[{"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-303":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},1848267,2454,"Chapter 303","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-303",303,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 303: The Successor (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Touring Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Master Bang seated in the back seat, Yeongwoo sped down the elevated highway, built by his brothers, like a beam of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their destination was Seoul... or rather, the Special City of Metal Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your first time in Seoul?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked, glancing back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang, who had been watching the receding continent of Australia, replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- This is the first time I’ve left the Autonomous Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-footed orcs had been too preoccupied with occupying northern Australia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Pangea Incident, when the continents merged, Master Bang had immediately encountered the demon Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Australian wasteland was the only place they'd seen on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the brothers who had built the transport routes might have seen other parts of the planet from the sky, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since they’ve already become stars, they can't share their impressions of this world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze dropped to the landscape below, revealing the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Master Bang followed his gaze, he asked cautiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Little Foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- How many humans are there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…That's a tough question,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo said, rubbing his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before the Reset, the population was around 8 billion...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- 8 billion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang’s eyes widened in disbelief at the number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but that was before the Reset. The number has probably decreased significantly by now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people had either been wiped out or mutated in the Extermination Vote, which judged the world's 'imbalance,' but Yeongwoo knew that, in reality, only a small fraction of the population had been affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real decimation had likely come from the 'Individual Filtration'—a process that had pitted the masses against each other in deadly combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of Earth’s population must have perished during that phase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it, the planet’s ability to resist the Reset had also been halved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting the Reset with only half the original population meant that the karma intended for Earth had been cut in half as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fewer people also meant fewer chances for extraordinary heroes, villains, or demons to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The population probably dropped by half when the Reset began. And that diminished population, unprepared, faced monsters and mutants…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo explained how Earth’s population was halved again, Master Bang tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- I still don’t quite understand the concept of 'mutants.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This implied that he understood other concepts, which made Yeongwoo curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does that mean you understand the Reset and the monsters?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- It's hard to believe that humans would so recklessly judge their own kind. But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang trailed off, looking silently at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- But I can see how it could be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went on to explain that his home planet, where the red-footed orcs originated, had experienced something similar to the Reset, though the process had been slightly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- One day, we were told that our planet’s destiny had reached its final chapter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The final chapter of destiny...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but perk up his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time he was hearing about the history of Master Bang and his brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- We were told that to continue our existence, we had to prove our worth through battle. For us, battle is life itself, so accepting it wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Master Bang added that the challenges had been unimaginably tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- We also had a vote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of vote?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- We could choose our opponent for the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Reset tailored to the red-footed orcs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Does each planet or species have a different trial?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the Reset was just one of many tests, and it was Earth’s humans who had summoned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you chose Mara as your opponent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- The words used to describe him were the most sinister. I cast my vote for Mara, confident that everyone else would do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a way of thinking that was distinctly red-footed orc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had to fight someone, they would unite against the most evil-looking candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the price they paid...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They became cosmic refugees, forced to infiltrate another species' planet as monsters.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but wonder if the other monsters he had fought, like the red-footed orcs, had been the inhabitants of other planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Probably.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavily armed goblins from the first day of the Reset, the wyverns—all of them were likely refugees from their home planets, seeking new homes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If a species successfully passes its trial, what happens?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked vaguely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- We are those who have lost our home. How could we know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, gathering his blunt fingers, Master Bang placed his hand on Yeongwoo’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- But now Aratubank is in your hands. It’s a holy relic we preserved through failure, so you won’t fail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Master Bang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Perhaps it was fate that brought us to a land where there are still those who haven't failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these words, Master Bang gripped Yeongwoo's shoulder tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The emotions conveyed through his hand were overwhelming, so Yeongwoo couldn’t turn back to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Protect this planet, Little Foot! If you don’t fail, we can rebuild a new great city in Darwin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the red-footed orcs' new home had to be Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Earth failed, they would lose their future too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I guess I have no choice. I’ll have to see for myself what happens if we pass the Reset.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo spoke, the landscape beneath them became heavy and imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had entered the section of the journey that led to Metal Seoul, the proud iron city of the Korean Peninsula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Little Foot! Turn around! I think we’ve taken the wrong road!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the steel-covered city, Master Bang shouted in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo responded with an evil grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! Master Bang, that’s Seoul, the future capital of Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Wh-what? That demonic place...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sinister nest of Little Foot, Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don't worry, the laser cannons haven’t been installed yet, so we won’t get shot down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo sped towards the tower in Jongno District, where the Victory Monument stood, Master Bang, his pupils still wide with shock, muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Are there really humans living in this place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course. They must be quite surprised too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo arrived at the station in Jongno-gu, the top of the tower, which had been open, closed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a saying on Earth: If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, go together.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as Yeongwoo operated the descent mechanism of the tower, he said to Master Bang:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s go far together. Invest all the settlement records you have in this planet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sajik-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the victory monument built on Korea's ancient cultural heritage, the Sajikdan, people continued to gather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Korea's Strongest Sword, Jeong Yeongwoo, appeared with the Orc Lord, Bantubangtong, riding the Negwig, everyone gasped in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-Orc!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He really brought an Orc…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Yeongwoo had mentioned the Orc Autonomous Territory of Australia during a ‘business presentation,’ no one had ever expected him to bring one directly to Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- There are so many humans here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Australia, only a tiny fraction of the thousands of orcs were human, but here in Seoul, Bantubangtong was the only orc amidst a sea of humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much of a warrior Master Bang was, he couldn’t help but feel intimidated, and Yeongwoo, aware of this, deliberately dismounted from the Negwig first, extending his hand to his companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take my hand. If they see that I respect you, they won’t dare act carelessly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang cleared his throat, grabbed Yeongwoo’s outstretched hand, and leapt off the Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his iron boots touched the ground of Seoul for the first time, the crowd surrounding them quickly stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s huge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Master Bang stood on his two feet, people could finally comprehend his size, which was larger than Yeongwoo’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then addressed the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is Lord Bantubangtong from the Red Foot Autonomous Territory of Australia. He will donate victory points to the monument in honor of Seoul's and Earth’s rise in status.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo extended his left arm, gesturing toward the monument, and Master Bang reluctantly followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- He seems to act properly here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It's a kind of domestic mode. These people are not only my kin but also from the same country.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Same country?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang looked confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the Red Foot Orcs, who considered all their kin to be ‘brothers,’ the concept of being more attached to those from the same country didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo gave another example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I'm a Red Foot too, but not a ‘true’ Red Foot, right? As the Aratubank incident revealed. It’s the same here on Earth. Even among humans, there’s a difference between who’s really on your side and who’s not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don't get it, just put the victory points in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo pointed to the monument they had now reached, Master Bang looked up at the two towering pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- How do you use this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he touched the surface of the monument, his pupils immediately began to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had connected to the interface of the victory monument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve figured out how to use it now. How many records can you register?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yeongwoo asked, Master Bang remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t tell me… you don’t have any?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary settlement records depended on the status of the defeated opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system only recognized ‘legendary beings,’ meaning the enemy had to be historically significant on the planet or of a void-dwelling dragon level or higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wouldn’t be surprising if Master Bang, who had lost his homeland to Mara, didn’t have any grand achievements to his name...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- How many do you need?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden question made Yeongwoo pause and stare at Master Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- The settlement records you mentioned. How many do you need in total?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current number of victory points required for Earth’s rank-up was 635.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they needed either seven settlement records from Earth or four from beyond Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I already have two off-planet records, so I only need two more off-world records.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo was about to say ‘two,’ he stopped himself at the last second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought occurred to him that Master Bang might have an unexpectedly large number of records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked quickly and stared at Master Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Bang, I’m not sure. You’d have to try putting them in to know for sure... How many records do you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a serious expression, the Red Foot Orc Lord, Bantubangtong, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Small Foot, here you go again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, just as Yeongwoo had done in front of the Negwig earlier, Bantubangtong extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- As you said, respect me. Respect us. Why do you insist on being a trickster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo felt embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Speak the truth, from the heart. I have always spoken the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo clasped Master Bang’s outstretched hand with both of his and spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Bang! I was going to lie and say I only needed two! But the truth is, I need much more! Could you donate… all the records you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[PR\u002FN: This mf 💀]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- …?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not just a curveball but a magical pitch of sorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Master Bang, who always spoke the truth, was momentarily taken aback, and Yeongwoo, sensing this, clasped his hand even tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeeze!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Bang, now you can speak. How many records do you have? Surely you’ll speak the truth, right? As you always have!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- ….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang swallowed hard and looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at the monument towering above, but at his home planet, somewhere beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Fourteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- I have fourteen settlement records. These are the records of our great ancestors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2013,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","84d571aee73496507ffc55fe5b241fd7a7cfd2fec116270ad1091c752e6b0130","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-304","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-302",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]