The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 97

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 97

 

Episode 97: Seol-aeng (2)

 

‘At least I succeeded with the first strike.’

 

Mincheol quickly prepared for his next attack.

 

His opponent was Seol-aeng’s guild member. There was no way it would end with just this much.

 

However, Seol-aeng’s guild member couldn’t seem to get up.

 

No, it wasn’t just that he couldn’t get up – he had turned to dust and scattered away.

 

‘Huh?’

 

Mincheol was dumbfounded.

 

Ohyeonbiyeongak was definitely a powerful skill.

 

It was the exclusive martial art of Sihae Yeomhwa, one of the three greatest masters in the Martial Arts Realm.

 

Its grade was even legendary.

 

Since it combined footwork and leg techniques, its greatest advantage was simultaneous evasion and attack.

 

The first form that Mincheol had learned, Black Leg Bullet Form, was the same.

 

Black Leg Bullet Form was a movement that strengthened the lower body muscles to kick off the ground rapidly.

 

Regardless of terrain, you could spring up as long as you had something to step on.

 

When used well, it could somewhat escape the limits of gravity.

 

Just like how Sihae Yeomhwa had kicked off three pillars in succession to soar high.

 

Imagine kicking something with leg strength enhanced to that degree.

 

How could such power be ordinary?

 

‘But it was this effective?’

 

However, his opponent was an Awakened from a large guild.

 

They were beings no different from natural disasters to ordinary Awakened, making even mid-sized guild Awakened crawl on their bellies.

 

To kill such an Awakened with a single blow?

 

“Daeseok!”

 

His companion cried out in tears.

 

“How dare you kill Daeseok… my friend!”

 

The fellow guild member glared at Mincheol with bloodshot eyes.

 

‘They’ll just revive on Earth anyway, but they’re really overreacting.’

 

Mincheol was showing an indifferent reaction when it happened.

 

“I’ll definitely kill you!”

 

The guild member drew his weapon.

 

It was a blade that was thick and slightly curved. It looked advantageous for cutting things down.

 

Mincheol’s expression also became serious.

 

He had killed a large guild’s Awakened with a first strike, but that was only because it was a surprise attack.

 

But the Seol-aeng guild member he would face from now on wasn’t being careless at all.

 

It was quite the opposite.

 

He was desperately trying to kill Mincheol.

 

In other words, the true worth of a large guild would be revealed from now on.

 

“Don’t be too hasty. I’ll send you to your companion’s side soon enough.”

 

Mincheol further provoked the guild member’s temper.

 

It was to shake his mind and create openings.

 

“Shut up!”

 

The guild member swung his blade recklessly. Mincheol dodged leisurely as if he had predicted it.

 

“Uaaaah!”

 

The guild member let out a battle cry and chased after Mincheol. The blade in his hand cut through the air several times.

 

It was fast and strong.

 

Though it seemed like he was swinging carelessly, the fighting spirit contained in every attack was extraordinary.

 

‘Even a graze would send limbs flying.’

 

This was indeed worthy of being called Seol-aeng.

 

It was an intensity hard to believe from an ordinary guild member.

 

But that was all there was to it.

 

‘The attacks are too monotonous.’

 

They were just fast and strong, but not shocking.

 

As evidence, Mincheol was leisurely dodging all the attacks.

 

That didn’t mean he was being careless though.

 

His opponent belonged to Seol-aeng. There was no telling what secrets he might be hiding…

 

“Die!”

 

Suddenly the blade flashed and sword energy burst forth.

 

‘Yikes.’

 

Mincheol twisted his body to avoid the sword energy.

 

The crescent-shaped sword energy disappeared after cutting through a building’s roof.

 

Creak.

 

The building’s roof, cut diagonally, slowly slid and then fell.

 

‘Wow, is that Flash Cut?’

 

It was a ranged skill that fired sword energy.

 

Though it was a rare-grade skill, it was traded at extremely high prices due to its exceptional power and area attack capability.

 

Who would have thought an ordinary guild member would know such a skill.

 

‘Truly worthy of Seol-aeng.’

 

The admiration had to stop there.

 

“Die!”

 

Because the guild member was charging while firing Flash Cut repeatedly.

 

Mincheol read the guild member’s movements in advance and predicted the sword energy’s trajectory.

 

At the same time, he ran away from the guild member while dodging the sword energy.

 

The sword energy fired several times cut through buildings.

 

‘There’s no way he can spam a skill of this caliber. He’ll show his limits soon.’

 

Mincheol made a plan to wait for the guild member to tire out before counterattacking.

 

However, the guild member didn’t tire easily.

 

“Uaaaah!”

 

Instead, the speed of firing Flash Cut became even faster.

 

Like oil catching fire.

 

‘Just how high is his mana stat?’

 

Mincheol clicked his tongue.

 

But it only slightly exceeded expectations, and he soon reached his limit.

 

“Huff, huff, huff!”

 

The guild member breathed roughly. Sweat poured down his forehead as he blamed Mincheol.

 

“Stop running away cowardly and fight me properly!”

 

“Should I?”

 

“What?”

 

【Activating skill ‘Black Leg Bullet Form’.】

 

【Consuming mana ‘140’.】

 

Mincheol kicked off the ground. The leg strength enhanced by Black Leg Bullet Form propelled his body.

 

Mincheol shot out like a bullet and kicked the guild member’s chest.

 

Crack-

 

The sound of something hard being crushed could be heard.

 

The guild member spat blood from his mouth and flew away.

 

“Kugh! Cough!”

 

But as expected of Seol-aeng’s Guild Member.

 

Despite being attacked suddenly, he didn’t let go of his blade.

 

Not only that, but he quickly regained his stance.

 

“You’re quite resilient?”

 

To finish things decisively, Mincheol charged toward the Guild Member.

 

“You, you bastard!”

 

The Guild Member unleashed another flash cut.

 

Mincheol stepped on the surrounding debris, changing directions left and right.

 

The flash cut the Guild Member launched vanished futilely.

 

“Shit, damn it!”

 

Despair filled the Guild Member’s eyes.

 

Mincheol, who reached the Guild Member in an instant, drove his leg down diagonally.

 

The Guild Member hastily blocked Mincheol’s kick with his forearm, but.

 

Crack.

 

The Guild Member’s forearm simply broke helplessly.

 

“Kugh!”

 

The Guild Member gritted his teeth and endured. It was to seize a chance for counterattack.

 

But the Black Horn Bullet-style kick didn’t end with just one strike.

 

Mincheol twisted his waist in mid-air.

 

The second kick struck the Guild Member’s head.

 

Kwang-

 

With a terrible sound, his head was buried into the ground.

 

The kick was so powerful that his face was completely buried underground and couldn’t be seen.

 

The Guild Member’s body trembled violently. Soon after, he turned to dust and disappeared.

 

A large guild.

 

Even though he had defeated two Guild Members from Seol-aeng, South Korea’s number one guild, Mincheol didn’t look particularly satisfied.

 

Rather, he was confused.

 

“Uh… why are they so weak?”

 

Strictly speaking, they weren’t weak.

 

When they were pushing Mincheol back, their momentum was on par with Song So-yeon, Jeok-song’s promising talent.

 

But their actual strength fell far short of hers.

 

At least Song So-yeon had managed to pressure Mincheol.

 

“Did I mistake them for someone else?”

 

He felt uncomfortable thinking he might have attacked the wrong people.

 

But this was a misunderstanding born from Mincheol’s confusion.

 

Song So-yeon was an outstanding Awakened worthy of concentrated investment from Jeok-song.

 

In comparison, the two Mincheol faced were just ordinary Awakened from Seol-aeng.

 

No matter how much they belonged to Seol-aeng, they couldn’t be stronger than a promising talent from a mid-sized guild.

 

So it was natural for Mincheol to feel they were weaker than Song So-yeon.

 

Rather, it was remarkable that ordinary Awakened could even be compared to Song So-yeon.

 

“Kkwak!”

 

Just then, Kkwaekkwi cried out from the sky.

 

It was a cry warning of danger.

 

“Oh, I should escape for now.”

 

Mincheol hastily left the area.

 

* * *

 

Every group has a leader.

 

Even if not a leader, there must be someone responsible.

 

And Hwang Gye-sik, who was put in charge of commanding this Field Boss Event, was speechless at the scene unfolding before his eyes.

 

The abandoned buildings on the stage were cut cleanly as if drawn with a ruler.

 

On these lower floors, the only skill capable of such destruction was flash cut.

 

And as far as he knew, only Seol-aeng Awakened could unleash flash cuts in such succession.

 

In other words, a Seol-aeng Awakened had fought here.

 

Against a formidable enemy that required such excessive use of flash cuts.

 

“What happened here?”

 

“When we arrived, the battle was already over.”

 

“What about the guys who were in charge of this area?”

 

“They haven’t been seen since earlier.”

 

When you die in the Tower, no corpse remains.

 

It meant the two were already dead.

 

“Seol-aeng Awakened died?”

 

Hwang Gye-sik’s muttering contained two meanings.

 

There’s someone bold enough to lay hands on Seol-aeng in the Tower?

 

And there’s someone skilled enough to kill Seol-aeng Awakened?

 

“Any other traces? With such an intense battle, the beast couldn’t have left no traces.”

 

“None. There are traces of what appears to be a human head buried in the ground, but that alone isn’t enough to identify the beast.”

 

Hwang Gye-sik’s eyes became serious.

 

The Seol-aeng Awakened left countless traces, but the beast did not.

 

It meant the beast’s skills were overwhelmingly superior.

 

Someone bold enough to touch Seol-aeng in the Tower while possessing such skill?

 

“Could it be that Hope Society has infiltrated?”

 

Hope Society.

 

South Korea’s worst and most vicious Awakened criminal organization.

 

Hope Society freely exercised their abilities for personal gain.

 

But the real reason Hope Society was dangerous was different.

 

Despite being criminals, they spared no effort in cooperation.

 

They generously shared their knowledge and items, even nurturing newcomers.

 

Their power was at a level that even Seol-aeng couldn’t underestimate.

 

In other words, they could be called an underground large guild.

 

“Hope Society’s atrocities are increasingly crossing the line these days.”

 

This wasn’t the first time Hope Society had interfered with Seol-aeng’s events.

 

They had committed similar acts multiple times before.

 

Despite Seol-aeng’s reputation, they weren’t merciless when controlling Field Bosses.

 

Because Hope Society members might be hiding among the Awakened.

 

“Increase patrol personnel from two to three. And if you spot any suspicious individuals, use signal flares immediately.”

 

“Understood.”

 

While Hwang Gye-sik was giving orders to his subordinates.

 

“Oh? It’s become a mess, hasn’t it?”

 

An unwelcome figure appeared at the scene.

 

Outstanding looks that could turn the surroundings into a photo shoot just by standing there.

 

A smooth but not easily underestimated atmosphere.

 

“…Baek-ryul, why are you here?”

 

Hwang Gye-sik spoke with a displeased frown.

 

“Why? I came to participate in the event.”

 

“Then why didn’t you attend the meeting?”

 

The Field Boss Event was an extremely important occasion for Seol-aeng.

 

So even before the event began, they trained Guild Members and assigned roles.

 

Baek-ryul didn’t participate in any of the preparations.

 

Yet he had the audacity to show his face at the event, so Hwang Gye-sik couldn’t help but be angry.

 

“Ah, don’t misunderstand. I didn’t come here to work together with you guys.”

 

“What do you mean by that.”

 

“Master gave me a separate task. I came here to handle that.”

 

Hwang Gye-sik’s brow furrowed even more.

 

“Another mission? What kind of mission is that?”

 

“I don’t think you need to know about that, senior.”

 

The atmosphere instantly froze.

 

Other guild members pointed at Baek-ryul and whispered among themselves.

 

Baek-ryul was a person so talented that he received expectations not just from Seol-aeng, but from all of South Korea.

 

But even so, he was just an Awakened who had reached the mid-20th Floor.

 

On the other hand, Hwang Gye-sik was an Awakened climbing the late 30th Floor.

 

The gap between them was all too clear.

 

Nevertheless, Baek-ryul didn’t bow his head, and was actually provoking Hwang Gye-sik.

 

“Baek-ryul, don’t act so arrogant.”

 

“I’d like to do that too. But after getting beaten up by nobodies calling it an initiation, my thinking changed.”

 

This was about when Baek-ryul entered the 21st Floor.

 

There was an incident where some seniors used training as an excuse to assault Baek-ryul.

 

The result was Baek-ryul’s victory.

 

He had beaten down three people all by himself.

 

“If you had conducted yourself properly, the seniors wouldn’t have needed to step in.”

 

Hwang Gye-sik wasn’t involved in that incident at the time.

 

But if he had been offered to join, he would have participated without hesitation.

 

“Is that so? Then shall we settle this here once and for all?”

 

“You won’t be able to complete Master’s mission though?”

 

“Well, you’re free to have delusions.”

 

The atmosphere became even more murderous.

 

Then, someone stepped between the two.

 

“Hey now! Why are you both acting like this!”

 

A man wearing horn-rimmed glasses.

 

It was Kim Geon-woo, who was on the same team as Baek-ryul.

 

“Baek-ryul, you bastard! What kind of way is that to talk to a senior! I’m sorry, senior. This guy has no manners.”

 

“Ah, older brother. Why are you doing this.”

 

“Stop talking nonsense and apologize quickly! I’m really sorry!”

 

Kim Geon-woo pressed down on Baek-ryul’s head and forced him to bow.

 

Then he led Baek-ryul away from Hwang Gye-sik.

 

The woman who had been with the two.

 

Park Chae-won bowed her head slightly, then followed the two.

 

“How long does that person plan to tolerate that bastard’s insolence?”

 

The reason Baek-ryul could act so arrogantly was because of his solid backing.

 

A legend of the 0th generation and founder of Seol-aeng.

 

It was because he received Lee Dong-hwi’s full favor.

 

The fact that he had a dedicated team despite not even reaching the 30th Floor was also because of that.

 

“When the day comes that he’s cast aside by that person… then I’ll personally educate him.”

 

Hwang Gye-sik clicked his tongue and turned around.

 

* * *

 

As soon as they got away from Hwang Gye-sik, Kim Geon-woo took his hands off Baek-ryul.

 

“Hah, you’re driving me crazy. I told you not to pick fights thoughtlessly, didn’t I?”

 

“Hey, I did that because I knew you’d stop me. If it wasn’t for you, I would have kept my mouth shut.”

 

“At least you wouldn’t be hateful if you couldn’t talk.”

 

Kim Geon-woo shook his head back and forth.

 

“So.”

 

Park Chae-won asked with an indifferent face.

 

“What’s the mission Master assigned to us?”

 

“It’s nothing big. Find out the Butcher’s identity.”

 

Kim Geon-woo and Park Chae-won looked at each other’s faces.

 

“Uh… that really is nothing big?”

 

“That’s what I’m saying.”

 

It wasn’t like they spoke without knowing who the Butcher was.

 

They knew too well, which was the problem. These days, the industry was always talking about the Butcher.

 

Despite being unaffiliated, he had faced four promising members of a mid-sized guild simultaneously.

 

But even if they were promising, they were still just from a mid-sized guild.

 

They couldn’t compare to the three who had grown up receiving expectations as Seol-aeng’s promising members.

 

“But why did Master suddenly give such an order?”

 

“I don’t know either. Probably because of the Zero-second Swordsman.”

 

Recently, an absurd score of 2,000 points had appeared on South Korea’s 15th Floor.

 

People speculated that only the Zero-second Swordsman could achieve such a score.

 

The guilds thought the same.

 

Guilds from various countries focused on the skilled Awakened who had participated in the 15th Floor.

 

If the real Zero-second Swordsman had participated in the 15th Floor, he would be among them.

 

And among the Awakened who had progressed through the 15th Floor at that time, the most famous was the Butcher.

 

“Ah, you hold onto this.”

 

Baek-ryul threw something to Kim Geon-woo.

 

“What is this?”

 

“It’s a recording item. It’s Unique grade, so don’t lose it.”

 

Kim Geon-woo was shocked at Baek-ryul’s words.

 

“The Butcher has a recognition-hindering item. Use this to record him.”

 

“Why are you giving me what you received?”

 

“I’m just planning to rip his mask right off.”

 

Eughyagya-

 

Baek-ryul stretched.

 

Then he spoke with a face full of anticipation.

 

“So, shall we go look for the Butcher?”

 

Like this, those searching for Mincheol were increasing.

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