[{"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-653":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},1848620,2454,"Chapter 653","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-653",653,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 653: The Great Prison Break (2)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to dig up the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, wasn’t it time for the Presidents—who were already smashing Kaujo apart with nothing but a single sword—to even don their armor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean digging the ground… literally?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked this, the long-haired man grabbed Yeongwoo’s forearm instead of answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Lend me Vesedel’s sword. If you give permission in place of Dogo, that should suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was asking for the Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the middle of this chaos, the name “Dogo” still carried enough weight that one had to politely ask for permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo held out the Bastard to the man and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This sword used to be mine once, so I’ll grant the permission.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as he grabbed the Bastard that Yeongwoo held out, he gave a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hold on to me tightly. We’re going straight into the middle of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 3rd-grade being wouldn’t say nonsense, so Yeongwoo must not have heard wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And indeed, the man began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaeaaaet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying Yeongwoo half slung over one shoulder, he leapt high into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that—he vaulted over the frontline where the two forces were fiercely clashing and was now flying straight toward the center of the enemy formation, where Kaujo swarmed thick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh? Uaaagh! Sir?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the ground below packed with pitch-black Kaujo, Yeongwoo screamed involuntarily, and then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuuuung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man landed while impaling one of the Kaujo beneath his feet with the Bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, the Kaujo filling every direction began stabbing their swords toward the long-haired man—and Yeongwoo—without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaargh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing Yeongwoo could do was cover himself with Aratubank while screaming, and in truth the man handled all the fighting alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwigigit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With movements unbelievably fast, he knocked away the twin blades flying in from every direction… no, from all eight directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the briefest gap, he flicked a finger and remotely snapped the neck of one of the Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—As expected of Vesedel’s sword. It moves astonishingly well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, sir! The force gathered here is battalion-level. If we come this deep in, aren’t we already dead men?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this long-haired man—when he had once been fully armed in his younger days—hadn’t been able to endure a company-sized force of Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the man spoke again while crossing blades with the Kaujo from all eight directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Others will soon respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Respond?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yeongwoo asked this, part of the prisoner formation launched themselves toward the vicinity of the long-haired man and Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaeaaaeeet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had willingly added their strength to what was essentially a suicide mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the attacks aimed at the long-haired man naturally began to disperse, and in that gap the man stabbed the sword into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the hand gripping the sword began to turn a deep blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo didn’t know what it was, but he could at least tell that a tremendous energy reaction was occurring in the man’s forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon even the crimson Bastard turned bluish, and something like a gigantic magic circle appeared across the entire ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Yeongwoo’s eyes widened with the intuition that something was about to happen, the man shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Get away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the 3rd-grade prisoners fighting nearby against the Kaujo all leapt into the air at once, and at the same time the ground exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeeeoooooong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he had said earlier about digging up the ground had been meant quite literally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo—who was closest to the blast point—received the full force of the explosion, and the long-haired man as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ughaaack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Yeongwoo groaned behind the Aratubank he had barely thrust forward, the man stood bare-bodied within the pillar of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the aftermath of the explosion subsided and gray smoke began rising from beneath the ground, the Kaujo—who had been swinging their swords in perfect coordination—flinched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uuuuuung……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some kind of vibration coming from beneath the shattered ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, what kind of sound is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo stuck his head out from behind the Aratubank and asked, the man swept back his singed hair and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The sound of weapons coming to find their masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Find their mas—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yeongwoo could finish the sentence, a sound came from deep beneath the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weeeeeeeeeng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded like cars speeding through a long tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chwaaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound of air tearing apart, all kinds of equipment burst upward through the gray smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From vicious-looking blades to helmets, armor, boots, and even accessories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight of all sorts of gear scattering through the air was somewhat comical, but what happened next was anything but.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It’s here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the 3rd-grade prisoners stretched out their hands, the equipment in the air shot toward their respective owners like arrows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaeaaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye dozens of prisoners had finished fully arming themselves, and the effect this event had on the frontline was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the fully armed prisoners forming the spearhead and stabbing deep into the Kaujo formation, the entire situation collapsed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Stop them! Don’t let these bastards escape outside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Activate the alarm!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as the tide of battle completely overturned, the Kaujo—true to being the Police Bureau’s strongest strike force—held their positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when a comrade’s head burst open right beside them, they did not spare it a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon after, they themselves also lost their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time it happened, the large goggles worn on the Kaujo’s heads shattered, making it look as if black fireworks were exploding all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My god.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clash of the strong against the strong, with the ending gradually beginning to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at some point the prisoners had already seized the central sector of the security block, so additional “digging” was now being carried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peeeeooooong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone had dug up another underground armory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaeaaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again dozens of pieces of equipment shot into the air with a chilling tearing sound, and for the first time the long-haired man raised his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It’s truly been a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words ended, what flew into his hand was a massive greatsword so large it completely blocked one side of his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black greatsword whose blade was so dark it looked as if one might be sucked into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a suit of light armor made from deep-navy metal wrapped itself around the man’s entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment Yeongwoo saw the color of the armor, he realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Katangdal…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You have sharp eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the man grabbed Yeongwoo with his left hand and, with his right, swung the greatsword as he advanced through the Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hwaeaaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if space itself had been sliced apart, a pitch-black trajectory carved away a whole cluster of Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single strike, a two-squad-sized group of Kaujo vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Damn… So that’s why the first containment failed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now the man didn’t even have a single piece of his original myth-grade equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in the true “wild,” he must have been far stronger than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last Yeongwoo understood why the Police Bureau didn’t waste resources on petty criminals like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monstrous criminals like these were drawing all of the Bureau’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, thanks to these big shots, small fry like Yeongwoo had been able to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir—no, President! You must survive and get out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moved by emotion on his own, Yeongwoo shouted toward the back of the man’s head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately a pitch-black arc flashed, and the corpses of the Kaujo split into two halves and scattered through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pwaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—We’ve already crossed the line, so there’s no choice but to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around then, the ground on the other side exploded once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teoooooong!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another armory had been opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ ……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, several Kaujo turned their heads slightly and looked at the newly risen equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘They’re finally starting to waver.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even an ultimate strike force that dealt only with big shots couldn’t help being affected by morale, as long as they were living beings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, more than half of the 3rd-grade prisoners were now armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile the Kaujo, who once filled the entire security block, had only two companies remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, every Kaujo here could already be considered as good as dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining question was simply whether their deaths here would be meaningless—or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Thanks to you we managed to save many lives, but time is still short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time is short?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The Kaujo must have sensed defeat early and sounded the alarm, so forces from headquarters will already be on their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-then those guys…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo looked at the Kaujo still fighting bravely, the man said briefly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—They’re buying time. Not a single one here believes they will survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That applied not only to the Kaujo but also to the 3rd-grade prisoners here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuuuuung!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another armory opened, and meanwhile one company of Kaujo was cut down, essentially clearing the path toward the security block’s exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I have already seen my own fate many times, so this time I will stake everything on yours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo might be a petty criminal, but at the same time he was a wonder of the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was saying he would trust Yeongwoo’s unfolding path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the man moved beyond the central sector of the security block, the laser barrage that had momentarily slackened began again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piit, piiiiit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind them came a savage bursting sound announcing the annihilation of the last Kaujo company.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the prisoners had wiped out every last force in the security block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo turned around, he saw heavily armed 3rd-grade prisoners rushing out in droves, black fireworks exploding behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I… what have I done.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold sweat suddenly broke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he perhaps committed an irreversible mistake—one that would greatly disrupt the balance of the universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo quietly clutched his stiffened chest, the man split the sealing plate of the security block’s exit in two with a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaeaaaaak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the closed block—where prisoners of grade 4 and below were imprisoned beneath iron bars—spread out before Yeongwoo and the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Waaaaaah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A prison break! Is it a prison break…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Save us too!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the roars of countless prisoners who, sensing the time had come, boldly broke the rule of “silence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man lowered the black greatsword to the ground and asked briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Decide quickly. Will you release them as well? Herisa likely did not intend this much, but if you wish it, they too will become free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1796,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","272da391caa23b08c2d27f90f2f3e1011eff1f543f7a3151d98c1f3d12601e74","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-604","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-603",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]