Level 4 Human in a Ruined World - Chapter 33

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Chapter 33: Alien (1)

Invitation to the Strongest Sword in Gyeongbuk.

As Yeongwoo read all the text, the title he possessed changed.

Paah!

“Gyeongbuk’s Strongest Sword” – Epic Title

【Supremacy of the Strongest Sword】

【Voting Rights】

【Gyeongbuk Sword Law】

‘Hmm…? The effect has been added.’

The most noticeable were two things.

First, the grade of the title that was ‘Unique’ changed to ‘Epic.’

And second, the option ‘Voting Rights’ was added.

Voting Rights power…

It means the power to exercise rights in deliberative bodies such as councils or shareholders’ meetings.

Then what exactly is the decision about?

‘Judging by giving Voting Rights power to the Strongest Sword of a large-scale region, it seems like an unusual authority.’

Whatever it was, to use this authority, one must first stay alive.

“……”

Yeongwoo put the bracelet left by Dokgo sehwan on his arm, then took the early bird that the guy was holding and tucked it into his backpack.

Then.

Quad-deuk!

He looked at Kim Hyunho, who was pushing skilled individuals away like a bulldozer on the other side.

「Kwaaaah!」

Various emotions were intertwined in the momentum unleashed with the blade.

Anger, sadness, and joy.

After all, from his perspective, he must be killing those who killed him.

At the same time, he was harming the citizens of Sangju by giving up the position of Sangju Mayor without harming them.

[Sangju Mayor – Kim Hyunho]

Yeongwoo briefly looked at the name tag on the mutant’s head, then, clutching the early bird, he rushed out.

Taah!

The skilled individuals who came to help Sangju’s Strongest Sword had diminished, and even more, they were trying to run away from the scene, showing their backs to Kim Hyunho.

However, the escape did not seem to be successful.

Both of them were already under the giant shadow of Kim Hyunho.

Boooom!

Finally, Sangju Mayor Kim Hyunho swung his sword towards the fleeing people.

And simultaneously.

– Break

– Break

In Yeongwoo’s sight, who was chasing behind the Mayor, two ‘Break’ marks appeared.

It meant that although he couldn’t kill the opponent with this attack, he could disrupt the posture.

The two marks were attached to Kim Hyunho’s lower back and the hind leg of the black horse he rode.

According to the hologram, both attacks were ‘throwing attacks.’

It meant throwing the early bird and dagger inserted in the belt one after the other.

“……!”

Following the guide, Yeongwoo threw both weapons while jumping to the left side of Kim Hyunho.

The hologram was also running in that direction.

‘Why all of a sudden…?’

It was the first time the hologram used the space so extensively, but Yeongwoo followed the guide without questioning.

Because.

「……!」

Having skillfully sensed the surprise attack from behind, Kim Hyunho turned his sword to block the dagger thrown by Yeongwoo.

At the same time, the early bird flying towards his lower back also twisted his body at an unbelievable angle to avoid it.

– Void (虛)

– Void (虛)

The two marks successively changed to ‘Void,’ but the holographic battle was still ongoing.

Soon, the hologram positioned itself at Kim Hyunho’s side, pulling his arm in a gesture to retrieve the weapons.

Following suit, Yeongwoo swiftly pulled the two weapons back.

Paah!

At that moment, the early bird and dagger, which had bounced off in different directions, returned simultaneously, attempting a dual attack.

It was then that Yeongwoo finally realized.

‘The higher-level swordsmanship provides a much more sophisticated guide.’

Of course, with just the remote retrieval function of the belt, he couldn’t inflict fatal damage to Kim Hyunho.

However.

Swiish!

If he could somehow get the blades to touch his body…

– Break

– Break

Finally, the ‘Break’ mark appeared at the tips of the two weapons cutting through the air, and a moment later, Yeongwoo saw one of them change to ‘Void.’

Paeaeng!

Kim Hyunho turned the sword once again, deflecting the early bird.

The delayed dagger, however, reached his left arm wrapped in full armor.

Teeit!

At that moment, the ‘Break’ mark attached to the dagger vibrated and turned red.

「Huh?」

The shadow that looked like a towering fortress, Kim Hyunho’s, swayed significantly forward and backward.

The unique effect of the golden retribution had been applied.

【Inflict pain on the enemy.】

‘Here it comes! The opportunity…!’

As Yeongwoo pulled out the early bird from his hip, raising his eyes, Kim Hyunho turned his left arm to look at him from under the attached headpiece.

「This bastard…!」

But unlike the furious words, his two eyes were shaking severely.

He felt fear from Yeongwoo, who had inflicted immense pain just by contact.

Kim Hyunho couldn’t say anything more and focused on the two escapees who were already running far away.

Kwagwagwak!

‘He doesn’t intend to fight me.’

However, the pain once initiated didn’t easily let go of Kim Hyunho.

“Euk!”

While avoiding Yeongwoo, he forcefully twisted his waist several times, even though he was running on horseback.

However, that didn’t stop him.

On the contrary.

Kudududud!

He forcefully urged the horse and swung the sword more violently as he narrowed the distance with the escapees.

Boooom!

The solid sound of breaking waves echoed as the bodies of the fleeing escapees scattered.

Then, Kim Hyunho’s black horse passed over them, crushing the corpses under its hooves.

It was an exceedingly retaliatory act.

And Yeongwoo sensed it as he watched. Perhaps Kim Hyunho might really be innocent.

“Mayor Kim Hyunho! There were unpleasant suspicions, is it true?”

When Yeongwoo shouted like this, Kim Hyunho’s body momentarily wavered.

But that was it.

He didn’t stop; instead, he changed direction and began to run somewhere crowded with people.

It seemed he wanted to kill as many people as possible before he exhausted his strength.

In response, Yeongwoo accelerated even more, calling out his name.

“Kim Hyunho!”

Finally, he turned around.

「Suspicion or whatever, you guys already killed me. Now, there’s only one thing I have to do. Make you guys suffer. I’ve been waiting for that all this time.」

Even if it wasn’t Yeongwoo, anyone who heard it would have felt sincerity in his tone.

‘The idea of returning peacefully is not going to work at all.’

Yeongwoo made a disgusted expression as he felt the lingering malice emanating from Kim Hyunho’s appearance.

Dududududududu…!

Kim Hyunho’s momentum, which had been staggering, gradually recovered, and the movements of the dark horse he controlled became faster.

It is the pain of the golden punishment that is piercing through.

‘I have to settle it here. If he goes into the city, dozens of people will be cut down every time the sword moves.’

The apartment complex on the other side was already visible.

He clearly knew the structure of the city as the mayor.

Thud!

As Yeongwoo increased his speed and prepared to shoot weapons in succession as before, Kim Hyunho, who saw through it skillfully, spoke again.

「Leave me alone. After I finish my work, I’ll die quietly. 」

“People are clearly going to be killed, and you want me to leave you alone?”

Yeongwoo was already sending his dagger flying from his waist, and Kim Hyunho, who was watching him, twisted his body in response.

Sweeit!

The sharp sound of the dagger passing near Kim Hyunho’s shoulder.

Next, Yeongwoo’s early bird aimed for Kim Hyunho’s head, but it was blocked by the black sword.

Peeiing!

However, Yeongwoo’s prepared attack was not over here.

As he threw the early bird, Yeongwoo also pulled out another early bird from his backpack and swung it.

「……!」

For Kim Hyunho, who had tasted the bitterness of the previous dual attack, it was a scene that could only be terrifying.

This time, a three-sided attack was approaching.

‘Oh, damn.’

Kim Hyunho, who anticipated the dog-like future, gritted his teeth and grasped his sword, while Yeongwoo retrieved the weapons he had sent out and swung the early bird.

Hwaeaeaeat!

Naturally, since the attack of the ‘original’ Yeongwoo would be the most powerful, Kim Hyunho had no choice but to block his sword first.

Therefore, he had to skillfully avoid the remaining blades flying towards his back and right side.

But now, it seemed that Kim Hyunho was in a state where he had lost half of his senses to Yeongwoo.

Chaeeaang!

Doing his best, he received Yeongwoo’s early bird with the black sword, and then twisted his upper body as much as possible to reduce the area of his body.

Kkudeudeuk.

Although his armor was urgently moving enough to open the seams, it was not a sufficient response.

Due to the height difference with Yeongwoo, the entry angle of the two blades flying from the air was too wide.

Whiit!

When Kim Hyunho turned his body to avoid both weapons, the exposed nape of the black horse beneath him was completely exposed.

「Ah……!」

Realizing this, Kim Hyunho twisted his face, but the early bird and dagger had already entered the inside of the mane, scraping away.

And then, what happened next.

「Kwuuoar!」

A scream, but not a scream from Kim Hyunho.

Yeongwoo, who was anticipating him falling, tilted his head as he watched Kim Hyunho suffer.

‘What the… Was that black horse also part of this guy’s abilities?’

Anyway, there was no better time than now to end the mayor’s reign.

Because for the first time, the symbol ‘kill’ appeared on the opponent.

– Kill

It was in just one place.

It was attached to the head of Kim Hyunho, who was shaking in the air without any sense.

‘He had only one weakness.’

As Yeongwoo raised the early bird threateningly and looked at Kim Hyunho’s head, he seemed to have felt something and shouted with a frightened face.

「Wait! Wait a minute!」

While saying this, Kim Hyunho unconsciously glanced at the apartment complex surrounding him like a folding screen on his back.

If only he could run a little faster…

No, if the crazy guy in front of him didn’t interfere, he would have vented his resentment without any grudge.

Only now did suspicion arise in Kim Hyunho’s mind, and he asked with an expression of genuine disbelief.

「What are you…? Why the hell does someone like you exist?!」

Someone like you.

Kim Hyunho felt anger and resentment at the fact that a human more powerful than mutants existed.

According to the ‘voice’ that had been coming from the darkness for a long time, the reason mutants were originally sent back to the original world was to judge the masses.

But now, it seemed that to anyone looking, this was not a judge, but just a mere monster.

Moreover, he hadn’t even fulfilled his grudge.

“……”

However, just because it was Yeongwoo didn’t mean he had the answers.

He was also just a human living day by day in this broken world due to the reset.

“Why do I, a guy like me, exist? I don’t know. I just survive well in this world. So, I become stronger. That’s why I thought you guys would have the answers.”

Yeongwoo still held the knife, looking at Kim Hyunho, who was still staggering, and raised the knife again.

“But it seems like you guys don’t know anything either.”

Swish.

As Yeongwoo aimed the blade at Kim Hyunho’s head, the guy’s eyelids widened.

“Just die now. Let’s end it with the Golden Rain.”

Shiit!

Yeongwoo’s silver-white blade cut through the air like an arrow.

「No!!」

Despite Kim Hyunho’s resistance, the blade had already pierced through his skull.
Quack!

Kim Hyunho’s head shattered with a sound like cracking cookies, and at the same time, a white beam shot up into the sky.

‘If I use the Golden Rain this time, it will be the third time.’

As Yeongwoo thought this while looking at the golden sphere left by Kim Hyunho, a new notification appeared in his field of view.

「The second mutant in Sangju has been eliminated, so basic welfare will be applied to this area.」

|Remaining time until the application of daily quest: 20 minutes.

|Remaining time until the appearance of a merchant: 5 minutes.

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