[{"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-307":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},1848271,2454,"Chapter 307","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-307",307,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 307: The Successor (6)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashhhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The breath of the Ice Dragon, Song Jiseon, descended like a massive waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder—her upper body alone stretched over 100 meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shatterrrrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of the icy breath, which froze everything in its path and cascaded from 100 meters above, was beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the fact that Yeongwoo was blocking this power shocked everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you insane? Trying to kill everyone here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo raised his mythical shield, Aratubank, a protective barrier formed in a gentle arc around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Aratubank's unique effects, “Immunity,” had been activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Immunity】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| This shield cannot be destroyed and can block most non-physical damage and mental attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And above them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackkkkk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enraged breath of the Ice Dragon poured down like a landslide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I will erase everything...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fierce attack was as if she intended to grind all of Gwangjin-gu to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo glanced at Jeonggu, who had taken refuge under the shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like her memories of my father are pretty terrible, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, Jeonggu nodded without much resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I guess so...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jeonggu had no real say in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only wrong Jeonggu had suffered was that someone claiming to be his son had come at him with a sword, but Song Jiseon had given birth to Yeongwoo herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Jeonggu, Song Jiseon had been tormented by “that event” even before the reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo held the shield for a while, he asked, to which Jeonggu looked up and replied, “Huh? What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother. Isn’t it your responsibility to handle this, since you're the father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crasssshhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as they spoke, Song Jiseon’s wrath poured down from the sky like divine punishment, and in the midst of the sound of shattering ice, Jeonggu squeezed in his line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What... what do you mean? She’s your mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell? Did she have me alone? You were her partner, too, weren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Partner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu was momentarily at a loss for words at Yeongwoo’s perfectly fitting expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, they weren’t married, nor had they made any promises about their future, so she wasn’t his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But calling her a girlfriend didn’t seem quite right either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their connection was only that one night several decades ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well... yeah. Partner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu, now looking somber, repeated the word “partner” quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, his face hardened, and he glared at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, listen. She might be my partner, but she’s your mother, so technically, you’re closer to her than I am!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I mean, go talk to Jiseon. Get her to calm down!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You cowardly bastard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo and Jeonggu traded insults, the Master Bang who had crawled under the shield pointed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Brother, that looks dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo peeked around the side of the shield and saw that Song Jiseon—his mother—had raised her forepaw for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackkkkk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought she was about to strike with her paw, but then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooshhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bright light began to gather in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s going to launch a barrage!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo realized his mother was about to make her move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fweeeeeeeeeee!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, from where Song Jiseon hovered high in the sky, beams of light were pointing straight down, followed by a massive surge of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh! Y-Yeongwoo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping his son’s shoulder desperately, Jeonggu clung to him with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Cosmic Etiquette over Yeongwoo’s shoulders, along with his full Vesedel armor, shrugged off Jeonggu’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Argh...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Jeonggu had a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he died here at Jiseon’s hand, his son would surely survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his survival instincts still pushed him to ask desperately:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“C-can you block that? You can, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Yeongwoo himself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...turned to the Master Bang, who was standing beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Bang, can Aratubank withstand this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the Martial Artist could respond, another massive spear of energy slammed into Aratubank's protective barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ominous sound echoed from the other side of the barrier, but everyone, including Yeongwoo, was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—O-of course. The ancestors left Aratubank to protect us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master Bang wiped the sweat from his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo, gripping the illegitimate sword tightly, turned back toward his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll try to distract her. All of you, get out of here. You’re just in the way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jeonggu gently grabbed his son’s right arm, the one holding the sword, and spoke seriously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s your plan? You’re not thinking of doing something to your mother, are you? That’s not right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still have feelings for her, I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m doing this for you. She’s still your mother, after all. Not my wife, but...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu, for all it was worth, was still Yeongwoo’s father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he was trying to give his son some advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Mother’s too strong. If she really tries to kill us, I won’t have a choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for Yeongwoo, Seoul would have already been destroyed the moment Song Jiseon appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her power was beyond what a mere “Strongest Sword” could handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What kind of monster appears just one week after the last one? What’s going to show up tomorrow?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo frowned at the thought, another spear of energy formed in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fweeeeeeeeeee!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother! Are you really going to kill both your son and your former partner? We’re still family, aren’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo hid behind Aratubank, shouting up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged, Song Jiseon bared her enormous fangs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You damn bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a moment's hesitation, she plunged her spear down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's coming again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite Yeongwoo's urgent cry, all he had to do was hold up his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, an enormous pressure fell on the protective barrier, but neither Yeongwoo nor the Aratubank budged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whew.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling out to the Negwig who had been running around in the distance, Yeongwoo then spoke to his father, Master Bang, and the two slaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ride Negwig and escape. I'll handle my mother somehow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, as another ominous presence surged from above, Jeonggu and Master Bang silently climbed onto the Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeongwoo! Take care of Jiseon!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From atop the swiftly fleeing Negwig, Jeonggu left behind an ultimately useless plea. Naturally, this drew attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Where the hell does he think he's going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon, the ice dragon, turned her massive head and couldn't help but notice the high-speed escape of the Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her eyes, it looked like her son was being abandoned as they fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Stop right there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Song Jiseon, having resolved to put her past to rest once and for all, opened her jaws wide and began preparing a breath attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeongwoo launched his first-ever attack against his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive me, Mother! But abandoning your child is no small sin either!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo swiftly moved forward, removing his guard, Song Jiseon detected his fast, albeit small, presence and rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This little brat... he's quick...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish her thought, Yeongwoo's sword aimed directly at one of Song Jiseon’s arms, which was resting on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially notable was Yeongwoo's sword, Bastard , a weapon meant for those of lower status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【challenger】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Combat abilities increase dramatically when fighting beings of higher rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the Challenger effect, Yeongwoo's amplified attack power was something even the dragon Song Jiseon could clearly feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly aware of her son’s enhanced presence, Song Jiseon’s eyes widened as The Bastard's blade slashed across her foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, even his mother's body wasn't quite at the level of \"myth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Her size makes it easy to hit no matter how I swing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo admired his mother's enormous form and prepared to swing his sword again, Song Jiseon's entire body, covered in semi-transparent scales, emitted a dazzling light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Ugh! Is she transforming?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light was so blinding that Yeongwoo could barely keep his eyes open, but even then, he stabbed The Bastard into the spot where he'd swung earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thwack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really going all out against your own son? Are you actually trying to kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, from within the brilliance, Song Jiseon's voice echoed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If you truly are my son, then you're my biggest mistake... no, my flaw!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that word, Yeongwoo could only grit his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had heard the same words from his maternal uncle: \"You are the Jinhyeon family's mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are making a big mistake with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these words, Yeongwoo yanked the sword from where it was embedded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Song Jiseon's massive form began to shrink rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She's doing it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Polymorph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother, like his maternal uncle Song Taeho, was capable of transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, standing before him was Song Jiseon, transformed into a swordsman standing at a towering height of 3 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clad in grayish-white armor with long white hair flowing in the air, Song Jiseon reappeared in a form that made it clear she was an opponent no one should dare to face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her helmet was adorned with a dragon head design resembling her form as an ice dragon, and in her right hand, she wielded a massive sword seemingly made of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After completing her transformation, Song Jiseon thrust her sword into the ground, and an icy coldness shot up like a fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssshhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>;Phew, her aura is different from Uncle’s.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had encountered many powerful opponents before, but this was the first time an enemy had looked this overwhelmingly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense, given that the power in her former massive form was now concentrated in this body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two beams of light shot from the direction of Gangnam-gu and fell directly on both Yeongwoo and Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, both of them were simultaneously shocked, and the source of the light soon revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Due to the detection of a dragon in the area, the Guardian Dragon function has been activated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Guardian Dragon】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a special function tied to the iron core of the Toma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Guardian Dragon】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Increases all #dragon-type abilities by 20% within the reinforced area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait, why is this affecting me too?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, Yeongwoo saw a dragon-shaped mark above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It signified that his stats had been boosted by 20% since he was currently classified as a \"dragon\" in Metal Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon was just as confused by this fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why are you classified as a dragon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, she was asking how he had inherited the privileges of a powerful family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo carefully placed his hand over his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Uncle?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only explanation was that he carried the blood of his maternal uncle Song Taeho, who had left behind the heart of a great dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... so blood is thicker than water, after all?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo looked up at the sky with eyes filled with madness, dark clouds began to gather within the icy heavens of Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused Song Jiseon to look up as well, and soon she saw it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krazzzaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of iron rain began pouring down, breaking through the cold sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the dragon etiquette tied to the heart of a great dragon, Iron Rain —a strange weather phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother! Uncle sends his regards!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He says, 'Don't make your son too angry! I learned that the hard way!'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wha... What is he talking about, this madman?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Song Jiseon gripped her sword tighter, taking a battle stance, her son, Jeong Yeongwoo, lunged at her like a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother! It's time to face your karma!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1943,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","c0465e03f454801ea5e9d96cb1b152d9909320e582fc9ad9249c017f80847070","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-308","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-306",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]