The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 316

Above the underground space.

That place was where Sung JiHan had encountered a group of high-ranking spirits.

[Emergency situation.]

[Seal the rift.]

Shooooo...!

As the void energy rose from the ground like smoke, the high-ranking spirits gathered at that place to seal it.

Sssss...

But as soon as the colossal giant of light touched the void, it couldn't withstand it for long and melted away.

When about half of the high-ranking spirits had disappeared like that.

Whoosh!

Sung JiHan, accompanied by the Shadow Queen, emerged from the underground.

"Director of Management. Have you arrived?"

Even in such an urgent situation, Sung JiHan wondered if the Director of Management held such an important position.

When the high-ranking spirits saw Sung JiHan, who had been preventing the void, they all kneeled down.

"Director of Management? Who the hell are you...?"

The Shadow Queen, who was by Sung JiHan's side, asked with a shocked expression as she observed the attitude of the high-ranking spirits.

But Sung JiHan didn't respond to her question and instead glanced at the high-ranking spirits.

"At this rate, they'll be wiped out soon."

The void, spreading more vigorously as the high-ranking spirits kneeled before Sung JiHan instead of sealing the rift.

In that short moment, half of the high-ranking spirits had already disappeared.

If this continued, it was certain that this space would be tainted by the void.

"Hmm, but the original mission goal of escaping the Holy See Research Institute hasn't been cleared yet."

Now that he had secured the Shadow Queen, Sung JiHan wanted to clear the mission and escape.

But the game didn't end even in this chaos.

Because Sung JiHan's mission goal, escaping the research institute, had not been achieved yet.

"Where's the way out?"

Even though he possessed the Director of Management's power, his opponent knew nothing.

If the high-ranking spirits had the freedom to judge, they would have doubted whether the opponent was the real Director of Management.

"There is no exit in the lower floors of the research institute."

"Please return to the portal you came through earlier and exit through the exit."

"I will open it for you."

They all obeyed Sung JiHan, who possessed eternity within his body, unconditionally.

Ziiiiing...!

A gigantic dark green portal appeared in the air.

"Thank you."

Before Sung JiHan could enter, the high-ranking spirit warned him.

"Due to the emergency situation, the path to the upper floors of the research institute has been blocked. Please close the door after you move. Otherwise, the filth may flow back."

"The void?"

"Yes."

"Once the void enters through the portal, it cannot be stopped. Please make sure to close the door."

So, they want me to do this?

"Got it. I'll make sure to close it."

Sung JiHan nodded with a smile on his lips.

-The high-ranking spirits are so kind, aren't they?

-It's the first time I've seen Sung JiHan smile like that, hahaha.

-That's why they're telling him what he needs to do even as he's dying.

-They should also flip the filth in the upper floors, hehe.

Flash!

As Sung JiHan entered the portal, he returned to the place where he was first summoned.

On the floor where the portal was, there was a wooden door that Sung JiHan had opened as the Heavenly River God.

The door that had been pierced by chains.

For some reason, the holes in the door had disappeared.

"If I close this, the portal will disappear, right?"

Whoosh!

Sung JiHan thought of the advice from the Great Spirit and set both doors on fire in an instant.

"To this extent... You thought you could reverse the Void?"

"Yes, I wanted to survive alone in the upper realm. It's pitiful for the Great Spirits sacrificed in the lower realm, isn't it?"

"..."

As soon as Sung JiHan finished speaking.

Sss...

The aura of the Void slowly began to spread from beyond the dark green portal.

As soon as the purple smoke appeared, it began to devour the surrounding terrain.

Ziiing.

Then, a screen appeared in front of Sung JiHan.

[You, what on earth have you done!]

Instead of the elf envoy who had brought him for the 5th match.

She shouted at Sung JiHan with a pale face, and when she saw the Shadow Queen next to him, she was astonished.

"No, you even released the Shadow Queen?! How did you free the queen who was bound to the roots...!"

"It's blocked, but it came out again? Ah, this is the upper realm, so the block doesn't apply."

"What kind of accident did you cause? At this rate, the entire Holy See Research Institute will be covered in Void...!"

"That's good."

Sung JiHan casually replied, and the elf envoy could only grind her teeth, unable to do anything.

This 5th match.

He had brought Sung JiHan to execute him, but how did the game become so distorted?

Wasn't that guy... not someone who should have been brought here in the first place?

At that moment.

"Step back."

"Yes. One, two..."

The envoy quickly retreated from the screen, and the branch manager appeared.

"You caused quite a big accident."

"I saw your worth when you gave me the mask."

"...I knew you were an existence beyond calculation, but I didn't expect it to be to this extent. Indeed, that was my mistake."

Frowning, he turned his gaze towards the Shadow Queen.

"Shadow Queen. You haven't forgotten your true nature, have you?"

"True nature... What, a trash can?"

"Yes. You are the one who must handle the Void. However, this time, I will give you the opportunity to rest. Temporarily, become the door that blocks the portal. After this is over, I will definitely make sure you die."

=That elf. He's saying strange things, isn't he? Isn't it like telling a prisoner who just escaped from prison to go back to prison and be executed?

=That's right. You were freed from that restraint, so are you choosing the path of death again?

=World Tree Elf... Sometimes I just don't understand! It seems like the World Tree Union has been the one who has raised Sung JiHan the most! He grows rapidly every time he clashes with them!

The commentators talked about how absurd the manager's proposal was from a general perspective, but...

"..."

The one who heard the story, the Shadow Queen, was lost in thought.

"Are you seriously considering it?"

"...After I was captured by them, I tried to kill myself. And I almost succeeded in suicide. But because of the power of the World Tree, I was resurrected to my original state. They have the power to revive even the dead. If they promise to give me rest, it's not uninteresting... but..."

The Shadow Queen said that much and then looked at Sung JiHan.

"Your sword. Seeing that, I changed my mind."

"The Shadow of the Abyss Sword?"

"Sure... The sword you wielded. That is the ultimate power I aspire to."

The Amethyst Shadow Sword, unleashed through self-destruction.

It was the most powerful martial art among the Amethyst Shadow Techniques.

The current Shadow Queen was still an unfinished divine sword.

Although Sung JiHan used the Amethyst Shadow Sword, which taints the entire world with shadows, by detonating the Void,

"I cannot die before I use it."

It was still enough to stimulate the Queen's desire for life.

"Shadow Queen... It's disappointing that you have forgotten your essence. Do you hope for the extinction of the Shadow Elves this time?"

The branch manager threatened her with the survival of the Shadow Elf tribe.

The Shadow Queen chuckled.

"Hmph, anyway, they have already been almost extinct. There are hardly any survivors in the Seat System."

"You still had the power to activate the Seat System? Hoho... If I had known, I would have spared the Shadow Elves. I got rid of the rest of the inferior species that had no research value."

"..."

"It's a shame that you're not deceived."

Beep!

The screen turned off.

The Shadow Queen's eyes, which clearly confirmed that the Shadow Elves had been eliminated by the branch manager's words, grew cold.

"Human. Let's blow up the Seat Research Institute. We need to inflict as much damage as possible on those bastards."

"Okay."

I was going to get rid of it right away if it opened.

It's good that they're coming out actively from that side.

Although Sung JiHan initially thought that way when he saw the Shadow Queen emitting life,

Sueeek...

The Shadow Queen's body turned into gray smoke.

She entered Sung JiHan's Eclipse.

"...Why did you come here?"

"Just activating the Seat System exhausted all my strength. Ariel, support me for a moment."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Shadow Queen confidently spoke from within the sword.

Sung JiHan frowned as he watched.

"The power of the sword has become stronger even with the Queen's participation..."

No matter how weak she was, the presence of a Seat-level being was remarkable.

The power of the Shadow Sword Eclipse had become several times stronger since the Queen joined.

This itself was a good thing, but...

-Why does the sword look like that?

-Why is it dangling like that?

-Isn't that the chain that the Queen was bound with earlier?

-Ah, the Shadow Sword was cool...

The chains hanging like potato roots on the sword did not look good.

In my heart, I wanted to remove all these chains.

Shooo...

The Void flowing through the portal had already filled this space.

"For now, I should go to the research institute."

Before the Void completely destroyed the research institute, I had to go there first.

Sung JiHan thought so and quickly moved towards the melting wall.

* * *

The upper part of the Seat Research Institute.

It showed a much more typical appearance of a research institute than the places Sung JiHan had been through so far.

And it was a research institute specialized in biological experiments.

"The Void absorption rate is low."

[The race is highly inefficient as a Void processing facility.]

[Injecting the traits of a suitable Void processor, the Shadow Elf, and conducting experiments.]

The small form of the Great Spirit moved busily within the laboratory.

Various experiments were being conducted on the players inside the laboratory.

[The test subject's vitality is depleted. Logging out in 10 seconds.]

[Administering regeneration potion.]

[Restoring vitality. Experiment continues.]

Inside the laboratory, no matter how fatal the injuries were,

the players would revive when the small form of the Great Spirit administered the regeneration potion.

"Ah... Does this mean they can't keep logging out?"

"If Sung JiHan had been captured, he might have ended up like that too."

"It's horrifying. If that had happened, we would have been in the same situation as being 'executed' as they claim."

The commentators commented on the spectacle of the experiment.

Sung JiHan had the power beyond the standard and smoothly solved the game.

The top rank of other races would have been trapped inside that laboratory, unable to surpass the World Tree Elf.

[The experiment is proceeding smoothly, Director of Administration.]

"Well, good job."

Recognized as the Director of Administration, Sung JiHan casually nodded while listening to the report from the Great Spirit.

"Human... Are you just going to leave? Without releasing those players?"

Perhaps because his thoughts from earlier came to mind,

the Shadow Queen asked if he wasn't going to free the players trapped in the laboratory.

"They'll be released on their own when the Void's energy comes here soon. Besides..."

Sung JiHan decided to pursue the Silly.

"By any chance, is there a place where their items are stored?"

"Items of SS grade or higher have been sent to headquarters."

"Items of lower grades are stored in a temporary storage."

Only S-grade items, huh?

It's a shame, but I'll have to take those.

"Where is the temporary storage?"

"I will guide you."

The Great Spirit, who was about to guide him, was Sung JiHan's words.

"Emergency situation!"

"The Void, the Void is surging back."

"Prioritize data transmission."

When the Void quickly spread to the biological research laboratory,

"Director of Administration. Emergency situation. Prioritizing data transmission."

The Great Spirits did not listen to Sung JiHan's orders.

"If it goes like this, the one who caused the commotion in the Holy See Research Institute is the Shadow Queen, Hanan."

"Isn't one enough?"

"No, I'm disappointed."

"You're quite greedy, human."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Sung JiHan casually retorted to the Shadow Queen and surveyed his surroundings for anything useful.

Until then, he had no intention of extending a helping hand to the players trapped in the laboratory.

[Emergency Quest]

-Release at least 10 players trapped in the Holy See Research Institute

Reward: Holy See Reputation +100

To him, an emergency quest suddenly appeared.

"Holy See Reputation?"

Along with a new reward, Holy See Reputation.