The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 144

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 144

Episode 144: One Against a Thousand (1)

Soldiers carrying torches were swarming from the darkness.

Their numbers were too many to count. So many it was difficult even to estimate.

“Waaaaah!”

“It’s an intruder! Kill him!”

Soldiers unable to contain their excitement let out wild screams.

The sound of military boots trampling the ground mixed chaotically with their cries.

Waves of sound seemed to assault his eardrums.

‘So many. Too many.’

A situation where he had to face an army alone.

Moreover, they weren’t a ragtag bunch, but orcs called natural-born warriors.

It was a situation that would make anyone’s mind go blank.

‘This means death. I’m bound to die.’

Overwhelming despair simultaneously invaded his mind and heart.

It felt like hanging from a rock and falling into an abyss.

Slap.

Mincheol struck his cheeks with both hands. The stinging pain brought his mind back to sharp focus.

“Die? Do I look like I’m going to die?”

There were too many things he wanted to do to die like this.

He wanted to conquer every item on Cheonghe’s menu.

He wanted to see the blockbuster movie that was opening soon.

He wanted to get a job at a good guild that everyone would recognize by name.

He wanted to give his mother, who had only suffered hardships, a life of luxury.

“Don’t give up! Malcolm Bernard said to burn your will especially in times like this!”

Thinking of Malcolm Bernard cleared his mind amazingly.

With distracting thoughts gone, he could think just like usual.

Mincheol began searching for a way to survive.

‘My wounds haven’t fully healed yet. I need to avoid excessive movements.’

Potions weren’t omnipotent.

Drinking them didn’t provide complete recovery. He needed sufficient rest.

‘It’s dangerous if I get surrounded. I need to strike the soldiers before that happens.’

He had experienced this tediously when fighting goblins.

How dangerous it was to get surrounded when fighting multiple enemies.

So he had to move first to prevent them from coordinating their attacks.

‘It’s impossible to face them all.’

Mincheol’s goal wasn’t to defeat all the soldiers. It was to survive.

So he had to aim for breaking through the soldiers and reaching Tartamartha Castle.

“Alright. Let’s do this.”

As soon as his plan was set, Mincheol pulled out a hand axe from his inventory.

On the first day he arrived at the defensive layer, the hand axe Mincheol threw couldn’t instantly kill an Orc Soldier.

It was because the power was slightly insufficient. But currently, Mincheol was wearing the Black Drake’s Fang Necklace.

A unique-grade item that increased strength and stamina by a whopping 150 each.

‘And the power of throwing weapons… is determined by strength.’

Mincheol’s muscles expanded. Taking a running start, he hurled the hand axe with all his might.

Thunk!

The hand axe that flew through the darkness instantly split an orc’s skull.

The North Soldier died without even letting out a scream.

“Huh? What was that just now?”

“Don’t worry about that, just charge!!”

The murmuring voices of soldiers were briefly heard then disappeared.

Mincheol threw another hand axe. This time it didn’t end with just one.

Thunk! Thwack! Thunk!

Soldiers got hit by the consecutively flying hand axes and collapsed.

The first row crumbled, and the second row crumbled too. Only then did the soldiers realize something was wrong.

“What? Why are they collapsing while running fine?”

“That bastard is throwing hand axes!”

“Dying from just getting hit by a hand axe? And you call yourselves North…”

Thunk!

The North Soldier who was shouting got hit by a hand axe and fell silent.

“Don’t be scared! There can’t be that many hand axes!”

“They should be running out soon! Rush him and kill him!”

They were indeed experienced soldiers.

Rather than being intimidated by the hand axes, they targeted the weakness of limited throwing count.

It was truly a sharp judgment.

If only their opponent wasn’t Mincheol.

【Acquiring all ‘Elite Orc Warrior’s Hand Axes’ within a 1.1km radius.】

【Acquired 11 ‘Elite Orc Warrior’s Hand Axes’.】

Mincheol retrieved the hand axes and threw them again.

“Hey! You said they’d stop soon!”

“Why are hand axes still flying at us!”

The soldiers panicked as the quantity of flying hand axes didn’t decrease at all.

‘I can’t just focus on the front. They’re charging to surround me.’

Mincheol scattered hand axes in all directions.

Dozens of soldiers died before they could even surround Mincheol.

‘Wow, they still won’t stop.’

Mincheol clicked his tongue.

Even while watching their companions die to hand axes, the soldiers didn’t stop.

He couldn’t sense any sign of hesitation either.

‘Then it’s time for phase two.’

Mincheol pulled out a red-glowing side sword from his inventory and threw it.

“That bastard is throwing something else!”

“Duck your heads!”

The charging soldiers hastily lowered their bodies.

But the side sword flew into the air instead of at the soldiers.

“Hahaha! Stupid bastard! He missed completely!”

“What? Getting tired? Are your hands shaking from fear?”

It was when the soldiers were giggling.

【Skill ‘Flame Explosion’ activates.】

Red flames erupted from the middle of the group.

* * *

The Grand Warlord was standing at a distance, watching the battle.

“Quite impressive indeed.”

The Slave of Tooshin was throwing hand axes at the swarming soldiers.

Each time a hand axe flew, one soldier died.

The power was impressive, but the accuracy was terrifying.

“It’s shameful for an orc to fight in such a manner, but…”

When the completion was this high, it was a different story.

“Hmm.”

The Grand Warlord felt his hands getting itchy.

He wanted to rush over right now and beat the Slave of Tooshin to death.

“But that wouldn’t be proper.”

A Grand Warlord taking action against a mere variant?

It wouldn’t be fitting for his position.

“Grand Warlord!”

“What is happening here?”

Just then, warriors began arriving one after another.

They looked down at the battlefield where the warriors were fighting and were dumbfounded.

“A variant? Why is a variant fighting our soldiers?”

“Wait, isn’t that the Slave of Tooshin?”

“How dare a mere Slave of Tooshin cause such chaos!”

The warriors ground their teeth in anger.

They looked ready to attack the Slave of Tooshin at any moment.

“Stop.”

But at the Grand Warlord’s single word, everyone froze.

They all looked at the Grand Warlord with incomprehensible expressions.

“Grand Warlord? Why are you stopping us?”

“This is rare entertainment. I want to enjoy it a little longer.”

“However, if we leave the Slave of Tooshin like this, the damage to our soldiers will be severe.”

A warrior spoke with concern.

The Grand Warlord narrowed his brow and glared at the warrior.

“I said I want to enjoy this.”

“My apologies.”

The warrior hastily bowed his head.

“Even if the damage increases, how many could he possibly kill with mere hand axes?”

No matter how many hand axes the Slave of Tooshin threw, he couldn’t handle all the soldiers.

Even now, the distance between the Slave of Tooshin and the soldiers was gradually closing.

“Look. It’s almost over now.”

There wasn’t much distance left now.

The throwing weapons that the Slave of Tooshin was so proud of would soon be sealed.

“I’m curious if he can fight properly even with his specialty blocked.”

Just as the Grand Warlord smiled wickedly.

The Slave of Tooshin threw a red-tinted sword.

The thrown sword didn’t target the soldiers but cut through empty air.

“Seeing it miss, is he already tired?”

As expected, a variant is just a variant. How pathetic.

Just as the Grand Warlord shook his head in disappointment.

KWAAANG-

A red explosion engulfed the soldiers.

* * *

Thanks to the mid-air explosion, numerous soldiers evaporated.

The soldiers who witnessed this scene muttered in fear.

“Wh-what the hell…”

“It, it exploded.”

The soldiers’ momentum was completely broken.

Mincheol realized this was his chance and pressed his offensive.

【’Miraculous Universal Gloves’ summons an item.】

He took out the ‘Lightning Fire’ stored in his gloves and threw it.

“Kugh!”

Lightning Fire pierced a soldier’s chest. The skill immediately activated.

【Skill ‘Lightning Strike’ activates.】

Blue electricity swept over the surrounding soldiers.

Dozens of soldiers instantly turned to charcoal.

“Wh-what is this now?”

“L-lightning? He summoned lightning?”

The soldiers hesitated.

Even orcs couldn’t help but be frightened in this situation.

‘Now’s the time.’

It was the perfect situation to use a skill with large motions.

【Activating ‘Magic Bullet Marksman’.】

【Consuming ‘700’ mana.】

【5 magic bullets are charged.】

The magic bullets charged up.

Mincheol took out a spear from his inventory.

Then he threw it toward where the soldiers were most densely gathered.

【Activating ‘Sacred Light Soaring’.】

【Consuming ‘140’ mana.】

【Additional skill activates due to ‘Kaela Marbenia’!】

【Consuming an additional ‘420’ mana.】

【Consuming ‘2’ magic bullets.】

Two flashes of light stretched toward the soldiers.

WHOOOOSH-

The two lights consecutively pierced through the soldiers.

In the blink of an eye, two paths were carved out.

“Ugh, uaaaah…”

“Th-this is impossible…”

All the soldiers collapsed in terror at the overwhelming power.

The soldiers who had been charging from the front were completely demoralized.

But there were still more soldiers swarming in.

“Don’t stop, everyone!”

“The Grand Warlord is watching us!”

Mincheol first threw the Shield of Judgment toward the left.

【Activating skill ‘Force Shield’.】

A force field generated and blocked the soldiers’ path.

“Ugh! What is this now?”

“D-don’t push! We’re getting crushed!”

The Force Shield’s duration was short.

But in the current situation, it was worth its weight in gold.

“KRAAAAH!”

“I’ll kill you!”

Just as the soldiers charging from behind were about to overwhelm Mincheol.

Mincheol aimed at the soldiers with his left hand. The bracelet on his wrist emitted light.

【Activating skill ‘Enhanced Launch’.】

【Consuming ‘1’ magic bullet.】

The bracelet disappeared and one soldier was sent flying.

“KUGH!”

As the soldier flew backward and crashed into his comrades, their formation crumbled.

Taking advantage of this gap, Mincheol drew Sharbahan.

The skill’s cooldown should be finished by now.

【Activating skill ‘Wind Severing’.】

Sharbahan, imbued with wind blades, cut down soldiers as it passed through.

“What the hell is this! It’s cutting through armor like water!”

“Get out of the way! Move aside… Gaaah!”

The soldiers rolled on the ground with their upper and lower bodies severed.

“It’s broken!”

“Charge! Charge!”

At that moment, the Force Shield shattered and soldiers began swarming in.

“You bastard! Give up any thoughts of dying peacefully!”

“I’ll cut you up piece by piece starting from your fingertips!”

Soldiers also rushed in from other directions. It was a spot Mincheol hadn’t been able to keep in check.

Hundreds of soldiers surrounded Mincheol, trying to kill him.

Mincheol calmly pulled out a spear from his inventory.

【Activating ‘Falling Castle, Crumbling Earth’.】

【Consuming ‘420’ mana.】

Mincheol’s body soared high into the sky.

The soldiers became like dogs chasing chickens, having no choice but to look up.

【Consuming ‘1’ magic bullet.】

The spear that pierced into the ground caused an explosion.

KWAAAAANG-

A massive explosion engulfed the soldiers.

When the explosion cleared, nothing remained on the ground.

Not even corpses, let alone equipment fragments.

All those soldiers had been erased in an instant.

Thud-

Mincheol landed on top of it.

There were many soldiers remaining, but none charged forward.

They all just stared at Mincheol with shocked faces.

A race born as warriors.

The orcs were looking at Mincheol with terror-stricken faces.

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