The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 119
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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 119
Episode 119: Capture the Flag (2)
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A few days later, the day of the event arrived.
【In a moment, the preliminary round of the ‘Capture the Flag’ event will begin at 10 AM.】
【Please refer to the explanation below for detailed rules.】
【If you wish to participate, please shout ‘participate’.】
【Upon joining the event, you will be assigned to Group B of the Bronze League.】
【The Bronze League consists of Awakened from floors 21-40.】
Messages appeared one after another before his eyes.
To participate in the event, Mincheol equipped his gear.
All of it was equipment he had newly acquired from the Mercenary Layer.
As Mincheol finished equipping all his gear, Kkwaekkwi flew over and perched on his head.
“Kkwaekkwi, stay hidden.”
“Kkwak.”
Kkwaekkwi obediently wrapped itself in wind without complaint.
The reason for hiding Kkwaekkwi was his judgment that there was nothing good about being discovered.
Even though it was a legendary-grade pet, Kkwaekkwi had virtually no means of self-protection.
“I will participate in the event.”
【You are participating in the ‘Capture the Flag’ event.】
【Moving to the preliminary waiting room.】
Mincheol’s figure disappeared with a flash of light.
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【You have arrived at the preliminary waiting room.】
【Physical confrontation is permitted in this location.】
As soon as he moved to the waiting room, messages appeared one after another.
Reading the messages, Mincheol tilted his head in confusion.
‘Physical confrontation permitted?’
All the waiting rooms Mincheol had experienced so far prohibited contact between Awakened.
Even light touches would trigger warnings.
‘Why is this place different?’
While Mincheol was puzzled by this, it happened.
Light flashed one by one in the waiting room as other people were summoned.
The summoned people were startled the moment they saw Mincheol.
“Black mask? Co-could it be the Butcher?”
“I’m on the same team as the Butcher? That Butcher?”
The people’s reactions made Mincheol feel slightly proud.
Becoming famous wasn’t such a bad feeling…
“He-he’s the psycho who smiles while beating people to death with a hand axe, right?”
“I heard Hope Council Islanders shed tears of blood while begging for their lives.”
“Do-don’t make eye contact. We might die!”
The Awakened huddled in one corner, trembling.
Mincheol looked at them with an incredulous expression.
‘What the hell, they’re treating me like some crazy serial killer.’
Mincheol tried to talk to the people to clear up the misunderstanding.
“Hey.”
“Hi-hiiiiek!”
“I don’t know why, but I was wrong!”
But it wasn’t a situation where conversation was possible.
In the end, Mincheol had no choice but to give up on explaining.
Then, light flashed again.
The participant who appeared this time was a man who looked quite wild.
He had broad shoulders and a thick chest. His angular face was full of confidence.
“…Park Du-nam? Isn’t that Park Du-nam?”
“Didn’t he overwhelm Lee Seung-woo from Happyro Guild?”
People immediately recognized the young man’s face.
On the other hand, Mincheol looked at the young man with a questioning expression. It was a completely unfamiliar face.
“…Butcher?”
On the contrary, the young man immediately recognized Mincheol.
Then he suddenly contorted his face.
“Finally, we meet! I’ve been wanting to meet you!”
Mincheol was bewildered by the intense reaction.
No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem like he was happy but rather angry.
“I am Park Du-nam! Surely you wouldn’t fail to recognize me?”
“…”
“…Don’t tell me you don’t know?”
“I’m not the type to remember every person’s face.”
Fortunately, the mystery was quickly solved. Park Du-nam raised his voice and introduced himself.
“You’re as arrogant as the rumors say! Are you saying someone like me isn’t even worth your attention? Listen well. I’m Park Du-nam! I’m the disciple of Chunggeun the Bongkwon!”
Hearing those words, Mincheol was quite surprised.
‘If it’s Bongkwon, that’s a Top Layer Awakened, isn’t it?’
Not all Top Layer Awakened were famous.
But Chunggeun’s name was impossible not to know.
He was famous as a symbol of self-made success.
‘He was someone who reached the Top Layer despite being an unaffiliated Awakened.’
From the upper layers onward, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say most were guild-affiliated.
It was too dangerous a place for unaffiliated Awakened to climb.
But Chunggeun was different.
He climbed those dangerous places alone. Enduring everyone’s ridicule, he eventually reached the Top Layer.
Though his skills weren’t exceptional, everyone acknowledged his tenacity.
‘So why is Bongkwon’s disciple angry at me?’
No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t understand.
He had never been associated with Bongkwon while climbing the Tower.
“As Bongkwon’s disciple, I have a duty to spread word of my teacher’s greatness!”
“So?”
“Lately, everyone’s been talking only about you, so my name has been completely buried!”
“…You’re angry at me for just that reason?”
“That’s right!”
Mincheol was at a loss for words at such a brazen attitude.
“I’ll defeat you and prove my teacher’s greatness!”
Just as Park Du-nam shouted and was about to charge at Mincheol.
“It would be better if you stopped.”
“What? Don’t tell me you don’t even see someone like me as an enemy?”
“No, when did I ever say that… Did you forget that we need to fight together from now on?”
“…!”
Park Du-nam’s expression crumbled. And he began to contemplate with a serious face.
‘Don’t tell me he was going to charge in without thinking about that?’
Mincheol looked at Park Du-nam with a dumbfounded expression.
It seemed that regardless of being born with great bloodline, there was a problem with his intelligence.
“…Damn it, I’ll let it slide this time!”
“Yeah, good thinking.”
“What? Are you treating me like a child right now!”
“I’m not.”
It was another Awakened who stopped the rampaging Park Du-nam.
“Um… sorry for interrupting, but shouldn’t we decide on a leader?”
A timid-looking Glasses Man had interjected between the two.
“That’s right! I’ll let it slide this time.”
“…”
Mincheol said nothing. It was obvious he would interpret it strangely again like before.
“The flag capture event is an event where teamwork is important! The leader’s presence determines victory or defeat. In that sense, I’ll take on the role of leader. Any objections?”
Park Du-nam looked around at the other Awakened as if seeking agreement.
“Seems fine to me?”
“We can trust Park Du-nam. He’s Bongkwon’s disciple.”
People’s reactions were positive.
Park Du-nam wore a smug expression and asked Mincheol.
“Butcher, what about you?”
“I agree too.”
Mincheol said readily.
Mincheol had no intention of taking on the leader role from the start.
‘I don’t know how to command.’
There was no way Mincheol, who had fought alone until now, could fulfill the role of leader.
On the other hand, Park Du-nam seemed confident in the leader role since he stepped forward first…
“Are you looking down on me right now!”
Park Du-nam shouted angrily.
Mincheol became curious beyond being dumbfounded.
“What are you talking about. When did I ever look down on you…”
“Butcher! Did you think I wouldn’t know that you like being the center of attention?”
Mincheol felt wronged.
Attention? It was the word most distant from himself.
Mincheol’s goal was to climb the Tower safely.
“But you agree so easily to me becoming leader? Doesn’t that mean you don’t even care about someone like me!”
“You really don’t listen to what people say at all…”
“I tried to endure it because we became companions, even if briefly, but I can’t take it anymore! I’ll restore my Teacher’s honor right here!”
Then he suddenly threw a punch!
Mincheol reflexively turned his head to dodge the punch. At the same time, he struck Park Du-nam’s jaw with a roundhouse kick.
Thud-
Park Du-nam’s head spun 180 degrees with a dull sound.
“Gurgle…”
Park Du-nam’s body turned gray with the sound of his breath being cut off.
Mincheol looked down at Park Du-nam’s corpse with a bewildered expression.
‘What, why did he die?’
He had only counterattacked instinctively, but an unexpected result occurred.
Who would have thought his head would twist 180 degrees in one blow.
“He killed him! Park Du-nam! He killed Bongkwon’s disciple in one hit!”
“That cruel technique… He really is the Butcher!”
“Mother… I want to go home… Mother…”
People screamed in horror.
Mincheol felt like crying too.
‘Someone died right from the start? What happens to the match like this? Don’t tell me I’ll receive some kind of penalty?’
Fortunately, Mincheol’s worry was unfounded.
Light poured down from the sky and Park Du-nam was revived.
‘Oh?’
Mincheol let out a sigh of relief.
It seemed that even if you died in the Waiting Room, you would be revived.
“…?”
Park Du-nam looked up at Mincheol with a bewildered face.
As if he didn’t know what had hit him.
“…How dare you attack me while I was off guard?”
“No, you attacked first.”
“I can’t forgive you!”
Park Du-nam threw consecutive punches while fuming.
Though they were impulsive punches, they had decent form.
‘He doesn’t seem to be a martial artist, but he’s pretty good?’
Being Bongkwon’s disciple, he had some skill.
‘More importantly, how do I calm this guy down?’
To obtain a Unique grade item, he needed to achieve consecutive victories in the event.
But discord was already arising with the teammate he needed to coordinate with.
“Don’t just run away, stand and fight!”
But reconciling with Park Du-nam seemed impossible.
‘Help me, Malcolm Bernard!’
Mincheol recalled the Malcolm Bernard video he had watched last night.
Since he needed to form a team, he had hastily searched for videos that might be helpful.
-How to fight as a team… That’s a difficult question.
Malcolm Bernard, appearing on some unknown TV program, answered the host’s question like this.
-I think the most important thing is uniting the team members’ hearts.
-When everyone thinks the same thoughts and moves with the same purpose, that’s when a team functions properly.
-But it’s advice that’s hard to follow. When three or more people gather, trouble always arises.
Malcolm Bernard was right.
Mincheol had ended up fighting with Park Du-nam as soon as he entered the Waiting Room.
-What to do in such cases? In my experience, somewhat rough methods prove useful.
-What rough methods? Having a physical conversation. Exchanging fists with each other.
-As you clash with each other and pour out your emotions, you’ll find yourselves becoming friends.
-Isn’t that just making them submit through violence? It’s different. Violence is one-sided. I was merely attempting dialogue.
But Mincheol was skeptical.
‘Will that method really work?’
No matter how he thought about it, swinging fists while calling it conversation seemed rather strange.
But since it was none other than Malcolm Bernard’s words, he couldn’t help but believe them.
After all, Mincheol had saved his life several times thanks to Malcolm Bernard’s advice.
“Die, Butcher!”
He could see Park Du-nam clenching his fists.
Mincheol immediately kicked Park Du-nam’s shin.
A well-timed low kick.
Park Du-nam lost his balance and fell over.
“Kuk?”
Park Du-nam tried to get up by supporting himself on the ground.
Before he could, Mincheol struck his nose bridge with his knee.
“Kraak!”
Park Du-nam fell backward, blood gushing from his nose.
“That’s right, this is how you should come at me!”
Despite being hit twice, Park Du-nam’s eyes were still lively.
‘As expected, it doesn’t seem to be working.’
Perhaps the conversation was still insufficient.
Thinking so, Mincheol rushed in and kicked his abdomen.
“Kek!”
Park Du-nam was pushed backward. Mincheol chased after him and struck his side.
Crack-
His shin pierced into the side. Park Du-nam’s eyes widened as if they would pop out.
“Kek! Kehuk!”
Park Du-nam rolled on the ground in agony.
Getting up from his position, he held out his palm toward Mincheol and said.
“W-wait! Wait a moment!”
Mincheol was greatly surprised by Park Du-nam’s reaction.
‘What? It’s actually working?’
The guy who had been charging at him like he wanted to kill him just moments ago was now trying to have a conversation?
It was happening just as Malcolm Bernard had said.
“Cough, cough. That’s enough now, you bastard!”
The conversation was still insufficient as Park Du-nam charged at him again.
Now that he knew Malcolm Bernard’s advice was effective, there was no need to hesitate any longer.
Mincheol dodged Park Du-nam’s punch and drove his knee into his solar plexus.
Park Du-nam couldn’t withstand the impact and rolled on the ground.
“Has your anger cooled down a bit now?”
“Fuck!”
“Seems like it hasn’t cooled down yet.”
Mincheol kicked the arm of Park Du-nam who was trying to get up by supporting himself on the ground.
Park Du-nam fell over again while trying to stand up.
Mincheol began to thoroughly trample on Park Du-nam.
“Do you still have resentment left even after this?”
“How about now? Are you still angry at me?”
“Park Du-nam, say something. If you don’t, I can’t tell whether your anger has been resolved or not.”
Mincheol sincerely wanted to resolve Park Du-nam’s anger.
He wanted to unite this team and successfully complete the event.
So he persistently and thoroughly trampled on Park Du-nam.
“Uh, uaaah…”
“Hueeeh…”
The other participants were cornered and trembling.
How long did the violence continue like that?
“I will serve you as my Older Brother from now on!”
Park Du-nam pressed his head to the ground at Mincheol’s feet and shouted.
Looking down at Park Du-nam with his now gentle eyes, Mincheol felt satisfaction.
‘As expected of Malcolm Bernard.’
He had done well to follow his words. Park Du-nam, who had been like a wild horse, had become this quiet.
“Then take the leader position as planned.”
“N-no! How could I do such a thing when Older Brother is here!”
Park Du-nam said in horror.
Mincheol frowned. Take the leader position? How could he do such a troublesome thing?
“Are there any other volunteers?”
Mincheol looked around at the other people and said.
“N-no!”
“H-how could we dare…”
“Please become our leader!”
The other people shouted in horror.
‘Ugh, how troublesome.’
But he couldn’t refuse tactfully either.
The team had finally become united, so he couldn’t mess it up now.
“I guess I have no choice but to take the leader position.”
Mincheol decided to take the leader position with a spirit of service.
But people’s inner thoughts were different.
‘Crazy bastard. He did all this because he wanted to become the leader.’
‘He subtly made us nominate him. How cunning is that?’
‘He has the skill to toy with Bongkwon’s disciple and this kind of despicableness? I should never get close to him.’
Everyone looked at Mincheol as if he were a madman.
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R3ader
Please help the Guy, He just want unity cuz it’s team-centric otherwise, He’d do everything again, even if it’s team-centric. Lmaoo for the Guy, he’s so persistent, and sad for those guys misunderstanding MC, He’s just following advice from Top Floor Climbers, No, not just those, Basically Everyone