The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 58

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 58

 

Episode 58: Figured It All Out (1)

 

Mincheol emerged from the forest and cautiously approached the village.

 

The throwing range was about 40 meters.

 

It was quite a distance, but not enough to attack enemies in the village from the forest.

 

Therefore, he had no choice but to approach closer to draw the enemies’ attention.

 

“Don’t you plan on coming out!”

 

The closer he got to the village, the louder the knight’s voice became.

 

‘Does he have a megaphone attached to his vocal cords…’

 

The shouting was so loud it resonated deep within his body.

 

It meant the knight’s physical abilities were that high.

 

After all, muscles are what’s important for vocalization.

 

“It seems I’ll have to kill a few more as examples to make you come out!”

 

Mincheol only peeked his head out from behind a building.

 

He could see soldiers dragging out the village residents.

 

“Please, we were wrong!”

 

“Please spare us!”

 

The residents begged desperately, but it was useless.

 

The soldiers ruthlessly threw them in front of the knight.

 

‘Even if they’re domain residents, isn’t this too cruel?’

 

Though they were just Tower goblins, he had already decided to save them.

 

So it was better to save even one more person.

 

‘But there really are damn many of them.’

 

Mincheol estimated the number of soldiers occupying the village.

 

No matter how conservatively he counted, there seemed to be over 100.

 

Moreover, these weren’t ordinary soldiers but Elite Soldiers.

 

Fortunately, there was no need to actually fight them.

 

‘I just need to lure them appropriately and then run away.’

 

Draw the enemies into the forest.

 

Meanwhile, Nasalga would rescue the villagers.

 

Mincheol would shake off the enemies and escape.

 

It was a simple and safe plan. He liked it very much.

 

‘Well then, shall I begin?’

 

Mincheol tried to take out a Dark Elongated from his inventory.

 

To lure the enemies, he needed to provoke them, so he planned to give them a big hit.

 

Just as Mincheol put his hand into his inventory.

 

“What bastard is that!”

 

With a thunderous shout, the knight swung his halberd.

 

Then a blue sword energy flew toward Mincheol.

 

‘What?’

 

Though the distance was far, the ominous speed of the slash made Mincheol hastily use his skill.

 

【Activating ‘Quick Turn’.】

 

As soon as his body rotated half a turn, the slash swept across the ground.

 

Mincheol looked at the trace left by the slash with a shocked face.

 

A deep furrow was clearly carved into the ground.

 

Mincheol unconsciously gulped down dry saliva.

 

‘Wow, if that had hit me properly, I would have been cut in half and died.’

 

The sword energy cut through the ground mixed with gravel and dirt like flowing water.

 

Even with armor made of Ogre leather, it would be hard to guarantee survival.

 

“You rat bastard. How dare you sneak up and aim for my back. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

 

At the knight’s words, Mincheol clicked his tongue.

 

Who would have thought he’d notice him from such a distance.

 

‘What kind of monster is this.’

 

While Mincheol was shocked, the knight began approaching with heavy steps.

 

Already large as a Hop Goblin, wearing plate armor made him look like a walking statue.

 

The knight stopped at a certain distance.

 

“Where is Nasalga?”

 

“I don’t know either.”

 

Mincheol answered casually. There was no need to respond seriously in this situation.

 

“I see you’re planning some kind of diversionary tactic. Planning to lure us away and rescue the residents?”

 

Mincheol couldn’t help but flinch.

 

The knight had seen through Mincheol’s intentions all too easily.

 

“Well, it doesn’t matter. My business is with you anyway.”

 

“With me?”

 

“Yes, with you.”

 

Grind.

 

Killing intent poured out along with the sound of grinding teeth.

 

“You have no idea how much I’ve wanted to meet you.”

 

The killing intent was so intense that he could feel heat on his skin.

 

‘Why is he so angry?’

 

Mincheol was slightly flustered.

 

Unlike when they met before, the knight’s reaction was too extreme.

 

They had only met twice so far.

 

“The Count entrusted me with the task of maintaining the Elite Soldiers’ strength. But thanks to your rampage, the Count is doubting my abilities.”

 

Ah.

 

Mincheol could finally understand the knight’s reaction.

 

‘So he’s angry because his boss chewed him out because of me?’

 

It seemed like too simple a summary, but the context would be similar.

 

“To regain the lost trust, I must prove through you. That the Elite Soldiers are still strong.”

 

The knight struck the ground with the end of his halberd.

 

A heavy shockwave spread widely around.

 

“All soldiers, prepare!”

 

At the knight’s shout, all the soldiers drew their weapons.

 

Axe blades and spear points that gleamed coldly in the reflected sunlight.

 

“Charge! Trample that bastard and drag him before me!”

 

The soldiers rushed toward Mincheol as if they had been waiting.

 

The sight of a hundred soldiers charging all at once was spectacular.

 

The problem was that those soldiers were coming to kill him.

 

‘Wow, this is crazy.’

 

Mincheol turned around and began running with all his might.

 

‘I must avoid close combat at all costs.’

 

‘I just need to run to the forest. From there, it won’t be easy for them to track me.’

 

However, there was a problem.

 

The Elite Soldiers were faster than Mincheol.

 

It was a characteristic of the goblin monster.

 

Being small in stature made them agile and quick.

 

Moreover, these were outstanding individuals worthy of being called Elite Soldiers.

 

“Catch him! Don’t let him escape!”

 

“I’ll make you regret being born!”

 

The distance between Mincheol and the soldiers gradually began to narrow.

 

At this rate, he would be caught by the soldiers before reaching the forest.

 

‘I should stop them here.’

 

Mincheol stopped running mid-stride.

 

His body slid forward due to inertia. His toes scraped roughly against the ground as he slid.

 

“You think you can fight? It’s useless! We’ve already figured out all your tactics!”

 

Then, a voice rang out.

 

In the distance, he could see a knight with a confident expression.

 

“A stigma that brings objects and throwing techniques with considerable destructive power. I’ll admit it honestly. The combination of the two is quite troublesome!”

 

In fact, they couldn’t help but know.

 

While raiding the castle, Mincheol had fought countless chaotic battles.

 

He had left many traces, and there were even more witnesses.

 

“I pondered a lot about how to deal with it. But the conclusion was very simple!”

 

His ears perked up.

 

A countermeasure that even Mincheol didn’t know? If he learned it and made improvements, his tactics would become even more perfect.

 

That is, if he could return alive.

 

“The answer is not to deal with it at all!”

 

But the following words immediately deflated his interest.

 

“Your throws can’t pierce armor. The fact that you stripped off armor piece by piece with your stigma is proof of that!”

 

It was true.

 

He might be able to pierce armor using skills, but he couldn’t do it with regular attacks.

 

“But there’s no way you can use such a powerful stigma without limits! Whether it’s mana or something else, there must be a cost! Otherwise, you wouldn’t have only stripped off parts of the armor!”

 

This was also correct.

 

Mana was consumed when stripping equipment with options.

 

And quite a large amount of mana at that.

 

“There’s no point in responding half-heartedly since we’ll just be played by you! So we won’t respond at all! Anyway, if it becomes a war of attrition, your tactics will quickly run dry!”

 

Mincheol let out a chuckle.

 

At first he thought it was nonsense, but surprisingly it was a strategy that accurately targeted his weakness.

 

He couldn’t use Auto Looting and throwing against this many enemies.

 

However, Mincheol had no intention of following his existing tactics.

 

“Are you crazy? You want me to strip someone’s armor among all these guys?”

 

Mincheol took out the Dark Elongated Object from his inventory.

 

Seeing it, the knight shouted again.

 

“I already know about that too! Your spear throw can even pierce armor! But such powerful techniques consume a lot of mana! How many times can you really use it!”

 

Mincheol half-listened to the knight’s words.

 

Even at this moment, the distance with the soldiers continued to narrow.

 

There was no more time to listen to the knight’s words.

 

‘I’ll break their formation with this. Then escape to the forest through that gap.’

 

Just as he made that plan and was about to throw the spear.

 

Suddenly, Kang Ung-hyeok’s words came to mind.

 

-Unlike equipment, skills grow together with their owner.

 

-Their power varies depending on the owner’s level, stats, and various other factors.

 

After entering the 13th Floor, Mincheol had completed a Hidden Quest. He had even cleared the 13th Floor with EX grade.

 

As a bonus, he had also consumed the elixir that Nasalga made.

 

An overall increase in stats. Additionally, an explosive increase in mana stats.

 

‘How much would this increase the skill’s power?’

 

Along with the question, he threw the spear. The spear became light and flew toward the soldiers.

 

Kwaaaaang-

 

Right after, the light pierced through the soldiers one after another.

 

No, it burst through them one after another.

 

The soldiers’ bodies flew in unison. Flesh scattered in all directions.

 

Nothing remained where Sacred Light Heaven Flight had passed. It looked as if someone had carved out a straight line.

 

The soldiers stopped in unison as if possessed by ghosts, all just staring blankly at where Sacred Light Heaven Flight had passed.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Mincheol was equally surprised.

 

‘Sacred Light Heaven Flight is this powerful?’

 

Originally, even when using Sacred Light Heaven Flight, it would only pierce through armored soldiers. At least it left corpses behind.

 

But the Sacred Light Heaven Flight he just used was much more powerful than that.

 

“You idiots!”

 

Then, the knight burst into a roar.

 

“Can you still call yourselves elites trained by me after acting like that! There’s no way he can spam such techniques! Don’t be scared and push forward!”

 

Only then did the soldiers come to their senses and charge again.

 

However, the knight was underestimating Mincheol.

 

‘Can’t spam them?’

 

The trait gained by consuming the Summoning Pill.

 

The massive mana stats increased by consuming Nasalga’s elixir.

 

‘Mana is overflowing!’

 

【Acquiring all ‘Dark Elongated Objects’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【1 ‘Dark Elongated Object’ has been stored in inventory.】

 

He retrieved the spear and used Sacred Light Heaven Flight.

 

“Kraaaak!”

 

“Uaaaak!”

 

Intense light struck the soldiers.

 

Dozens of soldiers were erased from the ground.

 

【Acquiring all ‘Dark Elongated Objects’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【1 ‘Dark Elongated Object’ has been stored in inventory.】

 

Mincheol didn’t stop.

 

“He’s, he’s throwing again!”

 

“Save me! I don’t want to die!”

 

Every time the light flashed, screams erupted. The soldiers were in complete panic.

 

‘One more time!’

 

Mincheol was about to throw the spear but hesitated.

 

In the blink of an eye, most of the soldiers had been erased.

 

The remaining soldiers were all lying flat on the ground, trembling.

 

It was an ugly sight that made it hard to believe they were called Elite Soldiers.

 

‘Huh? What happens to my plan to lure them to the forest?’

 

He was supposed to lure them, but he had essentially annihilated them.

 

While Mincheol was flustered.

 

Suddenly his spine went cold. Mincheol reflexively threw his body backward.

 

Right after, the knight fell from the sky. The halberd struck down at the ground.

 

With a thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth, dust covered everything in all directions.

 

The knight’s figure appeared black in the cloud of dust.

 

“Innoooom!”

 

The knight burst into a roar and swung his halberd.

 

A storm blew and the dust scattered. The stinging wind mixed with dirt scraped past Mincheol’s face.

 

“The Count’s soldiers… you turned the elite troops we painstakingly raised into this mess?”

 

The knight shouted with bloodshot eyes.

 

“I’ll tear you limb from limb!”

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