The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 67

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 67

 

Episode 67: Treasure Hunt (4)

 

‘If I use Auto Looting, I can put the orbs directly into my inventory.’

 

My worries about Auto Looting not working were betrayed in a pleasant way.

 

This made breaking the highest score practically guaranteed.

 

‘But why didn’t this one go into my inventory?’

 

Mincheol looked down at his hand. The copper orb he had first obtained was still there.

 

Because he was holding it? That couldn’t be it.

 

Mincheol had used Auto Looting to steal weapons that monsters were using several times before.

 

‘Maybe I can’t acquire orbs that have their cooldown activated?’

 

It was a hastily formed hypothesis, but it seemed quite plausible.

 

As Cardmos Dunwall had said, mana had the property of repelling each other.

 

So items with active mana could only be acquired by using additional functions.

 

‘Maybe during the cooldown activation, mana is at work so I can’t put it directly into my inventory?’

 

If this hypothesis was correct, it would also explain why I could put orbs directly into my inventory with Auto Looting.

 

Orbs without cooldowns would be in a state where mana isn’t active.

 

‘This means I don’t have to worry about being caught even more.’

 

In fact, activating Auto Looting on the 15th Floor was a high-risk action.

 

Someone would definitely witness the orbs disappearing.

 

But if Auto Looting doesn’t apply to orbs discovered by others, the probability of being caught was greatly reduced.

 

‘Even if someone saw the orbs disappear, they wouldn’t immediately connect it to Auto Looting.’

 

They’d more likely think they were seeing things or that the system had malfunctioned.

 

‘The benefit of breaking the highest score is greater than the risk of being caught by people.’

 

Now the key was how much to break the highest score by.

 

The higher the score, the better rewards I could get.

 

‘First, I need to find the silver and gold orbs as quickly as possible.’

 

I can’t take orbs discovered by others first with Auto Looting.

 

That meant the later Mincheol acquired the silver and gold orbs, the more points would be stolen from him.

 

【Ding! Ding!】

 

【Someone has discovered a ‘Silver Orb’!】

 

A notification appeared at just the right time.

 

Mincheol ran in the direction the arrow was pointing.

 

It was when he had passed countless trees that had grown like pillars.

 

“Kraaaak!”

 

A terrible scream came along with the smell of blood.

 

Mincheol immediately hid behind a tree.

 

He carefully stuck out only his face to observe the situation.

 

As many as five Awakened were lying on the ground.

 

Four were dead, and one was alive.

 

And three Awakened were surrounding that one person.

 

“The flesh is thick, so it’s satisfying to cut.”

 

“Hey, this guy with a build like a bull can only fight this much?”

 

“His voice is really loud. I like that.”

 

The three were enjoying themselves while hacking at the Awakened with their weapons.

 

The Awakened screamed and cried out.

 

“Just kill me! Kill me!”

 

“Hey hey, what’s the point if you give up on life so easily?”

 

“That’s right. You should cling to life more desperately.”

 

“Hold on until someone else comes. Ah, should I pour a potion on you instead?”

 

The three mocked and enjoyed tormenting the Awakened.

 

‘PKs.’

 

Awakened who specialized in killing other Awakened.

 

The problem was that these three were particularly vicious among them.

 

‘They’re enjoying the murder.’

 

Among PKs, there were cases where they committed murder not simply for rewards but for pleasure.

 

After all, on PVP floors, you revive even if you die, and no evidence remains.

 

“Keoook…”

 

The tortured Awakened finally couldn’t endure and died.

 

“Aw, boring.”

 

“Aren’t more coming? It’s a silver orb, so shouldn’t five or six more people swarm here?”

 

“There probably weren’t many Awakened around.”

 

Mincheol remained hidden behind the tree while carefully observing the three.

 

‘They took down five people before I arrived. All three are quite skilled.’

 

Still, running away wasn’t an option.

 

He absolutely needed the silver orb they had.

 

‘One guy has a saw, another has a spiked club… what kind of weapons are those?’

 

No matter how he looked at them, they weren’t suitable as weapons.

 

‘I can’t even tell what weapon that guy uses.’

 

Mincheol looked particularly carefully at the PK with protruding front teeth.

 

If there was one thing he had learned through many battles, it was that enemies of unknown identity were the most dangerous.

 

‘I should deal with that guy first.’

 

Mincheol took out a hand axe from his inventory.

 

As soon as he came out from behind the tree, he threw it.

 

Swoosh-

 

【Activating skill ‘Helmet Splitter’.】

 

【35 mana consumed.】

 

The hand axe disappeared as soon as it left Mincheol’s hand.

 

It flew at an invisible speed and struck the buck-toothed guy’s face.

 

At that moment, a translucent barrier unfolded.

 

Kwang-

 

With a loud noise, the hand axe bounced off.

 

At the same time, the necklace the buck-toothed guy was wearing crumbled to dust.

 

“Uh, uaaaak! My protective charm is broken! Do you know how hard it was to get that!”

 

The buck-toothed guy clutched around his neck and screamed.

 

“Hey, idiot! Hurry up and hide!”

 

Then his companion grabbed the buck-toothed guy’s neck and hid him behind a tree.

 

‘What was that just now?’

 

Mincheol recalled the barrier that had deflected his axe.

 

‘From what he said about protective charms, it must be a defensive item?’

 

It wasn’t just anything – it had even blocked Helmet Splitter, so its performance was extraordinary.

 

The fortunate thing was that it seemed to be single-use, as it broke along with the barrier.

 

‘But there might be similar items.’

 

If so, relying too much on throwing weapons would be dangerous.

 

It might allow counterattacks at crucial moments.

 

‘How should I deal with those three?’

 

Mincheol was pondering various strategies when it happened.

 

“Hey!”

 

The largest PK shouted toward Mincheol.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re the Butcher?”

 

What’s his angle, trying to have a conversation even after being ambushed?

 

Mincheol thought for a moment before speaking.

 

“What if I am?”

 

“Wow, did you all hear that? He says he’s the Butcher! That famous guy is right in front of us!”

 

“Hey, idiot. There’s no proof that’s really him!”

 

“Didn’t you just see that? He threw a hand axe and smashed the protective charm! Who else but a freak like the Butcher would polish their throwing skills to that level?”

 

The word ‘freak’ made Mincheol feel slightly offended.

 

It wasn’t something that PKs who enjoyed killing should be saying.

 

“Hey, Butcher. How about we team up instead of doing this?”

 

“Why would you think I’d associate with murderers like you?”

 

It was so absurd that he found himself making a sarcastic remark without thinking.

 

Then all three of them laughed simultaneously.

 

“Kahahaha! Murderers, murderers like us!”

 

“Butcher, why are you saying such hurtful things?”

 

“Right. You’re the same type as us.”

 

Mincheol was so dumbfounded he was at a loss for words.

 

The same?

 

Me and you guys?

 

“We heard everything! During the Spring Event, you threw hand axes at every person you saw!”

 

“You even went out of your way to chase down fleeing opponents to kill them, right? Now that’s someone who knows what’s up. That’s where the real fun is.”

 

“Even after killing so many, it wasn’t enough, so you picked fights with Iron Fang’s Awakened too! You’re the first lunatic like that I’ve seen!”

 

Mincheol was so flabbergasted he momentarily lost his words.

 

The rumors were so distorted he didn’t know where to start correcting them.

 

“Most importantly, the fact that you use hand axes is proof you’re just like us!”

 

“What bullshit.”

 

“Don’t play dumb, we know everything. You love killing people with those, right?”

 

Mincheol’s brow furrowed.

 

What kind of nonsense is this?

 

“You feel ecstasy every time you stick a hand axe into someone’s body! Otherwise, there’s no way you’d insist on using such an inefficient weapon!”

 

He was about to say that wasn’t true, then hesitated.

 

Since he couldn’t reveal the existence of Auto Looting, he’d need to give another reason, but nothing suitable came to mind.

 

“You can’t say anything, so I must have hit the mark, right?”

 

“N-no, that’s not it…”

 

“Hey man, no need to be embarrassed. We use these kinds of weapons for the feel too.”

 

Only then did Mincheol realize why these three were using such bizarre weapons.

 

Though it was information he didn’t particularly want to know.

 

“Butcher! Let’s move together! It’ll be more fun that way!”

 

“Stop talking shit. I have absolutely no intention of teaming up with guys like you.”

 

“You’re rejecting us so coldly? Since it’s come to this, we have no choice. And actually…”

 

Deng-chi shouted with an extremely excited voice.

 

“Actually, we wanted to kill you too!”

 

Whoosh-

 

At the same moment, the buck-toothed one dropped down from the tree.

 

Someone who had been far away suddenly appeared overhead.

 

But Mincheol wasn’t surprised.

 

He had already noticed the buck-toothed one approaching.

 

The Goblin Elite Soldiers that Mincheol had fought were monsters far more agile and cunning than humans.

 

Fighting them had naturally developed his habit of keeping a wide awareness of his surroundings.

 

“Die!”

 

Whether he knew this or not, the buck-toothed one swung his sickle down aiming for Mincheol’s crown.

 

【Activating ‘Quick Turn’!】

 

Mincheol’s body spun half a turn in an instant.

 

As Mincheol dodged the sickle, he swung his one-handed sword upward.

 

The rising slash cut through the buck-toothed one’s neck.

 

“Min-jae!”

 

“You bastard!”

 

The other two charged at Mincheol in rage.

 

Seeing this, Mincheol smoothly threw his one-handed sword toward the PK holding the saw.

 

【Activating ‘Sure Kill’!】

 

【Consuming 40 mana.】

 

The one-handed sword shot toward the PK’s chest.

 

But once again, a barrier unfolded and the sword was deflected.

 

At the same time, the earring the PK was wearing turned to dust.

 

“It won’t work, you bastard!”

 

The PK raised his saw. At that moment, Mincheol threw the one-handed sword in his other hand.

 

【Activating ‘Sure Kill’!】

 

【Consuming 40 mana.】

 

This time the barrier didn’t activate.

 

The one-handed sword pierced through the PK’s chest and protruded from his back.

 

“Guk!”

 

The PK screamed and collapsed.

 

“Sang-geun!”

 

Deng-chi, the only one remaining, cried out in anguish.

 

With an enraged face, Deng-chi charged at Mincheol.

 

“You bastard!”

 

Deng-chi raised his spiked iron club high.

 

Mincheol pulled out a hand axe from his inventory and swung it.

 

Seeing this, a sinister smile appeared on Deng-chi’s lips.

 

Hand axe versus iron club.

 

Whether in length or weight, the iron club was overwhelmingly superior.

 

Moreover, Deng-chi was an Awakened specialized in strength.

 

He might not be confident in other stats, but he was confident in strength alone.

 

“Stupid fool!”

 

The hand axe and iron club collided.

 

Crack-

 

Then literally, the iron club was pulverized.

 

It was a spectacular scene brought about by the gap in weapons and stats.

 

Mincheol raised his other hand. That hand also held a hand axe.

 

“D-damn it.”

 

Crack-

 

Before Deng-chi could dodge, the hand axe embedded itself in the top of his head.

 

Deng-chi’s body split apart like dry firewood being chopped.

 

“Phew.”

 

Mincheol rested the blood-stained hand axe on his shoulder and caught his breath.

 

“Who has the orb?”

 

Just then, the three corpses turned to dust and disappeared.

 

And a silver orb dropped with a thud where Deng-chi’s corpse had been.

 

Mincheol picked up the silver orb. After examining it from all angles, he activated Auto Looting.

 

【Acquiring all ‘Silver Orbs’ within a 900m radius.】

 

【12 ‘Silver Orbs’ are stored in Inventory.】

 

【You acquire 120 points!】

 

Points accumulating in an instant.

 

In proportion to that, the corners of Mincheol’s mouth curved up greatly.

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