The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 11

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 11

Episode 11: No Consequences

The bald man.

Kim Dae-seong could only stare at the young man before him, having forgotten what to say.

‘Is this bastard really insane?’

Joining a guild provided various benefits. Equipment rental was basic, and you could obtain all kinds of knowledge, even skills.

Because of this, many awakeners wanted to join guilds. However, to join a guild, you had to pass difficult tests.

That’s why all unaffiliated awakeners would inevitably feel intimidated when they heard someone was guild-affiliated.

Just being in a guild was practically proof of one’s abilities.

But the masked man before him wasn’t being humble at all—he was hurling all kinds of curses right from the start.

‘How dare someone without a guild talk back to me?’

Rage boiled over in an instant. His smooth, boiled egg-like head turned bright red.

“Is this bastard crazy!”

The bald man, Kim Dae-seong, charged at the masked man in fury.

But a barrier of light suddenly appeared and blocked Kim Dae-seong’s path.

【Physical confrontations are not permitted in the waiting room.】

A message appeared before his eyes.

Bang-

Kim Dae-seong ignored it and punched the light barrier with his fist. Naturally, the barrier was solid.

“You, I’ll see you later.”

Kim Dae-seong glared at the masked man and growled.

Then he turned around and returned to the three men. The three immediately offered words of comfort as soon as Kim Dae-seong came back.

“Dae-seong hyung! Don’t worry about it! How many times have we seen idiots like that?”

“Don’t mind that kind of guy and let’s focus on the 5th Floor.”

“Right. You need to deliver the 1st place reward to the guild.”

Despite the three men’s comfort, Kim Dae-seong couldn’t easily calm his anger.

However, Kim Dae-seong knew what was truly important. Now was the time to focus on the 5th Floor rather than that brat.

“You guys are right. Since Wave Sound Guild isn’t here, our Iron Fang can take 1st place, right?”

“Then 2nd place goes to me, from Jeok-song.”

Kim Dae-seong would take 1st place. Hong Geun-cheol from Jeok-song would take 2nd place.

Just as the four reached this agreement.

【Entering the 5th Floor in 30 seconds.】

A message appeared. As soon as the countdown ended, blinding light enveloped Kim Dae-seong.

When the light disappeared, Kim Dae-seong had moved not to the waiting room, but to a forest.

There was no one around and he was alone, but Kim Dae-seong wasn’t surprised.

Kim Dae-seong had already experienced the 5th Floor before.

Of course, he had only experienced it—he had never made it to the rankings.

Even with guilds forming alliances, making it to the rankings was no easy task.

There was a predetermined order set by the alliance, and you might unluckily encounter awakeners from large guilds.

‘This is my last chance.’

Each person only had exactly three opportunities to challenge the 5th Floor.

If you offered ranking rewards to the guild, you could receive greater support.

Kim Dae-seong wasn’t trying to make the rankings for nothing.

‘First, I need to regroup with the other guys.’

Kim Dae-seong took out a compass-like object from his inventory.

Of course, it wasn’t an actual compass. It was a kind of detector made using ore with mutually attracting properties.

All awakeners from alliance guilds carried this item in preparation for competitive matches.

When he placed the detector on his palm and moved it around, the needle pointed steadily in one direction.

“That way.”

Kim Dae-seong ran in the direction the compass pointed. Then he saw Hong Geun-cheol from Jeok-song Guild.

“Hyung-nim!”

Hong Geun-cheol from Jeok-song Guild was also running toward where Kim Dae-seong was.

“Where are the other two?”

“They’ll join us soon.”

As Hong Geun-cheol said, after a little time passed, two people appeared.

“Let’s start right away.”

At Kim Dae-seong’s words, the three immediately climbed trees.

All three had physical abilities that transcended ordinary people, so they could easily climb to the top.

The three who climbed to the top took out daggers and cut the gourd roots.

As soon as the gourds fell to the ground, Kim Dae-seong picked up his weapon and started smashing them.

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

A message appeared each time he smashed a gourd.

‘Large guild awakeners have it good. They don’t have to go through this trouble.’

Most large guild awakeners received support for ranged skills when challenging the 5th Floor.

Kim Dae-seong had encountered a large guild awakener on the 5th Floor just before.

That awakener used a skill that fired fireballs to burst gourds as he went around.

‘That bastard smashed 40 by himself and took 1st place.’

Naturally, such support couldn’t be expected from Iron Fang Guild, which Kim Dae-seong belonged to.

So they had no choice but to move diligently and smash gourds.

If all five had been guild-affiliated, they could have finished after smashing just a few.

But as long as the masked man was there, they couldn’t be at ease. They needed to get a score that guaranteed 1st place.

“Hyung-nim, it looks like we’ve smashed all the gourds here. How about we move?”

After smashing all the visible gourds, the four moved to another location and repeated the same work.

【We will now tally the interim results.】

【Please choose a name to use on the ranking board.】

【If you don’t choose a name, it will be processed as Anonymous.】

“I’ll use Iron Fang Kim Dae-seong.”

Kim Dae-seong didn’t pay much attention to the ranking board. 1st place was certain anyway.

【Interim Results】

1st Place – Anonymous: 51.

2nd Place – Iron Fang Kim Dae-seong: 17.

3rd Place – None.

4th Place – None.

5th Place – None.

But the actual results were completely different from his expectations.

“…Huh?”

“…What?”

“…What?”

“…Huh?”

The four people could only stare at the ranking board with dumbfounded expressions.

* * *

Mincheol, who had moved to the 5th Floor, first surveyed his surroundings.

And soon, only after realizing that he was alone, did he lower his guard.

“So that’s the gourd.”

A large gourd was hanging from a tree. It certainly looked sturdy.

Mincheol took out a hand axe from his inventory and threw it. This was to test its durability.

Thunk.

The gourd shattered as soon as the hand axe hit it. At the same time, a message appeared.

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

Fortunately, the gourd was easily destroyed.

He had been worried about what to do if he couldn’t break it with a hand axe.

“Now this is my world.”

Mincheol reached into his inventory and gripped hand axes in both hands.

Originally, Mincheol was right-handed. Therefore, he could only throw hand axes with his right hand.

But now he could use both hands.

【Dual Wielder】

-Grade: Rare.

-Description: Allows skillful use of both hands. Attack power slightly increases when wielding weapons in both hands.

This was thanks to the skill called ‘Dual Wielder’ that came from a skill random box.

At first glance, it seemed like a modest effect. After all, it just made you ambidextrous, didn’t it?

But from Mincheol’s perspective, it was a skill that perfectly suited his taste.

Being able to use both hands meant his throwing speed was doubled.

【Using skill ‘Rapid Throw’.】

【Throwing speed increases.】

【Consumes 40 mana per use.】

Mincheol alternated throwing hand axes with both hands. The gourds around him burst in succession.

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added….】

In the blink of an eye, all the gourds in the vicinity had disappeared. Confirming this, Mincheol used auto looting to retrieve his hand axes.

【Acquiring ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 500m radius.】

【Acquired 8 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

Then, he used the Eagle Eye skill.

【Activating skill ‘Eagle Eye’.】

【Consumes 100 mana.】

【Can see distant areas for 20 seconds.】

Mincheol quickly scanned the surroundings and began running toward the direction with many gourds.

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added.】

【You have destroyed a gourd.】

【1 point has been added….】

He sprinted through the Forest while throwing hand axes in succession. Occasionally a hand axe would miss, but there was no need to worry at all.

【Acquiring ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 500m radius.】

【Acquired 10 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

Because Mincheol had auto looting.

【Activating skill of ‘Promising Candidate’s Ring’.】

【Mana is slightly recovered by the ‘Mana Recovery’ skill.】

The rapidly depleting mana was solved with the Promising Candidate’s Ring.

Thanks to this, Mincheol’s hands moved without rest.

【’Dual Wielder’ proficiency increases.】

-Lv.1-> Lv.2

【’Hunter’s Throwing Manual’ level increases.】

-Lv.5 -> Lv.6

【’Rapid Throw’ level increases.】

-Lv.5 -> Lv.6

The steep rise in skill levels was a bonus.

* * *

Kim Dae-seong urgently called the three people.

The four people huddled around the ranking window and whispered among themselves.

“The first place isn’t Dae-seong hyung. Am I seeing this correctly right now?”

“Is this even possible? How can one person be faster than four people?”

The four were giving all the gourds to Kim Dae-seong. However, the Masked Man was surpassing Kim Dae-seong and taking first place.

“Could this bastard be… a 0-second starter?”

Hong Geun-cheol spoke cautiously. Then a moment of silence passed. Soon, all four people burst into laughter.

“Hey, say something that makes sense. Why would someone like that be here?”

“Geun-cheol hyung, are you trying to kill me with laughter?”

“Right, of course?”

Hong Geun-cheol also answered with a grin. No matter how he thought about it, it was a ridiculous opinion.

“Anyway, we can’t just leave that bastard alone. We need to take some action.”

If they stayed like this, they would watch helplessly as the first place reward was stolen. Kim Dae-seong had no intention of suffering such humiliation from some unaffiliated awakener.

“At times like this, we should…”

“We have no choice but to kill him, right?”

“Of course.”

All four of them spoke of murder far too easily.

After all, even if you died on the 5th Floor, you didn’t really die. You would just be moved to the waiting room.

Of course, even so, attacking another human being was mentally burdensome.

But the four of them had already done the same thing several times. That’s why they didn’t hesitate at all.

“Hong Geun-cheol, can you find him?”

“It’ll be easy if I use my unique skill.”

Hong Geun-cheol’s unique skill was enhanced sense of smell.

More precisely, it was the ability to select one scent he had smelled before and track it.

Hong Geun-cheol sniffed the air several times, then gestured.

“This way.”

The four of them had been running through the forest following Hong Geun-cheol for a while when they heard a strange sound.

Pa-ba-ba-bak.

In the distance, they could see the Masked Man throwing hand axes with both hands.

Every time the Masked Man threw a hand axe, gourds burst in succession.

Only then could the four of them understand how the Masked Man had managed to take first place.

“Am I seeing this correctly right now?”

“Is this crazy bastard insane? He’s using throwing skills?”

The four of them clicked their tongues at the sight of the Masked Man.

Among awakeners, throwing skills were famous for being trash skills.

If you used low-grade equipment, you couldn’t get proper power. You needed to use high-grade items to get decent power.

The problem was that you could lose high-grade weapons by throwing them.

If you threw and lost a high-grade weapon, the loss would be enormous.

The hassle of having to throw weapons one by one and then ‘retrieve’ them was an added burden.

Most importantly, the Tower had many ways to launch ranged attacks without necessarily using throwing skills.

This was because there were countless types of ranged skills.

“Boss, what should we do? It seems like this guy might have some backing.”

Hong Geun-cheol asked worriedly.

Weapons made in the Tower were quite expensive even if they were low-grade.

He judged that if someone could throw them around carelessly, they might have significant backing.

“Maybe he’s affiliated with a large guild…”

“How could that be?”

Awakeners from large guilds never hid their affiliations.

This was because they had strong pride, and the benefits they could gain from their guild’s reputation were enormous.

Even on the 5th Floor, when awakeners affiliated with large guilds appeared, everyone would yield first place to them.

“He could be climbing while hiding his identity.”

“Do you think that makes sense?”

Climbing the Tower while hiding one’s identity to test pure skill?

It was an old-fashioned story that would only appear in third-rate movies or dramas.

“He’s definitely a rookie who luckily got a useful skill. Probably a throwing-type skill.”

The Tower had many hidden secrets.

You never knew when or where you might encounter some opportunity. There were even cases of people obtaining legendary skills while digging in the ground.

If Kim Dae-seong’s guess was correct, this was really one unlucky bastard.

The opportunity he had worked so hard to get was a throwing skill famous for being trash.

“And what if he is affiliated with a large guild? What happens inside the Tower is subject to unwritten rules, right?”

“That’s… true.”

“Stop whining like a child and just follow me.”

Kim Dae-seong burst out of the bushes and blocked the Masked Man’s path. Naturally, the other three also surrounded the Masked Man.

“Is this by any chance what I think it is?”

The Masked Man looked at Kim Dae-seong and asked.

Kim Dae-seong drew his weapon with a sneer. The other three did the same.

“It seems to be exactly what you think it is.”

The Masked Man stroked his chin with his bare hands. Then he asked Kim Dae-seong.

“You said you were affiliated with Iron Fang, Jeok-song, Black-tan, and Brownie guilds, right?”

“What are you going to do by confirming that? Don’t tell me you’re going to complain later? You pathetic bastard. It’s an industry rule that what happens inside the Tower can’t be punished.”

Kim Dae-seong said with a grin. Then the Masked Man shook his head.

“No, I’m not trying to complain. I’m just relieved.”

“Relieved?”

The eyes visible through the mask curved slightly.

“Because they’re guilds I have no intention of joining, so it doesn’t matter if they dislike me.”

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