The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 195

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 195
Part 4

Episode 195: Martial Arts Realm (4)
A forest dense with towering trees.
The sharp, piercing clang of steel rang out relentlessly, as if tearing through eardrums.
Three martial artists were engaged in combat, blades drawn.
Or more precisely, two were attacking one.
‘Damn it.’
The one being subjected to a combined assault.
Dok-an-gwi blocked the incoming strikes while cursing inwardly.
Though he was feared as one of the Hundred Masters of the Realm, he was now being overwhelmed without recourse.
It couldn’t be helped.
The two pressing him were also among the Hundred Masters of the Realm.
Gunja-geom and Geom-seong.
Peak masters cultivated respectively by the Moyong Family and the Namgung Family.
By common assessment, they were stronger than Dok-an-gwi.
Being attacked simultaneously by such formidable opponents left Dok-an-gwi with no means of resistance.
“Two against one! Do you have no shame whatsoever?”
Unable to bear the injustice, Dok-an-gwi denounced the two.
But Gunja-geom and Geom-seong only pressed him harder.
“How dare an infamous villain speak so freely!”
“Silence and hand over the Jangbo fragment! That is not something you deserve to possess!”
The assault from Gunja-geom and Geom-seong intensified.
Sword techniques of different styles poured forth relentlessly.
A strike Dok-an-gwi failed to block grazed his shoulder.
‘Ugh!’
These two were supreme masters who couldn’t guarantee victory even in one-on-one duels.
There was no way he could withstand a coordinated assault.
“Fine! I’ll hand over the fragment—just stop!”
In the end, Dok-an-gwi had no choice but to surrender.
At his cry, their offensive ceased abruptly.
In truth, Gunja-geom and Geom-seong found it burdensome to continue pressing Dok-an-gwi.
Even a cornered mouse will bite a cat.
And Dok-an-gwi, despite his lower rank, was still one of the Hundred Masters.
If he resolved himself to fight to the death, he could certainly claim one of their arms.
Thus, the two refrained from pushing him to the brink.
“Wait a moment!”
Dok-an-gwi reached into his inner pocket.
But his hand grasped nothing.
“…?”
Perplexity flashed across Dok-an-gwi’s face.
Why wouldn’t it come out? I definitely put it here. Could I have placed it somewhere else?
Dok-an-gwi’s hands moved faster and faster.
His movements were so swift they left afterimages in the air.
Yet still, no fragment of the Jangbo Blade appeared.
As Dok-an-gwi continued to fail in producing the Jangbo Blade fragment, Gunja-geom and Geom-seong’s brows furrowed.
“What kind of trick is this?”
“Don’t tell me you were planning to deceive us and buy time?”
Gunja-geom and Geom-seong gripped their sword hilts.
Dok-an-gwi’s face turned ashen as he cried out.
“W-wait just a moment!”
The two men paused at his words.
Dok-an-gwi spoke in a trembling voice.
“I-I think I must have d-dropped it during our f-fight….”
In that instant, Gunja-geom and Geom-seong’s expressions twisted with fury.
“You expect us to believe that?”
“How dare you mock us! Do we really seem that foolish to you?”
Gunja-geom and Geom-seong drew their blades once more.
Dok-an-gwi’s face drained of all color.
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Dok-an-gwi didn’t realize it, but he wasn’t the only one who’d lost a Jangbo Blade fragment.
Most of the martial artists in this region were experiencing the exact same thing.
“Hehehehe! My luck really is incredible! To find a Jangbo Blade fragment just lying on the road! Once I bring this to the Geumryong-mun, I’ll trade it for gold and treasures… Wait, where did the fragment go? I was holding it in my hand just a moment ago!”
A martial artist who had happened upon a Jangbo Blade fragment.
“Get out of here! This fragment was discovered by our Hwangho-mun first!”
“Gahahaha! How ridiculous! Treasures aren’t claimed that way!”
“You won’t listen to reason! Disciples, listen well! While I hold off this villain, secure the Jangbo Blade fragment… Wait, where did it go?”
“You’ll resort to any trick to distract me. Rather than stoop to such petty tactics, simply withdraw and leave the Jangbo Blade!”
“How foolish… Look! The Jangbo Blade that was stuck in the tree branch has vanished!”
“What? D-did the wind blow it away?”
“Search for it! Find it quickly!”
Among the martial artists who had been quarreling over the Jangbo Blade.
“…I won’t waste words. Hand over the Jangbo Blade at once.”
“Older Brother! This is unjust! I truly know nothing of this!”
“You won’t hand it over easily? So you’re forcing me to resort to lethal techniques!”
“Damn it! I told you it wasn’t me!”
“Drawing your blade? So you finally reveal your true nature!”
Even among sworn brothers with the deepest bonds.
The same thing was happening everywhere.
In that instant, the surroundings descended into chaos.
And at that same moment.
Mincheol, the very instigator of the turmoil, was rushing toward the location where Wi Ji-yeon and Moon Yu-baek were, guided by Bokdol-i.
-Master, that was far too dangerous.
Bokdol-i sighed as he spoke.
Mincheol continued running as he replied.
“What are you talking about?”
-That opponent was one of the Hundred Masters. Instead of trapping him like that, you should have called me.
Bokdol-i poured out his complaints, but Mincheol let them go in one ear and out the other.
“Nothing happened, did it?”
-That’s only because of the outcome. If you had been seriously injured….
“Besides, you can only fight once. I can’t summon you carelessly.”
Ramakan’s combat power easily surpassed that of a Middle Layer Awakened.
Perhaps he could even match an Upper Layer Awakened.
The problem was that his power source was weak, forcing him to fight with only the mana I’d stored in advance.
“If I’d called you there, it would have seriously disrupted my plans.”
The situation where Bokdol-i would unleash his power was already predetermined.
I hadn’t summoned Bokdol-i without reason.
-But still….
“We’ve arrived. I’m cutting the connection now.”
I could see Wi Ji-yeon and Moon Yu-baek leaning against the base of a tree.
The moment they saw me, both of them brightened and stood up.
“Young Master!”
“You’re safe!”
They rushed toward me and examined my body carefully.
Upon confirming that I didn’t have a single wound, they gasped in surprise and asked.
“How did you shake off Dok-an-gwi?”
“He’s famous for his narrow-mindedness, and it’s well-known that he always retaliates if he’s ever disrespected….”
Dok-an-gwi was one of the Hundred Masters of the Realm.
When ranking the strongest in this vast world, his name was always included.
So the two of them had mentally prepared themselves, thinking I wouldn’t return.
But I returned safely. Without a single wound, no less.
“I handed over a fragment of the Jangbo Blade and survived.”
I explained what I had done straightforwardly.
At those words, both of them gasped.
“Young Master! How could you do such a thing!”
“Miss, please calm yourself. The Young Master must have had no choice. If he hadn’t handed over the fragment, Dok-an-gwi would have killed you and me as well….”
“Still, you shouldn’t have handed it over. Without it….”
Wi Ji-yeon staggered and then sat down heavily. She buried her face in her knees and whimpered.
“It’s all over now. My dream of rebuilding the Demonic Cult is finished as well.”
“Rebuild the Demonic Cult?”
Mincheol asked, unable to comprehend.
If I obtained Cheon-ma’s martial techniques, it might have been possible.
The problem was that with just the two of them, it would be impossible to gather all the fragments of the Heavenly Demon Scripture.
According to the records of the Large Guilds, the two of them had only ever obtained one or two fragments.
And in most cases, they were killed immediately after acquiring them.
“I know! It would be impossible with my abilities alone! But….”
Wi Ji-yeon’s voice trembled with emotion.
She didn’t continue.
But Mincheol thought he understood what Wi Ji-yeon was trying to say.
She seemed desperate enough to cling to even a blade of grass.
‘I’ve heard that the Demonic Cult was such a powerful force that it could invade the Murim alone.’
I couldn’t understand how such a force had declined so drastically.
According to the records, it was true that the core forces were annihilated by the Righteous Alliance, but even the main headquarters hadn’t been attacked.
“Don’t worry. I’ve recovered the fragment again.”
At those words, Wi Ji-yeon lifted her head. Her eyes were swollen and puffy.
“Pardon?”
Mincheol opened his Inventory.
Thirteen fragments appeared. I found the one Wi Ji-yeon had been holding and took it out.
“Look.”
Wi Ji-yeon took the fragment with a bewildered expression and examined it.
“Wait, you said you gave it to Dok-an-gwi earlier… Did you lie to me?”
“That’s not it. I did it like this.”
Mincheol activated Auto Looting and recovered the fragment.
As the fragment I was holding suddenly vanished, Wi Ji-yeon’s eyes widened in shock.
“Wh, what?”
Mincheol took out the fragment again.
As the vanished fragment appeared in Mincheol’s hand, Wi Ji-yeon gasped in astonishment.
“I have the ability to bring distant objects to me. Don’t ask for details. It’s a secret.”
I had already decided to travel with these two.
There was no need to hide my abilities under such circumstances.
Above all, for the plan to work, both of them needed to know about Auto Looting.
“With this ability, I can also take the fragments that others possess.”
“That means….”
“We can complete the Heavenly Demon Scripture.”
Wi Ji-yeon’s face brightened. Moon Yu-baek beside her felt the same.
But soon they wore expressions of disbelief.
“B, but how could a person possibly possess such an absurd ability?”
“Spatial absorption? No, that doesn’t even explain it… How on earth?”
Mincheol didn’t bother to explain.
After all, those two were residents of the Tower. The system would make them understand on its own.
“Understood. You are the avatar sent by Cheonma!”
“The return of Cheonma! Ten thousand demons bow! Cheonma himself desires the reconstruction of the Demonic Cult!”
“With the avatar of Cheonma at our side, what is there to fear!”
Their eyes gleamed with fanatical fervor.
Mincheol felt a chill run down his spine.
He was beginning to understand why the Demonic Cult was so despised in Murim.
“If you understand, follow me. We have much to accomplish from here on.”
Currently, I possessed thirteen fragments of the Jangbodo in total.
An enormous number, but I had not yet acquired all the fragments.
According to the Qiuchuan Alliance’s records, at least thirty-two fragments existed in the Martial Arts Layer.
The reason I said “at least” was because no single faction possessed all the fragments.
So I had no way of knowing exactly how many fragments were scattered throughout the Martial Arts Layer.
But there was a rough way to find out.
‘I can piece the puzzle together.’
Opening the Inventory window allowed me to visually confirm the items I held.
Since each fragment had a different shape, by fitting them together like a puzzle, I could identify which pieces were missing.
“The martial artists in this region have fallen into great chaos due to losing their Jangbodo fragments.”
This was a fact I had confirmed through Bokdol-i.
“While the chaos persists, I must acquire all the fragments. That way, more factions will descend into confusion.”
Even gathering all the Jangbodo fragments would present a problem.
To discover the location of the Cheonma Divine Art, I would need to remove the fragments from my Inventory and piece them together.
However, each faction had taken precautions, seemingly spreading thousand-li tracking incense to prepare for the theft of their Jangbodo fragments.
The moment I removed them, I would likely become a target for other factions.
But now, with everyone in chaos, their response would inevitably be delayed.
That’s why I intended to move as quickly as possible.
“If you understand, follow me.”
I took the lead.
Wi Ji-yeon and Moon Yu-baek, who followed behind me, had expressions filled with infinite reverence.

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