[{"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-8":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},1848186,2454,"Chapter 8","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 8: The Level 4 Extra (1)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is insane…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo, who had made a hole in the large man’s body in an instant, took a few steps back with a bewildered expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This is the Gumi Sword Technique.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be more precise, it could be called real-time swordsmanship training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hologram only demonstrated where to attack and how to defend, leaving it entirely up to Yeongwoo to execute it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The hologram disappeared without a trace again. Does it only appear during battles?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked at the two challengers frozen about six steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes were shifting between the bodies on the ground and Yeongwoo, indicating that they sensed something significant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey… Sorry. It seems we made a mistake.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll step back quietly if you just let us go.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of letting them go, Yeongwoo finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still under the influence of the ‘Authority,’ after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What’s going on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo then glanced at Yechan, who had been acting normally for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Yes. I was really scared earlier; my legs almost gave out, but I’m fine now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant one of two things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Yechan’s energy was strong enough to quickly shake off the Authority’s influence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since I didn’t consider this guy an enemy…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a problem that could be easily verified by showing hostility to the other person, but it wasn’t easy to genuinely want to kill someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Just staring at someone won’t cut it. Do I really have to be willing to kill?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone could have murderous intent, they wouldn’t be an ordinary human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Then, on the other side…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo approached the two challengers, a sudden change occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Symbols of ‘kill’ appeared all over their bodies, but the hologram was still not visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Anyway, I genuinely feel like killing them.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, it felt bitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had no more time or reason to hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It makes no sense to let people like them go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo twisted the angle of the Early Bird threateningly, the two men, who felt the impending danger, screamed like mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! I’m really sorry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, Yeongwoo mercilessly stabbed their throats one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shwoop, pith!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, before the blood had a chance to pool on the ground, he searched their pockets and found some coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1,000, 3,000.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The big man holding the ax didn’t have a single penny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his robust physique, he hadn’t even managed to bring basic funds from the currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, that’s why he clung to my backpack.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he, too, had been robbed at the currency exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo glanced briefly at the area status in the corner of his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| The current region is ‘Gumi.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| The Strongest Sword in this region is ‘Jeong Yeongwoo07.’ Rank 1, 3 Defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Three defenses…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calculated the recent battle as three consecutive title defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were still passing by the area, most avoiding Yeongwoo and the scattered bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… Should I take all of this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yechan spoke, Yeongwoo turned his head, and saw him carrying various weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer, spear, shield, sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spoils of the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You wouldn’t be able to walk far with all that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, I-I guess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stared at Yechan’s thin forearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take the spear and shield. Discard the rest. You can’t use them anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want me to throw all this away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yechan looked at the weapons with an expression of regret, but Yeongwoo had already made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ll encounter new challengers with new weapons. Don’t cling to useless things. Let’s move on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the west.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his watch and even his phone turned into stones, it was impossible to know how much time had passed, but one thing was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A new component, ‘Dungeon,’ has been added to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A new component, ‘Requests,’ has been added to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, the world was changing second by second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―A new type of monster, ‘Knight,’ has been added to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>―[Chaebol Heir- Shin Yeonhwa] has now become a Black Knight, threatening all of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, a new ‘Named’ monster type was added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Yeongwoo hadn’t encountered any monsters yet, just the fact that such creatures now existed was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Reset, they said… This seems more like punishment.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To anyone looking, the reset world was closer to hell than a new one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the reset, the only things happening among people were murder and robbery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Is there really nothing good about this? Is this how we’re going to live from now on?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo wore a gloomy expression, Yechan, apparently worried about the future, cautiously initiated a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you plan to do from now on?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After we finish our transaction. Once we find a safe place, settle accounts, the transaction will be over, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true, but… I haven’t thought about what comes after that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, Yechan looked at Yeongwoo with a puzzled expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about your family? Usually, people go to find their families.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m alone. If I had a family to find, I wouldn’t be doing this with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Yeongwoo’s answer, Yechan made a complicated expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what about you? Shouldn’t you hurry to find your parents?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m also in an orphanage right now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a mess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Observing Yechan’s bittersweet smile, Yeongwoo asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What Level are you in?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m in 3rd Level.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re older than I thought. You’ll be leaving soon, then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was talking about leaving the orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a rule, once he turned 18, he would have to leave the orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when Yechan heard this, he realized that Yeongwoo also came from an orphanage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. It won’t matter now, I guess.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo nodded and looked at the arrow at his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been tilting rapidly since a while ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think we’re almost there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo spoke, a huge crowd, he hadn’t seen before, appeared on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing what seemed like hundreds, Yechan halted first, while Yeongwoo, in contrast, moved forward to examine the armed state of the people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So, those who passed through the Sword Mountain have gathered here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo noticed that most of the crowd was carrying weapons, and even those with Early Birds seemed quite formidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top leaders from various parts of Gumi had gathered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Where on earth are they looking…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was so focused on looking ahead, not bothering to check the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, Yeongwoo and Yechan joined the rear of the crowd without any hindrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some belatedly noticed Yeongwoo’s title but quickly turned back to face forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was indeed strange, but soon both Yeongwoo and Yechan understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned their heads, following the gazes, and saw something they hadn’t seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Park Dohwan…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>President Park Dohwan, who had ‘Dismantled’ and thought to be dead, was standing in the middle of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How can he be here? Wasn’t the Quest added after he died?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked at the President in disbelief but realized something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face, clean suit – all exactly as seen on television. His height and build were just like the President’s, but one thing was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the occasional flickering of the President’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, is this a hologram too?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Park Dohwan’s figure disappeared and reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt unsettlingly alien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, there was a red circle drawn around him, about a 10-meter radius, preventing anyone from approaching recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s no way that’s the real Park Dohwan. It makes no sense for him to come here out of all the cities.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what could it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could an unknown entity be using Park Dohwan’s appearance to manifest here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps similar entities had appeared in every city across the country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo once again confirmed that the arrow of the Early Bird was pointing at Park Dohwan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, simultaneously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Park Dohwan made a gesture as if checking his wristwatch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he looked around the crowd, before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Time’s up. I will now reveal each of your predetermined destinies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Destiny?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Destiny is destiny, but what is this predetermined destiny?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was something about changing your destiny in the quest. I think that might be it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the buzzing crowd, a yellow-tinted rectangular object appeared in front of everyone’s heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bzzt! Bzzt! Bzzt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then followed Park Dohwan’s explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–What you are currently seeing is the pre-reset destiny log. If the reset hadn’t occurred, all of you would have lived and died exactly as written there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did he just say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does that make sense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing Park Dohwan’s words, everyone’s eyes widened, focusing on their respective destiny logs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right from the first line of his destiny log, something caught his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jeong Yeongwoo-49523-IIIIII_II-Level 4-Extra]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 4… Extra.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amongst unknown numbers and barcodes, he could clearly recognize his name and the designation of Level 4 Extra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the subsequent contents confirmed what it meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This character is a random combination of Level 4 settings.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Influenced by parental settings, this individual possesses the following immutable elements from birth: #Level4 #Orphan.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[As a Level 4 combination character, it’ll receive reverse compensation for acquiring settings of Level 2 or higher throughout its lifecycle.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To put it simply, this meant that it would be difficult for someone born as a Level 4 person to become a Level 2 human even if they worked hard throughout their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And parents seemed to have a huge influence on the Level at birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Is this for real? Was it predetermined from the start?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The destiny log continued downwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Father]: Level 6 Extra\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mother]: Level 1 Supporting Role\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘My father was a Level 6 Extra. But my mother…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Supporting Role, not an Extra, and a Level 1 at that, 5 Levels higher than his father – likely the highest Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then what kind of person was a Level 1 Supporting Role?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, even before that, how did the man who was a Level 6 Extra meet a Level 1 Supporting Role?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo knew nothing about his parents except for being abandoned as an infant in front of an orphanage. So, he had no idea about their identities, let alone their whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only after the world reset that he indirectly learned about his parents’ status, peering into the internal settings of the former world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo wore a perplexed expression, the destiny log pushed upward once more, revealing the next content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Name: Jeong Yeongwoo\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Role: Level 4 Extra\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Function: Background, Maintenance Crew\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Creation: April 8th, 1992, 11:41 PM, edited due to unintentional deliberate intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Annihilation: November 7th, 2028, 8:36 PM, fatally assaulted by a drunk passerby while returning home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fuck, what is this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nauseating feeling engulfed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo couldn’t endure it any longer and turned away from the destiny log.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right beside him, he noticed Yechan with a pale face, staring at his destiny log as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the log floating before him revealed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Name: Kang Yechan\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Role: Level 6 Extra\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Function: Background, Eraser\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Creation: July 16th, 2006, 2:30 AM, edited due to forced adultery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>|Annihilation: February 1st, 2039, 8:36 PM, committed murder in a bar while working and then committed s*ic*de.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator – Peptobismol]\u003C\u002Fp>",1885,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.574Z",1,"novelbin.me","8162beed8dde2bb11fc204126708430cc85f2505a12033a5be6ec11c7990cd7a","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-115","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-114",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]