The Automatic Rooting Range Is Too Wide - Chapter 98

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Auto Looting Range Too Wide Episode 98

 

Episode 98: Territory Battle (1)

 

After that, Mincheol searched around for buildings suitable for sniping.

 

Mincheol’s criteria consisted of three conditions.

 

It had to be higher than the surrounding buildings, suitable for escape, and sturdy.

 

The reason he considered sturdiness was because when using the applied form ‘Manri’ of Seonggwangbicheon, a tremendous recoil occurred.

 

If used on the ground, it would shatter the surface.

 

So he had to choose a building that was absolutely sturdy.

 

“Oh, this one looks good.”

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Then Mincheol discovered a tower that met all conditions.

 

The cylindrical tower stood upright even in the ruined city.

 

Mincheol climbed up the tower.

 

There was no need to go to the rooftop. When he reached the top floor, all sides were open.

 

“It was originally a bell tower.”

 

“Kkwak.”

 

Looking up, a large bell hung from the ceiling.

 

When the city was intact, it would have made majestic sounds at regular intervals.

 

“Good view, and I can see the marker well.”

 

Mincheol muttered while looking into the distance.

 

Far away, a red marker appeared as small as a bean.

 

About 2km.

 

It wasn’t precise. It was Mincheol’s rough estimate since he hadn’t measured it with tools.

 

“I’ve practiced a lot. But I don’t know if it’ll work in actual combat.”

 

“Kkwak, kkwak.”

 

Kkwaekkwi, sitting on his shoulder, patted Mincheol’s neck with its wing as if telling him not to worry.

 

There was nothing particular to do until the boss was summoned.

 

“Kkwaekkwi, want to eat some magic stones?”

 

“Kkwak!”

 

Mincheol took out Kkwaekkwi’s food bowl from his inventory and filled it with magic stones.

 

And he himself took out a Tower-exclusive energy bar and chewed it slowly.

 

It was when he had eaten about three energy bars.

 

“Oh?”

 

A pillar of light shot up from where the marker was.

 

Shortly after, the pillar of light disappeared and the Field Boss gradually revealed itself.

 

“Wow, it’s disgustingly huge.”

 

Even from this far distance, its form was clearly visible.

 

Overall, it had a similar shape to the Chimera from the stage.

 

But it was much larger, and had tentacles instead of arms.

 

And thick iron plates were embedded all over its body.

 

Its muscles were so overdeveloped they were inflated like balloons. Muscles that couldn’t be contained bulged out between the iron plates.

 

“Hmm, it’s definitely a boss that’s hard to snipe.”

 

There was a reason Mincheol had worried when he first arrived at the stage.

 

The Field Boss of the city ruins, ‘Chimera of the Fallen Nation,’ was covered in iron armor all over its body, making attacks ineffective.

 

Mincheol decided to watch how Seol-aeng would tackle the Chimera of the Fallen Nation for now.

 

Anyway, even if he threw Manri right now, it seemed difficult to deal meaningful damage due to the iron armor.

 

“They said you get bonus points for landing the finishing blow.”

 

He had heard this on the Hunter Community.

 

In the case of boss monsters that required party play to defeat, bonus points were awarded to whoever landed the ‘finishing blow.’

 

Since he had decided to dip his spoon into Seol-aeng’s rice bowl, shouldn’t he eat the most delicious part?

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Kwaang-

 

A massive explosion occurred at the Field Boss’s head.

 

The explosion was so large that the shockwave reached all the way here.

 

“What?”

 

The explosion didn’t stop with just one.

 

Consecutive explosions covered the Chimera’s entire body.

 

“Wow, amazing.”

 

Mincheol could only gape in admiration.

 

“Is it a skill? Or a consumable item?”

 

Either way, it was destructive power rarely seen in the lower floors.

 

But Seol-aeng’s attack was just beginning.

 

Lightning struck from a clear sky and countless crescent-shaped sword energies flew in.

 

Uwoooooo!

 

The Field Boss wasn’t just taking it either. It swung its tentacles to attack Seol-aeng.

 

Buildings crumbled down every time the tentacles struck the ground.

 

“Wow, it’s not a Field Boss for nothing.”

 

“Kkwak, kkwak.”

 

Mincheol and Kkwaekkwi watched the battle as if viewing a blockbuster movie.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Suddenly, the Field Boss began to stagger.

 

The Field Boss couldn’t maintain its balance like a drunk person.

 

“Why is it doing that?”

 

He squinted his eyes but couldn’t make out what was happening.

 

【Activating skill ‘Eagle Eye’.】

 

【Consuming 70 mana.】

 

【You can see far distances for 20 seconds.】

 

Eventually, Mincheol used his skill.

 

His vision expanded and the Field Boss appeared as if it were right in front of him.

 

“…Does this make sense?”

 

And Mincheol couldn’t help but be shocked.

 

One Awakened was beating up the Field Boss.

 

He wasn’t seeing things wrong.

 

From the Field Boss’s perspective, a human would be about the size of a cockroach.

 

Yet that cockroach was beating up the Field Boss.

 

Watching that scene, rumors that had circulated on the community came to mind.

 

-Anonymous: I’m telling you, when they threw a punch, an entire mountain flew away.

 

-DTD: When they flicked their finger, the entire forest turned to ash.

 

-Jewelry Lover: They disappeared so I cursed a bit, then they heard it and chased after me… You need to watch your words when you meet them.

 

At first, Mincheol thought people’s words were exaggerated.

 

All the sources of the testimonies were from the lower floors.

 

No matter how amazing large guilds were, he thought such things couldn’t be possible on the lower floors.

 

Besides, don’t rumors usually get embellished?

 

‘Who would have thought it was actually true…’

 

But Mincheol was wrong, and the rumors were real.

 

However, it didn’t seem like Awakened of that caliber were common even in Seolang.

 

Only one person was beating up the Field Boss.

 

‘And it looks like he’s using some kind of skill.’

 

The Awakened pushing back the Field Boss was wrapped in blue flames all over his body.

 

‘Ah, it went out.’

 

As the blue flames died down, the Awakened no longer attacked the Field Boss.

 

Instead, other Awakened pushed against the Field Boss.

 

All kinds of skills poured down on the Field Boss.

 

Since most of its armor had fallen off, the Field Boss was helplessly beaten.

 

“Now’s the time.”

 

With the armor fallen off and damage accumulating, now was the perfect timing to snipe.

 

Mincheol jumped up from his spot. Then he reached his hand into his Inventory…

 

Step.

 

He felt a presence behind him.

 

Mincheol reflexively turned around.

 

Then he saw Awakened standing at the entrance.

 

Not just one, but four of them.

 

The moment he saw them, Mincheol felt his blood run cold.

 

‘They’re wearing masks.’

 

Hiding one’s identity in the Tower itself wasn’t strange.

 

Grudges formed in the Tower had a high chance of carrying over to reality.

 

The problem was the masks they were wearing.

 

Black background.

 

Pictures drawn with white lines.

 

Crude as if drawn by a child, but filled with childlike innocence…

 

“Hope Society?”

 

Mincheol unconsciously recalled that name.

 

The worst and most vicious criminal organization in South Korea’s history.

 

Even people uninterested in the Tower knew the name Hope Society.

 

They were the ones who constantly committed major crimes and dominated news headlines.

 

“Hey, Piggy.”

 

One of the Hope Society members casually spoke up.

 

It was a man noticeably short among the four.

 

“Yes, yes!”

 

The man with a protruding belly hurriedly bowed.

 

“Didn’t you say there would be no one here?”

 

“Th-that is, well… uh, there shouldn’t be anyone… this is…”

 

“Tell me honestly. You didn’t check, did you? That’s why you’re a pig, you lazy bastard.”

 

The fat Awakened was restless.

 

Only then did Mincheol realize that “Piggy” was a nickname for that Awakened.

 

“Pl-please forgive me just once…”

 

Suddenly Piggy disappeared.

 

CRASH-

 

At the same time, the ceiling exploded.

 

Startled, Mincheol looked up at the ceiling to see the bloodied Piggy falling down.

 

“Cough, hack.”

 

Piggy, who had fallen to the ground, spat blood from his mouth.

 

He was alive but looked to be in serious condition.

 

‘…I couldn’t see it.’

 

When the attack happened.

 

What was used to attack.

 

He couldn’t see any of it.

 

Mincheol felt his spine chill.

 

“I’m fucking pissed. I’m busy so I’ll let it slide this much.”

 

“Th… thank you…”

 

“Do it again next time and you’re dead, got it? I absolutely hate it when things don’t go according to plan.”

 

Piggy bowed his head while retching up blood from his mouth.

 

From that sight, both servility and fear could be felt simultaneously.

 

“Why are you guys just standing there? We need to get to work before Seolang kills the Field Boss. Hurry up and clean that up.”

 

The Short Man spoke to the other two.

 

At the mention of Seolang, Mincheol snapped to attention.

 

Mincheol suppressed his fear and spoke up.

 

“…Did you come to interfere with Seolang?”

 

At Mincheol’s question, the Short Man turned his gaze.

 

The masked head tilted to one side.

 

“Speaking informally? Watch your mouth. Keep that up and you’ll die in reality too, got it?”

 

He had heard many threats while fighting Awakened in the Tower.

 

Knowing most were just words, Mincheol had never taken them to heart.

 

But this time he couldn’t let it slide.

 

The opponent was Hope Society.

 

For them, crimes like bank robbery and bomb terrorism were routine.

 

They had even tracked down a detective investigating them and brutally murdered his entire family.

 

Being an Awakened didn’t guarantee safety.

 

Awakened who had clashed with Hope Society inside the Tower often went missing or were found dead in reality.

 

Don’t oppose Hope Society.

 

Do that and both the Tower and reality will become hell.

 

Such words could often be found in the Hunter Community.

 

“Hey, we don’t have time. Just kill him quickly.”

 

At the Short Man’s words, his subordinates drew their weapons.

 

One had a dagger, the other a katana.

 

As the blades revealed themselves, a fishy smell wafted over.

 

It wasn’t the metallic smell of steel. It was the fishy smell of blood.

 

He had to respond.

 

Whether to run or fight back, he had to do something.

 

He knew that fact, but his body wouldn’t move easily.

 

‘If I resist even a little… there’s no telling what they’ll do to me.’

 

It might be better to just die quietly like this.

 

Then at least he wouldn’t be marked by Hope Society.

 

For a moment, Mincheol’s will was crushed to the point of having such thoughts.

 

BOOOOM-

 

Just then, a massive explosion erupted from the Field Boss’s direction.

 

The shockwave that traveled through the air shook Mincheol’s entire body.

 

Without realizing it, Mincheol turned his gaze toward the Field Boss.

 

He saw the Field Boss, now completely battered beyond just being bloodied.

 

Anyone could see that its defeat wasn’t far off.

 

At that moment, one thought dominated Mincheol’s mind.

 

‘…Am I going to miss stealing the last hit at this rate?’

 

How much time had he invested trying to steal the Field Boss’s last hit?

 

If he missed the Field Boss, all his efforts would be in vain.

 

‘And what about my skill selection box?’

 

He had obtained a movement skill, but the delay problem with throwing weapons still remained.

 

To climb the Tower more safely, he absolutely had to resolve the delay issue.

 

‘I need to throw my spear quickly!’

 

But the Hope Society wouldn’t just stand by and watch.

 

In other words, to snipe the field boss, he had to clear away the obstacles in front of him first.

 

【Activating skill ‘Black Horn Bullet Form’.】

 

【Consuming ‘140’ mana.】

 

The silver cloak fluttered.

 

Mincheol shot forward and kicked off the ground.

 

Mincheol, who leaped into the air, immediately kicked off the bell hanging from the ceiling.

 

Clang-

 

Along with the bell’s sound, Mincheol’s body fell diagonally.

 

The Black Horn Bullet Form plunging straight down.

 

Crash-

 

Like being struck by a hammer, the Hope Society Awakened’s head was smashed into the ground. Soon after, his body turned to dust.

 

It was undoubtedly an instant death.

 

“You, you crazy bastard!”

 

Another Hope Society Awakened was horrified and tried to swing his katana.

 

But the Black Horn Bullet Form’s kicks didn’t end with just one.

 

Mincheol’s rotating body.

 

He planted his foot first and twisted his waist. His leg shot out in a half-moon arc and swept the Hope Society Awakened’s knee.

 

At that moment, everything below the knee disappeared.

 

“Huh…?”

 

The Hope Society Awakened’s body rolled on the ground.

 

The Hope Society Awakened looked down at his leg.

 

“My leg? Huh? Where did it go? Huh?”

 

At that moment, Mincheol drew his one-handed sword and thrust it into the Hope Society member’s neck.

 

“Gack…!”

 

The Hope Society Awakened let out a single scream and died.

 

Swish-

 

Mincheol swung his one-handed sword through the air to shake off the blood.

 

“…”

 

The Short Man stared at Mincheol, speechless.

 

“…Are you insane? You do this shit even after recognizing we’re from the Hope Society?”

 

The Short Man’s voice changed.

 

His voice, which had been full of contempt for Mincheol, was now boiling with rage.

 

‘Right, what have I done…’

 

Mincheol thought to himself.

 

To mess with a terrifying criminal organization like the Hope Society.

 

How was he going to deal with the consequences of doing such a thing…’

 

Crash-

 

Another explosion erupted from the field boss’s direction.

 

Mincheol snapped back to his senses.

 

‘My field boss! I can’t let it be stolen like this!’

 

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t his yet, but that wasn’t what mattered right now.

 

‘Fuck, what does the Hope Society matter? Nobody knows my identity anyway.’

 

Mincheol took off his silver cloak and put it in his inventory.

 

“Hey.”

 

“Hey? This crazy bastard really wants to die…”

 

“I’m busy right now, you know? So don’t try to set the mood and just attack quickly.”

 

Grind.

 

The Short Man gritted his teeth. His two eyes behind the mask blazed like hellfire.

 

“Fine, I’ll kill you as you wish. Both in the Tower and in reality.”

 

“Are your ears blocked? Or is your brain lacking?”

 

Mincheol drew his twin swords. The well-honed blades gleamed coldly.

 

“I said I don’t have time, so attack right now. You little runt.”

 

The temptation of the final blow was too intense to back down to just the Hope Society.

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