The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 121

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 121

Episode 121: Capture the Flag (4)

The second match immediately followed.

【You have entered the ‘Capture the Flag’ Event Stage.】

【You are the ‘Attacking Team’. Steal the flag from the ‘Defending Team’.】

【The match will begin in 10 minutes.】

Unlike the first match, this time they were the attacking team.

‘Let’s see, I need to get MVP this time too…’

Mincheol ran straight toward the castle.

“What’s with that masked lunatic running alone?”

“Wait, isn’t that the Butcher?”

“This coward bastard. There are so many fake Butchers these days. That one’s obviously fake too… Gah!”

“Crazy, a hand axe! He threw a hand axe and hit someone in the head! It’s the real Butcher!”

After throwing his hand axe to take down two people, he leaped over the castle wall with Black Horn Bullet Form.

He finished off the remaining enemies by throwing his hand axe as well.

Just like the first match, Mincheol single-handedly annihilated the enemy team and seized the flag.

【You have won the second preliminary match.】

【You gain 10 participation points.】

【You gain an additional 10 victory points.】

【You have been designated as MVP. You gain an additional 10 points.】

The third match followed.

From this point on, it wasn’t so easy.

“The Butcher has appeared! He’s a crazy bastard who kills people by throwing hand axes!”

“Everyone scatter! Don’t cluster together!”

“Don’t think about blocking! Roll on the ground to dodge!”

As a team that had won 2 matches, they didn’t fall easily to Mincheol’s throws.

“Circle around to the back! Leave the Butcher alone!”

“Our goal is the flag! We just need to get the flag!”

They even employed strategic movements.

That didn’t change the result though.

“Uhahah! Do you know who I am? I’m Park Du-nam, the beloved disciple of Bongkwon Chunggeun!”

Because Mincheol wasn’t the only one on this side.

Park Du-nam attacked the enemies while swinging an iron chain with a weight attached.

The weighted iron chain sometimes became a mace, sometimes a whip.

He also wrapped the chain around his forearm to use for defense.

It was an excellent fighting technique that covered both medium and close range.

【You have won the third preliminary match.】

【You gain 10 participation points.】

【You gain an additional 10 victory points.】

【You have been designated as MVP. You gain an additional 10 points.】

They won the fourth match that followed with overwhelming force as well.

And the fifth match.

This time, there was one variable.

The opposing team had two promising members from small-to-medium guilds.

“Kim Jin-gyeon from Baekdong Guild! You should be careful of his one-hit-kill attacks using a greatsword!”

“Park Gil-dong from Snowing Guild! He’s an Awakened who uses a bow!”

Glasses Man carefully observed the enemy formation and informed Mincheol.

He could understand recognizing faces, but he didn’t expect him to know their specialties too.

“I should kill Park Gil-dong first.”

“I’ll assist you, Older Brother!”

To put it simply, the fifth match was also a crushing victory.

The promising members of some weak guild whose industry ranking was unknown couldn’t stop the two of them.

【You have achieved a perfect record in the preliminaries!】

【You have earned qualification to advance to the main tournament!】

Thus, Mincheol’s team successfully passed the preliminaries.

“Older Brother! You worked so hard!”

As soon as they returned to the waiting room, Park Du-nam said with a bright smile.

“You worked hard too.”

“Not at all! What did I even do! I just added a spoon to the meal table that you had already prepared!”

Mincheol looked at Park Du-nam with an incredulous expression.

It was only a few hours ago that he had attacked him as if to kill him, but now he was acting as if he’d give him his liver and gall bladder.

‘I didn’t know Malcolm Bernard’s advice would be this effective?’

Indeed, it was worth listening to the words of capable people.

Mincheol resolved to use this method if similar conflicts arose in the future.

“You all worked hard too!”

Park Du-nam shouted toward the five people.

But the five weren’t in a situation to have a conversation.

“Ugh… Look at these points. How many points is this?”

“With these points, how many abilities can I purchase?”

“I, I’m going to buy items. I really wanted to get a rare-grade weapon.”

Everyone was moved while checking the points they had earned in the preliminaries.

The preliminaries of the ‘Capture the Flag’ event were conducted using the Swiss system.

Losing didn’t mean complete elimination, and teams with the same number of wins played against each other again.

Each team earned 10 points every time they played a match.

And if they won the match, they earned an additional 10 points.

In other words, having won five matches, they had earned a total of 100 points.

For unaffiliated Awakened, this was no different from winning the lottery.

“This isn’t right. We should thank you two!”

“We’re truly grateful!”

“I never thought I’d have such luck!”

The five people repeatedly bowed to Mincheol and Park Du-nam.

“Put aside the thanks. The main tournament is still left. I’ll help you earn more points there, so thank us then. Kuhahah.”

Park Du-nam said in a triumphant voice.

Unlike Park Du-nam who was confident of victory in the main tournament, Mincheol viewed the current situation negatively.

Because the team’s weaknesses had become clearly visible while playing the matches.

‘All the fighting power is concentrated only on me and Park Du-nam.’

Through the five preliminary matches, Mincheol had confirmed all the team members’ abilities.

Honestly speaking, except for Park Du-nam, they were all unremarkable.

‘All five were ordinary. Maybe even less than that.’

Just one person, Glasses Man, used spear techniques that were quite deadly.

His spear technique was the complete opposite of his innocent-looking appearance.

That said, it wasn’t at an exceptional level. At most, he was just better than the other four members.

Given this situation, Mincheol couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

‘What if the opposing team ties up Park Du-nam and me, then attacks the team with their remaining members?’

‘What if one of us—Park Du-nam or me—falls first?’

Of course, both of them were strong.

But the flag capture event was structured so that stronger teams were encountered as you progressed higher.

‘In the finals, there’s a high probability of meeting Awakened from large guilds.’

So far, they had been lucky enough not to encounter any.

But Mincheol was half-convinced that their luck would run out in the finals.

‘Not all Awakened from large guilds are strong. But what if we meet a promising prospect?’

Park Du-nam had previously achieved victory against a promising prospect from a mid-sized guild.

It was impressive, but it would be difficult to compare that to Awakened from large guilds.

Mincheol’s situation was similar.

The strongest enemy he had recently faced was Seom-jan.

Seom-jan was evaluated as possibly being on par with a ‘promising prospect’ from a large guild.

In other words, he had never actually fought one directly.

No, the evaluation of ‘possibly being comparable’ itself meant he was still lacking compared to promising prospects from large guilds.

‘If we really do meet one…’

The Seol-aeng Awakened who had been pushing back the Field Boss came to mind.

To think he might fight against such powerful opponents.

He should have been worried and afraid, but instead his heart was racing.

Without realizing it, Mincheol licked his lips with his tongue.

“Older Brother! Older Brother!”

Park Du-nam’s shout snapped Mincheol out of his thoughts.

“What were you thinking about so deeply?”

“I was just thinking about the finals for a moment.”

“Ah, why worry about that so much? It’s obvious we’re going to win anyway.”

Where on earth did this confidence come from?

Mincheol couldn’t help but be amazed for a moment.

“More importantly, what are you planning to use your points for?”

Mincheol realized he hadn’t looked at the event shop.

‘How much are unique grade items?’

Mincheol opened the event shop.

【’Flag Capture’ Event Shop】

-Points in possession: 150

100 points from winning five matches. A total of 50 points from being MVP every round.

150 points total was what Mincheol possessed.

【Product List】

-Random Stat Increase: 1 point.

-Selected Stat Increase: 2 points.

-Equipment Random Box (Special): 30 points

-Skill Random Box (Special): 30 points

-Equipment Random Box (Rare): 100 points

-Skill Random…

Mincheol scrolled all the way down. At the very bottom were the products he wanted.

-Equipment Random Box (Unique): 200 points

-Skill Random Box (Unique): 200 points.

From the finals onward, victory points were fixed at 50 points.

In other words, winning just one match would allow him to obtain a unique grade item.

If things went well, he could get a unique grade item even before the matches ended.

A smile slowly formed on Mincheol’s lips.

‘Come to think of it, didn’t they say you get additional points for winning the championship?’

If things went well, he might be able to get two unique grade items.

However, things might not go as smoothly as he thought.

After all, these were the finals.

“Older Brother! Now that the preliminaries are over, what are you going to do? If it’s okay with you, how about having a drink with me in reality?”

Mincheol was shocked by Park Du-nam’s suggestion.

He was even wearing a mask to hide his identity, and now he wanted to meet in reality?

‘Is he in his right mind?’

He couldn’t tell if Park Du-nam was just clueless or if this was some elaborate scheme to uncover Mincheol’s identity.

“I have other things to do.”

“Is that so? That’s too bad…”

Park Du-nam said with a dejected expression.

It was slightly disgusting seeing a guy with a bear-like build acting like this.

“I’ll be heading back first.”

Mincheol left Park Du-nam behind and returned to his apartment.

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As soon as Mincheol returned to his apartment, he accessed the Hunter Community.

‘There must be discussions about the Awakened who advanced to the finals.’

His claim about having things to do wasn’t a lie.

Mincheol wanted to research the finalists through the Hunter Community.

-Anonymous: Why are those Hope Society bastards suddenly acting up?

-Anonymous: Those Hope Society guys are really showing their parentless behavior badly this time.

But a completely different topic was heating up.

Mincheol checked the previous posts with a puzzled expression.

-Kim Su-cheol: Anyone participating in the event? My teammate suddenly pulled out a strange item and it exploded, killing everyone. What is this?

└Anonymous: You got hit too? It’s the Hope Society bastards’ doing. Hope Society members are self-destructing or killing their own teammates;;

└Kim Su-cheol: But why? Then they can’t get event points either?

└Anonymous: How would we know what those orphan bastards are thinking;;

Only after checking several posts could Mincheol understand the situation.

“So Hope Society is sabotaging teams? But why would they do that?”

It was completely incomprehensible behavior.

Others seemed to feel the same way, as the community was flooded with speculation posts.

-Anonymous: So Hope Society self-destructs as soon as the match starts?

└Kim Su-cheol: I don’t think that’s it. In our team’s case, they self-destructed during the second match.

└Happy One Year: Yours was the second? Ours self-destructed in the third. Ugh, just thinking about it makes me mad. I thought we’d cruise through being on the same team as a Goseong Guild Awakened.

Even the timing of their self-destructions seemed to vary.

“Then couldn’t we just threaten them in the waiting room to get answers?”

The preliminaries weren’t a tournament format but followed a Swiss system.

Teams with the same points would face each other again.

However, only teams that had never lost could advance to the main tournament.

-Anonymous: Those Hope Society bastards self-destructed and immediately left.

-Kim Su-cheol: Cowards. Acting like that and then running away.

“Ah, so that’s how the system worked?”

Who would have thought escape was possible mid-way.

The Hope Society Awakened had all thought this through.

That didn’t mean the Hope Society Awakened were completely safe though.

-Anonymous: I took a picture of that bastard’s face. I’m reporting him to the police.

└DTD: Report to Goseong too. They’ve been desperately trying to catch Hope Society lately.

There was no way they’d be safe after causing such a massive incident.

Thanks to this, many Hope Society Awakened had their identities exposed.

“This seems like the losses would outweigh the gains.”

Why would they do something like this when so many members would get caught?

Mincheol pondered for a while before remembering.

“Ah, I didn’t hear about the main tournament participants.”

Mincheol left the Hunter Community with some regret.

* * *

The next day, Mincheol participated in the event’s main tournament.

“Older Brother! You’ve arrived!”

As soon as he entered the waiting room, Park Du-nam bowed at a right angle to Mincheol.

Rather than an Awakened, he looked like a gangster.

“You’re here early.”

“As your younger brother, I couldn’t arrive later than you! I’ve been waiting since the event opened!”

Park Du-nam looked up at Mincheol with sparkling eyes.

It was as if he was begging for praise.

Of course, Mincheol casually ignored him.

After that, five more people arrived at the waiting room.

When all seven had gathered, a message appeared.

【The main tournament will begin shortly.】

【In the main tournament, you will face a total of 3 teams.】

【20 points for participation, 30 additional points for victory.】

【Participants, please prepare for the matches.】

The message they’d been waiting for appeared.

“Older Brother, let’s go.”

Park Du-nam, who had already prepared his weapon, spoke to Mincheol.

Mincheol nodded and stood up.

The other five were also ready.

Everyone’s expressions were solemn. Their desire for victory was overflowing.

‘Well, they get 30 more points if they win.’

While Mincheol was lucky enough to sweep up all kinds of rewards thanks to Auto Looting, it was difficult for unaffiliated Awakened to even raise their stats by 1.

That’s why they never missed participating whenever events opened.

【The first match of the main tournament begins.】

Along with the message, the seven bodies were enveloped in light.

* * *

【You have entered the ‘Capture the Flag’ Event Stage.】

【You are the ‘Defense Team’. Protect the flag from the ‘Attack Team’.】

【The match will begin in 10 minutes.】

Mincheol’s team was summoned to a castle built on the plains.

Plains stage with the defense team.

It was exactly the same situation as the first preliminary match.

“Older Brother, look over there.”

Park Du-nam pointed beyond the castle wall. The opposing team could be seen gathered there.

“At a glance, they don’t look like much. This younger brother will smash them as soon as it starts.”

Park Du-nam said while clashing his chain-wrapped fists together.

Mincheol looked at him with a somewhat disgusted expression.

‘Why does he keep going on about being the younger brother.’

He didn’t know the exact age, but just looking at face value, Park Du-nam seemed older than Mincheol.

Probably.

“Bu, Bu, Butcher!”

Just then, Glasses Man tapped Mincheol’s shoulder.

Urgency was evident in his expression and actions.

This was the first time Glasses Man had shown such an intense reaction throughout all their matches.

“What’s wrong?”

At Mincheol’s question, Glasses Man said while trembling.

“Kim Eun-ae, she’s a promising talent from Gakdeungjeong!”

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