[{"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-167":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},1848346,2454,"Chapter 167","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-167",167,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 167: Sharing the Bed with Enemies (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Shit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo quickly grasped the situation after checking the timer, Jeonggu, who had come chasing after him belatedly, asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? What’s going on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s nothing much. Since it’s the recommended number of people as my father said, it shouldn’t be impossible to proceed even if one person is missing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this and pointed to the book on the table, the timer, which had just reached 3 seconds, came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:00:03]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:00:01]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, along with Jeonggu’s exclamation, all the numbers changed to ‘0’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:00:00]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the timer disappeared into thin air, and a sharp signal echoed somewhere in the colosseum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep-beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that the participants were confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, dungeon information was displayed prominently in the space above the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sanctuary of Valor]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Dungeon Grade: Normal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Difficulty: C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Recommended Participants: 6\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Now that the minimum number of participants has been met, we will begin explaining the rules.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, there is a minimum number of participants.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it seemed like the dungeon was about to start in earnest, the three from China, Taiwan, and Japan, who had been distant from each other, approached the rulebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In a moment, the ‘Sanctuary of Valor’ will begin.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「To pass through this dungeon, it is recommended to have at least three Igniters.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three or more Igniters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the five experts looked at each other’s faces in turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly, a red laser shot up from the rulebook, pointing towards the giant statue in the center of the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The ultimate goal of this dungeon is to defeat the Giant Gameta.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Giant… Gameta?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned to the statue in question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it seemed they would have to fight it, just as they had feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「When you close the book on the altar, Gameta will immediately awaken and attack you.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「But before that, by igniting the furnaces of this dungeon, you can weaken Gameta.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ahh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon understanding the progress of this dungeon, Yeongwoo looked at the three giant doors that had caught his eye since earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps those doors were entrances to each furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, the recommended number was six because there need to be three groups of two-person teams.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, soon, a red laser shot from the rulebook, pointing at three large iron doors lined up on the stadium wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There are a total of three furnaces, and you can access them through the entrances you see now.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, numbers from 1 to 3 were assigned to each entrance, with the number of people displayed below each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[0\u002F2]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jeonggu tilted his head, Yeongwoo explained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They didn’t make it easy to get to the furnaces. Probably, two people can enter each door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon Yeongwoo’s explanation, the experts from other countries nodded in agreement, and soon, a statement confirming this appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「From now on, you need to organize Ignition Teams to attempt ignition on each furnace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ignition Teams can consist of up to two people, and each team cannot access the furnace assigned to other teams.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In other words, each furnace has only one team. If one fails, they cannot ignite that furnace.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Yeongwoo’s words, Tomiko acknowledged them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At the moment, we’re short on personnel… So, we have to decide whether to fight the boss with just two furnaces lit, or to push ourselves a bit and fight with all the furnaces lit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, how much weakening one furnace could inflict on the Giant Gameta was crucial, but naturally, there was no further elaboration on this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most likely, you’ll have to ignite all furnaces to stand a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pointed to Gameta stuck to the ceiling with his mythical-grade one-handed sword ‘Bastard,’ Tomiko cautiously spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s the case… does it mean that someone has to come alone to light one of the three furnaces…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, the final instructions appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「From now on, we will begin organizing Ignition Teams. Please stand in front of the entrance you desire.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Gameta will awaken in 30 minutes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:29:59]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 30-minute timer began to countdown without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to hurry. We only have 30 minutes, including the time it takes to pass through those doors and ignite the furnaces.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Tomiko urgently spoke, Ryu Manho from Taiwan, who had been leaning against the wall, finally stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, I’ll take over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Ryu Manho took out his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what he pointed at wasn’t Gameta but the anonymous Chinese, Sandong’s Twin Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t go with that bastard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sandong’s Twin Evil smirked wickedly and flashed his dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you have the confidence to fight me again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were to be paired with Taiwan, he also planned to kill his opponent on the way to the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Yeongwoo revealed his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These idiots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, if we can’t properly ignite the furnace, we’ll all die at that monster’s hands. Is this your first time in a dungeon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo’s anger wasn’t simply because the two foreigners were fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were any problems with ignition due to their fight, the damage would fall squarely on Yeongwoo himself, his father, and Miyagi’s Sword Master, who were doing their best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take responsibility for Door 2 alone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stood in front of the door marked ‘2’ without a hint of fear, and the status below the ignition team changed to ‘1\u002F2’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This surprised Gowung’s Sword Dragon and Sandong’s Twin Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, internally, they thought that one of the two Koreans in this position would have to sacrifice themselves, but they didn’t say it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll go to Door 3. Will you come with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomiko smiled brightly and extended her hand to Sandong’s Twin Evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other choice, the middle-aged man from China obediently followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only other option was the father of the Korean swordsman and the Taiwanese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Okay. Can’t be helped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Sandong’s Twin Evil followed Tomiko to Door 3, and Yeongwoo felt somewhat relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t like both Taiwan and China very much, but if I had to send my father with either of them, Taiwan would be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chinese side had titles like ‘Twin Evil’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Shaanxi is said to be the Five Heroes, but why is Sandong the Twin Evil?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five Heroes and Twin Evil differed greatly in terms of numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether this reflected regional characteristics or was simply a distinction based on the final selected numbers was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, then I’ll automatically take Door 1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, Jeonggu stood in front of Door 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Gowung’s Sword Dragon Ryu Manho grumbled to himself and took his place behind Jeonggu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all five people stood in front of the doors, and then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another signal sounded, and the system message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ignition teams have been confirmed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the three firmly closed iron doors began to slowly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:27:42]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there were about 27 minutes left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no one here was checking the remaining time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Kraaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Hahah! I smell something delicious…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– It’s coming! Wow! I can feel it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left, center, right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From inside the three long corridors extending in different directions, eerie voices filled with monstrous instruments poured out endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the corridors were so dark that one couldn’t see an inch ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There are those damn bastards here too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo remembered last night when he was on the boat, swallowing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, there were two people watching his back, but this time, he was alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the feelings of the foreigner and his father, who had to navigate through that darkness, wouldn’t be ordinary either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo glanced back at his father, he happened to see him turning his head this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu was also worried about Yeongwoo having to break through there alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit, shit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck… How many are there inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the five people expressed their anxiety in their own ways and felt the chilling atmosphere inside the corridors, the middle-aged man who had been silent until now spoke softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jang Jaham.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Among Sandong’s Twin Evil, one of the Twin Evils is Jang Jaham.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps feeling that he might die in there, he finally revealed his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Tomiko smiled warmly and greeted Jang Jaham.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice to meet you, Jang Jaham. Let’s do well inside. It won’t be easy, but let’s try our best.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone hesitated under the pretext of a new greeting, the remaining time was in the mid-25s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[00:25:13]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confirming this, Yeongwoo changed his tone and recited a tragic line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we hesitate any longer, that thing will awaken before we can ignite the furnace. Let’s go now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo stepped straight into the second corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if they had made a pact, everyone turned their heads toward Door 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo, who had already ventured deep into the door, was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should go too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…We have no other choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining four people also began to step forward, each eyeing their respective corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo started running unabatedly into Door 2, he had to pass through a very dark corridor for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, contrary to what was expected from outside, there were no attacks from the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was just a vast, empty space for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s literally just a corridor. Perhaps this is to prevent ‘cheating’ from outside?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there was no timer in this space, Yeongwoo just kept running forward blindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to see the front of the corridor gradually brightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was still pitch black to the point where it was difficult to see, but there was a slight glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Kraaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– It’s coming! They’re all here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Run!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices of the monsters heard from outside began to echo again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Crazy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo continued forward, listening to the terrifying sounds, he soon felt the corridor narrowing in one direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the distance, the exit of this corridor… no, the proper entrance to the furnace appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a rectangular opening the size of a medium-sized building, filled with those gray monsters they had seen on the dungeon floor last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, not a single one was missing; they were all staring greedily in Yeongwoo’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps that huge entrance served as some kind of boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this meant that the moment they crossed it, hundreds of monsters would rush at them all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, there was something that caught Yeongwoo’s eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What is that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the rectangular entrance, the large space filled with monsters resembled a cosmic void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no ground, just empty space with large chunks of stone debris floating around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the stone debris pieces on which the waiting monsters stood was right in front of the rectangular entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, here was a place where participants had to navigate through obstacles, a kind of obstacle course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the furnace Yeongwoo had to reach was located high above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It means finding a way to get up there while pushing away the monsters that are running at you.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo finally understood why the difficulty level of this dungeon was higher than last night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t have much time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How much time has passed? About 10 minutes?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo glanced at his wristwatch to estimate the time, he was surprised to see that the time display was completely scrambled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Participants couldn’t check the time at will inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But I should still be able to use equipment.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in front of the rectangular entrance, Yeongwoo activated his “Clairvoyance” skill and looked at the furnace in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Clairvoyance」 – Mutant Earring\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Visibility is amplified up to 5 times.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These bastards, what have they done now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a structure resembling a furnace placed on a large rock floating in midair, and on the opposite side of this furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「1」 – 「3」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another structure with buttons labelled 1 and 3 respectively came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their purpose was unclear, but they seemed to be separate devices unrelated to the furnace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo’s thought on this was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Surely it’s not group 1 or group 3? If that’s the case, there’s no way it’s a button that gives blessings to that person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2079,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","118c4d1a406ed5b55e93935ebf1286c50d52a76d2c18db053c54b4dcf3148164","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-168","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-365",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]