[{"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-308":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},1848272,2454,"Chapter 308","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-308",308,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 308: The Successor (7)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Huge Karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the case of Jeonggu, Yeongwoo’s biological father, it was natural that his son's existence hadn’t felt real for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was true that he had unwittingly created a person named Jeong Yeongwoo, he had never actually seen the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, while Jeong Yeongwoo’s existence was undeniable, Jeonggu had no knowledge of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Jiseon, Yeongwoo’s biological mother, was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the one who physically gave birth to Jeong Yeongwoo, Jiseon knew well that her son existed in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she hadn’t anticipated that her son, grown and strong, would one day come to find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had discarded both her past and the illegitimate child along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By doing so, Song Jiseon accumulated a significant karmic debt, and now that karma was returning to her in this new and more brutal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Motherrrr!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Conqueror King, supported by 76.8% of the Korean Peninsula’s population, charged at her, even Song Jiseon, who didn’t know the true extent of her opponent’s power, felt a chill down her spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-What’s going on with this guy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movement of the illegitimate son, wielding a blazing red sword, was far from ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiishhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red blade came toward her faster than she could comprehend, and Song Jiseon hurriedly raised her great sword to block the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened in surprise at the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother, once a conglomerate chairwoman, had been sent here equipped with the means to counter mythical powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still hold onto privileges, even in this world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo prepared for a second attack with his eyes glinting fiercely, Jiseon retorted in an extremely irritated tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What are you talking about? I haven’t even regained half the power I lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yeongwoo could launch his second attack, Jiseon swung her sword first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive diagonal slash from bottom to top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the ominous energy, Yeongwoo pulled his Aratubank shield toward him before he could even check the holographic guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother’s blue great sword scraped roughly across the surface of Aratubank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Has she gone mad?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo realized that his mother’s attack speed had been faster than the holographic guide’s warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Aratubank's unreasonable defense, he wouldn’t have been able to block the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon also felt frustration when she saw Yeongwoo’s strange shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite returning with the prestige of a conglomerate head, she couldn’t even cut down her illegitimate son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If you really are my son, shouldn’t you let your mother pass?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, instead of attacking, Song Jiseon began to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had finally recognized Yeongwoo as someone she couldn’t easily step over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, she had a reason to communicate with her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what exactly is your path? Isn't it just turning Seoul into a sea of ice or fire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo asked, staring at his mother’s cold blue sword, the former “Iron-Blooded Empress” and Ice Dragon Song Jiseon sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ha, Seoul? You really think I care about something as trivial as Seoul at this point?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What? Weren’t you here to take revenge on the people?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened in surprise at the unexpected answer, and Jiseon continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What’s the point of venting my anger on those worms now? It’s only natural that they hate us, like breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but be shocked by her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the dragon-blooded conglomerate heads he had met, Jiseon was the first who didn’t harbor resentment toward the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you’re not here for revenge, why did you return? You could have chosen not to mutate in the first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked, and Jiseon raised her left hand as if to slap him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ugh, you brat. Who said I wasn’t going to take revenge? Are you insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What nonsense? You just said taking it out on people was pointless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Exactly. Why take revenge on the wrong people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Do you blame the water if a dam breaks and a flood happens? You should catch the one who broke the dam and beat them to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who had fought through fierce sibling rivalry to rise to the top, her mindset was different from the dragons Yeongwoo had encountered so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Her perspective is out of this world.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Jiseon, the public wasn’t even worthy of any emotional consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as water flows from high to low, it was natural for hatred to rise from the masses to the elite in her view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the “real world,” this hatred couldn’t materialize on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, someone had caused a crack in the once-impenetrable dam, allowing the masses’ hatred to take physical form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s what Song Jiseon was pointing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There really is a madwoman here. No wonder everyone else seemed like background noise to her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why she could throw away even her own son, as if he were just part of the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Did she see her son as background too? And just toss him somewhere far away?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he couldn’t breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, Jiseon raised her sword, which had been pointed at Yeongwoo, toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swiish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Seoul is just a stepping stone. The ones I must take revenge on are the ones who caused this reset!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Declaring war on the heavens themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his mother ranting furiously, Yeongwoo sensed an opportunity for negotiation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How exactly are you going to take that revenge? You don’t even know who your enemy is or how to meet them, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Well…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Yeongwoo’s words, Jiseon finally took a look around at the unfamiliar landscape of Metal Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It occurred to her that she knew nothing about this strange world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had her goal been simple revenge on the masses, it wouldn’t have mattered—after all, it was a world she planned to destroy anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But everything changed if her goal was to find and kill the root cause of all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then what about you? Do you know the way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon asked, and instead of lying, Yeongwoo responded honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No? Not yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m the one with the highest chance of finding out. By an overwhelming margin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this choice was quite astute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon, a born businesswoman, felt a strange trust in Yeongwoo's manner of expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Overwhelmingly likely? Why do you think that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon asked, giving Yeongwoo another opportunity, and this time, Yeongwoo, the ‘mistake’ of the Jin family and an illegitimate child, finally pulled out the name of Dogo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dogo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—...What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the only one bringing「Dogo」 to Seoul as a sponsor, aiming to elevate the status of our planet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The status of... the planet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From inside her solid helmet, Song Jiseon’s look of bewilderment was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without flinching, Yeongwoo raised his sword skyward, following his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I'm the human closest to space. So who else but me could find the culprit of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was mostly true, but it was a claim Song Jiseon, who had just arrived in this world, found hard to accept all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could that newborn she abandoned decades ago have grown into such a terrifying being?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He's... insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon swallowed hard within her helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo's claim was absurd, but she couldn’t ignore the vast meaning embedded in the name「Dogo」 he had just spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she couldn’t outright deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This madman, the existence of Dogo, Seoul’s sponsor, and the strange structure of the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crazy? Of course. What did you expect from a child abandoned in this world without parents?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo shouted like this with the title of orphan and son, even the formidable Song Jiseon hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Well...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wasn’t he the human currently closest to space?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t fully grasp that this was her son, but if she had to have a child, better a special one than a normal one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this wasn’t just special—it was beyond that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly, this monster was not easy to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Phew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Song Jiseon let out a long sigh and uttered something shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yeah. You've grown well. Becoming an astronaut without your mother’s support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was Yeongwoo who was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a quick change of attitude?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about all of a sudden?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What do you mean, what? Didn’t you just say it? I’m your mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon’s voice didn’t waver, and instead, Yeongwoo’s pupils trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right? It's been cosmically confirmed that I'm Kim Jeonggu's biological son, and so the Song Jiseon who met Kim Jeonggu in Bulgwang-dong is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ugh, damn it! That’s right, you brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the word “Bulgwang-dong,” Song Jiseon momentarily lost her composure and waved her greatsword in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I am! Your mother!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo blinked, thinking he must have misheard, but Song Jiseon repeated herself in a clear voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’ll give it a try! I’m your mother! And from now on, you’re my son!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a huge decision for Song Jiseon, and she awkwardly spread her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-Welcome! My son!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her gesture, offering a hug, Yeongwoo stood there, dumbfounded, before taking a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boots of his Vesedel armor made a sharp metallic sound, and the red aura of the cursed sword, Bastard, moved closer to Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since his mother was holding a sword while offering a hug, Yeongwoo still had his own sword in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Is this right? Hugging while both holding swords?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced sideways at his mother’s icy greatsword and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Jiseon chuckled from inside her helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—We aren’t exactly on terms to meet unarmed, are we?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...True.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, Yeongwoo quickly accepted and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He boldly took another step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he made a large step, the demonic energy of Bastard made Song Jiseon flinch momentarily, but she didn’t retract her outstretched arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she even—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—My son, it seems you've grown strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a firm resolve, she gritted her teeth and took a step toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the two were only about a handspan apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo carefully slipped his arms under his mother’s, attempting a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Son...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps for the first time in history, a fully armored hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strange hug felt oddly unique for Yeongwoo, who had only ever shaken hands with mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the mother and son of a fallen world succeeded in their cold embrace, allowing each to see the other’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though fully armored, paradoxically, they were now more vulnerable to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve acknowledged me as your son, though you probably have ulterior motives... What do you plan to do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo asked, still holding his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down at her son’s back, Song Jiseon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So, what can you do for me, this mother of yours?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze naturally fell upon the Aratubank he held in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The myth-level casket for his kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what about you, Mother? What can you do for your son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Me? Of course...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Song Jiseon’s cold mind was spinning, Yeongwoo’s achievement system, which had been dormant for a while, suddenly activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Achievement, ‘Complete Orphan,’ has weakened.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You can now start a new family achievement.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, beneath “Complete Orphan,” a new achievement appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Complete Orphan]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Find and eliminate your parents. (0\u002F2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Noble Family: Restoration of the Roots]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Complete the following three tasks. (1\u002F3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Find a mother and a father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Reunite your parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Be blessed by your complete parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1934,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","29184cbb4cdec14e75ea16e539099a6d410fc83049546e59bc7e4193c720cdd9","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-309","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-307",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]