The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 79

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 79

Episode 79: Rescue Operation (3)

【Sturdy Longsword】

-Grade: Rare

-Description: A longsword crafted by artisans with a focus on durability. It’s excessively sturdy.

-Effect 1. Durability +100% enhancement.

-Effect 2. Cutting power +100% enhancement.

Compared to the Cutting Halberd he had obtained this time, the effects were disappointing.

The Cutting Halberd had the powerful skill called Sword Aura Release attached to it.

“Was it because that Knight’s main weapon was a shield?”

The Knight named Sutteura that Mincheol had just fought handled his shield skillfully.

If a shield had dropped instead of the longsword, he might have obtained equipment as powerful as the halberd.

But he wasn’t disappointed. Mincheol had no intention of using a shield anyway.

Rather, he was satisfied.

His one-handed swords breaking frequently had been a concern lately.

“Right, Nasalga!”

Nasalga was still standing on the gallows.

The chains of his shackles were connected to stakes, so he wasn’t in a situation where he could escape.

Mincheol ran toward Nasalga.

There were quite a few living Soldiers, but there was no need to worry.

“Th-that guy is coming this way!”

“I-I don’t want to die!”

When Mincheol moved, everyone fled in terror.

Thanks to this, Mincheol was able to climb onto the gallows without being disturbed by anyone.

Mincheol immediately removed the hood covering Nasalga’s head.

And the moment he saw the face, Mincheol’s expression crumpled.

“…Who are you?”

The build was similar, and it was indeed an old Goblin.

But it wasn’t Nasalga. It was a completely unfamiliar Goblin.

“Kek, kek. Oh my, I almost suffocated to death. Thank you so much for removing that smelly piece of cloth.”

The old Goblin coughed and expressed his gratitude.

“No, who really are… I mean, who are you? Why were you pretending to be Nasalga?”

“Ah, my name is Grogro.”

“Never mind the name, why were you pretending to be Nasalga?”

“It wasn’t my choice! The Soldiers forced me to do it!”

“What do you mean?”

Grogro made the most pitiful expression possible and explained the whole story.

“The Soldiers said they would hang me on the gallows pretending to be Nasalga to lure you, the hero!”

In other words, he was bait.

However, thanks to Mincheol appearing much faster than they expected, this Goblin was able to save his life.

“Damn, this is troublesome.”

Mincheol grabbed his head.

He thought he was rescuing Nasalga. But everything had returned to square one.

He would have to start searching for Nasalga’s location all over again.

“Nasalga… Don’t tell me you’re looking for the Alchemist of the Plague?”

“That’s right.”

“If it’s where the Alchemist of the Plague is, I know that place.”

“What? Really?”

When Mincheol asked in surprise, Grogro spoke triumphantly.

“When I was arrested by the Soldiers and locked in prison, I saw clearly. Nasalga is imprisoned in the Count’s Castle.”

Mincheol’s expression brightened.

Now that he knew the most important location, all that remained was making a plan.

“But you were arrested by Soldiers? Why?”

“I enjoyed the act of relocating other people’s belongings to my pockets…”

Grogro scratched his head and laughed.

In other words, he was a pickpocket.

Mincheol looked at Grogro with unfriendly eyes.

“Hero!”

Just then, the Goblin Triplets came running toward Mincheol.

The faces of the Goblin Triplets were overflowing with respect.

“That was truly amazing! To handle so many Soldiers so easily!”

“As expected of our hero! Admiration, such admiration!”

“It was r-really cool!”

Then the Three Brothers looked at Grogro and tilted their heads.

“But who is this Goblin? He’s not Nasalga, is he?”

“The Count had him disguised as Nasalga to lure me out.”

“What? Then, then Nasalga…”

“He’s imprisoned in the Count’s Castle.”

At Mincheol’s words, the Three Brothers’ faces turned pale.

Their reaction was so intense that Mincheol couldn’t help but be flustered.

“What kind of place is the Count’s Castle that you’re reacting like this?”

“D-don’t tell me you don’t know about Medapang Castle?”

“Uh… That’s right.”

“It’s a castle known to have never been conquered even once since it was built!”

The Goblin Triplets continued their explanation in great excitement.

“Medapang Castle is twice as big as the castle here! The height of the castle walls! The thickness! The internal scale too!”

“We don’t know much about it, but they say magic is cast on it so alarms go off immediately when intruders appear.”

“I heard the structure was built extremely complex to prevent assassin infiltration.”

Mincheol’s expression became serious.

Although he hadn’t seen the Count’s Castle directly, there was no way the words of Goblins living in this area could be wrong.

‘Infiltrating is impossible, and even if I infiltrate, that’s still a problem.’

The bigger problem was that Mincheol had to rescue Nasalga.

To rescue a hostage, he needed to move swiftly and accurately.

But how could he find Nasalga in such a large and complex castle?

‘Isn’t there some good method?’

It was while Mincheol was pondering repeatedly.

Grumble.

The sound of a hungry stomach came from somewhere.

Everyone’s gaze turned to the old Goblin, Grogro.

“A-ahem. I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday.”

Starting with Grogro, grumbling sounds came from the Goblin Triplets.

Although no one said anything, they all seemed very hungry.

Hmm-

After Mincheol cleared his throat, he spoke.

“First… shall we fill our stomachs?”

* * *

After a moment, the group gathered in the kitchen inside the castle.

The castle was completely empty since all the soldiers had fled.

Thanks to that, they were able to occupy the castle with just five people.

“Hero, look here! The food supplies are still intact!”

“W-wow, there are so many pine caterpillars.”

The Goblin Triplets brought armfuls of ingredients from the food storage.

Then they put them in an iron pot in the kitchen and started boiling them.

After a while, the three brothers brought the completed dish.

“Hero, please eat!”

The three brothers offered the food to Mincheol first.

Mincheol frowned at his life when he saw the light purple porridge in the bowl.

The color was bad enough, but the contents were even worse.

It was full of thumb-sized bugs.

“Do you always eat stuff like this?”

“Oh my, what are you saying?”

The goblins shook their heads vigorously as they spoke.

“We could never even dream of such a feast normally!”

“To eat pine caterpillars so abundantly! I have no regrets even if I die!”

“Hehehe, this old man’s mouth gets to enjoy luxury for once.”

The goblins devoured the porridge as if possessed by gluttony.

Even after emptying one bowl, it wasn’t enough as they ladled more several times.

Mincheol watched this scene with a shocked expression.

‘I had forgotten since there’s hierarchy and civilization here… but they were goblins after all.’

Their tendencies, eating habits, everything was different from humans.

“Um… Hero, does it perhaps not suit your taste?”

Grogro asked Mincheol cautiously.

Judging by his eyes full of food craving, he didn’t seem to be asking out of concern.

Mincheol thought this worked out well and held out his bowl to Grogro.

“You must be hungry, eat this too.”

“Th-thank you!”

Grogro excitedly started ladling the porridge.

Instead of porridge, Mincheol took out an energy bar from his inventory and bit into it.

It was emergency rations made using only materials from the Tower.

Though expensive, it was nutritious and above all had the advantage of being able to bring it inside the Tower.

Originally, items from Earth couldn’t be brought into the Tower.

‘Once the meal is over, I should ask Grogro about the castle’s structure.’

Grogro had actually entered the Count’s castle. In the current situation, that was valuable experience.

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside.

It wasn’t the sound made by just one or two people. Roughly counting, it was more than ten people.

The goblins were so focused on eating that they didn’t hear the footsteps.

“Someone is approaching.”

“Huh?”

The goblins stopped their actions and listened carefully. Soon their faces turned pale.

When the footsteps stopped in front of the door, Mincheol quietly placed his hand on his sword hilt.

A silence like walking on thin ice flowed.

After a moment, the sound of knocking on the door was heard.

“May I come in?”

No hostility could be felt from the voice. It was even polite.

The goblins looked at Mincheol as if leaving the decision to him.

“You may come in.”

Mincheol spoke toward the visitor.

The door opened, revealing the scene outside.

Against the backdrop of a large carriage, a goblin dressed in luxurious formal wear could be seen.

“Greetings. I am Rataran, aide to His Excellency the Count.”

Mincheol looked behind Rataran.

Though he was accompanied by soldiers with weapons, the atmosphere wasn’t particularly hostile.

“How did you know I was here?”

“I heard you had a decisive battle with Sir Sutla and fought with soldiers. You must be very tired, and the only place to rest in this area is Bodan Castle.”

Actually, Mincheol wasn’t in such an exhausted state.

His mana was depleted, but he still had stamina left.

Anyway, since they met like this, it wasn’t entirely wrong reasoning.

“Why did you come looking for me? It doesn’t seem like you came to fight.”

“His Excellency the Count has invited you to dinner.”

Mincheol couldn’t help but be flustered by this completely unexpected reason.

‘He wants to invite me, his enemy, to a dinner?’

It was an incomprehensible proposal.

‘Could he be trying to reconcile? No matter how I think about it, that can’t be it.’

Mincheol had not only killed the Count’s two knights, but had also massacred the elite soldiers.

From the Count’s perspective, even tearing him apart wouldn’t be enough.

‘Is he trying to lure me in to kill me?’

That was a much more rational deduction.

Castle walls not only blocked external invasions, but could also trap internal enemies from escaping.

‘Logically, I should refuse…’

Currently, Mincheol hadn’t even found a way to infiltrate the castle, let alone rescue Nasalga.

In this situation, the Count’s proposal was quite tempting.

‘Whether to walk into the tiger’s den with my own feet or not…’

His head became complicated.

What if this was the Count’s trap? Could he return alive?

Even knowing it was a trap, would there be enough benefit to enter?

After pondering for a while, Mincheol spoke to Rataran.

“I accept the invitation.”

At Mincheol’s words, the goblin party panicked and shouted.

“H-Hero!”

“It’s dangerous! The Count won’t just leave you alone!”

Mincheol raised his hand to calm the goblins.

“So when should I visit?”

“If possible, I’d like to escort you now.”

Rataran said while opening the carriage door.

Mincheol looked back at his companions. The goblins were looking at Mincheol with anxious faces.

“I’ll be back.”

Mincheol left them behind and got into the carriage.

Rataran also followed and got into the carriage.

“Don’t touch them.”

Mincheol warned Rataran just in case.

Though he hadn’t known them long, he would feel bad if they died for no reason.

“You don’t need to worry. His Excellency the Count is only interested in you, Hero.”

Rataran said with a gentle smile.

Soon the carriage departed.

* * *

The carriage carrying Mincheol ran along the main road.

How long had they been traveling?

Rataran opened the window and spoke.

“That place is Medapang Castle where Count-sama resides.”

Mincheol looked at Medapang Castle through the window.

Everything the goblin brothers had said was completely true.

It was much larger in scale than the castle they had just left.

Even Mincheol, who had grown tired of seeing high-rise buildings while living in modern society, was somewhat overwhelmed.

‘I’m glad I accepted the invitation.’

Mincheol felt relieved inwardly.

Meanwhile, the carriage passed through the castle gate and reached the inner castle.

Mincheol got out of the carriage.

As he came outside, he saw a goblin accompanied by attendants.

“Nice to meet you. I am called Dureongka.”

Mincheol looked ‘down’ at the Count with an expression of disbelief.

Surprisingly, the Count was not a Hop Goblin.

He was an ordinary goblin.

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