The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 103
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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 103
Episode 103: Popular Guy (3)
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Mincheol, who had returned to his apartment, held up the business card and cheered.
“Kkwaekkwi, do you see this? This is a business card given by an Awakened from Seol-aeng! With just this, I can enter Seol-aeng!”
“Kkwak!”
Kkwaekkwi also spread its wings and cheered.
It didn’t seem to understand what Mincheol was saying.
It just seemed happy because Mincheol was happy.
“Wow, to think I’d receive a recruitment offer from South Korea’s number one guild.”
Seol-aeng was famous not only in South Korea but worldwide.
It was a guild founded by Lee Dong-hwi, a 0th generation legend.
Though it had declined somewhat since Lee Dong-hwi’s retirement, the reputation and power it had built up remained strong.
“When I missed Goseong Guild’s offer, I shed tears of blood, but now I’m making up for it right away. I guess that’s why they say ‘a blessing in disguise.'”
“Kkwak.”
“When should I visit them? It would be best to go as soon as possible, right?”
A rosy future was already being painted in Mincheol’s mind.
Joining Seol-aeng while receiving everyone’s praise, and then telling his mother this.
That her son had grown up so wonderfully, so she shouldn’t blame herself anymore.
“Right. I should let Mother know.”
Mincheol picked up his smartphone but hesitated.
“…But what should I do about the Hope Society?”
That’s right. Mincheol had become Seol-aeng’s benefactor while simultaneously becoming the Hope Society’s enemy.
Of course, he didn’t regret fighting the Hope Society.
They were the ones who attacked first.
“Anyway, they don’t know my identity, so it doesn’t matter…”
The problem was that the moment he visited Seol-aeng, his real identity would be exposed.
“Would Seol-aeng keep my identity secret? Even if they did, would I be safe from the Hope Society?”
Many people had already witnessed Hwang Gye-sik handing Mincheol the business card.
Even ‘Piggy’ from the Hope Society was there.
In this situation, if someone suddenly got specially recruited to Seol-aeng?
Would the Hope Society just let that slide? Wouldn’t they investigate?
“Hmm.”
No matter how much he thought about it, only a grim future came to mind.
“It’s one thing for me, but it would be terrible if Mother got hurt.”
The Hope Society wasn’t a group that showed mercy to civilians.
After pondering for a while, Mincheol eventually put the business card back into his inventory.
He decided to take more time to think about it.
“Come to think of it, I’m getting angry.”
It was the Hope Society that showed hostility first.
Mincheol had only defended himself.
Sure, he threw the first punch, but it couldn’t be helped.
The opponent was the infamous Hope Society!
Rather than waiting quietly, throwing the first punch would at least slightly increase his chances of winning.
“Damn, these criminal bastards really…”
It was while Mincheol was ruminating on his hatred for the Hope Society.
“Ah, right. Ability points.”
He had received bonus ability points as a reward for hunting the Field Boss.
Since there was no point in saving ability points, he immediately opened his status window.
【Lv.45 Kim Min-chul】
-Titles
Super Rookie, One Who Realized the Impossible, First Coin Owner, Unprecedented, Pioneer, Overwhelming Powerhouse, Lucky Man, Sturm und Drang, Tunnel Explorer, Veteran Miner, Golem Destroyer, Swift Runner, Beyond Specifications, Underground Ruler, One Against a Hundred, Daylight Robbery, Alchemist’s Subordinate, Elixir Gourmet…
-Ability Points.
Strength 867.9 Agility 1,014
Stamina 943.2 Mana 1202.4
※Bonus Points: 100.
Actually, Mincheol only knew that his ability points were high, but didn’t know exactly what level they were at.
This was because he had no one to compare his ability points with.
But he had realized something while fighting guild Awakened recently.
“Wait, am I incredibly strong?”
He hadn’t been pushed back even when facing Song So-yeon, Jeok-song’s promising talent, head-on.
He had shown overwhelming performance against Seol-aeng’s Awakened.
Especially against Seom-jan, who was supposedly the Hope Society’s promising talent, he had fought overwhelmingly.
What was particularly impressive was that Mincheol’s ability points weren’t skewed to one side.
“Seom-jan or whatever said that he focused on agility.”
Mincheol had fought at equal speed with Seom-jan even though he hadn’t particularly focused on agility.
“At this level, my ability points seem to be quite impressive.”
But he couldn’t be overconfident.
The Tower was vast, and there were many Awakened.
He didn’t know what kind of powerhouses might be hiding even in the lower floors.
Moreover, hadn’t Mincheol seen it?
The items that Gakdeungjeong, supposedly South Korea’s 3rd ranked guild, had publicly revealed.
A training ground where ability points increased just by exercising.
Trees that bore fruit which increased stamina stats just by consuming them.
If that was what they publicly revealed, they must have even more amazing items in reality.
It was because of such power that people looked up to large guilds.
“I should just focus the bonus ability points on mana.”
From Kaela Marbenian to Heukgaknanheong, and even Seonggwangbicheon.
No matter how much he raised his mana stat, it was never enough.
Especially Seonggwangbicheon x2, which could be called his ultimate finishing move, consumed over a thousand mana.
“And I need to check this too.”
Next, Mincheol took out the ‘Sacred Baekryeom’ from his inventory.
The Sacred Baekryeom was contained in a golden bowl about the size of his palm.
There was no separate firewood. It was burning on its own.
“Kkwak?”
Kkwaekkwi looked at Baekryeom as if it found it fascinating.
Then it suddenly pecked at Baekryeom with its beak.
“Hey, you!”
Mincheol panicked and quickly grabbed Kkwaekkwi.
“This is dangerous… Are you okay? Didn’t you get burned?”
“Kkwak?”
Contrary to his worry, Kkwaekkwi was fine.
Far from being burned, there wasn’t even a trace of being singed.
“What? Don’t tell me it’s okay to touch?”
Mincheol examined Baekryeom from various angles.
After thinking for a moment, he put his finger in.
“It’s really not hot?”
Mincheol put his hand into the flames several times with a curious expression.
“It’s fascinating, but what do I use this for?”
Since he had hunted not just a Field Boss but an enhanced Field Boss to obtain it, it was certainly an amazing item.
However, the description only said it protects the owner from evil things.
He couldn’t tell specifically what abilities it had.
“I should have gotten a skill selection box instead of this… Now that I think about it, I’m getting angry again.”
It was when Mincheol was building up his anger toward the Hope Society.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, Baekryeom began to burn brightly.
“Huh? Why is it doing this?”
Flare!
“Should I spray some water on it?”
Whoooosh!
At Mincheol’s words, Baekryeom blazed even more fiercely.
Watching this quietly, Mincheol had an absurd thought.
“You don’t suppose… you’re angry because I spoke carelessly?”
Flare!
As if that was correct, the flames subsided.
“Do you really understand what I’m saying?”
Flare.
“If it’s true, burn twice.”
Flare- Flare-
Mincheol looked at Baekryeom with a bewildered expression.
No matter how mysterious the Tower was, a living flame?
Whoooosh.
Then, Baekryeom blazed up again.
But its form was somewhat strange. The flames were leaning to one side.
“What are you doing?”
Mincheol looked toward where the flames were leaning.
There was a towel he had placed there.
It was something he had decided to throw away because it smelled from long use.
“Don’t tell me… you want it?”
Flare.
Only then did the flames return to normal. It seemed Mincheol had properly understood Baekryeom’s intention.
“Oh, o-okay, sure.”
Mincheol placed the towel on top of Baekryeom.
At that moment, white flames covered the towel.
“Aaah.”
Fortunately, the flames disappeared instantly.
Amazingly, the towel was fine. No, it was more than fine.
“Huh? Was it originally this clean?”
It was a towel that had felt grimy no matter how much he washed it due to long use.
But now it was shining bright white as if freshly made.
“It doesn’t smell either?”
Beyond not smelling, it even had a pleasant fragrance.
Mincheol looked back at Baekryeom with a surprised expression.
Maybe it might be more useful than he thought…?
“Please take care of me from now on.”
Flare.
Baekryeom burned pleasantly as if understanding.
“If we’re going to live together, you need a name. What would be good…”
Mincheol thought for a moment and then said.
“Heindungi would be fine.”
Whoooooosh.
At that moment, Baekryeom grew large enough to reach the ceiling.
It was clearly a reaction showing displeasure.
But it was bothersome to come up with another name.
“Hey, you probably don’t know well since you came from a different culture. In the country called South Korea where I live, the word Heindungi has a very special meaning.”
Flare?
“South Korea where I was born was called the people of white clothes in the past. That’s how much we loved the color white.”
Flare.
“The reason is that white symbolizes integrity, fidelity, and purity. And the name Heindungi means white. Isn’t it a perfect name for you who possesses sacred power?”
He wasn’t really sure if that meaning was true.
He was just roughly spouting something he had heard somewhere.
Whoooosh.
The flames trembled finely. It seemed Mincheol’s persuasion had worked.
“So it’s okay if I call you Heindungi from now on?”
Flare!
“Please take care of me from now on, Heindungi.”
Mincheol pretended to pat Heindungi. Heindungi’s flames swayed as if pleased.
“…”
Then, Mincheol realized that Kkwaekkwi was glaring at him with a terrifying gaze.
“Kkwak?”
It seemed like Kkwaekkwi had gotten upset during Mincheol’s process of persuading Heindungi.
“Kkwak!”
Kkwaekkwi flapped its wings frantically.
It seemed to be asking what about its own name.
“A-ahem. I should go train.”
Mincheol changed into training clothes and went outside.
He went outside to escape the situation, but he really intended to train.
Now it was time to give that young man he met at the playground a taste of his own medicine.
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The time when Mincheol went out to train.
“…Is this report true?”
Lee Ji-hun, the Master of Seol-aeng, asked Kim Geon-woo.
As the only witness to the incident, he had no choice but to ask him.
“It’s true. I can swear on my life.”
“It’s not that I don’t trust you. That’s not it, but…”
Ji-hun trailed off.
Seom-jan was a name he had heard before too.
A criminal who killed Awakened police officers and fled.
A promising prospect backed by the Hope Society.
He was dangerous enough to be put on the watch list.
‘He defeated that Seom-jan without a single scratch?’
What was more surprising was the skill that defeated the Field Boss.
‘Our Awakened did injure it beforehand, but…’
Even so, taking down a Field Boss in one hit, and an enhanced one at that?
As far as Lee Ji-hun knew, there was no Awakened capable of such a feat.
‘No, the world is vast, so there might be some. Maybe one or two people.’
Even Malcolm Bernard had performed tremendous feats during his lower-floor days.
However, looking at it differently, this Awakened called the Butcher was on a level comparable to Malcolm Bernard.
‘At least Malcolm Bernard had Helios’s support. In comparison, the Butcher is unaffiliated.’
Of course, it could be a lie.
But to nurture an Awakened of this caliber, massive funds and items would have to move.
There had been no such movements recently.
In other words, the Butcher had grown alone.
‘But that’s impossible. It’s absurd.’
Suddenly, Lee Ji-hun recalled a post he had seen on the Hunter Community.
It said that only the Zero-second Swordsman could accomplish impossible things.
It was nonsense without logic or evidence.
But somehow, he couldn’t completely deny it.
“…Did you say Team Leader Hwang Gye-sik handed over his business card?”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“That’s good. If he really comes, we must definitely bring him into Seol-aeng.”
As a bonus, he planned to find out what his ‘true identity’ was.
Lee Ji-hun’s eyes darkened.
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At the same time.
Seol-aeng wasn’t the only group talking about Mincheol.
An empty factory.
In that place where only a few lights dimly shone, screams erupted.
“Urgh!”
“Gaaah!”
“Kek!”
Three men were hanging upside down from the ceiling, being beaten.
Crunch.
On the opposite side, a woman wearing a black eyepatch sat in a chair, chewing potato chips.
Her expensive-looking striped suit and the cheap plastic chair created a strange sense of discord.
“Stop.”
At the brief word, the beating stopped.
The woman handed the potato chip bag to a subordinate standing beside her.
Then she dusted off her hands and approached the three men.
“Didn’t I explain tediously? I said many things were sacrificed for this plan.”
The three men couldn’t say anything because of the bloody foam flowing from their throats.
But the woman wasn’t addressing the three men either.
“But not only did you fail, you came back completely beaten? And that while bearing the Hope Society’s banner.”
These words were directed at the man kneeling beside the three people.
Seom-jan Kim Hyeok-gi.
A figure even the guild’s Awakened feared due to his cruel nature and outstanding skills.
“I’m, I’m sorry… I’m sorry.”
That Kim Hyeok-gi was trembling, his face pale as death.
“Hyeok-gi, our Hyeok-gi. I showed you some favor and you lost your mind?”
“No, no. Absolutely not! If, if you give me one more chance…”
“Hyeok-gi, I told you. Life is short, so you must desperately grasp opportunities.”
The woman placed her hand on Kim Hyeok-gi’s shoulder.
Kim Hyeok-gi’s body stiffened with a jolt.
“But you threw away that opportunity? What should we do about this.”
The woman caressed Kim Hyeok-gi’s shoulder.
The more she did so, the paler Kim Hyeok-gi’s complexion became.
“Well, what’s done is done.”
The woman removed her hand from Kim Hyeok-gi’s shoulder.
Only then did Kim Hyeok-gi breathe a sigh of relief.
“Beom-ah. You can eat now.”
But at the following words, he turned pale again.
“Cheongchul-nim, what do you mean by that…”
“Ugh, I thought I was going to die of hunger.”
A man walked out from a corner of the factory.
Massive build.
Moderately attached flesh.
He was a man reminiscent of a gentle bear.
“Song Beom! Why are you here!”
But Kim Hyeok-gi was terrified upon seeing the man.
Song Beom licked his lips and said.
“Why? I came because I heard I could fill my belly.”
“Where’s the food… Don’t tell me?”
“That’s right.”
Song Beom opened his jaw. As his mouth opened, saliva dripped down.
“Shit, shit! Get the hell away from me!”
Kim Hyeok-gi thrust both fists into Song Beom’s solar plexus.
Kwang-
Simultaneously, he exploded his mana. It was the third form of Soul-Severing Fist, Shatter Wall.
Song Beom’s body swayed greatly. But that was all. He neither showed pain nor was pushed back.
Instead, he grinned and looked down at Kim Hyeok-gi.
“How did you know I like them lively?”
Song Beom grabbed Kim Hyeok-gi’s arm. Kim Hyeok-gi’s eyes widened.
“Let, let go of this!”
“Get lost! I said get lost!”
“This, this bastard is grabbing my shoulder!”
“Aaah! Kuaaaah! Stop! I said stop!”
Horrible sounds echoed.
The sound of something being torn off. The sound of saliva sticking and falling.
But the woman wearing the eyepatch, no, Cheongchul didn’t even glance over.
“Is it alright to throw away Kim Hyeok-gi like this?”
Su-ha asked Cheongchul.
Cheongchul took back the potato chips Su-ha was holding and said.
“It’s not alright. He was a rare talent.”
“Then should I stop Song Beom even now?”
“Just leave it. Even so, keeping him alive would be too infuriating.”
Crunch.
Cheongchul put a potato chip in her mouth and added.
“So becoming Beom’s nourishment is perfect.”
The world was vast and there were many Awakened. Accordingly, there were many types of unique skills.
Combat-type, search-type, activation-type, continuous-type, and so on.
And rarely, there were those who awakened anti-humanitarian unique skills.
Song Beom was like that.
The unique skill he possessed was ‘Predation’.
To put it simply, it was a unique skill that made him stronger the more he ate.
His body, skills, and even talent.
Especially when consuming his own kind, the efficiency was maximized.
“Master would be annoyed if he found out. All the items invested so far would become useless.”
“It’s fine. Master likes me more than Hyeokgi anyway.”
Su-ha no longer opened her mouth.
Her words were correct. Her value as an executive was higher than that of a mere promising prospect.
“What should we do about those three?”
“We have Beom. What’s there to worry about.”
“Understood.”
“More importantly, investigate that guy.”
“You mean Butcher?”
“Right. He’s too infuriating to just let slide, isn’t he?”
Cheongchul said with a vicious smile.
“Let’s show that brat what happens when you interfere with Hope Society.”
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