Level 4 Human in a Ruined World

Chapter 144

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Chapter 144: Origin (1)

Sprinkle asphalt in the eyes.

Although the technique of the fourth equipment of the Golden Ratio achievement was somewhat inferior for manipulation, its effect was tremendous.

「Huh?」

Because Cheorwon County Mayor Son Junyong, who was rushing with a fierce momentum, stopped moving all at once.

「No, this damn bastard.」

But who is Son Junyong?

A man who was expelled from this world after receiving the majority vote of Cheorwon County citizens in the extinction vote.

Now his body was an Ogre with a height of a whopping 4 meters, so he could easily block asphalt debris with enough distance between his eyes and the ground.

「The sensory value has temporarily increased from the original 1,500 to 3,647.」

The sensory value far exceeded that of most Strongest Swords.

‘As expected, it was a reinforced type.’

Yeongwoo exhaled deeply as he looked at the sensory deprivation alert.

This was a higher value than that of Death Knight Lee Seonho, who was also a reinforced type mutant.

「A guy who does this kind of thing is called the Strongest Sword of Joseon?」

Then Son Junyong showed an angry gesture.

He was trying to retaliate for the despicable ambush.

Boom!

Once again, when Son Junyong’s huge muscles produced a mighty output, the Strongest Swords of Gyeonggi Province who were watching it opened their mouths in shock.

“Whoa!”

“No, don’t…!”

To both of them, it seemed impossible to block the current blow.

Swish!

A large club swung fiercely, cutting through the air menacingly.

Yet, that so-called Strongest Sword of Joseon remained calmly within the opponent’s range.

“Watch out!”

“Ah!”

Yeoncheon Strongest Sword Jo Seongsik.

Cheorwon Strongest Sword Kim Kwangyong.

As the two screamed almost in panic, Strongest Sword Jeong Yeongwoo drew his sword like lightning.

Slash!

But it wasn’t Yeongwoo’s sword that blocked Son Junyong’s club.

It was none other than the golden trail – Legendary Two-handed Sword.

「Golden Trail」 – Legendary two-handed greatsword

【Auto Combat】

【Rohm’s Bottom】

– Wheeee!

It was a legendary-grade greatsword roaring with tremendous momentum.

「What, what’s this?」

Only then did Son Junyong realize, with a bewildered expression, that the golden greatsword was moving on its own.

Of course, Yeongwoo was equally surprised.

‘What’s the output?’

Instead of being driven into the ground by Son Junyong’s attack, the golden trail remained floating in the air.

And in the meantime…

– Break

The symbol of ‘Break,’ meaning the ability to break the opponent’s posture, appeared countless times in Yeongwoo’s sight.

So, without hesitation, Yeongwoo thrust his black sword towards Son Junyong while commanding the golden goblin somewhere.

“Underdog!”

Upon hearing this, the goblin sitting on the neck of Negreg opened its pocket dimension hastily.

– Kiiiiit!

After a while, the goblin, with an urgent voice, threw the Underdog spell at Yeongwoo.

「These guys…!」

Seeing another sword added to the battlefield from outside, Son Junyong made a resentful expression.

For some reason, he felt as if he was being ganged up on.

And indeed…

– Uuuuuung!

At the timing of Yeongwoo’s black sword thrust, the golden trail rushed towards Son Junyong.

Swish!

Being stabbed by a 2-meter-long Strongest Sword and a sword with a length of a full 2 meters was a completely different experience from the pressure alone.

Of course, the more frightening one was obvious.

「Eek!」

Son Junyong, with a frightened expression, swung his club to block the golden trail.

Clang!

At that moment, another symbol appeared on his whole body.

– Kill

It meant the opponent’s life was finished.

‘Is this the end?’

As the Underdog arrived just in time, Yeongwoo threw away the black sword and grabbed it, holding the Underdog.

Thunk!

Upon seeing this scene, Yeoncheon and Cheorwon Strongest Swords looked at Yeongwoo with eyes close to awe.

“Wow, what’s that?”

“No, damn it….”

The sight of them fighting, changing swords as if changing empty magazines, was a big shock to them.

Adding to that was the halo effect of the title “Strongest Sword.”

Even though the level of the battle was different, it was too different.

「These damn…!」

On the other hand, Son Junyong pushed away the golden trail clinging to his club with his foot and bit his lip.

In the meantime, the Joseon’s Strongest Sword, which had changed its sword, was seen making an unusual attack.

It seemed that he was resentful because he felt that something was not right.

–Do these bastards not know when to stop?

Swooosh!

Since the tip of the sword had already approached near the abdomen, Son Junyong’s best response was to dodge behind the club.

Anyway, if he could somehow block a single strike, it wouldn’t be difficult to turn that guy, who had already come within range, into a sitting duck.

So, at the moment Son Junyong attempted an emergency evasion…

Thuuuung!

With an unexpected sound of impact, his lower body momentarily lifted in the air.

「…?」

Startled, Son Junyong reflexively rolled his eyes downward, only to catch a glint of gold so bright it almost blinded him.

–Ah.

It was that despicable greatsword that had knocked his legs out from under him earlier.

And then…

Swoop!

The Underdog, which had been rushed forward at an early speed, pierced his abdomen.

「Urgh!」

Even the tough skin of the Ogre couldn’t withstand such a powerful blow, almost like cracking a coconut.

「Underdog」 – Mutant one-handed sword

【Power increases by 25% against targets larger than the user.】

But this didn’t take Son Junyong’s life.

What completely severed his lifeline was…

Wheeeeng!

In an instant, the golden trail, which had floated high into the air and then descended vertically, was there.

Crunch!

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As if dropping like a guillotine blade, the greatsword, with a width of 40 centimeters, fell, seemingly doing nothing to Son Junyong’s head, and returned to Yeongwoo’s side.

–W-What…?

Done, and with blood smeared all over its slender blade, it seemed.

‘Is it… over?’

Because everything had happened so quickly, even Yeongwoo couldn’t quite grasp it all and blinked for a while.

Though he was the attacker, even Yeongwoo himself felt uncertain about winning if he were to fight the one with this golden trail.

That’s how much of a threatening variable “Automatic Combat” weapons were.

And…

‘Its power is unbelievably strong. It’s a legendary-grade weapon, so maybe it’s to be expected, but… still, is it this much?’

Yeongwoo blankly stared at the decapitated body of Cheorwon County Mayor Son Junyong.

Then, his body seemed to melt into thin air, disappearing and leaving behind a golden sphere.

–Kit!

Next, the golden goblin rushed forward to the sphere, then glanced at Yeongwoo.

–Keet?

It seemed to indicate whether to store this in the pocket dimension.

“….”

Yeongwoo nodded in agreement to the sphere’s storage, then shifted his gaze to the two Strongest Swords standing like statues.

“Are you both okay? Any injuries?”

“…Eh?”

“Ah… ah! Yes, we’re fine!”

The two Strongest Swords from Gyeonggi Province, who had been momentarily stunned, swallowed hard as they watched the golden goblin toss the sphere into its pocket dimension.

It was as if the 3 million karma allocated to Cheorwon had now gone there, but of course, it was money they couldn’t have gotten anyway.

If it hadn’t been for that man, the Strongest Sword of Joseon, not only would the two have been smashed into the ground, but the entire Cheorwon area would have been turned into a battlefield.

“….”

As the two Strongest Swords stood with a dejected look, Yeongwoo observed their attire and asked.

“Are you both soldiers?”

As Yeongwoo pointed out, they were both dressed in military uniforms.

The difference was that Yeoncheon Strongest Sword Jo Seongsik wore the rank insignia of a sergeant, while Cheorwon Strongest Sword Kim Kwangyong wore the insignia of a corporal.

“Yes, somehow…”

Kim Kwangyong, a corporal, was the first to smile awkwardly and answer.

On the other hand, Sergeant Jo Seongsik’s position was clearly different.

“Although late, let me introduce myself. I am Sergeant Jo Seongsik, 2nd Platoon Leader of the Army’s Temporary Headquarters Firearm Company in Yeoncheon.”

Then Jo Seongsik raised his palm and saluted like a knife.

Thunk!

“Ah, it’s an honor to meet you, Sergeant Jo Seongsik.”

Yeongwoo, thinking it might be rude to salute back, nodded with a slight bow.

“By the way, is there still a Firearm Company?”

Upon hearing Yeongwoo’s inquiry after hearing his introduction, Jo Seongsik turned his head with a bitter expression.

“All of us… perished on the second day.”

“…Ah. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. It was my mistake.”

Jo Seongsik’s explanation was that he thought the second-day mutant would be similar in difficulty to the first day’s.

So, like the previous day, he had dedicated himself to handling the mutants with his platoon members, but only he, Jo Seongsik, the Strongest Sword himself, survived.

Still, it was fortunate in misfortune that many of the other unit members who had been responsible for clearing the monsters in the Yeoncheon area had survived.

‘Then the soldiers I saw in Yeoncheon earlier must be the survivors from back then.’

Yeongwoo had grasped the situation to some extent.

“The predecessor of the Army’s Temporary Headquarters was the 36th Division of the 5th Army.”

Of course, the 36th Division was the unit with the highest ratio of remaining personnel after the reset, but in reality, there were a few soldiers from other nearby units mixed in, according to Jo Seongsik’s explanation.

In simple terms, the soldiers who had been guarding the Yeoncheon area had gathered themselves after the reset to maintain a makeshift form of the army.

“So, you haven’t made contact with other units yet.”

“Yes. Currently, stabilizing our jurisdiction takes precedence.”

In fact, it was only natural.

Isn’t it just the 4th day since the reset?

While Yeongwoo has been busy shuttling between South Korea, North Korea, and dungeons in just one day, the majority of survivors were already out of breath just trying to fend off the mutants and monsters that come every day.

“Right now, it’s only in name… But anyway, there’s a provisional government set up in Seoul. How about visiting and having a chat with the government officials?”

“Oh, really?”

Although Jo Seongsik hesitated, he couldn’t hide his suspicious gaze.

Given that they are practically fighting a war every day, it’s hard to believe that a new government has been established in Seoul.

Understanding this, Yeongwoo concluded the conversation by informing him of the location of the government office at the north end of Yongsan Park.

“Then… Are the soldiers maintaining security in Cheorwon?”

At this point, the previously silent Cheorwon Strongest Sword Kim Kwangyong widened his eyes.

“No. Cheorwon doesn’t have its own regular army…”

When Kim Kwangyong couldn’t continue his words, Corporal Jo Seongsik spoke instead.

“Cheorwon is being led by our Kim Kwangyong, the Strongest Sword, and our provisional headquarters is assisting with civilian security.”

“Ah.”

Strongest Sword Kim Kwangyong…

It’s an expression that means a lot.

Because Corporal Kim Kwangyong holds such great power, the temporary army headquarters can’t treat him as a corporal.

“Anyway, it’s fortunate. I didn’t know you were putting in so much effort at the front lines. Thanks to you, Seoul was safe.”

When Yeongwoo said this with sincerity mixed with formality, Jo Seongsik’s eyes widened.

“Seoul is safe because of us?”

“Ah… Did I make a mistake?”

Surprised by the other’s reaction, Yeongwoo found himself bewildered.

Then, Corporal Jo Seongsik explained, tilting his head.

“No, you didn’t make a mistake… I was just curious about how the problem in Uijeongbu was resolved. After all, they were so powerful…”

As Jo Seongsik tried to retreat, Yeongwoo grabbed him.

“No, about the problem in Uijeongbu? I’m hearing about it for the first time.”

“Huh? How could that be? I thought Uijeongbu was completely destroyed because of the problem… Wouldn’t they have gone to Seoul?”

At this point, Yeongwoo realized that he had completely missed one of the major events in this world.

After all, he had only just arrived in the northern part of Gyeonggi Province today.

“Who exactly are ‘they’ in Uijeongbu?”

When Yeongwoo asked this, Jo Seongsik pointed south.

“They are the prisoners of Uijeongbu Prison.”

“Ah.”

As Yeongwoo nodded, following Jo Seongsik’s gaze to the south, a small vibration occurred in his arms.

“?”

So, rummaging through his embrace to find the source of the vibration, he pulled out a fountain pen that he hadn’t used in a while.

「Wanted Poster」 – Epic

【Find what you want.】

|Father

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