Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 26

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Chapter 26 9. Barefoot Superhuman (4)

‘What is this supposed to mean?’

Young-woo glanced up at the title still floating above his head.

As he had just confirmed, he was currently the First Sword of Gumi.

‘Don’t tell me you can hold multiple First Sword titles?’

Otherwise, why would there be a reason to grant another title of the same type to someone who was already a First Sword?

As Young-woo finished reading the previous guidance text, completely new information appeared.

《Same-Type Title Acquisition and Merger》

“When you acquire additional titles with similar effects and properties, you can proceed with acquisition and merger.”

“Some titles can be converted into new titles depending on the number of mergers, and the ‘First Sword of Gumi’ you possess also falls under this category.”

Then below that, something like an evolution route for First Sword of Gumi was displayed.

[First Sword of Gumi] => Merge 2 or more times.

= [First Sword of Gyeongbuk (Candidate)]

‘What does candidate mean? Does it mean promotion pending?’

As Young-woo had this question, a supplementary explanation immediately appeared.

“When you possess 3 or more First Sword titles from the Gyeongbuk region, you can obtain the First Sword of Gyeongbuk (Candidate) title.”

“And among First Sword of Gyeongbuk (Candidate) holders, whoever possesses the most First Sword titles from that region ascends to become the First Sword of Gyeongbuk.”

‘Why is this so complicated? So basically, whoever has the most First Sword titles becomes the First Sword of Gyeongbuk? But you need at least 3 or more.’

Young-woo scratched his chin while repeatedly reading the explanation text.

Well, that made sense since Gyeongsangbuk-do was divided into as many as 23 regions.

So how would they determine the unified strongest person of these regions?

‘That’s true.’

Even Young-woo could see that competing based on the number of First Sword titles each person possessed was the most intuitive method.

However.

Flash!

There was one more method of competition.

“However, all First Sword of Gyeongbuk (Candidates) will be able to know the real-time location of the current First Sword of Gyeongbuk.”

“The First Sword of Gyeongbuk title can also be inherited through killing.”

‘…Of course it would be like that.’

This was within the expected range.

Becoming the First Sword of Gyeongbuk would make you that much stronger, but in exchange, you’d be hunted by the First Sword of Gyeongbuk (Candidates).

‘Then First Sword of Gyeongnam, First Sword of Busan, First Sword of Jeonbuk… it must all work this way by region.’

Essentially a battle royale with nationwide participation.

Of course, judging from the Gimcheon City incident, there was also the possibility that there weren’t as many First Swords as expected.

Anyway, he had already collected 2 First Sword titles from the Gyeongbuk region.

If he acquired just one more, he could become a candidate for First Sword of Gyeongbuk.

-Do you want to acquire and merge First Sword of Gimcheon?

…Merger authority will disappear in 5 seconds.

…4.

…3.

Young-woo approved the merger without hesitation.

Then the First Sword title floating above his head flashed as if struck by lightning and displayed an alarm in front of Young-woo’s eyes.

“You have acquired and merged First Sword of Gimcheon!”

“The effect of the First Sword of Gumi title becomes more powerful.”

Whiiiing!

“First Sword of Gumi+” – Unique Title

【First Sword’s Authority】

【Gumi Sword Technique】

‘A plus sign was added to the title. How exactly did it become more powerful?’

Young-woo examined the title tooltip for a while, then realized there was still a golden orb floating in front of his eyes and reached out toward it.

Touch.

Then the orb’s rotation speed increased as it showed the elimination reward.

≪Guaranteed Reward≫

“Nol’s Iron Armor Belt” – Mutant Belt

【Remote Weapon Retrieval.】

≪Selection Reward≫

[3 Million Karma]

or

[Give 30,000 Karma to all residents in the region]

‘The selection reward is exactly the same as in Gumi. Is it because this mutant appeared yesterday?’

Anyway, unlike last time, this time there was a clear reason to choose the latter option.

[Golden Foundation]

|Call down Golden Rain in 2 or more regions. (1/2)

It was a good opportunity to complete the Golden Foundation Achievement.

‘Actually, the karma distributed in Gimcheon from this choice won’t be much. There probably aren’t many people alive.’

Nevertheless, he intended to distribute karma to those few people.

For the public good? No.

This time, it was a decision made purely for Young-woo’s own benefit.

Pop!

[Give 30,000 Karma to all residents in the region]

When Young-woo selected the ironic choice, the orb vibrated like last time and then soared into the sky.

Shwaaaash!

A golden diagonal line crossing the sky above Gimcheon City.

“Huh?”

“Gasp, what is that?”

“Wh-what…”

The Gimcheon City heroes standing in formation behind Young-woo gaped as they watched the sphere streak across their vision in an instant.

Since they lacked power, they dared not ask Young-woo what he had just done, or whether it was a disaster or a miracle.

They could only stare blankly as the sphere flew to the edge of the sky.

“….”

Then finally.

Pop!

The sphere burst like fireworks, painting the sky golden.

“Huh.”

“My goodness.”

The eyes of the Gimcheon City heroes looking up at the sky were also tinted gold, and shortly after.

Swoooosh…!

What could now be called Young-woo’s signature Golden Rain began to fall.

Countless golden lights falling from the sky.

The heroes, exhausted from their long retreat, accepted the Golden Rain without any resistance.

Then miraculous synonyms appeared before everyone’s eyes.

《First Sword of Gumi+ ‘Jung Young-woo07’ has given up 3 million Karma monopoly and gifted 30,000 Karma to all Gimcheon residents.》

《30,000 Karma will soon be distributed in the form of Commemorative Coins. Prepare yourselves.》

“Commemorative Coins?”

“What does that mean?”

While the heroes were momentarily confused by the unfamiliar term, Young-woo felt something strange around his waist.

‘Ah, the scabbard was at the belt area.’

The Simple Scabbard had disappeared and been replaced by a black iron belt.

Unlike the Simple Scabbard, it had two loops for hanging weapons, but otherwise looked nothing special in appearance.

However.

【Remote Weapon Retrieval.】

This belt had a special function.

‘Could remote retrieval mean.’

Young-woo stared intently at the Early Bird in his hand, then threw it toward the ground 5 meters ahead as a test.

Whizz, thunk!

Then he reached out toward Early Bird again.

Swoosh.

What happened next gave Young-woo a fresh shock.

‘Huh?’

The moment he moved his hand, Early Bird pulled itself out from the ground and came flying back.

Whoosh!

Precisely, it was returning to the scabbard’s loop, but since he could catch the sword midway, it was essentially….

‘This is totally Sword Control Art. Since it can only retrieve, should I call it Semi-Sword Control Art.’

He didn’t know what the maximum retrieval distance was, but it would certainly be useful in combat and various situations.

‘It seems each Mutant drops different equipment too.’

Right on cue, a clinking sound came from the air, so Young-woo caught the Commemorative Coins without batting an eye.

Clink clink clink.

In contrast, the Gimcheon City heroes were so surprised that the generated coins were golden that they all fumbled and missed them.

Just like Young-woo and the Sky Villa Residents had done yesterday.

‘It already feels like that happened ages ago.’

Young-woo felt sympathy watching the people frantically scrambling on the ground.

“Invest all of that in Strength and durability. Then go loot all the corpses in Gimcheon City. There should be quite a few people who died without being able to use their Karma.”

Survival tips from the First Sword of two combined regions.

The people picking up coins looked up at him.

Then they belatedly realized.

The face drawn on the coins that had just fallen looked exactly like the barefoot man standing before them.

“Uh…!”

“Oh, excuse me, are you.”

The Gimcheon City heroes tried to say something, but Young-woo was already kicking off the ground with his soles.

Whoosh!

He needed to hurry north.

If Sangju City had also failed at hunting Mutants like Gimcheon….

‘There might be no living people left by now.’

And if that happened, there was a chance the Mutant would no longer remain in Sangju City.

‘…I’m not quite sane either.’

Young-woo made a bitter expression upon discovering that he was already thinking like a native of this damned world.

Thud thud!

Now his two legs pushed against the road from Gimcheon to Sangju.

And even while doing so, alerts waiting to be processed kept flashing in his vision.

[Achievement Achieved : Golden Foundation]

|Achievement Grade : Legendary

|Achievement Rank : First

「Recommended Achievement list has been updated.」

「You have 2 unclaimed Achievement rewards.」

‘2 rewards? Ah, there was the Social Worker Achievement.’

Then two new Achievements would have appeared in the recommended Achievement list as well.

Young-woo immediately opened the Achievement window.

Whoosh!

〔Your Achievement tendency is “Troublemaker”.〕

||Completed Achievements : 4

|Caller of Golden Rain [Legendary]-First

|Forgive Your Enemies [Heroic]-#46

|Premium Social Worker [Legendary]-First

|Golden Foundation [Legendary]-First

His Achievement tendency was still ‘Troublemaker’, and his completed Achievements had increased to 4.

‘Then what’s in the recommended Achievements?’

〈Recommended Achievements〉

[Golden Flood]

|Call Golden Rain in 5 or more regions. (2/5)

[Nocturnal]

|Spend a night outside the Residential Buildings.

[Jeweler’s Touch]

|Equip two Hero-grade or higher rings on your index and ring fingers. (2/4)

[Complete Orphan]

|Find and eliminate your parents. (1/2)

‘That damn Complete Orphan achievement has no intention of disappearing.’

Young-woo shook his head and examined the newly appeared Achievement.

‘Golden Flood… this is the next version after Golden Foundation.’

Young-woo’s gaze fell on ‘Nocturnal’ right below it.

[Nocturnal]

|Spend one night outside the Residential Buildings.

This was also the kind of thing that troublemakers who chose to do everything they shouldn’t would attempt.

Young-woo became almost certain of one thing after seeing ‘Nocturnal’.

The fact that abnormal weather or equivalent obstacles would appear every night.

Otherwise, why would there be an Achievement simply for spending one night outside the Residential Buildings?

‘There must be a way to ignore or avoid the abnormal weather.’

While Young-woo was reviewing his Achievements, the regional status in the corner of his vision flashed, indicating the area he was staying in had changed.

‘Are we already near Sangju?’

Flash.

|You are currently staying in the region ‘Sangju’.

|This region’s First Sword is ‘Dokgo Se-hwan01’. 2nd generation, 146 defenses.

“Huh?”

Surprisingly, Sangju City’s First Sword was ‘real’.

“2nd generation First Sword with 146 defenses…”

Those were numbers that meant a lot.

It meant he had killed the first-generation Sangju First Sword and committed 146 more murders after that.

What kind of person could this region’s First Sword be?

He didn’t know for sure, but with this level of ruthlessness, he probably didn’t avoid battles with monsters either, and most likely defeated mutants as well.

‘And he probably chose the 3 million monopoly option.’

Young-woo checked his own abilities, which were certain to be relatively meager.

『Character: Jung Young-woo07』

[Strength] 600 (19+581)

[Endurance] 350 (21+329)

[Durability] 550 (13+537)

[Sense] 100 (24+76)

In gaming terms, it was a bizarre build that relied on ‘equipment stats’ with unbalanced investment.

Thanks to this, he had quite a bit of fun in Gimcheon, but the situation in Sangju might be completely different.

Because.

‘The Sangju First Sword’s total ability stats must exceed at least 3,000.’

Meanwhile, Young-woo’s total ability stats were only 1,600.

So how should he defeat an opponent with nearly double his stats?

‘Is there any other method right now? I have no choice but to rely more heavily on equipment stats.’

Now only one line of text remained in Young-woo’s vision.

「You have 2 unclaimed Achievement rewards.」

With this, Young-woo looked at the Sangju City landscape that was beginning to appear in the distance and said quietly.

“Claim rewards.”

4th-Class Human of the Ruined World (Serial)

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