The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 287

Guild channel with over 100 million people gathered before the broadcast starts.

Sung JiHan reveals his face.

- Oh, he really came back?

- Where on earth have you been and what have you been doing?

The number of viewers is increasing at an exponential rate.

"Owner. First... Ah. We have just surpassed 150 million viewers. Please greet the viewers."

A guild channel broadcast conducted in an interview format.

The interviewer is Lee Ha-yeon.

"I apologize for not participating in the match yesterday."

As Sung JiHan asked for forgiveness, the already explosive chat window...

Mixed with support and criticism for Sung JiHan, the atmosphere began to escalate.

- Why are you apologizing, JiHan? You might not be able to participate in the match!

- Look at him slightly bowing his head, is that an apology?!

- It's the problem with the last-ranked representative team of humanity!

- I don't feel any sense of responsibility as the top-ranked player. What does it matter if a dungeon appears in our land...?!

- Sung JiHan, take responsibility!

The situation where Koreans mainly support Sung JiHan and foreigners criticize him.

Lee Ha-yeon glanced at the chat window and asked Sung JiHan a question.

"Owner... Many people were worried because you didn't come back. Have you been through something during that time?"

While asking that question, Lee Ha-yeon desperately sent eye signals to Sung JiHan from an angle that couldn't be seen on camera.

It was a gesture asking him to respond well somehow, as the reaction was not good.

"Ah, I was late because of training."

Sung JiHan didn't pay attention to that.

"Training... really?"

"Yes."

With that answer, the chat window exploded even more.

- Training? You're late just because of training?

- Hey, even though he became the top-ranked player, he keeps training, so humanity keeps benefiting from Sung JiHan.

- That's right. Most other rankers have become celebrities and are busy playing around. How many players like Sung JiHan who only train are there?

- But still, you have to keep your schedule! What if you miss a match?

- Yeah. Would you say the same thing if a dungeon portal appeared in your house?

- No, it's not even the 7th place yet, it's not that bad of a situation. Foreigners are really overreacting.

- That's why we can't even imagine the victories Sung JiHan has brought us so far.

- If we lose to the last place in the league, we would have been the last place without Sung JiHan.

- Seriously lol.

Sung JiHan's supporters and critics clashed, causing chaos.

Lee Ha-yeon glanced at it and asked Sung JiHan again.

"May I ask what kind of training took so long?"

While asking that, Lee Ha-yeon sent eye signals again.

Not only her, but Yoon Se-ah, who was watching from behind the camera, was also moving her lips, saying 'Please. Please.'

'She's more worried than me.'

Sung JiHan didn't mind getting more criticism himself.

Since the people around him were so worried, he decided to tell them one reason for his lateness.

"I had something to finish in order to challenge the Holy Seat. That's why I was a little late."

"The Holy Seat... I see. That's right. There's no way you would just quit!"

In response to Sung JiHan's answer, Lee Ha-yeon immediately accepted it.

-So, Sung JiHan is just going to drop out? There must be a reason for everything.

-If it's a challenge to the Holy See, does it have something to do with the battle during the Russian War?

-No, isn't it because of the Pre-Holy See incident?

-Even so, he should come out for at least a day and participate in the Space League :(

-The Holy See incident is ultimately a personal problem, isn't it? For the greater good, he should have come out.

-What Sung JiHan did during planet development... I can't believe it.

-Everyone praised him for getting better back then, but now he couldn't come out because of one training session ㅡㅡ

The supporters of Sung JiHan raised their voices in response to that answer.

However, there were more voices criticizing him.

In a situation where the aftermath of the first defeat of the Human Representative Team had not yet subsided.

Sung JiHan's reasons were difficult to convince everyone.

"Ah..."

"Well, there seems to be more criticism."

The guild officials couldn't hide their worried expressions in response to these people's reactions.

"It's like rescuing a drowning person and then demanding their belongings."

In his previous life, Sung JiHan, who knew the sexual performance of humanity, found such reactions amusing.

He stared at the chat window with sunken eyes.

Compared to the support of his fellow countrymen, there were far more criticisms from foreigners.

Seeing that, he slowly opened his mouth.

"Ahh... Many people are telling me to take responsibility. Hm... How should I take responsibility?"

"Well..."

"Should I stop training? But I have many problems to face, so I must train. If I can't give up training... Hm... Should I give up the Space League for the time being?"

"What? Oh, oh, Owner. That's..."

With his arms crossed, Sung JiHan floated his luck.

"No, skip the Space League? Are you serious about trying?"

"Go ahead. What else can you do? Leave the waiting guild? There are many countries waiting for a vacancy, right?"

"Isn't it the Human Representative Team that was humiliated by the 20th place in the league in the first place? Why are you blaming Sung JiHan for the defeat?"

"Tell your country's players something. Don't you have to win against the last place?"

The chat window blazed like adding oil to a raging fire.

However, even such reactions were temporary.

[A.DaVVies has sponsored 100,000GP.]

[Sung JiHan, the player!! This defeat is entirely my responsibility as the coach. To give up the Space League... Please! Don't do it!]

[KING.JEFF has sponsored 100,000GP.]

[The World BattleNet Federation fully supports Sung JiHan. The decision to participate in the game is the player's prerogative, and excessive criticism should be avoided.]

After the coach of the Human Representative Team, even the president of the World BattleNet Federation stepped forward to sponsor the guild channel and send messages.

The BattleNet headquarters, which had initially intended to watch without intervening when criticism poured in on Sung JiHan, couldn't hide their worried expressions.

"What...! Give up the Space League?"

"No, even if they caught a lot of fish, they should criticize appropriately... They're crossing the line."

"Sung JiHan. If he really wants to do it, he's the one who will do it."

"We need to calm the situation down right now. What if he really boycotts the Space League for a few games?"

As soon as he revealed his intention to be absent for a while, they were surprised and quickly got into the situation.

Not only the chairman Jeff and coach Davies.

The presidents of BattleNet federations from around the world and guild representatives also began to pour in their support.

-Wow... Look at the list of sponsors; they're all from successful guilds.

-He's the only one who can receive sponsorships even without participating in the game. ㅋㅋㅋ

-No. Sung JiHan... He couldn't come because of training, so why is he receiving sponsorships? :(

-Even your country's president sent a sponsorship telling him to stop. Are you going to shoot again?

As soon as Sung JiHan announced his withdrawal from the Space League, there was a rapid decline in the support and a surge of criticism from the public.

Especially when leaders from various countries stepped forward to organize a sponsorship relay.

The criticism in the chat room was now clearly overshadowed by supportive messages.

"Wow... It's clear who the winner is today."

"Yesterday's defeat made us realize how much we relied on Sung JiHan."

"Seriously, I didn't expect to lose to someone ranked 20th."

"But at least the leaders made quick judgments, haha."

Sung JiHan observed these reactions and slightly bowed his head again.

"To the director and everyone who has supported me, I will continue to participate in the Space League faithfully. I apologize for causing unnecessary concern with my words."

After raising his withdrawal flag and organizing the situation, Sung JiHan said, "Then, I will see you again during the promotion match."

With a calm face, he ended the broadcast.

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[The reason for Sung JiHan's withdrawal from the Space League? The criticism that surged and was resolved in one word.]

[Sponsorship poured in after the announcement of withdrawal. The top 100 guilds in the world all support Sung JiHan.]

"Where did the one who returned without any stars go? Sung JiHan's presence has become even stronger after the match against the Join Tribe."

In the guild chat channel, there was a short interview with Sung JiHan.

This revealed just how much humanity relied on Sung JiHan.

The leaders of humanity, who hastily supported Sung JiHan and requested a boycott of the match, were closely watched by people in real-time, clearly feeling disappointed.

"Uncle, the insults have significantly decreased."

"Why are you even checking foreign websites for that?"

"It's amazing how much the public's reaction has changed."

Well, Korean portal sites were always full of praise for Sung JiHan.

Yoon Sae-ah opened several foreign websites and used a translator to monitor people's reactions.

"Leave it. If they insult you, they insult you."

"Uncle... You're acting like you don't care at all. You even brought up the match boycott."

"I just raised the flag for withdrawal once. Did you really think I wouldn't go?"

"I knew you wouldn't go, so the Federation responded with such a big fuss."

Sung JiHan smirked at Yoon Sae-ah's words.

The Battle.net Federation and the top 100 guilds.

Even though there was a time difference with Korea, the response was incredibly fast.

"At least they recognize that they are the ones who are disappointed."

The defeat in the match against the Join Tribe, ranked 20th, had a greater impact on the Battle.net Federation and the leaders of humanity than on the general public.

Since Sung JiHan wouldn't make a move unless provoked, he would quietly train and repay humanity with his performance.

It seemed that the consensus was to support him as smoothly as possible to achieve the rank of 1.

"Uncle, is today the promotion match?"

"Huh."

"The first in human history."

"Is there anyone else who has reached level 300?"

"No. The level hasn't been increasing much. I don't know if there will be a level 300 achiever next month."

After the tutorial ended and the level cap was expanded, the promotion match began.

In the Diamond League, where players challenged the Master League, there was only Sung JiHan even though it was the end of May.

"Even though there have been various growth bonuses added compared to before, it's still not easy."

After entering the Space League, the Battle.net game was matched with alien races.

When playing against alien races, humanity's win rate dropped below 50 percent.

There are so many situations where experience points don't increase and decrease.

Even though a considerable amount of time has passed, players have not yet reached level 300, excluding Sung JiHan.

"Well then, I'll be back."

Sung JiHan waved goodbye to Yoon SeA and logged into Battle.net.

"Master League promotion match in progress."

"There is only one player in the 'Human' race who has met the promotion match conditions."

"Promotion match in progress in the Space League."

Flash!

As soon as he logged into the game, Sung JiHan was transferred to the Space League.

Since there was no competition for the promotion match among the human players, it was a natural result.

"The game will be played in the survival map, 'Space Arena'."

As soon as that message appeared, Sung JiHan was summoned to somewhere.

Flash!

Light entered his field of vision, and the surrounding place came into view.

"It's similar to the Colosseum I played before."

It was similar to the arena map he experienced in the Bronze league, but the scale was ten times larger.

Inside, various races were preparing for battle, eyeing each other.

"Is this not a special map this time?"

Perhaps because he only played special maps in the promotion matches.

Sung JiHan was no longer familiar with regular promotion matches.

The rewards would probably be less compared to special maps.

"Well, I can't always have a special meal. Shall we finish this quickly?"

Sung JiHan put his regret behind.

He drew out his sword and spear.

In an instant, a powerful momentum surged.

"Hmm...."

"Who is that?"

"He has tremendous power...."

The gazes of the players who were wary of each other all focused on Sung JiHan.

He smiled at them and turned on the BattleTube.

"Everyone, let me show you the results of my training."

Whoosh.

A small flame blossomed at the tip of his spear.

"Oh, no, what is that? It's unbelievable!"

"This is...."

In an instant, a massive firestorm engulfed the arena.

"Dragon... Breath?!"

With that word, the opposing players were wiped out.

Perhaps because it was a regular promotion match, the game was completely one-sided.

"It's boring. Is this the shortest period?"

After annihilating the enemy with a single blow, Sung JiHan, who was waiting for the game to end, heard the announcement.

"The game ended too quickly, and the next opponent has not been determined."

"Would you like to face the 'Hidden Existence'?"

His eyes lit up when he suddenly received the message.

"A hidden existence...."

As he pressed 'yes',

An epic quest came to mind.