[{"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-563":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},1848577,2454,"Chapter 563","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-563",563,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 563: Mountain of Swords (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, the two Sword Mountains revealed themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky split open and weapons poured down from above, but the manner was utterly different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA-KWA-KWA-KWA-BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s confidently declared “149 Sword Mountain” dwarfed its rival in scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! You idiot, that’s not a Sword Mountain, that’s a hill!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo mocked the thin formation of blades hovering over his own head, Venura was already darting sideways to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHWEEEAK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Yeongwoo, who only faced a few dozen descending blades, Venura was besieged by over a hundred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This lunatic… how the hell…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s worse, Yeongwoo’s Sword Mountain contained multiple legendary weapons, each radiating abnormal power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH-CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Venura dodged aside, countless blades stabbed into the spot he had just vacated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that same moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oops.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, still standing in place and laughing at his opponent’s mountain, hadn’t yet moved away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH-CRASH-CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right beneath Venura’s falling Sword Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-wait…! That guy doesn’t even have a shield—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Kanaph clutched Aratubank with both hands, her face frozen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how monstrous Yeongwoo was, she thought, there was no way he could withstand a rain of blades bare-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Alden Miras had already planted his greatsword into the ground and retreated far away, watching Yeongwoo’s response in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—If he can’t break through that much, then he’s as good as dead anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanaph turned her head in puzzlement and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why? Didn’t you see him fight Venura Garn? He clearly had the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Behind that man stands both House Garn and the Twelve Sword Council. This duel alone won’t end it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if Yeongwoo couldn’t even endure the mountain before him, he’d never survive the retaliation to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, that’s faster than I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo began swatting at the falling blades with lightning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG-CLANG-CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were too many, more than twenty striking at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t block them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few pierced into his shoulder and lower back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Urgh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo toppled forward with a great blade lodged in his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden Miras squeezed his eyes shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Venura charged in at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he missed this chance, he might never cut down that “assembled monster.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Pay for your arrogance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TATAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Venura lunged, killing intent blazing, Yeongwoo—still prone—slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a calm flick of his violet finger, he activated Sword Command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the heap of 149 weapons embedded in the ground, one at the edge lifted into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by sheer chance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something off, Yeongwoo furrowed his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanaph and Alden widened their eyes in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sliiide—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon levitating out of the Sword Mountain wasn’t a sword at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pistol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Flash Baptism」 - Epic Pistol\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Three-round burst】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Apply +25% additional damage to a target previously hit】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-what… what’s he planning to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanaph muttered, entranced, and Alden shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’ve… never seen anything like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo himself had no clue what he was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Out of all those weapons, why’d I grab the one gun?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Venura was already upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo simply pointed Flash Baptism toward his opponent using his Sword Command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amazingly, the pistol turned on its own, aligning perfectly with Venura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No way… can it actually fire?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No time left. Yeongwoo crooked his index finger as if pulling a trigger—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TATATANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gunfire roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fired the pistol through Sword Command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the one most shocked was none other than Venura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What the—?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing gunshots from behind, he reflexively swung his curved sword back to deflect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An incredible reaction speed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the next strike came before he could respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Venura blocked the bullets, Yeongwoo swung Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling slice, and a red arc through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venura’s left arm was severed and flew into the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Huh?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Aagh…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second son of the universal noble house Garn, and a member of the Twelve Sword Council, had lost his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Die—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo instinctively followed through, blade angling toward Venura’s neck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Objective complete!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lady Kanaph’s shout snapped him back, reminding him of their agreed goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo withdrew Bastard just before impact and instead drove his left leg—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the one made of Artari flesh, forward in a brutal knee strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—GUAAAH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blow landed squarely on Venura’s stomach, detonating like a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What the hell, this leg!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Yeongwoo realize the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Artari limb wasn’t just colored differently; its raw strength was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh… maybe I should keep the left arm Artari too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As that thought crossed his mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Artari arm fell off at the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body could only sustain certain grafted parts: a few organs and one leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest couldn’t hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ugh… guess I’ll need another elixir. But that’ll make me less human again…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that concern had to wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A far more immediate threat remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You bastard…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venura, bleeding torrents from his severed arm, charged again, eyes blazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really don’t know when to quit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even half-dead, the man’s will hadn’t faltered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So this is one of the Twelve Swords, huh? Definitely no ordinary foe.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, to hold his ground against a wielder of a mythic weapon was proof enough of his prowess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, Venura would learn defeat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—for his opponent was none other than the Master of a Planetary Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s end this. I don’t have time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo’s golden pupils blazed, his aura erupted outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venura froze mid-swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Kh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart clenched, and a primal terror flooded his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew this sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d felt it once before, upon first joining the Twelve Sword Council—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—the feeling of deference born from overwhelming difference in might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Y-you… you’re…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venura’s body bent forward involuntarily under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo finally turned around—toward the direction of the escape point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Want to live? Then run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that cue, the two cyclopean creatures huddled in the corner bolted for the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TATAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced at the two remaining figures, the chef and Alden, tilting his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What, still here? The device has four slots.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And four limbs total would be needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take my two arms. As for the legs, improvise.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Improvise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cut off your own, steal a prosthetic from the cyclopes, whatever. Just move. Time’s short.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo added, almost casually,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay alive until our contract’s fulfilled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was parting advice, not to die before completing their shared journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alden said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply turned to Lady Kanaph and bowed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Jewel of the Izori. May we meet again. May the Board’s blessing be with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—May your path shine bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kanaph nodded, and Alden sprinted toward the escape point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sealing field had already reached the device’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KRAAAASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chef from Lagtari followed, glancing back repeatedly at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Almost over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo murmured as he watched them flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still crushed by his aura, Venura forced out words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-who… who are you? How could someone like you remain unknown?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A compliment or an insult—hard to tell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo slipped the curved sword from Venura’s remaining hand and replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why don’t you tell them? Am I still the nameless head now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“At least you know this much, cross the House of Renaissance, and you’ll lose everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to Venura Garn, Yeongwoo would no longer be an anonymous stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This day would burn the name Renaissance into his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon enough, that name would spread to House Garn and the entire Twelve Sword Council.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Listen well. My name is Jeong Yeongwoo. Patriarch of the interstellar high house Renaissance and…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost said Captain of a Planetary Vessel—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but stopped himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing that would be tactically foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he changed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…and the master of roughly one hundred and sixty Sword Mountains.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Venura lifted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Didn’t you say one hundred forty-nine earlier?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo grinned, grasping Venura’s skull with his mechanical hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because you’re going to give me one.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-what… what do you mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Weapon Catalog.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1365,"2026-06-09T07:04:15.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","62d28b2dbe6bc4888a8a0d4b1c9127b1ca169a487adf232f3f7911bb00c1357b","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-564","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-562",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]