[{"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-512":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},1848526,2454,"Chapter 512","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-512",512,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 512: Racetrack (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Audi—encountered at an alien racetrack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but feel both shocked and glad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept muttering “no way” as his feet unconsciously moved toward the Audi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To see an Audi—manufactured on Earth—again in a racetrack located in the far reaches of the universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he remembered again where he was—a racetrack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait a minute, this is a racetrack. And this section is…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire area was painted red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the square space where the Audi stood was also red—worth 300 million karma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning someone brought this Audi here to enter the race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…No matter how you look at it, this is a horse race. Is it really okay to have a car in the race? It’s not even an animal.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Yeongwoo noticed a flag planted next to the nearby tent near the Audi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t an exact match to Dogo’s insignia, but it definitely had a wedge symbol on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, there was a circle on each side of the wedge, making it look oddly like—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh? Isn’t that supposed to be a knockoff of the Audi logo?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the real Audi logo is made of four circles representing the merger of four companies, but these aliens probably didn’t know that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So instead, they’d just used two circles to frame the wedge in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So what, this is a new logo? Like a Dogo subsidiary or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stared blankly at the unfamiliar emblem, a scrawny alien with robotic arms emerged from the tent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—May I help you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alien had navy-blue skin and three round eyes—and was wearing a racing uniform with the Dogo emblem on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed at the flag’s emblem and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three-eyed alien blinked all three eyes one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s the new emblem of Dogo Dallim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dogo Dallim…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head, and the three-eyed alien glanced over at Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw the Dogo insignia wrapped around Negwig’s entire body, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You ride one of Dogo’s warhorses and you don’t know Dogo Dallim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You’re driving an Earth-made car and you don’t recognize a human, huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo barely held back the retort rising in his throat and instead asked calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I genuinely don’t know. Is Dogo Dallim a subsidiary of Dogo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes. A Dogo-owned passenger vehicle development company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this isn’t… something Dogo developed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could say that with certainty—he knew exactly where that Audi had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the three-eyed alien just gave him a confused look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It may be a prototype, but it was directly developed by Dogo Dallim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, this car is…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo started to explain but closed his mouth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this guy hadn’t been around when the car was “offered” back on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he even begin to explain it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, this was a 300 million karma zone full of elite and arrogant race owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to even hold a conversation here was probably something to be grateful for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So today you’ve come to test that prototype in the race?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A powerful product needs to be tested against powerful opponents to prove its worth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alien laughed, blinking all three eyes in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, however, was still staring at the Audi in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell did they do to our car?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it looked like a typical Audi—but that couldn’t possibly be true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at the other contestants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that prince he saw at the entrance made it obvious this was no ordinary racetrack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A regular Audi wouldn’t even be able to run alongside the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So Dogo has a passenger vehicle division now, huh? Seems like it’s a separate legal entity.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would explain why the person bringing the Audi didn’t recognize him, one of Dogo’s infamous marketing mascots—and more importantly, the logo was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone proved this was a separate company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning, if he participated in this race today, he’d be competing not just against that annoying prince—but also against a Dogo affiliate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The universe really is small… who would've thought I’d run into a sibling company out here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the flip side, it also showed just how big Dogo was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, thank you. You’ve been very kind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo bowed his head politely to the three-eyed alien, who shrugged in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’m not completely clueless, you know. Aren’t you from another subsidiary?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the alien pointed at Yeongwoo’s right shoulder with one of his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only now did he realize the alien had been looking at the Dogo logo tattooed there as an ad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… yeah. Something like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then let’s not overdo it. We’re both company assets, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by ‘not overdo it’…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Let’s not kill each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s eyes widened, and the alien grinned again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Just joking. Not like you’ll even catch a glimpse of my tail anyway. It’s not like we can hit each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, so we can kill each other during the race??’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo gaped, a giant number appeared in the air above the racetrack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piiing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>≪100≫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it immediately ticked down by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>≪99≫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a countdown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Looks like it’s about to start. Best of luck to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, the alien climbed into the Audi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he still hadn’t found his own place, Yeongwoo quickly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’ve been zoning out way too long. I need to find my staging area first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His race token still pointed forward, so Yeongwoo left the Dogo Dallim tent and began wandering the plaza again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, he started spotting tents big and small all around, and even more vehicles that looked nothing like horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gigantic mechanical insects, four-armed gorillas—completely absurd stuff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Still, the only lunatics who brought a literal car to this race are from Dogo Dallim.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several dozen seconds of searching, he finally found his assigned staging area—on the edge of the plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[03-7]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, there was no tent—just a simple sign with the race token number stuck in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice. Real VIP treatment here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo sighed as he stepped into the staging zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Negwig followed him into the red square, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Screeeech!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right around then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>≪10≫\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timer in the sky dropped to 10 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then rapidly: 9, 8, 7… until the time ran out and the numbers vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEEEEEP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long tone rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Thank you for visiting the Poso Racetrack.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ah, orientation time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「We will now explain the race participants and the basic rules.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the sky, numbers filled with green, yellow, and red appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘50… 100 million… 300 million. Got it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were 16 participants in both green and yellow, but exactly 12 in red, which represented the 300 million karma tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, you’re telling me there are twelve lunatics who paid 300 million to enter a deadly horse race??’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo stood with his mouth agape, looking around, the system continued with the next announcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The racecourse to be used for this derby is as follows.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a massive map was projected into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a simple track shaped like a large \"S\", but based on the various icons moving around the map, it seemed like there was more to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The rules for winning the derby are simple. Rankings will be determined by the order in which participants reach the topmost point of the racecourse, starting from the bottom.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the numbers 1 to 3 appeared in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「There will be three winners per betting tier. If a participant crosses the finish line deceased, the prize money will be delivered to their affiliated family.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an announcement blatantly implying a death race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the prize amounts per betting tier were revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash flash flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Yeongwoo’s case, he was in the 300 million tier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prizes were 1.5 billion for first place, 600 million for second, and 300 million for third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if you didn’t place in the top three, you’d lose your entry fee entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait a minute. So all the leftover money just goes straight to the race organizers? That’s an insane profit margin.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo was marveling at the unknown owner of the racecourse, the next announcement continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Winners will receive trophies based on their rank. These trophies grant placement priority in future races held by Posso Racecourse and its affiliated tracks.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Placement priority? You mean starting position?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was probably it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winners from previous rounds would be assigned more advantageous starting spots in the next race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Shit… That means I’ll be starting all the way in the back.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no previous accolades, nor did he come from a prestigious family, so it was obvious he’d get the worst position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous noise, the starting placements for each betting tier were revealed above each zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Goddamn it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, Yeongwoo was shoved into the very back of the layout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something odd caught his eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…What the? Is the back row a mud pit or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses weren’t spaced out evenly — instead, there were three up front, then two right behind them, a big empty gap in the middle, and then seven crammed tightly together in the very rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had been assigned to one of the seven tightly packed rear positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘At this rate, the ones in the back will just end up fighting amongst themselves and not even be able to run the race.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, this was the race organizers’ intention from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rear starters were essentially cannon fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why would they design the placement like this? Don’t tell me the real bettors are in a separate category or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, even at Korea’s horse parks, it was the audience who bet on the horses, not the jockeys on themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You will now be transported to the racecourse. All jockeys, please mount your steeds.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instruction asked everyone to mount their horses, and Yeongwoo climbed onto Negwig’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve got a bad feeling about this. You can run, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Screeeeeee!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s question, Negwig lifted his front legs and let out a long shriek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, right on cue—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red teleportation stone beneath Yeongwoo’s feet began to glow brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As announced earlier, teleportation had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whirrrrrr!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange mechanical sounds whirred from beneath the ground, and in an instant, Yeongwoo’s surroundings were engulfed in a strange light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Urgh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes tightly for a moment, then opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, everything lit up, and the roar of a massive crowd echoed from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WAAAAAAAH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crush them all…!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YAAAAAAH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, there were spectators watching this race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got to be kidding me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo found himself standing on a racecourse about 30 meters wide, astride Negwig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the track, the stands towered like a massive mountain — and every seat was filled to capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How many people are even here? It’s gotta be at least hundreds of thousands.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t forget — the racecourse was shaped like a giant \"S\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this kind of stadium surrounded the entire track, then it wasn’t just hundreds of thousands — it could be tens of millions watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YAAAAAH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number 6!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet everything on number 3! You have to win!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, it’s number 4! Get your head on straight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the crowd had all placed bets and were shouting their chosen numbers, cheering in their own aggressive way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Number 7! I’m counting on you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just place in the top three, number 7! I bet on you to make it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren’t many, but a few spectators were yelling out “Number 7.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them had made daring bets on the underdog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These lunatics… Are they serious?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo scanned the crowd, trying to locate whoever had bet on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with so many alien spectators, there was no way to tell who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally, a sharp signal rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEEEEEP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The race will begin shortly. All riders, please proceed to the center of your assigned zone and greet your fellow racers.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「While exchanging greetings, choose in your mind the first opponent you intend to attack. Do not say it out loud. Good luck to all participants.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2073,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","7e1b90cc43379197af69a6cfe646aeb588da577c884908b3421e7fc38fde4ece","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-513","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-511",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]