[{"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-532":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},1848546,2454,"Chapter 532","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-532",532,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 532: New Normal (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emergency arrest of the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the prison’s security system issued the order, the same black knights who had greeted Yeongwoo earlier approached with heavy shackles in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0929! If you are not an assassin, then put on these cuffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo turned his gaze to the shackles in the knights’ hands, a tooltip for the equipment immediately popped up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「High-Power Suppressor」 – Legendary Tool\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Equipment Catalog Disabled】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Combat Ability Reduced by 60%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Crazy… if I put those on, I’m finished.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Equipment Catalog would be disabled and his combat ability reduced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wasn’t this the Planet of Strength, Lesham?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To declare oneself weak here was to invite disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially inside a prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, what’s the fuss? Isn’t it normal for a criminal to meet another criminal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, not wanting to clash with the prison guards yet, Yeongwoo hadn’t drawn his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thooom…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights closed the distance, radiating an oppressive aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0929! Disarm yourself and place both hands on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit. If you were the visitor, would you want to wear those cuffs?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-This is your final warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s my final warning too. Step back if you don’t want to get hurt on duty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he find Koatu in this massive prison without the guards’ cooperation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opposing them was clearly the worst move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I put those cuffs on, I won’t be able to break Koatu out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t really come here just for a visitation, had he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, the prison was right to suspect him as an ‘assassin.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that he came to kill an inmate, but he was indeed here to stir up big trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is your last warning! Stop right there, and open that door!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed to the thick iron gate at the end of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black knights exchanged glances and wordless signals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cuffs, forced execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a curt notice, they charged down the corridor at incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“These lunatics.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shoved his scrap-metal sword into the Catalog and summoned Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhhrrrk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recognizing the mythical weapon, the guards hesitated, then urgently shouted into their comms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Grade 1 alert! Myth detected! Target 0929!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was already sprinting full speed toward the corridor’s end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tak-tak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was Koatu’s jailbreak, and he didn’t want to kill unnecessarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t chase me! I don’t want to pile up more bad karma!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted as he swung Bastard at the prison gate now right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slashhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thick iron door was sliced apart like paper, revealing a forked passage beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ha… just as I thought!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t the prison architects Kobu, Tobu, and Chobu once said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal prisons cannot be destroyed by legendary weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A mythical weapon can break through.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kicking open the mangled gate, Yeongwoo faced two paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left or right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No signposts, no markings—he had to guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it, which way?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Earth stirred in his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ To the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How do you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ It’s closer to the coordinates His Majesty gave us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the explanation, Yeongwoo dashed right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ You’ve caused a major incident before even meeting him. What’s your plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I won’t kill the guards wholesale. If I just take Koatu without bloodshed, it won’t be too bad, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ The prison may not see it that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The right-hand path sloped upward, opening into what looked like the fortress courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That building in front, huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the yard stood a menacing structure that screamed maximum security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Yes. Straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Earth confirmed the path, a heavy sound rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whiiiiistle…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shell whistled down, exploding at Yeongwoo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KABOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shell struck so fast that the explosion came almost simultaneously with the holographic warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no time to raise Aratubank before being blown into the courtyard wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These bastards are no joke.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising Aratubank for the follow-up strike, Yeongwoo saw three shells fired in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, with his mythical shield ready, he blocked them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of being thrown helplessly into a wall, he now held his ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then used the moment to dash forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Why the hell would they set mortars in a courtyard?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Because it’s a prison? But seeing how they don’t dare approach you while you wield a myth, I’d say this isn’t even a top-tier facility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not top-tier? And it’s already this massive? Then what would a prison built to hold the masters of myths even look like…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crossing the courtyard, Yeongwoo entered the crude-looking building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no door, only a wide archway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soon saw why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Oh, hell… it’s underground.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Underground? Stairs leading down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yeah. Huge ones.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooshhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling wind rushed upward from the cavernous underground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stairway was nearly 20 meters wide—the entire structure he saw earlier was just a cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koatu’s cell block lay deep beneath the fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Will I be able to get back out?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought felt ominous, but there was no turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he set foot on the stairs, an icy chill crawled over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, they locked up our client in a place like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank, clank.Newest update provided by N0velFire.ɴet\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The descent was far longer than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after what felt like dozens of meters did he see an iron gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On either side of the gate, red warning lights spun in circles—the earlier “myth alert” still active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Weird. For all this alarm, no guards around?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t prison officers be stationed here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom, Yeongwoo kicked the gate open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond it stretched an endless, massive corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo realized at once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the underground cell block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was dark, lit only by faint indirect light filtering from the distant dome ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Perfect place for an ambush.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Be careful. The alarm’s been ringing for a while; the underground guards know you’re here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘For once, you’re right.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stepped through, a sound rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came from the cells lining both sides of the vast hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Hey, who’s that? Doesn’t look like the usual guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Yeongwoo notice the rows of navy iron doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had no window, blocking sight both ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet somehow, the inmate inside sensed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You’re no guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the opposite cell came a rough voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Stop spouting nonsense, Number 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the first to notice him was Inmate No. 1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-No, I swear someone’s out there!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Someone outside? Who?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As commotion stirred near the entrance, deeper inmates chimed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Hey, what’s going on? Why all the noise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Someone’s here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the entire cell block buzzed like a marketplace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where’s Koatu? Deeper in?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He synced with Earth and pressed onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Further. Almost at the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn it. Feels too deep.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking on, he noticed faint markings etched onto each door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Symbols—likely identifiers for each prisoner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to him, they were meaningless code, untranslatable even by the language converter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not yet? I must be close to the end.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cell block’s ceiling formed a giant dome, gradually lowering as he advanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it dropped to around 10 meters—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Here. Nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Earth confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four cells lay nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the indecipherable markings, Yeongwoo carefully called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Mr. Koatu?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the right-hand cell came an aged voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Who is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m here to visit you, Mr. Koatu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…A visit?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice sounded surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before the cell with Bastard, Yeongwoo said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s talk outside. I’ll get you out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What… what about the Warden?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The warden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked confused, and Koatu gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Then I’m not leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? But there’s no one outside right no—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, a massive crash erupted up ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KABOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like an enormous chunk of metal slamming down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another impact echoed from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DOOOM…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likely the entrance he had used, now sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, the system announced:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Underground Block Sealed.》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What the…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, from the central area of the block came another heavy crash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Warden on duty!》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1378,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","10daa17621132708c56d9abbec221525819930921918a896569c07474a82eb88","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-533","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-531",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]