top 1-10 players of the opponent's race.

Since they knew nothing about the enemy, instead of designating a specific individual, they decided to safely eliminate three players and start.

And in the select card, which allowed them to choose the map...

All the game maps that had been played in the tutorial were available.

"I think it would be better to play the games we have played so far."

"Even though 2,000 players have been recruited, we have never experienced a large-scale battle."

"Wouldn't a map like Southgate, which we played recently, be the most effective?"

"There were a lot of flying races in the rehearsal game... Does a siege map have any meaning?"

"If you look at it that way, there aren't many maps that are worth it. Southgate would be better than the train map, right?"

"Yeah. Let's prioritize Southgate. After all, the probability will increase even if we designate it, right?"

"That's true."

Thus, the Earth's representative team concluded to use the select card for the Southgate map.

While the team was doing everything they could...

"Why... Why is Sung JiHan on the main roster instead of the reserve roster?"

Coach Davis frowned as he watched the player roster and noticed that Sung JiHan was included.

He knew that Sung JiHan was a talented player, but...

Only players Diamond and above were eligible to participate in the Space League matches.

Putting him on the main roster would be meaningless.

"Sung JiHan is a Platinum player! He should be on the reserve roster!"

"Oh, that..."

In response to the coach's outburst, the Battle.net Federation official replied with a troubled expression.

"During the rehearsal game, we promised to put him on the roster no matter what happens in the federation."

"He cleared the rehearsal game alone anyway, so is it necessary for the federation to keep that promise?"

"But except for the People's Council, everyone benefited from being on the roster selected by the federation... and Gyeomwang is insisting on putting Sung JiHan in the lineup."

"What? Gyeomwang?"

Davis was dumbfounded.

No, if he could use a player like Sung JiHan, he would naturally want to send him as the vanguard.

But the condition for participation was that it had to be a diamond, so why was he trying to put his name on the roster like this?

"Well, even if it's just one spot out of 2000... how could it not be okay?"

"Huh...! What if the outcome is determined by that one spot...!"

"But Gyeomwang's attitude is so strong... it seems like the problem will get bigger in the federation, so it seems they decided to fulfill the promise."

"I didn't think much of Sung JiHan... I see. I won't let it go like this next time."

Since the decision had already been made in the federation, there was nothing he could do.

Coach Davis expressed his disappointment to Sung JiHan, who was trying to get on the roster by any means necessary, even using his brother-in-law.

"I have to give up one spot no matter what."

While hoping that the map that required 2000 people would not be selected.

Davis, along with the coaching staff, confirmed the preparations for the opening game.

* * *

=Everyone. Finally, the day has come...!

=The opening game of the Space League is about to begin!

The game broadcast on Channel 0 was receiving more attention than ever before.

As Battle.net entered the game, the importance of the Space League became even more apparent.

=With the end of the tutorial, many systems have been added.

=Especially in this game, you should pay attention to the ban and select systems!

While talking about the newly added systems, the commentators briefly briefed on the decision of the Human Representative Team.

As the screen flashed and a message appeared, their voices grew louder.

[The opposing race for the Space League match will be decided.]

[The opponent is 'World Tree Elf - 71'.]

=Oh...!

=The opposing team that was listed as ?? is finally revealed...!

=World Tree Elf 71...?

=Compared to our race name ending with 'human', their notation is a bit unique!

World Tree Elf - 71.

There were no cases where the races that appeared in the rehearsal game were labeled like that.

The opponent in the opening game had a unique name.

Flash!

As the screen flickered, the World Tree Elf gradually revealed its appearance.

The commentators couldn't help but exclaim in unison.

=Oh... it's beautiful!

=It's the elf image that we know so well!

=That's right. Haven't we seen elves summoned in the Colosseum before? They look very similar to them!

Like the beautiful elf that was summoned in the Colosseum audience seats before.

The elves that appeared as opponents this time also had extreme beauty, both men and women.

-Wow... their eyes are amazing.

-Each and every one of them looks like a supermodel.

-Don't ever call them elves anywhere else... real elves have appeared!

At first, people were amazed by their appearance alone.

Ah...! But if the opponent is an elf, it won't be easy. Information about elves is not only available in the Colosseum stands!

There's more information about elves? What is it, Christoph?

Yes! It was played on Sung JiHan's channel. Would you like to see the footage?

On channel 0, the battle tube footage of Sung JiHan fighting elves when he obtained the World Tree's leaves was played.

Viewers started to worry, breaking free from the illusion of beauty and starting to have practical concerns.

But elves... they have insane regeneration abilities, right? Cockroaches should just go away.

Can we even defeat them?

I'm worried about winning the opening match ㅠㅠ

Because it's Sung JiHan, he'll catch them.

Can the other players of the national team defeat the elves like that?

People were worried.

The importance of racial bias is as much as we've seen in the chaos of the battlefield.

Elves, with their incredible regeneration abilities, were perceived as extremely dangerous opponents.

However...

The first match is about to begin.

Starting from the Space League, the coaches of each national team come out, use option cards, and the game proceeds.

The coach of humanity, Davis.

The coach of the World Tree Elves... the person translated as the representative.

As the screen changed, it revealed a bright white table rising in the darkness.

Standing at each end of the large table were Davis, the coach of humanity, and the beautiful elf coach representative.

"Nice to meet you, everyone."

With a clear voice, the woman smiled and spoke.

"The coach sister is amazing..."

"Elves are just the best, just..."

"Just looking at her smile completes the beauty, seriously ㅋㅋㅋ How can her appearance be so deceiving?"

"How do we fight against such a race?"

The viewers who were completely captivated by the elf coach's greeting were, at that moment, praising her, but...

[Select the ban and select cards for the first match on the table.]

"Here they are."

Following the system's guidance, Davis, the coach of humanity, regained his composure as he placed the cards he had pre-selected on the table.

"What cards will the elves play?"

"They probably have no information either."

"Oh please, let it be a familiar map...!"

In this 5-match, 3-victory match-up, the first match is always the most important.

When all eyes were focused on the cards the elf coach would reveal...

A smile deepened on the representative's lips as she made an unexpected choice.

"We will not use any cards."

Meanwhile, in the waiting room for humanity's players, where 2,000 players were summoned.

"What is this...?"

"Why that choice?"

As humanity's players looked on in confusion at the elf coach's choice...

"It has begun."

Sung JiHan, who did not have the qualification to participate, stared at the smiling representative with sunken eyes.

"Laugh as much as you want now. Today's game... won't go as you think."