[{"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-688":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 4 Human in a Ruined World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":12,"novelImage":21},{"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},1848677,2454,"Chapter 688","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-688",688,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 688: Special-Grade Supply Crate (5)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Dots Salzeo’s one remaining arm fell to the floor, the atmosphere in the room froze instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was because it was a completely different level of physical force from merely twisting someone’s wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Y-you truly intend to cross the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dots’s subordinate stared at the severed arm on the floor with utterly disbelieving eyes, while Dots Salzeo himself also wore a blank expression for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then soon enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kyaaaagh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pain arrived without fail, he twisted his body and screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This insane bastard cut off my arm! My arm…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dots shrieked hysterically at his subordinate, yet the subordinate himself could not move a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he knew that the instant he moved, Dots’s head would go flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This does not appear to be someone who came here with ordinary resolve. It would seem… nevertheless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the subordinate indirectly suggested handing over the emergency supply crate, foam gathered at Dots’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Is that really all you can say as my subordinate? Kill that bastard immediately! I said avenge me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his lord’s command, the subordinate turned his head to look at Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, to be precise, he looked at the dark crimson demonic sword held in the other’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who had spent a lifetime training in swordsmanship could not possibly fail to sense that unique aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—So even a mere bandit possesses a Myth. No wonder the balance has shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the subordinate groaned after recognizing the Myth in the intruder’s hand, Yeongwoo smiled wickedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what does that make you people, getting stripped down to the soles of your shoes by a mere bandit? If you elevate me, you rise with me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I have no desire for pointless conversation. Restore what you have done at once. You have already crossed many lines, and if you commit any further discourtesy, I too will have no choice but to throw away my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate’s expression as he spoke was utterly resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, it was no different from having already failed his duty as a subordinate, so if the situation worsened further, all he could do was fight while prepared to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason he spoke this seriously could be heard directly from Dots Salzeo himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What in the world are you doing? You’re really going to leave that bastard alone? Now that I’ve ended up like this, you’re a target for disposal anyway! So at least salvage your honor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Target for disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo could easily infer that those words essentially meant execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subordinate who had failed the duty of guarding a direct Salzeo bloodline would not be spared execution even if he somehow survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yeongwoo fiercely aimed Bastard at Dots’s neck and threatened him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From this point on, if you say even one more word, I’ll cut out your tongue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of Yeongwoo as he spoke radiated an overwhelming pressure-filled glare, so for Dots Salzeo, who was no more than an insignificant creature by comparison, all he could do was shut his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon afterward, Yeongwoo roughly wrapped the “Slime Core” around Dots’s ankle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve said this repeatedly, but I don’t want to see unnecessary bloodshed. If you just hand over the money, there won’t be any more violence. Fundamentally, this is business.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Yeongwoo picked up Dots’s severed right arm from where it had been rolling across the floor and reattached it, causing the severed flesh to begin reconnecting rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’m serious about cutting out your tongue. So keep your mouth shut.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo threateningly waved Bastard once more, Dots glanced toward the subordinate who was still unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he had accepted the fact that there was not a single person left in the room capable of saving him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the subordinate reported to Dots with a devastated expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I cannot move faster than that man’s sword. This is all due to my own inadequacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dots, unable to open his mouth, instead sent him a gaze full of resentment, and soon Yeongwoo cast a dark shadow over the space between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honestly, isn’t all of this because Salzeo is way too arrogant? If it were me, I wouldn’t have touched a planetary ship in the first place. After personally operating one myself, I realized this thing is no ordinary matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rare vessel that drew attention everywhere it went, while all sorts of powerful beings coveted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after becoming the owner of a planetary ship himself did Yeongwoo realize that simply possessing such a ship for a long period of time was proof of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And around this point, the subordinate asked as though he found something somewhat difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…But have you not already shaken off our family’s pursuit twice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Then you could have continued fleeing as much as you wished, so why take such a risk?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Risk? If it’s an opponent I’ve already beaten twice, then wouldn’t a third and fourth time be possible too? Why is this risky?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the utterly unimaginable answer, not only the subordinate but even Dots Salzeo himself gaped open-mouthed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the long history of Salzeo, there had been countless times the family acted as the aggressor, but never once had they played the role of victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Salzeo’s power was currently near its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the midst of such a golden age, they had suddenly been attacked by some lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough chatter. Let’s do what needs to be done now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo looked at Dots and mimed cutting his own tongue, the controller of Planet Tsupodal finally began to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dots Salzeo rose from his seat and pressed a certain spot on the floor near his chair with the tip of his foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clunk!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, a sort of password pad composed of nine sections rose upward from that spot in the shape of a footplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, since the owner here only has one arm, the password is entered through foot controls. That’s surprisingly considerate for Salzeo.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Neheren’s case, wasn’t he forced to draw patterns in the air with his hand in order to summon the supply crate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each Salzeo had a summoning method suited to their own condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, as Dots Salzeo pressed the footplate in a certain order, an emergency supply crate rose from the center of the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The supply crate given to Dots, the younger brother of the Salzeo heir apparent, looked vastly different from Neheren’s right from its exterior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the previous rectangular supply crate, this one was cylindrical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever opened this before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked this, Dots replied with an irritated expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—As if I would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then it’s finally become useful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without responding to Yeongwoo’s words, Dots silently stood before the supply crate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he twisted his upper body and placed his lone arm against the crate’s surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s enough? Didn’t only the back of your hand touch it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But contrary to Yeongwoo’s concern, the supply crate had already begun reacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long vertical line appeared along the side of the crate, and from that point onward, the outer panels folded open to the left and right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This is literally an emergency supply crate. It was designed so it could still be summoned even while heavily injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Dots attempted to reach his hand inside the supply crate, but he could not do so because his arm had not yet fully recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yeongwoo turned toward Neheren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about you take things out instead? You’re both Salzeo anyway, so it shouldn’t be that different, right? Besides, you’re also in an emergency situation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Being kidnapped by a planetary ship owner certainly qualifies as an emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Neheren arrived before Dots’s supply crate and checked inside, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—There’s a Rapid Recovery Device in here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rapid Recovery Device?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Neheren pulled out a metal rod about the length of a palm from inside the supply crate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It’s a type of recovery injection. If you place it anywhere on the body and hold it there for about ten seconds, it heals almost any injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was a crazy item like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly was an item fitting for an emergency supply crate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—It’s probably meant for situations involving unexpected bombardment or things like that. If you want to open the emergency supply crate and escape, you first need to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then why didn’t your supply crate have something like this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Well….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding the Rapid Recovery Device, Neheren formed a bitter expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…This thing is extremely expensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing the recovery device over to Yeongwoo, Neheren rummaged through Dots’s supply crate even without receiving any additional instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The basic contents are similar. Family currency, Palsi, and….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Neheren pulled out next was a ship requisition certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like before, Dots too had been provided with an emergency escape vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How much money was inside?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Three billion karma in family currency, and ten Palsi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Didn’t you say one Palsi was worth three hundred million? Then combined together, that’s around six billion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yeongwoo’s calculation, Neheren’s expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this was more than three times the nineteen-billion escape budget that had once been invested into Neheren herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—The fact that they included this many Palsi means they considered numerous special circumstances. It means the heir apparent was deeply worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But so far, it doesn’t look like his concern was deep enough. Isn’t there anything else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Neheren’s case, after the ship requisition certificate, a Legendary Vambrace had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So shouldn’t a supply crate filled with the heir apparent’s concern contain something more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Neheren tilted his head and reached inside the supply crate once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This is the last item. But no matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be equipment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Neheren pulled out a small turquoise-colored orb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What is this? There’s no tooltip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No tooltip? Does that even make sense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those absurd words, Yeongwoo snatched the orb from Neheren’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo also could not see any tooltip whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And around then, the subordinate, having sensed something, suddenly widened his eyes, while the mysterious orb began emitting light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Piaaaaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s with this thing? It suddenly activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking it might be a bomb, Yeongwoo placed the orb on the floor, and soon a beam of light shot upward from it, creating a holographic screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swaaat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then from within it appeared a man with long ash-gray hair flowing downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Of all times, this had to activate now.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ash-gray hair, dark navy pupils, and skin carrying an enigmatic hue like seawater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter who looked at him, the man on the screen was clearly Salzeo—and not just an ordinary Salzeo at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he appeared, both Neheren and the subordinate flattened themselves against the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Young Master!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—We greet the Young Master…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Dots Salzeo approached the hologram with an expression of utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—B-big brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Ah, so you’re safe. What in the world happened for the supply crate to be opened? Don’t tell me it’s that man from Girgo.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the heir apparent mentioned Girgo, Yeongwoo pulled Neheren and Dots Salzeo into his arms and stepped before the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unfortunately, it is indeed that man from Girgo. So you’re Salzeo’s heir apparent? What exactly is this communication?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the heir apparent within the holographic screen calmly observed Yeongwoo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「So you are the planetary ship owner in question.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correct. And I’m also the one holding a blade to your younger brother’s throat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo immediately put his words into action, yet the heir apparent continued speaking without batting an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「To state this in advance, this is an unofficial communication that has not received the family’s approval. This conversation is being conducted entirely at my own discretion.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You sure used a lot of words just to say you’re overstepping your authority.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「I will not deny it. But precisely because of that, this is a safe conversation. It means there is no need for you to become agitated. I am not speaking as Salzeo’s heir apparent, but as that boy’s elder brother.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the Salzeo Yeongwoo had encountered thus far, this was the calmest and most articulate one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, not just anyone could become the heir apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yeongwoo’s style of conversation was a little different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really? Then don’t get agitated and wait a little longer. I haven’t kidnapped him yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「What…?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Doesn’t a ransom negotiation only become valid after the kidnapping happens first? So I’ll make sure to complete the kidnapping before anything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Yeongwoo finished speaking, he covered the orb with the sole of his foot, cutting off the connection with the heir apparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—W-what… what the hell are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his older brother’s image disappeared, Dots convulsed in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Yeongwoo subdued Dots with a lightning-fast punch to the abdomen before slinging him over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he tilted his head toward the subordinate, who still could neither act nor decide what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, get up. You’re a kidnapping target too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll get executed for failing your guard duty if you stay here anyway, won’t you? Since your life’s doomed either way, you might as well become a passenger aboard Earthship too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2251,"2026-06-09T07:04:16.708Z",1,"novelbin.me","3cd29fad7cf8d2975d315de85d83a95ed438506258105cd19179c2a5c9827f85","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-626","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-625","https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]