Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 85
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Chapter 85 23. Thug (4)
“In the end, my life’s conclusion is a bad ending.”
Kim Tae-jun said with a dejected expression as he brought up the Return Button.
In truth, the tragedy was confirmed from the moment his name was put up as a candidate for the First Filtering’s elimination vote.
Even if he had killed the two First Swords here and gone to find his family, a happy ending wouldn’t have been waiting for him.
That said, it wasn’t like the worst had arrived.
“We don’t know the ending yet. It’s only the third day of the reset, and you’re still alive.”
When Young-woo said this, Kim Tae-jun gave a bitter smile.
“You speak so easily. After all, it’s someone else’s business to you.”
With that, as if wanting to quickly finish the matter, he gestured with the hand displaying the Exit Icon.
At this, Young-woo bowed his head deeply to Kim Tae-jun in greeting.
“If there’s good news, I’ll definitely let you know.”
Good news.
At least for Young-woo, it had a double meaning.
The meaning that he would notify him if he found Kim Tae-jun’s family as promised, and.
‘Somewhere there might be an item that can turn friends back into humans, right? Somewhere in this universe.’
Of course, it was merely Young-woo’s wish.
That’s why he couldn’t voice it, not wanting to torture him with false hope.
“I’m counting on you, CEO.”
Eventually, Young-woo shook hands with Kim Tae-jun.
Clap!
Then suddenly a blue light flashed and Kim Tae-jun’s massive body began to fade.
Swoooosh!
Kim Tae-jun, CEO of VC Soft and a third-day mutant of Gwanak District, was being incorporated as Young-woo’s friend.
“Ah…!”
Following that, Young-tae’s body also faded following Kim Tae-jun.
His summoning time had also expired.
“Let’s definitely meet again.”
Young-tae opened his long snout and let out a wistful voice.
Then.
Shrik.
He disappeared without a trace.
“Ah… this is really…”
Jo Sang-ik looked at the spot where Kim Tae-jun and Young-tae had been with eyes full of lingering emotion.
Though he couldn’t express it in words, he was moved as a fellow human being.
He too had come to regard mutants as people.
However, the time for sentiment was brief, as soon a Golden Orb appeared on the ground, signifying that a mutant had been defeated.
Flash!
“You have defeated a mutant.”
“Please select a reward to complete the procedure.”
The guidance text that appeared next.
For Young-woo, this was his fifth time facing a sphere.
In other words, if he chose karma distribution this time too, he would be able to achieve the ‘Golden Flood’ Achievement.
Glance.
When Young-woo silently looked at Jo Sang-ik, he stepped back with the business smile characteristic of civil servants.
“As agreed, the choice is yours, Young-woo.”
Of course, the two hadn’t actually clearly discussed the binary choice.
Therefore, it was just that an agreement had naturally formed through the battle with Kim Tae-jun.
Jo Sang-ik had decided to make a voluntary concession.
“Thank you.”
Young-woo bowed his head to Jo Sang-ik as well, then placed his hand on the golden sphere spinning in mid-air.
Touch.
Then the sphere’s rotation speed increased as it showed the defeat reward.
≪Confirmed Reward≫
“Rock Guardian” – Mutation Gem
【Slot: All Physical Damage Reduction】
≪Selection Reward≫
[3 Million Karma]
or
[30,000 Karma distributed to all residents in the region]
‘Ha, finally.’
After many twists and turns, Young-woo was making a binary choice in Seoul too.
[Golden Flood]
|Make Golden Rain fall in 5 or more regions. (4/5)
Young-woo glanced at the Achievement details he had been holding onto for quite a while, then opened his mouth while keeping his gaze on the spinning golden sphere.
“Vice Minister.”
“Yes.”
“Has Golden Rain ever fallen in Seoul?”
“Gold…? I didn’t hear properly, could you say that again?”
From Jo Sang-ik’s reaction, it seemed he was encountering such a term for the first time, let alone seeing Golden Rain.
He knew there was an option to distribute karma, but didn’t know in what form it was distributed.
“Then let’s see it this time. This is the method I used to become Gyeongbuk First Sword that you were curious about earlier.”
Young-woo finished his binary choice with these words.
[30,000 Karma distributed to all residents in the region]
Then the sphere began to vibrate and suddenly shot up into the sky.
Shwaaaash!
Because the sphere moved quickly leaving a golden trajectory, from below it looked like a long golden diagonal line was being drawn across Gwanak District’s sky.
“…My goodness.”
Jo Sang-ik’s mouth fell open at the unexpected performance.
With the ‘3 million karma monopoly’ he had chosen so far, it just ended with the sphere melting away in mid-air.
‘This was the right answer.’
Jo Sang-ik swallowed heavily as he watched the sphere that had already flown to the edge of his vision.
And then.
Boom!
“Gasp.”
Soon his pupils were dyed golden.
The sphere that had flown to the edge of the sky exploded, filling the entire sky with golden light.
“Wow…!”
52-year-old Jo Sang-ik let out a childlike exclamation.
It was perhaps natural, as this was the first time since the reset that he had witnessed a scene that could be described as beautiful.
And the climax was just beginning.
The golden lights that had spread wide from where the sphere exploded began falling toward the ground.
Swoooosh…!
The sound of the golden lights falling, which sounded exactly like rain.
And indeed, it really looked like rain was falling.
“Go… Golden Rain. It was Golden Rain.”
Jo Sang-ik finally realized what the word Young-woo had pronounced earlier was.
And also the fact that Golden Rain had never fallen even once in Seoul.
If Golden Rain had ever fallen in any region, it would have definitely come up in the First Sword Assembly.
And this meant.
‘…Ah.’
Everyone in the adjacent areas would be watching the Golden Rain currently falling throughout Gwanak District.
Therefore, it would surely be discussed at the First Sword Assembly scheduled for 3 PM today.
“…”
For a moment, a shadow was about to fall across Jo Sang-ik’s face, but the following event drew his attention away.
《Gyeongbuk First Sword ‘Jung Young-woo07’ has given up the exclusive 3 million Karma and gifted 30,000 Karma to all Gwanak residents.》
《30,000 Karma will soon be distributed in the form of commemorative coins. Please prepare.》
“Commemorative coins?”
As Jo Sang-ik muttered in surprise, Young-woo turned to look at him and said.
“They appear instantly, so catch them well.”
“What do you mean…?”
Before Jo Sang-ik could ask back, there was a clinking sound from above his head.
And then.
Flash!
Three golden coins really appeared in mid-air.
“Oh.”
Jo Sang-ik was still bewildered, but he was also Gwanak First Sword with total ability stats reaching thousands.
Therefore, no matter how flustered he was, catching three suddenly falling coins was an easy task.
Clatter!
After Jo Sang-ik caught the coins with lightning-fast movements and opened his hand, he could see the face of Gyeongbuk First Sword Jung Young-woo07 engraved on the coins.
“No… how is something like this possible?”
“Then were mutants or First Swords possible things?”
Young-woo glanced at the commemorative coins in his hand, then threw them toward the empty space behind him.
Whoosh!
Then, from across the bridge where Negwig was parked, another golden object shot out like a bullet.
-Screech!
It was none other than the Artifact-grade Slave Golden Goblin.
“…”
Seeing the goblin catch the coins, Jo Sang-ik didn’t even feel like asking what that was.
Now Jung Young-woo looked almost like an otherworldly being to his eyes.
And it was actually not far from an accurate diagnosis.
Because Young-woo was not simply an Earthling.
Flash!
【Quest Complete – “First Appearance in Martial World”】
【Reward Distributed】
|5 million Karma
As Young-woo expected, the Quest system that judged mutants as ‘targets with total ability stats of 3,000 or more’ processed the mission given by Dogo as complete.
And as promised.
Whirr!
“Huh?”
Some sound came from the sky.
Whoooosh!
A very small piece of metal plummeted with terrifying momentum.
“Gasp.”
“Ugh! What is it.”
Both First Swords were startled, thinking it was another attack, but they didn’t have to show an unseemly appearance since the unidentified metal object stopped near the two of them.
“Wh-what is this?”
Gwanak First Sword Jo Sang-ik couldn’t help but ask Young-woo another question.
Young-woo approached right in front of the problematic metal object.
Whirr.
This object, now making small vibrating sounds while rotating at about 1.5 meters height.
‘…It’s a card?’
It was a palm-sized rectangular card.
In other words, a credit card from the human world.
“…”
Young-woo looked briefly at the sky beyond where this object had shot down, then picked up the problematic card.
Tap.
Then the number 5,000,000 appeared small on the card made of black metal.
“…5 million.”
“Five million? What does that mean?”
“Karma.”
This card was the Quest completion reward given by the alien military contractor Dogo.
Perhaps even this card that had made an amazing flight was a kind of PPL.
Young-woo briefly looked around the now empty surroundings without any mutants, then stuck the card in his pocket.
Since he had eliminated the mutants in this area, wouldn’t a Merchant appear soon?
So he planned to check the merchandise first and then decide where to spend this 5 million.
“Then what’s left now.”
When Young-woo muttered this, Jo Sang-ik’s eyes widened.
“Don’t tell me there’s something else…?”
Mutant elimination, summoning a ‘friend’, and even Golden Rain, a performance on the level of borrowing the sky. He had even seen a card descend from beyond the sky, so what else could there be?
“There’s one most important thing left. But nothing more surprising will happen.”
Young-woo said this while shifting his gaze to the alarm message flashing before his eyes.
[Achievement Achieved: Golden Flood]
|Achievement Grade: Legendary
|Achievement Rank: First
“Recommended Achievement list has been updated.”
“You have 1 unclaimed Achievement reward.”
He had finally completed the main Achievement that had made Young-woo traverse all sorts of regions.
The so-called Golden Rain route.
The first reward was ‘Golden Flash’ with its Sense Steal ability, and the second reward was ‘Golden Punishment’ capable of Pain Infliction, which was tantamount to asymmetric power.
Then what would the third one be?
Young-woo looked at the golden equipment wrapped around his arms and spoke.
“Claim reward.”
Grade 4 Human of the Ruined World (Serial)
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