The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 8

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 8

Episode 8: Excellent Choice

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The next day, Mincheol prepared to challenge the 4th Floor.

Before entering the Tower, he laid out his equipment on the floor and began inspecting each piece one by one.

Checking if there were any damaged parts on his armor. Whether the blade of his weapon had dulled.

‘The Hunter Community mentioned over twenty items that must be checked.’

The veteran Awakened active in the Hunter Community always emphasized the importance of equipment inspection.

To climb the Tower, one had no choice but to fight monsters, and the only things you could rely on then were your own body and equipment.

“All done.”

After finishing the inspection, Mincheol put on his leather armor. The familiar fit gave him a sense of relief.

He wanted to swing his one-handed sword and shield around too, but he held back. His apartment was just too cramped.

“I need to make lots of money and move to a bigger place.”

It was a time when housing prices kept soaring.

If it had been a few days ago, buying a house would have been out of the question, and even getting a rental would have been hard to dream of.

But not anymore. Mincheol had become an Awakened and had awakened the unique skill called Auto Looting.

Not only buying a house, but becoming rich wasn’t an impossible dream anymore. He could even get a job that everyone would envy.

However, that was only if he could reach the higher floors.

“I’ll challenge the 4th Floor.”

【Entering the 4th Floor.】

Light flashed. In the blink of an eye, Mincheol moved from his apartment to the Forest.

【You have entered the 4th Floor of the Tower.】

【Find the purple gem hidden somewhere.】

【However, goblin hordes inhabiting the Forest will interfere with you.】

As soon as he arrived on the 4th Floor, Mincheol surveyed his surroundings.

He thought there might be goblins waiting at the starting point like last time.

Fortunately, that didn’t happen this time. Instead, he could find countless traces of goblins.

Trees with bark stripped from their trunks, animal carcasses with only bones remaining, and so on.

Compared to floors 1-3, there were twice as many. He could really feel the truth of the community’s advice that the number of goblins increased tremendously starting from the 4th Floor.

“I’ll designate Stepping Herb and Goblin Vine Shirt.”

First, Mincheol registered two items for Auto Looting. Then he wandered through the Forest searching for the purple gem.

【You acquire 8 ‘Stepping Herbs’.】

【You acquire 12 ‘Stepping Herbs’.】

【You acquire 6 ‘Stepping Herbs’…】

Thanks to the wide range, just walking a little filled his inventory with herbs.

Thanks to getting an inventory expansion ticket after clearing the 3rd Floor last time, he had plenty of space.

As the herbs piled up, Mincheol’s heart grew more confident. All of this was money, after all.

It was when Mincheol was checking his inventory weight with a satisfied expression.

【You acquire 10 ‘Goblin Vine Shirts’.】

【You acquire 17 ‘Goblin Vine Shirts’.】

At this completely different message, Mincheol’s eyes changed. He immediately became alert of his surroundings and focused on sounds.

“Kieek?”

“Keeek?”

The cries of goblins filled with bewilderment could be heard. The problem was that the sounds came from two different directions.

‘Left and right.’

Mincheol checked each direction, then activated his skill.

【Activating skill ‘Eagle Eye’.】

【Consuming 100 mana.】

【You can see far distances for 20 seconds.】

His vision expanded dramatically. He could see a horde of goblins gathered in the distance.

The Eagle Eye skill only lasted 20 seconds. Mincheol quickly checked the number and weapons of the goblins.

’15 in number, 5 with wind guns, 4 with clubs, 6 with stone axes.’

After checking the first group, Mincheol immediately looked in the other direction.

’21 in number, 7 with wind guns, 6 with clubs, 8 with stone axes.’

As soon as he checked the second group, the duration of ‘Eagle Eye’ ended.

‘I’ll deal with the smaller group first.’

As soon as he made the decision, Mincheol ran toward the goblin horde.

Originally, running through a forest was extremely difficult.

There were many obstacles like tree branches and bushes, and the ground wasn’t level due to roots and stones.

But Mincheol had become quite familiar with forests through clearing the Tower.

Racing through the Forest like a wild beast, he was able to encounter the goblin horde in an instant.

“Kieek?”

“Keeek!”

The goblin horde was still in a state of bewilderment. Because of this, they didn’t even notice Mincheol approaching.

“Inventory.”

It was an opportunity for Mincheol. He immediately opened his inventory and took out a small hand axe.

【DH Workshop Small Axe】

-Grade: Special

-Description: A hand axe crafted by DH Workshop using Tower metals. Short but destructive.

It was a ‘Special’ grade hand axe he had purchased at the Auction House for today. It was worth a whopping 5 million won.

Actually, Mincheol had never even thrown a baseball in his life. But he already knew the technique.

【Hunter’s Throwing Manual】

-Grade: Special

-Description: Throwing techniques compiled by a hunter who lived and died as a savage. As proficiency increases, the accuracy of throwing weapons increases.

It was thanks to the Special grade skill he had purchased for a whopping 10 million won.

As soon as he acquired the skill, detailed techniques on how to throw a hand axe were engraved in Mincheol’s mind.

Mincheol swung his arm using his whole body as he learned from the skill.

With a heavy sound, the hand axe flew through the air.

The spinning hand axe struck a goblin in the face.

With a gruesome sound, the goblin’s head split open. It was truly the power worthy of a Special grade weapon.

“Keek?”

“Kek?”

A sudden attack.

Only then did the goblins realize Mincheol’s presence. They let out shrieks and charged toward him.

The sight of over ten goblins rushing forward all at once was quite threatening.

Mincheol licked his lips with his tongue. The killing intent emanating from the goblins sent chills down his spine.

‘This tension feels good.’

There was still quite a distance between Mincheol and the goblins.

At this distance, he could throw his hand axes several times.

Mincheol pulled out a second hand axe from his inventory, aimed at a goblin, and threw it with all his strength.

However, since they were on guard this time, it struck a tree behind the goblin instead.

‘One more time.’

Third throw. But it missed again. He had only hit one out of three throws.

‘As expected, it’s not easy to hit.’

Even though he had learned the skill, his proficiency was still low. Moreover, Mincheol was unfamiliar with the act of throwing things.

Given these circumstances, his accuracy rate was bound to be low.

‘Well, if my accuracy is low, I just need to throw more.’

Mincheol had only purchased 3 Special grade hand axes from the Auction House.

But Mincheol had Auto Looting.

【You acquire ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 400m radius.】

【You acquire 3 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

As soon as he activated Auto Looting, 3 hand axes slipped into his inventory.

【You use the skill ‘Rapid Throwing’.】

【Throwing speed greatly increases.】

【Consumes 20 mana per use.】

This time he used another newly purchased ‘Special’ grade skill.

Mincheol’s throwing speed suddenly increased. In the blink of an eye, three hand axes flew toward the goblins.

“Kieek!”

“Kek!”

This time one missed and two hit their mark. It was thanks to getting the hang of it somewhat.

Thus, two goblins died with their heads and chests split open respectively.

【You acquire ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 400m radius.】

【You acquire 3 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

It was when Mincheol recovered the axes again with Auto Looting.

【You have hunted a goblin using ‘Throwing’.】

【You acquire skill experience points.】

【The level of ‘Hunter’s Throwing Manual’ increases.】

-Lv.1-> Lv.2

-Throwing accuracy and range slightly increase.

Mincheol quickly scanned the message with his eyes. It was very pleasant content.

‘Unlike Whirlwind Slash, it levels up quickly. Is it because the grade is lower?’

He could look into the details later. Mincheol activated the skill again.

【You use the skill ‘Rapid Throwing’.】

【Throwing speed increases.】

【Consumes 50 mana per use.】

Three hand axes poured out. This time all three hit their targets.

One struck a head, the other two embedded in chest and abdomen. The goblins hit by the hand axes couldn’t even let out death cries.

“Kieeek!”

“Keeek!”

As their kin were slaughtered indiscriminately, the goblins’ rage reached its peak.

The goblins let out crazed howls. Their determination to kill Mincheol and tear off his flesh was palpable.

【You acquire ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 400m radius.】

【You acquire 3 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

Of course, Mincheol didn’t bat an eye. He only repeated the same motion with cold eyes.

【You use the skill ‘Rapid Throwing’.】

Mincheol’s right hand didn’t stop. Hand axes continued flying relentlessly.

His mana depleted rapidly from using the skill too much, but it didn’t matter.

【The skill of ‘Promising Ring’ activates.】

【Mana is slightly recovered by the ‘Mana Recovery’ skill.】

Because Mincheol had a ring that restored his mana.

The originally 15 goblins were reduced to 4 in an instant.

Only then did the goblins realize something was going wrong with the situation.

At this rate, they would be annihilated without even getting close to Mincheol.

“Kieeeeek!”

“Keeek!”

The goblins began to flee. They scattered in all directions, abandoning Mincheol.

If he let the goblins escape like this, they would surely bring back their kin.

“That won’t do.”

【You acquire ‘DH Workshop Small Axe’ within a 400m radius.】

【You acquire 3 ‘DH Workshop Small Axes’.】

Mincheol drew out hand axes. He used his skill toward the fleeing goblins.

【You use the skill ‘Rapid Throwing’.】

【Throwing speed increases.】

【Consumes 50 mana per use.】

Three hand axes embedded in the backs of the fleeing goblins.

Now only one remained.

Tap-tap-tap-

Mincheol drew his one-handed sword and ran toward the goblin.

In the blink of an eye, Mincheol caught up to the goblin and swung his one-handed sword wide.

As the last goblin died, messages floated up in succession.

【You have hunted a goblin using ‘Throwing’.】

【’Hunter’s Throwing Manual’ level increases.】

-Lv.2 -> Lv.3

【’Rapid Throwing’ level increases.】

-Lv.1 -> Lv.2

【You acquire the title ‘Skilled Hunter’.】

-Effect 1. When throwing attacks, accuracy +10% increase.

-Effect 2. When throwing attacks, range +10% increase.

Mincheol wore a satisfied expression as he read the title’s effects.

It was a title with quite good effects. Having just experienced the power of throwing, he liked it even more.

‘I fought more goblins than usual. But the time was much shorter.’

Mincheol’s decision to invest in throwing was excellent.

Just as Mincheol was feeling great satisfaction and trying to retrieve his hand axe.

“Huh?”

Black smoke gathered over the goblin’s corpse, and a black pebble dropped with a thud.

Mincheol picked up the pebble with a curious expression.

【Gradeless Magic Stone】

-Grade: Common.

-Description: A magic stone too small to be graded.

He had read about this in community information posts.

When monsters die, the magic power in their bodies condenses to create magic stones.

With condensed magic power, there were countless uses for magic stones.

Item enhancement, seal breaking, and so on.

“I heard you could originally only get these from powerful monsters.”

But with luck like this, you could even get them from low-grade monsters like goblins.

“Didn’t they say even gradeless magic stones are worth over a million won?”

It was quite a decent side income. Mincheol put the magic stone into his inventory.

“Are there any more?”

Just in case, he examined the goblin corpse once more, but unfortunately couldn’t find any more magic stones.

Mincheol left his disappointment behind and started moving to find another group of goblins.

To pass the 4th floor, he needed to obtain a purple gem. But he could find the purple gem anytime. There was no rush at all.

Right now, it was more beneficial to practice throwing, his newly acquired weapon. His proficiency was still low.

“While I’m at it, farming magic stones would be good too.”

Mincheol began humming as he wandered through the forest chasing goblin groups.

It was the moment when what should have been prey fleeing from goblins transformed into the hunter.

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While Mincheol was busy hunting goblins on the 4th floor.

-Strawberry Cheese: It should be time for the 0-second guy’s record to appear by now… why is it so quiet?

-DTD: Right, there’s usually a new record around this time every day.

Posts wondering about Mincheol’s whereabouts kept appearing on the Hunter Community.

The 0.01-second clear record that usually appeared around 3-5 PM hadn’t shown up today.

Time flowed endlessly, passing 6 PM and reaching 8 PM. Still, the record wasn’t updated.

-Anonymous: Don’t tell me he failed the challenge?

└Anonymous: Well, is the 4th floor somewhat difficult? It’s the hurdle where beginners drop out in droves.

└Anonymous: The number of goblin bastards increases dramatically. If you miss even one, they bring their whole gang.

└Anonymous: I think I struggled on the 4th floor for over 2 weeks lol.

The community’s opinion leaned toward Mincheol’s failure. That’s how high the difficulty of the 4th floor was.

-Hae-dal: I knew this would happen lololol.

-Hae-dal: What did I say? I said even that guy wouldn’t make it past the 4th floor, right?

Then posts mocking Mincheol’s failure began to appear. So-called trolls had emerged.

-Hae-dal: What kind of place is the Tower? You think you can dominate everything with just a unique skill?

└Strawberry Cheese: Why has this guy been posting the same thing since earlier? Do you have some grudge against 0-second guy?

└Hae-dal: It’s because I don’t like seeing idiots mindlessly sucking up to that bastard.

└Strawberry Cheese: Look who’s acting cool. Stop being an idiot and go do something useful.

Several people expressed displeasure, but the troll didn’t stop.

-Hae-dal: I’ve memorized all the bastards who were sucking up to 0-second guy.

-Hae-dal: 0-second guy is going to collapse on the damn 4th floor.

Just as the troll’s rampage was getting worse.

-Strawberry Cheese: Hey! It’s up! It’s up!

The awakened ones using the community all opened the record window at once.

And everyone could see it.

The fifth 0.01-second clear record clearly displayed in the record window.

-Anonymous: Wow, damn, it really appeared.

-Anonymous: He cleared the 4th floor in 0.01 seconds too?

The Hunter Community, which had cooled down, began burning up again. Then suddenly everyone realized.

-Strawberry Cheese: Where did that troll from earlier go? He suddenly disappeared.

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