The Martial God who Regressed Back to Level 2 Novel

Chapter 138

Unnamed Divine Art

Annihilation Divine Secret Technique

Iron Blood Cross

The shadow sword Eclipse drew a merciless line.

And then.

"Uh...!"

Shooooo!

The armor and weapons that the Russian warriors were equipped with were dismantled and turned into dust.

The scattered metal dust seemed to follow the path of Eclipse's black sword.

Thud!

Transforming into steel, it began to embed itself deeply into the ground.

And.

Swoosh!

This time, the Phoenix Qi followed behind Eclipse, cutting vertically like flowing water.

Considering the flow of the sword that was shown a little while ago, it was nothing more than a simple move that drew a cross in the air.

However.

"What... is this...!"

Thump! Thump!

Vladimir's heart beat violently.

What Sung JiHan unfolded was nothing more than two swings, but the Berserker mode's body was issuing a more intense warning than ever before.

It wasn't just a part of the metal that made up the axe and armor showing abnormal phenomena.

Squeak!

The vitality that was attached to the axe quickly disappeared.

And that energy obediently followed the flow of the spear, completing the vertical line drawn by Sung JiHan.

Boom!

Vladimir's body was sent flying far away, and at the same time, 'Blood Rage' disappeared into thin air without anyone noticing.

"Eeek!"

Yes.

He knew that his opponent was strong.

Player Sung JiHan.

Although he was only in the Gold rank, Vladimir was in a state of not letting his guard down at all, seeing the amazing achievements he had shown.

After all, it was impossible for him to blow away the national representative Diamond class in one shot.

So, even if he was inferior in strength, he could understand.

But.

'My own vitality...!'

The power that the Berserker wields, vitality.

He never thought that it would all fly over to the other side.

Crack!

The ground changed.

Steel was embedded horizontally.

Blood stained it vertically.

Iron and blood, the pattern of the cross, which took one stroke each, was engraved on the floor of South Gate in an instant.

"Kruuugh!"

"I, I can't... move!"

"...!"

Although Vladimir only had his vitality taken away by the axe, the other Russian warriors were in a serious condition.

Blood was flowing from their bodies as if it were sweat.

One by one, to the point where it soaked the floor.

Seeing that sight, Vladimir quickly regained his senses and rushed forward.

"...I'll take care of Sung JiHan! Go!"

The way to gain the most points at South Gate was ultimately to cross the gate.

There was no need to risk his life to kill the remaining opponent.

While he bought time, even if only one other player passed through, he could obtain the points!

"I'll explode to the limit!"

With all his strength, Vladimir activated the Berserker mode and rushed towards Sung JiHan.

Shoooo!

With each approach, the armor was dismantled and embedded in the ground, and the blood-red vitality weakened.

"But this should be enough...!"

Determined to pour everything out, Vladimir did not yield.

Clang!

When the axe and sword clashed, a huge shockwave spread out.

"Ugh...!"

And the one who took a step back from this collision was Vladimir's side.

He opened his eyes wide.

It was the Berserker mode in full force.

Not only did he receive all the team buffs, but also absorbed all the synergy from the Triangular Formation.

Even though it was a strike that gave it his all, he couldn't even achieve the same level as Sung JiHan, who used the "Area of Effect" skill...

"No way!"

As if denying it, Vladimir swung his axe down.

Gathering his strength, he struck with a crushing blow.

Clang!

Hana Bonghwanggi lightly deflected the axe.

Sword and spear.

Even though Richi clearly used two different weapons, Sung JiHan showed no hesitation.

Vladimir swallowed his saliva as he observed the opponent's martial prowess.

"It's like watching the Sword King...!"

Of course, it's true that Sung JiHan is still less intimidating than the Sword King.

But the problem is that this monster-like person is still a Goldrigger.

Even at this low level, what will happen as time goes on?

Vladimir became impatient.

Before he could grow, he felt an urgent need to win against Korea.

But still...

"I'll go first...!"

"Fine. Just pass by for now!"

Under Vladimir's mark, some of the Russian warriors passed by Sung JiHan's side.

They moved from the edges, trying their best not to get close to him.

Considering that they were all elite warriors above level 225, it was a ridiculous action to underestimate them as opponents in a Gold match, but everyone was deadly serious.

"We have to win against Korea now!"

"We might not be able to beat him later!"

Even Vladimir, Russia's top warrior, was defeated by Sung JiHan.

Knowing that if he were to grow further, it was clear that a disaster would come, so everyone joined forces to win at least one match before that.

"Hmm..."

When Sung JiHan glanced at him briefly.

"Where are you looking!"

Vladimir shouted and launched a desperate attack.

Clang! Clang!

The weapons clashed several times.

Even in the midst of being pushed back, Vladimir occasionally succeeded in counterattacking, so he wasn't being overwhelmed by a one-sided onslaught.

This should be a situation where he can buy enough time.

And...

"It's done...!"

One Russian warrior finally tried to cross the South Gate's point.

25 people rushed in, and more than half of them were drawn towards Sung JiHan.

Although only three of them managed to reach the point under the fierce attacks of the Korean archers.

"Anyway, crossing that line is important in this game... huh?"

At that moment.

Thud!

Sung JiHan slammed the Bonghwanggi into the ground.

Then...

Kururur...!

The entire floor, with the iron cross drawn on it, vibrated.

"...!"

At the same time, the battle point at the center of the iron cross in South Gate was turning white.

Vladimir sensed danger from that white light.

"This is...! Run!"

The light that erased the center of the iron cross.

If he had seen it at another time, he would have judged it as Sung JiHan's skill reaching its limit and disappearing.

"But this isn't it!"

Feeling the ominousness, Vladimir tried to shout to his teammates to get away.

Flash!

The light flickered once, and white liquid seeped into the ground where Sung JiHan's spear was stuck.

Thud-

The connection link of the iron cross was instantly severed.

"Snap...!"

Then...

The Russian warriors who were about to reach the point turned into dust and disappeared.

Without even resisting.

"What... What's happening right now?!"

Vladimir's eyes became cloudy.

Until now, the warriors had managed to endure even when their blood was being drained, but to disappear all at once like this?

What on earth is happening...

Then.

A system message appeared in his eyes.

[Instant death activated.]

[Human race. Resistance failed.]

[Death.]

Instant death?

"This is insane...!"

Those words became Vladimir's last words.

The berserker, who had turned into dust while holding an axe.

The Russian representative team warriors, all perished with him.

* * *

"Ah! Sung JiHan, you fought well... but it was inevitable that we were outnumbered!"

"I'm sorry... but! There was hope in this match! We lost, but we fought well!"

The commentators, who had previously lamented the defeat whenever the Russian players tried to cross the point, now exclaimed.

"Ah, no... What is this?!"

"Why are they all suddenly disappearing?"

"What on earth are we witnessing?"

When Sung JiHan plunged the spear into the ground, no one could understand the situation as they all disappeared.

"Heh. Haha..."

Even Coach No Young-jun, who had been watching the match, could only laugh bitterly at the current result.

Vladimir.

To think that such a formidable warrior would be annihilated in an instant with that skill.

"There was a reason why I said we didn't need the first string."

Shhh...

And so, the first match ended with Korea's victory.

The players emerged one by one from the BattleNet Connector.

Everyone had a bewildered expression due to the sudden end of the game.

Especially the warriors who had been blocking South Gate along with Sung JiHan.

"Wow... Instant death? Instant death?!"

"I don't know... What is that... It's terrifying..."

Some of the Korean warriors who had survived even after their formation collapsed for the Russian warriors turned into dust in the final attack.

Those who received the same system message as the Russian warriors were completely clueless.

What kind of ridiculous skill is this?

However, for a moment...

Flash-!

Unlike other players, Sung JiHan, who had entered the national team match without using the BattleNet Connector, returned from thin air.

"Good job!"

The warriors who had fought together bowed at a 90-degree angle to greet him.

Among them, those who had suffered instant death trembled slightly when they saw Sung JiHan.

"Ji... JiHan. Well done."

"No, it's not. It's because of my shortcomings that we almost lost the match."

Shortcomings?

Who?

The players who heard these words were dumbfounded.

"We still have a long way to go."

Sung JiHan thought as he achieved victory in the first match.

"I couldn't bring out all my strength, even with the buffs."

The buffs sent by the Korean national team-level players.

They didn't show much effect on Sung JiHan.

"If I had brought out all my strength, including the buffs, I would have won more easily."

Even though the Russian warriors were stronger than the Korean warriors, not all of them were stronger than Kim Dong-woo.

But what allowed Sung JiHan to endure for a while was the efficiency of the buffs.

While the Russian warriors utilized all the buff effects, Sung JiHan, who had gained a soul, no longer had a significant effect from the buffs, making it impossible to finish with a one-punch like in the national team selection test.

"I need to become more familiar with the utilization of the soul. With this level of proficiency, I can only use the Iron Blood Cross."

Iron Blood Cross.

Unlike the Thunder God Cross and Shadow Cross, which had unity according to the attributes of light and darkness, the third Cross had each martial art playing separately.

However, the five attributes of the martial arts it belonged to were cotton, earth, gold, water, and wood.

It was only related to the Five Elements, which was the only category that could be connected.

"The Iron Blood Cross is a martial art of gold."

In the midst of the extermination battle, the easiest martial art to use among them was the one with the most metallic properties.

In the manifestation of martial arts, the Iron Blood Cross, which required two weapons, demanded a "spear" as one of the weapons.

"To sever the connection of the cross, nothing but a spear would do."

The Iron Blood Cross that dismantles armor and drains life force.

However, if it only had such an effect, the power of the martial arts belonging to the two previous divine decisions was stronger.

The true power of the Iron Blood Cross was revealed when the cross was severed.

"The effect of instant death for the human race remains the same."

When the cross is severed, every human being dies.

No one is exempt from this.

Even the world's best tank, adorned with all sorts of buffs, could not resist instant death.

That's why when Sung JiHan used the Iron Blood Cross in his previous life,

Players from other countries were too busy running away.

They knew from experience that they would die no matter what kind of defense they put up.

"No one knows, so it's easy to be taken down."

Sung JiHan thought this way as he contemplated the Iron Blood Cross.

"I understand because I haven't tried using the skill. This martial art is strange."

Previously, when the SSS-grade skill "Nameless Martial Art" was registered in the status window, he didn't think deeply about the Iron Blood Cross.

He simply judged it as a skill that became available as his level increased and his power grew.

But when he used this martial art through his spirit, the Iron Blood Cross was definitely not just a martial art that consumed other martial arts.

"Why did I have to create a cross in the first place?"

Two lines made of blood and steel.

The power that appeared when this was drawn was not bad, but as seen from the Russian warriors who endured it, there were limitations to inflicting damage on the enemy.

There was no need to draw a cross for no reason.

It would be great to bring only the blow that severs it in the end and kill the human race.

"Within this, there is a hidden principle that I still don't understand. It would be great to bring only the instant death effect and modify it..."

While Sung JiHan was thinking if there was a need to draw a cross like that,

[Spirit has increased by 1.]

A message appeared from the system, saying that his spirit had increased.

"Huh?"

Until now, even though he invested points in his spirit while leveling up, the stat that didn't increase,

It had increased just by trying to understand the Iron Blood Cross.

"...From now on, if I want to grow, simple point investment won't be enough."

To elevate his soul, it became essential to strengthen the cultivation of the nameless divine art along with the research on the Sungsin's resolve.

With that in mind, Sung JiHan prepared for the second round.

"Jihan, by the way... what was that technique earlier?"

"It's a lightweight instant death technique. It works quite well on humans."

Where can you find a lightweight instant death technique?

Does dying less if it's lighter?

Director No Youngjun couldn't believe what he was hearing.

'...Since we're on the same side, it's fine.'

He decided not to worry about balance when it came to being on the stronger side.

What if it's a cheat?

Winning is everything.

"So... in what situations is the skill most effective?"

"It's effective on maps with important points like South Gate. By the way, we're on the attack for the second round, right?"

Sung JiHan smiled brightly.

"Let's get another instant death."

A staunch cross.

This martial art had many weaknesses.

Once the cross was drawn, all you had to do was run away and avoid the range of the final blow.

But...

In a map like South Gate, where there were crucial points to defend, it was very effective.

And...

=Oh! Oh oh oh! The enemy lines are crumbling!

=Sung JiHan's skill leaves no room for movement! Vladimir! Can you believe it? The sound of whales resounds...!

=We also asked if the frenzy made any sense last time! Hahaha! Isn't it all just going around in circles?

In the second match, Sung JiHan easily won with the staunch cross.

As the Sungsin's resolve martial art unfolded in Sung JiHan's hands...

Suddenly-

"How dare someone...!"

In the Star of the God of War, Tuseong.

A figure stood up abruptly.

"So you've awakened. No... he awakened you."

The old man standing in front of him, Dongbangsak, turned around and opened his mouth.

"Longinus."