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The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2
[Translator – SCM]
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Chapter 514
"You're the one who made me regress…?" JiHan asked.
Martial Saint JiHan… The title Id mentioned was definitely what he’d been called before regressing. He recalled the moment just before his death.
[How surprising.]
[NO.4212: ‘Humanity’ should've been a worthless race.]
[To think someone would be able to resist being erased.]
The moment he thought everything was over, message windows with different background colors popped up in front of his eyes.
[It's low, but this being has a chance.]
[Yes, no possibility can be overlooked.]
[Let's give him an opportunity to re-challenge.]
[I agree.]
[I disagree. It's a waste of strength.]
[I agree.]
[I agree.]
With three for and one against, he was granted the chance to 'retry'. After regressing like that, the question of who was responsible had remained as an unresolved mystery in a corner of his heart.
'After learning about the Wandering Martial God's infinite regression, I thought that it might have been him who made me regress… but it wasn't.'
At first, the Wandering Martial God thought of JiHan as a variable he could control and let him obtain Martial Soul, but later on, realizing he wouldn't be able to control him, he tried to kill him by any means necessary.
The Wandering Martial God had never mentioned regression; that's why he didn't think it was him.
He naturally wondered if it was the administrators who had intervened, seeing how the message windows had numerous colors…
"That's right. It was me who chose you as a variable during the Wandering Martial God's infinite regression," Id revealed.
"You said it was three in favor and one against. Were you putting on a show by yourself?"
"No. Making you regress wasn't that simple. It required the White Administrator’s power. That's why we needed consensus within our ranks."
"Consensus? So that's why you voted."
"Yes. I argued that you were necessary to protect the Vessel, and that proposal was accepted."
"Vessel…? Are you perhaps talking about ‘Late Bloomer’?" JiHan frowned. Why was the Vessel suddenly being brought up?
Id’s smirk widened. "That's right. Your niece died early in every cycle at the hands of her competitor."
"…"
"However, the competitor who killed her wasn't capable enough to develop into an Administrator's Vessel."
JiHan thought of Xin YouHua, the one who had ordered Sae-ah dead and thus completed her Late Bloomer Gift.
In his previous life, she'd become the 2nd-ranked player, but her skills were pathetic. Not only could she not fight, but she also couldn't properly fill the role of Support.
"So… you made me regress?"
"Yes. I sent you back to the past to protect her."
"If it was just for protection, you could have sent my brother-in-law…"
"He wasn't able to resist deletion. Someone like that can't properly regress."
Had he caught Id's attention the moment he resisted being deleted?
JiHan's gaze darkened. 'A completed Vessel…'
The fact that the Black Administrator had given her the arena master's hat showed the Gift was more valuable than he thought.
"Wasn't there Gilgamesh? Why go through such a hassle…?"
"He was our first reserve, and… one reserve isn't enough."
"A reserve…"
"That's right. Didn't you prove that multiple reserves are necessary?" Id extended his hand, and an image of Earth appeared above its palm. "The humans of Earth were destined to become the main server of the Red Administrator’s 'Heaven Net'. When you gave them Blue, this ended up in failure."
Id clenched his fist and opened it again. Earth had disappeared, and Gilgamesh appeared in its place. "That's why we tried to move the netherworld to the backup server, but the Red Administrator told me that you completely annihilated him."
Paaf—!
Gilgamesh also disappeared from his palm; the next one to appear was Sae-ah. "On top of that, the next reserve server is already taken by the Black Administrator's faction. Since we can't clash with him yet, it's hard for us to intervene."
"That's great."
"There are still many ways to open the netherworld, and the easiest one is…" Id pointed to JiHan. "For you to persuade her."
"Persuade her…? Are you asking me to convince her to become a server?"
"There's no need to say it so bluntly. Just convince her to take the hat off; then we can immediately convert her into a Heaven Net server."
JiHan blinked in surprise. Wasn't he basically telling him to betray Sae-ah? "Do you really think I would accept…?"
"I'll share rule over the netherworld. I mean, over Heaven Net, which will be built on top of it. That should be more than enough."
"Get lost."
Id stroked its chin. "Was my explanation too difficult? Let me simplify it. If you accept my offer, you'll become a permanent administrator of a new platform. Considering the potential of Heaven Net, you might become a truly immortal being."
“Ha…"
"You just need to take off her hat. Now, let's proceed with the contract." Id thought there was no way JiHan would refuse and began writing words of light in the air. "Now, sign here, and…"
As he drew the line for the signature at the end, a black sword emerged from JiHan's hand, and the words of light carved into the air were instantly torn apart. Along with it, the contract was buried by the void.
"What are you doing…?"
"What does it look like? I'm tearing up the contract."
"Why…?" Id was momentarily puzzled by JiHan's actions. "I can't offer more than this, Blue Administrator. Don't be greedy." It made a displeased expression, believing that JiHan's refusal was due to insufficient compensation.
"I would reject your offer even if you wanted to give me all of Heaven Net." JiHan's sword tore through the contract again.
"Ah, is the problem Sae-ah? You would give up on being a permanent administrator because of your niece…?" Id, as if it finally understood, stroked its chin. "I think I've been trying to persuade you too gently…" Its voice gradually grew colder. "Let's move to the next step."
Id clapped once.
“Great Patron, understood…” The Red Administrator’s voice echoed in the air.
Swoosh—
Id's figure slowly faded. "If you ever change your mind, let me know."
"That won't happen."
"I'll show you something to help you make your decision."
A screen appeared in the air showing the ‘Battle Net Invitation’ monument.
'This is…'
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Meanwhile, in Washington D.C., where the 'Battle Net's Invitation' was, red liquid dripped from the inscription on the monument.
"What's this phenomenon?"
"W-we aren't sure…"
"This has never happened before."
Who would have thought that such ominous red liquid would drip from the inscription? The U.S. government officials frowned when the people dispatched from the Battle Net Association speak so nonchalantly.
Seeing such an abnormal phenomenon, ‘I don't know,’ was the best they could say?
“I'll tell you.” Fluent English flowed from the monument.
"A-ah…"
"Wh-what's going on?"
The researchers looked bewildered.
“I will guide you to the right path.” The extremely kind voice said. “Battle Net Access has been revoked.”
Swoosh—
Most of the dispatched people's faces began to wither—some received deeper wrinkles, and the hair of some noticeably started falling out.
“Battle Net access revoked…” The power contained in those words was beyond imagination.
"Wh-what…?"
"Oh, my God…! M-my hair!"
"A-after the health enhancement, things definitely improved…"
The people panicked as they noticed their changed appearances, but their worries were a luxury compared to others.
- M… My mother collapsed again…!
- Wh-what? Why are people suddenly…?
- Th-the emergency room isn't answering calls…
Those who'd been unconscious or had difficulty moving but overcame it through the species evolutions became 'emergency patients' again.
"Huh… Wh-what?"
"What's wrong with my body?"
"My strength is back to before I became a player…"
"Status window! Status window! Why… Why isn't it showing?"
Even players who displayed superhuman strength lost all their powers in an instant.
- What's happening…?
- My friend was squatting 200kg and his back suddenly gave out… I called 119 but they said emergencies are happening all over the place…
- There's a flood of breaking news.
- It… it wasn't just me who heard “Battle Net Access revoked”, right?
- Yes… I heard it too…
- But Battle Tube still works…
- Right?
After Battle Net Access was revoked, the world completely changed, instantly reverting to how things were before the appearance of Battle Net.
The only difference was that they could still access Battle Tube.
- Queen…!
- Do you know anything about what happened…?
- Damn, my skin suddenly got all wrinkly ㅠㅠ and I had a date today.
- Who cares about dates? My mom can't stand anymore…
The people flocked to the Shadow Queen's channel. Feeling bewildered by the situation, they sought answers from her, who had a lot of experience in Battle Net.
"Battle Net access revoked? Such a thing popped up?" The Shadow Queen blinked in surprise. "I didn't receive any such message…"
“I just checked. It seems like it only affects 'humans,'” Ji-ah said.
"Why are you still a statue then?"
“After becoming The Witch of the Void, I transcended humanity…”
"Ah, I see."
“I'll go and see Sae-ah.” Ji-ah left.
"Hmm… A Battle Net access revocation applied to all of humanity at once…? Could it be related to JiHan?"
- Ah… Mr. Sung…
- Come to think of it, he's been saying that we must escape Battle Net…
- Still, isn't leaving so abruptly wrong?
- He should have given us time to prepare…
- I advocated to escape Battle Net, but I've changed my mind. The effects of Battle Net's species evolutions were amazing…
- Seriously. Now that it’s gone, I realize how much we've lost.
- Ah, seriously. What's going on?!
Recalling that JiHan had insisted on leaving Battle Net, they reacted explosively.
'Ah… maybe I shouldn't have said that.' Although she'd only made a guess, there was a flood of public outcry.
The Shadow Queen wondered how she could de-escalate things.
Ziinng—
Underneath her channel's screen, a red eye popped up. “Humans, now that you've lost it, do you understand the value of what you've enjoyed all this time?”
No, the red eye didn't appear in just the Shadow Queen's channel, but on every Battle Tube channel currently streaming.
“If you wish… I will restore what you've lost.” The one who was behind the Battle Net access revocation started to entice the people who'd been thrown into chaos.
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