The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 21

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 21

Episode 21: Event Stage (2)

Mincheol continued climbing the Tower for several days.

The most reliable way to become stronger was to climb the Tower and obtain EX-grade clear rewards.

【Acquire all objects within the cube range.】

It wasn’t too difficult. Mincheol had ‘carving’ after all.

Carving was the nickname Mincheol had given to his additional function.

【Using skill ‘Slider’!】

【30 mana consumed!】

【Using skill ‘Curve’.】

【30 mana consumed!】

【Using skill ‘Power Throw’!】

【50 mana consumed!】

He didn’t stop there and generously poured out his skills.

To others, it would look like he was just wasting energy needlessly.

There was no need to use skills to destroy the cores revealed by carving.

However, Mincheol wasn’t squandering skills because he had energy to spare.

【’Slider’ level increases.】

-Lv.1 -> Lv.2

【’Curve’ level increases.】

-Lv.1 -> Lv.2

【’Power Throw’ level increases.】

-Lv.1 -> Lv.2

It was to raise the levels of his newly acquired skills.

If he participated in the event, he might end up fighting other awakeners.

He planned to raise his skill levels as much as possible in preparation for that time.

【Activating skill of ‘Promising Rookie’s Ring’.】

【Mana is slightly recovered by ‘Mana Recovery’ skill.】

Anyway, when his mana ran out, he could just use the Promising Rookie’s Ring.

Occasionally, he fought Golems in ways other than throwing.

He wielded weapons in both hands and faced the Golems directly.

“Ugh, to think I’d voluntarily do this crazy thing.”

When climbing the Tower, what Mincheol valued most was safety.

Getting hired by a Large Guild was only worthwhile if he stayed alive.

When fighting the Phantom Knight, he had no choice but to wield dual weapons, but he had no intention of continuing to use them.

The reason Mincheol was voluntarily wielding dual weapons and fighting was because of a skill he had recently acquired.

【One-Two Punch】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: When using skills alternately with both hands, power increases.

It didn’t matter what skill it was.

The effect activated as long as he used them alternately with both hands.

It could truly be called a skill made for dual weapons.

‘The skill alone cost hundreds of millions.’

Moreover, this skill was extremely popular among awakeners climbing high floors.

Despite being a rare-grade skill, it traded for hundreds of millions.

It would be too wasteful to let such a good skill go to waste.

【Activating Strong Strike!】

Mincheol swung his one-handed sword toward the Golem.

With a thunderous sound, the upper part of the Golem flew off.

【Activating ‘Strong Strike’!】

【’One-Two Punch’ is applied!】

Immediately after, he brought down his hand axe as well. This time, with an explosive sound, the Golem’s torso was completely shattered.

Since the core was destroyed at the same time, the Golem couldn’t recover and returned to dirt.

“The power is insane.”

Even though he activated ‘Strong Strike’ the same way, the special-grade hand axe displayed superior power compared to the rare-grade one-handed sword.

It really was too valuable a skill to leave unused.

“Are there any Golems left around here?”

Mincheol wandered through the cave with weapons in both hands.

Thus, Mincheol moved through B Zone, which others said was hard to survive in, as if it were his playground.

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【You have cleared 7th Floor B Zone, 8th Floor B Zone, 9th Floor B Zone!】

【Acquiring massive experience points.】

Lv.15 -> Lv.17 -> Lv.19

-All stats increase by 2 per level.

【Acquiring massive skill experience points.】

-Unique skill ‘Auto Looting’ Lv.5 -> Lv.6

-Range radius 500m -> 600m

-Number of designatable targets increases. 5 -> 6

【Acquiring clear rewards.】

-All stats increase by 20.

-Acquired 3 ‘Inventory Expansion Tickets’.

-Acquired 3 ‘High-Quality Healing Potions’.

【Acquired title ‘Tunnel Overlord’.】

-Effect 1. All stats increase by 30.

【Acquired title ‘Golem Destroyer’.】

-Effect 1. Strength increases by 20.

-Effect 2. Stamina increases by 20.

【You have acquired the title ‘Swift One’.】

-Effect. Agility increased by 30.

【You have acquired Hidden Pieces.】

-You have acquired 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

-You have acquired 3 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

-You have acquired 2 ‘Lucky Coins (Bound)’.

Returning to his apartment, Mincheol looked at the reward messages with a pleased expression.

‘As expected, climbing the Tower is the best way to get stronger.’

Every time he received an EX grade, Mincheol could feel himself getting stronger.

Not only did he get clear rewards, but he also obtained various titles, so it was inevitable.

He wanted to challenge the 10th floor as well, but now it was time to stop.

He planned to adjust his condition for the event battle starting tomorrow.

“Status window.”

Mincheol opened his status window to check his stats.

【Lv.19 Kim Min-chul】

-Titles

Super Rookie, One Who Made the Impossible Possible, First Coin Owner, Unprecedented, Frontrunner, Overwhelming Powerhouse, Lucky Man, Sturm und Drang…

-Stats.

Strength 267.3 Agility 283.8

Stamina 278.3 Mana 223.3

“Whew.”

Mincheol placed his hand on his forehead and shook his head.

Posts asking for stat evaluations were frequently uploaded to the Hunter Community.

Thanks to this, Mincheol could find plenty of comparison targets.

And most of those stats were far lower than Mincheol’s.

-Anonymous : Please evaluate my stats.

【Lv.20 XXX】

-Titles

None.

-Stats

Strength : 52 Agility 48

Stamina : 45 Mana 40

-Anonymous : This guy just leveled up without doing anything.

-Hae-dal : You idiot, what evaluation? There’s nothing there.

-King Burger : Still, his strength is slightly higher than other awakeners of the same level.

Awakeners who didn’t receive guild support mostly had only 2 stat points per level.

But that didn’t mean awakeners with guild support were stronger than Mincheol.

-Anonymous : These bastards won’t believe I’m from Seol-aeng?

-Anonymous : I’ll post proof, you sons of bitches.

【Lv.20 XXX】

-Titles : Barely Made It, Skilled Swordsman, Lucky Guy, Eventful Life, Summer Event Participant.

-Stats

Strength : 120 Agility : 118

Stamina : 130 Mana : 110

-Anonymous : See that? 6 stats per level?

-Anonymous : I’m different from broke bastards like you lol.

-DTD : Looks like he really is from a large guild.

-King Burger : But you shouldn’t show this stuff carelessly. The industry is surprisingly small, so you’ll be found out quickly.

Mincheol was much stronger than awakeners of the same level from large guilds.

This meant the EX-grade rewards Mincheol had accumulated were truly remarkable.

“With stats like these, wouldn’t large guilds recruit me just by seeing them?”

Mincheol enjoyed his happy fantasies.

* * *

The next day, the event day that Mincheol had been so eagerly awaiting arrived.

【Hello, Awakener!】

【As announced in advance, the Spring Day Event will be held today!】

【Participation is optional! Non-participation is also optional!】

【But if you participate, many rewards await you!】

【Would you like to move to the Event Stage and perform quests with your teammates?】

Mincheol put on his ‘I Don’t Know Mask’ and moved to the Event Stage.

Upon arriving at the Event Stage, the first thing that caught his eye was the jungle.

Trees as tall and large as apartment buildings filled his vision completely.

‘It’s been a while since I left the underground tunnels.’

While looking around, Mincheol realized that an opaque hemisphere surrounded the area.

When he reached out to touch it, it felt surprisingly solid.

【You have been assigned to Group B of the ‘Bronze League’!】

【The event will begin in earnest once the barrier is lifted!】

【Event Quest : Defeat monsters to earn as many points as possible!】

Two lights flashed inside the sphere. Soon after, a young man and a middle-aged woman appeared.

Seeing the two people, Mincheol couldn’t help but flinch.

‘Wow, they both look scary.’

The young man had irezumi tattoos densely carved on both arms.

The middle-aged woman had upturned eyes that made her look very fierce. Plus, she had an impressive build.

‘I need to be careful not to pick a fight.’

Mincheol was extremely wary of the two people.

However, Mincheol never dreamed that

‘A mask? Is he crazy?’

‘He’s not a bank robber, yet he’s wearing something like that.’

the two people were equally wary of Mincheol.

Of course, it was generally better to hide one’s identity in the Tower.

But this rule wasn’t well observed on the lower floors. There weren’t many opportunities to make enemies.

In other words, guys who went around wearing masks like this were essentially declaring they intended to do things that would make enemies.

‘He’s not going to suddenly charge at us with a knife, is he?’

‘Oh my, my heart is racing.’

Ironically, the two people’s wariness toward Mincheol only grew stronger.

* * *

“…Should we introduce ourselves to each other?”

Mincheol spoke up.

“…You want us to reveal our names?”

The Tattooed Man asked back with a sharp voice.

When the Tattooed Man responded hostilely, Mincheol recalled Michael Alzen’s advice.

-You know what humans and monsters have in common? If you lose in momentum, you’re finished!

Mincheol seriously considered whether he should assert dominance or not.

But unlike the 5th Floor, this time it was about cooperation, not competition.

Mincheol decided to let it slide for now.

“We’re on the same team now, so we should at least know what to call each other. That way we can call out when it’s urgent, right?”

“The young man makes a good point. Just call me Auntie.”

The middle-aged woman said. Despite her fierce appearance, her tone was gentle.

“…I’m Kim Cheol-su.”

“Is your name really Kim Cheol-su?”

“Of course it’s a fake name. Who would be stupid enough to use their real name in the Tower?”

When Mincheol asked curiously, the man replied irritably.

‘Looking at his tone, he really does have a nasty personality.’

‘The way he’s prying into real names, he’s definitely suspicious.’

Their mutual suspicion deepened further.

“Please call me Hunter.”

“…Hunter?”

“Th-that’s quite an intimidating nickname.”

Was it his imagination? The wariness on the two people’s faces seemed to grow even stronger.

Mincheol found this puzzling and said to the two of them.

“Now that introductions are over… let’s also reveal our weapons and specialties?”

“…Why should we tell you that?”

“So we can coordinate with each other?”

“Ah.”

Kim Cheol-su immediately understood and opened his inventory to take out his weapon.

“This sword is my weapon.”

The weapon Kim Cheol-su pulled out was a thick-bladed cleaver.

It was threatening enough to easily sever a goblin’s neck.

“I use these two things.”

What Auntie showed were a small wooden shield and a war hammer with a long handle.

Both seemed to specialize in close combat.

“This is my weapon.”

Mincheol said as he took out a hand axe from his inventory.

The two people’s expressions changed strangely when they saw the hand axe.

“…A hand axe? Are you trying to mess with me right now?”

“Young man, I’m not trying to be suspicious, but… do you really use that as a weapon?”

Even Mincheol, who lacked awareness, could tell that the two were finding him unreliable.

‘Well, a hand axe is ambiguous to use as a weapon.’

The handle is short and the blade is small.

It’s hard to swing, and even harder to wound monsters with.

Seeing is believing.

Instead of trying to persuade the two, Mincheol threw his hand axe toward a tree behind them.

“This crazy bastard finally showed his true colors!”

“Kyaaah!”

The two people ducked their heads in shock.

The hand axe cut between the two and embedded itself in the Tree Trunk.

Crack.

The tall tree split left and right, revealing its white flesh.

The two people’s mouths fell open at the sight.

‘H-he split a living tree by throwing a hand axe? How is that possible?’

‘Th-throwing skills get more powerful the stronger the weapon is… just how expensive is the weapon he’s using?’

Mincheol spoke to the two stunned people.

“This should be enough for you to trust me, right?”

Of course-

Nod- Nod- Nod-

The two could only nod their heads up and down without saying a word.

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