[{"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-557":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},1848571,2454,"Chapter 557","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-557",557,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 557: The Aesthetics of the Circle (8)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A… Planetary Ship…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the unfamiliar phrase, Alden Miras instinctively stumbled backward and fell hard onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Duel with Planetary-Ship Owner: +4.2 Prestige Level Gain」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stunned by the unbelievable message, but the real cause of his collapse was the backlash from his sudden rise in prestige level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wh… What is this…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prestige level had increased by four whole tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, the system was identifying this nameless opponent before him as a being of immense cosmic importance, a high-value existence on a universal scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, one’s “prestige level” could only rise by directly witnessing extraordinary celestial events or phenomena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet here, Alden’s prestige had surged simply from crossing swords with this man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Alden’s eyes widened as he stared up at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You… what are you? Are you really the owner of a Planetary Ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo rubbed his chin, scrutinizing Alden from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh. Don’t tell me your prestige level just went up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had indeed sensed a shift in the man’s aura moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said I’m the Planetary Ship’s owner? What exactly did it say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden hesitated, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before him was undeniably powerful, but didn’t look anything like the refined, awe-inspiring figures he’d read about in his galactic studies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A-are you truly the owner of a Planetary Ship? Someone who commands a star-sized warship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the system’s declaration, it was hard to believe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s answer was to raise his fist threateningly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Answer the question, brat. What exactly did it say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It… it said… ‘Combat with the Planetary Ship’s Owner: prestige +4.2.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? +4.2?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Yeongwoo’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was your prestige level before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden’s lips sealed tight, revealing one’s prestige in this universe was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But keeping silent before Yeongwoo was not a wise choice either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why so quiet? Want me to carve the symbol on your forehead?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whssht!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mythical sword flashed in his hand, and Alden quickly broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Th… Thirty-four. It was thirty-four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So after fighting Yeongwoo, his prestige had risen from 34 to 38.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So just by trading blows with me, you jumped four levels?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Y-yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crazy. I could make a fortune off this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than pride, Yeongwoo’s first reaction was entrepreneurial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A duel that guaranteed a massive prestige boost, the business potential was staggering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he advertised “Fight the Planetary Ship Owner and gain prestige!”, nobles and elites from across the stars would line up to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there’d be risk, facing a being like that could easily mean death —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but even if 1% of the galaxy’s wealthy took the offer, the profits would be astronomical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled to himself, eyes gleaming with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So you really own a Planetary Ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Asked Lady Kanaph, poking his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what that is, ma’am?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Of course. Planetary Ships are one of the universe’s Great Wonders. Every cultured person learns about them before even studying the noble houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A ‘Wonder,’ huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, only ten Planetary Ships had ever existed, and no one even knew how many remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So… they truly exist? And one belongs to you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo just shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Told you, didn’t I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then… could I see it someday?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Once we’re out of this dungeon, sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden chimed in timidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then can I see it too…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You? Go home to your family. But if you bring the payment and that sword, maybe I’ll let you take a peek.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mention of their earlier deal made Alden grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Right… that transaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A +4.2 prestige gain? Honestly, 10 billion karma is a bargain. I won’t raise the price, though. Instead—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Instead…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Donate that money to the Doatel Galactic Relief Center. Under my name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think of it as offering tribute to a universal Wonder. Consider it the price of your newfound prestige, and charity.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Alden looked at Yeongwoo not with fear, but faint admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—How much… should I donate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Depends how much virtue you want to build up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a piercing alarm rang out from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BEEP—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked up at the timer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[04:29:58]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thirty minutes until the next escape point appears.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo sheathed his sword and yanked Alden to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get up, unbalanced brat. We’ve got others to find before they kill each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They roamed across the open plains, Yeongwoo, Kanaph, and Alden Miras, searching for other dungeon participants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By now, the rest are probably circling the outskirts. Keep your eyes sharp.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—And… you’ll take their limbs too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden held the severed arm Yeongwoo had once taken from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced at his remaining three arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got enough arms already. Maybe I’ll start taking legs this time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I can’t tell if you’re joking or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t joke in dungeons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then… you’ll cut off my other arms too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I have to. Your family can afford fancy prosthetics, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was easy for Yeongwoo to say, he treated his own body parts like spare tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Alden, whose race’s four arms were a mark of heritage, the idea was horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A Miras must have four arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You already had one prosthetic anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That was from an accident when I was a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An accident, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden didn’t elaborate. Yeongwoo snorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t think you nobles even had childhoods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sized him up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, think of it as another accident then. Just one that adds another prosthetic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Your humor is cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not a joke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Yeongwoo flexed his regenerating left arm, it twitched, then clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The limb was finally functional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh. Guess it’s done growing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still grotesque in appearance, but usable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time to chop it off again, huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut it off so a new one grows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Kanaph explained to the baffled Alden:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He keeps cutting off his arms to regrow them, he’s using them to get everyone out of the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Get everyone out…? What do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo pointed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly that. I’m going to save everyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You? Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s just say… I’ve got my own journey.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he casually sliced off his arm again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skkk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden stared in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Truly a dreadful species… Which planet birthed you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Planet? I’m from Earth. A native human.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Earth’s… human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mulled it over, then asked curiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are all Planetary Ship owners like you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No clue. Never met the others. You called them Wonders, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But you’re one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, you think we’ve got a club or something? If any others are still alive, they’re probably all insane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was probably right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the “Rebel” achievement described it clearly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Achievement Unlocked: Rebel]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grade: Cosmic\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: #9\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Own a Planetary Ship bearing two or more impact scars from colliding with stars.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, anyone capable of such feats was not normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, you just worry about finishing your heir’s journey. How much longer do you have?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—After this dungeon, just one task remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Which is?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Capture a wanted criminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Any bounty target will do. Once I capture one, my journey ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s mind immediately went to Kejen, the thief lounging in his ship’s cockpit, the same man who’d stolen the Kardal royal seal and escaped prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A wanted man, huh… That might take a while. The universe is big.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The universe is vast, but so is my patience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You idiot, you’re on a time limit! Didn’t you say your journey ends in four years?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t help but laugh at Alden’s stubborn sense of duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, good luck. The galaxy’s full of criminals, shouldn’t take long. The sooner you finish, the sooner I get paid.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a massive crash echoed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure sprinted desperately through the dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fresh legs,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grinned, drawing his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What should I do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you recognize any of them, noble or highborn, tell me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I need to balance the scales.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Not all nobles have four arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But all of them have more money than me. That’s unbalanced enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo charged ahead, and the dungeon ceiling split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades rained from above like a storm, filling Alden’s vision with steel and chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1372,"2026-06-09T07:04:15.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","eb698029e4f81a48a18d025a79ba72418438daa802f2ba15b9f72752cd576eea","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-558","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-556",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]