The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 134

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 134

Episode 134: Defensive Battle (3)

Inside the Tower, various dimensions existed.

All were dimensions that had been destroyed, currently fragmented and absorbed by the Tower.

Anyway, each dimension was completely different in culture, level of technological development, and even the dominant races.

In the case of Aksria where the Defensive Layer took place, orcs were the dominant race.

The orcs of Aksria were largely divided into two groups.

The Southern Orcs who worshipped Tooshin and the Northern Orcs who worshipped the Grand Warlord.

According to legend, Tooshin and the Grand Warlord were warriors who represented the South and North in ancient times.

The two fought over the divine throne of the orcs for hundreds of years.

Eventually, the Southern orc emerged victorious and ascended to the divine throne, becoming known as Tooshin.

The defeated orc became the Grand Warlord and was left on earth.

Therefore, the Southern Orcs had a strong tendency to regard Tooshin as superior to the Grand Warlord and took pride in this.

The Northern Orcs were the opposite. They believed without doubt that originally the Grand Warlord had won but refused the divine throne for their sake.

So they thought of Tooshin as a petty person who picked up the divine throne that the Grand Warlord had discarded.

‘Avatar of Tooshin? Me?’

Mincheol looked down at the soldiers with an incredulous expression. He wondered if they were joking right now.

But there was no trace of laughter on the soldiers’ faces. They were all utterly serious.

“Avatar of Tooshin! Please lead us!”

“Great being! Our hero!”

The soldiers’ shouts began to take on a strange fervor.

It was when Mincheol was bewildered and didn’t know what to do.

“What is the meaning of this!”

A roar erupted from the direction of the stairs leading into the castle interior.

There stood an orc dressed in splendid armor, accompanied by soldiers.

‘Reinforcements!’

Mincheol immediately recognized the orc’s identity.

It was definitely a Captain who had rushed here to help them.

“Avatar of Tooshin? Where do you dare speak such blasphemous words!”

“S-sir, it’s true! This person here is truly the avatar of Tooshin!”

“That’s right! We all saw it! This person displayed tremendous divine power and…”

“Silence!”

The Captain roared. His face was full of anger.

“Speaking vain delusions and disrupting military discipline! I must deal with all of you under military law!”

“C-Captain!”

“Everyone, bind all these men here!”

At the Captain’s command, his subordinates moved swiftly.

“Please believe us! It’s true!”

“Avatar! Please show your divine power!”

Even while being bound, the soldiers didn’t abandon their faith in Mincheol.

Mincheol couldn’t help but admire the soldiers’ sincere faith.

‘Damn, these crazy…’

He was so amazed that curses came out.

Because the soldiers were talking nonsense, even Mincheol was about to get caught up in it.

“You blasphemous fool! Submit to capture quietly!”

“If you resist, you won’t escape death!”

It was when the soldiers surrounded Mincheol and shouted.

【Time has passed.】

【The Save Point will disappear.】

【Quest proceeds.】

Along with the message, a heavy sound echoed.

Thoom-

At the same time, the entire castle wall vibrated. Some orcs lost their balance and fell over.

Mincheol quickly stuck his head out beyond the castle wall.

A massive battering ram was pounding the fortress gate.

‘What’s that huge thing? It’s like a building rolling around, isn’t it?’

Even though he had heard about it beforehand through the strategy guide, it was shockingly enormous.

Every time the pillar made of several beams bundled together struck the gate, the entire castle wall shook.

“The Northern barbarians have brought a monster!”

“Rocks! Bring rocks! Throw anything!”

The Southern Orcs were in complete chaos.

They tried to stop the battering ram by pouring rocks and boiling oil.

But the triangular roof covering the battering ram was deflecting everything.

Crash-

Meanwhile, the battering ram struck the gate once more.

“It won’t hold much longer! It’ll break through soon!”

“Everyone come down! We need to block the entrance!”

“Tooshin! Please light our path!”

Everyone moved busily to stop the battering ram.

‘It’s going just like King Burger said.’

Mincheol recalled the contents of the strategy guide.

The gate breaking through was a foregone conclusion.

The Awakened’s job was to go down and hold back the Northern Soldiers pouring in.

If you couldn’t hold out, death.

If you held out, you could reach the third Save Point.

‘Wow, this one’s really not going to be easy.’

Mincheol shifted his gaze to the back of the battering ram.

There, heavily armed armored units and cavalry were waiting.

They seemed to be planning to charge and clear the way once the gate was breached.

Already strong orcs equipped with weapons?

Moreover, to become a specific military unit, they must have undergone tremendous training?

‘Good lord.’

The thought of having to fight such things head-on gave him chills.

King Burger hadn’t earnestly advised that only promising members of mid-sized guilds should attempt this for nothing.

‘I need to stop it before that.’

Of course, Mincheol had no intention of letting the situation flow that way.

He planned to destroy the battering ram before the gate was breached.

【Activating ‘Magic Bullet Marksman’.】

【Consuming ‘700’ mana.】

【5 magic bullets are charged.】

First, he charged magic bullets, then took out the ‘Shield of Judgment’ from his inventory.

“Huh, a shield appeared from thin air?”

“What are you trying to do!”

The soldiers who were trying to bind Mincheol cried out in shock.

Mincheol ignored them. There was no reason to deal with them right now.

‘First, I’ll protect the gate.’

The shield flew quickly toward the gate.

【Activating skill ‘Force Shield’.】

A hemispherical force field blocked the gate.

Just as the battering ram’s pillar was flying toward the gate.

Crash-

The force field collided with the pillar. Cracks spread throughout the entire force field.

But it didn’t break. Amazingly, it had blocked the battering ram’s strike.

‘I can’t block it twice.’

Mincheol took out the dark spear from his inventory.

【Activating ‘Falling Star Collapse’.】

【Consuming ‘420’ mana.】

Mincheol’s body soared high into the sky.

Reaching high altitude, Mincheol hurled the dark spear toward the battering ram.

【Consuming ‘1’ magic bullet.】

The spear fell at a steep angle and collided with the battering ram.

Crash-

The battering ram’s ceiling shattered, and the dark spear pierced into the pillar beneath it.

Boom-

A massive explosion covered the ground.

Not only the battering ram but all the soldiers leading it were blown away.

‘Wow, woooow!’

Mincheol trembled at the sight.

He already knew how powerful the Falling Star Collapse skill was.

But it only had wide range – its destructive power itself was weaker than Holy Light Heaven Strike.

However, the moment it combined with the magic bullet, those words became meaningless.

‘This is insane, really?’

While Mincheol was feeling satisfied.

Boooooom-

With a majestic horn sound, the enemy army began to retreat.

Like a coastline at low tide, the grassland was instantly emptied.

The enemy army had retreated.

In other words, it was the defenders’ victory.

“Wooooh! We won! We won!”

“You horse-eating barbarian bastards! Was this all you had!”

“Oh Tooshin! Our great god!”

The defending soldiers cheered and savored their joy.

Of course, the war wasn’t completely over.

Tomorrow, or perhaps even tonight, the enemy army might start attacking again.

But a victory was a victory.

The Southern Orcs embraced their companions and savored the victory.

Not only the orcs, but Mincheol was also enjoying the joy.

Thanks to the message that appeared before his eyes.

【You have perfectly blocked the Northern Orcs’ offensive!】

【Outstanding performance! You are truly a hero of war!】

【Acquiring bonus points! Clear score greatly increased!】

【You have reached the third Save Point!】

【Save Point will end in 12 hours!】

A full 12 hours of breathing room had been created.

It meant the enemy army wouldn’t attack at least until tomorrow.

Suddenly, Mincheol noticed the gazes focused on him.

Mincheol looked around at the soldiers with an awkward expression.

“Um… you said you’d arrest me?”

Mincheol obediently held out both hands.

Since he needed to proceed with the quest, there was nothing good about having bad relations with the Southern Orcs.

For now, he planned to be compliant here and clear up the misunderstanding later.

“…”

The captain walked forward toward Mincheol.

Is he planning to arrest me personally? Mincheol thought.

Thud.

The captain knelt before Mincheol.

Following his lead, the other soldiers also knelt in the same way.

“We greet the avatar of Tooshin!”

It seemed the misunderstanding had deepened even further.

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After that, Mincheol received exceptional treatment from the captain and was escorted to the inner castle.

The building was so huge that he would probably get lost if he wandered around alone.

The captain guided Mincheol to a room deep within the inner castle.

“Please wait here.”

The captain spoke in a respectful tone and left.

Mincheol caught him as he was about to leave.

“Excuse me…”

But before Mincheol could finish his question, the captain had already gone outside.

“He should at least tell me why I need to wait…”

Mincheol grumbled and looked around the room.

It was a room with nothing particularly impressive.

A work desk and a table for receiving guests.

And a grizzly bear hide carpet spread on the ground.

There were no artworks or anything. Overall, it was a plain and dry room.

“Quite a bleak room.”

“Sorry it’s bleak.”

Then, a voice came from behind. A female orc was standing there.

Mincheol couldn’t help but be a little surprised. This was his first time seeing a female orc.

Like an orc, she was tall and well-built.

But he didn’t get the impression that she was burly like male orcs.

She looked like a sleek and healthy wild horse.

“Um… when I said bleak, I didn’t mean it in a bad way. I meant it sounded neat and tidy.”

Mincheol quickly came up with an excuse.

The female orc approached with large strides, showing an uninterested expression.

“I am Alcamalca, responsible for this castle.”

At those words, Mincheol snapped to attention.

‘Responsible for the castle? That means she’s the castle lord?’

It was written in King Burger’s strategy guide.

If you achieve great merit in the siege defense, the castle lord would personally commend your achievements.

Of course, it didn’t end with just words. Rewards based on war achievements were also given.

From equipment at the smallest scale, to elixirs at the largest.

Mincheol’s eyes lit up at the thought of receiving rewards.

“Are you the avatar of Tooshin?”

“Huh? No, I’m not. The soldiers misunderstood.”

Mincheol said hastily. He was worried she might withdraw the reward for being impious.

“Hahahat.”

Then Alcamalca laughed loudly.

Her protruding lower canine teeth were impressive.

“I knew from the beginning that you weren’t Tooshin’s avatar.”

“What?”

“My family has served Tooshin for generations. I have even experienced his divine power directly. I sense no divine power of Tooshin from you whatsoever.”

So she had been testing me all along?

Despite her hearty appearance, she was a woman I couldn’t let my guard down around.

“But the fact that you achieved tremendous military accomplishments is true. The reports were so incredible they were hard to believe.”

“Everything is true.”

Mincheol raised his voice.

He hadn’t spoken forcefully without reason.

‘What if she doesn’t believe me and doesn’t give me a reward!’

It was for materialistic reasons.

“You really removed all the hooks hanging across the castle walls and destroyed siege ladders without even touching them?”

Alcamalca’s face was full of disbelief.

“It’s my ability received from the ancestral spirits.”

“Then show me once.”

Mincheol glanced behind Alcamalca. Two bodyguards were standing there.

“Could you look at that soldier?”

Mincheol pointed at the soldier.

The moment Alcamalca turned around, he activated Auto Looting.

【Acquiring all ‘Orc Warrior’s Gauntlets’ within a 1.1km radius.】

【Acquired 1 ‘Orc Warrior’s Gauntlets’.】

The gauntlets disappeared, revealing bare hands.

Seeing this, Alcamalca’s eyes widened in shock.

“What in the world…”

“This is my ability. I can take any object whose form I know.”

“S-such an absurd ability can’t possibly exist… What are the restrictions? There must surely be limits?”

“There is a weight limit, but I can take up to 100kg at most.”

“W-what about mana consumption? You must have to pay an enormous price each time you use it?”

“Sometimes it does consume mana. But normally I don’t need to use any mana.”

“…You can take any object without even using mana?”

Alcamalca’s face went blank.

After a moment, Alcamalca muttered quietly.

“Avatar… That seems right?”

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