REAPER SCANS

The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader – ilafy]

Chapter 184

The next rehearsal game started on December 15th, and it started similar to how it usually did.

[Crazy… Where did such a person come from…?!] The first species to attack humanity based on their appearance was completely destroyed by Jihan.

[NO.4212…! That's the species *he* belongs to. Let's avoid them.] Meanwhile, species that previously encountered humanity in rehearsals fled with all their might.

"It feels harder to score points than before…" Sae-ah watched the fleeing opponents in disappointment. Any species JiHan defeated never tried to fight him again. Even if they saw him at a distance, they fled at full speed.

"It's because they run away as soon as they see JiHan. I hope more new species join soon."

"That's right. Also, the number of enemies targeting us during the terrain flip has increased as well."

Many of the species waited for humanity to fall into chaos before launching surprise attacks. Of course, even in those situations, JiHan showed his strength and dealt with them, but he couldn’t be everywhere at once.

"It's too much for Uncle to handle alone…" Sae-ah mumbled before thinking, 'Well, he could take care of everyone… but he said he's making it seem impossible on purpose.'

He’s said there was something he needed from the Fissure of Chaos first, and he told her they’d continue as they had been for a bit.

"What if we aren't able to clear the quest?" Sofia asked.

"We'll break through, don't worry." Sae-ah was relaxed compared to how anxious Sofia was.

'The enemies might get better if this continues…' It’d been 15 days, so, of course, she was starting to get worried. "I hope things work out."

As the game continued and their team reached 5,000 points…

"It… it's happening…!"

"Everyone, get ready!"

The dreaded moment of the ‘flip’ finally came upon them, and…

"Captain, should we do it again today…?" one of the People’s Association players asked their leader.

"Yes. It seems that they want to negotiate now, so we can't let them clear the game before then."

"Will JiHan accept the deal? If he finds out what we're doing…"

"The moderates sent the negotiators, so they’ll be discreet."

Swoosh—

They were discussing committing suicide without realizing the shadow of a small sword had appeared behind them.

[The Fissure of Chaos has expanded, flipping the sky and earth.]

WHOOM—!

The entire team started to float into the air as the ground and sky flipped, and JiHan watched from a distance.

'It’s time.' He activated the sensory-sharing ticket he'd bought from the Battle Net market.

- Huh…

- What?

Sung JiHan's video, which was being streamed worldwide via Battle Tube, underwent a change.

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The first thing the viewers saw were multiple points of view.

- Ah…! Why are there suddenly so many screens?

- It looks like there are at least 20 monitors set up.

- This isn't JiHan’s screen.

Rather than seeing directly from JiHan’s point of view, they saw 20 different screens, and even that wasn’t enough to convey JiHan’s normal experience—such a thing was simply impossible for an ordinary person to experience.

"Alright. Let's start again. Purposefully fall to the ground."

"Mages, use Gravity Enhancement instead of Reverse Gravity."

"Supports, use Dispel Magic instead of Barrier."

"Quickly… Kill yourselves!"

Even ordinary people could hear the players talking.

- What? Fall to the ground…?

- Suicide? In this situation?

- Who are they?

As if to answer their questions, shadow swords suddenly popped from the backs of some of the People’s Association’s players.

[Master, I just need to focus on these people, right?]

"Yes."

The viewers heard JiHan speaking with Ariel, and the People's Association's players appeared on each of the 20 screens at the exact moment they were trying to commit suicide.

"Wh-what is this? A shadow sword…!” They looked at the swords in surprise. Everyone on Earth knew who controlled such swords, of course.

'D-don't tell me… He found out…!' Their faces paled.

JiHan calmly spoke to his viewers. "It's been two weeks since we first experienced the sky and ground flipping. The Association has been doing enough training, and everyone did well during practice, but…"

Swoosh—

“I wondered why things always went wrong during the game itself.” The shadow swords started to grow in size until they were big enough to cut someone’s throat.

"Th-this was an individual mistake!" one of the players yelled.

"W-we wanted to level up more on this map…!" More of them tried to make excuses and disassociate themselves from the People’s Association. Despite their excuses, the People’s Association’s insignia was proudly displayed on their armor and robes.

- Intentional suicide…?

- The People's Association has been intentionally hindering them?

- Why…? Are they out of their minds?

- There are a lot of people desperate for the clear right now… There are also a lot of players from the People's Association on the team, right?

The rehearsal map gave you an incredible bonus of seven stat points, so each player was desperate to clear it as quickly as possible. The People’s Association dared to hinder the progress of humanity? Even with video evidence, it was hard to believe.

- Ah, don't tell me. Is it because they didn't include the Heavenly Demon?

- Really…? They hindered the team just because of that?

- What else could it be?

- Ugh, but they also benefit from the +7 stats.

- This is absurd slander! There's no connection between their actions and the People's Association!

- All 20 people trying to commit suicide are from the People's Association, right? That’s a bit too much of a coincidence.

Had the People's Association been trolling everyone just because JiHan hadn’t included the Heavenly Demon?

"I can't let this slide." JiHan drew his finger across his neck, and the 20 shadow swords severed the heads of the People’s Association members in one smooth motion.

- Ah…

- JiHan killed them…

- H-how dare you kill your allies?!

- What's this madness?!

The Chinese viewers, who'd been quiet until just a few moments prior, were enraged after the People's Association's players were beheaded.

JiHan coldly and calmly said, "I will no longer conduct rehearsal games with players from the People's Association." He put his weapon into his inventory, crossed his arms, and closed his eyes.

[Now!]

[We must reduce their numbers!]

The sky and the ground returned to normal, and the various species performed their usual ambush.

JiHan stood alone above the clouds, detached from the battlefield, and he only intervened whenever Sae-ah, Sofia, or others he knew were in danger.

"Ah… Uncle, thank you!"

"Mr. Sung! I survived thanks to you!"

"H-hey. What about me…?!"

He didn't take care of Baron and the others.

[Survival rate has dropped below 10%.]

[You will be expelled from the map in 15 minutes.]

As soon as the message appeared, JiHan, who'd been silent with his eyes closed, said, "From now on, I will expel all players from the People's Association from the team. If the Battle Net Association tries to include their players anyway… then I will no longer open the rehearsal game.”

The news caused a worldwide stir.

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[Why the rehearsal map hasn’t been cleared yet… The shocking truth has been revealed!]

[Why did the People's Association do such a thing? There seems to be a hint in JiHan's mention of the Heavenly Demon.]

[The Heavenly Demon denies knowing anything about it and vehemently refuses interviews.]

[The People's Association denies the charges, saying it originated from an individual's deviation.]

[The World Battle Net Association expects to reach an agreement by expelling the players who caused the problem.]

JiHan was always at the center of the news, but it had a much greater impact than usual.

= It's already been a week since the last rehearsal game was held. The World Battle Net Association’s attempts to mediate between JiHan and the People's Association repeatedly failed.

Bloom Guild Master Lee HaYeon appeared in the news and calmly answered questions. “Our demand is simple: exclude all players from the People's Association, including those from that group. We won't accept anything else.”

The Association representative tried to argue and said, “Blaming the entire People's Association due to an individual's mistake is disappointing. Excluding them all would harm the map’s completion. We hope to solve things by replacing the problem players with proper elites. The People’s Association admitted their negligence and even agreed to donate 500 flight-enchanted items.”

“So you're saying the People's Association won't be excluded?” she asked.

“Yes… That's the situation. We're looking forward to JiHan's reply.”

Given the significant role of the People's Association in the World Battle Net Association, they couldn't easily accept JiHan's demands and did their best to have JiHan accept a mutual agreement.

= Players are worried that JiHan will boycott the game.

= Protests demanding the exclusion of the People's Association are occurring worldwide. Voices are growing louder, asking for the Association to accept JiHan’s demands so the game can resume.

Ultimately, only JiHan had the authority to host the game, and there was nothing the Association could do to change that. Support for him grew worldwide, but the opposite was true in one country in particular…

"Woah, Uncle,” Sae-ah said. “Look at this."

= Meanwhile, public opinion is boiling in China. People are accusing JiHan of framing the People's Association.

As the news anchor's briefing ended, the scene switched to a view of people gathering items and setting them on fire.

= Sung JiHan's Chinese fans have also expressed their disappointment and held a ceremony to burn his merchandise.

- I became a fan of JiHan after seeing his achievements, but now I'm completely disheartened. How could he blame the People's Association for an individual's mistake?

- That's right. He shouldn't do that!

- That stream insulted our country!

Fwoosh—!

They burned more of his merchandise.

Sae-ah looked at the television in disbelief. "Uncle… did you sell merchandise?"

"Do you think that’s something I would do?" JiHan asked.

"Then they're burning things they made themselves…?"

"That seems to be the case. Ah, look at how flammable it is!" JiHan smirked as he watched merchandise with his likeness burning. They were fans? Since when?

"Uncle… are you planning on not doing the rehearsal again?"

"Why do you ask? Do you want to do it?"

"It's a bit of a shame to lose the seven stats, but your position comes first! Hehe." Despite what she said, she gave JiHan a sneaky glance. It seemed that, since she was a full-fledged player, she also coveted the seven stat points.

"If the Association doesn't change the roster,” JiHan said, “then I won't do it with their team."

"Right… That's how it should be! We can't accept their demands!"

"I still have to give you the bonus, though," he said.

"Then that means…" Sae-ah trailed off.

JiHan pointed to himself. "I've gotten stronger recently."

"Even stronger…?"

"Yes."

The Association was urging him to reach a compromise because they thought he couldn't clear it without them.

"Now, I can clear it with random matchmaking."

Little did they know, the situation was different since he’d hit 200 Martial Soul.

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