Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43 12. Strange World (7)

“Strictly speaking, it’s not going back. That’s…”

Young-woo was about to explain the Other World where mutants who used the Return Function would stay, but closed his mouth.

The truth was that place was nothing more than another prison, and he realized that Jang Dae-myeong, who had returned to care for his father, would never accept such a proposal.

「Weren’t you the ones who dragged me out of prison in the first place…? Even so, I said I’d stay quiet as long as you don’t touch me first, so why should I leave?」

His voice had become as firm as his tightly clenched fist.

The emotions he had been suppressing all this time were beginning to surge up.

‘…I’ve pressed the switch.’

Of course, even if not now, this would have happened soon anyway.

While the two of them might have genuinely wanted to settle down and live quietly here, the countless First Swords across the nation wouldn’t leave them alone.

After all, a mutant was worth a whopping 3 million Karma.

And Jang Chun-yong was well aware of this fact too. He was an active First Sword and, given the circumstances, was certainly the one who had dealt with Mungyeong City’s Day 1 mutant.

“So, are you planning to live by killing everyone who comes looking for you?”

“I don’t really want to, but if that’s the only way, what choice do I have? This is the kind of world it’s become.”

Jang Chun-yong answered on behalf of his son.

And that was an unavoidable reality.

Jang Dae-myeong’s fate had been sealed from the moment he chose mutation instead of extinction and dissolution in the First Filtering.

Of course, Jang Dae-myeong couldn’t have foreseen the future, and Young-woo couldn’t blame him for returning to look after his father.

“…”

In any case, Young-woo now had to make a choice.

Whether to leave this place while the father and son were still showing mercy, or risk his life and settle this with a showdown.

“This really isn’t an easy problem.”

“Is that so? Seeing that you’re still standing there, it seems you’ve made up your mind.”

“…”

When Young-woo remained silent, Golden Flash Sense Steal finally activated.

「Sensory Stats have temporarily increased from the existing 100 to 417.」

Jang Chun-yong had finally launched the first attack.

“Regrettable.”

His voice still carried human warmth.

However, the sound of air being torn that came at the end was incredibly sharp.

Swiiish!

A thrust without a moment’s hesitation.

“Ugh…!”

Young-woo saw the Hologram Guide for Gyeongbuk Sword Technique appear in response to his opponent’s thrust and quickly took a Defensive Stance.

Left foot retreat.

Tap!

Simultaneously, Forward Foot Sword with his right hand.

Shing!

The Black Sword drawn from its scabbard like lightning deflected the blade that was coming straight for Young-woo’s heart at an angle.

Clang!

“Huh…!”

Jang Chun-yong let out a sound close to admiration at Young-woo’s impossible reaction speed.

He knew such a reaction was impossible unless one was a First Sword assisted by regional sword techniques.

“You, just who…?”

Jang Chun-yong looked at Young-woo with eyes full of suspicion.

Meanwhile, Jang Dae-myeong, who had been behind them, came running out with loud footsteps.

“Father!”

Thud, thud thud!

Jang Dae-myeong’s movement, filled with fighting spirit, emanated tremendous intimidation.

Concerned that the battlefield would expand, Young-woo shouted loudly.

“Jung Myeong-ho! Run away! Don’t come back until my coins are scattered!”

“What…?”

「…!」

Only after hearing Young-woo’s shout did the father and son realize there was an SUV standing in the middle of the road in the distance.

「So he wasn’t alone. Family?」

Jang Dae-myeong immediately shifted his gaze toward the vehicle.

From the way his body also turned in that direction, it seemed he was thinking of taking the people in the car hostage.

So Young-woo said.

“Go ahead if you’re curious. By then, your father’s head will have fallen.”

He delivered a line like a villain.

「This bastard.」

But Young-woo’s words were a lie.

Hadn’t he struggled even in his duel with the Sangju First Sword?

Due to the stark difference in Ability Stats, most First Swords had superior one-on-one combat abilities compared to Young-woo.

Therefore, for him to take Jang Chun-yong’s head, Jang Dae-myeong needed to attack together.

Only then could he absorb more Sensory Stats and create variables.

“Take a good look at who I am.”

Finally, Young-woo tapped his left chest to provoke a Joint Attack from the father and son.

Then.

Flash!

A golden gleam flickered above his head, revealing the provincial-level First Sword title.

『Gyeongbuk First Sword』

“Gyeongbuk…?”

Since a system-wide notification had been sent when the inaugural Gyeongbuk First Sword was born just hours ago, Jang Chun-yong was aware that such a person existed.

He had also thought that since Mungyeong was part of Gyeongsangbuk-do, he might meet the Gyeongbuk First Sword someday.

However.

“We’re meeting much earlier than expected.”

He hadn’t anticipated that he would become the Gyeongbuk First Sword’s first defense opponent.

「This…!」

Jang Dae-myeong was equally shocked by Young-woo’s identity.

「Sensory Stats have temporarily increased from the existing 417 to 867.」

Soon, Young-woo’s Sensory Stats soared to an incredible 867.

Finally, both father and son had targeted Young-woo as their opponent.

「Die!」

Jang Dae-myeong’s momentum was tremendous.

It was because he had confirmed that his opponent was truly someone who could kill his father.

However, wasn’t it actually his own joining that had put his father in danger?

“….”

Young-woo felt a strange emotion as he easily dodged Jang Dae-myeong’s attack that came flying with heavy presence.

Crash!

As the large axe gripped by the bluish forearm smashed the empty floor, the crimson coins scattered there bounced up into the air, and at the same time, dozens of marks appeared chaotically in Young-woo’s vision.

―Break

―Break

―Break

‘What is this…?’

Each mark was attached to the coins that had just bounced up.

‘…Ah!’

Young-woo’s next movement was performed half a beat faster than the Gyeongbuk Sword Technique hologram.

It was thanks to immediately understanding what he was supposed to do.

Swish!

Young-woo’s sword cut through the air like lightning.

However, its target was neither Jang Dae-myeong nor Jang Chun-yong, but the coins.

Clang, clang!

The coins struck by the elastic blade shot toward the father and son like bullets.

“Be, be careful…!”

Jang Chun-yong, who realized what Young-woo was attempting, quickly took a defensive stance, but blocking small, fast coins by sight alone while his senses were stolen was never easy.

So what about Jang Dae-myeong, whose body was several times larger than his father’s?

Thud, thud!

His massive body absorbed most of the coins Young-woo had launched.

「Groan!」

Jang Dae-myeong’s eyes widened at the pain he was feeling for the first time.

‘This is it.’

Conversely, Young-woo, thinking he had found a way out, swept the floor widely with his sword.

Swoosh!

Then many more coins than before floated up into the air.

“Ah….”

Fear appeared on Jang Chun-yong’s face as he saw this.

“Dae-myeong…!”

Clang clang clang!

It was merely the metallic sound from coins, but everyone in the assembly couldn’t help but get goosebumps hearing this sound.

Because the result was obvious.

Whoosh whoosh!

Sure enough, the coins Young-woo launched embedded themselves throughout Jang Dae-myeong’s flesh with terrible sounds, and one of them even hit his right eyeball.

「Aaaaagh!」

It was clearly tremendous pain.

Jang Dae-myeong dropped his only weapon, the large axe, to the floor and clutched his face.

「Aaaah…!」

Hearing Jang Dae-myeong’s screams made his chest ache, but Young-woo couldn’t end his suffering right away.

‘If I kill him now, my senses will return. Then it’ll be harder to deal with Jang Chun-yong.’

It was an extremely demonic thought, but wasn’t it unavoidable?

However, the ‘father’s’ reaction exceeded Young-woo’s imagination.

“First, First Sword…!”

Clatter!

As soon as his son suffered fatal wounds, he threw away his sword and knelt before Young-woo.

“Please spare my son! I didn’t know my place…!”

At this point, Young-woo thought his opponent was acting to catch him off guard, but soon he had to accept it when he saw even the senses stolen from Jang Chun-yong slipping away.

Jang Chun-yong had truly decided in that brief moment to give up his own life.

“Uh… Elder.”

Was this what being a father meant?

Young-woo found this entire situation confusing and uncomfortable.

If he was going to beg for his life, he should have done so before the battle began.

Even if he proposed returning now, Jang Dae-myeong wouldn’t comply obediently, would he?

So now there was no choice but to kill him.

And to do that.

‘…I have to kill Jang Chun-yong too.’

While Young-woo wore a gloomy expression, Jang Chun-yong was desperately searching for a way out with his back to his enemy.

“Return…! Didn’t you say there was a way to return earlier?”

He crawled to his son while speaking incoherently, then said with a trembling voice.

“Dae-myeong! Dae-myeong! Can you hear me? Go back quickly even now! This father is fine…!”

Jang Chun-yong, who was pleading while holding his giant son, suddenly flinched.

It was because he noticed green blood seeping onto his hands.

And around this time.

“…Father.”

Young-woo’s shadow stretched long from behind.

Then.

Whoosh!

With a sharp sound cutting through air, Jang Chun-yong’s neck was pierced.

Young-woo had ultimately decided to kill the father first between the two.

Then Jang Chun-yong’s thin body collapsed sideways powerlessly.

Thud.

Then Jang Dae-myeong, who had been crouched with his face covered, felt a terrible sense of wrongness and barely opened his left eye.

「…?」

Jang Dae-myeong’s pupils dilated instantly.

「Uh… uh.」

Since he was 5 meters tall, his father’s corpse collapsed on the floor looked very small.

And soon a completely incomprehensible line was heard from somewhere.

“I thought this would be better than making Father watch his son die.”

“Wh… what are you…”

The moment Jang Dae-myeong, who had fallen into overwhelming panic, flinched his right eye with the coin embedded in it.

Kwaaak!

The black blade flew and pierced through his throat.

Young-woo had made his decision once again.

To kill him before his opponent could grasp the situation and struggle desperately.

Kuwoong!

Finally, Jang Dae-myeong’s bluish body cast a large shadow as it collapsed to the floor.

And then.

Paaaaat!

It shot up a white beam of light and left a Golden Orb where the corpse had been.

「Since the second Mutant of Mungyeong has been eliminated, basic welfare will be applied to this region.」

|Time remaining until Daily Quest application: 20 minutes.

|Time remaining until Merchant appearance: 5 minutes.

The system message that appeared next.

Soon, the Alien Trading Company would appear somewhere in Mungyeong City.

Once he collected the coins scattered around the area, he would have sufficient funds for trading…

“…”

Even though everything had gone according to plan, Young-woo couldn’t shake off his bitter expression.

‘The world has become much more fucked up than I thought.’

However, he didn’t ponder whether it was right to survive like this.

After all, guilt was something you could only feel if you were alive.

Young-woo blinked once heavily, then searched the body of Jang Chun-yong, who unlike his son had left a corpse in the Present World.

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