[{"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-537":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},1848551,2454,"Chapter 537","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-537",537,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 537: The Escapee (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking three prisoners and escaping the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them was one-legged, so it was impossible to just shove the guards aside and run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it meant a frontal breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-If we get caught again, the punishment will be even harsher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mantero voiced his concern as he looked at the guards already filling the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the thief Kejen shook his handcuffs and added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-You think only we’ll be in trouble? You won’t get away unscathed. You’ll probably be locked up with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Supported by Mantero, Koatu moved his mechanical jaw and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-But we won’t stay locked up for long. For killing the warden, the prison will demand the death penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even during the trial, they wouldn’t be confined here in Black Iron Prison—that was Koatu’s explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-This place is the royal family’s trash dump. The goal isn’t to kill prisoners, just to make prison life miserable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re saying other prisons are built to kill prisoners?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Let’s call it implied intent. Either way, if you get caught here, you’ll be sent to a very different kind of prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind where you might die during your sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeongwoo remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wasn’t the universe’s conviction mortality rate 84%?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, someday he might end up in prison, but today wasn’t that day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to make money. So I won’t be going to prison today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Kejen pointed to the sky and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-That’s not for you to decide. Whether we end up back in our cells or not, only the records know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo disagreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I decide what happens. Typesetter only writes down what I’ve chosen.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stepped forward, the entire underground block, filled with guards, issued a metallic warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>《Escape is a grave crime! Prisoners, surrender immediately!》\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they tossed something at Yeongwoo’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「High-Power Suppressor」 - Legendary Tool\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Equipment Catalog Neutralized】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Combat Ability -60%】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pair of handcuffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were telling him to cuff himself and surrender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crazy bastards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo picked up the cuffs, then swung Bastard threateningly and stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The warden’s already dead. Do you think you’ll be any different? Anyone who turns back now gets to live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave them a genuine warning, but not a single guard fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were relying on sheer numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo reluctantly looked back at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can at least keep up behind me, right? Don’t fall behind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three nodded in turn, and Yeongwoo raised his voice to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“|l|-Resham-429-110-6839-22! Can you do it right now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was calling for artillery from General Kim Younghyeom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shooooom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing sound split the air above the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA-BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole underground shook as a laser strike hit the Black Iron Prison’s fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘As expected, breaking through the building itself is too much…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the sudden bombardment threw everything into chaos, and Yeongwoo seized the chance to charge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Run, all of you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the three escapees at his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crasssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he surged ahead, the guards filling the corridor swung their blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Grab them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Execute them on the spot if necessary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Restraint units, fire suppression rounds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo’s Bastard moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single slash, every guard’s blade in front of him was cut clean in half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-How—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shocked guards dropped their broken hilts, and Yeongwoo rammed his body through the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body slam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prisoners behind him were the most stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-If you’ve got that kind of strength, why not just cut through them all with your sword?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen asked breathlessly, chasing behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo kneed a guard blocking the path and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I kill all these guards, who’s going to deal with the fallout later?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if necessary, he would kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the warden, the ordinary guards were laughably weak—at least by Yeongwoo’s standards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he killed them all, not only would he be branded a fugitive, but his karma would skyrocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Helping you break out is bad enough karma already. I don’t need more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-A villain worrying about karma management…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo just shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How could a sparrow understand the will of a phoenix?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised Aratubank and deflected the suppression rounds flying his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink clink!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But this is getting annoying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He holstered Bastard, then summoned a weapon that would humiliate the guards most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The late warden’s signature weapon, 「Gatekeeper」, appeared in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Gatekeeper」 - Legendary Great Hammer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warden's Duty】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sturdy Prison】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Warden's Duty】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| # While in the prison, all combat abilities increase by 15%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Sturdy Prison】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| # Holds the status of a myth while inside the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hyaaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo hefted the massive hammer, the guards finally faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Is that… Gatekeeper?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Careful!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its monstrous size and the authority it symbolized shattered their morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Out of the way! You think I’m swinging this because I can’t kill you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because it was a blunt weapon without a blade, it was perfectly suited for Yeongwoo, who preferred to avoid needless killing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just by swinging it side to side, guards were sent flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even instinctively backed off just to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, they broke through the center of the block, and even the guards at the exit began to recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three escapees gaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The guards… are letting us through?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it wasn’t that the guards had willingly stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smaaash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s hammer rose again, battering down those who still blocked the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘We’re almost at the courtyard. Is the escape shuttle ready?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Yes, I can launch it now. But there’s one problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Mortars are mounted at the base of the courtyard towers. If we don’t deal with them, the shuttle will be destroyed on arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn… Can’t we blast them with the main cannon?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ That would level the entire courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fine. Send the shuttle. I’ll handle the mortars.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Understood. Dispatching now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the exchange ended, a flood of daylight finally reached them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had reached the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Wow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-My god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Outside? Is this outside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The escapees sighed in awe, while Yeongwoo pulled out the whistle hanging from his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The shuttle will drop here soon. Get in one by one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he said it, a mortar shell exploded in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whiiiiiiish—KWA-BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-What… what shuttle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it, just wait.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo blew the whistle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world dimmed, and the sky split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRAAACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as always—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Yaaaaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongtae and the five friends came crashing down, whooping with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right into the shellfire-ridden courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all know what to do, right? Clear those things so we can escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No need to point—the mortars were already pounding the ground all around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―Not once do these shells ever land in a clean spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Kim Younghyeom’s grumble, the friends scattered to hunt down the mortars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, four escape shuttles dropped into the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them, Mantero asked nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Uh… why are there only four?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean? There are four of us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Then what about… them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the friends smashing mortars across the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, them? They’ll leave the same way they came.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA-BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the shuttles slammed into the ground, and Yeongwoo waved them forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get in, or stay here forever!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shuttle’s front hatch opened wide, and Yeongwoo sprinted for the farthest one.Updates are released by novᴇlfire.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dove inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Mantero was helping Koatu aboard another shuttle, while Kejen had already closed the hatch of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘That bastard’s fast…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo thought as he watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Mantero leapt into the last shuttle, pale-faced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re all in! Let’s go home!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once everyone was aboard, Earth’s voice echoed in the cabins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Emergency recall will now commence.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a pillar of white light engulfed the shuttles, linking directly to the Earthship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four shuttles shot upward, streaking through Lesham’s atmosphere at blazing speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Welcome aboard the Earthship, dear criminals!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1361,"2026-06-09T07:04:10.527Z",1,"novelbin.me","265fd48b04011df11404a73ea81884f589cf4c3a1bcefab700d2661705dc6b97","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-538","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-536",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]