The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 27

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 27

Episode 27: Jackpot (2)

I had once posted a question like this on the Hunter Community before.

-Top Newbie : The awakened ones climbing the highest floors must be decked out in legendary grade equipment, right?

There wasn’t any grand reason for asking this question.

At the time, Mincheol had just awakened and was full of fantasies about awakened ones.

So he vaguely thought that top floor climbers would only use legendary grade equipment, skills, and even consumables.

After all, that’s how it was with top-tier users in online games.

-Anonymous : What are you talking about lol.

-Mo1ji2ri : Legendary items lol decked out lol.

But contrary to Mincheol’s thoughts, only sarcastic comments piled up.

As if they were so dumbfounded they could only let out hollow laughter.

-Hae-dal : ??

-Hae-dal : Are you an idiot? Don’t you know how hard it is to get legendary grade items?

-Hae-dal : Even top floor climbers would be lucky to have one or two, that’s how hard these items are to obtain.

Even the famous troll Hae-dal responded with a serious tone.

-Hae-dal : So even top floor awakened ones mainly use unique grade items.

-Hae-dal : But does that mean they’re decked out in unique grade? That’s not the case either.

-Hae-dal : They may be easier than legendary, but unique grade items are still incredibly hard to get.

-Hae-dal : Even buying them is difficult. First, there’s no supply. And even if there is, you can’t guarantee you’ll get it.

-Hae-dal : Unique grade items can only be traded through barter with items of equivalent value, not money.

Thanks to Hae-dal’s passionate explanation, Mincheol learned that unique grade items were much more valuable than he thought.

Even the top floor awakened ones, who had tremendous influence on the nation’s fate, found it difficult to easily obtain unique grade items.

“Woooah! Waaaah!”

Such an incredible skill had appeared right before his eyes.

Mincheol rejoiced like a child. It had been a long time since his heart felt this full.

Mincheol checked the skill with an excited heart.

【Fierce Cross Strike】

-Grade : Unique

-Description : Cross-slash with two weapons to release sharp sword energy.

-When used with ‘sword’ type weapons, power increases dramatically.

-Leaves scars that interfere with recovery.

“Sword energy!”

Mincheol’s eyes sparkled.

There were many videos on YouTube of awakened ones using skills.

Among them, videos of using sword energy were particularly popular.

Recently, a video of an awakened one releasing sword energy to cut through an entire 4-story building became a huge topic.

Sword energy was that powerful and had such wide range.

That’s why skills that handled sword energy were also the dream of awakened ones.

“I need to test it right away.”

Obviously, he couldn’t test the skill in his apartment.

If he did, the building would be destroyed.

【Would you like to move to the 9th Floor?】

So Mincheol moved to the Tower.

Arriving on the 9th Floor, Mincheol stood in front of a wall holding hand axes in both hands.

【Using ‘Fierce Cross Strike’.】

【100 mana consumed!】

An enormous amount of mana evaporated in an instant.

As soon as he activated the skill, his body moved on its own.

He crossed his arms and raised them above his shoulders. His crossed forearms covered his lower face.

The next moment, two slashes burst forth.

Light flashed along the trajectory. With a thunderous roar, dusty debris exploded out.

Only after all the dust settled could Mincheol confirm the skill’s power.

Deep, distinct cuts were clearly carved before his eyes.

The cuts starting from the floor crossed the wall and extended all the way to the ceiling.

What was even more surprising was the depth of the cuts. They were deep enough to stick an arm into.

Mincheol was speechless at the range and power beyond his imagination.

“…This is really incredible.”

Only after a long while could he barely utter a single word.

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Mincheol returned to his apartment only after testing Fierce Cross Strike a few more times.

“Hehehe.”

His grinning mouth wouldn’t close easily.

Just thinking about Fierce Cross Strike’s outstanding power naturally brought a smile to his face.

“Geez, is it okay for me to become this strong?”

The stats gained through the event battle.

Plus a unique grade skill on top of that.

There was no doubt that his overall strength had been greatly enhanced.

“Now there’s no need to put it off anymore.”

Mincheol took out Memory Stones from his inventory.

It was a ‘legendary’ grade Memory Stone, extremely rare even worldwide.

Because of that, Mincheol hadn’t carelessly challenged the Memory Stone. He didn’t know what kind of task would appear.

Moreover, considering the strength of the Phantom Knight that had been guarding this Memory Stone, he couldn’t rashly attempt it.

But now it was different.

The rewards gained from climbing the 7th, 8th, and 9th floors.

Throwing skills that became even stronger thanks to various skills.

Stats increased through the event.

And finally, even a unique grade skill.

Right now, Mincheol was full of confidence.

“Still, I should investigate first, right?”

Of course, he was only full of confidence, but still lacked in execution.

Mincheol accessed the Hunter Community to research Memory Stones.

But the Hunter Community was ablaze with a certain hot topic.

-Anonymous : Did everyone see the event battle video that was uploaded this time?

-Anonymous : I saw it. Malcolm Bernard was insane. He seemed even stronger than before?

-Mo1ji2ri : I watched Michael Alzen’s video but it was too brutal so I turned it off immediately.

└Anonymous : That bastard does fight like a crazy person lol.

└Anonymous : But that’s what makes it cool. You guys don’t know anything.

The discussion about this event that had just been held was in full swing.

“What, they even film and upload event battle videos.”

There were also skills for recording photos and videos in the Tower.

You couldn’t bring Earth’s items into the Tower.

So guilds would often film and upload videos of awakened ones for publicity purposes.

“I should watch them later too.”

Watching famous awakened ones fight would be helpful later on.

…It wasn’t for such a grand reason. It was just pure fandom.

“Malcolm Bernard’s video, how can I resist this?”

Mincheol scrolled down while browsing through the community posts.

Information about the 10th floor could be searched for later, but community hot topics would be over if he missed them now.

-DTD : Honestly, videos of famous awakened ones are boring to watch.

-Anonymous : Agreed agreed. Videos of overly famous people are already abundant so they’re tiresome.

-Anonymous : The guys above know what’s up lol. I only watch Bronze League videos. They have a fresh charm to them, you could say.

Then, someone expressed a different opinion. Quite a few people agreed with them.

-Mo1ji2ri : What’s the range for this Bronze Stage?

└Anonymous : Probably floors 1-20? It was narrower this time.

Bronze Stage was the event battle that Mincheol had participated in.

Since a story related to himself came up, his curiosity naturally intensified.

-Anonymous : So were there any rookies worth watching?

└DTD : Not particularly. Oh, but this was worth watching. Helios Guild uploaded a Russell Crush video.

└Anonymous : Russell Crush? Helios’s super rookie? The guy called the second Malcolm Bernard.

└DTD : That’s why it’s worth watching. Helios Guild isn’t pushing him for nothing.

└Anonymous : China’s Qiuchuan Alliance also uploaded a video.

└DTD : Qiuchuan Alliance’s super rookie would be Qiuchuan Alliance’s Mei-lin?

└Anonymous : Yeah. She sniped and killed both Hop Goblins and awakened ones in the same place and took 1st place.

The talk about rookie battles gradually shifted to hot topics about super rookies from each country.

-Strawberry Cheese : Crusade’s video was also worth watching.

-Anonymous : Ah, you mean Johan Olaf? I thought a Viking had come back to life lol.

-Anonymous : Isn’t Crusade’s super rookie Christine Olson?

-Anonymous : Crusade is a guild formed by all European countries. So they have quite a few super rookies.

Mincheol had become absorbed in people’s conversations.

The stories about super rookies representing each guild were quite fascinating.

-Anonymous : Who came in 1st place in Korea’s Bronze Stage?

-Strawberry Apple : Seol-aeng took 1st place again this time.

-Anonymous : Seol-aeng means Lee Jun? That young master took 1st place again?

-Steel Overlord : Really,,,amazing,,,isn’t it,,,as expected of Seol-aeng,,,great son of Korea,,,hehe

At the mention of Seol-aeng, Mincheol snapped to attention.

The reason Mincheol ultimately didn’t take 1st place in the event was precisely because of Seol-aeng.

“Lee Jun, was it?”

He had been curious about his face anyway.

Mincheol searched for and entered Seol-aeng’s YouTube channel.

And as soon as he saw the video, he was shocked.

“What, it’s that bastard?”

It was that slippery guy he had encountered in the event battle.

His face was so handsome that it was hard to understand why he was a Hunter, so he couldn’t forget him.

“No wonder he seemed incredibly strong, he was Seol-aeng’s super rookie?”

Mincheol felt goosebumps rising.

He had almost fought a really dangerous guy.

“The Tower really is dangerous.”

Mincheol was looking for news about other super rookies when.

-Anonymous : By the way, have you heard the rumors about the Butcher who appeared in the event battle?

Butcher?

It was a terrifying nickname. Mincheol wondered what this was about and read down through the post.

-Anonymous : A guy who appeared in Bronze Stage wearing some weird mask and throwing hand axes, killing indiscriminately whether they were people or Hop Goblins.

Cough-

And the moment he read the following explanation, Mincheol choked.

-Anonymous : He threw hand axes to kill people? Does that mean he learned throwing skills?

└Anonymous : Probably? Anyway, the power wasn’t ordinary. They say whenever he threw, both Hop Goblins and people died in one hit?

└Anonymous : Does that make sense? Wasn’t throwing skills already proven to be inefficient and hard to use?

└Anonymous : That’s what I heard too. There’s a limit to throwable items you can carry, and the power doesn’t come out well unless you use good weapons.

└Anonymous : But that Butcher guy kept pulling out hand axes from his inventory no matter how much he threw.

“Cough, cough.”

Mincheol coughed for a while then said with an incredulous expression.

“This is me…?”

It was certain.

The Butcher they were talking about was Mincheol himself.

-Anonymous : Anyway, nobody could stop that Butcher guy. The team he was on came in 2nd place in Bronze Stage.

└Anonymous : No way, that’s impossible. How many large guilds participated in the event? He beat them all and came in 2nd?

└DTD : Isn’t that Butcher an awakened one that another guild is experimentally raising?

└Anonymous : That’s the only explanation that makes sense. But no matter how much money guilds have, is there a need to test trash skills like throwing?

└Anonymous : I was curious so I went around all the channels operated by Korean guilds. But there were no videos of awakened ones using throwing skills.

└DTD : ?? Really?? They upload dozens of videos even for making it into the top 10. There’s no video of coming in 2nd?

└Anonymous : Moreover, there was no video of coming in 2nd at all. There’s a high probability that Butcher is an unaffiliated awakened one.

└Anonymous : No way, that’s impossible. How could that be?

└Anonymous : Isn’t that Butcher guy just a rumor?

People didn’t easily believe in the Butcher’s existence.

It was already hard to believe there was an awakener who used throwing skills. And he placed 2nd in the Rookie Tournament as an unaffiliated individual?

‘They wouldn’t believe it.’

Mincheol kept nodding his head.

Just when he thought the rumors about himself would die down.

-Kim Su-cheol : The Butcher isn’t a rumor.

Someone appeared to add fuel to the fire.

└Anonymous : What, did you see him yourself?

└Kim Su-cheol : Yeah. I encountered him several times. He was really amazing. Those tough Hop Goblins died in one hit from his hand axe.

└Kim Su-cheol : That’s not all. Another team looked down on him and picked a fight. They couldn’t even resist before they all died with their heads split open.

└Kim Su-cheol : He didn’t even place 2nd as part of a team. He got 2nd place all by himself.

└Anonymous : What do you mean he got 2nd place alone?

└Kim Su-cheol : His teammates all died, and he fought alone to get 2nd place.

└Anonymous : Hey, if you’re going to lie, at least make it believable.

└Anonymous : Now the brain-dead idiots are starting to show up.

Fortunately, Kim Su-cheol’s misunderstanding was quickly cleared up.

People who could back up his claims started popping up like bamboo shoots after rain.

-Anonymous : Ah, I saw him too. I even got killed by that bastard myself.

-ㄱㄱ: Fuck, he was a real psycho bastard. The moment he saw someone, he’d start throwing hand axes!

-Anonymous : I saw him from afar too. He was really fucking creepy. Whether it was people or Hop Goblins, he’d chase after them excitedly the moment he spotted them.

-Kim Su-cheol : You’re all misunderstanding too much. If you actually talk to him, he communicates well and is quite kind.

└Anonymous : I think I heard that’s what sociopaths are like.

└Anonymous : Serial killers were also really gentle in their daily lives.

“What, they’re treating me like a psycho.”

Mincheol burst out in frustration as he read the comments.

“I was just being slightly proactive in my defense!”

He felt like he could die from the injustice of being misunderstood like this when he was only trying to protect himself.

-Anonymous : From the atmosphere, it seems like that Butcher guy really exists… Isn’t it amazing that an unaffiliated awakener got 2nd place alone?

└DTD : It’s not just amazing, it’s insane. An impossible guy has appeared.

└Anonymous : Has another promising super rookie appeared besides Lee Jun?

└Steel Overlord : No matter what,,,still,,,comparing him to Lee Jun,,,hehe,,,

└Anonymous : Old man. You’re fucking annoying, so stop with the commas.

Still, receiving expectations from people quickly improved his mood.

“I have gotten quite a bit stronger.”

He tried to hold back, but chuckles kept leaking out.

“Well, it’s all thanks to getting good skills.”

However, Mincheol didn’t think much of this fame.

After all, it was only possible thanks to monopolizing EX-grade rewards due to auto looting.

If a day came when auto looting didn’t work in the Tower, he wouldn’t be able to maintain his current performance.

Because he was concerned about this, Mincheol had no intention of revealing his unique skill or the fact that he was the Zero-second Swordsman.

He thought it would be best to climb the Tower smoothly like this and get a job at a Large Guild.

“I should research Memory Stones.”

Mincheol belatedly remembered his original purpose.

“Oh, there are more than I thought.”

Mincheol’s eyes lit up as he began reading the information posts.

“Each Memory Stone has different tasks. Even within the same grade, the difficulty of tasks varies tremendously.”

Mincheol’s research for survival and employment continued late into the night.

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