[{"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-325":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},1848289,2454,"Chapter 325","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-325",325,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 325: Special Planet (7)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Tomiko in Japan discovered a bare-bodied Sword Emperor, Yeongwoo's preparations for war were progressing smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d already started test-firing the anti-aircraft cannons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s command, a scarlet shell fired from the anti-aircraft guns installed in each of the eight districts of Metal Seoul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, watching alongside, muttered as she stroked her chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—How powerful is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, you could try getting hit if you really want to know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo thought there must be a reason the anti-aircraft cannons fired shells rather than lasers, unlike other large weapons they’d seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Are shells simply more powerful?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tooltip for the anti-aircraft cannon didn’t specify what kind of opponent it could bring down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Anti-Aircraft Cannon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| The sky must remain clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Eight anti-aircraft cannons are installed in key areas of the city to eliminate unnecessary flying objects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they wouldn’t know the cannon’s exact power until it was actually used in combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since we’re talking about it, do you actually want to try getting hit? I’m curious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You little brat, you really lost it, huh? Wanna go another round?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Song Jiseon summoned a massive sword in her grasp again, Yeongwoo waved his hands and took a step back as if joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he knew that his current strength wouldn’t easily overpower his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, anyway… the four gates have anti-aircraft abilities too, so in emergencies, that’s a total of twelve cannons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t enough to cover the entire sky above Seoul, but it was still more than capable of battering down a giant battleship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And there’s Mother as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official guardian dragon of Metal Seoul, Song Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it, Seoul’s defense capabilities were quite impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were eight cannons on standby, twelve in emergencies, plus four annihilation robots that could be activated, not to mention a monstrous guardian dragon who could even pressure Yeongwoo, the master of this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, there was the self-destruct bomb that could blow up both the city and the invaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Now we just need the enemy to show up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo checked his watch anxiously, Jiseon asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So, what’s next on the agenda?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Yeongwoo admitted there wasn’t a next step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have anything else to do right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s face dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was so used to spending every day at full speed that he couldn’t handle even a little downtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Having nothing to do should be a good thing, shouldn’t it? Why the long face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m alive right now because I’ve never had nothing to do. Getting too idle isn’t really a good thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current time was 4:34 PM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were about two and a half hours until the address would be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—How long until the next task?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“About two hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You’re nuts. That’s what you call free time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon finally realized her son’s sanity might not be intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had he been living here if even a two-hour gap felt too long?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What comes after the war?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have to pay taxes at 10 PM.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—And after that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From 11 PM, it’s the real ‘night.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Real night?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that’s right. You just got here today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo put his hand on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d momentarily forgotten that his mother was a newcomer in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After 11 PM, extreme weather starts. Generally, it’s not safe to roam outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo briefly explained the extreme weather conditions, climate-resistant equipment, and dungeons, and Jiseon tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So, you’re saying you wander around outside even at night? Without sleeping?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah… oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he nodded to his mother’s words, Yeongwoo suddenly shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right? I do wander around at night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What are you rambling about all of a sudden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“War. I can fight at night too. And my allies can withstand extreme weather to some extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still not understanding the world fully, Jiseon couldn’t quite grasp her son’s excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So, what does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It means we can carry out night air raids. Of course, I’d have to finish the dungeon quickly and return.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s face lit up with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stashed away a knife he’d taken out at some point and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think I know what to do with the remaining time. Before the war starts, I should get some sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo07, the Mayor of Metal Seoul, devoted to public service to the point of sacrificing sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he entered a private suite at the Parnas Hotel with his parents, Seok, sitting with the children in the living room, was taken aback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoa! Y-Yeongwoo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t Yeongwoo that startled her, but the towering white-haired giant with a full set of armor who followed him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A m-monster… behind you…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, the two of you haven’t met, right? This is my mother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And this is Kim Seok, the director of the Moi Cultural Foundation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo forced the two to introduce themselves, Jiseon extended her hand to Seok with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’m Song Jiseon of Jinhyeon. Nice to meet you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jinhyeon… Song Jiseon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seok repeated the name to herself in disbelief, then her eyes widened as she realized who Jiseon was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you really Song Jiseon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes, haha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon’s voice held genuine laughter; it was her first time meeting someone who truly recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So, what brings the director here…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was Jiseon’s turn to ask about the other’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Seok pointed to Yeongwoo with a forced smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your son’s holding my husband hostage, so I don’t really have a choice…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, who had been smiling pleasantly from behind her helmet, instantly froze and glared at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What crazy things have you been up to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, she didn’t exactly lie, but it’s not entirely the truth either…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo thought about blowing a whistle to demonstrate, but decided against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still needed to use his \"friends\" in the upcoming war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll show you directly later. It’s a bit of a complicated situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had explained a lot to his mother over time, he didn’t feel confident explaining about the friends locked up and laboring in the returnees' room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—All you’ve done so far is kidnap, assault, and extort people. What have you even been doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, come on, stop nagging.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo moved into the bedroom to escape from his mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to turn on the television, but realized it wasn’t the right time for room service and lay down on the bed instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least the bedding hasn’t turned into stone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might not be a safe zone, but he doubted his mother would try to cut his throat with a greatsword while he was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made this place the safest spot in Seoul, didn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please wake me up around 6:30. I still need to be up by 6 at the latest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying in bed, Yeongwoo said this, and Jiseon, standing by the bedroom door, looked at her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—And what am I supposed to do until then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her son didn’t answer. Soon, a red eye icon appeared over his left eyelid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s mutated cornea, the \"One-Eyed Sentinel,\" had activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This kid sleeps with one eye open, even when he’s resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon muttered, feeling pity for her son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How rough must his life have been if he couldn’t let his guard down, even in sleep?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have had to exceed his natural limits to survive as a rootless outcast and push aside the top players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is this all about? I come home, and there’s a war with aliens waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, feeling mentally exhausted, slumped down, blocking the doorway like a barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Jeonggu, who was glancing over from the living room, cautiously spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh… you should get some rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—...What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unconsciously, Jiseon raised her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood her fiancé, with a sword at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Rest? With a war coming up, someone has to stay awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can stay awake. I was the one who watched over Yeongwoo before, wasn’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon snorted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You? Don’t be ridiculous. You’d probably be blown out of the galaxy by a mere breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I’m a Strongest Sword too, you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu, looking somewhat aggrieved, had a title above his head that indeed read \"Strongest Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Strongest Sword of Dobong』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t impressive enough to leave an impact on Jiseon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was already the elected Strongest Sword of the Korean Peninsula, and Jiseon herself had returned as a dragon, thanks to her record as a conglomerate head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t sure what combination of traits had produced a son like this, but it was clear Jeonggu was the one with the lowest standing among the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Spare me and go to sleep. There isn’t much time left anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon, who usually gave in to the weaker party.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, her son’s crazy voice rang out from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother, would you please be quiet and go to sleep as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiseon turned around, she found Yeongwoo sitting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought he’d been in a deep sleep, but he had woken up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why can’t you just stay down for once?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s too noisy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the \"noise\" Yeongwoo mentioned wasn’t just his parents' conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real reason he had woken up was due to a system message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The addresses of competing companies will soon be disclosed!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Register a representative profile, and choose the first company to invite to the negotiation table.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it was nearly time for address disclosure, prompts kept appearing, asking him to register something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What do they keep wanting me to do? Register a representative profile?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo struggled to open both eyes fully, he saw a fist-sized round hologram floating in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, another system message popped up over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Authorize data access. Keywords representing your profile will be automatically input for the competitor.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Authorization?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo approved the data access, a long horizontal line stretched from left to right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a loading indicator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Extracting keywords from user Jeong Yeongwoo07’s data.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two large rectangles then appeared below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「While the extraction is ongoing, review the profile of the competing representative.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So now I can see the competitor’s profile?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking, Yeongwoo waited for the next steps, and soon, a string of text began to fill the large rectangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Mara』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Representative Type: Human\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Mara’s representative is of the [Predator] type, highly [rational], with a strong [armed] presence and a [challenging] demeanor, making them an extremely [dangerous] competitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, so this is what they mean by keywords.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a method where a few attributes were extracted from each representative’s data, creating an introductory profile based on that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So next is the Lemu profile?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo’s gaze moved to the final profile, he saw a rather odd phrase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Lemu』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Representative Type: Human\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Lemu’s representative is a [blindly devoted] follower. Driven by immense [greed] and a clear [sense of purpose], with a strong [sacrificial spirit], they await their competitor [in the nude].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With clear purpose and strong sacrificial spirit, they await their competitor in the nude…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was left with only one comment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell… what exactly is waiting for me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1883,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.853Z",1,"novelbin.me","0863c2d6b5e2bfa5bde7c27dea4b41da547fd66afc2aec0beccab3e545cb87a4","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-326","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-324",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]