The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 67

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Chapter 67
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The Main Tournament had begun.
Waaaaaaah!
Raucous cheers and applause layered mechanically as background noise.
[Congratulations! You are one of 389 players who successfully advanced to the Main Tournament after qualifying on the Korean Server!]
[The Constellations are pouring out their enthusiastic support.]
[We wish you good fortune.]
The Waiting Room’s background dissolved.
Scattered data fragments reassembled and reconstructed, instantly revealing a familiar landscape.
[Map configuration complete. Beginning Player placement.]
[System loading… 50%]
Seoul Station Floor.
Countless NPCs wandered through the restaurant district, laughing and chattering as they dined behind glass windows.
Like all maps in this Game, it was a familiar real-world city backdrop.
‘What’s this? Has the graphics improved?’
Perhaps it was because this was the Main Tournament.
With the organizers deliberately enhancing the graphics and Heaven Station layered on top, the sense of realism was beyond description.
Footsteps.
Murmuring voices.
Countless citizens—or rather, NPCs—brushed past me.
‘I can almost smell food from somewhere. It’s like a real weekend food court.’
The way people laughed and chattered was identical to the actual Seoul Station food court.
But if you looked closely, there was a digital quality to it.
Since Battle Royale wasn’t my primary specialty, even though this was my first match, my mind remained relatively composed.
With coins on the line, I’d naturally do my best, but having advanced to the Main Tournament meant I could participate in the next match even if I fell here.
‘I did turn it on, though.’
I leisurely checked the broadcast window.
[■■■ ■■■■ ■]
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All the text in the chat window, which had been perfectly fine until I was in the Waiting Room, was now pixelated.
‘This is correct, though.’
The pre-announced tournament regulations hadn’t mentioned anything about prohibiting broadcasts.
Instead of blocking the broadcast itself, they were independently preventing information imbalances from occurring through the chat.
I waved my hand toward the camera position.
“The chat window is completely pixelated so I can’t read anything. But my appearance and voice are still being transmitted, right?”
Judging by the waterfall-like speed of the pixelation, it seemed I was being heard.
Then a message window appeared.
[【Main Tournament Regulations Guide】
Please review the rules of this tournament carefully. Violations of regulations during participation may result in penalties.]
Tournament regulations.
The preliminary briefing had warned me to carefully review the regulations that appeared before the Main Tournament started.
‘There are new rules that apply suddenly during the Main Tournament.’
A blue holographic window materialized.
[【Must Read!】
1. Survival and Victory Conditions
• Match Duration: 72 hours in-game time total.
• Final Objective: Only 1 survivor (or highest ranking score at termination)
• Fair System:
—Upon Fair formation, mutual attacks and dissolution are prohibited for 10 minutes.
—Fair formation is possible with up to 2 people, but only 1 champion emerges.
2. Battlefield Information and Restricted Zones
• Tournament Arena: Seoul Station Building. The entire building including Basement Level 1.
• The Gray Barrier: Zones are forcibly closed and compressed as time progresses.
• Zone Breach Penalty: The following effects apply immediately upon remaining outside the barrier.
— Mana Depletion: Continuous loss of 10% maximum MP per second.
— Skill Overload: All skill cooldowns are fixed to ‘infinite’ and cannot be reused.
— Life Drain: Direct damage of 5% maximum HP every 10 seconds.
3. Gold Acquisition
• Participants can defeat all attackable enemies within the arena to gain stats and gold, and freely purchase equipment and items with the acquired gold.
4. Terrain and Strategic Elements
• Three-Dimensional Combat: Utilize all terrain of Seoul Station including underground passages, escalators, massive pillars in the main hall, and rooftop connecting passages.
• Strategic Actions:
— Concealment using terrain and high-ground sniping.
— Sight obstruction using pillars and ambushes.
— Strategy Points: Additional points awarded for successful deception, ambushes, and similar actions.]
The numbers were staggering.
Seventy-two hours.
‘What’s the purpose of 72 hours?’
It was an absurd amount of playtime, but given it was the maximum duration, it seemed overwhelmingly likely the tournament would end before then.
‘They probably set it generously because there are so many participants. A single match probably won’t last three days, so this is about fighting to the bitter end until only one person remains.’
According to the preliminary briefing, the Main Tournament proceeds simultaneously across each country’s server.
Major servers like the United States, Japan, China, and Europe each hold tournaments on different maps at the same time.
‘So this is the Korean Server Main Tournament, and if I win here, I’m the Korean Server champion.’
But Baek Hee-an is on this server.
Defeating Baek Hee-an, who ranks first globally in both God of Fighters and reality, would essentially make me the world champion.
‘That’s not my concern.’
My goal is to win coins from the Constellations.
This was a golden opportunity to fix my legs.
[5. Unexpected Variables: Gate Event
• Location Exposure: When a Gate opens, a powerful mana surge and monster roars occur, forcibly exposing the location on all nearby Players’ minimaps.
• Rewards:
— Defeating monsters that emerge from Gates grants Gold and Stat increases.
6. Skill Restrictions
• Certain skills are restricted due to maintenance.
— [The Advent of God]: Currently under maintenance and cannot be used in this Main Tournament.
7. Additional Systems
• Hunger function added: When reaching 90%, stamina recovery becomes impossible and continuous damage occurs. You must consume supplies and food found on the Map.
• Fair System: In a Fair state, all attacks using mana between partners are ineffective. You may form a ‘Fair’ with one Player during the match, but you can still attack your partner ‘physically’ while in a Fair state. Even after 72 hours pass, the final winner is confirmed as the single Player with the highest performance.]
I could overlook them suddenly removing the newly added Advent of God skill since there are so many Players.
‘A hunger stat?’
Solving it by eating food that exists on the Map—this is a concept I’ve never seen before.
And the unexpected Gates too.
‘This really wasn’t an event in Battle Royale.’
[※Warning: Unrealistic movement and system hacking will result in immediate disqualification and permanent sanctions.]
Finally, the warning message flashed in red several times before disappearing.
‘Gates. So I can earn Stats and Gold not just from defeating Players, but also from monsters that emerge from unexpected Gates.’
The methods of acquiring currency had expanded.
As things progress, significant stat disparities will emerge among Players based on ‘skill’ and ‘initiative’.
‘Good.’
I’d absorbed everything thoroughly.
In the corner of my vision, my character’s stats were displayed.
[Strength 3]
[Stamina 3]
[Intelligence 3]
[Agility 3]
[HP: 100]
[MP: 100]
[Hunger: 0%]
All base values.
【Finally, the Main Tournament begins.】
Despite Kkolkkalpi’s light voice, the deep bass resonated with weight.
It was Red Star, who had joined as a substitute.
I’d wondered why he hadn’t arrived yet, but it seemed he was only summoned after the initial setup was complete.
[The Constellations enter.]
This message appeared on the side of the Game system window.
【To think I’d share my first Main Tournament this way. It was worth forcing my way in. Truly, one must seize opportunities when they come.】
“Kkolkkalpi, if you see that later, you’re going to throw a fit about how unfair it is.”
【If there’s chaos, it’s happening right now.】
Red Star laughed accusingly, his voice heavy and solemn.
I swept my gaze across the surroundings.
‘Did he come to watch?’
But as expected, Kkolkkalpi remained invisible to my eyes.
[Background muted.]
[Countdown initiated.]
“Hey, Park Kkolkkalp. Are you watching? Keep the promise you made with me.”
[3]
【A promise? What promise did I make?】
“There is one.”
【Hmm.】
[2]
Red Star watched me with a look of regret in his eyes.
【Even if I don’t know what you promised, I can do better for you. Whenever you need something, tell me.】
“Alright.”
But I know the truth.
A Constellation participating together in the tournament absolutely cannot place coin bets on their own partner.
[1]
It begins.
Thud!
I grabbed the [Simple Steel Sword] given as my basic weapon and ran forward.
‘Three of them.’
One bolted the moment he saw me, another made a beeline for the Escalator.
The last one was a Sword Mage like me.
‘Fearless bastard.’
But as someone confident in one-on-one combat, I was grateful.
My prey comes to me.
[Sword Mage Skill: Sword Wraith]
Clang—!
Sword met sword, both activating their basic skills, but the movements that followed diverged sharply.
Thwack!
“Ugh?!”
A direct leg strike.
Crack!
Elbow strike to the hand, followed immediately by a blow to the face.
The moment my opponent staggered and opened a gap, my blade sliced across his throat.
Whoosh!
The critical hit notification flashed as my opponent’s character died instantly.

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