[{"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-630":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},1848682,2454,"Chapter 630","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-630",630,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 630: Toward the Unknown (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What do you mean, an accident?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By “senior,” Earth obviously meant Phaemong, the Planetship Lord who had passed through here before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Don’t tell me he went and cursed out a black hole before his “final journey” or something?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ It doesn’t seem like something that simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Earth’s reply, Yeongwoo hurriedly steered Negwig toward the helm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m heading there right now. Tell them the captain has arrived.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ They’re already waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth’s tone was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Yeongwoo understood why the moment he saw the helm building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What the hell is that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire helm structure, rising high over Gwangjin District, was wrapped in a pitch-black curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crazy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the lower entrance, Yeongwoo stood before the dark veil that completely blocked the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stepped past that curtain, he would surely be dragged into the same black hole domain he had seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I’m going in. Tell them the shipmaster has arrived.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Yeongwoo stepped into the jet-black curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if passing through a portal, his consciousness was suddenly lifted, his surroundings dyed in total darkness, all environmental sound vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entered the black hole’s domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing he was half-collapsed on the ground, Yeongwoo pushed himself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw it—a sharp, thorn-like tower rising high in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in front of that tower, the crew of the Earthship were all lying prostrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? What—why is everyone—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish saying lying down, a voice tore through space from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● You lack manners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, a pressure like being submerged in deep water crushed Yeongwoo’s entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t endure it without bowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finally groaned and sank halfway to his knees, the voice asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Are you the master of this ridiculous celestial body?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its sharp tone, Yeongwoo could tell this black hole was utterly different from 49793 or Gyunek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of curiosity, it brimmed with hostility and a certain malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of all the beings he had met, the closest comparison was Mara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes… sir. I am the master of this planetship system.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a moment to submit unconditionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing many things at once, Yeongwoo crawled toward the distant tower, nearly flat against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to confirm whether the rest of the crew were even alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling his presence, Earth spoke through their shared consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Your senior broke a promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘A promise? What kind of promise do you even make with a black hole?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ He was supposed to come here once every hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, Yeongwoo instinctively lifted his head, and the terrifying voice split the air again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● There is noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within this space, the black hole could hear even the remote communication between planets and their representatives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sorry, Lord Tesache. It seems my predecessor committed a grave discourtesy. I truly didn’t know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apologizing, Yeongwoo crawled forward a little more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw it clearly—before the thorny tower stood the black hole, Tesache, in a bizarre form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His “head” was nothing more than a faintly glowing black sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath it, something like a crescent cradled the sphere like a bowl, and his entire body was cloaked in pitch-black robes, making it impossible to tell whether he even had arms or legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His height looked to be around three meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did height mean when his true form was a black hole?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone present could die if Tesache merely tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn… I just finished a dungeon and now I hit another wall.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black hole, from Earth’s perspective, was like a massive whirlpool in the middle of the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A natural disaster beyond the reach of force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo had no choice but to rely on wit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one who broke the promise—his name is Phaemong… correct? We are here looking for him as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● You are searching for Phaemong? Where is he now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We only know that his last destination was a planet called Rieke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Last destination?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. He said he was going there to fight his final battle… so if he died, it would have been there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Tesache cut him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Died? That Phaemong would not die. He is clearly alive, merely failing to keep his promise to us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just what kind of man was Phaemong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a black hole judged him like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Yes. We also hope he’s alive. But… the cycle for visiting you is one hundred years, correct? And he has already missed it twice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Coincidentally, Phaemong was last sighted two hundred years ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe something must have happened to him. Otherwise, he would never have broken a promise to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Are you saying Phaemong truly met death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trace of sadness colored Tesache’s voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo quickly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if he didn’t die, he may have suffered great damage on Rieke and become unable to move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he drove straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is why we wish to search for Phaemong ourselves, and we ask that you open the path for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you open the way, we’ll find out why he broke his promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very plausible proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tesache was not so easily persuaded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● And if he is dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● If Phaemong’s failure to keep the promise is truly because he died, who will fill the vacancy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the top of the tower behind Tesache shone brightly, and another black hole’s voice poured down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Have that one replace Phaemong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clearly the black hole on the opposite end—the one connected near Rieke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me… you mean me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Would you leave us alone in this vastness forever? Then there is no reason to open the path. Stay with us for eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘These lunatics.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were probably serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had the power to bind a planetship here for a thousand or ten thousand years if they wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo shouted hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phaemong! I’ll find Phaemong and bring him back! And if I fail to bring him—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one thing he could say next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will visit you periodically myself! Just like Phaemong—every hundred years… that will suffice, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he said one hundred years, Earth, who had been pressing his forehead to the ground, glanced sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a human, a hundred years was an extremely long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the promise came due, Yeongwoo would likely no longer be alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was essentially issuing a blank check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black holes, however, were ignorant of such trivial lifespans and accepted his proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Good. If you fail to find Phaemong, you shall fill his place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the unidentified black hole readily agreed, Tesache, who had been listening silently, added a condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Then you must swear an oath. So you cannot break it like Phaemong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An… oath?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Come to us every hundred years. And if you die or for any reason cannot keep the promise, send a proxy. Let this oath continue through your descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning Yeongwoo’s children, or the next head of his house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to create a curse that the Renaissance family might inherit for generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● If you refuse this oath, you will remain here forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was effectively no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-No, sirs. I don’t even have children yet—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo frowned and tried to protest, an unexpected voice cut him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『We accept! We accept the oath.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than the Sun, Moro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mother-in-law…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>『Do you not understand the gravity of the situation? Keep your mouth shut and make the oath.』\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like everyone else, Moro lay prostrate on the ground, her expression more serious than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they angered the black holes even slightly, they would all be trapped here forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘An oath that carries through generations? Good grief.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Very well. Every hundred years, the head of the Renaissance shall visit you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tesache recited the oath in a fearsome voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● This oath shall be upheld until your house, Renaissance, is extinguished, or we ourselves vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the black hole beyond the passage recited the remaining clause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Should the oath ever be broken, all of us will know you are a traitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning every black hole in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if he broke this oath, interstellar travel using black holes would become nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Accept the oath. This promise shall pierce through time and space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tesache’s words, a black substance like boiling oil formed in the air, and the oppressive pressure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a sign for Yeongwoo to rise and seal the oath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood and reached out toward the writhing black matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The substance wrapped around his fingers, then withdrew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● The oath is sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… will you send us on our way now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his question, the bright light atop the thorn tower spread across the ceiling of the subspace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>● Go. Find Phaemong. If you fail to return him, the oath shall awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1531,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.329Z",1,"novelbin.me","bfedc829771d91e4769168b0bc38f471c954ae6253f0c3926030b918ed523667","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-631","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-629",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]