The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 156

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=Wait, what is that!?

=It's similar to the skills Sung JiHan has been using! Was the Spear of Heaven Zeus's?

=However, Zeus's technique is much bigger and more spectacular! Storms of lightning strike in all directions!

Zeus's lightning, Astraphe.

It was similar to the skill Sung JiHan used, but it boasted an even more dazzling impact.

While Sung JiHan's Heavenly Judgment ended with a spear strike, Astraphe descended like lightning in a space of light.

If viewed by the public, Heavenly Judgment would seem like a lower version of Astraphe, or a lower compatibility.

=Will he... survive?

=Although we can't see him on the screen...

=Right before the spear hit, Sung's body first glowed white. He must have found a way!

The commentator tried to send hopeful comments, but inwardly, he pondered what to say assuming Sung JiHan's defeat.

And he had a reason to do so.

The opponent was a god, Zeus.

However...

Shuuuuu-

As lightning approached, in front of Astraphe embedded in the ground,

Sung JiHan, wrapped in electricity, stood nonchalantly.

"It's amazing. This. It's really similar."

Using the Thunder God's Body, he was completely integrated with lightning.

Even though lightning stormed around Astraphe, he suffered no damage and even appeared relaxed.

'And the Heavenly Judgment has the same weakness?'

Heavenly Judgment, which has the weakness of not inflicting damage on enemies of the same attribute.

Seeing Zeus's Astraphe, Sung JiHan immediately thought of this and was able to easily evade the attack just by using the Thunder God's Body.

'Was the Thunder God Zeus? But it seems weak.'

Sung JiHan looked at Zeus beyond Astraphe.

He, who had only left his upper body, had somehow regenerated his entire body.

On the other hand, Zeus looked at Sung JiHan with eyes that didn't trust him.

"You... What's with your body! Were you an incarnation of Indra?"

"What does that have to do with Indra?"

"Huh. Pretending not to know! If it's not Indra, who can perfectly manifest the power of lightning? Indra! How did you break the seal and create an avatar?"

After seeing the Thunder God's Body, Zeus concluded that Sung JiHan was Indra and bombarded him with various questions.

Moreover, perhaps because they were of the same Thunder God Body lineage, the enemy's hostility had greatly diminished compared to before.

'If the Thunder God Body included in Heavenly Judgment is Indra's...'

If the Shadow God Body was similar to the power of the Shadow Queen,

Then the Thunder God Body in Heavenly Judgment must have gathered the techniques of Earth-born Thunder Gods.

"Then whose is this?"

Nameless Divine Technique

Heavenly Judgment Thunder God's Secret Technique

Wall-Shattering Thunder Flash

As a streak of lightning shot out from Sung JiHan's Phoenix Spear,

Zeus widened his eyes.

"Ah. No. Thor's..."

"You have one too."

Flash!

As Sung JiHan threw his spear into the sky,

Just like Zeus, a crack appeared in the sky.

And then, a massive window of light fell next to Astraphe, the judgment of heaven.

Compared to when Astraphe struck the earth, the effect was simple.

"Ah... Astraphe! No, this is...!"

Zeus, who had experienced the power of the judgment of heaven, had an expression of disbelief.

He seemed to be more shaken than when he was struck by lightning.

And that's understandable.

"It has evolved even further..."

The judgment of heaven and Astraphe.

To the viewers, Zeus's Astraphe appeared more powerful because of its dazzling effects.

But Zeus, who used this power directly, had a completely different perspective from ordinary people.

The electricity that accompanied the unfolding of Astraphe was the result of power that could not be completely concentrated in one place.

On the other hand, the technology used by the human was perfectly concentrated within the spear.

This was a level that required the current Astraphe to be developed two or three more times.

"Come to think of it, the lightning of Indra and the thunderbolt of Thor... They are a bit different from what I know. They have evolved. Could it be! Is it related to that monster...?"

Fear was evident on Zeus's face as he mentioned the "monster."

Sung JiHan suspected that the identity of the "monster" was a wandering god.

Pretending not to know, he asked.

"Who is the monster?"

"This guy, why are you asking when you already know! Beyond death, that..."

When Zeus was about to say something.

Sssshh-

A pattern of white and black emerged on his chest and began to intersect.

It was the pattern of the Taegeuk that Sung JiHan had seen before.

It was the ultimate form of the Eastern Scepter, which had reached the pinnacle of nothingness.

"No. Why is the Geumje activated...!? You, weren't you involved with the monster?"

"Well, I was involved."

"Kang Sang! I really didn't know! I thought you were involved! This is not a violation of Geumje!"

[No. The content of Geumje is that you should never mention a god in any case. You have clearly violated it.]

"Yiik...!"

[Come.]

Hweeek!

With those words, Zeus's body was instantly sucked into the pattern of the Taegeuk.

The mighty king of Olympus, who boasted of his divine power, crumbled without even resisting, so easily.

[Hehe. I unintentionally ended up helping you. Since you have seen my favor... When you choose your next class, come as the sixth seed.]

"It's okay."

[Tsk tsk! You're young and full of courage... If you can't make it, you can always change to a seed! Warmly welcome my successor.]

Shoo-

With those words, the pattern of the Taegeuk disappeared.

"I was curious about the identity of the god, but it's a shame. There's only one clue... Beyond death..."

A being that transcends death.

At the moment, it was not a clue that could be of any use.

Even just considering the Eastern Scepter that Sung JiHan used with the Taegeuk, wasn't it a being that transcended death?

"For now, let's focus on the game."

Sung JiHan began to walk the path of lightning that unfolded before him.

Intense electricity surged beneath his feet.

Kururur-!

In the sky, giant lightning struck in all directions.

"In the state of a god, I can sense it."

Sung JiHan skillfully avoided it.

In fact, if he were in a state of godhood like Zeus, he would be able to absorb some of the lightning even if he was struck.

"This is different from Astraphe. Be careful, there's nothing bad about being cautious."

Unlike Zeus, who knew his weaknesses well, that giant lightning had a much stronger power.

Sung JiHan tried to avoid it as much as possible and walked along the path.

And...

[Brain Power has increased by 2.]

"Oh..."

As Sung JiHan walked the path of Brain Power, his stat 'Brain Power' began to grow thanks to the absorbed brain energy.

That's why there's no need to invest remaining points in rare stats.

Thinking that way, Sung JiHan decided to take advantage of the opportunity.

"Summon Brain Cloud."

Acknowledged by the Cloud Window Thunder, he obtained the skill Brain Cloud Summoning.

When Sung JiHan used it, a yellowish cloud that emitted a faint light appeared before his eyes.

Originally a skill used for transportation, but...

"Go there and fill up with brain energy."

Sung JiHan sent the cloud to a place where a large lightning bolt was falling.

Crackle. Crackling-!

Then, the cloud was hit by the lightning bolt and turned a pale yellow.

When it reached a state where the brain energy was overflowing and about to burst with just one hit, Sung JiHan retrieved the cloud.

[Brain Power has increased by 1.]

"The efficiency is weaker compared to directly absorbing it."

Still, it's better than being directly hit by that giant lightning bolt.

No matter how precious the stats are, there's no need to take risks for a rare stat that isn't even unique.

They continued for a few hours.

"My stat has increased by 20."

The Brain Power stat achieved an unprecedented rapid growth.

"You can no longer summon Brain Cloud today."

The brain cloud that burst after being hit by the giant lightning several times became impossible to summon.

Although they gained a lot this way...

"I can't see the end."

Even though they were moving at a fairly fast speed on the path of Brain Power, the distance to the Divine Throne did not seem to be narrowing at all.

Although the golden throne was clearly visible, no matter how much they used their flying skills, they didn't feel like they were getting any closer.

"But it's too risky to leave the path."

Outside the path of Brain Power, the dark space was completely disconnected from this world.

That place is not a path either.

Then where should they go to reach the Divine Throne?

While Sung JiHan was contemplating that...

"3 players have died."

"7 people remain who couldn't find the path."

"The 'Reach the Divine Throne' mission has failed."

"The remaining survivors will be dropped in the temple."

The system message announced their failure.

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"Oh, Sung JiHan. You survived after all! Amazing!"

"You became a lightning human and dodged it!"

"Sung JiHan, who dropped the same spear as Zeus! But Zeus actually evaluates it even higher!?"

"No, all the techniques Sung has used so far... were they all related to Brain Power?"

The conversation between Sung JiHan and Zeus, which was being broadcasted live.

But the filtering started from the moment Zeus mentioned the 'monster'.

Hmm... Suddenly I can't hear their conversation!

What's going on? They were definitely talking, but now it's all static. Is it a broadcasting accident?

Wait, suddenly Zeus... disappeared!

The symbol engraved on their chest... Ah, isn't that the Eastern symbol of the Taegeuk mark?

Unable to hear their conversation, viewers assumed that Sung JiHan had eliminated Zeus with the power of Taegeuk.

-Sung JiHan is a follower of the Shaman faction! I knew it!

-What kind of shaman faction is that with just one Taegeuk mark? Haven't you seen them summon all sorts of lightning?

-Seriously, why do you keep obsessing over the faction? They're just a joke, lol.

-In the end, it was Taegeuk that captured Zeus. We must acknowledge that Sung JiHan possesses the martial arts of a shaman and is a disciple of the shaman!

-What are you talking about, lol? Don't associate them with China.

-Enough, give us our rewards, hahaha. I want to get some gifts~

While the Korean and Chinese viewers were engaged in a keyboard battle over Taegeuk.

"Hey, you're alive! That's right, I believed in you! But... why are you so unscathed?"

A newly summoned space.

In the temple built of pure white marble, Calain confronted Sung JiHan.

With torn robes and smoke rising from his body, he clearly appeared to have been in a fierce battle.

"Did you set the difficulty to hard? No, your world is so fragile that the brain power must be quite high, right?"

"That's true."

"Haha, as expected of our brains! You have abilities, don't you? You're qualified to merge with me!"

"But even if we walk towards the Divine Throne, we can't reach it. Can we clear this?"

"I don't know. When the brain is summoned, there hasn't been a case where the player reached the Divine Throne. Other gods at least give us a chance to meet them."

Calain, who was grumbling about the brain being unique, pointed his finger at the ground.

"But still, this mission... there is a way to clear it."

"Do you mean surviving with five people?"

"Yes. After all, in a survival map, if you're alive, that's enough, right? Soon, the rest of the kids will come here and we'll fight it out."

Shooooo-

From Kalein's torn robe, smoke rose more intensely.

Kalein's body, which had been suppressed in the black robe, swelled up gradually.

From within, numerous souls of kings spewed out.

-Kill... more... the king...

-Another victim is added...

-My head? The author... how pitiful...

A group of ghosts each emitting a painful tone.

"So, before the game ends, shouldn't we merge?"

A faint smoke rose from Kalein's face hidden in darkness, and a line was drawn.

Kalein, whose infiltration into Earth was denied.

In order to merge with Sung JiHan, whom he had targeted with his head, he didn't have a chance like this before.

"Now. Head. Let's go!"

Shoooo-

Ghosts emerged from all directions.

Sung JiHan, as if he had expected it, raised Eclipse and Bonghwanggi.

"It's actually going well."

Since he had been babbling nonsense, he had wanted to hit him at some point.

This time, he had to get rid of that guy's alt.

While Sung JiHan was thinking that, he was gathering his energy.

"Mother! I will protect you!"

A voice that broke the confrontation between the two echoed through the temple.

Along with it.

Thunk!

A sword pierced through Kalein's robe.