[{"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-244":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},1848157,2454,"Chapter 244","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-244",244,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 244: Powdered Bean (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are countless fears in the world, but perhaps the greatest is the fear of the unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s something that cannot be predicted because it has never been seen before, yet it can be instinctively recognized as threatening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the “reset” itself falls within the broad category of the fear of the unknown, and its byproduct, the mutants, should have been a massive fear for humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goblins, orcs, trolls, dragons… These are all beings humans have imagined for a long time, but they’ve never actually existed in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, Song Taeho, who appeared in Seoul today, is a 40-meter-long steel dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The largest mammal known to exist on Earth, the blue whale, can reach up to 33 meters in length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was natural for Song Taeho, with his 40-meter body that could fly and rain steel, to be a subject of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho himself thought so too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, until he met a man claiming to be his nephew, Joseon’s Strongest Sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chop, chop, chop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This battle is brought to you with the support of the intergalactic weapon brand, Dogo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-proclaimed bastard of the Jinhyeon family, drenched in blood, spouted strange lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was only a human being, just 2 meters tall, a mere bug compared to Taeho, who had a height of 20 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What the hell is he saying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imagine that bug doesn’t die even when stepped on and quickly crawls up, leaving ominous bloodstains on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You wouldn’t want it to come any closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You wouldn’t want to get bitten by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taeho felt a clear fear of this small creature that was only a tenth of his size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Get away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the steel dragon Song Taeho was about to open his mouth and breathe fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“「Dogooooooo」……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An otherworldly language shot out from the mouth of Joseon’s Strongest Sword, Jeong Yeongwoo, trailing a long tail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a being that has sparkled for even a moment among the countless creatures in this vast universe can possess the power of an otherworldly language.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Gah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Learning the concept of an “intergalactic weapon company” through the word “Dogo” spoken by his opponent, Song Taeho was so shocked that he breathed fire into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Puaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a martial artist spitting blood after suffering from inner demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho’s breath, composed of fine steel fragments, turned into rice-sized steel rain that fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seriously, how troublesome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grumbling, Yeongwoo evaded to the side while thinking he wanted to lock his uncle in the returnee’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a monster of this caliber, the power when summoned as a “friend” would be tremendous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, there wouldn’t be a shortage of hands in the returnee’s room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn’t manage with just three people assembling the player’s statue and stepping on the pedal for laser bombardment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uncle! Are you going to keep fighting? Why don’t you make peace with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shouted, looking at Song Taeho’s head hanging 20 meters high in the air, and another accurately aimed breath came flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuahhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably a sign of rejection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Why should I be an uncle to a monster like you? Isn’t it just your claim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho, who had regained his composure, raised a valid question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the only connection between Yeongwoo and Song Taeho was Yeongwoo’s one-sided claim that he was the illegitimate child of Jinhyeon family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, aside from that claim, Yeongwoo was just a monster wielding excessive power with the sponsorship of an intergalactic company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It’s really surprising that Gangnam was in the hands of aliens. But that’s only until today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo realized that his uncle’s constant reference to Gangnam as “my city” was heartfelt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―I will liberate Gangnam, no, Seoul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho shouted solemnly, as if he were a freedom fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why are you saying it like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tried to correct his uncle’s misunderstanding, but it was no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a disturbing presence was felt from beneath the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud, thud, thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huge steel spikes the size of houses shot up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned out Song Taeho could not only rain steel but also tear up the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really going to do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo leaped high into the air to avoid the spikes, he met Song Taeho’s eyes for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho, displeased, opened his mouth wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Die! You alien lackey!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Seoul belongs to humans…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An enormous explosive sound erupted from inside Song Taeho’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the breath of judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the breath struck directly from the air, leaving Yeongwoo with no way to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What does he know about calling someone a lackey?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black steel breath engulfed Yeongwoo, who swung his Bastard to deflect part of the breath but ended up crashing into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first crash of Joseon’s Strongest Sword, Jeong Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Song Taeho straightened his long neck, feeling triumphant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You claim to be the bastard of our family? It’s possible, maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho took a massive step toward the embedded Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―But do you know what they call a bastard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Song Taeho raised his massive upper body, a long, dark shadow extended endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It’s called a ‘mistake.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mistake of the Jinhyeon family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defining Yeongwoo this way, the pureblood supremacist Song Taeho gathered his strength to erase this family mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gooooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to deliver the final blow to the bastard of Jinhyeon, who was still embedded in the ground, seemingly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Safari.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, buried in the ground as if dead, muttered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Song Taeho, who was gathering his steel breath, to pause and tilt his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said safari.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What nonsense is this? What safari?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Number 48183…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Huh…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing this was a kind of serial number, Song Taeho quickly opened his mouth again, sensing something ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tchuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he must kill the enemy before he finished reciting that number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“4437-02!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serial number was not long, and it had already been fully pronounced by Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this number was none other than:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔Earth-482-183-4437-02〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coordinates of a point in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Song Taeho couldn’t even imagine it might be bombardment coordinates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goooo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when he heard a sound breaking through the sky above his head did he realize something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What have you done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up in panic at the sky, Song Taeho asked, and Yeongwoo, who had raised his upper body from the ground, replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Double advertising.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A laser cannon provided by another intergalactic military contractor, ‘Toma,’ pierced through Earth’s atmosphere and struck Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―These damn bastards!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified by the unimaginable scale of the sniper attack, Song Taeho hurriedly turned around, only to see the mad bastard had already dashed away to safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Hey, you dog bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes? My mother is not a dog, but a dragon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, who had reached a safe zone, calmly looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then saw his uncle running on all fours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, a white laser beam shot down upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Aaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As could be easily inferred from Song Taeho’s pitiful scream, the bombardment hit… well, partially hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his head wasn’t obliterated by the laser cannon, about a third of his right wing was blown off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At least now he won’t be able to escape to the sky.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, standing far from the bombardment site, saw his uncle staggering with his damaged wing and took a step forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tchuck!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, about 40% of his skin had regenerated, so blood was no longer flowing from his feet, and his face was gradually returning to its original form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, with parts of his skin still missing, his overall appearance was even more grotesque than when his outer skin was completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, since the skin on his left jaw hadn’t regenerated yet, the muscles holding his mandible and the teeth attached to it were fully exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly the embodiment of the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop right there. You didn’t think there was only one shell, did you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo, holding the ‘Bastard’ in his right hand, stepped towards his uncle, Song Taeho trembled the tip of his wing and glared at his nephew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Are you really… the son of Song Jiseon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally beginning to genuinely believe Yeongwoo’s lineage, Song Taeho realized that sufficient power was indeed the key to everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want, I can even get you a family relationship certificate. Intergalactically.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, whether such a certificate existed with his uncle was uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the important thing was that due to the 「Dogo」 Yeongwoo had shouted earlier, Song Taeho now had some understanding of the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he could instinctively sense that Yeongwoo’s “intergalactically” wasn’t just empty words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Then where is your mother now? I mean Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, that….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo naturally looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She doesn’t seem to have arrived yet. I heard you have a very close relationship with her. You really want to see her, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son of the Jinhyeon family, who lost a management rights dispute with his youngest sister, Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo knew well that such a man would still harbor resentment towards his mother, Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he suggested making peace and waiting for his mother together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Jiseon? Yes, I must see her. I must.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho also lifted his head to the sky, following Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was unclear whether he was looking at his youngest sister somewhere out in space or at the laser cannon that had given him a hot taste earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―If I reconcile with you, then what happens? Do I stay here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho looked around the desolate Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. There’s a place where those who have made peace with me live. You’ll be moving there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It’s an alternate space somewhat distant from Earth… You’ll find it livable. There are many famous people there, and there’s plenty to enjoy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a single lie in his statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps because of that, Song Taeho saw the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Am I mistaken? Why does it sound like prison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can summon you to this world three times a day. Then you can meet my mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―The way you say it, it definitely sounds like prison. Is that it? The ‘peace’ you talked about is a form of imprisonment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Song Taeho’s tone had changed significantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was natural; he realized that his nephew wouldn’t just leave someone who declared Gangnam as “my city” alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There can’t be two suns in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the reason Taeho tried to create a reconciliatory mood was to temporarily halt the battle and plan for the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―This isn’t right. What kind of nephew puts his uncle in prison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that the life of the rich?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whatever it is, I can’t leave you in a transformed state. The moment I turn my back, it feels like you’ll try to devour the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Taeho didn’t bother to refute this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo extended his right hand towards his uncle and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shake hands with me. If you don’t accept this handshake now, the next bombardment will fall on your head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader – Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1908,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","c8136884a826731b41e38af0d6aa38e72e94d0789f84532d8d6bc0f108f3bf67","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-450","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-449",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]