The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 82

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 82

Episode 82: Count (3)

Dureongka couldn’t understand why the Nasalga Warrior was smiling.

‘He may have landed a hit, but I’m still in an advantageous position, aren’t I?’

Dureongka was still in good condition.

He wasn’t injured, nor had his techniques been countered.

On the other hand, the Nasalga Warrior had suffered a major wound that pierced through his shoulder.

Though he could still move his arm, his combat ability must have greatly diminished.

Yet the Nasalga Warrior didn’t seem to realize he was at a disadvantage.

‘Is it arrogance? Or confidence?’

To find out, Dureongka charged toward the warrior.

Dureongka swung his flame-wreathed sword at the warrior.

A red trajectory was drawn straight toward the warrior.

Clang.

The warrior blocked the attack with his twin swords.

Dureongka continuously swung his Wrath of the Volcano, pressing the warrior back.

Once Wrath of the Volcano was activated, no fancy techniques were needed.

Thanks to its overwhelming attack power, simply pushing forward head-on was sufficient.

As proof, each time the twin swords collided with Wrath of the Volcano, their blades began to chip away bit by bit.

They were breaking down, unable to withstand the intense heat.

‘The moment those twin swords shatter will be your defeat!’

Dureongka pressed the Nasalga Warrior even more fiercely.

That’s when it happened.

【Activating ‘Sure Kill’.】

【40 mana consumed.】

The Nasalga Warrior threw his sword at Dureongka.

‘What?’

It was swift and concise. Because of that, Dureongka was caught off guard.

What was even more surprising was that there wasn’t just one sword flying at him, but two.

He had clearly swung his arm only once, yet two swords were flying toward him.

‘How on earth… is he using magic?’

Even Dureongka couldn’t help but be flustered by this strange phenomenon.

‘But this much won’t be enough.’

Though surprising, it wasn’t enough to threaten Dureongka.

Dureongka swung his Wrath of the Volcano to deflect both swords.

The deflected swords spun round and round in the air.

At the same time, the Nasalga Warrior caught one of them and began pressing Dureongka.

The twin swords moved brilliantly as they clashed with Wrath of the Volcano.

After their weapons collided several times, Dureongka realized something.

‘The sword isn’t breaking.’

The new sword the warrior had grabbed remained intact even after clashing with Wrath of the Volcano multiple times.

“Sir Sutla’s longsword!”

That longsword was a treasure he had obtained with difficulty to secure Sutla’s loyalty.

To think that item would be used to threaten him.

“The world is truly topsy-turvy. Don’t you think so?”

But that didn’t change anything.

While the sturdy longsword was one thing, the weapon on the other side couldn’t withstand Wrath of the Volcano.

The moment that broke, victory would tilt toward Dureongka.

He was barely holding on with twin swords. What could he possibly do with just a one-handed sword…

Just before the sword completely broke, the Nasalga Warrior threw it away.

【Activating ‘Sure Kill’.】

【40 mana consumed.】

This time, going one step further, a hand axe came flying along with the sword.

It was an attack that came at a timing more difficult to block than before.

Dureongka hastily raised his Wrath of the Volcano to block both weapons.

The Nasalga Warrior immediately snatched the hand axe.

And began pressing Dureongka again.

‘Amazing!’

Even though his weapon had changed from a one-handed sword to a hand axe, the warrior’s skill didn’t diminish in the slightest.

It was something that defied common sense.

A hand axe was much shorter than a sword. It wasn’t even made for combat in the first place.

To think he could handle such a thing so well.

“You truly are a born warrior!”

I want him.

I want him even more.

It was the first time in his life he had wanted to possess someone this badly.

“I will definitely make you submit…”

Then suddenly, Dureongka realized something.

Why were all his attacks being blocked?

He had clearly been overwhelming him initially, hadn’t he?

He had wounded the Nasalga Warrior multiple times, hadn’t he?

The moment his mind became complicated, his reaction slowed slightly.

The Nasalga Warrior didn’t miss that opening.

【Activating ‘Power Strike’!】

He kicked off the ground and twisted his waist. Adding rotational force, he kicked Dureongka in the abdomen.

“Gah!”

It was an impact that made his head spin.

Dureongka was sent flying backward without even thinking to resist.

“Grgh.”

But Dureongka immediately regained his posture in mid-air.

It was the moment he landed on the ground.

【Activating ‘Helmet Splitter’.】

The Nasalga Warrior threw his hand axe.

By the time he realized it, the axe was already right in front of his face.

No, it wasn’t just the axe. A long halberd was flying alongside it.

“Uoooh!”

Dureongka swung his side sword so fast it strained his muscles.

Both weapons were sent flying backward.

‘I survived…’

That’s when it happened.

The Nasalga warrior who charged forward grabbed the halberd.

Blue mana flowed into the blade of the halberd.

Only then did Dureongka realize. That halberd was also something he had given to his knight.

‘Sir Yaki’s halberd…!’

The Nasalga warrior swung the halberd.

A blue sword energy flew in a crescent shape.

Dureongka blocked the sword energy with the Wrath of the Volcano.

Kwaagwang.

With an explosive sound, Dureongka’s body was pushed back once more.

Since the Wrath of the Volcano was such an excellent weapon, he didn’t suffer external injuries.

“Cough.”

But he couldn’t avoid internal injuries.

Dureongka endured the pain of his organs being shaken while blood flowed from his mouth.

“How did you read all my movements?”

Dureongka asked with an expression of disbelief.

The Nasalga warrior placed the halberd on his shoulder and said.

“Because I watched?”

At first, Dureongka didn’t understand what those words meant.

“What do you mean?”

“I kept watching, so I couldn’t help but become familiar with them.”

Hearing those words, Dureongka’s mind went blank.

What is this nonsense? So you’re saying you just watched my techniques and countered them?

It wasn’t impossible.

Like how a master can see through all of a novice’s methods, it was possible if there was a large difference in skill between the two sides.

But Dureongka was a Count.

He was a warrior who had earned the title of Count with a single sword and built a massive force.

Such a person… weaker than a Hop Goblin that suddenly appeared?

“That’s nonsense!”

His pride as a warrior was greatly shaken.

Dureongka was literally enraged.

“You’re just dressing up coincidence. To shake me up!”

“Uh… no.”

“Shut up! I have no intention of listening to your empty words any longer!”

Dureongka wiped the blood from his lips.

At this moment, Dureongka’s purpose changed.

From making the warrior submit to achieving an overwhelming victory.

Dureongka kicked off the ground.

He leaped continuously across walls and ceiling. Black afterimages surrounded the entire room.

This speed didn’t come from simple leg strength.

It came from his main technique, ‘Thunder Step’.

It was a movement technique that utilized mana to demonstrate elasticity, and when mastered to the extreme, it could display terrifying speed.

Dureongka had subdued countless enemies with this technique.

‘Prepare yourself!’

Dureongka aimed for the warrior’s rear and charged.

Flying in a straight line, he thrust the Wrath of the Volcano.

A red line extended toward the Nasalga warrior.

That’s when it happened.

The Nasalga warrior looked back. Their eyes met precisely with Nasalga’s.

‘How did he notice…’

The Nasalga warrior swung his halberd to deflect the Wrath of the Volcano.

Then he spun the halberd and struck Dureongka’s solar plexus with the opposite end of the spear shaft.

“Kuk!”

Dureongka let out a single scream and was knocked backward.

Having been hit properly, it was hard to breathe.

“Cough, cough.”

To make matters worse, blood burst out.

Dureongka looked at the Nasalga warrior with shaking eyes.

“…How did you notice my attack?”

“Sound.”

The Nasalga warrior.

Mincheol pointed to his ear and said.

“When running on walls versus charging, the sound is subtly different.”

That’s how Mincheol was able to capture the moment of attack.

Furthermore, there were differences in the sound of cutting through the air when swinging down, thrusting, or slashing.

Thanks to this, he could detect attacks in advance and successfully defend and attack simultaneously.

Even after hearing the explanation, Dureongka’s reaction was one of disbelief.

“That’s impossible. I’ve never seen a case where skills improve so suddenly.”

“It didn’t improve suddenly.”

The reason Mincheol could think of this method was thanks to Malcolm Bernard’s advice and the young man he met at the playground.

The young man had hidden follow-up attacks by blocking vision with his attacks.

Thanks to seeing that move, Mincheol was able to realize how simple his own techniques were.

‘Have a flexible mindset. That guy was trying to teach me that.’

Mincheol expressed his gratitude to the young man.

He had wondered what crazy person would pick a fight from dawn.

Who would have thought there was such deep meaning behind it!

* * *

Scratch scratch.

Go Hae-in rubbed around her earlobe with her index finger.

The secretary placed a mountain of documents on the table and asked.

“Why are you suddenly doing that?”

“My ear suddenly feels itchy. Someone must be talking about me.”

“Who would dare speak ill of you, Miss?”

“Even about nobles, people say all sorts of things when they’re not around. How would I be any different?”

Go Hae-in spoke with a face as if she had just remembered something.

“Ah, maybe it’s that person. I think I hit him too hard.”

“You mean that young man you met at the playground.”

The secretary placed several documents in front of Go Hae-in.

They were information about the floors she would challenge next.

Since they were papers with information about the highest floors, they were things that couldn’t be obtained even with money.

“But why did you suddenly request a sparring match? Were you perhaps planning to give him some teaching?”

“Do you think I’m Grandfather Seo? I wouldn’t do such eccentric things.”

Among the First Generation Awakened Ones, there were actually people who would beat up promising individuals they spotted, claiming it was teaching.

Go Hae-in had experienced this several times herself.

“I just wanted to see his skills once. But he was so good that I unconsciously couldn’t control my strength.”

Should it be called playful? Or should it be called curious?

Go Hae-in was originally this kind of person. Like a genius, she had slightly strange tendencies.

“This isn’t a martial arts novel, would there really be someone who gains enlightenment from something like that? Even I couldn’t do that.”

Saying so, Go Hae-in laughed cheerfully.

* * *

“Not yet… Not yet.”

Dureongka raised his body.

Pain still lingered, but he gritted his teeth and ignored it.

“I haven’t lost yet!”

His pride as a warrior lifted him up.

“I’ll pour out everything I have!”

Dureongka used Thunder Step again.

He moved across walls and ceiling, surrounding the Nasalga Warrior.

‘Faster! More complex!’

Dureongka kicked off the wall and charged. He brought down Wrath of the Volcano toward the Nasalga Warrior.

But the Nasalga Warrior deflected Wrath of the Volcano with his halberd as if he had expected it.

Then he lunged forward and kicked Dureongka in the side.

“Kugh!”

Dureongka gritted his teeth and kicked off the ground.

After moving behind the warrior, he charged again.

Just before reaching the warrior, the halberd fell from above his head.

“…!”

He couldn’t properly block the unexpected attack.

The halberd’s blade pierced into his back.

“Krgh!”

Dureongka struck away the halberd with Wrath of the Volcano and kicked off the ground.

‘Truly unbelievable!’

Among all the enemies he had fought so far, not a single one had perfectly countered ‘Thunder Step’.

Yet this Hop Goblin was perfectly breaking through Thunder Step.

‘Indeed, indeed magnificent!’

Was there anyone with such talent?

No.

Even the Knight called the pinnacle of this nation wasn’t at this level.

‘But not yet! I haven’t given up yet!’

Dureongka charged head-on.

Since Thunder Step didn’t work, he planned to crush with pure force.

But even that didn’t go well.

The Nasalga Warrior skillfully swung his halberd and blocked Dureongka.

Dureongka was too busy deflecting the halberd to close the distance.

Slash.

Suddenly blood spurted out. The spear tip at the end of the halberd had sliced Dureongka’s forearm.

Dureongka felt the pain in his forearm and was shocked.

Strength and speed.

At first, he was superior in both. He thought he could easily win by pushing forward like this.

But this Hop Goblin gradually became accustomed to the attacks and now reached the level of easily deflecting them.

He couldn’t win.

A deep sense of defeat dominated Dureongka.

But Dureongka was a skilled warrior. He skillfully suppressed his anxiety.

‘I still have one move left.’

Wrath of the Volcano would be charged soon.

Then he could cause one more explosion.

‘Now!’

Dureongka kicked off the ground and retreated.

It was to gain the space needed to plunge Wrath of the Volcano into the ground.

‘My final move! Try to take this!’

Dureongka plunged Wrath of the Volcano into the ground.

Kwarrrung.

Flames shot up and an explosion occurred.

But the Nasalga Warrior was nowhere to be seen.

At that moment, mana felt from above his head.

Dureongka raised his head. Then he saw the Nasalga Warrior floating high in the sky.

“Ha…”

The moment he saw that, Dureongka realized.

The fact that his move had been perfectly read.

At the same time, he noticed that he had made a very big mistake.

“You were too great an existence for me to covet.”

The Nasalga Warrior thrust down his halberd.

Meteor Spear Technique

Chapter 2: Falling Star Crushing Earth.

The explosion that erupted from the ground swallowed Dureongka.

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