The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 162

"Hello, Director."

As Shizuru greeted with a smile, the Japanese director felt his heart pounding uncontrollably.

"Truly, the level of beauty is different."

In terms of beauty, no one could compare to her, the world's most beautiful woman.

Even when he saw her on TV, she was so beautiful that he couldn't stop thinking about her for days.

But now that he saw her in person, he realized that the video couldn't capture her beauty fully.

And it seemed that the director wasn't the only one who thought that way.

The members of the analysis team around him, regardless of age or gender, were all staring at Shizuru in awe.

"Ahem."

When the King of Swords coughed uncomfortably next to him, the director finally snapped out of it.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I got lost in thought for a moment..."

"No, it's okay. It's something I'm used to."

"Shizuru, you don't have to come out if you don't want to."

"Hehe... Why not? It's nice to go out with you after a long time."

Shizuru smiled leisurely and appeased the King of Swords' dissatisfaction.

The King of Swords, who used to have an authoritarian attitude when he came to the Japanese Battle Net Center, said,

"Enough, can't you stop staring?"

When Shizuru received attention, it was obvious that he was uncomfortable.

"The King of Swords seems completely smitten."

"It's understandable... He said he fell in love with her beauty."

"If it were me, I might fall for her without being enchanted."

"You. Stop it. What's with the disrespect towards the staff?"

"...I got it."

And when Shizuru spoke gently, the King of Swords quickly lost his momentum.

Everyone who witnessed this conversation could see that Shizuru had the upper hand.

"I'm sorry, everyone. He's just being overly protective of me..."

"No, it's our fault for staring absentmindedly."

"Hehe... Since he won't ask, I'll tell you directly. It's a plan to subdue Sung JiHan."

At the mention of the plan, the Japanese director's eyes lit up.

"May I ask what this plan is?"

"It's this item."

"This is..."

What Shizuru handed to the director was a large nail that emitted a bright white light.

"A Sacrificial Nail."

"Oh, I know about Sacrificial Nails. They're items that sacrifice oneself to enhance a teammate, right?"

The Sacrificial Nail.

This item, with a grade of C, had the effect of greatly amplifying the abilities of a designated teammate when the player pierced their own heart with the nail instead of dying instantly.

However, compared to the penalty of the player dying themselves, the buff effect was not significant enough, so it was rarely used.

"Yes, Sacrificial Nails are completely useless... But this item is different. I personally modified it."

"You modified an item?"

"Yes. I 'edited' it a bit."

Support Gift editing, can even change items.

The Japanese director asked in surprise, "How did the item change?"

"I changed the buff effect of the Sacrificial Nail to be stackable."

"What do you mean?"

"Originally, the 'Sacrifice' effect of the Sacrificial Nail could only be applied once, whether one person died or ten people died. But this nail can stack up to ten times."

As she said that, Shizuru looked at Sung JiHan, who was displayed on the monitor in the command center.

"Sung JiHan's data, I've been keeping an eye on it as well. It seems that he can't fully enjoy the effects even when he receives buffs in a unique way."

"Yes, that's correct."

Sung JiHan, who can't fully unleash his spiritual abilities.

For him, even if he receives buffs from supporters, the effects are not significant.

"But Ryuhei is different. He can fully utilize buffs. If he starts with sacrificing ten players and receives buffs, he will become much stronger than he is now and be able to overwhelm Sung JiHan."

"That's right. Even now, Ryuhei is stronger than Sung JiHan, but if the buffs are added, he will definitely gain the upper hand. However..."

The Japanese coach observed the Sword King's reaction.

With a furrowed brow, he stared at the Sacrificial Spike.

"Do we really need to use this? Sword King, you can definitely defeat Sung JiHan without it..."

"Yeah, Shizuru. What will become of my dignity if I use this?"

The Sword King, ranked 3rd in the world and 1st in the Warrior class.

Even if he defeats Sung JiHan, a Platinum-ranked player, with the Sacrificial Spike and receives buffs, he won't be able to escape the ridicule of the public.

"I am the strongest warrior in the world. Trust me."

Although the Sword King appealed strongly.

"Ryuhei, of course, I trust you. But please follow my opinion this time."

"Well, even so..."

"Ryuhei, I'm asking you. Please give Sung JiHan an overwhelming defeat."

Shizuru didn't protect the Sword King's pride.

"Cough... Even so...!"

The Sword King's face turned red with anger.

But when Shizuru calmly looked at him with her serene eyes.

"...Hmph. Fine."

He quickly calmed down his excitement.

The Sword King completely showed a submissive attitude towards Shizuru.

The staff in the Japanese command center couldn't help but be amazed by this.

"This is a tactic that completely tramples on the Sword King's pride. To make him accept it..."

"Was the power of fascination that strong?"

"The Sword King is completely Shizuru's pawn."

"Then, Director. I will edit the Sacrificial Spikes into 30 pieces. You can win all three matches within."

"Ah... Yes! If we just eliminate Sung JiHan, the Korean national team will be completely wiped out by Sword King alone."

"Yes. Please do well in this match."

Shizuru smiled mischievously.

"Sword King, your pride is not the important issue here. I need an overwhelming victory."

After the skyrocketing price of the Akashic Pages.

Cracks began to appear in Shizuru's dominant regime that ruled Japan after the end of the world.

The extensive fascination could no longer be maintained.

Now, it was not just the influence of fascination.

She had to appeal to the world that she was the owner of the "Sword King" and prevent even the officials whose fascination had been released from touching her.

"This tactic is only for domestic use. Sung JiHan will be easily trampled by the Sword King."

She would demonstrate the overwhelming power of the Sword King and maintain her influence, which could be shaken as the fascination partially unraveled.

Shizuru's interest was always there.

Sung JiHan would easily win if only the Sacrificial Spikes' effects were stacked.

She had no worries about that.

* * *

Inside the limousine heading to the BattleNet Center.

"The BattleNet Center feels like home now."

"Well, the national team matches are almost over. We won't be able to make it to the Champions League anyway."

The schedule for the national team league, which will be concluded in November.

Now, depending on the league results, the top two teams will advance to the World Champions League.

Before Sung JiHan was deployed, Korea had already accumulated defeats, so even if they start winning now, it would be impossible to qualify for the Champions League.

If they had won against China, they might have found a glimmer of hope by exploring different possibilities.

However, after that defeat, the possibility of this season disappeared.

"If only Uncle had become a national representative a little earlier, I wouldn't have known."

"Back then, it was bronze and silver. Even our country couldn't escape getting beaten up."

"Hehe. So, have you prepared a strategy to fight Dad?"

"Well, my brother-in-law, he's strong."

For the past few days, Sung JiHan had been analyzing the gameplay videos of the Sword King intensively and making rational judgments.

"At this level, I'm falling behind a bit."

Although he had reached Platinum and his level had increased by 20, it wasn't the important spiritual power that had increased.

With his current strength, he could hold his own against the Sword King, but overwhelming him was difficult.

"Dad, come on, you're still ranked number one in the world. Just win next time, right?"

"Why are you already determining the outcome as a loss? I also have one thing prepared."

Yoon SaeA's eyes widened at Sung JiHan's response.

"Oh. What is it? Dad, how will you win?"

In response to Yoon SaeA's question, Sung JiHan recalled the time of the Top 25 Promotion Battle.

The sword held by the High Elf, the branch of the World Tree.

That sword, which was split in half and pressed against the seat of the dead star, was swept away and withered when Kaelin exploded with the power of death, but...

"At that time, the power that makes up the sword seemed to be visible."

One was the life force possessed by the World Tree.

This was a power similar to the one gathered from the seed of the World Tree.

If he could extract it and use it, he thought he could implement something similar.

And the other one...

"I wondered if this was it..."

Sung JiHan raised a shadow aura from his left hand.

The life forms that did not fit the 'Elf' standard desired by the World Tree were all discarded and created a recoil, the 'Shadow Elf'.

The shadow aura they used became dense just before the sword disappeared.

"But... it's not easy to draw the picture. Can the power of life and the shadow aura mix?"

Compared to mixing phoenix flames with lightning bolts like a thunderbolt.

This was a much more difficult task.

Moreover, if he misused the gathered life force, he could sow seeds on the earth at any time.

He had to be more careful and practice only in the game.

"If I can only implement the sword. When my brother-in-law is hit and hesitates, I can feed him the leaf of the World Tree."

Currently, there was a slight difference in power, so he couldn't casually feed him the leaf.

But if he could implement the sword...

If he fought with it, he would regain his senses for a moment.

When he fed him the leaf at that time, the enchantment would be completely lifted.

However...

"What's the method?"

"I'm still preparing."

"Ah... that's a shame."

The implementation of the sword was not coming to mind.

Instead of holding onto it, would it be better to complete the phoenix and raise his spiritual power?

There were only about 5 days left until the Korea-Japan match.

It was a time when choices and focus were needed.

"Uncle, after training, are you going to play a game of Overwatch?"

"No. This time, I will only focus on personal training."

Starting from November, I can play Battle.net matches again.

However, Sung JiHan decided to temporarily pause leveling up and dedicate himself to personal training until the Korea-Japan match is over.

"Since I need to be a Platinum player by December, I shouldn't play games for a while using the Korea-Japan match as an excuse."

The leveling up speed has been so fast due to consistent first place rankings, so a break was necessary.

Sung JiHan entered the Battle.net center and immediately approached Coach No YoungJun.

"Coach, can you please excuse me from team training for this match? There are things I need to prepare for against GwangWang."

"Oh... really? Alright. Your training will be self-directed."

If it were any other player, the suggestion would never have been allowed.

But because it was none other than Sung JiHan, Coach No YoungJun agreed to the proposal without hesitation.

Regardless of team training, Sung JiHan often played games alone, as he stood out too much.

"This game against GwangWang is the most important 1v1 match."

Whether it's Korea or Japan,

The rest of the warriors are nothing more than pawns compared to their clash.

I don't know what Sung JiHan is preparing for,

"But since he's a friend who is good at taking care of himself."

Coach No YoungJun had infinite trust in Sung JiHan.

In contrast,

"Ah, hyung... I'm already losing motivation just thinking about getting beaten by GwangWang again."

"Ugh, I know what you mean. Why does GwangWang have to go to Japan and make us suffer?"

"But Ito Shizuru is pretty, isn't she? I really want to see her in person. If I go to Japan, will I get to meet her?"

"GwangWang will kill you."

"Is that so? Haha. Too bad. Hey, look at this. The goddess who descended upon the Japanese command center!"

"Wow... she's amazing."

The warriors, Kim DongWoo and Lee YoonGi, were casually evaluating Shizuru's face on their phones.

"Haha, it's really bleak that we don't have any players to send even if we cut those bastards."

It seems like all the talent of Korean warriors has been concentrated on Sung JiHan and GwangWang.

Coach No YoungJun sighed deeply and applauded.

"Alright, let's start team training."

"Yes."

And so, for five days.

"JiHan hyung still hasn't logged into Battle.net even though it's already November."

"I heard on YoonSeA's channel that he's currently in seclusion for training. He doesn't even come out of his room and only plays games. He says he has things to prepare for."

"Oh... preparations, huh? Does he have any cards to play against GwangWang?"

Rumors were rampant in both Korea and Japan.

However, compared to Sung JiHan training alone,

"According to the rumors from Japan, they already consider the game over. Ito Shizuru visited the command center last time and prepared amazing items."

"Yeah, I heard that rumor too. After that day, GwangWang's odds dropped significantly. It's said that a large amount of Japanese funds were bet on GwangWang."

"I'll earn some GP in Japan since JiHan is making meaningless resistance. wwwww"

The Japanese side, where Ito Shizuru personally revealed her face, had several positive rumors circulating.

Perhaps because of that,

Even more GP from around the world was concentrated on GwangWang, which already had a lot of money.

"The difference in odds is crazy;; But I guess this is normal..."

"Well, it doesn't matter. We just have to win next time!"

"Yeah, Sung JiHan is still a Platinum!"

"We lost, but we fought well... This scenario is interesting lol"

By the time the Korean Battle.net fans were halfway accepting the defeat in the Korea-Japan match,

The day of the match had arrived.