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The Martial God Who Regressed to Level 2

[Translator – SCM]

[Proofreader –  ilafy]

Chapter 520

Earth had become a colony of the World Tree Alliance and been placed under the rule of the elves.

"It's more peaceful than I thought…"

The bustling streets of Gangnam, Seoul functioned just as well as before, almost the same as it used to be. JiHan wanted to see how things had changed and looked at the people passing by.

'The species evolutions were maintained at a middle-low ranking.'

Humanity had risen from being one of the lowest-ranking species to a middle-low-ranking one, and that level of evolution had been kept.

"Ah, compared to the old days, I don't get drunk as easily. My body feels sober even after three drinks."

"Do you want to go back to the days when you used to throw up?"

"Are you crazy? The World Tree has helped us evolve this far… I just have to drink something stronger!"

People looked perfectly content, looking for bars to drink in and reminiscing on how things used to be when they drank.

Hearing praises for the World Tree all around, JiHan’s eyebrows twitched. The Green Administrator had taken all the credit for lifting humanity from being one of the lowest-ranked species.

'During my time as a temporary administrator, she seemed cooperative… How should I deal with her?'

In fact, he had enough power. Although his level had dropped to two, his abilities had remained the same. When dealing with Heaven Net, not only did his Blue further develop, but he also gained more Red.

Even if the opponent was the Green Administrator, he could still fight.

'First, I need to assess the situation.'

It had only been a day since he returned from Heaven Net; there was no need to rush. In fact, it would be better to figure out first what the other side was thinking before making a move.

'There must be a reason why the Green Administrator made this place a colony.'

The World Tree elves that JiHan knew were cruel. Under the rule of Yggdrasil, they usually wiped out the original inhabitants of planets and turned them into ones bearing their species. They weren't the kind of beings who would go through the hassle of ruling over colonies.

'They still turned it into a colony, and it looks as peaceful on the surface as it was five years ago…'

There had to be some hidden intention behind it. Until he figured it out, he would have to hold back on using the Blue and Red. JiHan watched the World Tree emblem rise and disappear repeatedly from the moon.

Screech—

A limousine stopped in the middle of the street.

"Wh-what? Why did a limousine come all the way in here?"

"Ah… There's a club here. Maybe that's why?"

"I wonder who's inside."

When the long limousine stopped in front of the club, people looked on with interest.

The club's bouncer personally opened the car door; the first to step out was a woman.

'What's up with her appearance…?'

She had a mixture of black and blond hair and slightly pointy ears. The woman, whose skin around her ears was unusually pale, clearly looked different from ordinary people—her facial features were slightly distorted.

'Hmm… Is this Life Energy?'

Compared to others, she was exuding a much denser Life Energy.

JiHan looked at her closely.

"Oh… A half-elf? I've only seen them on Battle Tube. To think I'd seen one in person."

"Wow, I'm jealous… That person hit the jackpot."

"Jackpot? She's a half-elf. That would probably be a month's salary for her."

"Her ears are cool…"

'A half-elf, huh?'

No wonder it was so peaceful for a colony. As expected, the World Tree Alliance wasn't just sitting still.

'Let's start by figuring that out.'

The female half-elf walked into the club, and another person stepped out of the limousine.

'Who's that?' JiHan immediately frowned.

The man confidently looked around.

"Woah, it's a male half-elf…!"

"This is my first time seeing one!"

The crowd's reaction was much more enthusiastic than when the female half-elf had appeared.

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'That guy… for some reason, he resembles me.'

The male half-elf was clearly different from a female one. He wasn't an exact match to JiHan, but he gave off a very similar vibe—the difference was that his ears were pointy.

'Why is his hair like that?' Some parts of his hair were dyed sky-blue

"Wow, how long has it been?"

"It's been almost three months since a man was chosen in our country, right?"

"Yes… I have to take a picture."

Unlike with the previous half-elf, people were more enthusiastic about taking photos.

"Don't take photos!" The club bouncers rushed out to shield the male half-elf and escorted him inside.

"Too bad… I wanted to take more photos."

"His sky-blue hair was cool… About 10%? If that much is dyed, he must be a pretty powerful half-elf, right?"

"Probably? I heard the difference in power depends on how much of the hair is dyed."

Someone tapped JiHan from the side.

"…?" He turned his head.

"Woah, you really do like one…!" A man with a flushed face, swaying slightly, gave him an intense stare. "Excuse me! Could you tell me where you had your surgery done?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Didn't you get surgery to look like a half-elf? It seems that they've done a better job than the clinic I went to… Hic!"

Surgery to look like a half-elf? JiHan frowned and realized that the drunk man in front of him somehow resembled him.

'Yggdrasil… what were you thinking?'

All of JiHan's records had been erased, so why was she trying to make half-elves that looked like him?

He remained silent for a moment, looking down at the man.

"I… I'm sorry! This guy just can't handle alcohol…!"

"Isn't it interesting?! He looks just like a half-elf! You must look like that to pass the 'test'!"

"You idiot! You should know your limits. Also, what are you talking about? He doesn't look like one at all!"

"Are you blind? Look closely…!"

"Hey! Come here!"

The man's friends quickly dragged him away.

JiHan tilted his head. 'Now that I think about it, it's strange.'

Even though he'd wandered around the streets of Gangnam for quite some time, it was the first time he'd heard someone say that he looked like a half-elf—everyone else just passed by him without even glancing at him.

'Is this also because of the record erasure?'

Normal people couldn't see him, but drunk people could see his face clearly? Something was off.

'I need to investigate the male half-elf.'

A sky-blue-haired male half-elf who looked like him… He had a feeling that the Green Administrator made an Earth a colony because of that.

'Well, now that I have something to look into, maybe it's time to head back.'

JiHan turned around to face the Sword Palace, which was a bit away from downtown Gangnam.

At his level, he could return with just one step and entered the penthouse through the window.

"Uncle, why are you so late? It isn't that there's anything to look at." Sae-ah, sitting on the sofa, got up.

He took a glance at the clock. It was already 2 a.m. "Have you been waiting for me?"

"Of course! It's been so long since I last saw you! I'm still unsure if this is reality or a dream. I was about to go out and look for you, but I was afraid we'd miss each other, so I waited here."

"Then, you could have contacted… Ah, you can't." He didn't have a phone, and his record on Battle Net had disappeared, so she didn't have a way to contact him. "I'll have to get a phone first. How are they? Have phones improved in the last five years?"

"I guess so…? I've been wandering around Washington, looking for you, so I'm not sure."

"Washington?"

"Yes. Ah, you don't know. The capital of the U.S.A. moved to New York."

"Really…?"

"Washington became a wasteland."

Was it because of Heaven Net? JiHan's expression hardened.

Sae-ah quickly added, "But the rate of the expansion slowed down, so everyone managed to evacuate. Although the US President cried as he watched the White House get swallowed…"

"Really? Well, at least no one died."

"Yes. They thought you had sacrificed yourself to save America, and they planned to change the new presidential residence in New York to the ‘Blue House’."

"They used the same name as the Korean one?" JiHan laughed in disbelief.

"Yes. Now, it's been changed to the ‘Green House’… Since the Green Administrator also took credit for having saved the USA," Sae-ah answered with a dark expression.

From White to Blue, and now, Green. The US Presidential residence had quite a colorful history.

"Well, anyway. I saw something interesting earlier."

"Something interesting?"

"Yes. I saw a male and female half-elf in front of a club. The woman looked like the elves we've all seen before, but the male one looked like me."

"Huh? They look like you? The half-elf?"

"Yes. You didn't know?"

Sae-ah nodded in surprise. "Yes… after Earth became a colony, I went to Washington to look for you. I gathered a lot of Void, so I don't know much about the changes besides what happened in the early days."

"How many years did you spend searching for me in Washington?"

"Uh, I don't know. It's been about two years, I guess? I searched every nook and cranny from the ground up…"

It was a search that would have yielded no clues until JiHan destroyed it, a task that had probably been more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack, done for two years.

"You must have had a hard time."

"The one who had it harder is you, Yncle."

"I didn't do much. I just used the Red Administrator."

"Used…?"

"Yes. That guy gave me all his authority and threw himself into the netherworld."

The Red Administrator had been serious about completing Heaven Net. In the end, he tried to use himself as fuel to maintain the new system, especially by making JiHan, who was the system's natural enemy, its master.

He’d tried to eliminate any possible weakness.

'Red's temptation was quite strong…'

During the process of dropping from level 9999 to two, he had no choice but to raise the Red stat. Every time he raised that stat, the sensation of having become one with Heaven Net was intense.

If he hadn't protected himself with Blue, he would have already become the master of Heaven Net.

"Although I didn't expect to be expelled from Battle Net after all the effort to seal it."

"Expelled…? Uncle, you were expelled?"

"Yes. It said I was an exiled administrator."

"Woah… That's too much. You should have just become Heaven Net's master."

JiHan chuckled and waved his hand. "No way. That would have meant becoming one with the Red Administrator. That was his intention from the start."

"Ah, I see…"

"But what has the Black Administrator been doing all this time? The White Administrator made such a move, but he just stood on the side and just watched?"

Given that the White Administrator's involvement in the incident was known, the Black Administrator should have taken action, but it didn't feel like he'd done anything. Instead, humanity became a colony of the Green Administrator.

Sae-ah answered, her expression falling, "I don't know either. The 'Messenger' said that the Black Administrator had personally stepped in to resolve the situation… but after that, there was no contact."

"Really?"

"Yes. Later, I just got a message saying that it was resolved, but I haven't felt any differences."

"Hmm…"

Even though she'd been nominated as the arena master, a high-ranking position within the void, there was a limit to the information that she could access.

'It seems that I'll have to take Yggdrasil down to find out what happened.'

Until he figured out what happened between the Black and White Administrators, he decided he shouldn't act too openly.

‘If I'm really unlucky, the void and the White Administrator might end up teaming up again. Of course. If the void had sided with them, there would have been an immediate reaction when I contacted Sae-ah… so the possibility is low.'

Until he fully understood the situation, it was better to keep his power hidden.

Suddenly, JiHan’s left eye started turning red.

"Huh? Uncle, your eye…!”

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