The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 122

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 122

Episode 122: Finals (1)

In South Korea, there were only three guilds called large guilds.

Seol-aeng, Goseong, Gakdeungjeong.

The universally acknowledged first place was Seol-aeng, and Goseong, known as second place, was evaluated as being roughly equal to Seol-aeng.

On the other hand, Gakdeungjeong was predominantly evaluated as being a step behind compared to the other two.

While their history was as long as Seol-aeng and Goseong, their number of Achievements was far fewer.

Not only that, but they had no Awakened active on the world stage.

Due to these factors, many people viewed Gakdeungjeong as below the other two guilds.

However.

Even so, the fact that Gakdeungjeong was a large guild remained unchanged.

A guild with influence and dominance far surpassing mid-sized guilds.

A dream-like guild that most Awakened hoped to join.

‘This is fitting for the finals. To think I’d encounter an Awakened from a large guild already.’

In the finals, they would fight a total of three teams.

That didn’t mean there were only four teams that advanced to the finals.

The number was higher than that, but they would only fight three teams.

“What? Kim Eun-ae?”

At that moment, Park Du-nam shouted in shock.

Mincheol was a bit surprised. This was the first time Park Du-nam had recognized another Awakened.

In other words, it meant she was impressive enough that Park Du-nam couldn’t help but know her.

“Who is Kim Eun-ae?”

Mincheol asked Glasses Man.

Glasses Man explained with a trembling voice.

“Kim Eun-ae is… a mage.”

The Tower had no job system.

So the meaning of the title ‘mage’ attached to Awakened was also somewhat different.

Awakened who learned magic-type skills and could freely handle them were called mages.

There was a reason for making this distinction.

Magic used by proper mages displayed tremendous power.

“When she debuted, she already earned a title.”

“A title?”

“I heard it was Crimson Flame.”

Crimson Flame Mage.

It was an intuitive name.

Intuitive enough to immediately know what kind of magic she used.

【The first finals match begins!】

The start of the match.

At that moment, all seven people including Mincheol could see it.

The massive fireball that appeared above the attacking team’s heads.

It was so sudden that it didn’t even feel real.

Kim Eun-ae.

The Crimson Flame Mage pointed her finger at the castle.

Then the fireball shot toward the castle.

It was a spine-chilling sight.

If even Mincheol felt this way, the others couldn’t be any different.

“Uh, uh-oh it’s coming! It’s coming this way!”

“We, we need to dodge! Everyone run!”

The five people panicked.

Meanwhile, Park Du-nam blocked Mincheol’s path and shouted.

“Older Brother, please dodge! Even for you, that’s dangerous!”

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

‘How immersed is he in his younger brother role.’

Thanks to that, his tension completely dissipated.

Mincheol immediately took out the dark elongated item from his inventory.

“Older Brother? What are you doing…”

“Get out of the way.”

Mincheol pushed Park Du-nam aside and threw the dark elongated item.

【Activating ‘Sacred Light Soaring Sky’.】

【Consuming ‘140’ mana.】

Kwang-

A streak of light pierced through the fireball.

The fireball exploded instantly. Rain of fire poured down from the sky.

The plains that had been lush with greenery were instantly dyed red.

If they had been directly hit by such a compressed fireball?

Just imagining it, something terrible would have happened.

‘This is a promising talent from a large guild?’

Mincheol looked at Kim Eun-ae with a shocked expression.

Despite activating such a skill, Kim Eun-ae didn’t look tired at all.

“Park Du-nam.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Are mages weak in close combat?”

“No, normally they would focus on mana stats so they should be weak…”

“Should be?”

“Kim Eun-ae is an Awakened that Gakdeungjeong treasures. Not only her mana, but her other stats are probably high too.”

She could use skills of such power and was also excellent in close combat?

‘Impressive.’

Mincheol felt his body heating up.

She was indeed a strong opponent who didn’t fall short of expectations.

It had been a long time since his fighting spirit blazed like this.

“Park Du-nam. I’ll take on Kim Eun-ae. You guard the flag.”

“Ah, understood!”

Mincheol jumped down below the castle wall.

【Activating ‘Black Horn Bullet Form’.】

He trampled through the flames and raced across the plains.

In the blink of an eye, he reached Kim Eun-ae.

Kim Eun-ae up close looked ordinary, unlike her reputation.

A face you could commonly see anywhere.

If there was a difference, it was her eyes. They looked dangerous like blazing flames.

“How ridiculous to charge at me alone.”

Kim Eun-ae clicked her tongue and spoke.

Seeing her remain calm even with the Butcher right in front of her, it seemed like Park Du-nam was right about her confidence in close combat too.

“You guys attack the castle.”

“Huh? B-but we should be protecting you…”

“You’ll just get in the way if you’re here. My skills have a wide range.”

The awakened members of the attack team all rushed toward the castle at once.

And so Mincheol was left alone with Kim Eun-ae.

“You’re the Butcher?”

“That’s right.”

Kim Eun-ae asked the question. Mincheol nodded his head.

“Everyone says so. They say the Butcher might be on par with the promising talents of large guilds. From my perspective as a real promising talent… it’s ridiculous nonsense.”

The surrounding flames gathered around Kim Eun-ae as the center.

Small flames like candle lights surrounded Kim Eun-ae.

It was an extremely mystical and eerie sight.

“That’s why I really wanted to meet you. I wanted to establish the hierarchy once and for all.”

Kim Eun-ae took out a staff from her inventory.

It wasn’t an ordinary staff. It was made of metal and had a red gem embedded at one end.

“Let’s see you try to dodge this skillfully.”

Kim Eun-ae snapped her fingers.

Several flames flew toward Mincheol.

From their appearance, it seemed like getting hit wouldn’t be a problem.

The flames were so small they looked like they’d have trouble burning a single strand of hair.

But Mincheol’s instincts warned him of danger.

【Activating Black Horn Bullet Form.】

【Consuming 140 mana.】

The moment Mincheol retreated, the flames struck the ground.

And explosions followed.

Consecutive explosions filled his vision completely.

When the explosions cleared, the plains had become complete ruins.

“…Huh.”

Mincheol clicked his tongue.

Seeing that she was assigned to the same group, Kim Eun-ae must also be a lower-floor awakened.

Yet she had this kind of power?

Seom-jan, who was supposedly on par with large guilds, looked like a child in comparison.

“It would have ended quickly if you hadn’t dodged. What a shame.”

Mincheol looked at the flames floating around Kim Eun-ae.

Just one or two had produced this much destructive power.

What if all those many flames came flying at once?

A chilling scene unfolded in his mind.

But unexpected words came out of Mincheol’s mouth.

“Magnificent.”

“…What did you say?”

“Magnificent skill. This is what befits a promising talent of Gakdeungjeong.”

Mincheol felt his heart pounding even more.

Since this was an Event Stage, he wouldn’t die.

To be able to fight a strong enemy in a situation where there was no risk of death.

He could enjoy combat purely without any danger.

“…I don’t know about your skill, but you really are crazy like the rumors say.”

Kim Eun-ae struck the ground with her staff.

Then the flames floating around began rotating all at once.

“Now it’s for real. Let’s see you dodge this skillfully.”

Dozens of flames came flying.

Boom- Bang!

Soon explosions followed without pause.

* * *

While Mincheol was fighting Kim Eun-ae.

Park Du-nam was also receiving a visitor.

“Well, well, who do we have here? Isn’t this Bongkwon’s disciple?”

A man with bright yellow dyed hair spoke in a swaggering manner.

Park Du-nam tilted his head.

“Who are you?”

“I’m Lee Seung-su from Iron Fang. Seeing that you don’t recognize me, your eyes must be knotholes…”

“I see? Got it.”

Park Du-nam spoke as if uninterested. At that reaction, Lee Seung-su’s eyebrows twitched.

“You’re pretty good at getting on people’s nerves? They say Bongkwon is a corpse without his honesty, but I guess his disciple didn’t learn his teacher’s virtue?”

“Unless someone is quite remarkable, I don’t want to memorize them. It’s unnecessary work.”

Lee Seung-su’s eyebrows twitched even more.

That’s when it happened. A loud explosion erupted from far away.

It was the location where the Butcher and the Crimson Flame Mage were fighting.

“Damn, isn’t that killer? As expected of the Crimson Flame Mage.”

Lee Seung-su spoke in admiration.

“Butcher or whatever. No matter how famous he is, he’s no match for the Crimson Flame Mage. The Crimson Flame Mage is a promising talent of Gakdeungjeong.”

Park Du-nam just watched the explosions without answering. He seemed completely uninterested in Lee Seung-su’s words.

Unaware of this fact, Lee Seung-su continued speaking.

“What a shame. Our guild master has been grinding his teeth over the Butcher. I wanted to take care of the Butcher myself to get some favor.”

Clang.

Then, the sound of chains clashing rang out.

Park Du-nam was unwrapping the chains tied to both his hands.

“I was suggesting we have a leisurely conversation. What’s wrong? Ah, are you getting anxious? Because it looks like the Butcher is going to lose?”

“Older Brother doesn’t lose.”

“Are you saying that with a straight face? You can make that claim after seeing that? No one could survive explosions like those…”

“Then why haven’t the explosions stopped yet?”

At Park Du-nam’s words, Lee Seung-su was left speechless.

That’s right, why?

Why won’t the explosions end?

Most enemies would have been completely annihilated after just a few hits.

“Older Brother will lose? You can only spout such nonsense because you haven’t seen Older Brother’s true skill.”

In the preliminaries, Park Du-nam had seen it.

How easily the Butcher achieved victory.

Far from using skills, he handled all enemies just by throwing hand axes.

Even with higher floors, even when facing stronger enemies, nothing changed.

Park Du-nam had never once seen him reveal the ‘full power’ he so wanted to witness.

“The rumors aren’t completely false after all! But it’s useless! His opponent is the Crimson Flame Mage…”

Bang-

Suddenly Park Du-nam swung his chains. The weight became a mace and struck Lee Seung-su’s solar plexus.

Lee Seung-su laid his greatsword flat to block the weight.

But his body was pushed back by the sudden attack.

“You bastard…!”

Lee Seung-su’s face turned bright red.

Setting aside allowing the surprise attack, what hurt his pride was being pushed back so easily.

“But why are you acting so friendly with me?”

Park Du-nam swung his chains around.

The weight tore through the air with an ominous sound.

“Do I look easy enough for you to speak to me so casually?”

From his gaze to his voice.

He reminded one of a beast overflowing with killing intent.

Only then could Lee Seung-su recall the evaluation of Park Du-nam.

Disciple of Bongkwon, a Top Layer Awakened.

A skilled individual who surpasses promising members of mid-sized guilds.

A rebel who bows his head to no one except Bongkwon.

Handle with caution as he is a beast-like individual.

“After today, I’ll make sure you can’t even make eye contact with me.”

Right, the evaluation of Park Du-nam was never on the good side.

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