[{"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-654":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},1848622,2454,"Chapter 654","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-654",654,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 654: The Great Prison Break (3)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rescuing prisoners of Grade 4 and below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For those trapped in the Closed Wing, it would have been the opportunity of a lifetime, and for Yeongwoo it might become a major turning point in how events would unfold from here on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Grade-3 prisoners filled this place, Grade-4 beings were also quite significant even when viewed on a cosmic scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he had personally seen earlier in the ‘Sea of Status’ that he once entered, Grade-4 beings were represented as massive structures bearing their own symbols, and even a Grade-5 being had settled into the sea in the form of a great mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, if even the prisoners of the Closed Wing were released here today, it would bring about a meaningful change in the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘If I had more time, I could’ve charged these guys a prison-break fee.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with no way of knowing when the support forces from the Police Bureau Headquarters would arrive, he didn’t have the leisure to sit around collecting money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether to release the prisoners of the Closed Wing or not—he had to decide right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive decision that hadn’t been part of the contract with Herisa, nor within Yeongwoo’s own expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his brief deliberation, Yeongwoo shouted toward the Closed Wing that was filled with cries begging to be saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, be quiet—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo’s voice was swept away by the prisoners’ roaring shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this Closed Wing, whose core consisted of Grade-4 and Grade-5 prisoners, the voice of a mere petty criminal could hardly be expected to carry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo decided to change his line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even shout loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you do not shut your mouths right now, I will leave you all behind here and depart.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, astonishingly enough—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-what did he just say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countless prisoners outside the iron bars of the Closed Wing all fell silent at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then every single one of them turned their gaze toward Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were finally ready to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo slowly raised the Bastard that had been returned to him by the long-haired man and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In this villainous world, you’ve all learned far more than I have, so I’ll address you as seniors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Seniors……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then who are you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A question he had been waiting for anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo answered quickly without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My name is Jeong Yeongwoo. I am the head of the Renaissance. And I’m also the one who will rescue you seniors from this place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ooooh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then hurry and release us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Make it quick!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place began to grow noisy again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Yeongwoo waved his hand as if telling them to be quiet and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will only rescue those who answer my question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-what are you trying to ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already dying of impatience—why was he dragging this out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As every prisoner in the Closed Wing stamped their feet and pressed their faces close to the bars, Yeongwoo finally opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who did you say I was?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Whaaat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, silence filled the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then from deep within the iron bars, someone cautiously spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Jeong Yeongwoo… of Renaissance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the prisoners clinging to the bars all began shouting over one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—J-Jeong Yeongwoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It’s Jeong Yeongwoo of Renaissance!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Jeong Yeongwoo! The head of Renaissance……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Closed Wing of Pahalufe, the names Renaissance and Jeong Yeongwoo resounded loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, the long-haired man stared at Yeongwoo as though he were seeing a strange fellow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You seem to enjoy doing interesting things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I can’t collect money, then at least I should let people know my name. Unlike you presidents, I still don’t have anything like fame.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, everyone who had lived as a prisoner in Pahalufe during this era would remember it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name Jeong Yeongwoo, head of Renaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Jeong Yeongwoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Hurry and save us, Jeong Yeongwoo!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone chanted the savior’s name, Yeongwoo—the problematic individual—finally nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Today’s prison break will be carried out in my name. I, Jeong Yeongwoo, will be cheering for your life on the run.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words left Yeongwoo’s mouth, the long-haired man slammed the black greatsword down onto the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TAAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enormous iron grating that covered the floor of the Closed Wing snapped apart, creating a massive gap, and from within it prisoners of all ranks surged upward like a swarm of bats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—UAAAAAAAH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Freedom! Freedom……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Open the exit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because they had been forbidden even from speaking for so long, they ran wildly around inside the Closed Wing, each letting out feral screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the remaining Grade-3 prisoners who had entered the Closed Wing afterward frowned and muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What a troublesome thing to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Do we have to move together with those noisy ones?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—They’d make perfect feed for the Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around that time, the long-haired man shoved aside the prisoners of the Closed Wing as though pushing away insects and advanced to the sealed exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the last one now, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked while glancing between the exit and the man, the long-haired man tilted his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—By now the Kaujo will have formed ranks beyond this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Already? Is the Headquarters’ support really that fast?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The physical distance from Headquarters is considerable. What’s here now will be the remaining forces stationed on nearby planets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah… then we’ll have to fight another battle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But it will be different from before. It won’t be a big problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the unarmed fight in the Security Wing, the current Grade-3 prisoners were mostly already armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the number of Kaujo waiting outside could hardly exceed the main force they had faced in the Security Wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Time to taste the universe again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, the long-haired man placed his hand on the exit of the Closed Wing, and soon bluish patterns spread across the entire wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like when he had dug out the armory in the Security Wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, this again—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo sensed an explosion and raised Aratubank—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAEEEENG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deafening blast, a massive hole was torn open in the wall of the Closed Wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within it burst the cutting wind blowing from outside the outer wall of Pahalufe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ahhh……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Freedom! The wind of freedom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Let’s go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prisoners of the Closed Wing were naturally the first to react to the outside air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the hole opened in the wall, they rushed outside in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Papapat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We should hurry too. I can only use my return stone once we’re outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo tried to move after seeing nearly half the prisoners already escape beyond the outer wall, the man stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—When the red flames spark, that’s when we move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red flames…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yeongwoo asked this, crimson flames really did flash beyond the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It means the Kaujo’s wide-area restraining device has activated. We can go out now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time the man said this, the remaining Grade-3 prisoners had also gathered behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They too had guessed that something would happen during the first contact with the Kaujo reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Go out, deal with the Kaujo, and gather where the planetary ship waits. There will only be one chance to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, the man hurled himself toward the exit of the Closed Wing, and the other Grade-3 prisoners also drew their weapons and moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAaaaaa……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cutting wind of Pahalufe howled violently against their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an even rougher noise was coming from outside the outer wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—GRAAAAGH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Don’t retreat! Break through here if you want freedom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What are you all doing? Do you want to crawl back under the bars again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Bars? What are you talking about—if we lose here, it’s summary execution!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the sound of the prisoners of the Closed Wing clashing with the Police Bureau strike force, the Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And most of them were fighting with their hands and feet bound by red restraining devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, befitting influential figures of the universe, they were fighting evenly against a little over a hundred Kaujo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon afterward, heavily armed Grade-3 prisoners descended upon them like a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kaujo, is this all who stand here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Fate has abandoned you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Pahalufe has already fallen…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were prisoners who had already broken through that hell in the Security Wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single company of Kaujo standing against the cutting wind posed no obstacle at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAaaaaa!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the presidents finally leapt into the battlefield between the Closed Wing prisoners and the Kaujo company, the tide of battle tilted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■ Ah……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the cry from the Kaujo side suggested, the prisoners seized control of the battlefield in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kaujo who had already been crossing swords with the Closed Wing prisoners had no way of blocking the assault of Grade-3 beings, and in less than thirty seconds the entire Kaujo company was crushed into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My god. This isn’t even something you can call buying time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the presidents outside, they seemed far stronger than when they were inside the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, all of them now stood in majestic poses, gazing at the universe beyond Pahalufe’s barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Now then, where is the promised planetary ship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon the presidents scanned the space above their heads, searching for the marvel that the youthful planetary shipmaster was supposed to have brought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Yeongwoo immediately attempted communication with Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where are you? You’re still waiting nearby, right? We just broke out!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason, no reply came from Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…W-what?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within his consciousness, even Earth’s presence could no longer be felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Earth? Where did you go? If we just keep standing here like this, the presidents will beat me to death!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing outside Pahalufe indefinitely while being battered by the cutting wind had never been part of the plan, so Yeongwoo couldn’t help but grimace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the long-haired man gently placed a hand on Yeongwoo’s shoulder and spoke quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Has some problem occurred? Your expression doesn’t look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Th-that is……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—As long as the planetary ship hasn’t been shot down, it’s fine. Even if more reinforcements arrive, we can hold out for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The planetary ship… shot down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had never even considered that possibility, and his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, hadn’t quite some time passed since the Kaujo triggered the alarm in the Security Wing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it wouldn’t be strange if something had been dispatched toward the Earth ship waiting outside Pahalufe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It can’t really have been shot down… right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo turned his eyes toward the distant space with his mouth hanging open, at last a ‘presence’ stirred within his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Ho……!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Oh! Where are you right now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ H-hot!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the flustered Yeongwoo blinked rapidly, almost at the same moment the prisoners nearby began murmuring and pointing at a spot in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Uh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What is that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—A comet……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something, Yeongwoo also turned his head along with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Whaaaat?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth ship, engulfed in flames, hurtling toward Pahalufe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So startled that he hiccupped involuntarily, Yeongwoo saw the long-haired man point his blade toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Tell me. That thing is surely……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes……! That is the planetary ship we’re supposed to ride!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1901,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","8fc8afcdd3e5c6cbe7eeabbfcdd89fa8e0a421a6cd29582168757eac0f2a6a05","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-605","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-604",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]