[{"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-451":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},1848015,2454,"Chapter 451","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-451",451,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 451: Lord Jeong Yeongwoo 07 (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a curious coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all things, the two dungeons contrasted starkly—one black, one white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this? One’s a dungeon of evil karma and the other of good karma or something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with this unprecedented situation, Yeongwoo instinctively drew Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing leapt out from either of the dungeons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flicker!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glowing rectangular forms appeared in front of each dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, those are…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were a kind of text box displaying dungeon information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this being the first time two dungeons had appeared at once, the method of accessing them remained completely unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So it’s just more options this time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tilting his head, Yeongwoo stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white tower’s information appeared first, faster than the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tower of Otaf]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Dungeon Grade: Ancient\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Difficulty: B\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Required Party: 6\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Recommended Party: 12\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It really is a tower.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient-grade dungeon with B-level difficulty—on par with the Moral Lecture dungeon he’d entered previously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he’d grown significantly stronger since then, so the actual difficulty would likely feel different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘With 6 required and 12 recommended, that means it’s doable as long as everyone’s skilled.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Basically, if each person could handle the burden of two, the party would manage fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the tooltip for the second dungeon was highly suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Torture Chamber]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Dungeon Grade: ??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Difficulty: ??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Required Party: 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Recommended Party: ??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*You have been invited to a private dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What’s this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo blinked several times upon reading the tooltip for the black dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not seeing things, am I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon grade, difficulty, even the recommended number of participants—all marked with question marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Are you kidding me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what stood out the most was the final line of additional text.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*You have been invited to a private dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A private dungeon… So someone just opened this up themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which likely meant that the dungeon wouldn’t offer the official equipment Catalog as a hidden reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No Catalog? Then there’s really no reason to go in there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Yeongwoo couldn’t bring himself to step away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(You have been invited to a private dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Invited personally.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white dungeon, the Tower of Otaf, was an official dungeon he could visit again tomorrow or the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the black dungeon—Torture Chamber—was likely…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This one was opened just to invite me. Which means there may not be another chance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more than anything, the question lingered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who had invited him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone as naturally curious as Yeongwoo, resisting this bait was nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even if it’s a private dungeon, it’s still a dungeon. There must be some kind of reward, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stepped toward the black dungeon labeled Torture Chamber, the white dungeon began sinking into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rrrrmmmble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So choosing one makes the other vanish.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He figured that if he changed his mind now, the white dungeon would rise again and the black one would disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo had already made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Today’s choice is the unofficial dungeon.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, as he stood before the private dungeon’s entrance, the mysterious tooltip with all its question marks flickered away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind it, a pitch-black portal opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3\u002F??]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Displayed inside the portal was a status showing the number of people inside—just as mysterious as the tooltip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Three already inside?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t unusual for other players to enter night dungeons first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he’d been outside waiting from the very moment the dungeon opened—and this was a private dungeon, no less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One literally named Torture Chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Is this a trap?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo scanned his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after sheathing Bastard, he pulled out a hidden whistle from inside his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Pumpkin-Colored Whistle」 - Legendary Necklace\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Summons a friend.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Yeongtae, Taejoon, Younghyeom, Geumhwa\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just in case, he wanted the option of calling in backup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I start backing down just because something feels sketchy, I’ll never become a big shot gangster like the Chairman.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when facing a problem, solving it head-on would naturally lead to resolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo didn’t hesitate further and stepped into the black vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suspicious portal of the private dungeon began to swirl, pulling Yeongwoo’s body inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhhhhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So far, nothing unusual.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only oddity he could sense was the portal’s black color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as darkness swallowed his vision—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—a completely new space filled his view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he knew it, he had passed through the portal and entered the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he stepped forward, a somewhat foreign scraping sound echoed from the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Stone?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking down, he saw a deep navy-blue stone floor that was almost black in appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Much narrower than I thought. Like a waiting room, maybe.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo noticed that the visible width of the floor wasn’t very wide, a low voice came from the opposite side of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are you the Shipmaster, Jeong Yeongwoo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo reflexively answered, then was inwardly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t sensed the presence of the speaker at all until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Shipmaster?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the first time anyone had called him “Shipmaster Jeong Yeongwoo” since he had become connected to the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By shipmaster… do you mean the ship’s owner?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shipmaster the owner of a ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was merely voicing his best guess, but based on the response that followed, he instantly realized it was the wrong answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So you are that one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a clear murderous intent in the voice from the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo cautiously moved his hand toward his waist, ready to draw his sword at a moment’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Preemptive Strike」 - Mutant One-handed Sword\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Increases the power of the first attack by 20%. Reactivates on successful hit】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was prepared to finish the opponent off in a single blow if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The structure of this room is odd. Where’s the light coming from?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The indigo stone chamber Yeongwoo was in was about five meters wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the overall dimness made it hard to gauge the depth, and a hazy beam of light from somewhere above was illuminating the floor about four meters in front of him, making visibility even trickier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spot where the light hit was clear, but it made everything beyond it seem even darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Seems like keeping my back to a wall would be the safest move.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo was preparing to take tactical action based on the layout—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard footsteps accompanied by a faint presence from the direction of the mysterious voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Barefoot?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he guessed from the sound, the opponent was barefoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About four meters ahead, on the illuminated floor, appeared a reptilian foot clad in ashen scales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gripping the hilt of his sword, Yeongwoo warned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You call me here without explanation and then start closing the distance? Isn’t that a bit rude? What is this place, and who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the opponent stepped partially into the light, revealing the upper half of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssshhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ah, you’ve got quite the temper, fitting for a shipmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for Yeongwoo in this private dungeon was a lizardman wearing a black hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was unlike any mutated lizardman Yeongwoo had met before—his eyes alone radiated something entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dark, malevolent aura swirled around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s good at hiding his presence. Maybe an assassin?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pitch-black dungeon that couldn’t be exited until cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And inside it, at least three assassins already lying in wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given these conditions, Yeongwoo felt his heart involuntarily pound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant he had finally become significant enough for someone to send assassins to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the old chairman, who once scolded his guards for sending too few assassins to his bedroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… you guys were sent to kill me, weren’t you? Right? I’m right, aren’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo widened his eyes and questioned them, the lizardman standing calmly under the light flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve been getting a lot of threatening letters from the nearby families. So it has to be one of them who sent you, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo started darting his gaze around to find the other two assassins, causing the lizardman to panic and wave his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wh-what are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where are the other two? Don’t tell me they’re clinging to the ceiling or something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo swung his sword, Bastard, into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red arc trailed through the air—and he felt something brush the tip of his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was someone on the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh crap.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo awkwardly retracted his sword, another lizardman fell from the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cleanly severed in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—K-Kisane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first lizardman screamed the name of his fallen comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo instinctively stepped back and muttered an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sorry… but you are assassins, right? So this was bound to happen anyway…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish his sentence, a swift presence surged from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You bastard! How dare you kill Kisane…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, assassin number three was behind me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his senses were already at their peak and his perception steal ability couldn’t activate, a hostile entity approaching still triggered a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Sensory levels have reached the maximum limit.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a hologram guide flashed a warning—an attack incoming from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A needle-like weapon aiming straight for his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fast strike, to be sure—but not nearly enough to kill someone who could punch Pluto itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell do you take me for, thinking a sneak attack like this would work?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moving faster than assassin number three could attack, Yeongwoo swung Aratubank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing the movement, the first lizardman’s eyes went wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-Wait!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late—Yeongwoo had already smashed the third attacker’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, two of the three were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one remained to testify to who sent them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, before I take your head too, talk. Who sent you guys? I skipped a regular dungeon today for this, so you’d better have a damn good answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With golden light gleaming from his eyes in the darkness, Yeongwoo spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lone surviving lizardman pulled back his hood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then took out what looked like a command token from his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—We… no, I was sent under the orders of the Ship Management Bureau…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? From where?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The Ship…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1738,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","945fd0b95a9538da01cb699e70bdae9552fff17f597138015d41eaee1b0c0587","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-452",null,688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]