The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 166

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 166

Episode 166: Fellow Sufferers (3)

When he came to his senses, Mincheol was in the Duke’s office.

Mincheol wasn’t flustered. He was used to it by now.

[Wh-why are you doing this to me!]

A boy shouted in the Duke’s office.

Mincheol looked at the boy with a surprised face.

It was none other than Cardmos Dunwall himself.

[I-I also won in the tournament! I may not have won as magnificently as William, but I still won! So why are you only angry at me!]

The boy’s voice was extremely desperate.

He was craving affection, love, paternal love.

[I’m also Father’s son…]

A dull sound rang out.

The Duke had slapped Cardmos across the cheek with his palm.

Cardmos looked at his father with a shocked face.

The Duke spoke in a cold tone.

[I have never once acknowledged you as my child.]

[Wh-what?]

[You’re nothing but the result of your mother’s infidelity! If it weren’t for Grandfather, I would never have accepted you mother and child!]

Cardmos Dunwall’s expression crumbled.

[If you understand, get out right now! I don’t want to see your pathetic face.]

The boy Cardmos Dunwall was driven out.

Then he came face to face with William standing in the corridor.

[Why does Father only hate you? You asked that again? Are you really an idiot, brother?]

William mocked William to his heart’s content.

[That’s because only you have different blood. Do you know what Father said when we were alone? He wants to kick you out right away.]

Every time William opened his mouth, Cardmos’s expression crumbled.

[But do you know why he doesn’t? It’s because of people’s stares. The entire Dunwol Duchy can’t become the subject of gossip.]

[I, I am…]

[If you understand, be careful with your actions from now on. Unless you want to be kicked out as a beggar.]

William said that and left.

The boy Cardmos staggered back to his room.

And as soon as he returned to his room, he burst into tears.

Even as the sunset faded and the sun set, Cardmos’s crying didn’t stop.

Only after the entire world was covered in darkness did Cardmos stop crying.

Cardmos crouched in the corner and stared into the darkness.

His two pupils quietly blazed.

* * *

The scenery Mincheol was seeing changed again.

Bright sunlight.

Below it, an arena was spread out.

There stood the boy Cardmos Dunwall, battered and bruised.

On the ground, William Dunwall had fallen with a bewildered face.

Unlike Cardmos who was covered in wounds, William was unharmed.

[Huh? Huh huh?]

It was when William showed a bewildered reaction.

[The winner is Cardmos Dunwall!]

The interviewer shouted loudly.

At that moment, William’s expression twisted with rage.

[What nonsense are you talking? Why should I lose? That bastard must have used dirty tricks! If we do it again, I can win! Do it again!]

William couldn’t contain his anger and rushed at the boy Cardmos.

Then the knights who were on standby grabbed William.

[Young Master William! Please calm down!]

[Let go! Let me go!]

[You can’t do this!]

[Let go of these hands before I kill everyone!]

The arena instantly became chaos.

The Duke sat in the VIP seats shaking his head.

[Cardmos! Do you think I’ll just sit still after this?]

William shouted while pushing away the knights.

[I will never forgive you! Do you understand!]

William shouted while spewing terrible hatred.

[You will never be able to live comfortably from now on!]

* * *

The scenery changed once more.

‘Where is this place?’

Mincheol looked around.

It wasn’t familiar, but it was definitely a scene he had seen before.

‘Isn’t this the place I saw when I entered the third Quest?’

Mincheol, searching his memory, recalled that this was Duke Dunwol’s banquet hall.

But it was completely different from the scenery Mincheol knew.

Fresh blood was splattered everywhere. The furniture was completely smashed.

Not only that, but the corpses of knights and soldiers were scattered about.

“You bastaaard!”

Then, a roaring voice was heard.

The one who shouted was a white-haired old man.

Though called an old man, he was much more robust than most adult men.

His back was straight, and his limbs had rock-like muscles attached.

‘Where have I seen this old man before?’

It was definitely a familiar face.

After thinking for a while, Mincheol was finally able to remember.

‘Isn’t that the Dunwell Marquis?’

Though much older, it was unmistakable.

It was definitely the Dunwell Marquis, Cardmos Dunwall’s father.

“How dare you rebel against me! You’ve truly gone mad!”

“What’s so surprising about that. You never trusted me anyway.”

Another voice was heard.

Across from the Dunwell Marquis stood a young Cardmos Dunwall.

The spear Cardmos was holding was stained with blood.

There was no need to figure out who had massacred the knights and soldiers.

“Damn bastard! I should have killed you long ago!”

Even at his father’s verbal abuse, Cardmos didn’t bat an eye.

He just looked at him with emotionless eyes.

“No, it’s not too late even now! I’ll kill you right here!”

“Father will?”

Cardmos’s head tilted to one side.

It was a question as if asking whether someone like you could possibly do that.

“You, you bastard… How dare you…”

The Duke’s complexion turned red and blue.

But he only trembled with anger and couldn’t refute.

That means the gap between the two is that significant.

“Killing Father wouldn’t be difficult, but I’ll ask just one thing. Where is William?”

At Cardmos’s question, the Duke gave a meaningful smile.

“Where do you think he would be?”

“I have no desire to have a long conversation with Father.”

“I’ve been waiting for a chance to kill you!”

At the Duke’s shout, someone fell from the chandelier on the ceiling.

It was William Dunwall.

He had grown much more than in Mincheol’s memories, but was still easily recognizable.

“Cardmos!”

William struck down with his longsword as he fell.

A storm arose centered around William’s sword.

No, it wasn’t a storm. Materialized sword energy was swirling around.

“You bastard!”

Duke Dunwall also swung his sword head-on.

Just like his second son, a storm arose centered around his longsword.

Bundles of sword energy struck down at Cardmos.

At that moment, the spear Cardmos was holding split apart.

Hundreds of spears extended in all directions.

They tore through the storm in an instant and pierced through both men’s entire bodies.

“Kugh!”

“Kraagh!”

The two spat blood as they were sent flying.

Even though he had instantly defeated two of the Seven Swords of the Continent, Cardmos seemed to feel no emotion whatsoever.

“Heh, hahahaha!”

William burst into laughter while collapsed on the ground.

“Brother! What’s with that face! Did you want to kill me that badly?”

Instead of answering, Cardmos approached William.

William continued speaking as if it didn’t matter.

“I’ve always felt this, but Brother, you really have some foolish aspects! Do you think doing this will bring Liz back to life?”

Suddenly, the muscles in Cardmos’s face twitched.

“Don’t let someone like you speak her pet name.”

“Hahaha! You’re spouting strange nonsense! If not me, then who else would call her by her pet name!”

Cardmos’s expression gradually became distorted.

“Others would laugh if they saw! The great Cardmos Dunwall! The kingdom’s hero coveting his younger brother’s wife…”

Cardmos reached out and grabbed William’s mouth, lifting him up.

William’s expression crumpled, seemingly in considerable pain.

“I should be grateful to you. Thanks to you, I’ve made up my mind.”

Cardmos put strength into his grip.

Crack.

With a chilling sound, William’s entire lower jaw was torn off.

“…!”

William, who had fallen to the ground, curled up and let out a soundless scream.

Cardmos didn’t let William recover from the pain.

“How can you lose consciousness already? My venting is just beginning.”

Cardmos extended his blood-stained hand. William’s pupils trembled with terror.

Crack- Crunch-

Sounds of something being broken and crushed could be heard continuously.

“You bastard! Stop! You bastard!”

The Duke screamed as if in agony.

But his wounds were too severe to move even one arm properly.

“You bastard! You bastard!”

The Duke crawled along the ground toward his two sons.

But by the time the Duke arrived, William’s body weight had been reduced to less than half.

“Oh, Father. Perfect timing.”

Cardmos said as he threw what had been William.

“It was Father’s turn. Now I don’t need to walk over myself.”

Cardmos extended his blood-stained hand. The Duke’s face was colored with terror.

“You, you demon-like bastard! You were indeed a stain on the Dunwol Duchy! Not driving out your mother earlier was the regret of my lifetime…”

Crack.

A chilling sound filled the banquet hall.

* * *

Flash.

Mincheol opened his eyes in shock.

Having regained his senses, Mincheol looked at the message again.

【You learn the third technique of the Meteor Spear Arts, ‘Radiant Star Division ‘.】

Radiant Star Division.

This was probably the technique Cardmos had used to instantly destroy his father and brother’s joint attack.

Though he had gained a powerful skill, he didn’t feel happy about it.

It was because of the scenes he had witnessed in Cardmos’s memories.

-I showed you things you shouldn’t have seen.

Mincheol turned his head.

Ghost Cardmos was looking down at Mincheol.

“Mm.”

Mincheol scratched the back of his head.

Originally, one shouldn’t interfere in other people’s family affairs.

Moreover, Mincheol sympathized with Cardmos’s pain.

But it was also true that he couldn’t view Cardmos’s actions favorably.

“Who is Liz?”

At Mincheol’s question, Cardmos closed his mouth.

-…I don’t want to answer that question right now.

Mincheol didn’t pry further.

Not only did he have no hobby of enjoying others’ suffering.

But it was obvious he would find out eventually while performing the Memory Stone quests.

-I think you saw what kind of technique Radiant Star Division is through the memories.

“The spear suddenly multiplied into hundreds.”

-At first, you’ll only be able to create one or two at most. But don’t be disappointed. Even that alone is a powerful skill.

Mincheol nodded.

He had already learned from Kaela Marbenia how much stronger one could become just by increasing the number of attacks.

Moreover, as Cardmos had shown, it was a technique that could be used not only for offense but also for defense.

-I’ll open the fourth quest when you become able to apply the Meteor Spear Arts.

“Apply? Do you mean learn application techniques like Stellar Light Flying Heaven Ten Thousand Li?”

-That’s not it. The Meteor Spear Arts can be used not only for throwing but also for close combat. I’ll demonstrate with Stellar Light Flying Heaven.

Cardmos created a spear on the spot and demonstrated.

Cardmos’s body flashed and he was suddenly far away, thrusting his spear.

‘That’s the technique the Phantom Knight used!’

The Phantom Knight guarding Cardmos’s Memory Stone had also used a similar technique.

So that’s what it was – it was a movement that applied Stellar Light Flying Heaven.

“If I learn this properly, it’s practically like gaining more skills, isn’t it?”

-You think that’s all? The response methods become diverse too.

“Can all skills be applied like this?”

-That’s not the case. It’s just an advantage unique to Meteor Spear Technique.

Answering thus, Cardmos made the spear disappear.

-Well then, you may go back now.

“Pardon?”

Mincheol asked back in surprise.

“You should tell me the method before sending me back.”

-Method? What method?

“The method to use Meteor Spear Technique for close combat.”

-You have to figure that out yourself.

Mincheol looked at Cardmos with an expression that said ‘what kind of bullshit is that?’

Seeing that expression, Cardmos frowned.

-Look at this insolent brat? What kind of disciple in the world looks at their teacher with such a face!

“No, you’re the one who said something ridiculous first.”

-You? Youuu? Did this guy make me do something I can’t do? You can now move mana to use skills directly! So you should be able to accomplish this much!

Mincheol’s brow furrowed again.

No matter how he heard it, it was too unreasonable a request.

What Mincheol had done was at most reviving the sensation of using a skill and copying it.

Using skills in an applied manner was a completely different matter.

-Remember this! If you don’t succeed in everything, there will be no fourth Quest!

“Yes, yes, I understand.”

Mincheol answered weakly.

Soon after, a cluster of light wrapped around Mincheol’s body.

Just as Mincheol was about to disappear, Cardmos added.

-You worked hard.

Before he could even answer, Mincheol returned to his apartment.

“Kkwak?”

-Hwareuk?

As soon as he returned, Kkwaekkwi and Whitey welcomed Mincheol.

-Master! Welcome back! Thank goodness you’re safe? Was it very difficult?

Bokdol-i also stopped folding laundry and approached Mincheol.

Because of his large size, he had to move very carefully.

“Nothing happened while I was gone, right?”

-No, nothing! Oh right, I prepared something to show you when you came back!

“Prepared?”

Bokdol-i turned on the laptop and handed it to Mincheol.

【Hidden Boss ‘Ramakan’ Strategy Plan】

A PDF with this title was displayed there.

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