The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 3

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 3

Episode 3: Combat Is Too Easy

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When he opened his eyes, Mincheol found himself inside the Tower.

【You have entered the 1st floor of the Tower.】

【Find the blue gem hidden somewhere.】

【However, goblins inhabiting the forest will interfere with you.】

If the tutorial location resembled an Abandoned Temple, the 1st floor was a Densely Forested Area.

Because of this, unlike during the tutorial, there were many elements obstructing his vision. Enough that he wouldn’t notice monsters hiding.

‘They said it’s important to prepare for monster attacks starting from the 1st floor, right?’

Mincheol recalled the information circulating on the Hunter Community.

Everyone repeatedly emphasized that from the 1st floor onward, the terrain becomes complex, so you must be careful of monsters hiding in ambush.

“Designate Stepping Stone Herb as target.”

【All Stepping Stone Herbs within a 200m radius will be acquired.】

First, Mincheol added the herb he was targeting to his auto looting list.

【One auto looting slot is empty.】

【Would you like to designate another item?】

The message asked Mincheol.

Since his auto looting skill reached level 2, the number of targets he could designate had increased to two.

“Designate all weapons as targets.”

Ever since seeing the advice to be careful of hiding monsters, Mincheol had been considering his auto looting skill.

The auto looting skill could take away equipment even if monsters were currently using it.

Then, if he designated weapons with his auto looting skill, wouldn’t he be able to detect goblins’ approach in advance?

At the same time, by stealing their weapons, he could gain an advantageous position.

【Please designate a specific object.】

But contrary to Mincheol’s expectations, he couldn’t add all weapons to his auto looting list.

“Is it because it’s too broad? Then what about goblin stone axes?”

【Please designate a specific object.】

“Why is this happening? I was able to take the club right away.”

Puzzled, Mincheol came up with a hypothesis.

“Don’t tell me I can’t add items I don’t know well to the list?”

Mincheol didn’t know what goblin stone axes looked like. He hadn’t researched them separately before entering the 1st floor.

On the other hand, during the tutorial, he had seen the goblin’s club with his own eyes.

“Then how was I able to designate Stepping Stone Herb? Oh, right. I saw a photo before entering.”

Mincheol fell into thought. Weapons didn’t work, and stone axes didn’t work either.

But designating clubs bothered him because of the Hunter Community comments saying they rarely appeared.

Mincheol searched his memory. What else had he seen with his own eyes among the items goblins carried?

“Goblin shirts?”

【All ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ within a 200m radius will be acquired.】

Mincheol’s face brightened. With this, he had prepared a minimum defense against goblin attacks.

“Still, it’s better to be careful, right?”

Mincheol moved forward while staying alert to his surroundings. He set out to find the blue gem.

【3 ‘Stepping Stone Herbs’ are stored in inventory.】

【1 ‘Stepping Stone Herb’ is stored in inventory.】

【2 ‘Stepping Stone Herbs’ are stored in inventory…】

【’Stepping Stone Herbs’…】

With each step he took, Stepping Stone Herbs accumulated neatly in his inventory.

‘Let’s see, I’ve collected 12 so far, totaling 1.3kg. So roughly 100g per herb.’

The inventory displayed the weight and quantity of items. Mincheol calculated based on this.

‘The total inventory capacity is 10kg, and herbs are 100g each. If I fill the inventory completely, roughly 100 herbs? Herbs are bought for 50,000 won each, so all together…’

About 5 million won.

It was much more money than what Mincheol earned from selling the goblin’s club.

Judging by the rate at which herbs were accumulating, it seemed his inventory would be full quickly if he wandered around for about an hour.

‘Is it okay for making money to be this easy?’

Just as Mincheol was cheering inwardly.

【3 ‘Stepping Stone Herbs’ are stored in inventory.】

【’Lucky Coin’ activates! The number of acquired herbs doubles!】

【3 ‘Stepping Stone Herbs’ change to 6!】

‘Oh? The Lucky Coin had this kind of effect?’

Mincheol looked at the message with a curious expression. He hadn’t expected bringing luck to be applied in this way.

‘I wonder if this also applies when gaining experience points or acquiring items?’

If Mincheol’s thinking was correct, he might be able to get double experience rewards and double item rewards too.

‘They called it a hidden piece, and it really was an amazing item?’

It was truly a performance that couldn’t help but raise expectations.

【3 ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ are acquired in inventory.】

【2 ‘Goblin Vine Tops’ are acquired in inventory.】

At that moment, messages appeared that completely wiped away his smile.

Mincheol quickly focused his attention on the surrounding sounds. Sure enough, crying sounds could be heard from far away.

“Kieek?”

“Keeek?”

Even to Mincheol, a human, they sounded like cries full of bewilderment. They couldn’t help but be surprised since their clothes suddenly disappeared.

The clear condition for the 1st floor was to find the blue gem. There was no need to fight goblins.

But Mincheol ran toward the direction of the sound.

‘I can’t keep avoiding monsters forever.’

Having decided to climb the Tower, he couldn’t completely avoid combat with monsters.

So he needed to become accustomed to fighting monsters in preparation for any emergency.

‘I hope the tactics I’ve thought of work.’

After finishing the tutorial, Mincheol had been constantly pondering ways to utilize auto looting in combat.

There was no guarantee that the tactics Mincheol had devised would work. But they were worth trying.

‘Where are they? They should be visible by now.’

Considering the range of his auto looting skill, the goblins should be within 200 meters.

Mincheol covered that long distance in one burst. It was thanks to his stats being several times higher than hunters of the same level.

After running through the bushes for a while, he could see goblins in the distance with their upper bodies fully exposed.

“Kieek!”

“Keeek!”

When the goblins spotted Mincheol, they immediately showed hostility toward him as if they had never been flustered.

‘Five total. Three have stone axes. Two have blowguns.’

Mincheol recalled the advice he had seen on the Hunter Community.

-King Burger: Goblins themselves aren’t much. But when they swarm and charge at you, it gets pretty dangerous.

-King Burger: When facing a group of goblins, what you need to be most careful of are the poison darts. If even one hits you, dizziness and nausea will hit you hard.

Two goblins put blowguns to their mouths. Mincheol immediately changed his auto looting target.

‘Blowguns.’

【Acquiring all ‘Goblin Wind Guns’ within a 200m radius.】

【2 ‘Goblin Wind Guns’ are stored in inventory.】

The blowguns the goblins were holding disappeared. The two goblins screamed in surprise.

‘Next are the stone axes.’

Soon after, Mincheol tried to steal the stone axes the goblins were holding.

【You can change targets in 29 seconds.】

‘There was a cooldown.’

This was the first time he had changed targets so urgently. Even though it wasn’t that dangerous, he briefly reflected on his own complacency.

But he couldn’t wait for the cooldown to end. The goblins were charging toward Mincheol.

Not only the three that originally held stone axes, but even the goblins who had their blowguns stolen were running at him with stone axes in hand.

“Kieek!”

One goblin leaped high and brought down its stone axe. Mincheol calmly blocked the stone axe with his small shield.

It was a heavier attack than expected, but manageable. Mincheol pushed the stone axe away and immediately swung his one-handed sword.

Swish-.

With a refreshing sound, the goblin’s upper body was split diagonally.

Mincheol’s eyes widened at the power that exceeded his expectations.

‘Why is it so sharp? Or is it because my stats are too high?’

Mincheol’s stats were much higher compared to hunters of the same level. On top of that, he was wielding a rare-grade weapon.

It wouldn’t be strange if he could cut down goblins in one strike.

“Keeek!”

Mincheol thrust his one-handed sword at the next charging goblin. The blade pierced the goblin’s chest.

Something hard caught on it, but Mincheol trusted his stats and forcefully pushed the one-handed sword deeper.

Crack-.

The blade tip broke through the ribcage and protruded from the back. At the same time, the goblin’s body went limp.

‘That makes two!’

Even though he had killed two living creatures, he felt no guilt.

It was probably because he clearly recognized the fact that if he didn’t kill them, he would die.

‘Another one’s coming!’

Mincheol tried to pull out the one-handed sword stuck in the goblin’s torso.

But no matter how hard he pulled, it wouldn’t budge. The goblin’s corpse was gripping the blade tightly.

“Kieek!”

Taking advantage of that opening, one goblin jumped in.

Mincheol didn’t panic and let go of the one-handed sword, swinging his small shield with all his might.

Bang-.

The small shield struck the goblin’s face hard. The goblin’s head exploded like a bursting watermelon.

‘Wow, so this is why everyone emphasizes stats.’

It felt like smashing a watermelon rather than a living creature’s head. It was thanks to his high strength stat.

“Keek!”

“Kieek!”

The remaining two goblins couldn’t easily charge at Mincheol.

It was a natural reaction since three of their kind had died in the blink of an eye.

In that gap, Mincheol stepped on the goblin’s corpse and pulled out his one-handed sword.

‘The cooldown should be over, right?’

Mincheol quickly changed his auto looting target from wind guns to stone axes.

Having seen the stone axes directly with his own eyes for a moment, they were now designated as targets.

【Acquiring all ‘Goblin Stone Axes’ within a 200m radius.】

【Acquired 2 ‘Goblin Stone Axes’.】

【Inventory is full. Auto looting skill can no longer be used.】

The stone axes the two goblins were holding disappeared. The two goblins were startled and panicked.

“Kiek?”

“Keek?”

Whoosh-.

Taking advantage of that opening, Mincheol shot forward. He swung his one-handed sword twice, beheading the goblins.

Thud- Roll roll.

Two heads fell to the ground.

Mincheol swung his sword through the air to shake off the blood on the blade.

“Whew.”

He caught his breath and looked around.

The goblins that had been alive and trying to kill him just moments ago were all turned into corpses scattered on the ground.

Mincheol stared at that scene quietly and muttered briefly.

“This is more manageable than I thought?”

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Mincheol wandered around the forest again looking for blue crystals.

【1 ‘Stepping Herb’ is stored in inventory.】

【2 ‘Stepping Herbs’ are stored in inventory.】

Thanks to throwing away all the goblin clothes and wind guns, there was plenty of space in his inventory.

‘The coin’s effect doesn’t trigger much.’

After activating once at the beginning, the lucky coin had been completely silent.

Mincheol didn’t worry about it much. Originally, luck wasn’t something that came easily.

“Keeek!”

“Kieek!”

He encountered another group of goblins along the way, but he could defeat them without difficulty.

‘Is it because it’s the second time? This is much easier?’

Even though this time there were seven instead of five, he could handle them with ease.

How long had he been wandering around the forest like that?

Mincheol was able to discover a blue gem wedged in the crevice of the tree trunk.

“What? It was here?”

Absurdly, the blue gem was located at a point close to where Mincheol had first been summoned.

Mincheol grabbed the blue gem. Then a message appeared.

【You have acquired a Quest item!】

【You have passed the 1st floor! You can challenge the 2nd floor!】

【1 hour 49 minutes, outside the rankings!】

Mincheol looked at the message with a displeased expression. The phrase “outside the rankings” really didn’t sit well with him.

Moreover, Mincheol knew from the tutorial how great the rewards could be when entering the rankings.

Finishing the 1st floor like this felt too disappointing.

“They said you can challenge cleared floors again, right?”

Instead, it was structured so that you had to break records to get new rewards.

“If I challenge the 1st floor again, the gem’s location will probably change too.”

If not, everyone would have greatly shortened their records, so it wasn’t an unreasonable assumption.

But what if the location changed but it was still within 200m?

“I’ll challenge the 1st floor again.”

Light enveloped Mincheol. Everything was reset.

【You are challenging the Tower’s 1st floor again.】

【Find the blue gem hidden somewhere.】

【However, goblins hiding somewhere will interfere with you.】

“Blue gem!”

【You acquire all ‘blue gems’ within a 200m radius.】

【You have acquired a Quest item.】

【You have successfully passed the 1st floor!】

【0.01 seconds! This is a world record!】

【You have passed the 1st floor in an impossible time!】

【The Tower is greatly satisfied with your achievement!】

【Clear rewards are greatly enhanced!】

【You acquire a special title!】

【You acquire a ‘Hidden Piece’!】

Just like during the tutorial, countless messages filled his vision.

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