[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world":3,"chapter-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-116":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 4 Human in a Ruined World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1848189,2454,"Chapter 116","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-116",116,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 116: Night Dungeon (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Im Bonghee…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo muttered in a daze, a sensation of golden flashes filled his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sensory value has temporarily increased from the original 800 to 924.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sensory value has temporarily increased from the original 924 to 1,089.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sensory value has temporarily increased from the original 1,089 to 1,235.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, reaching the highest sensory ability triggered the activation of ‘Agility.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Agility」 – Mutation Ring\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【When Senses is the highest ability, 10% damage reduction is obtained.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters that appeared with Im Bonghee began to rush in earnest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Catch them…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– From their legs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the obtained sensory values, the average ability of the monsters ranged between 200 and 300.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, they weren’t a significant threat in terms of combat alone, but the issue lay in their numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just sticking to them consumed a lot of stamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, every time they swung the daggers they held in their hands, it caused a chilling sensation on the skin, which became increasingly unbearable over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Yeongwoo’s durability reaching thousands, repeated attacks on the same spot inevitably deepened the wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo had a trick to shake off the clinging enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was none other than…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Self-destruct」 – Mutation Bracelet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Causes a strong explosion.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Durability increased by 300.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A kind of self-destruct device called ‘Self-destruct.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as terrifying as it was to blast away nearby monsters with it, more monsters rushed in like ants, and since there was a reload time for the explosion, it was impossible to use it infinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, within ten minutes, blood started to flow from Yeongwoo’s body, prompting Ricardo to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Korean! Hold on a little longer…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he said so, in reality, he was already surrounded by a dozen or so monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically impossible to guard both the bonfire and the handler at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn, can this mission even succeed?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo poured blood from his whole body, still gazing at the distant lights of the pathway with no end in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something… Something more was needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the whistle hadn’t charged yet, and using the Dragon’s Legacy like a boomerang wasn’t enough to wipe out the constantly incoming monsters in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, due to ‘Masochism’ his strength had increased dramatically, and his speed was faster than before, but he couldn’t help but feel increasingly sure that he couldn’t finish this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Slime Core」 – Mutation Bracelet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Regenerative power increases dramatically.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His regeneration couldn’t offset the minor damages caused by the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their numbers were just too many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, where did Im Bonghee go?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo swung his black sword extended up to 6 meters, he tried to find a familiar face among the ashen corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Agh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing a sharp voice from the side, outside his field of vision, he turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, Yeongwoo heard a sharp voice coming from outside his field of vision and turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large gray axe blade flew towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Die!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Im Bonghee aiming for Yeongwoo’s neck and swinging her weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, unlike Bonghee, who functioned as a mere “troublemaker” within this abyss, Yeongwoo was the “Strongest Sword,” who had grown through numerous hardships.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, such a trivial attack like this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t even need the help of swordsmanship. It’s too obvious.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo easily deflected Bonghee’s attack, which seemed to move in slow motion, with his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bonghee’s attack, which failed to penetrate Yeongwoo’s head, bounced back without force, and immediately, Yeongwoo’s black sword swept towards her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, something amazing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the arc drawn by Yeongwoo’s black sword, the logo of Dogo was printed as if embroidered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And on top of that, Bonghee’s head, which was spinning like a couple of wheels, flew by simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a scene from a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo instinctively held his breath for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless waves of lightweight ashen monsters, the pain radiating from the wounds covering his entire body, and even the tense breathing of his party members from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the circumstances, he had forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he was the advertising model for the intergalactic weapon brand, Dogo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surely the shareholders of Dogo were watching this insane situation as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Aaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even amidst this chaos, more ashen monsters were swarming in from the front, forming another huge crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of them was so great that the lights illuminating the pathway were completely obscured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ricardo, who had just dragged out a monster leaping towards the bonfire, noticed the darkness surging towards the direction of the handler and looked at it with fearful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized that a far greater number of monsters were coming now than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, there were still hundreds of monsters near the ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H… Hey, Korean! Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that even the pathway lights were completely obscured, Ricardo asked the handler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he noticed that something was wrong with the handler and shouted in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the fuck are you doing, Korean!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Ottavio, who was frantically swinging his sword while showing his back to Ricardo, turned around hastily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suddenly saw the back of an Asian hunter kneeling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if he was praying to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was obvious that he was praying to the sky, with both hands bound in chains, looking up at the distant sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jeong Yeongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ottavio, realizing that the ship had completely stopped, showed a furious expression for the first time since entering the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there really be a god in this fucked up world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this mission failed, one out of the three would inevitably have to play Russian roulette and face death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Ottavio had no intention of leaving his fate to chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This insane…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment Ottavio was about to curse the pitiful Asian hunter, Yeongwoo, bound in chains, raised his blood-soaked arms to the sky and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This battle…! Is sponsored by the intergalactic weapon brand Dogo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did Moses feel standing in front of the locked Red Sea?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was an atheist, but at this moment, he was closer to a fanatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He proceeded with the task with a unilateral certainty that Dogo, or rather the sky, was watching over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was about to start the Dogo brand advertisement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am Jeong Yeongwoo, the strongest from Gyeongbuk and Gangnam on Earth! From now on, it’s ad time!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s arms, raised high into the air, were trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dogo didn’t answer this call… no, this provocation, there would be little left of the remaining pathway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t show it, but his strength had been rapidly draining since a while ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably due to losing too much blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at least, wasn’t Yeongwoo the world’s top-tier “tanker”?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t handle it, no matter who took the helm, the outcome would likely be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was such a diabolical difficulty level that one might think it was a trap to kill one of the three participants from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dogo…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Yeongwoo’s final shout, thousands of monsters that were approaching under the cover of darkness revealed themselves under the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Aaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Kill the handler first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Attack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, the monsters overwhelmed Yeongwoo, piling up on top of him like a small mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain connecting him to the “ship” couldn’t even be seen anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when the pile grew too big to climb, the rest surged towards the bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha, fuck.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ricardo, anticipating the worst outcome, looked at Ottavio with a pale face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was meant to be their last farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Ottavio, in the midst of this tense situation, was staring into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s happening…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing Ottavio’s reaction, Ricardo, too, shifted his gaze upwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, his eyes turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because a laser beam was shooting down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zzzzzzzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area, previously shrouded in darkness, suddenly brightened up as if it were midday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Eek!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Aaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only the two marksmen but also the ashen monsters filling the chamber felt an instinctive fear and began to scatter in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if cockroaches were seeking shelter in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the moment when the monsters piled up like a mountain on top of Yeongwoo, a sharp blade suddenly soared up from among them, drawing a spectacular spiral pattern as it swung diagonally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hyaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was none other than Gyeongbuk’s strongest sword, Yeongwoo07.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just received a response from Dogo, the one who had been given a chance to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all thanks to his strategy of starting an advertisement on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dogo] “Almost Sold Out”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission] Survive using the equipment provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward] Survival guaranteed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special] Real-time feedback on equipment usage is required for this mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Note] The provided equipment will be collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yeongwoo’s view, a new Dogo quest was now available, and there was a palm-sized dodecahedron lying on his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dodecahedron with twelve pentagonal faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo picked it up, the laser that had been descending vertically suddenly disappeared as if it were a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the ashen monsters, who had been fleeing from the light, began to show signs of aggression again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Disappear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Now’s the time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Quick, kill him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Hurry up…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap, tap, tap, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ashen horde began to surge back from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo unknowingly exerted force on the dodecahedron he was holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, each face where Yeongwoo’s fingers touched slightly indented inward, like buttons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then holographic numbers appeared on the dodecahedron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【3】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【2】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【1】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had a gut feeling that this was a bomb and threw the dodecahedron into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【X】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yeongwoo hadn’t seen it wrong, the dodecahedron displayed ‘X’ as its last message, and then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening roar, the dodecahedron exploded, or more precisely, opened up in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the monsters within the dodecahedron’s cavity were sucked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least a thousand of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In disbelief, Ottavio and Ricardo, who were still standing on the deck, opened their mouths wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, they thought the Asian had gone crazy, muttering nonsense towards the sky, but then something actually came down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine weapon that could tidy up the entire chamber with just one throw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It… It can’t be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there really be a god in this world…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two foreigners looked at Yeongwoo in awe, the Asian hunter walked over to the ship and picked up the dodecahedron from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, looking up at the sky, he exclaimed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… Wow! Amazing, it’s a… spatial bomb! With its polygonal structure, it seems to fit well in any hand!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1830,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","28caa4a2f35ee74897eba32df0647a699ff9f13a3fd363acbb582764c4570d10","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-117","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-9",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]