Level 4 Human in a Ruined World

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Chapter 407: Gift Breakthrough (11)

— Huh? What the…

— Is that… the bride…?

— B-Blood! Run!

As Jiseon stepped onto the virgin road, every guest in the hall was unable to take their eyes off her.

And for good reason.

— Aaaaaaaaah!

With each step, she covered 60 to 70 meters, crushing everything in her path.

Crash!

The guest seats, covered in blue scales, crumbled like mere biscuits underfoot.

The cosmic guests who had initially tried to block the bride’s path scattered in terror.

— M-Madness!

— Run for your lives!

Of course, she had no intention of deliberately trampling the fleeing guests.

Even as she charged forward, she tilted her body to avoid them.

— Move, you bastards!

But this was her mistake.

With a body length of 250 meters, her abrupt shift in posture caused her center of gravity to change drastically.

— Huh? Oh no—

As she stumbled from the sudden imbalance, Jiseon crossed her front legs to regain stability.

CRACK!

Her erratic movement caused the guests to scatter in confusion, and as she swayed again to avoid them, the chaotic cycle continued.

— Shit… I’m screwed!

BOOM! BOOM!

Jiseon's movements became completely unpredictable.

— Is she trying to kill us all?!

— Move to the sides!

— Please… spare me…!

Both guests and reinforcements alike flung themselves in every direction to escape her massive feet, the chaos continuing for a staggering 600 meters—right up to where the three examiners were restraining the prisoners of Rohm.

■ …What in the—?

Hearing the earth-shaking charge, Gern and the two examiners looked up.

And in that fleeting moment of distraction, the prisoners seized their chance.

BAM!

■ Ugh!

■ You bastards!

Even bound in restraints, the prisoners still had enough strength to fight back.

■ Assaulting government officials is a grave crime! Do you want to rot in the Great Prison?!

Gern, furious, wrapped his arms around a prisoner’s neck in an attempt to subdue him, while the other two examiners struggled to restrain the rest.

And in the midst of that chaos—

— Get out of the way!

Jiseon, the Ice Dragon, thundered toward them, shaking the ground beneath her.

CRASH!

Shattered guest seats exploded like bullets in every direction.

The three examiners tried to drag the prisoners away from the incoming force, but the prisoners clung on stubbornly.

■ What the…?!

— Hahaha! Where do you think you’re going?!

— Let’s all die together!

The prisoners cackled as a massive blue shadow loomed over them, bringing with it an overwhelming pressure.

WHOOSH!

Jiseon had arrived.

— Aaaaaaah!

As she stomped forward, her massive, scale-covered knee sent the examiners flying.

SMASH!

■ Gah!

■ Urgh!

Of course, these examiners weren’t weak enough to die from a mere dragon’s kick.

But the real problem was the prisoners.

— Now’s our chance!

— Hahaha!

Taking advantage of the distraction, the prisoners scattered in all directions.

■ Gern! They’re escaping!

One of the examiners, a gaunt man, pointed to prisoners already scaling the walls toward the ceiling.

Gern hesitated, gripping one side of his mask.

He had to choose—defend against the breakthrough or chase down the fugitives.

Then, he made his decision.

■ …We uphold the law.

As a public servant, his duty came first.

Abandoning the attempt to stop Jiseon’s charge, he and the other examiners leaped into the air to pursue the fleeing prisoners.

SWOOSH!

Jiseon glanced sideways, momentarily confused.

— What…?

She didn’t understand why, but the obstacles had suddenly disappeared.

Now, only 140 meters remained.

She could clearly see her groom and son waiting at the altar.

But there was a problem.

Nearby stood Toma, Lemu, and Chairman Dogo.

CLANG!

Toma raised a massive guillotine blade, prompting Jiseon to hastily revert to her human form and land on the ground.

From this point forward, she was in the Chairman’s domain.

Relying on brute force to push through could provoke his ire—a risk she wasn’t willing to take.

— Hmm.

As expected, Chairman Dogo let out a sound of interest.

Leaning forward from his throne, he examined her closely.

— Jiseon, what are you thinking?

Toma, noticing the Chairman’s intent to engage in conversation, slowly lowered his weapon.

Jiseon, without even drawing her sword, simply held up an Aratubank and replied,

— Since you are the de facto host of this ceremony, I await your approval.

Dogo tilted his head.

— My approval… My decision has already been made.

Then, he raised a finger clad in iron armor—pointing directly at the ceremonial box Jiseon was clutching in her right arm.

The bounty placed on that ceremonial box—2 billion won.

That was the chairman’s will.

To properly conduct this extravagant ceremony, one had to prove their worth.

—Fairness has already been ensured. Even Jeonggu reached the altar, didn't he?

It was a statement that was both true and false.

The chairman, the most powerful guest in this wedding hall, might not have moved personally, but weren't the Rank-4 beings standing in his place?

Just as with Yeongwoo before, even if Lemu chose not to intervene, there was no way Jiseon could pass through President Toma alone.

After all, Jeonggu had only reached the altar because the chairman had deliberately stepped back.

That’s why Jiseon had to confirm once again.

—Then… fairness will continue to be upheld, correct?

—Of course.

As Chairman Dogo nodded and looked at Jiseon, she transformed back into her dragon form.

Kwaaaaaah!

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—What…?

The chairman was taken aback, and in that moment, Jiseon opened her massive maw and roared with a thunderous voice.

—I will distribute 5 billion karma evenly to those who help me reach the altar!

—What?!

The chairman immediately rose from his seat at Jiseon's sudden bounty announcement, while Toma, glancing at Chairman Dogo, fidgeted with the blade in his hand.

It seemed he was considering whether to snatch that lunatic ice dragon’s ceremonial box before things got even more out of hand.

Meanwhile, in the back of the virgin road, where people had been fiercely fighting moments ago—

—…….

A chilling silence fell over the crowd.

At the moment Jiseon announced the 5 billion karma reward, everyone froze.

Then.

Step!

A sticky footstep echoed from somewhere along the long virgin road.

—F… Five billion? Even if ten people split it, that’s 500 million each!

It was none other than the tattooed toad, the craftsman of Pegua.

And with his words, an overwhelming surge of energy erupted across the entire virgin road.

—F-Five hundred million!

—Waaaaaah!

—Let’s gooooo!

The guests who had been blocking the ceremonial procession, as well as Yeongwoo’s reinforcements, all started running in unison.

All to take down Toma, who was standing in Jiseon's way.

—C-Chairman…

Seeing the overwhelming force of the guest army, Toma looked up at Chairman Dogo.

Dogo, who had been staring blankly at the back of the virgin road, suddenly clapped his hands once and burst into laughter.

—Absolutely magnificent!

Then, he turned to Toma and spoke.

—Toma! You're in big trouble now!

—Ah.

Realizing that the chairman was indeed going to uphold "fairness" as he had declared, Toma took on a resolute expression and gripped his blade.

Of course, since this was the domain of the family court, outright killing was not an option.

Thus, the choice of the "great warrior" recognized by Dogo was—

Swish!

He twisted the hilt of his blade, reversing the position of the edge and the spine.

As if wielding a reverse-blade sword.

—T-Toma, sir…!

Witnessing this, Yeongwoo couldn't help but be impressed.

Even as a Rank-4 existence, facing down an army of dozens without backing down and choosing to fight without killing…

—He's no ordinary madman. Well, no wonder the chairman acknowledges him.

—Hyaaahhhh!

By then, the dozens of guests responding to Jiseon's 5 billion karma offer had surged forward, shaking the ground, with none other than Kobu, Chobu, and Tobu leading the charge.

—Everyone, advance…!

—Bring down Toma!

—Don’t be intimidated by his presence!

They were even shouting out orders as they moved.

And right behind them, Aldo and his knights, their bodies glowing with fierce energy, were sprinting at full speed.

—These lunatics… They're all desperate to claim the payout.

Watching the absurd spectacle, Yeongwoo rubbed his forehead.

But if throwing 5 billion into the mix could bring in wedding gifts worth hundreds of billions…

"No one’s going to die in this wedding hall anyway! Don’t be scared, just charge!"

As Yeongwoo raised Bastard high to rally the guest army, Toma began rolling his shoulders, loosening up.

Crack, crack!

Then—

Boom!

He stepped forward with his left foot, leaning his body halfway back while gripping his blade with both hands.

That stance…

"F-Full swing!"

The moment Yeongwoo’s eyes widened in realization, Toma unleashed a horizontal slash, putting his full weight into it.

—You insolent fools!

It wasn’t just a question of life and death—if anyone got hit by that, their bodies might turn to dust.

Kwoooosh!

With a monstrous sonic boom, the blade sliced through the air and struck the front of the guest army.

BANG!

The three hammer of Kwaya at the forefront spun like bowling pins, flung through the air.

Seeing this, Aldo and his knights hesitated, as if wanting to stop their charge.

But they couldn’t.

—Waaaaaaah!

—Forward…!

The sheer number of guests pushing forward from behind left them no choice.

—W-Wait, everyone! The hammer of Kwaya just…!

Aldo, shoved forward by the relentless tide of guests, had no time to take in his surroundings.

Seeing this, Jiseon pointed between Aldo and Toma and shouted.

—Throw the prince over there! They won’t be able to attack royalty!

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