[{"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-462":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},1848026,2454,"Chapter 462","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-462",462,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 462: High-Growth Stock (6)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Maon heard the statement that he was going to show how Earthlings had survived until now, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom, boooom…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a massive roar, monsters began pouring down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhhhhkk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by a fierce whooshing sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—T-They're falling from the sky…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ones most shocked by this were undoubtedly the family heads seated in the audience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their households had existed for at least several thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they hailed from stabilized planets that had long since completed trials like \"Reset.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, naturally, they had never experienced anything like a Reset in their lifetimes, and their panic was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-What’s falling?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s a lot of them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—All knights, prepare for battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As each head ordered their guards to ready themselves, Maon observed the dots in the sky grow larger and begin to scatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, the massive mass in the sky had been rapidly approaching from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Impressive, this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lived for so long that few things could impress him, Maon wore a curious smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the other family heads clenched their jaws upon seeing the countless beings appear overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the \"sky\" meant \"space.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it felt like these monsters were falling from outer space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Yeongwoo, knowing that these monsters weren’t actually that strong, calmly scanned the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No matter how high-ranking they are, they become amateurs in the face of something unfamiliar.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only ones not flustered in the moment were Maon of Tisef and Emel, the minor head of Shirach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant they were likely the most powerful here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Th-They're coming!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ugh…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, with tense shouts from the family heads, hundreds of monsters descended upon Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash, CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With heavy thuds, the ones that landed were none other than trolls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing nearly 5 meters tall, their sheer presence darkened the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one also wielded a club around 3 meters long, adding to their overwhelming presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly violent visual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bioto, who stood closest to Yeongwoo, asked from beneath his dented helmet:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What the hell are those things...? Is that how you guys survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. We’ve been fighting things like that since day one of the Reset. And back then, we didn’t even have proper gear.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRRAAAGH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the trolls in Gwangjin-gu swung its club at one of Zeana’s guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of it tearing through the air was massive, but it shouldn’t have even scratched their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, what actually happened was entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SMACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nasty cracking sound, the guard was sent flying like a bowling pin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s mouth dropped open, realizing something was very wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the elite forces of the five families clashed with the ninth-day monsters in Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, I don’t care if it’s day nine—there’s no way those monsters should be this strong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Yeongwoo saw was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family heads could obliterate trolls with a flick of the wrist, but their guards were struggling hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they couldn’t compare to the heads, the guards of cosmic-scale families should still be formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, in that case…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarmed by the unbelievable situation, Yeongwoo quickly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go to Gangnam. Something’s off today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Gangnam?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If nothing’s going on there, check other areas too. Help with monsters and mutators. You’re the Guardian Dragon of Seoul, aren’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Jiseon realize—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters were putting up more of a fight than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Jiseon leapt into the air, transforming into a dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, a red beam of light came rushing from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…A mutator marker.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Separate from the dragon that had marked Emel as a challenger, today’s Gwangjin-gu had also been assigned a mutator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the identity of that mutator—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seoul Mayor – Yang Suwon]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The mayor?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Seoul mayor, Yang Suwon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a rare white troll charging toward them with the red beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing 8 meters tall, even from a distance, his massive size was apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Something’s really wrong today. Hey, Earth! Do you know what’s going on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo called out in his mind, and Earth actually responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ What the hell is this chaos? You should’ve sent the family heads back right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Earth had mentioned during the last planetary conference, Yeongwoo now had an official communication channel with the planetary consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is that really the problem right now? Why are the monsters so strong? If this keeps up, the other districts are basically doomed!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If monsters were pushing even elite guards to the brink, how strong would the mutators be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is there some special ninth-day buff or something? Why did they suddenly get this powerful?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that, Earth gave an answer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ It’s because it’s Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Right now in Gwangjin-gu, the first mutant of this country is in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The first? As in, the very first person to become a mutant? But why does that matter…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above, where the monsters and mutants had fallen on Day 9, a massive shadow still lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the shadow of a dragon—the very one Yeongwoo had argued with not long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Does having that guy around make the monsters stronger or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that were true, it wouldn’t be all that surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the first-ever mutant, it wouldn’t be strange if he had some kind of special ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, Earth responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Something like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Oh, he's moving now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that final statement, Earth's presence vanished from Yeongwoo’s consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the air around them began to take on a reddish hue, and a system message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「An [Abnormal Climate]—the First Calamity—has appeared in Gwangjin-gu.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yeongwoo saw that message, he understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That abnormal climate was what had made the trolls so absurdly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Isn’t this actually a good thing? Now the Houses will think monsters like that fall from the sky here every day.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering it was a planet owned by a bandit clan, wouldn’t it be better if the monsters appearing here looked terrifyingly strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo hoped that this so-called first mutant was insanely powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Hehe, the Mark of the Adversary isn’t on me, it’s on him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The target that the dragon would prioritize for elimination this time would be Emel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwa-jot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very Emel—scion of the Shirach family—was currently slicing trolls to pieces with twin blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Let’s see what you’re made of, bastard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo watched Emel with a wicked grin, firestorms suddenly began swirling across the already red-stained sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kururung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the red-tinted air above Gwangjin-gu started to spiral upward into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel’s white hair, which had been trailing downward, began to rise up—a clear sign of what was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Emel—who had just embedded his blade into a troll’s skull—looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sensed it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if on cue, a thunderous voice boomed across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Behold, I, Heaven’s Wrath, have arrived!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the entire sky sank downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence was far greater than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo took an involuntary step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other House leaders were just as stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was because the creature breaking through the red sky was a monster over 400 meters long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is this guy insane? He’s way bigger than my mom!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the mutant finally declared his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I am Kang Hongtae! I have returned to judge this world’s sins!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Yeongwoo recognized the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen it on Day 1 of the reset—right after his roommate Im Bonghee had their flesh fall off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―[Chaebol Chairman - Kang Hongtae] stands at the crossroads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―He is furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>― selected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A new monster type, 『Dragon』, has been added to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―[Chaebol Chairman - Kang Hongtae] has become a Fire Dragon and will now menace the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first mutant in the country: Kang Hongtae, the Fire Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, seriously? The first mutant’s already out? That means they’ve already gone through all the early ones?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo pondered this, Kang Hongtae suddenly streaked through the air and landed in Gwangjin-gu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing Seoul Mayor Yang Suwon underfoot—right as the man was coming into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Huh, what’s this?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed Kang Hongtae hadn’t done it intentionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his front foot and looked down at the figure embedded in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yang Suwon…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the barely-alive mayor opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Kang Hongtae…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course the chaebol and the mayor would recognize each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were acquaintances, after all—though not on good terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「This bastard… Kang Hongtae doesn’t even speak politely.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the name above Yang Suwon’s head, Kang Hongtae’s brow furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his massive front claw and brought it down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook violently, and a presence vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Wait… did someone just die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mayor of Seoul, Yang Suwon, was annihilated before he could do a thing as a mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae then lifted his foot to confirm that Yang Suwon had been crushed, and licked the blood from his claw with a long, red tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Next.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned his bright yellow eyes on the cluster of House leaders below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Which one of you is Emel?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaders all stepped back from Emel, leaving a clear ring of space around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah, there you are.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae—perhaps the first, or even the strongest, mutant—grinned wickedly as he looked down at Emel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he tilted his head, narrowing one eye, as if something didn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「But what’s up with your name? Why’s it so weird?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel flicked troll blood off his sword and stared up at the massive dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I am Emel, Scion of the Shirach family. Do you even know who you’re daring to challenge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel's eyes glowed as he made his high-handed declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae tilted his head again, then suddenly opened his mouth wide and let out a massive breath attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Do I look like I give a damn, bastard?!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1699,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ac1187d071f13609212f36916a8214d04d57e6b150bd6f9f1c62b3404240740","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-463","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-461",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]