[{"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-238":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},1848145,2454,"Chapter 238","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-238",238,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 238: The Twin Evils of Joseon (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[TL\u002FN: The title actually says ‘Twin Peaks’ but i took the creative liberty to name it ‘Twin Evils’ so don’t hate me hehe.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of a life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can anyone dare to put a price on a human life? But in this world, it was entirely possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If you’re really about to die, you’d pay anything to stay alive…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Yechan, this was a valuable lesson and experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Other people must feel the same way. If you’ve saved someone’s life, you deserve some compensation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the person who taught him this was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much of your 170,000 karma are you willing to give me for your life?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeong Yeongwoo07.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first adult Yechan met in this reset world, and the man who first demanded a life price from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In hindsight, it wasn’t normal for Jeong Yeongwoo to be extorting money from a high school student on the first day of the reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it mattered most, he made a remarkably magnanimous choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose the “30,000 karma supply,” an option no one had selected before, over the mutation eradication reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Giving up 3 million karma on the first day of the reset… Could I have done that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan had only spent a day with Jeong Yeongwoo, the Strongest Sword of Gumi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A day is far too short to truly know someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Yechan considered Jeong Yeongwoo his teacher because of the Golden Ratio incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether intentional or not, Jeong Yeongwoo always succeeded in achieving good results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I want to be like him. He seems weak but isn’t actually weak, and though he appears impulsive, he sees farther ahead than anyone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he was idolizing him too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Yechan, Jeong Yeongwoo was now an ideal figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A textbook on how to survive in this world, the epitome of a survivor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the now distant figure of Jeong Yeongwoo, Yechan stabbed his spear into the back of the Japanese swordsman crawling on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man let out a groan and collapsed, his face buried in the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My first kill is a Japanese. It feels somewhat significant.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan looked around at the now quiet surroundings, having just finished off the last of his enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A battle against thirty opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it would be an impossible feat, but not for Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had monopolized the mutants in most of North Gyeongsang and parts of Chungcheongbuk-do and Chungcheongnam-do, making his overall stats immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the number of merchants he had encountered was incomparable to other Strongest Swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just five days of intense training made such a difference? There don’t seem to be many strong people around.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been facing ten mutants a day, almost never encountering another person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had an unrealistic view of other Strongest Swords, but today, that illusion shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash, stab!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan silently went around stabbing the corpses of the Japanese with his spear, causing Kim Chaena, who had been watching in a daze, to ask cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… what are you doing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Confirming they’re dead. What are we going to do with these bodies? We can’t bury them on our land, so we should burn them or something, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaena was taken aback by the unexpected suggestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can’t just leave the invaders’ bodies here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unthinkable to bury the invaders’ bodies in their precious land, so Yechan suggested burning them or disposing of them in the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s true, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Burning all these bodies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strongest Swords of the Southern Alliance looked troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wham!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a loud noise came from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be reinforcements?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The sound is coming from the sky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone pointed out, the mysterious noise was indeed coming from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the current situation, it couldn’t be an airplane, so logically, it was either a mutant appearance or something extraterrestrial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But it’s not time for mutants to appear, and it’s even less likely for a merchant to show up now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yechan, now self-proclaimed the Strongest Spear in North Gyeongsang, looked up at the sky with a tense expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could handle any enemy on the ground, but an unknown presence descending from the sky was unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s coming? Did Japan have something more?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the circumstances, he could only assume it was a follow-up unit from Japan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yechan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gripped his spear firmly and took a throwing stance, ready to intercept whatever it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And shortly after,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive cloud in the sky burst open, and from within,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wham!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clunky machine, resembling a mine elevator, fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, what is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Japan! Isn’t it the Japanese military?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they still didn’t know exactly what it was, everyone could see that the elevator was filled with something, so naturally, all eyes turned to Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the one who had decided to collect a price for their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now was the time for him to earn that money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quickly, do something!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up! The Strongest Spear of Gyeongbuk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people of the Southern Alliance urged Yechan, calling out a title that didn’t even exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yechan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hoo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held his breath and aimed the tip of his spear at the problematic elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his right arm strongly, sending the spear flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red spear flew with a sound like a fighter jet taking off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having seen Yechan single-handedly slaughter thirty Japanese soldiers, no one in the Southern Alliance doubted the power of the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yechan didn’t think his attack would fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan’s spear, which made a fierce sound as it pierced the air, suddenly vanished as soon as it touched the inside of the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It neither pierced through the elevator nor bounced off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Where did the spear go?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone was looking around for the suddenly disappeared spear, Yechan alone broke out in a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…No way. This can’t be happening.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People thought the spear had disappeared, but it only looked that way because the elevator was falling rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did someone actually catch my spear? From inside?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yechan stared in disbelief, the mysterious elevator crashed into the middle of Cheongsapo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from inside, enormous aliens with reddish skin began to pour out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of them rolling out like boulders made the Strongest Swords of the Southern Alliance instinctively step back, including Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to struggle to keep his right foot, which was unconsciously trying to retreat, planted in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, his primary weapon, the spear, was inside that elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m confident I can fight better than anyone without a weapon…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only against other humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since inside that elevator was an expert who had easily caught the spear he threw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it just luck?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. It couldn’t be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yechan was about to ask Kim Chaena, the Strongest Swordswoman of Ulsan, to lend him her spear,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard a different kind of footstep from inside the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound like someone walking barefoot on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, sensing a familiar sound, turned his head back toward the elevator, and soon an unexpected voice came from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this the only weapon you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was a voice that couldn’t be described simply as human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh? Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yechan, almost in a daze, took one hesitant step after another toward the elevator, the figure inside finally emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the red spear that Yechan had thrown in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man, half-naked except for the pants he was wearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the title above his head overwhelmed everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Strongest Sword of Joseon』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Joseon…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of title is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Strongest Swords of the Southern Alliance widened their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them were already cautiously putting away their drawn weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having confirmed that the Strongest Sword of Joseon was holding the weapon thrown by the self-proclaimed Strongest Spear of Gyeongbuk, Kang Yechan, they quickly realized that someone far more skilled had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even bringing along aliens who were clearly not ordinary beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yechan:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, Uncle? Is it really you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still in disbelief, he continued to approach the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kwaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reddish aliens, the Mon-O Warriors, who had previously jumped out of the elevator, blocked his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan glared at them momentarily, but the Mon-O Warriors responded with unyielding, rock-like gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really felt like literal rocks, or more accurately, immense walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like not only would he not be able to defeat these guys in a fight, but he wouldn’t even be able to scratch them with his spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are these guys the uncle’s bodyguards?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, what kind of being had “uncle” become to command such monsters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let him through. He’s a very close colleague of mine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo, standing in front of the elevator, said this, the Mon-O Warriors, who had exuded a paralyzing sense of intimidation just moments before, stepped back and made way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Yechan realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just five days, Uncle had ascended to a level that ordinary Strongest Swords couldn’t even dream of reaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I knew he wasn’t an ordinary person…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, he was someone worthy of being a mentor and role model.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Yechan ran down the wide path opened by the Mon-O Warriors to his mentor in this insane world, Jeong Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap tap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo also spread his arms to welcome the boy who had been his first companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, yeah…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his arms wide open, Yeongwoo rolled his eyes in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted from the journey, he couldn’t exactly remember the boy’s name who was approaching with such a happy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Chan? What was it? Ohchan?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the boy was already right in front of him, so Yeongwoo decided to go with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hug!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tightly embraced Yechan, letting half of the name drift away in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Chan! You’re alive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an emotional reunion between mentor and student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What have you been up to all this time? What is all this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan asked, looking around at the elevator and the Mon-O Warriors, and Yeongwoo scratched his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… A lot of things happened.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if he had just remembered, he handed the spear he was holding in his left hand back to Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about you? What have you been doing? You’ve gotten incredibly strong.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was equally surprised by Yechan’s state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had caught the spear earlier, he had sensed that Yechan’s total ability level was a staggering 7,000 through his sensory deprivation technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the power of the flying spear, it was clear that his strength was abnormally high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant Yechan’s average ability level far exceeded Yeongwoo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan couldn’t hide his smile after being praised by his mentor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, their conversation couldn’t continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Kwaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Mon-O Warriors approached Yeongwoo and tapped his shoulder with a blunt finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan immediately furrowed his brows and glared at the Mon-O Warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this, rude fellow?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they were aliens unaware of Earth’s customs, how dare they touch his revered mentor’s body without permission?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are these guys?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, showing his displeasure, asked his mentor, the Strongest Sword of Joseon, Jeong Yeongwoo, who covered his mouth and whispered to Yechan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be quiet!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t want to get beaten up by them, stay quiet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Aren’t they your subordinates?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I hitched a ride on credit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On credit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan, startled, inadvertently raised his voice, and Yeongwoo grabbed his shoulder tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he glanced at the people of the Southern Alliance, who were staring at them with frightened faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to collect some money from those people to pay for the fare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fare…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan looked at the Mon-O Warriors and then at the elevator that had fallen from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much is the fare?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“13… no, 15.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“150000 Karma? What’s the problem…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, it’s in the tens of millions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? So, 15 million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the unimaginable fare, Yechan exclaimed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Yeongwoo responded with a puzzled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? There are so many Strongest Swords here. If you collect 1.5 million per person…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, that’s not it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan scratched his chin and whispered to Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m supposed to collect some money too. Isn’t double-charging a bit too much?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What money are you collecting? What did you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo jumped at the mention of money, and Yechan pointed to the corpses of the Japanese soldiers scattered around with his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately understood the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he asked in a businesslike tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much were you planning to collect?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, 3 million…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“30? That’s too much for a public service. Just collect 15 million today. Add my fare, and the total will be 30 million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo cautiously showed three fingers near his belly button, indicating ‘30’, and this time, Yechan furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about? I fought 30-to-1 and came all the way here. How can I take only 15 million?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much do you make a day? No, how much tax do you pay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tax?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the word ‘tax,’ Yechan faltered, and Yeongwoo, sensing an advantage, grinned wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re unsure, take half today. In return, I’ll show you the world of an interstellar entrepreneur.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2257,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","adec131bda9eda9117e1f81c8850298cf0b8a128f11014af0aa2373e1bcb3280","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-444","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-443",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]