REAPER SCANS

The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader – ilafy]

Chapter 173

[The Sword King joins the dungeon exploration team!]

[Due to a six-month suspension, JiHan and the Sword King’s team-up is expected to be seen later next season.]

Koreans were disappointed with the Association's decision but felt relieved that it didn't lead to a permanent ban. The Battle Net Association was known for never changing its decisions.

- Ah... It's unfair. What did the Sword King do wrong? ㅠㅠ

- The Battle Net Association didn't do anything when Shizuru went around brainwashing people. This is mean.

- We should be able to go to the Champions League next year with this.

- Just going to the Champions League? We're finally going to be able to beat China and rank 1st in the League, hahaha.

Initially, people believed it was over after rumors spread that the Sword King’s player status would be revoked, but it looked like they’d gone back on that. It was welcomed, of course, but there were some concerns about him being dispatched to North Korea.

- What if a dungeon break happens again while they’re investigating North Korea?

- From what I heard, they can avoid the abyss thanks to the Association’s satellite.

- Can a satellite detect that?

- Yes. They say that the country turned purple.

- Ugh, I thought we were doomed back then...

- I saw people hoarding everything they could buy in the convenience stores, hahaha.

The Sword King arrived in North Korea with the exploration team during these conversations.

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Sae-ah smiled at JiHan after they said goodbye to her dad. "Uncle~ You haven't been playing lately. Won’t I catch up to you in level at this rate?"

"What level are you?" he asked.

"92."

"Already...?"

"Being able to play two games a day is advantageous."

Sae-ah had only completed her promotion match 20 days earlier and was experiencing rapid growth from the benefits of the Late Bloomer Gift.

"So your Gift is at C-rank?" JiHan asked.

"Yes, but the C-rank effects are a bit disappointing..." Sae-ah showed him her Gift. Everything from F to D-rank had been great, but the C-rank effect was ambiguous.

- C-rank Effect: You may attempt to upgrade a skill’s level once per week.

Unlike the other effects, the C-rank effect was pretty random.

Sae-ah pouted and pointed at it. "I've tried it three times and they all failed! I wonder if it even works."

"You're speaking from a place of privilege. I think this is pretty overpowered." No matter how random it was, being able to upgrade a skill was incredible. Such an unbelievable effect was probably why YouHua was ranked 2nd during his previous life.

JiHan dismissed Sae-ah's complaints while looking at the B-rank upgrade condition.

- Possible after completing the Tutorial Season.

"Ah, so it isn't possible during the Tutorial Season."

"Yes. I feel that my growth has stopped,” Sae-ah said. “It's too bad."

"You're growing at an incredible speed... Don't say that in front of others, or you’ll be criticized."

"I know. I'm only saying this because you’re growing faster than me. I still want to overtake you!"

"Oh, are you serious?" JiHan asked.

"I should aim high, right?"

"Well, you might overtake me when it comes to level."

Being able to play two games was incredible, and thanks to her Void Archer class, she was having an easy time finishing 1st. It was inevitable that her being able to play two games a day would lead to her catching up in level if she did well, but…

"It’s too bad it isn’t so easy to close the skill gap," she said.

"It can't be helped. You won't be able to catch up to me in that regard."

"You sound convinced."

"It's the truth." No matter how good the Late Bloomer Gift was, it couldn’t compare to JiHan and his Martial Soul. "Grow faster and join the Korean team next year."

"Okay! Let's go and level up, Akari!"

"Yes, Ms. Yoon."

After the two left the room…

'Her growth rate is commendable, but she won’t catch up to me yet.' JiHan checked his status and saw he was level 124. Destroying Shizuru’s soul and eliminating the remnants of the Succubus Queen hadn’t helped him with leveling at all.

He’d leveled up four times during the game against Japan after his promotion, but he’d remained in the same spot since then.

‘My Martial Soul reached 150, but…’ His Martial Soul grew explosively after he adapted the Ten Thousand Ghost Seal, but he wasn’t satisfied with that. ‘I need to raise it to 200 as quickly as possible.’

He connected to Battle Net for the first time since he reached Platinum with that goal in mind and saw a new message.

[You've survived the Space League’s ‘Top 25’ Gold promotion match.]

[The difficulty for NO.4212: 'Humanity' has been lowered.]

[You have unlocked the hidden Tutorial Season option, 'Rehearsal'.]

[Rehearsal allows you to practice on Space League maps before it officially opens.]

[Would you like to use ‘Rehearsal’?]

[During the activation of ‘Rehearsal’, player 'Sung JiHan' will not receive regular maps.]

'Rehearsal?' It seemed to be literal to its name as a sort of ‘Rehearsal’ before the real thing, and there was no reason for him to refuse.

'I'll do it.'

[Player ‘Sung JiHan’ activated ‘Rehearsal’.]

[The ‘Rehearsal’ map is exclusive to player 'Sung JiHan'.]

[Players in Platinum will be randomly selected to be on ‘Sung JiHan’s’ team and be able to experience the map.]

Sure enough, a map exclusive to him appeared.

[The assigned ‘Rehearsal’ map is 'Battlefield of Chaos'.]

JiHan frowned. 'To think I’d get this map out of everything.'

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Unfortunately, Battlefield of Chaos was a map humanity had never completed during his previous life, and there was a good reason for that.

'The map itself is too unfavorable for humans.'

The map never gave the players a moment of rest. Everything on the map was in ruins, enemies spawned from all sides, and even the sky and earth fractured, which was why species capable of flight were best for the map—it was simply impossible for a grounded species to maintain a proper formation.

JiHan thought of how humanity had always scattered and defeated before having a change of heart.

'Actually… this is great.' It was just a rehearsal anyway, so losing wouldn’t affect Space League rankings. What better chance would people have to realize how harsh the Space League would be?

[Recruiting 500 players for the Battlefield of Chaos...]

Matchmaking began a few moments later, and JiHan appeared first on a land stained in black soot. Others soon began to appear around him.

Flash-!

"Oh... This is…?"

"’Rehearsal’? That's interesting."

"It… it's Sung JiHan!"

"Has JiHan done something again?

"Mr. Sung! Could you give me an autograph?! Seong? Sung? How should I call you?"

It turned out that ‘Battlefield of Chaos’ summoned players from around the world instead of just Korea or the region.

Players rushed over to greet JiHan, and the foreign players were especially enthusiastic as they asked for his autograph. Even if they wanted to play with him, they usually couldn't do so due to being in different regions.

"It's Mr. Sung!"

He’d become a global star after the Space League game. Thankfully, he was used to such popularity from his previous life and calmly gave out his autograph as he looked around and noticed how slowly people were being summoned.

'People aren't gathering fast enough.'

Since it was taking longer than he thought it would, he started his Battle Tube stream. "Hello, everyone. It's been a while."

- Oh, he finally turned on Battle Tube!

- It's been a while ㅠㅠ

- We weren't able to watch it because of Shizuru... We missed you a lot ㅠㅠ

- Mr. Sung! The Sword King Fan Club will bow down and donate!!

[Sword King Fan Club 1 has donated 100,000 GP.]

[Thanks to Mr. Sung, we can support the Sword King again! Thank you!]

[Sword King Fan Club 2 has donated 100,000 GP.]

[We were waiting to donate!]

The Sword King Fan Club accounts, from 1 to 11, donated 100k GP each.

- Woah, where did all these Sword King accounts appear?

- We're now fully revived, hehe.

- 1.1 million? Is this for real...?

JiHan looked at the donations and said, "Everyone, thanks for your donations, but if you're a member of the Sword King Fan Club, then please donate to him directly. He was cleaned out of his GP by Shizuru and now only has a million."

- A million GP is still a lot, right?

- He used to be a billionaire, so that probably feels like a huge loss, hahaha.

- Please, ask the Sword King to start streaming!

- Even if we want to donate, we can't.

"Hmm... Why isn't he streaming? I'll ask him later," JiHan said.

After the donations, the other players got excited after they realized JiHan was streaming.

"Oh! Wow, Mr. Sung, you're streaming!"

"I can’t believe I’m on Mr. Sung's stream!"

"My name is Michael. Everyone, please. Remember me!"

JiHan’s channel was already the hottest channel on Battle Tube, so they were thrilled to be able to appear.

- Who are they?

- It looks to be a mix of people from around the world.

The viewers started to get annoyed by all of the people crowding around JiHan.

- We came to see JiHan. Don't block his handsome face.

- Michael? Why is he so annoying?

- Is this some fan meeting?

Nobody knew what was happening, so JiHan had to explain.

"I saw the option for a special map after I logged in, so I chose it right away." He briefly explained the ‘Rehearsal’ option. "We don't have all 500 players yet. Those of you who still haven't played for the day, join us."

He sent out a recruitment ad to Platinum players worldwide through his stream.

- Wow, a ‘Rehearsal’ option...?

- JiHan's channel always has something new to see.

- For real, he's playing a different game from the rest.

- Are aliens going to appear in this game as well?

- Wouldn't most people get wiped out if creatures like that appeared? Maybe that’ll make Platinum players avoid it.

Despite some concerns, more players began to join.

"A rehearsal... How interesting."

"I'm going to experience Space League before the guys from Diamond!"

Some joined to experience the new map…

"I came ready to lose levels if necessary. Please, give me an autograph!"

And some joined to see JiHan.

After all 500 gathered…

[All players have been recruited.]

[The ‘Rehearsal’ is starting.]

[You’ve been given the map 'Battlefield of Chaos'.]

The game started immediately.

[Disabling Shield.]

Swoosh-

The shield protecting the 500 players vanished.

"Ah, we're starting here? I thought this was just the waiting area..."

"Battlefield of Chaos is quite a grandiose name."

"It doesn't seem that special..."

They stood on an endless, black surface beneath the dying sun, and the players tried to understand what they were supposed to do.

Upon looking up at the sky, Sung JiHan frowned. ‘This damn map...!’

"Everyone, get ready to defend!" he yelled.

"What?"

"Supports, set up barriers. Warriors, look at the sky. It's coming."

Was there something in the sky? The players looked up in confusion.

KAAAA—!

They were just in time to see a wave of flames pouring down on them.

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