The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 59

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 59

 

Episode 59: Figured It All Out (2)

 

‘You told me to charge, so why are you bitching at me now?’

 

Mincheol glared at the Knight with a crooked look and thought.

 

It was the Knight who didn’t order the Soldiers to retreat even after seeing the power of Holy Light Heaven Strike with his own eyes.

 

And now he was blaming him – it was absurd beyond belief.

 

‘But damn, his aura is insane.’

 

Mincheol had previously researched the existence called Knights.

 

He had done it in advance since they might be enemies he’d encounter someday.

 

But there was no information about Knights anywhere.

 

This was actually a monster making its first appearance in this hidden quest.

 

‘King Burger told me. Don’t fight monsters you don’t know well.’

 

The Knight wasn’t just lacking information – it was a monster that didn’t exist in records at all.

 

And as he could see, it was incomparably stronger than ordinary monsters.

 

Suddenly, a certain existence came to mind in Mincheol’s head.

 

Kang Ung-hyeok.

 

The Tower’s Class 2 criminal.

 

Back then too, Mincheol had no choice but to fight Kang Ung-hyeok with only rough information.

 

‘How strong is this Knight? Just from the aura, it seems similar to Kang Ung-hyeok’s level.’

 

Of course, the Knight couldn’t be as strong as Kang Ung-hyeok. After all, Kang Ung-hyeok was a top-tier awakener.

 

Mincheol’s standard was the Kang Ung-hyeok he had fought against.

 

Kang Ung-hyeok who wasn’t wearing equipment and wasn’t using his full power.

 

Even such a Kang Ung-hyeok was too strong for Mincheol to handle.

 

‘If he’s really on the same level as a careless Kang Ung-hyeok…’

 

Mincheol couldn’t even beat a careless Kang Ung-hyeok.

 

If he could defeat this Knight here, wouldn’t that mean he could also win against a careless Kang Ung-hyeok?

 

Suddenly, his body heated up and the back of his head felt hot.

 

Mincheol unconsciously licked his lips with his tongue.

 

“I’ll kill you!”

 

At that moment, the Knight moved. He rushed in like lightning and brought down his halberd.

 

【Activating Strong Strike.】

 

Mincheol kicked off the ground and retreated backward.

 

Crash-

 

As soon as the distance opened, the halberd struck the ground hard.

 

With an explosive sound, the ground shattered and dust scattered in all directions.

 

‘Wow, crazy.’

 

Seeing that scene brought him back to his senses.

 

If he got hit properly, his body would be crushed beyond being turned into rags.

 

‘What am I fighting this crazy bastard for?’

 

Mincheol changed his mind.

 

He decided to lure him to the Forest and run away as planned.

 

“You bastard!”

 

With a rough shout, the Knight burst through the dust cloud.

 

Mincheol focused on the Knight’s movements, especially his feet and shoulders.

 

‘Right diagonal.’

 

He leaned his waist to the right.

 

At the same time, the halberd grazed past where Mincheol had been.

 

This time too, the halberd only struck the innocent ground. With a roar, the floor was carved away.

 

“You rat bastard! Can’t you fight properly!”

 

The Knight spat out curses.

 

Mincheol thought with an indifferent face.

 

‘Am I crazy? Why would I fight you?’

 

Mincheol fled toward the Forest. Flames sparked in the Knight’s eyes.

 

“Where do you think you’re running!”

 

The Knight chased after Mincheol. The two entered the Forest almost simultaneously.

 

‘The Forest has many obstacles. No matter how strong the Knight is, he won’t be able to rampage…’

 

“You bastaaaard!”

 

Mincheol’s expectation was spectacularly wrong.

 

The Knight charged forward, ramming into the trees blocking his path.

 

Every time the Knight collided with them, the living trees shattered like corn stalks.

 

‘He’s really lost his mind.’

 

Mincheol clicked his tongue. He wondered if they were even the same species.

 

‘His physical abilities are much higher than mine.’

 

‘All his attacks are powerful, so I can’t approach carelessly.’

 

It was the same when fighting a careless Kang Ung-hyeok.

 

Overwhelmed by his crushing physical abilities, he was desperate just to survive.

 

‘Is he really on the level of a careless Kang Ung-hyeok?’

 

He could feel a strange heat rising from his entire body.

 

Like paper instantly burning and disappearing, Mincheol forgot his goal of running away.

 

Instead, a new goal took its place.

 

“Kkwak! Buff!”

 

A storm in the shape of a bird descended from the sky.

 

* * *

 

High up in a tree.

 

There sat a parrot with white feathers, gripping a branch.

 

“Kkwak.”

 

The reason Kkwaekkwi was here was because of his master’s command.

 

-When I call you later, you need to buff me right away. That’s the only way I can shake off the enemies and escape.

 

Kkwaekkwi looked down at his master with worried eyes.

 

It wasn’t because his master was being chased by a terrifying enemy.

 

Of course, that was worrying too, but the real reason Kkwaekkwi was worried was something else.

 

-What? I’m scared to fight? Am I crazy? Like I’d fight those things.

 

He said that, but Kkwaekkwi had already witnessed it several times.

 

His master doing crazy things like it was nothing.

 

No, he didn’t even need to look at past cases.

 

Just moments ago, contrary to his initial plan, instead of luring the Soldiers, didn’t he annihilate them in the Grassland?

 

“Kkwaak.”

 

There was one more reason Kkwaekkwi couldn’t help but worry about his master.

 

Recently, his master had been showing strange behavior at home.

 

-Kang Ung-hyeok, Kang Woo-hyeok, ah here it is.

 

-What a colorful criminal record. I guess you need to do this much to become a Class 2 criminal.

 

-What? He was originally someone who wore armor and used weapons?

 

-When he fought me, he was barehanded. Just how much did he look down on me?

 

He was actually researching the enemy who had nearly killed him.

 

-Since he’s a top-tier awakener, he’s definitely stronger than me. But he was being careless back then.

 

-I could have won easily enough. I just needed to properly catch him off guard.

 

-If only my stats had been a little higher…

 

-No wait, if I had used Sharbahan a bit more stealthily…

 

He was even constantly reviewing the battle where he had nearly died.

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Normally, wouldn’t the proper reaction after nearly dying be to cower in fear and avoid it?

 

His master had instead dug even deeper. As if he was possessed by something.

 

Right now, his master’s eyes looked exactly like they had back then.

 

“Kkwaekkwi!”

 

Sure enough. His master shouted.

 

“Buff!”

 

Kkwaekkwi immediately spread his wings and transformed into a storm as he flew toward his master.

 

* * *

 

【’Kkwaekkwi’ uses ‘Warm Wind’s Wing Beat’!】

 

【All physical abilities increase by 10% for 10 minutes!】

 

【Movement speed increases by 20%!】

 

As soon as Kkwaekkwi flew over, the buff was applied.

 

Mincheol drew his twin swords. Seeing this, the Knight’s eyes changed.

 

“Insolent fool! A savage dares to oppose me!”

 

The Knight raised his halberd high.

 

‘He looks like he’s going to strike down, but he’s stepping forward with his left foot.’

 

‘A diagonal slash? His stride is too wide for that.’

 

The puzzle pieces clicked together in Mincheol’s mind.

 

‘He’s planning to thrust.’

 

As soon as the puzzle was complete, the Knight thrust his halberd forward.

 

Mincheol didn’t retreat. Instead, he lunged forward.

 

Mincheol approached the Knight while narrowly dodging the halberd.

 

Clang clang-

 

He slashed at vital points several times with his twin swords, but they all bounced off the armor.

 

‘This is exactly like Kang Ung-hyeok when he was being careless.’

 

Unlike the Knight, Kang Ung-hyeok had been barehanded, but his physique was so superior that slashing attacks didn’t work.

 

“This bastard?”

 

The Knight looked back at Mincheol as if surprised.

 

Soon he ground his teeth.

 

“To allow attacks from a savage like you. The Count would have found it pathetic if he had seen this.”

 

The Knight spun his halberd once. Just a light swing, but it created wind.

 

“You’d better not expect such luck from now on!”

 

The Knight’s fierce assault began.

 

The halberd continuously flew toward Mincheol.

 

All he could do was retreat and dodge the attacks.

 

‘The attacks are too fast to penetrate his defense.’

 

‘Every attack is so powerful that I can’t parry them.’

 

‘Even if I penetrate? I can’t land effective hits because of the armor.’

 

It was exactly like the situation with Kang Ung-hyeok just a few days ago.

 

Mincheol felt his body heating up even more.

 

Methods to deal with the Knight continuously flashed through his mind. It felt like his circuits were burning.

 

A frontal confrontation was impossible.

 

Then he had no choice but to use underhanded tactics.

 

‘The armor.’

 

【Acquiring all ‘Knight’s Breastplates’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【Mana detected in target. Consuming mana to steal ownership.】

 

【Insufficient mana reserves. Theft failed.】

 

Mincheol wasn’t surprised.

 

The higher quality the equipment, the more mana Auto Looting consumed when acquiring it.

 

Moreover, Mincheol had just been spamming Sacred Light Soaring Heaven.

 

‘Then what about the halberd?’

 

【Acquiring all ‘Halberds of Valor’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【Mana detected in target. Consuming mana to steal ownership.】

 

【Exceeds user’s total mana capacity. Unique skill activation cancelled.】

 

‘What?’

 

Beyond insufficient mana, the total capacity was lacking?

 

‘Just what kind of item is that?’

 

It might even be Unique grade.

 

His greed quietly awakened.

 

He had already decided to defeat him anyway.

 

Adding a little greed wouldn’t cause any problems.

 

‘If Auto Looting doesn’t work, I have no choice but to go with the orthodox method.’

 

‘It’s difficult to parry attacks head-on.’

 

‘Then there’s no need to get close.’

 

Mincheol retreated far back. The Knight immediately tried to close the distance.

 

“Where do you think you’re running!”

 

Mincheol threw the twin swords he was holding.

 

【Activating ‘Sure Kill’.】

 

【Consuming 40 mana.】

 

It was a skill he had learned with Dotan before fighting Kang Ung-hyeok.

 

A technique for throwing blades at close range – short range but high penetration power.

 

However.

 

Clang-

 

“Ha! What a stupid thing to…”

 

The blade struck the armor, creating sparks as it slid along a curved path.

 

Unlike before, a scratch was carved into the surface of the previously solid armor.

 

“…!”

 

The knight’s laughter abruptly stopped. He had confirmed that the skill’s power was not to be taken lightly.

 

Meanwhile, Mincheol had completely distanced himself from the knight.

 

‘Even using skills, I can’t pierce through the armor.’

 

‘Seonggwangbicheon requires preparation time, so I can’t use it in this situation.’

 

‘I need to approach this differently.’

 

Mincheol pulled out twin axes from his inventory.

 

‘Let’s see how tediously I can throw these.’

 

Mincheol threw the twin axes at the knight in succession.

 

The relentlessly flying twin axes struck various parts of the knight’s armor.

 

The twin axes in his inventory quickly ran out, but it wasn’t a problem.

 

【You acquire ‘Sandelbaram Workshop’s Multi-purpose Hand Axe’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【8 ‘Sandelbaram Workshop’s Multi-purpose Hand Axes’ are stored in inventory.】

 

He could just recover them again with Auto Looting.

 

“Stop being such a nuisance!”

 

The knight charged forward, ignoring the twin axes.

 

But Mincheol had already seen the knight’s movements to death.

 

Compared to the Successful Golem from the start, the knight’s movements weren’t impressive at all.

 

Mincheol dodged the halberd and threw twin axes again.

 

The twin axes struck the side of the upper armor hard.

 

But this time, the sound was slightly different. At that moment, Mincheol’s eyes changed.

 

‘The side.’

 

The plate armor was solid, but not every part was the same.

 

‘The armor’s strength differs by section.’

 

This was information he had learned while searching for ways to break through Kang Ung-hyeok’s defense.

 

Armor was made to protect people.

 

So the manufacturing method varied slightly according to the body.

 

Naturally, the iron’s strength had to differ as well.

 

The reason Mincheol had tediously thrown hand axes was also to find weak spots.

 

‘The breastplate covering the chest is the strongest. The shoulder guards and shin guards won’t be much different. But the sides are weaker than expected.’

 

Now that he had found the weakness, it was time to exploit it.

 

Mincheol gripped the hand axe firmly.

 

【Skill ‘Helmet Splitter’ is activated.】

 

【35 mana is consumed.】

 

The hand axe flew like lightning and embedded itself in the side of the upper armor.

 

With a thunderous sound, the armor cracked open.

 

No, it wasn’t just the armor.

 

Splash.

 

Blood spurted out from the gap in the armor for the first time.

 

The knight screamed in shock.

 

“This is impossible…!”

 

Once the armor was pierced, there was nothing more to fear.

 

Mincheol threw a second Helmet Splitter.

 

Bang-

 

As soon as the Helmet Splitter hit, the armor dented deeply.

 

Since it was already damaged, it couldn’t properly withstand the impact.

 

‘Three more hits should finish it.’

 

Mincheol coldly calculated as he pulled out a hand axe from his inventory.

 

Seeing this, the knight’s eyes turned coldly calm.

 

“How dare you…!”

 

The knight gripped the halberd with both hands and took a stance as if swinging a bat.

 

It certainly wasn’t within striking distance. But instinct was sounding an alarm.

 

‘Dangerous.’

 

Mincheol quickly ducked. At that moment,

 

Blue sword energy swept through the forest.

 

The densely grown trees came crashing down.

 

“Damn! To use this twice on a mere savage!”

 

The knight spoke through gritted teeth.

 

‘He’s still fine after using such a wide-area attack?’

 

That meant he could use it several more times.

 

“From now on, I’ll face you properly.”

 

Blue sword energy rippled dangerously from the halberd.

 

“Haaah!”

 

The knight swung the halberd.

 

The released sword energy flew forward, cutting through the ground.

 

Mincheol leaped to dodge the sword energy.

 

“I’ll send as many as it takes!”

 

The knight swung the halberd repeatedly.

 

Sword energy flew from various angles. Mincheol concentrated intensely while dodging the sword energy.

 

At the same time, he pulled out a bundle of chakrams from his inventory.

 

【Skill ‘Scatter’ is activated.】

 

【50 mana is consumed.】

 

Multiple chakrams flew toward the knight.

 

“You think I’d be hit by such slow weapons!”

 

The knight easily knocked away the chakrams by swinging his halberd.

 

Several chakrams passed by the knight and flew behind him.

 

“You’d better snap back to attention!”

 

The knight raised his halberd.

 

However, Mincheol didn’t dodge. Instead, he stood still and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

 

The knight had no choice but to hesitate at this behavior that didn’t match the situation.

 

“Phew.”

 

“Are you tired from just this much?”

 

“I was mistaken.”

 

The knight hesitated at Mincheol’s words.

 

“What nonsense are you spouting all of a sudden?”

 

“If it were Kang Ung-hyeok being careless, he wouldn’t have been cornered this easily.”

 

“Cornered?”

 

Mincheol’s words properly got under the knight’s skin.

 

“A mere savage cornered me? How far do you plan to be insolent!”

 

“Kang Ung-hyeok would have noticed without me saying anything.”

 

“What?”

 

“Watch your back.”

 

“You think I’d fall for such tricks!”

 

The knight burst into rage and swung his halberd.

 

Just before the sword energy was released.

 

Swoosh-

 

The chakram wrapped in wind blades severed the Knight’s neck.

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