Ark

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Ark is a Korean Light Novel by Yoo Seong (유성). This series is completed with 24 volumes published. It also has a sequel called "Ark the Legend", which currently has 16 volumes published.

Ark series is also available in the following languages:

• Português Brasileiro (Brazilian Portuguese)

Story Synopsis

Kim Hyun Woo lived the life of the wealthy thanks to his parents. But one day, he received a phone call informing him of a traffic accident which involved them. His father had died and his mother was hospitalized in critical condition. The normal life he once knew collapsed...

They sold their house, canceled various insurance plans, and moved to a one room apartment. And after a few years, Hyun Woo was spending four to six hours tending to his mother and worked to pay for her medical bills.

One day, one of his instructors recommended him for position in a company called Global Exos, which made an announcement of making history with its newest technological invention.

Translation & Registration

Format Standards

Every chapter (after editing) must conform to the general format guidelines.

• General Format/Style Guideline

Registration

Translators are asked to register which chapters they're working on.

Translation

This novel is in need of Korean Translators. Those who wish to contribute with the main translation group, please visit:

• Japtem

Info

This is a hosted project. Original translations belong to Japtem (vol1 - vol4 ch4) and Ark Machine Translations (vol4 ch5 and on) groups.

Updates

December 2014

• 10: Volume 4 Chapter 4 completed.

November 2014

• 02: Volume 4 Chapter 3 completed.

October 2014

• 05: Volume 4 Chapter 1 completed.
• 19: Volume 4 Chapter 2 completed.

September 2014

• 06: Volume 3 Chapter 8 completed.
• 20: Volume 3 Chapter 9 completed.

All Updates

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Ark novel by Yoo Seong

Volume 1 (Full Text)

• ACT 0 : Prologue
• ACT 1 : New World
• ACT 2 : Mouse Hunter
• ACT 3 : First Dungeon
• ACT 4 : Desperate Struggle with the Demon Mouse
• ACT 5 : Viscount Haverstein's Revenge
• ACT 6 : Cat Knight
• ACT 7 : Familiars
• ACT 8 : You're Dead if You're Caught
• ACT 9 : Two Women

Volume 2 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : Special Army of Familiars
• ACT 2 : Hatchling
• ACT 3 : Underwater City of Nodelesse
• ACT 4 : Win the Hearts of the People
• ACT 5 : The White Whale’s Labyrinth
• ACT 6 : Soul Caretaker
• ACT 7 : Battle of the Grey Ridge
• ACT 8 : Giran, a Merchant's Battlefield
• ACT 9 : Hero Assembly

Volume 3 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : The Silver Arrow
• ACT 2 : Jackson Castle
• ACT 3 : Jackson Crusade
• ACT 4 : Holy Knight Alan
• ACT 5 : Operation Bomb the Scorch Cannons
• ACT 6 : Lord of Darkness, Valderas
• ACT 7 : The Underwater Master
• ACT 8 : Jackson's Hero
• ACT 9 : To Giran Again

Volume 4

• ACT 1 : The Giran’s Institute of Magic
• ACT 2 : Bounty Hunter
• ACT 3 : Meeting Sid Again
• ACT 4 : Meeting the Girl
• ACT 5 : The Red Man
• ACT 6 : Lawless City of Kairote
• ACT 7 : Dark Brother
• ACT 8 : At the End of Hell
• ACT 9 : The Mystery of the Labyrinth

Volume 5 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : Underground World
• ACT 2 : Secure the Raccoons
• ACT 3 : Rehabilitation Stage
• ACT 4 : March, Raccoon Troops!
• ACT 5 : The Fallen Yggdrasil
• ACT 6 : Pieces of Darkness
• ACT 7 : Underdog
• ACT 8 : Experiencing a Spar
• ACT 9 : The Evil Silrion Arena

Volume 6 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : Dark Wolf
• ACT 2 : Brilliant Debut Match
• ACT 3 : Hidden Power of the Rehabilitation Stage
• ACT 4 : Finals
• ACT 5 : Frenzied Night
• ACT 6 : I’m a Fan!
• ACT 7 : Lancel Village
• ACT 8 : Grinding
• ACT 9 : Legend of the Unicorn

Volume 7 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : Magic Detection
• ACT 2 : Absurd Death
• ACT 3 : Sacred Soil
• ACT 4 : Slime’s Immortality Pill
• ACT 5 : It is War!
• ACT 6 : Shrine of War
• ACT 7 : Conditions of the Alliance
• ACT 8 : Defense Tower Defeated
• ACT 9 : Caretaker of the Battlefield

Volume 8 (Full Text)

• ACT 1 : Cash Walker
• ACT 2 : Final Winner?
• ACT 3 : Secrets of Silvana Castle
• ACT 4 : See you again, Silvana!
• ACT 5 : Alan Stabbed to Death
• ACT 6 : Salrin's Descendants
• ACT 7 : Salrin's Towers
• ACT 8 : Ruin Knight
• ACT 9 : Door to a Different World

Volume 9

• ACT 1 : Alive
• ACT 2 : Falling From a Cliff and Meeting an Ironic Fate
• ACT 3 : Legendary Hero?
• ACT 4 : Radun
• ACT 5 : Different World? Netherworld?
• ACT 6 : Tragedy of The Three Pig Brothers
• ACT 7 : Hunting the Dead
• ACT 8 : Stabbing Ark to Death
• ACT 9 : Innocence Knight

Volume 10

• ACT 1 : Deimos’ Profession?
• ACT 2 : Deception
• ACT 3 : Lee Myung-ryong’s Humiliation
• ACT 4 : Working Part-time at the Village in the Valley
• ACT 5 : Locate the Laboratory
• ACT 6 : My Fair Lady
• ACT 7 : Galgin Clan’s Disaster
• ACT 8 : Ark’s Responsibility
• ACT 9 : Magaro’s Laboratory

Volume 11

• ACT 1 : Unfinished Quest
• ACT 2 : A Heartless City
• ACT 3 : New Hobby
• ACT 4 : Buksil the House Pig?
• ACT 5 : Baran Family Rescue Mission
• ACT 6 : Capture X
• ACT 7 : Near Miss!
• ACT 8 : Ark's Trading Business
• ACT 9 : Truth of the World Trees

Volume 12

• ACT 1 : Pets will Grow with Food and Affection?
• ACT 2 : Netherworld Go Go Go
• ACT 3 : Show Me the Money
• ACT 4 : War is Business
• ACT 5 : Special Attack Corps
• ACT 6 : Ageiron
• ACT 7 : Gateway Breakthrough
• ACT 8 : Red Man's Counterattack
• ACT 9 : Netherworld Rises

Volume 13

• ACT 1 : Whereabouts of the Last Three Marvels
• ACT 2 : Managements Special Target
• ACT 3 : Isyuram's Incident Records
• ACT 4 : Mentor and Disciple
• ACT 5 : Seutandal's Hero
• ACT 6 : Vampire Castle
• ACT 7 : Forced Slave Pens
• ACT 8 : The Boy Dedric
• ACT 9 : Showdown: Vampire vs. Vampire

Volume 14

• ACT 1 : Pet Dog
• ACT 2 : Change Profession Quest
• ACT 3 : Mother
• ACT 4 : Land of the Dead
• ACT 5 : Along the Path of Stars
• ACT 6 : City of the Dead
• ACT 7 : Rhapsody Melody
• ACT 8 : Underground Crypt
• ACT 9 : Rise Rise 2nd Profession

Volume 15

• ACT 1 : Eternal Soul
• ACT 2 : Find the Forbidden Ingredients
• ACT 3 : Hell Training
• ACT 4 : The Phantom Hourglass
• ACT 5 : The Knowing Eyeball
• ACT 6 : Marine Chase
• ACT 7 : Beast Master
• ACT 8 : National Police Agency Quest
• ACT 9 : Magic Kingdom Bristania

Volume 16

• ACT 1 : Slums
• ACT 2 : Investigation
• ACT 3 : Caretaker of the People
• ACT 4 : Start of a Long Festival
• ACT 5 : The Carnival (1)
• ACT 6 : The Carnival (2)
• ACT 7 : The Carnival (3)
• ACT 8 : Pirate Cleanup!
• ACT 9 : Hwaryong Mountain

Volume 17

• ACT 1 : The Quest that Shouldn’t have been Accepted!
• ACT 2 : Using a Crisis as an Opportunity!
• ACT 3 : Rehabilitation Treatment
• ACT 4 : Dragonian
• ACT 5 : Devil’s Identity
• ACT 6 : Dark Soul VS Beast Master
• ACT 7 : Using the Divine Skill
• ACT 8 : Finding the Lost Dream of a Jackpot!
• ACT 9 : Crisis of Lancel Village

Volume 18

• ACT 1 : Return of the King
• ACT 2 : Crime File
• ACT 3 : Prelude: Illusion Sonata
• ACT 4 : Media Power
• ACT 5 : Under their Feet....
• ACT 6 : Game Exclusive News
• ACT 7 : Lancel's New Town Plan
• ACT 8 : Lancel’s Security Measures
• ACT 9 : Start of the Real Battle

Volume 19

• ACT 1 : War Preparations
• ACT 2 : Gathering in Nagaran
• ACT 3 : Dark Eden's Second Coming
• ACT 4 : Opening of the Siege
• ACT 5 : Mackerel Pieces Gamble
• ACT 6 : Impregnable Fortress
• ACT 7 : Lord
• ACT 8 : Dreams Come True
• ACT 9 : Into the Abyss

Volume 20

• ACT 1 : Abyss
• ACT 2 : Dungeon of the Blind
• ACT 3 : Hell Door
• ACT 4 : Magura's Stone
• ACT 5 : Emergency Situation
• ACT 6 : Sea Monster Extermination
• ACT 7 : Conqueror of the Sea
• ACT 8 : Eat until you throw up!
• ACT 9 : Lobbyist

Volume 21

• ACT 1 : Crusade and Money
• ACT 2 : Pabiun Fortress
• ACT 3 : Smuggler's Pass
• ACT 4 : Alan's Resurrection
• ACT 5 : Inventor Wormer
• ACT 6 : Catch Alan
• ACT 7 : Canyon Escape Operation
• ACT 8 : Death Lord
• ACT 9 : Shangri-La

Volume 22

• ACT 1 : Descent of the Goddess
• ACT 2 : War to Secure the Sacred Blood
• ACT 3 : Double Agent
• ACT 4 : Behind the History
• ACT 5 : Nagaran's Coalition
• ACT 6 : Grab Hold of the Enemy
• ACT 7 : Dungeon Keeper
• ACT 8 : Racard's Destruction
• ACT 9 : High Pureness Vampire

Volume 23

• ACT 1 : Hell Door's Defensive War
• ACT 2 : Hell River (I)
• ACT 3 : Hell River (II)
• ACT 4 : Swirl of Intrigue
• ACT 5 : Save Nagaran's Restoration Funds
• ACT 6 : Duke Sarkin's Plot
• ACT 7 : Viscount Ark
• ACT 8 : Legend Quest
• ACT 9 : Pendragon

Volume 24

• ACT 1 : Invade Rwigenberg
• ACT 2 : Heroes’ Descendants
• ACT 3 : Charge, Charge, Charge!
• ACT 4 : Idea Maze (Ⅰ)
• ACT 5 : Idea Maze (Ⅱ)
• ACT 6 : The Dark Lord
• ACT 7 : Second Coming of a Legend
• ACT 8 : Project: Lucifer
• Epilogue

Ark The Legend novel by Yoo Seong (Sequel)

Volume 1

• Prologue
• Space 1: The Name is Ark
• Space 2 : Galaxian
• Space 3 : From the Beginning Again
• Space 4 : The Octupuses' Dream
• Space 5 : R-14's Master
• Space 6 : Welcome to Nephalim (Part:1)
• Space 7 : Welcome to Nephalim (Part:2)
• Space 8 : Scavenger
• Space 9 : Inavder

Volume 2

• Space 1: Ruins Exploration
• Space 2: Secret of the Relics
• Space 3: Planet Beltana
• Space 4: The 3rd Group (Part:1)
• Space 5: The 3rd Group (Part:2)
• Space 6: Straggler
• Space 7: Pyramid
• Space 8: Pharaoh's Legacy
• Space 9: To the Base.....!

Volume 3

• Space 1: Ikram
• Space 2: Beyond the Crisis
• Space 3: His and Her Circumstances
• Space 4: Waking Up! (PART: 1)
• Space 5: Waking Up! (PART: 2)
• Space 6: Touching Reunion
• Space 7: Unauthorized Attack!
• Space 8: Doom Machine (Part: 1)
• Space 9: Doom Machine (Part: 2)

Volume 4

• Space 1: Hero Making
• Space 2: New Goal
• Space 3: Unfinished Quest x3
• Space 4: Over the Border
• Space 5: Hospital Incident
• Space 6: Outlands
• Space 7: Fishing Reel
• Space 8: Under the Black Water……
• Space 9: Secret of the Prohibited Area

Volume 5

• Space 1: My Name is Alan!
• Space 2: GO! GO! GO!
• Space 3: Unknown Enemy
• Space 4: In the X…..
• Space 5: Curse VS Curse
• Space 6: Never-ending Quest
• Space 7: Like a Phoenix!
• Space 8: That Guy, This Guy, That Guy
• Space 9: After a Long Quest…...

Volume 6

• Space 1: Special Reward
• Space 2: CEO’s Responsibilities
• Space 3: Mt. Fargo
• Space 4: In That Place
• Space 5: Mystery of the Stone Mountain
• Space 6: Cave of Terror
• Space 7: Enemy Unknown
• Space 8: Land where the sun sets and sun rises
• Space 9: Elim!

Volume 7

• Space 1: Throwdown
• Space 2: Hero VS Hero (Part:1)
• Space 3: Hero VS Hero (Part: 2)
• Space 4: Flying the Federation's Flag....
• Space 5: That Man
• Space 6: Sector S-20
• Space 7: Visitors
• Space 8: Amara
• Space 9: Light that calls the Darkness

Volume 8

• Space 1: Escape
• Space 2: Galaxian Now....
• Space 3: Unconfirmed Field
• Space 4: Abyss of Despair
• Space 5: Silver Star
• Space 6: To Istana
• Space 7: Pioneer Quest
• Space 8: That Man
• Space 9: Event! Event! Event!

Volume 9

• Space 1: Ark's 24 Hours
• Space 2: The Best Hunting Ground
• Space 3: Water Cleaning Strategy
• Space 4: After the Clean-up
• Space 5: My Land
• Space 6:
• Space 7:
• Space 8:
• Space 9:

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Series Overview

Ark

• 아크. 1 (July 14, 2008 ISBN 9788925706160)
• 아크. 2 (July 14, 2008 ISBN 9788925706177)
• 아크. 3 (August 14, 2008 ISBN 9788925706184)
• 아크. 4 (September 10, 2008 ISBN 9788925706191)
• 아크. 5 (October 11, 2008 ISBN 9788925706207)
• 아크. 6 (November 6, 2008 ISBN 9788925707396)
• 아크. 7 (December 1, 2008 ISBN 9788925707402)
• 아크. 8 (January 2, 2009 ISBN 9788925707419)
• 아크. 9 (February 26, 2009 ISBN 9788925707433)
• 아크. 10 (February 26, 2009 ISBN 9788925707433)
• 아크. 11 (March 30, 2009 ISBN 9788925709178)
• 아크. 12 (April 30, 2009 ISBN 9788925709185)
• 아크. 13 (June 1, 2009 ISBN 9788925709192)
• 아크. 14 (June 30, 2009 ISBN 9788925709208)
• 아크. 15 (July 28, 2009 ISBN 9788925709215)
• 아크. 16 (September 1, 2009 ISBN 9788925711591)
• 아크. 17 (September 30, 2009 ISBN 9788925711607)
• 아크. 18 (October 10, 2009 ISBN 9788925711614)
• 아크. 19 (December 1, 2009 ISBN 9788925712628)
• 아크. 20 (January 6, 2010 ISBN 9788925712635)
• 아크. 21 (February 1, 2010 ISBN 9788925712642)
• 아크. 22 (March 2, 2010 ISBN 9788925714240)
• 아크. 23 (May 3, 2010 ISBN 9788925714257)
• 아크. 24(Complete)(June 25, 2010 ISBN 9788925715162)

Ark the Legend

• 아크 더 레전드. 1 (January 14, 2014 ISBN 9788925798813)
• 아크 더 레전드. 2 (January 14, 2014 ISBN 9788925798820)
• 아크 더 레전드. 3 (February 24, 2014 ISBN 9788925798837)
• 아크 더 레전드. 4 (March 24, 2014 ISBN 9788925798844)
• 아크 더 레전드. 5 (April 28, 2014 ISBN 9788925706207)