The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 47

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 47

 

Episode 47: Emergency Quest (2)

 

Mincheol teleported to the emergency quest location.

 

Immediately after, he received an intense welcome.

 

Kwaagwang!

 

An explosion occurred right in front of his eyes.

 

Red flames and black smoke shot high into the sky.

 

Mincheol was dumbfounded by the sight he had never seen while living in South Korea.

 

“Wh-what is this?”

 

But the welcome wasn’t over yet.

 

Tudadadang.

 

Gunshots could be heard from afar. Not just once or twice, but in rapid succession.

 

“Wh-what is this.”

 

Mincheol looked at the scene before him with a pale face.

 

He came here because he was told to catch robbers, but explosions?

 

And what were those gunshots that kept going off without pause?

 

“Hey!”

 

Just then, a human voice could be heard.

 

A man with a hood covering the lower half of his face was gesturing from behind a building.

 

“If you don’t want to get shot and die, hurry over here!”

 

Mincheol quickly came to his senses and ran to where the man was.

 

“You’re an awakener summoned because of the emergency quest, right? The situation was dangerous, but I’m really grateful you came at the right time!”

 

The Masked Man grabbed Mincheol’s hand and shook it vigorously.

 

“But what’s that ugly bird you’re holding?”

 

“Oh, it’s nothing.”

 

Mincheol sent Kkwaekkwi flying high into the sky.

 

He judged it would be safer in the sky than in such a dangerous place.

 

“Excuse me, I don’t really understand. I came here because I was told to catch robbers?”

 

An explosion occurred nearby. Mincheol briefly covered his ears with his hands.

 

“…What is all this? Guns? Explosions? This is South Korea, right?”

 

At Mincheol’s question, the Masked Man’s eyes changed strangely.

 

“I thought you were a professional bounty hunter since you came wearing a mask. Don’t tell me this is your first time? No way?”

 

“Uh… it is my first time. I’m only wearing this mask because I heard it’s better to hide my identity.”

 

At Mincheol’s answer, the Masked Man rubbed his face with his palm.

 

“This damn system! We’re all about to die and they send a newbie like this? This is driving me crazy, seriously!”

 

The Masked Man let out a deep sigh and then spoke to Mincheol.

 

“Those are robbers too. Armed robbers.”

 

Mincheol’s mouth fell wide open. He felt completely deceived.

 

“See that building back there? That’s Goseong Pharmaceutical Research Center. Those bastards attacked that place to steal prototypes, and we came to stop them.”

 

Goseong Group was a major corporation representing South Korea.

 

If they were robbing such an incredible place, it meant the robbers’ abilities were no ordinary matter.

 

“And what’s exploding right now isn’t bombs or anything, it’s skills.”

 

“What about the guns? Are the guns skills too?”

 

“How could that be? They’re smuggled. There are awakeners who specialize in smuggling too.”

 

Mincheol felt his mind becoming dizzy.

 

Wasn’t South Korea supposed to be a safe land far from firearms?

 

“That said, they’re not as easy to get as it sounds. Those bastards don’t seem like ordinary guys. We should be able to get quite a lot of bounty money, right?”

 

Another explosion occurred nearby.

 

Mincheol and the Masked Man squeezed their eyes shut and then opened them.

 

“…Of course, that’s only if we can make it back alive.”

 

“Hey, Kim!”

 

Just then, a voice came from the building behind them. The Masked Man immediately responded.

 

“Oh, Hwang. What’s wrong? Did something happen?”

 

“I heard a newbie came? What’s his specialty?”

 

“Ah, I forgot about that. What’s your specialty?”

 

The Masked Man asked Mincheol.

 

“Me? Throwing.”

 

“What? You said throwing?”

 

The Masked Man was greatly surprised upon hearing Mincheol’s answer.

 

He looked Mincheol up and down and asked.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re the Butcher…”

 

Mincheol felt embarrassed.

 

Although his name had become known through the event, he didn’t expect there would already be someone who recognized him.

 

“…or just a stupid bastard imitating him? There are quite a few guys like this these days.”

 

Huh?

 

Mincheol was puzzled. What did he just say?

 

“Haa, this is really driving me crazy. Why do young people these days get influenced by strange things so easily?”

 

It seemed like there was some strange misunderstanding.

 

Just as Mincheol was about to clarify, an explosion occurred on the road.

 

“Kyaaaak!”

 

“Hwang! What happened?”

 

“Choi! Choi got hit while trying to counterattack!”

 

“These bastards!”

 

The Masked Man raised his index and middle fingers. Blue light gathered at the tips of his two fingers.

 

“Die, you bastards!”

 

The Masked Man extended his hand outside the building. The light fired three or four shots.

 

Then bullets rained down in response. The Masked Man hurriedly hid behind the building.

 

“Damn it, there’s too much difference in firepower. When is new support coming? How do they expect us to catch those bastards!”

 

The Masked Man shouted angrily.

 

Mincheol glanced at the convex mirror on the street.

 

Through the convex mirror, he could see the robbers.

 

The robbers were hiding behind an overturned vehicle, aiming their guns.

 

They were all wearing awakener armor and holding guns in their hands.

 

Like criminals, they had animal masks covering their faces.

 

The mixture of fantasy and modern elements was strangely surreal.

 

‘What material is the armor? Metal? What grade?’

 

While Mincheol was observing the robbers.

 

The robbers began advancing little by little.

 

It seemed they intended to completely annihilate the interferers.

 

Mincheol hurriedly asked the Masked Man.

 

“Awakeners would die if shot by guns, right?”

 

“What level are you?”

 

“Level 24.”

 

Actually it was higher, but he chose to hide his real level.

 

“At that level, assuming you’re wearing armor, you can endure it to some extent. Though you’d die if not treated immediately.”

 

It meant you could endure it, but it wasn’t safe.

 

“What’s more dangerous than guns is that explosion from before. Whether it’s a unique skill or whatever, you’ll be done for if you get hit.”

 

The situation was much more serious than Mincheol had thought.

 

“Maybe against an ogre, but monsters can’t survive being shot by guns either.”

 

At the mention of ogre, Mincheol’s mind snapped to attention.

 

Coincidentally, wasn’t the leather armor Mincheol had purchased made from ogre hide?

 

Moreover, the mask he was wearing on his face was rare grade, so it had decent protective capabilities.

 

‘Then I don’t need to worry as much about dying instantly from gunshots?’

 

With some safety secured, confidence began to rise.

 

As confidence rose, he became much more relaxed.

 

“Damn, they’re getting closer and closer. Let’s fall back.”

 

The Masked Man said while glancing at the convex mirror.

 

But Mincheol had different thoughts.

 

‘I don’t know their numbers, but their equipment is far superior to ours.’

 

‘There’s no way they’ll just let us go peacefully.’

 

‘This isn’t the time to retreat. We need to counterattack.’

 

Mincheol pulled out a hand axe from his inventory.

 

“Y-you, what is that?”

 

The Masked Man flinched upon seeing the hand axe. But Mincheol asked a completely unexpected question.

 

“If this hits someone, they’d die, right?”

 

“Wh-what?”

 

“If a hand axe gets lodged in them, they’d die. Right? Or does it depend on the body part?”

 

The Masked Man’s brow furrowed. He seemed to be wondering if this was some kind of joke.

 

“Still, they’re wearing armor, so they probably wouldn’t die, right?”

 

“Hey, what kind of bullshit have you been spouting since earlier…”

 

“No wait, I’m the one in a life-or-death situation. I’m thinking about pointless things.”

 

Mincheol recalled Michael Alzen’s advice.

 

-Clean out your ears and listen carefully! Once you gain momentum in a fight, it’s absolutely unstoppable! It’s no use even if you guys kneel down and cry your eyes out!

 

-You can’t avoid it? Then winning is much better than losing, isn’t it? Never hesitate! If you’ve picked up a weapon, swing it with the resolve to kill that bastard!

 

If he couldn’t avoid it, he shouldn’t hesitate.

 

Having steeled his resolve, Mincheol stuck his body out and threw the hand axe.

 

The hand axe flew at terrifying speed and struck one of the robbers.

 

“Kraaaah!”

 

The robber with the hand axe embedded in his chest screamed and collapsed.

 

The robbers panicked and hid behind buildings and vehicles.

 

“What? What just flew at us?”

 

“A h-hand axe came flying!”

 

“What kind of idiotic nonsense is that! You got hit by such a primitive weapon?”

 

The robbers shouted in confusion.

 

The Masked Man was equally flustered.

 

The Masked Man’s eyes looking at Mincheol had grown so wide they seemed ready to pop out.

 

“Ah!”

 

At that moment, Mincheol let out an exclamation. The Masked Man asked in panic.

 

“Why, why? What’s wrong? Why?”

 

“The armor was pierced too easily, what should I do? It’ll be terrible if he dies from this.”

 

He had thrown the hand axe trusting in the armor, but it had been pierced too easily.

 

He had resolved not to hesitate, but now that he thought someone might actually die, he couldn’t help but be concerned.

 

“Th-there are no system penalties.”

 

“Really?”

 

“But there will be legal problems.”

 

At the Masked Man’s words, Mincheol’s face turned pale.

 

This place wasn’t the Tower but reality. He couldn’t be free from the bounds of law.

 

“However, they won’t prosecute you for crimes in a situation like this. Besides, the police have no way to find out who you are anyway. That’s why you came wearing a mask, right?”

 

It was at least fortunate that legal responsibility would be hard to pursue.

 

‘Still, I can’t kill people.’

 

For Mincheol, who had lived as an ordinary citizen until now, murder was too heavy a burden.

 

“Then I should aim for places like the back or limbs.”

 

“Uh… why?”

 

“So they won’t die.”

 

The Masked Man asked again with a confused expression.

 

“So… you’re saying you’ll throw that axe at people anyway?”

 

“It’s an unavoidable situation.”

 

Saying that, Mincheol looked at the convex mirror again.

 

Unlike before, the robbers were hiding their bodies, making it difficult to throw the hand axe.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“Kraaaah!”

 

The robber who had been struck by the hand axe and collapsed screamed.

 

“Someone! Someone help me! Aaaaah!”

 

Then two others rushed out to rescue the robber.

 

Mincheol didn’t miss that moment and threw his hand axes.

 

The two hand axes that flew fiercely embedded in the robbers’ thighs and sides.

 

Their armor split like paper and blood gushed out.

 

“Aaaaah!”

 

“Kraaaah!”

 

The two robbers screamed and collapsed to the ground.

 

“Phew, thank goodness.”

 

Mincheol felt greatly relieved.

 

It had been troublesome because the enemies were hiding, but thanks to them coming out, he was able to take down two more.

 

“…”

 

Unlike the relieved Mincheol, the Masked Man was greatly shocked.

 

“Th-this heartless and merciless…”

 

Mincheol waited for the robbers to rescue their comrades again.

 

But perhaps having been caught once, no one came out.

 

Mincheol carefully examined the convex mirror again.

 

He could see the robbers hiding in various places, only sticking their heads out.

 

‘If I just throw it, they’ll dodge, right?’

 

Mincheol pondered for a moment, then threw hand axes again.

 

But the direction was strange.

 

He threw them randomly toward the buildings, not at the robbers.

 

“Look at that idiot! Where is he throwing those?”

 

“Kahahat! What a moron!”

 

Every time Mincheol threw axes toward the wrong places, the robbers burst into mocking laughter.

 

Of course, Mincheol wasn’t acting this way because he was really an idiot.

 

【Activating skill ‘Ricochet’.】

 

Every time the hand axes hit buildings, they bounced off in different directions.

 

Mincheol memorized all the ricochet angles in his head.

 

‘I roughly understand now.’

 

When using the Ricochet skill, weapons bounced off with good elasticity like soccer balls.

 

The bouncing angles could be changed according to Mincheol’s will.

 

Considering the laws of physics, it was an impossible occurrence.

 

But there was nothing strange about it. Skills themselves belonged to the realm of the extraordinary, didn’t they?

 

Mincheol gauged the angle for the ricochet, then threw his hand axe.

 

【Activating skill ‘Ricochet’!】

 

The hand axe that hit the wall bounced downward.

 

“Gah!”

 

Then a scream erupted from behind the cover.

 

“Are they dead? Did they die?”

 

Mincheol desperately hoped the hand axe hadn’t lodged somewhere inappropriate.

 

“Ahhhhh! My back! My back!”

 

“Hey, just hold on a bit! I’ll pull it out right away!”

 

Fortunately, the hand axe seemed to have struck a safe area.

 

Mincheol brushed his chest and felt relieved.

 

“Phew, thank goodness they didn’t die.”

 

“…”

 

The Masked Man just stared at Mincheol with disgusted eyes.

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