[{"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-155":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},1848327,2454,"Chapter 155","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-155",155,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 155: Father (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant monster is asking about the age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu glanced at the lifeless body of Uijeongbu’s Strongest Sword, split in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you say I can’t be your father…? You must have made a serious mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As seen before, revealing one’s age often leads to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not revealing it didn’t seem likely to save him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What should I do? It seems like he really thinks of me as his father.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opponent was a skilled fighter, unstoppable by force, as seen earlier, fleeing from him was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How did I end up meeting such a lunatic?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat trickled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Jeonggu desperately calculated the age difference between himself and the giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah… How old did he say he was earlier? Thirty-four?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kim Jeonggu is 58 years old this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So if we subtract the giant’s age from Jeonggu’s age…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Twenty-four.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so long ago that I really couldn’t remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, is he claiming I had a son at such a young age?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jeonggu stood there with a face that could burst into tears at any moment, Joseon’s Strongest Sword impatiently prompted him while gripping the evil sword menacingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Age, please tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Why does that matter at all? You’re going to kill me anyway once you hear my age!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Yeongwoo looked at the sword ‘Bastard’, which had already been covered in blood once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s still under consideration.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu, who was starting to feel terrified by the opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Yeongwoo was serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He was killed because he was the Uijeongbu’s Strongest Sword. His notorious reputation has spread from Cheorwon to this area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo scratched his chin with Dragon’s Legacy, thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an unconscious action due to holding swords in both hands, but to those who saw it, it was a threat of murder in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, even if he claimed to be my father, I would have killed him. Considering he was kept in prison until the reset day, he must have been a level 6 human… It would’ve been right to erase him as a son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo muttered his inner thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, most of the people present didn’t properly hear his words, but Kim Jeonggu, the Dobong Strongest Sword, was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Level 6…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu’s mouth fell open involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo said as if he had expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, you’re a level 6 human, right? Am I right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… Yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dobong’s Strongest Sword was visibly flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are the chances of guessing the internal grade of a person you’ve never seen before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that the giant knew in advance his self-proclaimed father’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And coincidentally, the internal grade of the ‘father’ Kim Jeonggu pointed out by the giant was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Me, me… It’s true that I’m a level 6.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shivers ran down his spine, and a vague sense of terror arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that everything the giant had been saying so far was true?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did my own child grow up without my knowledge?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chuk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kim Jeonggu retreated in confusion, a woman’s voice could be heard from somewhere behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She could have given birth alone. Anyway, what he said might not be entirely wrong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The owner of this voice was Choi Jongseon, the Yangju Strongest Sword, who was riding on an iron horse with a baby in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-Who are you…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu looked at Jongseon and was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she be his daughter-in-law?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Yangju’s Strongest Sword』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fuck, what am I thinking right now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shuddered and turned his head back towards the giant, only to see the madman approaching from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s probably hard to admit it right away. Since it doesn’t feel real.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shrugged his big shoulders as he looked down at ‘father’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I feel the same way. This person as my father…? I don’t really know because I’ve never had a father in the first place, but it feels a lot different than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu, 58 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other than the title ‘Dobong’s Strongest Sword’ attached to his head, he didn’t seem particularly special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At 165 cm, he wasn’t tall, and his innate skeleton wasn’t good either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we only consider physical specs, it would be easy to agree that he was a ‘level 6’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But still, he became the Strongest Sword. How on earth? How could a level 6 human become the Strongest Sword, surpassing tens of thousands?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Yeongwoo couldn’t dare to stab this man with his sword was because of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there wasn’t a movie-like incident where he instantly felt like he was looking at his father as soon as he saw this man, there was still some kind of connection visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being born as a 4th level, Jeong Yeongwoo rose to become the Strongest Sword of the Gumi region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And despite being born as a 6th level, Kim Jeonggu became the strongest in Dobong, one of the 25 regions of Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can we use the term “illegitimate child” here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, this man was as extraordinary as Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, his achievements after the reset were what mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Originally, I thought what my father had created was not me as I am now, but someone who died on the street. But I was wrong.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Yeongwoo’s gaze shifted from Kim Jeonggu’s relatively small title to his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Dobong’s Strongest Sword』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s true that this man has partially made me who I am now. Something that produces results higher than the original grade came from this man.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what did he receive from his mother, whom he still didn’t know at this point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo closed his eyes tightly, and to his surprise, an achievement window appeared in his pitch-black field of vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was a system malfunction or whether Yeongwoo unconsciously summoned the achievement window, it was unclear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered now was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that the ‘Complete Orphan,’ who had been guarding the achievement list the longest since the opening of the achievement system, appeared, as if waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Complete Orphan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Find and eliminate parents. (1\u002F2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An achievement that would complete Yeongwoo’s core element ‘Orphan’ engraved in his internal settings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was also one of the initial achievements recommended by the system, defining Yeongwoo as a ‘stubborn’ person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, although he didn’t know what it meant, it implied that the reward for this achievement would likely enhance Yeongwoo’s unique traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But to do that, I have to kill my father.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stared silently at Kim Jeonggu, Choi Jongseon, who had been observing the scene from the other side, suddenly widened her eyes and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You madman! No way, right? You’re not an orphan anymore…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kim Jeonggu, swallowing dry saliva, spoke to Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-You must be very angry. But am I really your father? Even if… by some chance I am, how could I, who has lived my whole life without knowing of my son’s existence, become a father who abandoned his son…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu’s defense was full of injustice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, when Jeong Yeongwoo didn’t even bat an eyelash, Kim Jeonggu suddenly slammed the sword he was holding into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he knelt on one knee and looked up at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fifty-eight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m Fifty-eight. That’s my age. So if I really were your father, it would have been around when I was twenty-four.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then this time, Yeongwoo said something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Involuntary intention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s called an involuntary intention adjustment. It’s in the destiny record.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could Kim Jeonggu possibly counter that line?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to kneel with a bewildered expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, if you want, you can kill me anytime.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A son who had become a general… no, something excessively terrifying had come to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this point, Kim Jeonggu could no longer deny it unconditionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned earlier, if what the giant claimed was true…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If, by some chance, I’m wrong, then I must have committed a great sin against you. In the terms of this world, it would be ‘karma.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 6th level human, Dobong Strongest Sword Kim Jeonggu, gazed with a complex expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he still considered it unbelievable, he couldn’t rule out the very low probability that he might be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above all, it felt extremely eerie that the opponent had guessed his grade so accurately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just as we voted to eliminate people and mutants came looking for us, perhaps you might be a mutant for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if urging him to strike with the sword, Kim Jeonggu extended his neck and uttered a profound line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was a penalty for his achievement, he would accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Why did he suddenly become so detached?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, rather perplexed by the sudden change in the opponent’s attitude, then thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this guy a con artist? He seems to be acting somehow to escape.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ‘stubborn’ person certified by the system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo raised the mythical one-handed sword ‘Bastard’ into the air as soon as doubt arose in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you think that way, I’m very grateful. In fact, I have an achievement to find my parents and kill them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s unexpected confession, Kim Jeonggu, who had been stretching his neck, widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soon, if I strike at your father’s neck, you’ll know. If we really are father and son, the achievement will be completed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you say no, since there might be some achievement, please accept the penalty, Father!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bastard,” had begun to swing towards Kim Jeonggu’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, including Choi Jongseon, closed their eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh evil!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he really crazy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to witness another scene where a human body was torn apart in real time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What people expected didn’t happen at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Initially, Yeongwoo had no intention of striking Kim Jeonggu’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the blade of the “Bastard” stopped before touching Kim Jeonggu’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kim Jeonggu…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was performing a big motion that everyone in the audience stand couldn’t miss, rolling sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even managed to pull out a dagger hidden in his bosom while rolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His speech about accepting fate just now was purely a ruse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This bastard?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo’s eyes blazed with astonishment at the unexpectedly clever move, suddenly his vision flashed, and a system prompt appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ping!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dogo] “Paternal Confirmation”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission] Spend 3 days with ‘Kim Jeonggu11.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward] 20 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Special] Kim Jeonggu11 must remain alive during the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was none other than a Dogo quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first request he received after meeting with the chairman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Spend three days with that bastard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advertiser didn’t want to go so far as to demand his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Dogo had criticized the production company Lemu for being vulgar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that Dogo was a group with strong ideals, it couldn’t just stand by while its own advertising model killed his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What about the achievement then? The conditions seem to imply that I can kill him after three days.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Complete Orphan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Find and eliminate parents. (1\u002F2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Yeongwoo originally didn’t have the intention to kill the man in front of him, but after seeing that amazing roll just now, his killing intent surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he refuse the 20 million karma that would come rolling in with time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After calming his mind for a moment, Yeongwoo spoke to Kim Jeonggu, who had hidden the dagger again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve changed my mind. I won’t kill you, Father. Instead, there’s a condition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A c-condition…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Convince me within three days. If you’re really not my father, you’ll have to prove it somehow.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kim Jeonggu, unsure of himself, asked a negative question first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What happens if I fail?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll truly become a Complete Orphan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1988,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","7bcf44164649f948126bed2703def3704f88c49dd47ab7b42dc742fde80df3d4","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-359","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-358",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]