[{"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-229":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},1848125,2454,"Chapter 229","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 229: The Imjin War (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Overcompensation…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, the scores from 2nd to 5th place were announced below the 1st place scorecard, but none of the names stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the scores were below 50 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2nd Place] Louis – Total Score 47\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Game Analyst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Safety First.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Keen Observation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3rd Place] Tuende – Total Score 38\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Bold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Challenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– High Accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4th Place] Wooheon – Total Score 33\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Fast Betting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Intuition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Homogeneity Preference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[5th Place] Stefan – Total Score 29\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Lacks Confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>– Coin Flip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what’s this… 2nd place has 47 points?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the score for 1st place? Isn’t it over 100?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“5th place only has 29 points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most in the waiting room were surprised at the low scores of the ranked participants, but Yeongwoo wasn’t that surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You can’t get a high score just by sitting and betting in the dungeon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yeongwoo’s mind, there were only two ways to get a high score here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One, participate directly as a representative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two, intervene in the arena and adjust the match outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Yeongwoo, the only survivor who had actually entered the arena, ended up with a high score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Rewards will be distributed differently according to the confirmed rankings.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the highlight of this dungeon, the rewards for each rank, was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1st Place] Yeongwoo – Physical Catalog\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2nd Place] Louis – Random Epic Equipment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3rd Place] Twende – Random Epic Equipment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4th Place] Wooheon – Random Unique Equipment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[5th Place] Stefan – Random Unique Equipment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Physical Catalog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s a Catalog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone’s eyes widened at the 1st place reward, which none had seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Yeongwoo, there were 14 other survivors, but none had ever even glimpsed a Catalog reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, it’s not common to exceed the score limit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo received his reward for this dungeon with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with this, a silver or orange box appeared in the arms of those ranked from 2nd to 5th. Of course, for Yeongwoo:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The ‘Physical Catalog’ has been added to your data, Jeong Yeongwoo07.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of a box, a single system message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that the 1st place reward wasn’t a tangible item, the other participants began to gather around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s this Catalog? Can we take a look?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is a Physical Catalog, anyway?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, we’re from the same dungeon. Share some information.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even used the ridiculous excuse of being from the ‘same dungeon’ to justify their request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo felt that this dungeon was indeed nearing its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a portal would open, and the dungeon would be completely closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why everyone had the courage to approach the 1st place winner and ask questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the dungeon system hadn’t forgotten the final rule of this gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The participant with the lowest betting score will now be identified.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What does that mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noisy waiting room fell silent all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then someone cautiously reminded them of the rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t it say during stage 2? If you record the lowest score… you die.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was true, and those close to the lowest score remembered the rule clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Additionally, at the end of the 5th stage, the participant with the lowest betting score will die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If there are multiple participants with the lowest score, up to three will be randomly selected to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The participant with the lowest score must die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there are many, up to three will be selected randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s impossible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“People have already died in the arena. Are they really going to select more to die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only two people in the room uttered such despair-filled lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just then, a separate system message appeared in Yeongwoo’s vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The dungeon system has accessed some of your data.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh? Is it because they are in the process of identifying the lowest scores?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although it was a preliminary measure followed by a report, it was still the first time something like this had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant Yeongwoo was being separately informed about the internal activities of the dungeon system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief moment:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Identification complete.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Two lowest scorers will take the penalty.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Pe-penalty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastards! They call it a penalty, but it’s practically….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While people murmured, the ceiling of the waiting room flashed momentarily, and an X mark appeared above the heads of two out of the fifteen people present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, no!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, it was the very two people who had sighed in despair right after the message about identifying the lowest scorers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the two people, effectively marked for death, ran towards Yeongwoo and pleaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, he clung to the strongest person in the room, the one who the dungeon system had highly rated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the man approached and grabbed Yeongwoo’s leg, Yeongwoo, unable to shake him off, looked flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I can’t persuade the dungeon. I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the apology was partly insincere, the fact that he couldn’t change the dungeon’s rules was 100% true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There likely weren’t many beings in this universe who could alter or ignore the dungeon’s rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man clinging to Yeongwoo’s leg seemed to have seen something, his face contorting in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disappeared like steam from beneath Yeongwoo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How, how did that happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No lasers were fired; the man, marked with an X, suddenly vanished into smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned, realizing they had implicitly agreed to the possibility of such a unilateral death by simply entering the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to get out. When does this end?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, isn’t it over now? Let us out already!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock quickly turned to fear, and everyone in the waiting room clung to the walls, shouting to be let out. Soon after:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The dungeon will close in 10 seconds.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Each participant, please exit through the portal.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notification of the dungeon closing, which everyone had been waiting for, appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, the end of a dungeon involved survivors making peace or forming alliances for the future, but this time, there was only shock and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was panicked, rushing to their assigned portals to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop, pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo thought:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I made it through safely again today.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was grateful he didn’t have to explain the Catalog, scratching his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘In the end, only 13 out of 20 survived.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mortality rate of 35%. Truly a fearsome dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「6」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「5」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the countdown to the dungeon’s closure continued, Yeongwoo quickly stepped towards his portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3:42 AM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having escaped the crazy gambling den, Yeongwoo headed straight for Gangnam on his Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I need to hurry. If I’m lucky, I can get about three hours of sleep.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having barely slept in the past two days, Yeongwoo’s top priority was now, ironically, securing sleep time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Pangaea starting at 8 AM, he could only afford about three hours of rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Chased by sleep, chased by taxes… what kind of life is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would people know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Jeong Yeongwoo07, not only the strongest in South Korea but a potential top contender in East Asia, lived his life carving out sleep time like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the sound of Negwig’s footsteps, Yeongwoo opened the Physical Catalog he had acquired from today’s dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The Physical Catalog can store all types of physiques, and once registered, you can utilize their functions without directly wearing them.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: This is kind of a body catalogue, like yeongwoo can buy diff bodies\u002Fphysiques from the store.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Crazy… a Physical Catalog. It still feels surreal no matter how many times I read it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, reading the tooltip for a Catalog didn’t feel horrifying at all, but seeing it as a ‘physical’ version struck differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, in the future, I could get multiple arms, attach two to my body, and register the other two in the Catalog?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this bizarre thought, Yeongwoo moved his gaze to the next tooltip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Each Catalog has unique collection effects, and once the Catalog completeness exceeds a certain threshold, you can acquire blessings or skills with amazing performance.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered what the collection effects of the Physical Catalog would be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a ‘physical’ collection, it was hard to imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, there was a positive aspect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*‘1 point’ remains until the 1st level collection effect unlocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collection unit for the Physical Catalog was five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike other Cataloges, where collection effects were unlocked every 10 items, the Physical Catalog provided special effects at 5, 10, and 15 items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And currently, Yeongwoo’s physical collection status was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Physical Catalog]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔4〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Four. Only one more to go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the system didn’t reduce the collection unit for the Physical Catalog just for the user’s convenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This means physical equipment is that rare.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, judging by the ratio of equipment he had acquired so far, physical-type equipment was much rarer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, the Mythical Catalog might not follow the 10-item rule either?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s mind raced again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But it won’t be a 2-item rule either. If that were the case, there would have been a preliminary notification like with the Physical Catalog.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doubted it would be 5 items either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how rare physical equipment was, it couldn’t compare to mythical items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the most likely unit was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Three?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That seemed like a reasonable number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Mythical Catalog includes not just mythical equipment but also mythical beings….’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, like the Chairman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a dangerous thought, but killing the Chairman could fill one slot in the Mythical Catalog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, I’ll know for sure once I take down one more mythical being, and see at what intervals the collection effects unlock.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo was contemplating the Catalog, the golden goblin in the back seat pointed forward with its tiny finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Squeak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the silhouette of the Parnas Hotel came into view for Yeongwoo and his alien companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, I can finally get some proper sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweet home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pushed Negwig to go even faster towards a long-awaited good night’s sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1694,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","351e9991429beee9bed9c5f8b6a0ec9119f7e4d2756e309aef65985cdac45504","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-433","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-432",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]