[{"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-463":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},1848027,2454,"Chapter 463","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-463",463,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 463: High-Growth Stock (7)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was truly overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of the breath unleashed by Kang Hongtae, Korea’s first mutant, was incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the flames were shot from several hundred meters above, they roared down with the momentum of a waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAAAAAA!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan heads standing in front of Kang Hongtae recoiled in shock, hastily stretching their bodies out of harm's way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that Emel would be dealing with the monster, so they saw no reason to let their clothes be scorched by the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Emel and Maon, as always, didn’t so much as flinch in front of the blazing breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Stand back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon gave instructions to his guards and swept his right hand through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large, circular barrier formed around the sphere he was riding in—a protective shield of sorts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Emel stepped forward with his twin swords drawn, deliberately moving beyond the range of Maon’s barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a statement: he didn’t need anyone’s help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, observing this, shook his head in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He’s unbelievably stubborn. Is every clan head from Shirach like this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo was also within range of the breath alongside the two clan heads, so he quickly had to raise his Aratubank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching flames were already pouring down above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Die……!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Kang Hongtae’s furious voice rang out and the surroundings turned a deep crimson, the silhouettes of the clan heads could still be seen beyond the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, they really aren’t ordinary people.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Maon was calmly seated within his protective barrier, and the vice head of the Shirach clan, Emel…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―This planet is full of savages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…was actually speaking within the fire itself, standing his ground and staring up into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even raised his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If that’s the case, Hongtae’s going to get wrecked…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breath attacks weren’t everything to the dragon, but it was undeniably their signature technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the breath didn’t work, there was a high chance that none of their other skills would either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the “First Calamity” buff didn’t weaken opponents; it only strengthened surrounding mutants or monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Wait?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, Yeongwoo slowly lowered his Aratubank, which he’d raised to his face, and looked through the flames at Kang Hongtae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Die, all of you…!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could recruit this former chaebol CEO as a “friend,” then wouldn’t the rest of the friends—currently imprisoned in the Returnee’s Room—also get stronger?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The monsters buffed by the calamity were strong enough to push back the guards of the clan heads…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So then, how powerful would the “friends,” who grew stronger over time, become?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since the friends were already significantly stronger than ordinary mutants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the friends summoned with a whistle on Day 9 were stronger than mutants appearing naturally on the same day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait a minute.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the reason the “First Mutant” appeared today was because there were no more remaining mutants to appear, then Kang Hongtae might also be the last mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, after today, it might be impossible to make any more friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is that really true? Could this be the last time?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mutants usually appeared on a city scale, but in large cities like Seoul or Busan, they showed up by district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That means hundreds of mutants have been appearing every day across the country.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which implies:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since this is Day 9… there must have been thousands of mutants by now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how many people chose to become mutants on the first day, when the Extinction Vote took place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only those who chose mutation from among the extinction candidates could become mutants, so the number couldn’t be that high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plus, the extinction candidates themselves were just people the public hastily thought of on Reset Day—targets of spontaneous resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means the number would be limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So this really could be the last day mutants appear?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo could ask Earth directly to confirm, but even without that, the special ability First Calamity that Kang Hongtae had was too tempting to pass up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If, by recruiting Kang Hongtae, the powered-up friends could defeat a single clan head, that would be an invaluable asset—something beyond monetary value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the inferno Kang Hongtae had been spewing finally subsided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his massive mouth and took a deep breath. A smoky stench rose from the scorched earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Are you done now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel parted the lingering smoke with his hand as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae’s expression twisted as he realized that his opponent hadn’t suffered a single singed hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What the…? This guy…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was starting to catch on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people gathered here weren’t normal—not by a long shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Huh…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, he hadn’t thought much about the unusual name Emel, but now Kang Hongtae turned to take a closer look at his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pale skin, white hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, he looked human, but there was an uncanny, otherworldly aura about Emel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Wait a damn minute…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae turned his huge head and looked at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he began to notice the oddities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spotted Zeana, the clan head of the Tucson family, who looked like a porcelain mannequin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「These bastards… aren’t even human, are they?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly-arrived mutant let out a bewildered groan, prompting Emel to firmly grip his twin swords and speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―You now stand before the great houses of the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What? Universe?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krrk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae tilted his head upward, then locked his eyes back onto Emel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You’re telling me… you’re all aliens?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, from Emel’s perspective, Kang Hongtae and the Earthlings were the aliens, so he didn’t bother replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Then… there’s no one human here but me?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly overcome by loneliness, Kang Hongtae gently raised one of his front paws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He belatedly tried to check on the corpse of Seoul Mayor Yang Suwon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the physical body of Yang Suwon had long since dissolved into nothingness, leaving behind only a golden sphere in its place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What, Yang Suwon…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the fact that a sphere appeared instead of the corpse of the dead made it clear that this world was far from normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the high likelihood that this place was filled not with people, but with aliens, was undeniable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Oi.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, Kang Hongtae—who had his head suspended hundreds of meters in the air—turned his gaze toward the distant view of “Metal Seoul.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rather bleak and desolate version of the Special City of Dogo, where every structure was wrapped in reinforced steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Kang Hongtae, who had never visited this reset world before, the sight was inevitably disorienting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Where… no, where am I right now…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flustered Kang Hongtae opened his massive jaws wide, the only human in the crowd raised his hand high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There's a human right here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What? Really?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae involuntarily let out a voice of delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as he saw Yeongwoo stepping out from among the noble houses, his expression twisted into a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You? A human?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, like the other aliens, was clad in bizarre armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more than anyone else, there was a particularly unpleasant stench coming from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The smell of mutated equipment—proof that he had slain mutated beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You bastard.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae flared his large nostrils and bared his teeth, prompting Yeongwoo to quickly hide his mutation gear inside his codex and shake his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s exactly what you're thinking. I killed a lot of mutants—no, returnees.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But only because they refused to become my ‘friend.’ I held no malice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「……?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae tilted his eyes upward into the air, trying to digest the strange sentence, while Yeongwoo extended his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when he made a pact with Maon earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must’ve heard about the return method before coming here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Return?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kang Hongtae then bent his front claw, covered in red scales, and projected a door-shaped sigil from his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even a dragon could become a ‘friend.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well then, shall we shake hands? Otherwise…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo said this and took a step forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An immense impact suddenly struck Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably in the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, slammed by a tremendous force and flung aside, looked up from where he lay on the ground to see what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『What the hell? Before the hologram could even activate…』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There stood Emel, calmly retracting his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『That son of a bitch?』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silver-haired alien bastard had kicked him in the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Otherwise, what exactly would happen? Weren’t you the one who said earlier that I should eliminate him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after kicking a lord of Renaissance, Emel spoke in polite language with blatant audacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maon looked extremely troubled, glancing between Emel and Yeongwoo—the two heads of their houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mutual non-aggression and mutual defense pact they had just formed had already come into effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if someone attacked Renaissance, then House Tisef would be obliged to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Maon had accepted the pact fully prepared for such consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he hadn’t expected such a thing to happen right after it took effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he had said—one cannot easily predict the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo was pushing himself off the ground with his Aratubank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s true that removing the mark requires eliminating him, but the situation has changed. If I reconcile with him, your house won’t need to fight at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To this, Emel laughed with scorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―That one… is my enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A declaration that he didn’t care about Yeongwoo or Earth’s circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An outright provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel then crossed his twin swords menacingly, his eyes flashing with pure white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You…!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the power and presence of Emel, heir to the House of Shirach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was finally beginning to show his true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his eyes glowed, Yeongwoo—standing over ten meters away—began to tremble subtly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Shit.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The universe was pressuring him to show respect to a superior being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Lawless things must be purged immediately, for the benefit of the cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emel was already staring at the flame dragon Kang Hongtae.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he hold a clear power advantage, but the opponent had also dared to strike first—Emel saw no reason to let him live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, Yeongwoo shouted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That might be my last friend!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his Aratubank into a strong guard, he charged toward Emel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he couldn’t win in a one-on-one, so this was essentially a performance—urging Maon to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Maon could act, someone else lent strength to Yeongwoo’s retaliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a razor-sharp claw swinging from hundreds of meters above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「How dare an alien hit a human? Atone with your life!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1793,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","6c952ef27af4c0a1e208a440c2355676b5ff4e1346462b4d7c27f4794ccc55c6","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-464","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-462",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]