Chapter 673:

Chapter 673:

Side Story (2)

1 minute earlier.

Seong Jihan, who had entered the Tower of Martial Gods to inspect the stage.

Ziiing...

-Oh? It's been a while.

-Is Seong Jihan finally active again?

-I was surprised when I saw the notification. lol

-Oh, but this map... Is it that 'Save Yoon Seah' one?

-Coming to save his niece? lol

Seeing the chat window automatically appear before his eyes, he stared at it with sunken eyes.

'I didn't intend to participate in this stage.'

He had entered the Tower of Martial Gods intending to find and modify the so-called 'Save Yoon Seah' stage.

However, as soon as he connected, BattleTube turned on.

And he was suddenly connected into the game.

Even though Seong Jihan had lost the authority of light, he still retained the power of the Blue Administrator...

'Is this... Mitra's trap?'

Being forcibly entered into the stage like this, Seong Jihan couldn't help but suspect so.

Moreover,

'It seems my body has returned to its past state.'

Feeling his body heavy and unable to sense the blue that dominated the realm,

It seemed he had returned to the level of the pathetic Seong Jihan from the first iteration,

Rather than the Blue Administrator 'Seong Jihan'.

'I need to assess the situation first.'

Thinking this, he opened his status window.

Name: Seong Jihan

Level: 1

Affiliation: None

Strength - 5

Agility - 5

Vitality - 5

Mana - 5

Eternity - 1

Class - Unemployed

Gift - Wanderer's Eye (Rank F)

A miserable status window came into view.

At this time, he was indeed a waste of life, always gambling and clinging to Yoon Seah,

But seeing those ability scores again now, he realized just how hopeless it had been.

However,

'Having 1 in Eternity is unexpected.'

The stat Eternity.

Eternity, which was the ability of the cosmic tree Yggdrasil,

Meant infinite vitality and was related to the mysterious regenerative power of the World Tree Elves.

Even if it was just 1 in Eternity, with this ability alone,

One could aim for Gold League, no, even beyond that.

'This is an ability I shouldn't have had at this time...'

Thinking this, Seong Jihan clenched his fist.

As his nails dug into his palm, the sensation he felt in his hand,

Came as a huge stimulation to him, almost dizzying.

'...!'

A stimulation he couldn't feel for 3 months since returning from the Ark,

Here, it was strongly felt just by clenching his fist.

Somehow, rather than being in reality,

Being here felt more like being alive.

Meanwhile, as Seong Jihan was feeling this sudden stimulation,

-But why is he just standing still?

-Is it because Yoon Seah's appearance is too miserable?

-Seah messed up.

-For real lol This mission appears too often lately, it's annoying. lol

-Please remove this from the Tower of Martial Gods, my growth has been blocked.

In the chat window, both humans and aliens were flooding Seong Jihan with requests to clear the mission.

The Tower of Martial Gods had firmly established itself as one of BattleNet's growth contents,

But there was absolutely no solution for this current stage.

However, contrary to their expectations, when 1 minute passed with Seong Jihan doing nothing,

[Mission failed.]

[Game over.]

[You cannot challenge the Tower of Martial Gods for 1 day.]

Along with the mission failure message, the screen began to darken.

-Ah, what...?

-Even Seong Jihan can't clear this?

-But how can the owner of the Tower of Martial Gods not solve it?

-Isn't this a bug?

Viewers' reactions expressing disbelief at Seong Jihan's failure came up, but,

The game ended as scheduled.

And then,

Flash...!

Light flashed on the sofa, and Seong Jihan returned to his original position.

"...I'm back."

-That was because it was the first time -- Oh? He's moving.

The viewers who were debating about Seong Jihan's second play,

Swish...

Focused their attention as Seong Jihan reached his hand towards Yoon Seah's corpse.

Flash...!

Green light spread from Seong Jihan's hand and was absorbed into Yoon Seah's corpse.

Swish swish...

[Huh...?! What, what is this...?]

Yoon Seah, whose breathing had stopped, suddenly started breathing again.

As this happened, color returned to her face.

-Whoa... What? How did he revive her?

-It's amazing; supporters' resurrection magic didn't work no matter how much they tried/

-Anyway, does this mean the Save Yoon Seah mission is cleared?

-Now Seong Jihan just needs to tell us the solution. lol

-Tower of Martial Gods climbing can start again.

The viewers who watched this were getting excited, saying the mission must be cleared.

However,

[You have cleared the prologue.]

[Moving to the next chapter.]

The 'Save Yoon Seah' mission, betraying such expectations,

Led Seong Jihan to the next chapter.

Swish...

Just as the screen viewers were watching seemed to darken,

A new scenery began to appear.

'This place is...'

A generally dark interior.

Seong Jihan unknowingly frowned as he smelled the musty odor.

An environment 180 degrees different from the penthouse he was in just moments ago.

In the cramped indoor space, there was a computer, a bed, and a wardrobe.

On the bed lay Yoon Seah with her eyes closed, her face injured as seen in the hospital earlier.

-Where is this? Could it be home?

-Wow... Can people really live in a place like this? Just genuinely curious;

-Why does this look similar to my two-room apartment -- Are you looking down on two-rooms?

-Must be a semi-basement, no light coming. in lol

-It's weird seeing Seong Jihan and Yoon Seah in a place like this. lol

The viewers who had been watching Seong Jihan thought the semi-basement didn't suit him, but,

To him, this place was all too familiar.

Because,

'...This is where I lived in my previous life.'

This was the house he had moved into after being kicked out of the penthouse before his regression.

A two-room semi-basement.

He had barely managed to move in because there was almost no deposit required.

Swish.

Seong Jihan first checked on Yoon Seah.

She lay with her hands folded on her chest,

Looking peaceful as if sleeping.

However,

'Green light is coming from her body.'

Was it because Eternity was granted?

Green light was enveloping her entire body.

As Seong Jihan reached out his hand towards it,

['Shell of Eternity' will stop recovery if broken.]

[Do you want to break the shell?]

Shell of Eternity.

'Does it mean the green light enveloping Yoon Seah's body?'

So, it was saying not to touch it because she was recovering.

Seong Jihan took his hand off Yoon Seah and looked around the room.

The inner room of the two-room apartment.

This was clearly the room Seong Jihan had used.

'I can tell just by looking there.'

Swish.

Where his gaze stopped was right on the computer desk.

There, cigarette butts and soju bottles were densely placed,

And papers with handwritten betting analysis were scattered messily.

'The wastrel days when I was blinded by betting...'

After being kicked out of the penthouse,

He had boasted to Yoon Seah that he would definitely hit it big this time, and squandered part of the part-time job money she earned on betting.

In fact, if he had used the 'Wanderer's Eye', he could have been successful in betting,

But at this time, Seong Jihan only bet on players with slim chances of winning, saying he was aiming for a big win.

That was why he couldn't earn money and became a wastrel who just ate away at his niece's money at home.

'I was truly hopeless. Really.'

If it weren't for Yoon Seah's death, would he have continued living such a hopeless life?

As Seong Jihan smiled bitterly,

Ziiing...

A message window appeared before his eyes.

[Survive for one week.]