Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 57

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Chapter 57 15. Oddball (4)

A sudden chase on the road.

Even before the reset occurred, this wouldn’t normally be something to stay calm about, yet Jong-su was remarkably composed while engaged in a chase in this harsh world.

Click.

Composed enough to turn on his hazard lights before starting to decelerate, warning the car behind him.

Of course, the Gyeongbuk First Sword in the back seat played a part in his ability to remain so calm.

Whatever the identity of their pursuers, the probability of them being stronger than the Gyeongbuk First Sword was extremely low.

But what Jong-su was even more concerned about was none other than a collision accident.

If he suddenly braked hard and the cars behind crashed into them…

‘Then I’d be a sitting duck on the Nakdong River.’

Setting aside whether his body could remain intact in such an accident, losing their means of transportation would naturally lead to Jong-su being abandoned since he couldn’t keep up with the First Sword’s mobility.

So he was desperately trying to prevent any damage to the car.

Vroooom…

As Jong-su moved to the edge of the road with his hazard lights on and decelerated, the two Audis that had been chasing them with fierce momentum also quickly reduced their speed.

Screech!

One car overtook Jong-su and Young-woo, blocking their path and stopping, while the other stopped close behind them as if to block their retreat.

“This isn’t their first time doing this.”

Jong-su looked back and forth while engaging the side brake.

And during this time, people began getting out of the two Audis that had surrounded their vehicle.

Slam!

The identity of those who appeared from the wide-open doors was exactly…

“…?”

“Huh? They’re just kids.”

Just as Jong-su had stated.

Boys and girls who looked to be in their mid-to-late teens at most.

Five in total.

Of course, since each was carrying a weapon, simply calling them ‘kids’ felt somewhat inadequate, but they were certainly much younger than the two had expected.

“These little punks… They probably don’t even have licenses yet, right? This really is the end times, isn’t it, hyung-nim?”

Jong-su was the embodiment of respect for elders, always calling people ‘hyung-nim.’

So how could he just sit and watch such disgraceful insubordination?

Slam!

Sure enough, Jong-su pushed open the driver’s door with fire in his eyes.

While he trusted Young-woo in the back seat, he was also quite skilled among ordinary people, so he acted boldly.

But even if they were minors, could kids who robbed cars in groups really be ordinary?

Whoosh!

Before Jong-su could fully open the driver’s door, a slender boy rushed out and blocked the door with his body, closing it again.

Slam!

“Don’t act up and stay still.”

A voice as youthful as his appearance.

The eyes peering through the car window into the driver’s seat even had a fishy feeling to them.

“What? You little shit.”

Finally showing his true nature, Jong-su tried to push the car door open again, but this time a sharp presence arose from his side.

Crash!

Suddenly the passenger window shattered and a long spear shaft thrust inside.

“This…!”

The moment Jong-su turned his head to the side and was shocked to see the spear blade that had already reached his shoulder.

Thud!

A hand shot out from the back seat and grabbed the spear shaft.

Then it simply snapped the spear shaft in half like breaking a cookie.

“…Hyung-nim!”

Jong-su, who instinctively realized this was Young-woo’s display of skill, turned around, and the ‘little punks’ surrounding the car also had no choice but to turn their gazes to the back seat.

While they had sufficiently anticipated that today’s prey might have a passenger…

“Move close to the left, Jong-su.”

They never could have imagined that passenger would swing a 5-meter black sword from inside the car.

Swooooosh!

The blade extending long from the back seat drew a large semicircle, cutting down both the spear wielder who had targeted Jong-su and the passenger seat in one stroke.

“Whoa, fuck!”

The ‘slender guy’ who saw the spear wielder on the opposite side get cut in half widened his eyes and stepped back.

Then Jong-su opened the car door, got out, and kicked the guy’s shin.

Thwack!

“Ahhh!”

The delinquent youth rolled around on the ground.

Right on cue, Young-woo also kicked open the back seat door and revealed himself outside.

Bang!

“My word. They’re all young without exception.”

The time was 6:21 PM.

Since the sun hadn’t set yet, the figure of Gyeongbuk First Sword Jung Young-woo07 shone with an eerie brightness.

This was due to the golden equipment obtained from the Golden Rain Achievement and the silver-white Mirage reflecting natural light.

“…Gasp.”

“What is that…?”

Actually, just looking at his appearance, it was an utterly ridiculous sight, but since everyone had just witnessed this strange person’s martial prowess, no one could think it was funny.

They simply couldn’t understand the situation and eventually became afraid.

“Ah, mister… please spare us. We’re sorry.”

Finally, the only girl among the robbery gang quickly attempted to change tactics.

She dropped the sword she was holding and knelt down.

“If you let us go this time, we’ll absolutely never do it again. Okay?”

Starting with the girl’s plea, the other two boys near Young-woo also knelt down one by one.

“…We’re sorry.”

“We’re really sorry.”

These guys had also abandoned their weapons and declared surrender, but Young-woo knew well.

That they would never have shown mercy to the weak people they had encountered before.

Couldn’t you tell just from their attack method of thrusting a spear into the driver’s seat without warning?

Even the blade of the girl who had dropped her weapon first was tinged reddish, soaked with blood.

“…”

Young-woo confirmed that the weapons of the other guys were also slightly stained red, then sighed and said.

“No need to apologize, since this mister is also a villain.”

“…?”

“What?”

At the unexpected response, the delinquent youths raised their heads with a start.

And soon Young-woo’s dry voice poured down on them.

“I’m not the type to go easy on people just because they’re young. You guys are going to die here.”

“…!”

The three teenagers who had been kneeling with faces about to cry immediately changed their expressions coldly upon hearing Young-woo’s line.

Then they exchanged silent signals with each other.

Dash!

Very quickly, they all reached for their respective weapons.

The plan was for all three to attack Young-woo simultaneously.

However, their opponent was the Gyeongbuk First Sword.

Swish!

As soon as the bastards made a sound, a black trajectory cut through the air, and immediately after.

Thud thud thud…

Three cute little heads fell to the ground one after another.

Of course, only Young-woo, Jong-su, and the ‘skinny bastard’ who was still clutching his shin on the floor witnessed this scene.

“Um, uh…”

Soon Jong-su looked back and forth between the last boy trembling at his feet and the three heads that had rolled away, mumbling with his mouth.

He still knew well that these bastards were villains who had tried to kill him, but seeing heads actually fall off made his heart weaken.

“…”

Young-woo, who had been staring at him intently, tilted his head and said.

“That’s unexpected. Haven’t you been through all kinds of battles too, Jong-su?”

“Well, that’s true, but… killing monsters and killing people are somewhat different, aren’t they? Instinctively…”

Jong-su gave a bitter smile.

However, Young-woo wasn’t smiling.

No, rather he looked at the Early Bird that Jong-su was holding with an expression that said he really couldn’t understand.

“Are you saying you’ve never killed a person? Even because of that sword, you couldn’t have avoided killing at the Exchange Office.”

The special privilege given to those first in line for exchange, Early Bird.

In Young-woo’s case, as soon as he received the sword, many people rushed at him, so he was speaking from experience.

But this time Jong-su looked puzzled.

“At the Exchange Office…? Even though I grabbed the sword first, did situations arise where I had to resort to murder? From then on, I would have been the threat…”

“…”

Hearing Jong-su’s words, Young-woo was momentarily speechless as if he’d been hit on the back of the head.

Well, it was natural.

Jong-su had a better build than Young-woo and even an intimidating appearance.

When such a person got the Early Bird, no one around dared to attack him. He didn’t look easy to handle at all.

On the other hand, Young-woo at that time…

‘Damn it.’

He felt a strange sense of defeat.

He knew well that he couldn’t manage his expression right now.

But he really felt wronged.

Even though the world had reset, in reality, not everyone had experienced the same world.

“So you’re saying you’ve never killed a single person until now?”

“Yes… There were times when fights almost broke out, but back then there weren’t such crazy bastards like this.”

Of course, this was also Jong-su’s one-sided experience story due to his good physique.

Young-woo had to keep fighting challengers who looked down on him even after becoming the First Sword.

“Hmm, anyway, hyung… I don’t think it’s right to just kill them all like this.”

“It’s not indiscriminate. I’m making the bastards who tried to kill us pay the price.”

“That’s right… it is right, but.”

Jong-su made a “tsk” sound and irritably stroked his chin.

For him, murder was an enormous burden and an act that crossed a line that shouldn’t be crossed.

In a way, Jong-su was extremely normal.

“If you can’t do it, step aside. I have no intention of letting even one of them live.”

When Young-woo approached the last robber while emanating black killing intent, Jong-su flinched and eventually stepped back.

Then the boy who had been listening to their conversation had a seizure and grabbed Jong-su’s pant leg.

“H-hyung! Please stop that mister! We didn’t know better! Please…!”

However, the boy’s plea didn’t last long.

Young-woo swung his sword without a moment’s hesitation, and Jong-su couldn’t see that movement.

What Jong-su definitely saw was.

Thunk.

Only the head that fell from the boy’s body in the blink of an eye.

“…Huk.”

As Jong-su unconsciously brushed himself off and stepped back, the headless corpse flailed in the air and fell face down on the ground.

Splurt.

“Is this really right? Hyung?”

Jong-su spoke in a flustered tone.

Meanwhile, Young-woo calmly searched the dead man’s pockets and said.

“If you really don’t understand, think about how many people these bastards have killed so far. What those people felt right before they died. I think I know because I’ve experienced it a bit.”

After saying this much, Young-woo glanced at the half-destroyed old Sonata.

“That won’t run anymore, will it? Let’s switch to a new car.”

He was talking about the Audis that blocked the Sonata front and back.

Then Young-woo spoke again.

“If you want to part ways, now is your last chance. There happen to be two cars, so if you’ve changed your mind, go now.”

Fourth-Class Human of the Ruined World (Serial)

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