[{"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-364":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},1848341,2454,"Chapter 364","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-364",364,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 364: Between Good Karma and Bad Karma (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? A ranking board?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, standing atop the fallen gorilla, gazed into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the ranking board had yet to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Yeongwoo drove is Bastard into the creature's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gorilla’s already melting skin, corroded by its own acidic blood, gave way like tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-No... this is absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Oh my God...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining members of Unit 002 were visibly demoralized by the spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the virtuous members of Unit 023, who were on the verge of descending to assist Yeongwoo, froze in their tracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…Horrific.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana summed up the scene underfoot with a brief remark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a glowing entity from Unit 002, who had been wielding a lightning spear, glanced toward the plains behind them and muttered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-I'm sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, spreading its arms, it sent a current surging toward a chained knight who was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had paralyzed the knight to buy itself time to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chained knight stiffened instantly and fell to the ground, screaming in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the sickening sound of corrosion mixed with the pungent smell of blood emanated from right beside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"......\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Jeong Yeongwoo, the First Evil of Promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Pl-please spare me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a saying on Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what are you suddenly talking about...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What does that mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-It means whether you go fast or far, you're dying at my hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastard pierced the chained knight’s forehead in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned his gaze to the lone escapee who had chosen to flee and paralyze an ally rather than running together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had that enemy decided to split in opposite directions instead, it would have been far more challenging to chase them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thanks to their betrayal, Yeongwoo now had only one target to focus on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left him in a position where he didn’t even need to run to capture them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"General, time to rack up some merit points. Let me give you the coordinates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pulled out a coordinate tracker from his pocket as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, the coordinates of the promotion arena appeared in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔||-Beset-007-469-2088-13〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo unconsciously parted his lips at a strange sense of discomfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was none other than the identification code of this planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>||-Beset\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The planetary ID code, Beset, was strikingly shorter than any he had seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s with this place? Why is its code so unusually short?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The promotion evaluation was managed by the Planetary Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was the second test location, the Promotion Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the owner of this planet was likely the Planetary Court, or in other words, the intergalactic government.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Could it be because it’s a government-owned planet?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short identification code could mean it was assigned early in the planetary classification process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This implied that the planet was either relatively close to the center of the universe or—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It could mean it’s an ancient planet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever the case, it was clear that this planet was no ordinary one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which raised the question—how could external bombardment occur here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Does that mean the Planetary Court authorized it? That planetary bombardment weapons can be used within the Promotion Arena?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given that this was a venue where representatives of various planets showcased their accumulated might, it made sense for all firepower to be permitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beset, 007, 469, 2088, 13!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo recited the coordinates of the fleeing enemy, Toma’s laser cannon fired down from the sky without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You're getting quicker at inputting coordinates.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo smiled with satisfaction, noticing how much faster the General had become at reacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the meantime—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last survivor of Unit 002, who had been fleeing desperately, was annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Team 002, annihilated.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the central-western section of the Promotion Arena was nearly obliterated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[45\u002F50]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With five units now eliminated, an announcement was made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana and her team descended to the ground just in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That’s monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze lingered in the direction where the laser had just torn through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t fathom that this insane Evil Karma Collector had even managed to deploy planetary bombardment weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Does you have any more ultimate moves up your sleeve? It’d be nice to know before I get shocked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Amana asked this, Yeongwoo blinked briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that came to mind immediately was a friend he could summon with a whistle, but then, another thought struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t talk down to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-...What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even our Crown Prince uses honorifics with me. Who do you think you are to speak so rudely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo brandished his ultimate weapon, Bastard, Amana bristled, clicking her beak in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What’s wrong with you all of a sudden? Are you insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The truly insane one is you, daring to disrespect a villain with an Evil Karma Count of two hundred million. Do you want me to send an eulogy I’ve written about you to the good folks of Sutral?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana tried to retort but shut her beak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If nothing else, she didn’t want the lunatic's eulogy delivered to her home planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You guys are so good-hearted that I end up doing all the dirty work, and yet instead of giving me a penny, you talk down to me? Isn’t that basically asking to be killed on the spot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the characteristic madness flickered in Yeongwoo’s eyes, Amana finally took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-C-calm down. I think I may have made a mistake…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana broke into a cold sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as he’d just seen, surviving this promotion arena would be impossible without this villain from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, let’s get along well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Yeongwoo picked up his severed left arm and reattached it to his torso, causing everyone present to freeze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squeak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had just witnessed his neatly severed arm seamlessly rejoin his shoulder in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Y-Yeongwoo…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Your arm just…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one, except Yeongwoo, had ever considered the possibility of fighting a teammate, yet they couldn’t help but be stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s display of recovery was nothing short of astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he checked his left arm, now moving bit by bit, Yeongwoo turned his gaze to the still-hidden leaderboard hovering in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We need to move quickly. Everyone around here probably saw us exchanging fire with Team 002.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What does that have to do with us needing to hurry…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elemental Immunity Golem Taru asked, seemingly clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s gaze shifted to the world map projected prominently in the arena's air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By now, everyone in the central-west should be fleeing to somewhere far from us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-And?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And we need to chase them down and kill them, of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an unchanging expression, Yeongwoo spoke of “killing” as if it were mundane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three benevolent allies, on the other hand, looked burdened despite just escaping the jaws of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Do we really need to go out of our way to hunt them down and kill them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you let them go, they’ll come back stronger, you know…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo sighed and rubbed his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The examiners surely know there’s a big power gap among participants. So they must have scattered something across the promotion arena to offset it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in Yeongwoo’s mind, that “something” was the elements marked on the world map—beast-shaped icons likely representing monsters, as well as shield and shop icons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed one of the monster icons near the central-west disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant at least one team had been stationed there until moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh, so the world map updates in real time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant they could avoid pointless wandering if they watched the map closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Amana, can you take us to that location as quickly as possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed to the area above where the monster icon had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still an unknown shield icon there, and Yeongwoo believed it was the next destination of the team that had just dealt with the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That shield? We can reach it within three minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s plenty. Let’s go right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s command, Amana nodded and once again enveloped the team in wind rings, lifting them high into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, far above the promotion arena, the examination headquarters was abuzz as dozens of planetary examiners stared at a massive screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rankings will be revealed in one minute.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than ten seconds, the power and scores of the second trial’s participants would be displayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, the first leaderboard during the second trial was just a preliminary indicator of early trends. But today was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ I heard Team 9 placed a bet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ On what?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Who knows?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Aren’t they just insane?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The examiners murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team had dared to challenge the “salary negotiation” system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For planetary examiners, salary negotiations weren’t with their employer, such as the Planetary Management Bureau or the Planetary Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way to increase their salary was to correctly predict which team would place first on the initial leaderboard of the second trial’s promotion arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, their salary would double.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they failed, half of it would be slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The peculiar purpose of this negotiation system was somewhat noble: encouraging examiners to spot and back promising candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ When was the last time this happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Feels like eight rounds ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Did Team 9 have any basis for their bet? Where have they been recently?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Predicting the final victor was one thing, but guessing the first leaderboard leader—a position influenced by momentum and luck—was near impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, many examiners saw the salary negotiation system as a malicious government trap to reduce payroll costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet today, Team 9 unexpectedly declared their intention to negotiate, drawing every other examiner team to the headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「10 seconds until rankings are revealed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notice flashed on the massive screen, and the large steel doors at the back of the hall swung open, revealing Team 9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Hah! Have you all come to witness history in the making?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team’s senior examiner, Gern, clad in a heavy metal mask and a flowing cape, strode boldly through the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was none other than the examiner who had accepted a bribe from Yeongwoo just the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ What’s this about, you lunatics?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Why would you risk a salary negotiation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Who did you bet on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the other examiners bombarded them with questions, a gaunt examiner to Gern’s right let out a cackling laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Heheh, today, we ascend to a higher plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a massive floating water orb to Gern’s left rolled its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ We saw something incredible… on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the others blinked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Earth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Wait, Earth as in…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ The home of Dogo…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the screen displayed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Rankings revealed.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headquarters rumbled, the screen glowing brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down below, the promotion arena’s leaderboard was simultaneously transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Hah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gern trembled as he slightly lifted the mask covering his face to check the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then lowered it again, murmuring softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ We’ll have no choice but to offer a wedding gift to that lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>w\u003C\u002Fp>",1894,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.907Z",1,"novelbin.me","773cade63c1bd0d82a6a7b661624c0aff10da51a878439fb19df6d01a8ef861f","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-164","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-163",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]