[{"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-233":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},1848134,2454,"Chapter 233","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 233: The Imjin War (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A greenish-brown trajectory once again narrowly missed Yeongwoo’s chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not bad at all. You would’ve definitely been the strongest in Incheon with your fists.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo admired this, the Incheon leader from Namdong-gu gritted his teeth and spat out his lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop messing around and come at me seriously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Namdong’s Strongest Sword, Kim Yongkwan04.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was feeling both anger and fear simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because he knew that the outsider in front of him was deliberately maintaining a defensive stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time Yongkwan charged aggressively, his opponent would backstep precisely that distance, and this unbelievable sense of distance was the source of Yongkwan’s fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Woah, did this guy originally do boxing or something? Local swordsmanship doesn’t guide you on stepping like this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since Yongkwan’s specialty was the check hook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a type of counter that can only be used when the opponent actively attempts to attack, and the constant maintenance of a subtle distance was frustrating for Yongkwan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongkwan then threw a bold middle kick to provoke an attack from his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Yongkwan’s left leg swung like a whip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo slightly hunched his upper body while firmly guarding, extending his left palm to the predicted strike point on his right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he blocked the middle kick with both his right arm guard and his left hand, dispersing the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongkwan couldn’t help but be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly a kickboxing defense technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, like lightning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s right low kick countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The counter landed precisely on Yongkwan’s right leg, the one holding him up, and he realized at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This guy… he’s been going easy on me this whole time…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the low kick and collapsing to the ground, Yongkwan quickly rolled backward and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he saw the outsider—no, the Strongest Sword of Joseon—casually taking a combat stance again, not even bothering to chase him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Joseon’s Strongest Sword’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the opponent’s title hit him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could he really be from that Joseon?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind understood it, but it was hard to accept the title of Joseon’s Strongest Sword, which he had never encountered before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after taking a single low kick, his blood started pumping quickly, and his heart began to race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongkwan’s heart also started to acknowledge his opponent’s presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serious thought that he might be in a duel with the strongest in the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it… He’s really something else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Namdong’s Strongest Sword, Kim Yongkwan, said this and reignited his fighting spirit, Yeongwoo turned his head slightly to look behind his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New faces were appearing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Gyeyang’s Strongest Sword』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Seogu’s Strongest Sword』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gyeyang, Seogu… counting the ones who came earlier, almost all of Incheon’s Strongest Swords are here, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo asked this, Yongkwan’s face momentarily showed fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why, what is it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that all the witnesses are here, it’s time to settle this. We can’t keep fighting until we reach China.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongkwan frowned and asked back, but he actually understood the situation clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Joseon’s Strongest Sword had been holding back was purely because there weren’t enough spectators yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you determine the winner in a duel in Incheon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re fighting with fists because you don’t want to kill each other, right? Then how do you decide the winner? Knockout? Surrender?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo said this and finally lowered his guard halfway, Yongkwan flinched unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s… It’s similar to a street fight. It ends when one side stops wanting to fight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that so? Then shout ‘surrender’ when you want to stop. The sooner you do, the better. Honestly, I’ve already killed people with my bare hands before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An utterly menacing line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo extended his right foot forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first forward step he had taken in this fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Yongkwan’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What, what is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A peculiar energy he had never felt before emanated from his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong an opponent was, they still exuded a certain animalistic aura, but the man before him felt like a dense fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive fog that stealthily enveloped his ankles and neck without him realizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in reality, he was astonished to see that the Strongest Sword of Joseon had already approached right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Speak before it’s too late, got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strongest Sword of Joseon, who had silently closed in within striking range, made a sudden move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Yongkwan’s upper body was lifted momentarily as a flash exploded before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A right straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had struck Yongkwan’s face like a flash of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kicked the guy’s solar plexus with his left foot, sending him flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he fired a middle kick with his right foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Watch your ribs…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo kindly warned of the target point, and Kim Yongkwan barely managed to lower his guard in time to block the kick from Joseon’s Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was quite different from when Yeongwoo had blocked a kick earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he blocked the kick, Yongkwan’s mouth spewed bile, and his body was thrown sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is insane…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is that even possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The five other Strongest Swords of Incheon, watching the fight, could instinctively tell that the results were different even though both had exchanged middle kicks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s getting destroyed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Who is this guy? Is he really Joseon’s strongest?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why is a nationwide champion here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In effect, Kim Yongkwan was taking a beating on behalf of the other Strongest Swords of Incheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo’s shadow moved swiftly once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the opponent, who had been pushed back by the kick, Yeongwoo launched a rapid one-two punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming attack that pierced through his guard with sheer force made Yongkwan’s upper body sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yongkwan’s voice, full of unyielding determination, spat out as he threw a punch at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo easily dodged by slightly turning his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s truly remarkable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo admired Yongkwan’s swollen eye as he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he fought this well with bare hands, how strong would he be with a sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the situation, this duel needed to end quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while fighting Incheon’s leader, Yeongwoo kept an eye on the horizon beyond Yeongjong Island, noticing that the horizon was becoming increasingly distinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s stop here. It looks like we’re almost to China.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After announcing this, Yeongwoo dodged his opponent’s straight punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he grabbed the arm aimed at his head and wrapped it around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like fastening a seatbelt to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he flowed seamlessly into a throw, rotating his upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack, boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An enormous sound echoed as Kim Yongkwan’s back hit the concrete floor, and this sound made Incheon’s Strongest Swords reflexively reach for their swords before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was humiliating to have an outsider take Incheon’s title, but if the opponent was indeed Joseon’s undefeated swordsman, it was a natural order of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incheon, known for insisting on bare-knuckle fighting to determine true strength, had a profound respect for true strength compared to other regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if you fought fairly and won, you became Incheon’s leader regardless of your origin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yongkwan, planted on the ground, found himself staring at the sky, he stopped struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is that a surrender? If we continue, you’ll get seriously hurt. Since you didn’t draw your sword, I don’t want to see blood either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked softly, looking down at Yongkwan, who finally spoke respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I surrender. I surrender, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his title immediately changing to ‘sir,’ Yeongwoo couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he extended a hand to help Yongkwan up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry for hitting you. And for everything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by everything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo scratched his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gesture he usually made when he was contemplating or in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if deciding something, he pointed to his head with his index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Joseon’s Strongest Sword.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This, actually means North Joseon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joseon’s Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highest title, signifying the supreme warrior north of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, it should be the highest title in North Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, Yeongwoo gathered the Strongest Swords of Incheon, who had a notably high proportion of tattoo bearers, and briefly explained the events that had transpired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How he became Joseon’s Strongest Sword and why he had come to Incheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mister, then who is the strongest in our country?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the story, the Strongest Sword of Bupyeong raised his hand and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Yongkwan, still with a swollen face, rebuked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What were you listening to? Our brother here is practically the strongest in our country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had to add the qualifier “practically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true that he was the strongest in practice, but his title was still “Joseon’s” Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what is the highest title in our country? Daehan’s Strongest Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the opinion of the Strongest Sword from Michuhol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Strongest Sword of Yeonsu, two steps ahead, raised an intriguing question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then is there possibly an integrated title for the Korean Peninsula? If there really is, there might be a next level too…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ho.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plausible inference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since there were titles for each region within a country, there might also be an integrated national title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps something like the Strongest Sword of Korea-China or the Strongest Sword of East Asia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or maybe the Strongest Sword of the East… I don’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo scratched his chin again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t the immediate concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all know we’re about to reach the Chinese border, right? So I also came to see the situation in Incheon, but it’s very different from what I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? Do we look too weak?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strongest Sword of Bupyeong immediately bristled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s not it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked around at Incheon’s Strongest Swords, whose average age seemed to be in their early twenties, with a troubled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew their combat strength wasn’t ordinary, but they were still just barely adults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To someone in their mid-thirties like Yeongwoo, they looked like kids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, the fact that I’m a candidate for the strongest in our country is more of a problem.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo carefully observed those who would now become the guardians of the western border of Korea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Strongest Sword of Michuhol pointed with a slightly displeased expression at Yeongwoo’s belt, which was lying far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, mister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can you put your clothes on now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, he had thrown off all his clothes for the duel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I can’t wear a top anyway, so it doesn’t make much difference.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why can’t you wear a top…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michuhol looked shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they couldn’t hear the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongjong Island, which had been cutting through the Yellow Sea, suddenly shook violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it? Is there a problem?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was startled and looking around for something to grab onto, Yeongwoo, sensing something, turned his head towards the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It seems like we’re slowing down.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horizon looked much thicker than the last time he checked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We really are almost there. That must be Chinese land.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the naked eye, it was still just a thick horizon, but at five times magnification, the story would be different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately activated his “clairvoyance” to examine the horizon again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw countless Chinese people gathered along the coastline, presumably the southern tip of Shandong Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…My God, are they preparing for war?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone from the Korean Peninsula, frequently invaded by foreign powers, Yeongwoo assumed the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what happened next completely overturned his pessimistic imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, a banner written in Korean was raised among the Chinese crowd, and it read,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shandong Province welcomes your arrival… Shandong’s Twin Evil, Zhang Jaham.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: Contextually correct name would be zhang since that’s more of a real chinese name than jang which is kinda korean, so that’s the name we’ll use in future.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2045,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","502e7c84d866e120aa1a64422fff0376ab5a09ac2afaf0bff45d300e3afd56a2","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-438","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-437",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]