The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 124

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 124

Episode 124: Finals (3)

This was the first time he had received Kkwaekkwi’s help when fighting another Awakened.

While he had thought about hiding Kkwaekkwi’s existence, he hadn’t treated it like a taboo.

If necessary, he was willing to receive Kkwaekkwi’s help.

In other words, the reason Kkwaekkwi’s existence had been hidden until now was because there was no need for help.

Put differently, it meant Kim Eun-ae was a strong enough opponent to require Kkwaekkwi’s assistance.

“What the hell is this…?”

Kim Eun-ae seemed greatly surprised by Kkwaekkwi’s appearance.

It was a natural reaction. A storm had suddenly fallen from the sky, and it was all absorbed by Mincheol.

But it was only for a brief moment. She quickly regained her composure and shouted.

“…Salamander!”

At its master’s cry, the fire lizard’s eyes blazed with light.

It was like red gems shining. The difference was that wildness was contained within them.

The moment he saw those eyes, his instincts warned him of danger.

Mincheol activated his skill without hesitation.

【Activating ‘Black Horn Bullet Form’.】

【Mana ‘140’ consumed.】

Mincheol’s body disappeared as if it had been extinguished.

In reality, he had just leaped to the side.

His speed was so fast that it looked like he had vanished.

Immediately after, an explosion occurred.

The spot where Mincheol had been standing was engulfed in blazing heat.

‘It exploded without any warning signs.’

‘It’s an instant-cast type, but the range is wide and the destructive power is strong too.’

‘This is an upgraded version of the skill Kim Eun-ae was using at first.’

He didn’t know what the fire lizard’s true identity was, but it was no ordinary creature.

‘She called it Salamander, right?’

He had heard a similar name in the Hunter Community.

He thought they called lower-grade fire spirits by that name.

Even though it was called lower-grade, it shouldn’t be underestimated.

Spirits were powerful life forms that existed at the very top among the creatures in the Tower.

In the past, some terrorist had summoned a lower-grade spirit and brought down an entire building.

“Salamander, push forward!”

Kim Eun-ae’s finger followed Mincheol’s movement.

Mincheol realized her intention and sprinted across the plains.

Explosions followed as if chasing his tail.

Mincheol was faster than the explosions. Thanks to that, he suffered no damage.

‘I can’t hold out for long.’

The reason Mincheol could avoid the explosions was thanks to Kkwaekkwi’s buff.

Once the buff ended, he couldn’t maintain this speed. Then he would immediately get caught in the explosions.

So he had to settle things before the buff ended.

Mincheol took a deep breath. After filling his lungs with air, he changed direction.

【Activating ‘Black Horn Bullet Form’.】

【Mana ‘140’ consumed.】

Mincheol charged toward Kim Eun-ae.

The path to her had been turned into ruins by the explosions.

The ground was uneven, with holes and protrusions everywhere.

The worst situation for running.

But it was optimal for using Black Horn Bullet Form.

Mincheol stepped on the protruding parts and launched himself forward.

Each time he kicked off, he gained more acceleration.

When his speed reached its limit, he could even feel the resistance of the air.

Bang-

He leaped across the remaining distance in one bound. He thrust his twin swords toward Kim Eun-ae.

At that moment, Mincheol realized.

The fact that the fire lizard was glaring at him.

His instincts rang an alarm.

Mincheol threw his body to the side. Right after, a wall of fire erupted.

The firepower was so intense that the soil on the ground began to melt.

“Whoa.”

Mincheol couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

If he hadn’t stopped earlier, his body would have melted away.

“Don’t waste your effort. As long as Salamander is here, I have no blind spots.”

Kim Eun-ae, who belatedly grasped the situation, spoke to Mincheol.

Confidence was clearly evident in her expression.

‘Well, anyone would be confident with something like that.’

Speed, firepower, and even defense.

It was practically omnipotent. He couldn’t see any opening to break through in close combat.

‘Then I just won’t engage in close combat.’

Mincheol sheathed his twin swords. Instead, he pulled out a hand axe from his inventory.

Seeing this, Kim Eun-ae laughed as if it were ridiculous.

“Oh, right. Your specialty was throwing. But that doesn’t seem like a very good decision?”

The fire lizard began to blaze. The flames intertwined with each other, creating arrows.

Dozens of fire arrows aimed at Mincheol.

“Ranged combat is our specialty!”

Kim Eun-ae extended her finger.

The fire arrows poured down all at once. They were as fast as real arrows.

‘Dodging would be a bad move.’

Even for Mincheol, avoiding all those arrows would be difficult.

Moreover, the arrows were spreading as they flew to prevent Mincheol from dodging.

It looked like a beast opening its maw.

‘Even dodging would be problematic.’

What if those arrows also exploded?

The explosions would cover the ground and Mincheol would lose his life.

Then he had to counter-attack. Mincheol activated his skill without hesitation.

【Activating skill ‘Helmet Splitter’.】

【Consuming 35 mana.】

But the trajectory was different from usual. It drew a curve instead of a straight line.

【Activating skill ‘Wild Throw’.】

【Consuming 30 mana.】

The rare-grade skill ‘Trajectory Control’.

It was a skill newly acquired in the Mercenary Layer.

Trajectory Control was a skill that could adjust the path and speed of thrown objects.

However, it was impossible to make thrown objects faster than their original speed. Only slowing them down was possible.

Helmet Splitter and Trajectory Control.

The hand axe with both skills applied flew at a speed difficult to follow with the eyes.

And it swept through the fire arrows in succession.

Boom-boom-boom-

The fire arrows exploded one after another. The densely flying fire arrows were largely eliminated.

“…!”

Kim Eun-ae’s expression was once again colored with shock.

But she soon regained her composure.

The fire arrows Mincheol had detonated were only a portion.

There were still many fire arrows remaining….

【’Kaela Marbenian’ is activated.】

【210 mana is consumed.】

【Please designate an item from your inventory.】

The frozen world.

Mincheol selected a hand axe from his inventory.

【Skill ‘Helmet Splitter’ is activated.】

【35 mana is consumed.】

【Skill ‘Trajectory Control’ is activated.】

【30 mana is consumed.】

【Additional skills are activated by ‘Kaela Marbenian’!】

【105 and 60 additional mana are consumed respectively!】

Mincheol unleashed hand axes in succession.

The hand axes drew various trajectories as they eliminated the fire arrows.

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Boom-boom-boom-

Watching the fire arrows cause chain explosions, Kim Eun-ae was flustered.

To think he would deal with fire arrows in such a way?

At the same time, she felt a certain sense of unease.

‘Why are two flying when he only threw one?’

But there was no time to investigate the source of her unease in detail.

The Butcher had charged toward her.

“Salamander!”

The fire lizard let out a cry.

A wall of fire shot up in front of the Butcher. This forced the Butcher to change direction.

She could see the Butcher running sideways to avoid the wall of fire.

Kim Eun-ae immediately commanded the Salamander.

“Detonate!”

Explosions followed the Butcher’s path.

It was an overwhelming sight, but the problem was that the Butcher took no damage at all.

“This is dangerous.”

Kim Eun-ae muttered anxiously.

Looking at the situation alone, there was no reason for her to be at a disadvantage. She was the one launching attacks unilaterally.

But this advantage wouldn’t last much longer.

【’Salamander’ remaining time: 2 minutes】

There wasn’t much time left to maintain the Salamander.

Of course, she had two more summoning uses remaining.

But the Salamander’s summoning count only refilled after 24 hours passed.

If she used them up now, she couldn’t guarantee victory in the remaining main tournament matches.

She had to make a decisive move.

Even if it meant putting her own life on the line.

“Salamander!”

Kim Eun-ae shouted loudly.

The Salamander’s eyes glowed. All the flames covering the plains began gathering up into the sky.

A massive fireball formed in the sky.

“Let’s see you dodge this too!”

The fireball exploded.

The gathered flames scattered. A rain of fire poured down toward the Butcher.

At that moment, the Butcher pulled something from his inventory.

Seeing this, Kim Eun-ae doubted her own eyes.

“…A shield?”

The circular shield generated a force field. The hemispherical barrier blocked all the rain of fire falling from the sky.

【’Force Shield’ is activated.】

The size of the barrier wasn’t very large. But it was sufficient to protect one Butcher.

It even seemed to have high defensive power. Even after blocking all those flames, it didn’t have a single scratch.

‘That kind of item is cheating!’

Kim Eun-ae shouted in disbelief.

But denying it wouldn’t change anything.

What mattered was how to act next.

“Salamander! Make it explode!”

Kim Eun-ae shouted.

The barrier was hemispherical, so it couldn’t cover the ground.

So she planned to attack Mincheol by exploding the area below.

But nothing happened. She looked to the side in surprise.

Wheeze-

There she saw the Salamander, completely shrunken.

It had greatly exhausted its power from using the big technique.

Realizing this fact, Kim Eun-ae’s expression darkened.

There was no way the Butcher hadn’t noticed the Salamander’s weakening.

The Butcher withdrew the barrier and charged toward her.

When he got close enough to see his features with the naked eye, the Butcher drew his twin swords.

Kim Eun-ae’s face darkened even more.

But when the Butcher reached right in front of her, one corner of her mouth curled up.

“Salamander, now!”

The fire lizard split apart and transformed into sharp crystals like beast fangs.

This was Kim Eun-ae’s real target.

From the start, expanding the scale of magic against a powerhouse like the Butcher was useless.

Nevertheless, the reason she attempted large-scale magic was to induce an opening in the Butcher.

“Pierce through!”

Fire crystals poured down, targeting the Butcher.

‘At this distance, there’s absolutely no way to dodge!’

The crystals contained the Salamander’s will.

Since they included homing capabilities, dodging was impossible.

But something was strange.

The Butcher didn’t change direction. Instead, he kicked off the ground even harder.

‘What’s his plan…’

The Butcher’s hands moved. He threw his twin swords toward the crystals.

【’Kaella Marbenian’ is activated.】

【210 mana is consumed.】

【Please designate an item from your inventory.】

Four crystals were erased.

At that moment, Kim Eun-ae was bewildered.

What was that just now? Why were four crystals erased when he only threw two swords?

Swoosh-

Two daggers appeared in the Butcher’s hands.

The Butcher threw the daggers without delay.

【’Kaella Marbenian’ is activated.】

Four more crystals were erased.

This time she saw it clearly.

‘Hand axes appeared out of thin air!’

The Butcher threw his hands repeatedly. All the crystals in the air were completely erased.

Her trump card had been blocked.

But Kim Eun-ae didn’t give up.

‘Both of us are empty-handed! In this situation, I have the advantage since I can use magic!’

Kim Eun-ae dropped her staff and clenched her fists.

Flames wrapped around her fists.

It was the Martial Arts Realm skill ‘Blazing Fist’ that she had learned just in case.

Just as she was about to throw her punch.

【’Black Horn Bullet Form’ is activated.】

【Mana ‘140’ is consumed.】

The Butcher launched his body into the air.

His body tilted to the side.

His waist rotating along with his shoulder.

His right leg shooting upward then falling down.

A diagonally descending kick struck Kim Eun-ae’s neck hard.

Crash-

An impact like being hit by a falling rock shook her entire body.

With a single blow, muscles ruptured and bones cracked.

She vividly felt diagonal lines spreading from her cervical vertebrae to her collarbone and sternum.

Her consciousness grew faint from the extreme pain. But Kim Eun-ae bit her lip and endured.

Crunch-

Her pride was too strong to fall to some unaffiliated nobody.

‘If I can just land this skill…!’

Kim Eun-ae tried to unleash her Blazing Fist.

But she didn’t know.

The fact that Black Horn Bullet Form’s kick doesn’t end with just one strike.

Using Kim Eun-ae’s body as a foothold, the Butcher spun his body once more.

A second kick struck the same spot.

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