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The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2
[Translator – SCM]
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Chapter 517
After luring JiHan into the Fight Star, they would trap him within the veil of light—the Red Administrator's plan was simple yet effective.
The 'Veil' was a power wielded by the White Administrator, so he thought there was no way a temporary administrator could pierce it.
In fact, even JiHan, after seeing the veil, thought he wouldn't be able to overcome it.
“You managed to cross the veil…? I can't believe it.” The Red Administrator was reluctant to accept reality.
For someone like JiHan to break through the authority of a permanent administrator defied his common sense.
JiHan, instead of answering the Red Administrator's doubts, pulled out the sword embedded in the road.
Ultimate Wandering Martial God Slayer Three Talents Technique: Mount Tai Crush.
The Red Administrator's body, already split once, was split in half again after a single, light sword swing that drew a straight blue line from the ground to the sky.
“Fighting is impossible.” Each of the Red Administrator’s eyes flickered differently from the being’s split face. He quickly realized his lack of fighting ability and understood the gap between him and JiHan through that single strike.
Given that JiHan had gone through the veil, he expected a gap, but after experiencing it firsthand, something became clear…
'Fighting the Blue Administrator will result in certain defeat.'
In that case, he needed to find another way to deal with the situation, but the Blue Administrator wasn't giving him any leeway.
Screech—!
A blue light shimmered along the edge of the shadow sword, and the red giant's body soon split into hundreds, thousands of pieces.
"You aren't resisting," JiHan noted.
Flames erupted from the giant, and he regenerated again. “Combat was never my specialty to begin with.”
"Yet you stubbornly keep regenerating."
“The completion of the Vessel is so close. It's still too early to give up.”
"The Vessel… Are you talking about the red Sword Palace?" JiHan glanced at the building the Red Administrator had been touching. Not only had it been dyed red, it was also absorbing a huge amount of energy.
When the Red Administrator regenerated earlier, some of that energy had been used.
"So that's what's keeping you alive."
“Yes. As long as I have the support of 120 million people, I will keep reviving.”
"120 million?"
“That’s the number of humans who have chosen to follow me. Even though you've returned, it's still increasing.”
‘Did the Red Administrator do something while I was trapped on the Fight Star?’ JiHan watched the Red Administrator closely. 'As long as a spark remains, he can survive.'
Even if he cut the opponent's body into thousands of pieces, as long as it wasn't completely extinguished in one go, the Red Administrator would keep regenerating through the Sword Palace.
If he wanted to eliminate him, he would have to do it in one strike.
'In that case…'
JiHan plunged his sword into the ground. In an instant, the shadow sword radiated a blue light, and a Yin-Yang pattern appeared on the ground.
He slashed the sky.
Ultimate Wandering Martial God Slayer Yin-Yang Demon Sword Technique: Sword Scar.
A straight blue line of light stretched from the earth to the sky. At first glance, it looked similar to the Mount Tai Crush.
“That sword again? It's useless, no matter how many times you cut me…” Even as he was split in half, the Red Administrator spoke calmly.
Then, the blue line remained wherever the sword cut him.
“Hmm? This…!” The sword light flashed; the Red Administrator was sucked into it. The sword scar had absorbed the Red Administrator's spark and the Red light covering the building.
“Is that Dongfang's sword? To think you would use that…”
"This is just an imitation."
“It’s going to end like this when it was almost completed…?” Seeing how the building had regained its original color and how he was being sucked into the Sword Scar before he could regenerate, the Red Administrator spoke in disbelief.
“I never imagined I’d die like this… Was the construction of the netherworld an impossible dream, after all…?” The Red Administrator asked as he was being sucked into the sword scar.
JiHan chuckled. "Stop playing tricks. Don't act as if you’re dying."
“Did you notice…?”
"Your power on the Battle Net invitation is still intact. Save your last words for when that's destroyed."
“Are you planning to chase me all the way there? How persistent.”
"Persistent? I should say the same for you."
“Fufu…” With that last laugh, all traces of the Red Administrator were sucked into the sword scar.
JiHan lightly jumped and entered the penthouse through the window.
"Uncle…!"
“JiHan, how's your body? Are you okay?” Ji-ah asked.
When JiHan arrived at the window, his family approached him with worried expressions.
He smiled at them. "Everyone seems to be doing fine." He turned his gaze to the Messenger floating beside Sae-ah. "Hey, what's the Black Administrator doing? The White Administrator is openly collaborating with the Red one to trap me. How come he's just watching?"
“I reported it immediately, but Battle Net's communication network is under the White Administrator's jurisdiction, so it was blocked. However, it's been reopened, and the report has been delivered.”
"So you can communicate now?"
“Yes… I received a report stating this incident is just a 'deviation by a minority'.”
A deviation by a minority?
JiHan frowned. Was that why she'd sent Id? To use as a scapegoat, just in case? "How come that minosirt can use the light veil?"
“He claims the veil was incomplete, which is why it was easily pierced…”
"How pathetic of a permanent administrator. Judging by his response, he won't intervene with the killing of the Red Administrator."
“Yes. That much has been confirmed.”
It was absurd how the White Administrator was denying her involvement in the situation, but it was better to deal with them one by one.
'First, let's make sure to eliminate one of them.' JiHan made up his mind to root out the Red Administrator first.
He turned to Sae-ah. "I'll go and destroy the Red Administrator and come back. Keep wearing the hat until then."
"Uncle, are you going right away?"
"Yes. If we give that guy time, who knows what he will do?"
The Red Administrator excelled at everything except combat. If given time, he might pull off something unexpected, so it was better to cut him down right away.
"You're going to come back soon, right…?" Sae-ah asked cautiously.
JiHan smirked and replied, "Of course."
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In a space filled with light, a small flame flickered.
The Red Administrator reappeared. “Great Patron, I need your support now more than ever.”
“Why did you foolishly show the Fight Star…? Because of that, the veil was exposed. Now that it’s been revealed, further intervention is impossible.”
“How could I have known it would be pierced like that? The Blue Administrator is only a temporary one; the veil was made by a mighty permanent administrator's power.”
“Anyway, 'Id' can no longer intervene.”
The Red Administrator smiled. “Couldn't you intervene directly?”
“That… cannot be done.”
“Is it because of the Black Administrator?”
“It isn't yet time for the White and Black Administrators to clash.”
So even the Great Patron was afraid. The Red Administrator quickly grasped the White Administrator’s true fears. “So you're saying that direct support is impossible.”
“That's correct…”
“Very well. At least transfer the ownership of Heaven Net to me, please.”
“That…”
'Heaven Net' was created to replace Battle Net through the netherworld. Although it had yet to produce any results, the White Administrator hesitated to grant the request, as if she were reluctant to part with it.
“Shouldn't any proof of your involvement be eliminated? If I survive, I will return ownership.”
“Then okay.” The ownership was finally transferred—a pure white light was engraved on the red giant's forehead.
He made a satisfied smile.
'I've obtained a trmp card I can use.' Even though he'd obtained the ownership, he wouldn't be able to defeat the Blue Administrator. After all, he'd become a monster after returning from the Fight Star. ' I don't have to win through combat.’
The Red Administrator had a plan to resist the Blue Administrator, who had become the new Wandering Martial God.
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Washington D.C., the Battle Net invitation was.already engulfed in towering flames. No matter how much they tried to extinguish it, the fire wouldn't die out.
After it became known that the Red Administrator was behind it, most of Washington's citizens, including those in the White House, evacuated, leaving the city empty.
At the center of the flames—where the monument stood—the shadow sword plunged into the ground, and JiHan appeared.
"Things are pretty bad here, too." After pulling out the sword, he swung it several times in the air.
The flames engulfing the city began to subside rapidly. The fire there was weak enough to be extinguished without even using the Sword Scar.
'Nothing much so far.' With ten swings of his sword, he managed to extinguish most of the flames spreading across Washington.
After easily putting out the fire, what remained was the red Battle Net invitation monument and a massive, red portal floating above it.
'That portal… It looks just like the Sword Palace when it acted as a Vessel earlier.'
The portal was large enough to swallow hundreds of people at once, and an abundance of energy was gathering toward it—that of the 120 million people who were supporting the Red Administrator.
“You've come pretty fast.” The voice of the Red Administrator leaked from the portal.
"You seem quite relaxed."
“Because I finished the preparations to welcome my guest.” From inside the portal, a red hand emerged. “So, why don't you come in?”
"Is there a need to do so?" A suspicious portal that the Red Administrator had most likely tampered with? There was no need to step inside. "I just have to cut you down like before."
JiHan plunged his sword into the ground. A Yin-Yang symbol was drawn on the floor, and a blue sword light rose.
Still in the portal, the Red Administrator burst into laughter. “Fufu… are you trying to cut down the entire portal? That's so like you. Are you sure you want to kill 120 million along with me?”
"120 million?"
“To be more precise, it's 125.14 million. The number of humans who have chosen to serve me.”
JiHan frowned. Instead of dying alone, the Red Administrator was trying to drag everyone down with him.
'Judging by the flow of energy, he isn't lying.'
His expression darkened. The humans who had chosen the Red Administrator… Should he risk entering the portal to save them?
'I can't do that…' If things somehow turned out wrong, he might end up falling into the grasp of the Red Administrator while trying to save 120 million.
Still, 120 million was too large of a number to simply cut down.
'Is there no other way?'
His gaze slowly lowered until he was gazing at the Battle Net invitation. It was the source of the chaos that had happened after he forcibly withdrew humanity from Battle Net.
'Alright…' It was worth a try.
Behind JiHan, a golden wheel rose.
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