[{"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-414":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},1848090,2454,"Chapter 414","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 414: Cosmic (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Yeongwoo placed the coin in his mouth, dotted lines formed along the outline of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entered a sort of modification mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Character Settings」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Appearance |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Stats |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his considerable wealth, he could have significantly increased his height, but Yeongwoo’s focus was already on his stats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I've already passed the height threshold, so the cost-effectiveness isn’t great. It’s better to raise my stats instead.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Height differences were quite significant in battles between Earthlings, but in space, that wasn’t the case—Yeongwoo knew this well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a place where all kinds of species were mixed, some opponents could be dozens of meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even Chairman Dogo isn’t particularly tall for a spacefarer. And yet, he still goes around beating up government officials.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In space, strength and status mattered far more than height.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ll gain power beyond Earth’s limits…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo internally shouted this, he selected ‘Stats,’ causing a detailed display of his current attributes to appear before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Character: Jeong Yeongwoo07』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength] 35,800 (19+35,781)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Endurance] 25,448 (21+25,427)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability] 26,598 (13+26,585)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Senses] 33,600 (24+33,576)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hmm…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current cash holdings were about 37 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the amount he could actually use was closer to 26 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because he had to pay taxes on the wedding gift money tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Still, I can’t just burn through all 26 billion. Like Mom said, I need to keep some for family expenses and upgrading the city level.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how much should he invest in his stats to make a wise decision?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s start with 10 billion.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Converting 10 billion in cash into stats meant a whopping 10 million stat points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that his total stats had just exceeded 100,000…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Am I gonna die from this? From becoming too strong all of a sudden?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a mere human like Yeongwoo, it was an unfathomable realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A total stat value reaching 10 million.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Well, the Chairman can split a spaceship in half with just a sword, so I guess this makes sense?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he was still new to the cosmic world, Yeongwoo could only speculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, the secret behind the strength of the upper echelon would be revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s do this.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined to push his physical capabilities to their limit today, Yeongwoo began pouring his entire 10 billion karma into his stats. The dotted lines around his body flared red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder—the stats were increasing by 30,000 to 40,000 per second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What the hell?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeongwoo, are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something unusual, his parents, Jiseon and Jeonggu, tried to approach him, but ‘Administrator’ Kubu quickly blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―The family head is swiftly burning through the wedding gift money. It would be best not to interfere right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Kubu said, Yeongwoo was essentially setting fire to the fortune acquired from his parents’ wedding gifts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his stats rising by over 30,000 per second, he was consuming approximately 120 million karma every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That bastard… he’s not spending all our wedding gift money, is he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Yeongwoo was a newcomer to space, then Jiseon was a newcomer to motherhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea that seeing your child eat is enough to make a mother feel full didn’t apply to her in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hey, you brat! Do you even remember how much that guy’s weekly salary is?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Jiseon pointed at Kubu in frustration, Yeongwoo’s stat-burning suddenly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yeongwoo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his parents flinched, Yeongwoo turned to look at them, his pupils now shimmering gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I can’t raise them any further.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What? What do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My stats. They won’t go past one million.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True to his words, Yeongwoo’s stats had stopped precisely at one million per attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Character: Jeong Yeongwoo07』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Endurance] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Senses] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, the extra fields that used to display his innate stats had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if Yeongwoo’s ‘human phase’ had truly come to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What… What is this? Is there a stat ceiling? Or is it a limit to the human body?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked down at his body in bewilderment, a delayed wave of ‘pressure’ suddenly crashed down on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Kuh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side effects of his extreme stat increase manifested as a massive mental and physical strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Khaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his berserker talisman couldn’t suppress this overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden flames burst from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Holy shit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yeongwoo! Your nose is…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As their son spewed flames like a shattered brazier, Jiseon and Jeonggu were too shocked to approach or retreat—they could only stomp their feet anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ku-Kubu! What the hell is going on?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified, Jeonggu turned to Kubu for answers, but the administrator simply blinked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―It appears that the family head is on the verge of transcending his innate existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn’t a hint of hesitation in Kubu’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Jeong Yeongwoo07 was now the master of the household Kubu served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the brief pain he was experiencing as he transcended his human limits was merely a rite of passage that any loyal retainer should accept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kkeeeugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo himself had an entirely different perspective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A-Are you kidding me…?! Is there no way to stop this?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unbearable pain—no, an immense, inescapable fear—was suffocating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hik!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes landed on the Aratubank lying on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the moment his body began to collapse under the pain, he had unknowingly dropped his shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing that came to Yeongwoo’s mind was Aratubank's defensive properties.\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>【Shared Pain】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| The Redfoot ancestors will bear half of your pain. Your pain will be significantly reduced, and emotional suffering such as guilt and sorrow will also be alleviated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering the last of his strength, Yeongwoo clung to Aratubank, causing the spirit inside—Song Jungho—to recoil in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>∴ What the hell is this brat doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo had no room to process the other’s bewildered voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he hugged Aratubank, the pain miraculously halved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Whoa, as expected of a myth……!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the mental pressure remained immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if some transcendent force was trying to suppress the presence of a newly ascended powerhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming pressure, something that made the very idea of resistance seem impossible, was crushing Yeongwoo’s entire consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssssssshh……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flames erupting from his body subsided, and at the same time, the unknown oppressive force weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you… are you insane? I almost died just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo finally managed to catch his breath, Jiseon spoke up again, picking up where she had left off earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Did you just say the stat limit is 1,000,000?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Even if you have money, you can’t raise it above 1,000,000. No, to be precise, the stat-increasing function itself is disabled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had never thought that his stats could rise infinitely, but he hadn’t expected a hard limit to be imposed either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wait, so does that mean the chairman and the executives all have their stats capped at 1,000,000?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon's sharp question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo had no knowledge to answer that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know. The cap might be different for each race, or maybe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo trailed off, then immediately pulled out Bastard and stabbed it into his own thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squelch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What the hell, you lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thigh was effortlessly pierced, and blood began gushing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo quickly checked his stat screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his surprise—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Character: Jeong Yeongwoo07』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength] 1,250,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Endurance] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Durability] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Senses] 1,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the effect of the jewel Masochism, his Strength had increased exactly by 25%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though his stats had hit the cap, external boosts still applied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We can surpass the stat limit using equipment effects.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What? So, in the end, it’s all about equipment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An equipment battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made sense, but it didn’t fully explain the overwhelming strength of the top-tier beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So just having good gear would make me as strong as the chairman or Mara? That doesn’t quite add up.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if someone was covered in dozens of mythical-grade items, it might be possible, but that was practically unfeasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since the stat cap was 1,000,000, Yeongwoo now had a whopping 6 billion still left unspent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I ended up with a lot of leftover money.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Oh? Then why don’t you hand that money over to us—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Jiseon could finish her sentence, Yeongwoo’s eyes suddenly turned bright blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Oh, come on, what now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon instinctively took two steps back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo was too absorbed in the strange text appearing in his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You have reached the ‘End.’」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…The end?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a vague idea of what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It likely signified that he had reached the absolute peak of growth possible through conventional means on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then what’s next? Don’t tell me I’m stuck at the bottom just because I’m from Earth?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe was a place of karma and opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having dared to summon third-class beings for a ritual, Yeongwoo had no choice but to believe that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much of a backwater planet he came from, he was certain that with the right lineage, he could establish a family and survive in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he had founded Renaissance today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Didn’t they say I have a meeting with the board later? I better show them something impressive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stared at the word End, the text in his vision vanished—only for golden waves to suddenly flood his sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Prestige Level has now been unlocked!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prestige.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a familiar term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the universe, prestige was the measure of one's existential power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the reason beings like Mara could suppress lesser creatures with just a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But there’s a level system for prestige?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo blinked, golden letters slowly engraved themselves at the center of his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Prestige Level: 0]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the golden waves swirling around the edges of his vision all surged upwards at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssssshhhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘W-What is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, the number 0—his current Prestige Level—began to glow red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Assessing initial Prestige Level.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+1 for surviving a Reset.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+1 for dungeon breakthroughs.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+33 for possessing a Myth.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just having a Myth had instantly added 33 points to his Prestige Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed each accomplishment had its own weight, almost like earning experience points for a character level-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+0.1 for encountering a 4th-class being.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+0.2 for battling a 4th-class being.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+2 for encountering a 3rd-class being.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+0.1 for possessing 10 billion Karma.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prestige Level gain began to slow down noticeably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, the higher the level, the more experience it requires.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「+0.5 for being a Family Head.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Family Head carried significant weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Prestige Level has been finalized at 37!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo’s “placement test” was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Prestige Level: 37]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|90\u002F100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Required Karma per point: 130 million\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prestige Level 37, with 90% of the requirement filled for the next level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know exactly what kind of position this gave him in the universe, but one thing was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Lesser beings detected nearby. Caution is advised when using Prestige.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he had joked about earlier—killing people with just a glance—had now become his reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘W-Wait, is “lesser being” an official term?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The term “lesser being,” which high-ranking entities used so casually, wasn’t just arrogance born from strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From their perspective, the beings around them truly were lesser creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, based on his Prestige Level of 37…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What’s with this guy? Why does he look like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeongwoo, are you okay? You don’t look so good…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon and Jeonggu, sensing something was off, felt an inexplicable chill as they observed Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Yeongwoo’s lips curled into a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, you lesser beings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you waiting for? Bring me my eyes and my spear at once!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1997,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.907Z",1,"novelbin.me","456a6fe1b9a3e7557fac6fcb549fbb493cd22bdbc0c0219b9404b811141c77d9","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-213","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-212",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]