[{"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-24":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},1848221,2454,"Chapter 24","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 24: The Barefoot Superhuman (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What on earth is Gimcheon doing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, Yeongwoo criticized Gimcheon City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that the mutant had been alive all day yesterday meant a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Human casualties beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the powerless Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Strongest Sword had no obligation to protect the residents of his area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But apart from that, if Gimcheon Strongest Sword was strong enough, the mutant couldn’t have survived until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the upper right corner of the field of vision flashed, and the regional status changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, He had left Gumi and entered the Gimcheon region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how you looked at it, Gimcheon Strongest Sword’s condition was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The current area of residence is ‘Gimcheon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The Strongest Sword of this area is ‘Park Kyungtae 421.’ 36 times, no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘36 times…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that in one day, the title of Strongest Sword had changed 35 times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, no one in Gimcheon had properly held the title of Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This city did not possess a strong person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These crazy people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world where everyone carried a sword, being strong generally meant being closer to evil, but still, someone had to stop the mutant, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than running away like a flock of sheep and being attacked by all, wouldn’t it be better to resist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe they couldn’t even handle goblins before the mutant. How chaotic was it for the Strongest Sword to come down to 36?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo recalled the goblins’ meal scene from yesterday and gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pounded the ground even harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time he lifted his foot off the ground, he felt the asphalt fragments hitting his heels and bouncing off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind brushing against his cheeks and earlobes was much fiercer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distant view of Gimcheon City began to come into sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the red light pillar, sporadic blue light pillars, marks of monsters, remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, judging by the fact that there weren’t dozens of marks, it seemed that not everyone had let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ultimately, they couldn’t stop the mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some residents were courageous, but it wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>=Kindness, Order, Cleanliness Movement=\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔Happy together, welcome to Gimcheon.〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo passed the signboard set up at the entrance of Gimcheon City and ran madly on the road with fields spreading on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between him and the mutant mark kept getting closer and farther.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s still active. He’s continuously chasing people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since some time ago, the mark had been tilting to the west, so Yeongwoo also left the road and crossed the fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was early June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fields, just finished being harvested, were filled with water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo, moving swiftly, entered the area, mud and stalks splattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment, Yeongwoo noticed something crucial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stalks spread across the field were not rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Food must have turned into rocks… but since the rice hasn’t fully grown, they didn’t consider it as food?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to delve deeper into his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs had already passed through the fields, now stepping on the mountainous terrain, and soon a gas station appeared in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proper entrance to the city had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaping down from the hill back onto the road, Yeongwoo passed the gas station and entered an area filled with apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw more corpses scattered on the streets than there were apartments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From roughly cut pieces to partially consumed bodies, and bodies twisted at strange angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, judging by the fact that they were all facing in the direction Yeongwoo came from…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They were trying to leave the city but got caught.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, this was the outskirts of Gimcheon City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that he hadn’t seen any other corpses on the way from Gumi to here, it could be assumed that most Gimcheon citizens couldn’t even reach the highway and died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They still have their skin. The monsters in this area might not be goblins.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yeongwoo’s experience, goblins would peel off the skin or outer layer of their prey when eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the dead in Gimcheon still had intact skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The procession of corpses continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he approached the city center, the state of the corpses improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While unarmed corpses were not uncommon on the outskirts, now Yeongwoo occasionally saw people with more than one weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This place was really hell.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo thought this, while checking the regional status again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The current area of residence is ‘Gimcheon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The Strongest Sword of this area is ‘Kim Sunhwa 190.’ 37 times, no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gimcheon Strongest Sword had changed hands again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after seeing this did Yeongwoo realize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The previous Strongest Swords didn’t die at the hands of challengers. The reason for changing the Strongest Sword 36 times was not because of people but…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any Strongest Sword who appeared in Gimcheon to confront the mutants failed to defeat them and consecutively died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the position of Strongest Sword kept becoming vacant, and the system was arbitrarily assigning the next challenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to how Yeongwoo became Gumi Strongest Sword just by showing off in front of the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then where is the current Strongest Sword? Is that person also near the mutants right now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked toward the spot where ‘Kim Sunhwa 190’ was expected to be, focusing on the red light pillar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the pillar seemed to twitch, and the vicious cycle began again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The current area of residence is ‘Gimcheon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|The Strongest Sword of this area is ‘Kang Sung-ho 306.’ 38 times, no defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that short time, Kim Sunhwa 190 also died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What is happening?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s unclear whether the massacre unfolding there is a one-sided slaughter or a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, it seemed certain that the system was appointing people near the mutants as Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it, I’m going.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo was in close proximity to the city where the red light pillar was shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining distance would be at most 2 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take even a few minutes for Yeongwoo to focus his sight on the scene of the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, there were dozens of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from Yeongwoo’s perspective, they seemed to be the strongest group in Gimcheon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because each of them had one weapon and shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even had early bird privileges, and there were those who had farmed quite a bit the previous day, carrying large backpacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they were all in retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R-run!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ket… This could be a somewhat enjoyable life, too.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hefty humanoid emitted a fierce aura as it rushed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Mutant…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s pupils dilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutants in Gimcheon were not goblins but ‘Gnolls.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanoid bodies with hyena heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their height was about 3 meters, like Jang Sun-bok in Gumi, but in terms of body thickness and muscle size, their physique looked much larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The notable feature was that they had no separate weapons, and their armor only covered their torso.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But their combat power is probably higher than Jang Sunbok.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pulled out his early bird from his waist, checking the opponent’s name tag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Internet Broadcaster – Hong Youngtae (Pabble)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Young-tae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also known as BJ Pabble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had come across this name through news articles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a bit of a problem child, famous in the internet broadcasting industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already had his license revoked for drunk driving, and recently, he caused a sensation by disrupting train operations on the tracks while claiming to fulfill viewer missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He usually caused accidents in Seoul… Was he originally from Gimcheon?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hong Youngtae seemed to have no affection for his hometown people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Another one’s gone!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chasing after those fleeing with their backs turned, Hong Youngtae gleefully swung his fist, and anyone hit by his punch fell to the ground and died without exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kikik! It’s like a kimchi war!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Youngtae laughed as he wiped his hands on the body sprawled on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The malicious delight had an unsettling, dark humor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as soon as the corpse no longer looked human, he bounced up to pursue the next victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, this group, which could be Gimcheon’s last defense, had been doing this long before Yeongwoo arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had become fanatical warriors, being preyed upon by the mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Oh my god.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the fleeing crowd, Yeongwoo saw the title ‘Gimcheon Strongest Sword’ shining brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the 38th Strongest Sword, Kang Sungho 306, was in retreat just like any other person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Gimcheon practically had no Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hey, Strongest Sword! Wait up!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Youngtae pointed towards Kang Sungho 306 with his distant claw and crouched down on all fours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With lightning speed, he leaped high into the air, intending to land right on the head of the new Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo ran straight to the expected landing point and tapped his left chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s hidden title was revealed above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Gumi’s Strongest Sword』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gumi’s… Strongest Sword?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People who had been running towards Yeongwoo stopped and looked at him in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, under the massive shadow, Yeongwoo shouted towards the dumbfounded Kang Sungho 306.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Avoid, Kang Sungho!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gimcheon’s Strongest Sword, frightened by the fierce face of Gumi’s Strongest Sword, looked terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s body landed on top of Hong Youngtae, who had been falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the corpse truly looked like a scene from a kimchi war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked down at the shattered and sprawled Kang Sungho 306.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I told you to avoid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Yeongwoo’s words, Hong Youngtae widened his long jaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Strongest Sword is here again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something unusual, he suddenly wrinkled his nose and furrowed his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell is this smell…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Hong Youngtae pronounced it this far, Yeongwoo finally remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This equipment carries the scent of a mutant. Other mutants can detect it and be on guard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warning message he had seen when acquiring the mutant-grade ring, the ‘Furious Goblin.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, what the mutant was smelling now was the scent of Gumi City Councilor Jang Sunbok.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, this bastard, could it be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Hong Youngtae realized the identity of the smell, Yeongwoo was looking at the symbols of slaughter attached all over the guy’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The only route is to kill them all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo didn’t want to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to achieve as many feats as possible since he had encountered a mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Grade Social Worker】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Send back the mutant alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Can’t you show enough determination that the opponent would want to die?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo silently asked this question to himself, the positions and forms of the symbols attached to Hong Young-tae changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Break\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Break\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Break\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Break\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The symbol to break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sword that Yeongwoo was shown, not intending to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘His size is so big that there are plenty of places to hit.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding his head, Yeongwoo tightly gripped the early bird and shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Hong Youngtae bared his teeth and made a threatening gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snarl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was confirmed that the mutant would indeed launch an attack through the next message that appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The sensory value has temporarily increased from the existing 100 to 164.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Golden Flash deprived the mutant’s senses as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1919,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","d2180c6321a906da1a2cf64986576ad91d7227ce8d9ba6654ff8593492a65306","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-134","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-133",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]