The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 70
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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 70
Episode 70: Gold Orb (3)
When Song So-yeon burst out, Park Min-gi felt relieved.
The shock of his companion dying in one blow was so overwhelming that he had momentarily forgotten.
That Song So-yeon was on their side.
‘Butcher, it doesn’t matter if you’ve gained another opportunity.’
In the end, you won’t be able to match Song So-yeon.
Song So-yeon was an Awakened who received all of Jeok-song’s expectations.
As such, her name was quite famous among the lower floor Awakened.
Iron Person, Human Orc, Must Avoid at All Costs.
These nicknames were attached because of the unique skill she awakened.
Song So-yeon’s unique skill was extremely simple.
【Bonus】
Gain additional stats whenever abilities increase.
Level up, Quest rewards, elixirs, and so on.
It didn’t matter what it was. As long as abilities increased, the unique skill applied.
According to rumors, Song So-yeon already possessed ability stats at the level of a promising member of a medium-sized guild even before joining Jeok-song.
On top of that, she had further increased her abilities through Jeok-song’s support.
‘In terms of abilities alone, she’s no less than a promising member of a large guild!’
The story that Song So-yeon ran around the stage searching for the Butcher wasn’t an exaggeration.
Considering her abilities, it was entirely possible.
“Should I just charge in?”
Suddenly, the Butcher casually uttered a word.
Then he threw away the twin swords that only had handles left. Instead, he pulled out a long object from his inventory.
‘A halberd?’
Did the Butcher use such weapons too?
The moment he felt puzzled, the Butcher moved.
Instantly, Park Min-gi lost sight of the Butcher’s movement.
All he could see was Song So-yeon facing the halberd.
Bang-
With a rough sound, Song So-yeon was knocked backward.
Thanks to the Demon-Slaying Sword blocking, Song So-yeon took no damage.
“Ha, haha! As expected, you’re quite something!”
Song So-yeon laughed loudly and kicked off the ground.
Like an arrow being shot, she reached the Butcher in an instant.
The Demon-Slaying Sword flew through the air, and the Butcher responded by swinging his halberd.
The Demon-Slaying Sword and halberd clashed in mid-air.
Bang- Bang!
Each collision produced a thunderous roar that felt like it would split one’s head.
‘Incredible.’
Park Min-gi couldn’t help but be amazed.
It was hard to believe that both of them were lower floor Awakened.
It meant that both of their ability stats were that high.
‘If I interfere carelessly, I’ll only get in the way.’
His companion seemed to think the same, as he was watching without attempting a joint attack.
‘Butcher, just what kind of opportunity did you obtain?’
What kind of opportunity could he have gained to fight Song So-yeon on equal terms?
Even seeing it directly, it was unbelievable…
Equal terms?
Park Min-gi felt puzzled. Why was the Butcher holding out?
‘It’s not just any Awakened, but Song So-yeon?’
Song So-yeon was an outstanding Awakened worthy of Jeok-song’s concentrated investment.
She had received not only the Tower’s secrets discovered by Jeok-song but also various elixirs.
No matter how he thought about it, the Butcher fighting on equal terms didn’t make sense.
“Ha, haha! You, you’re much more du, durable than I thought!”
A smile spread across Song So-yeon’s face.
It was an expression that showed the composure of the strong.
“I, I wonder how long you can ho, hold out!”
The speed of the Demon-Slaying Sword increased further.
As if responding, the halberd also moved faster.
The interval between collision sounds shortened as the two weapons clashed frantically.
But the Butcher wasn’t pushed back at all. The battle situation was still equal…
‘No, is it really equal?’
The Demon-Slaying Sword that Song So-yeon used was certainly large and long. But compared to the halberd, it fell far short.
For Song So-yeon to deal a fatal blow to the Butcher, she needed to close the distance.
However, Song So-yeon hadn’t been able to advance forward at all since earlier.
It meant the Butcher’s spear technique was that precise.
Song So-yeon wasn’t going easy on him.
“You, what are you. Why are you still ho, holding out.”
Her face hardening in real-time was proof of that.
“It’s, it’s strange. You should have di, died by now. Why, why?”
Song So-yeon was clearly beginning to waver.
Park Min-gi was gripped by an ominous premonition but tried to deny it.
‘If it’s Song So-yeon, she should be able to break through that offensive.’
If Song So-yeon had only excelled in her unique skill, she wouldn’t have received Jeok-song’s favor.
She also possessed considerable talent as a warrior.
Among lower floor Awakened, there weren’t many skilled enough to face Song So-yeon.
‘That’s right!’
As Park Min-gi expected, the situation changed rapidly.
The moment the Demon-Slaying Sword and halberd crossed, Song So-yeon put her body weight into pressing down the Demon-Slaying Sword.
An irregular move different from before.
Because of this, the halberd was driven deep into the ground.
With the Butcher’s strength, he could easily pull it out, but there would inevitably be an opening during that time.
“Ha, haha!”
Not missing this moment, Song So-yeon tried to close the distance.
Before that, the Butcher moved.
He turned his body and kicked the shaft with his heel.
Because of this, the halberd stuck in the ground was pulled out in one go.
The halberd shot upward, and its sharp spearpoint scraped past Song So-yeon’s body.
Slash-
Red blood spurted as flesh was deeply carved.
At the same time, Song So-yeon’s steady legs staggered.
Seeing this, Park Min-gi reflexively shouted.
“Go help Song So-yeon!”
“Ah, understood!”
His companion immediately rushed toward the Butcher.
The Butcher had no choice but to stop while trying to finish off Song So-yeon.
“Huff, huff. Gasp.”
In the meantime, Song So-yeon pulled herself together. The wound was deep, but it didn’t seem to be fatal.
“Song So-yeon! The Butcher is aiming for your neck!”
Her companion read the Butcher’s intentions with mind reading and shouted.
Song So-yeon quickly pulled her head back. The halberd sliced through empty air.
“Gah!”
But a scream came from an unexpected place.
After swinging the halberd, the Butcher immediately kicked the companion.
The companion, kicked in the abdomen, flew helplessly. He lay face down on the ground, dry heaving.
“As expected, you can’t read complex thoughts.”
The Butcher said calmly.
The companion made a dismayed expression, as if his weakness had been exposed.
“Park Min-gi! I can’t hold out much longer!”
The companion shouted while rushing at the Butcher.
“I know!”
Park Min-gi opened his inventory and took something out.
It was a rope with monster skulls dangling from it.
It was an extremely disgusting object, but there was no choice.
Park Min-gi needed sacrifices to fight.
His main skill was curses.
Curse-type skills were powerful, but not many people used them.
The reason was that curses had a low success rate, and when they failed, the danger was too great.
When curse skills failed, the caster suffered damage from the backlash.
The stronger the curse, the greater the backlash.
In severe cases, life-threatening situations often occurred.
There weren’t many ways to increase the probability.
Raising magic stats, using sacrifices, or being born with a unique skill.
【Two Graves】
That was the name of the unique skill Park Min-gi possessed.
Instead of increasing the success rate of curse-type skills, the backlash when failing also increased.
However, Park Min-gi had never failed a curse while climbing the Tower.
This was also the reason Park Min-gi was confident of being invincible on the lower floors.
【Preparing ‘Dizziness’ skill.】
【How many sacrifices will you offer?】
“I’ll offer three.”
Park Min-gi lifted the sacrifices.
They were made by specially processing monster skulls, and the production cost was considerable.
It wasn’t for nothing that Park Min-gi had been staying back and just watching as much as possible.
Three skulls turned into black smoke.
The black smoke didn’t scatter but wandered around Park Min-gi.
“I’ll designate the target.”
As soon as he pointed at the Butcher, the dark energy shot out.
Dizziness was a special-grade curse. The effect was simple. Severe vertigo.
It only took effect for an extremely short time, but that was no problem.
Short as it was, it was enough time to take a life.
‘It’s over.’
The moment Park Min-gi was certain of victory.
【Curse has failed!】
【Prepare for backlash!】
Along with an unbelievable message, his body was struck with impact.
“Cough, cough.”
Park Min-gi crouched on the ground, spitting blood from his mouth.
‘The curse failed? Why?’
Even in extreme pain, Park Min-gi tried to find an answer.
‘The higher the enemy’s magic stat, the higher the probability of curse failure.’
But that was nonsense.
Park Min-gi had received intensive magic stat support from Iron Fang.
Unless they belonged to a large guild, there was no way anyone could have higher magic stats than Park Min-gi.
“Park Min-gi! When will the curse be ready!”
“Hu, hurry up!”
Then, the two people urged Park Min-gi.
‘Right, this isn’t the time for this.’
Park Min-gi gritted his teeth and got up.
The pain was still severe, but not enough to collapse.
‘I don’t know how high your magic stat is, but…’
He still had a trump card left.
【Preparing ‘Paralysis’ skill.】
It was the only ‘Rare’ grade curse skill Park Min-gi possessed.
It was that powerful, and had a high success rate.
But Park Min-gi didn’t stop there.
He took out an item from his inventory.
Like the previous sacrifices, it was a monster skull.
But this wasn’t from an ordinary monster.
It was an ogre’s skull.
It was an expensive sacrifice that the guild master had earnestly asked him not to use if possible, but there was no choice.
【How many sacrifices will you offer?】
“All of them.”
Including the ogre’s skull, all the remaining skulls disappeared.
At the same time, an enormous amount of smoke rose up.
The dark energy rushed toward the Butcher.
The Butcher’s figure couldn’t be seen as he was covered in black smoke.
‘This time it’s really over…’
【Curse has failed!】
【Prepare for backlash!】
Before Park Min-gi could properly read the message, his entire body was struck with impact.
A level incomparable to the previous backlash. It felt like falling from the rooftop of a building.
Along with the illusion that his entire body was being crushed.
“Kugh!”
Blood spurted from his arm. Park Min-gi felt his consciousness fading.
“Park Min-gi!”
His companion who saw this screamed in horror.
With all attention focused on Park Min-gi, he became completely defenseless.
The Butcher didn’t miss that opening.
He swung his halberd and instantly sent the enemy’s head flying.
“Eeeeek!”
Song So-yeon gritted her teeth and attacked the Butcher from behind.
At that moment, the Butcher turned around and swung his halberd in a wide arc.
A blue slash erupted from the halberd.
The sword energy severed Song So-yeon’s body, and not stopping there, cut down all the trees in the forest as well.
‘…I misjudged.’
Just before losing consciousness, Park Min-gi thought through his reddened vision.
‘We weren’t the hunters.’
Park Min-gi had thought of the Butcher as prey.
Slightly dangerous prey, but certainly worth hunting.
But reality was completely different.
‘The… Butcher… was the… hunter…’
The moment he realized the truth, blood burst forth from his mouth.
At the same time, his heart stopped completely.
Crack-!
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