[{"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-592":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},1848606,2454,"Chapter 592","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-592",592,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 592: Quagmire (9)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Uh…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught off guard by an attack he never expected, the royal seal pursuer let out a startled sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, he barely managed to lift his arms and block at the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strike that sounded almost like a gunshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo was never the kind of man to throw just one punch and stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re fast, huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he said this, Yeongwoo was already bringing Bastard down in a vertical slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWEEEAAAK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson trail left by the mythical magic sword Bastard was ominous to anyone who saw it—and to someone who had seen plenty of high-tier gear like the seal pursuer, it looked even more fearsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This guy… what the hell…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing instinctively that the opponent’s weapon was mythical, the seal pursuer hurriedly rolled backward to evade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWEEEAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to that, Yeongwoo’s descending slash only split the ground of the trading hall instead of the pursuer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Yeongwoo followed up immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Surrender? If so, hand over everything you’ve got…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing now that victory was within reach, Yeongwoo charged in with a greedy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer crossed his two crescent blades to guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, the crescent blades flashed pure white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Yeongwoo struck down with Bastard, he realized—it was a type of equipment-based phase enhancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He blocked it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer’s weapons were clearly not mythical, yet his strike had been stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps the ability could not be used indefinitely—because the seal pursuer quickly retreated and began preparing something again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TATAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back swiftly to Yeongwoo’s side-rear and, as though drawing inscriptions in the air, began swinging his blades around in peculiar patterns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re doing weird shit again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo moved in, thrusting Bastard forward to give him no room—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when suddenly the hologram guide urged a lateral evasive maneuver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘W–what?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In situations he hadn’t seen before, the guide was usually correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo rolled sideways—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a sharp blue blade of energy swept through the space he had just occupied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This bastard uses magic now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a chill run down his spine, Yeongwoo blinked rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he looked at it, the source of those bizarre abilities seemed to be the soldiers performing some ritual behind the pursuer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After sweeping his eyes over the widely spread soldiers, the seal pursuer once again fired sword energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So that’s your game—trying to divert my attention.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hologram guide issued another urgent warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo dodged to the side again and unleashed Sword Mountain toward the soldiers behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAAAAAA—K!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the sky split open, the soldiers looked up—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to see one group shredded into pieces by over 170 blades of flying steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They frantically scattered to save themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the light surrounding the pursuer’s crescent blades vanished at that moment as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Damn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timing of the sword-energy barrage being interrupted was no coincidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kardal’s specialty is magic circles, right? Isn’t that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo threw a sharp question, but the pursuer did not reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Why would someone like you protect a petty thief like him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Kejen, clearly unable to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo was already swinging his sword by then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Losing your strength really makes you chatty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWEEEAAAK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo slashed Bastard—extended nearly eight meters—diagonally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer desperately retreated, widening the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, he knew his own weapons could not withstand Yeongwoo’s blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, his basic martial skill wasn’t lacking, and he managed to narrowly dodge every strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they both possessed mythical weapons, the fight’s outcome wouldn’t have been guaranteed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—To attack me is to challenge the royal house of Kardal! Do you not fear the consequences?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately swung again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You clashed blades with me. You should know who I am, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer shut his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had seen it—the “Prestige System” message that appeared the moment he crossed blades with Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really saw it, huh? Then why haven’t you paid up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Prestige-set fee, you thief!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During that brief confusion, Yeongwoo instantly closed the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally used the movement skill he’d been saving—Lightning Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAJIZIIT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wha…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer tried to raise his blades, shocked that Yeongwoo reached him in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But almost simultaneously—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bastard phased through the crescent blade and sliced off the pursuer’s left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSEUGOK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clean, crisp severing sound echoed through the dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kardal soldiers, who had been spreading out to reorganize, all flinched simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was their first time seeing the seal pursuer suffer such a major injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The armored arm fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment of silence swept the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PUUUK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo kicked the pursuer in the torso, knocking him over, then thrust Bastard down toward his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWEEEAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade stopped right in front of the helmet’s forehead plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of the blade even slightly dented the helmet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making it impossible for the pursuer to dodge without risking having his forehead split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now this is a position where we can talk properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo kept the blade poised dangerously close as he grinned wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer’s exposed jaw twitched beneath his helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Criminals these days keep getting stronger, it seems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not that criminals are strong. You just had the bad luck of meeting someone strong today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then pointed at the royal seal lying on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve got no lasting grudge against House Kardal. So I’ll return the royal seal. I promised, remember?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer looked startled and turned to glance at the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Truly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But you can’t take the thief.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh? Planning to die here? You wanna drag your subordinates into the grave too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo made a show of summoning another Sword Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer exhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Killing us here might actually be the wiser choice for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t get to look cool now. That kind of speech should’ve come before the fight ended.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo smacked the pursuer’s forehead with the flat of the blade, then looked at the fallen arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were a strong enough expert to cut off your own arm. Just say you met a lunatic you couldn’t handle, and barely managed to safeguard the seal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even provided the pursuer with a report scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he shot a glare toward the soldiers still holding Kejen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite receiving no order, the soldiers immediately released Kejen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like your subordinates want to live.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Yeongwoo finally withdrew his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer slowly lifted his upper body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I will never forget this day. What is your name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, me? I’m Jeong Yeongwoo 07, head of the Renaissance family.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Renaissance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer repeated the clan name under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Kejen hurriedly ducked behind Yeongwoo for safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You… you almost fooled me. I knew you weren't a completely bad guy! Right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? I saved you because you still owe me, remember.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Owe…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You said you’d give me the most valuable thing in your stash, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen’s tiny mouth dropped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You seriously intend to take that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t like it, go join those guys. Honestly, I already felt bad about betraying you after taking your ransom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stepped aside; Kejen immediately clung to him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—F-fine! I prepared my life-saving money anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to be broke than dead, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the same logic applied to the Kardal pursuer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo picked up one of the dropped crescent blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pursuer quickly grabbed the other and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Paying the Prestige-set fee.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then held out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hand it over. Or the seal gets re-confiscated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You madman…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the battle already lost, Kardal could do nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the seal were taken again, they had no means of stopping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You should’ve sent someone stronger—or at least brought more men.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo forcibly pulled the remaining blade from the pursuer’s grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TUG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this universe, if you lack strength, this is what happens. Got it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo barked at the Kardal special envoy, Kejen pinched his fingertip desperately—begging him not to cross the final line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kardal’s military power was no joke on a universal scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—L-let’s just go! We’ve stayed too long!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen frantically tugged Yeongwoo’s arm toward the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu, Amana, and the gold goblin also moved quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the now-one-armed pursuer growled from inside his helmet:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kejen Gialto! And Jeong Yeongwoo 07! Your names will be written in Kardal’s ledger!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s pretty pissed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo ran toward the exit, he glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kardal soldiers were awkwardly picking up the royal seal and the severed arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But what’s Kardal’s ledger? Like an assassination target list?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kejen, running ahead frantically, nodded hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Yes! A list of people scheduled for elimination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A royal kill-list, huh… That actually sounds kinda cool.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What part of that is cool?! You just made an entire battle-crazed empire your enemy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the exit first, Kejen dove into the portal without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in Yeongwoo’s view—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A message he had been eagerly waiting for finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PIIIING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hypocrisy triggered!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rescue of Kejen Gialto]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Rating : C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notification he had never seen before materialized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「The first collection reward of the Hypocrite Catalog is now unlocked.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1547,"2026-06-09T07:04:15.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","131fbd7c7e18768b33381eba481ad1be8780fa46ac8af6559e5a81933047dc0a","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-593","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-591",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]