[{"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-225":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},1848115,2454,"Chapter 225","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 225: Match Fixing (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like being hit by a car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uwaaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught by the seven mutants, Yeongwoo was shoved all the way to the west wall of the arena with an unsightly sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no mere performance; it was the real deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the seven opponents, one was particularly strong and had lifted Yeongwoo with its head, ramming him into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, those in the waiting room assumed Yeongwoo was dead and wore dreadful expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, the person in question, Yeongwoo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kyaaaah!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wuooooo!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kwiiik!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the ear-splitting howls of the seven mutants, he was busy swinging his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had used Bastard Sword, he would have slaughtered them in an instant, so he had pretended to drop his weapon on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, what a pain in the ass.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he inflicted wounds on himself to create a bleeding effect, so the moderate pain that the berserker talisman couldn’t block didn’t bother him much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his bravely outstretched fist got caught in the jaws of a wolf mutant and was torn off, he felt genuinely afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I… I should start fighting seriously now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a single blow from each of the surrounding mutants would mean seven hits at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, Yeongwoo’s body was quickly becoming tattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With so many opponents, even his flying sword, the Golden Trail, couldn’t exert its full power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Vrrrrrrrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two fifth-day level mutants could pin Golden Trail to the ground, rendering it almost immobile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this meant that Golden Trail alone could restrain two high-level mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in reality, only five could genuinely threaten Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Should I stop here? If I hold out any longer, my eyeballs might get gouged out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his left arm was completely torn off and his body was covered in cuts, oozing blood like sweat, Yeongwoo decided to use all his strength to charge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a crisis, Yeongwoo’s physical abilities amplified tremendously, enough to push away the seven mutants… no, even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kyak…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Geuak!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he push them away, but he also flung them in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Oops! I got too desperate!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this point, if he looked around, it would seem even more suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo limped toward the clear escape route and grabbed Bastard that had fallen to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the broadcast screen, he could see the people in the waiting room widening their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was surprising enough that the “Strongest one” they thought was dead had come out alive, but what shocked them even more was Yeongwoo’s body, which looked like a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, that’s practically an auto-hunt over there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite bleeding profusely, Yeongwoo lifted his eyelids to survey Arena 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Mara’s knights were cleanly dealing with the mutants there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those guys stayed until the next stage, it wouldn’t matter how many mutants showed up in Stage 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In that case, everyone will vote for the survival of the Weakest… The variables are now either the Strongest surviving or dying in Stage 4.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo took a short rest, looking at the broadcast screen, the mutants, having regrouped, charged at him again with a furious aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kraaaa!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kieeek!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo extended the blade of Bastard to six meters, deliberately cutting down only one mutant at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I don’t know how effective this will be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was purely a “show” for the other contestants in the waiting room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With one arm missing and having lost a lot of blood, he subtly conveyed that it was difficult to deal with two or three mutants at a time as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, it would be much harder to fight in Stage 4, where more mutants were sure to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2] Strongest dies, Weakest survives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, increasing the number of bets on option 2 was the best Yeongwoo could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo finally brought down the last mutant in the arena, a message appeared, signaling the end of the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 3, Strongest survive. Weakest survive.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 3 complete.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, everyone had bet on option 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sixteen participants have earned 1 betting point.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in terms of ranking, it was effectively a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite finishing the Stage 3 match, Yeongwoo was still tied for sixth place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jeong Yeongwoo 07]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Betting Points: 3\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Current Rank: Tied for 6th (6 people)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two matches remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the other contestants wanted to finish the dungeon tied for 6th place, so things were bound to change now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The survival of the Weakest is a given… Now the bets will split on whether I survive or not.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 4 will begin shortly.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In Stage 4, each representative will face twenty-six mutants.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stage 4, twenty-six mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had expected at most twenty mutants, so his mouth gaped open involuntarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The participants in the waiting room seemed equally shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「All participants must complete their bets within the next 5 minutes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1] Strongest survives, Weakest survives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2] Strongest dies, Weakest survives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3] Strongest survives, Weakest dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4] Strongest dies, Weakest dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the dungeon system opened the next round of betting, Yeongwoo, with no other choice, bet on option 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>;Twenty-six mutants… This time, I can’t afford to hold back. I must do my best to survive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he would likely need to use the laser strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once everyone saw the laser bombardment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then everyone will be confused again. They’ll have to decide whether to bet on option 1 or 2 for Stage 5.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But options 1 and 2 never existed for Yeongwoo in Stage 5.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anything other than the top prize was practically “junk” to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I need to eliminate everyone else. There can’t be any ties.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To achieve this, he needed to bet on an outcome no one else would choose and succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that outcome was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3] Strongest survives, Weakest dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Weakest die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Dragos must die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite being guarded by Mara’s knights, he had to create a situation where Dragos would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The only card I can play right now is the laser bombardment. I can call my friends once, but I should save that for Stage 5.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to hit Mara’s knights with Toma’s laser cannon… he instinctively knew it was a crazy idea, but he couldn’t stop now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘By the way, what about the chairman? Or can’t the company help with this? There’s still a lot of ad money pending.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo looked up at the sky, the 5 minutes allotted for Stage 4 betting expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 4 betting is complete.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the results were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Option 1 – 4 votes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Option 2 – 12 votes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Four votes for the Strongest surviving…? Are they out of their minds?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even excluding his own vote, three others had predicted the Strongest would survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this also meant that the 12 who voted for option 2 would fall far behind in the rankings, which wasn’t entirely bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「With the betting complete, Stage 4 will begin.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors of the arena, which had been tightly shut, began to open once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Here we go again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sound like gunfire, eight doors opened, and twenty-six mutants poured in like a wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Graaaaa!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kyaaaah!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his body was regenerating quickly thanks to the synergy of the Slime Core and Unfair Trade, his left arm hadn’t fully grown back yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, he had to face those twenty-six mutants with one arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Twenty-six mutants… It feels like way too many when you see them in person.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo prepared to draw his sword, but then changed his mind and immediately requested an artillery strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that if those creatures got close, his body would be torn apart before he could try any other tactic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Laser cannon! 917! 005! 3091! 10!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo urgently called for an artillery strike in Arena 1, the surroundings darkened by the mutants’ shadows suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piiiiiing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laser cannon really fired from the returnees’ room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Were they prepared in advance? Why is it firing so quickly?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the laser beam piercing through the dungeon ceiling, Yeongwoo quickly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He feared that he might get caught in the blast radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Booooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The military contractor Toma’s laser bombardment finally struck the center of the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any mutants that were grazed by this concentrated energy vanished without a trace, and Yeongwoo, who barely escaped the bombardment’s radius, felt immense pressure on his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I do well, I might be able to kill those knights with this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his first time seeing the bombardment up close, and Yeongwoo seriously considered that this weapon might be able to take out Mara’s lackeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those knights didn’t have the same divine stature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bombardment that had brightly lit the surroundings ceased, and Yeongwoo started clearing the monsters that had luckily escaped the strike while watching the broadcast screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the screen, he saw the participants in the waiting room, all with expressions of disbelief, and Dragos’s face in particular stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Dragos…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reaction was more than just surprise; it was clear that he was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s scared. Did he realize that the bombardment could be used for sniping?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragos, with his vast cosmic knowledge, must have figured that out too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But whether sniping him would succeed or not, we’ll find out later.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo watched the broadcast screen of Arena 2 with a meaningful expression, Dragos made a horrified face, as if he could read Yeongwoo’s thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 4, Strongest survive. Weakest survive.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 4 complete.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Stage 4 was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Four participants have earned 1 betting point.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, four participants, who had bet on the Strongest surviving despite Yeongwoo’s struggles, gained points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The results were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jeong Yeongwoo 07]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Betting Points: 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Current Rank: Tied for 3rd (3 people)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Finally, 3rd place.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yeongwoo hadn’t expected to have three tied contestants before the final stage, he still had one last trick up his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I can kill Dragos, I can jump straight to 1st place.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo steeled his resolve and looked up at the ceiling, the announcement for the final match appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Stage 5 will begin shortly.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「In Stage 5, each representative will face sixty-eight mutants.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1734,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","19fcbc95c05fd27b4d17da89e472dc3d6093b87cd5e93898d1b0910da368bd0f","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-427","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-426",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]