The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 129

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 129

Episode 129: Song Beom (3)

The waiting room.

Originally a place to rest in preparation for event battles.

But now, a bloody stench that was completely incompatible with rest was wafting through the air.

The source of the smell was a man collapsed on the ground.

He had been beaten so severely that his face was swollen beyond recognition, making it impossible to distinguish his features.

On the ground, a pair of glasses lay scattered in pieces.

“I’ll ask again. What is the Hope Society’s purpose?”

Park Du-nam asked with a cold expression.

Immediately after dying in the Event Stage, he had been reverse-summoned to the waiting room.

And he saw Glasses Man confronting his team members.

-I-I’ll forfeit the match…

Naturally, when Glasses Man spotted Park Du-nam, he tried to flee outside.

But Park Du-nam was faster.

Park Du-nam subdued Glasses Man and then subjected him to merciless violence.

-I-I forfeit the ma… Aaaah! Aaaaah!

The Tower’s system seemed perfect but actually had many flawed aspects.

This was one of those times. Unless he declared his forfeit with his own mouth, he couldn’t leave.

In that short time, Park Du-nam had completely destroyed Glasses Man.

He felt no guilt whatsoever. The opponent was from the Hope Society, after all.

Moreover, even if you died in the waiting room, you would revive again.

Thanks to that, he could beat him up while putting all his emotions into it.

“Hope Society members… promising candidates… to make them win… they told us… when we meet people of interest… to self-destruct…”

Glasses Man answered while spitting out broken teeth and blood. His tongue was mangled, so his pronunciation was completely off.

Hearing those words, Park Du-nam felt puzzled.

‘How are they planning to handle the aftermath?’

While the Hope Society was called the worst and most vicious criminal organization, they weren’t invincible.

It meant they weren’t at a level where they could handle both the government and large guilds.

The Hope Society knew this fact well, which is why they had always acted secretly.

But this incident went too far. The large guilds wouldn’t just sit still.

‘The Hope Society are trash, but they’re not idiots. They wouldn’t act without a plan. They must have some scheme.’

He couldn’t even guess what that scheme might be.

That made it all the more dangerous. He needed to inform his Teacher as soon as he returned to reality.

“Hey.”

“Y-yes…”

“What benefit do you get from doing this kind of thing?”

“They said they’d… raise my position… that it was a chance… to escape from being… a low-ranking member…”

Park Du-nam laughed cynically.

To think he had participated in the Hope Society’s plan for such a stupid reason.

Position advancement? What use was that?

Everyone who participated in this terrorism had their faces exposed.

From now on, their lives would be hell whether in the Tower or reality.

‘Ah, I see. These guys are disposable pawns.’

They were nothing more than fertilizer to cultivate promising candidates.

Realizing that, his enthusiasm completely deflated.

What could disposable pawns possibly know?

Even if he interrogated further, only trivial information would come out.

“Get lost.”

At Park Du-nam’s dismissal, Glasses Man let out a sigh of relief.

That touched Park Du-nam’s nerves. Park Du-nam stomped on Glasses Man’s head.

“Ugh!”

“Why are you relieved? From this moment on, you’re going to live a terrible life.”

Unfortunately, he didn’t have any recording items, but he had clearly memorized Glasses Man’s face.

Enough to draw a composite sketch.

“I promise you. You’ll see me in reality too.”

Park Du-nam had no intention of just letting this situation slide.

He was determined to make him pay for his crimes in reality as well.

Since he had already memorized his face, it wouldn’t be difficult.

If he borrowed just a little of his Teacher’s connections and authority, it would proceed smoothly.

“I-I forfeit the match…!”

Glasses Man shouted with a pale face.

With those words, Glasses Man’s figure disappeared.

Park Du-nam headed toward where his team members were.

His team members were looking at the video displayed on the wall.

“What about Older Brother?”

“He’s still safe for now.”

In the video, Butcher and Song Beom were engaged in fierce combat.

Park Du-nam looked at the video with an anxious expression.

‘Even if it’s Older Brother, Song Beom is too dangerous.’

Song Beom’s strength rivaled that of promising candidates from large guilds.

But the reason Park Du-nam was trembling with such fear wasn’t because Song Beom was strong.

‘Awakened who fall victim to Song Beom… most become crippled.’

When an Awakened dies, their corpse immediately turns to dust and disappears.

So Song Beom devoured Awakened while they were ‘still alive.’

To prevent the corpse from disappearing, so he could enjoy himself sufficiently.

There were even rumors that he fed them healing potions so they wouldn’t die quickly.

‘That’s why Goseong’s Ju Yong-min gave up climbing.’

Once, there was an Awakened who was considered a promising candidate of Goseong Guild and received great expectations.

Ju Yong-min.

He was a good man who traversed the Tower with a single greatsword.

He met Song Beom in an Event Stage and was devoured over a long period of time.

After that day, Ju Yong-min never climbed the Tower again.

Even if you revived in reality, the mental trauma didn’t recover.

‘Older Brother, it’s not too late even now.’

If only he could convey a message to Butcher, he would have immediately shouted for him to commit suicide.

Although they had built their friendship over a short time, Park Du-nam clearly knew how amazing Butcher was.

‘High stats and high-grade items can be obtained as long as you have the opportunity. But talent is different.’

Could an ordinary person drive properly even if you put them in a racing car?

No matter how excellent your stats or how high-grade items you possess, if your inherent talent is mediocre, it’s useless.

In contrast, Butcher was perfectly handling everything he possessed.

He had met countless Awakened while climbing the Tower, but he had never seen such talent.

If such a genius were to be broken by someone like Song Beom and lose his brilliance?

Nothing could be more terrible than that.

‘Damn it, I should have helped Older Brother.’

His anger toward Glasses Man surged up again.

Suddenly, Park Du-nam realized something strange.

No matter how much time passed, Butcher wasn’t being pushed back.

No, it wasn’t just that he wasn’t being pushed back…

‘He’s pushing forward, isn’t he?’

Song Beom’s attacks were certainly terrifying.

Every time his palm struck the ground, it created deep craters.

But the Butcher easily evaded all those attacks.

‘He’s not just focused on evasion either. He keeps slashing at his body.’

Song Beom’s attacks couldn’t reach the Butcher.

Meanwhile, the Butcher was relentlessly cutting into Song Beom’s body.

While Park Du-nam was in shock, the battle reached its climax.

Song Beom transformed into a beast and pounced on the Butcher.

But the tide of battle didn’t change. The Butcher severed Song Beom’s forearm and drove a dagger under his jaw.

And the final strike.

Lightning burst from the dagger, piercing through Song Beom’s head and splitting the sky.

Sizzle-

Only ash remained where the lightning had passed.

Song Beom’s corpse, having lost his head and upper body, collapsed to the side.

“….”

Silence fell over the waiting room.

Everyone looked at each other with blank faces.

“Song Beom… he’s dead?”

“Wait, if this happens… I mean…”

The Butcher approached the castle and pulled out the flag.

Then the same message appeared before everyone’s eyes.

【You have won the second match of the main tournament.】

【You have gained 20 participation points.】

【You have additionally gained 30 victory points.】

Cheers erupted throughout the waiting room.

* * *

When he returned to the waiting room, what Mincheol saw were team members shedding tears and cheering.

“Woooah! We won! We won!”

“The Butcher beat Song Beom from the Hope Society!”

“Older Brother, really, you’re truly amazing!”

Everyone surrounded Mincheol and cheered.

Mincheol wore an embarrassed expression.

He knew everyone would be happy, but he hadn’t expected such an intense reaction.

“Older Brother! I shamelessly ask you! How exactly did you become so strong? Please bestow your teachings upon this unworthy younger brother!”

Park Du-nam spoke as if pleading.

Mincheol clicked his tongue.

“I already told you the method.”

“The method…?”

“Malcolm Bernard’s advice.”

At those words, Park Du-nam’s eyes widened like lanterns.

“If you don’t give up, a path will reveal itself.”

Mincheol spoke with sincerity.

He had clearly felt it when fighting Song Beom this time too.

The longer the battle with Song Beom went on, the more clearly his movements were etched in his mind, making him easier to handle.

“I kept watching you fight, Older Brother. No matter how I look at it, it seems like you just won because you’re strong, regardless of mental strength…”

Mincheol clicked his tongue and shook his head.

“You’ll understand when you experience it yourself.”

“No, there’s nothing to experience or not…”

Just as a strange sense of injustice crept into Park Du-nam’s voice.

【The third match of the main tournament begins.】

A message announcing the match appeared.

* * *

【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 climbed up the castle wall. It was to confirm who their enemies were.

“Huff, hufff…”

Park Du-nam was breathing heavily with a tense face.

“You seem nervous.”

“Yes? I’m ashamed to show such an unmanly side.”

Park Du-nam said with a reddened face.

Mincheol tilted his head and asked.

“You weren’t like this during the second match.”

“That’s right. But didn’t we immediately face Song Beom?”

Park Du-nam’s face darkened.

“We’ve met strong enemies twice now. There’s no law saying we won’t meet another. This time I’m determined not to let my guard down.”

It was a good attitude. Mincheol didn’t argue further.

Then, the attack team was summoned.

Seven people were looking toward the castle from the plains.

“Uhahahaha!”

Soon a loud voice was heard.

The laughter was abnormally loud. The entire grassland echoed thunderously.

“So you’re my final opponents! You must have stood here dreaming of victory, but you had to meet me!”

It was truly an arrogant attitude.

That’s precisely why Mincheol was on guard.

One couldn’t act like that without considerable confidence in their abilities.

“That person is…”

Park Du-nam looked at the two and muttered quietly.

It was an unusual reaction. Mincheol asked with unease.

“Who are you talking about?”

Could it be another promising member of a large guild this time?

Or maybe it was the Hope Society again. The Hope Society had spread roots throughout the industry like cancer cells.

Park Du-nam stared at the two people several times before speaking.

“I don’t know.”

“….”

Mincheol felt deflated.

“You don’t know?”

“Yes, it’s someone I’ve never seen before.”

Just as Mincheol looked at Park Du-nam with an incredulous face.

“I think I know who that is.”

A team member spoke. He was the oldest in the team.

“I think that’s Park Jin-su, a promising member of Black-tan.”

Black-tan was a mid-sized guild that rivaled Iron Fang.

If he was a promising member from there, he’d be someone with considerable skill, but…

‘It’s nothing special.’

Not to the current Mincheol.

“No need to drag this out. Let’s finish quickly.”

“Yes, Older Brother!”

Mincheol and Park Du-nam kicked off the castle wall and jumped down.

And 5 minutes later.

【You have won the third match of the main tournament.】

【You have acquired 20 participation points.】

【You have additionally acquired 30 victory points.】

【You have been designated as MVP. You have additionally acquired 30 points.】

【You have won the ‘Capture the Flag’ event!】

【100 championship points have been awarded!】

【You have been selected as MVP in all matches!】

【50 additional points have been awarded!】

Mincheol proudly claimed victory.

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