The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 72

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Chapter 72
‘Skill doesn’t just disappear.’
【Magnificent.】
‘Heh.’
I’d managed to secure the initial advantage.
As I swept through the monsters indiscriminately, the Players who entered afterward let out gasps of astonishment.
“Wow, Chicken is devouring everything.”
“What’s with these critical hits?”
“Are you using game hacks? How is this even possible while eating a hamburger?”
“Chicken! Please stop hogging all the kills!”
Since it was a tournament, the Players’ voices weren’t muted.
Glance.
“…Gasp!”
“F-fast, to the Gate….”
The moment I looked their way, the Players who’d been cursing me flinched and scattered hastily.
I hadn’t been thinking anything in particular when I looked, but considering the tournament format was Battle Royale, there was no benefit to drawing attention to myself.
[Strength 6]
[Stamina 6]
[Intelligence 18]
[Agility 15]
[HP: 500]
[MP: 3100]
[Hunger: 0%]
After meeting the Agility requirement, which was supposedly the most important stat in Battle Royale, I’d allocated the remaining points according to the Magic Swordsman’s recommended build.
‘The mana is insane.’
In particular, I’d never seen mana exceed 3000 before.
As stats accumulated, potions stockpiled, and my weapon continued to upgrade, my overall ranking kept climbing.
[Umbral Guillotine]
[Sword Wraith]
[Depthwaltz]
Boom! Crack-crack-boom!
The effect of noticing something in that brief moment and rushing over to secure the Gate first was tremendous.
9th place: Chicken Bulssdagu.
Before I knew it, my ranking had dropped to single digits from frantically hunting monsters.
Sidelong glance.
‘…But is that really some kind of advanced psychological warfare?’
The disaster site at Seoul Station 2nd Floor Central Escalator was becoming increasingly catastrophic.
Falling bodies raining down from above, crushed corpses rolling downward.
The deaths of those caught by the monsters.
By the time I arrived, an enormous number of NPCs were already sprawled across the ground.
Yet there was no sound.
Due to the background mute applied when the Tournament began, the NPCs’ voices couldn’t be heard at all.
“Don’t get distracted by the NPCs!”
“Get out of the way!”
The existence of untouchable NPCs was tremendously irritating to the Players.
Not physically, but psychologically.
“….”
Toss.
I crumpled up the wrapper from the Spicy Chicken Deep Cheese Garlic Burger I’d finished eating and threw it.
In front of the Escalator.
A Child NPC was crouched down, crying.
No tears, no sound of weeping.
Just the motion of opening his mouth wide and repeatedly wiping his eyes—anyone could see it was the appearance of crying.
Krraaagh!
A Troll covered head to toe in grotesque stitches drooled as it walked toward the child.
‘Damn it, seriously.’
To anyone’s eyes, it was just an NPC.
Yet a young Female NPC was rushing toward the child from over there.
The woman looked around, but no one was watching.
Wolf monsters—relatively easy to handle—were pouring out in groups from the Gate.
“Wolves!”
“Catch them quick!”
The young woman, unnoticed by anyone, rushed toward the child.
The Troll’s ladle-sized hand reached to grab the small head of the helplessly crying boy.
If caught, he’d be crushed.
‘Ah.’
My body shot forward before my mind could catch up.
‘This is strange. Why can’t I learn? Why am I doing this again….’
Such a stupid thing.
Even though my mind clearly knew it was fake, whenever I saw someone in danger, my body sprang forward like a coiled spring.
‘…It doesn’t matter. This isn’t reality—it’s the Game.’
As I ran forward, suppressing my self-reproach, someone else was making the same foolish move.
“You bastards, move!”
A sharp, youthful female voice accompanied by adorably perked tiger ears.
Hwang Beom-young.
Our eyes met perfectly.
“….”
“….”
As if we’d made a promise, Hwang Beom-young and I arrived at exactly the same moment, each unleashing a blade and a fist.
[Aura Pierce]
[Flash Barrage]
Thunk, crack-crack-crack-boom!
My blade pierced through the Troll’s neck, and Hwang Beom-young’s barrage of punches from his skill cast shattered its massive face.
Splatter.
The monster’s verdant blood cascaded down over the Child NPC who had nearly perished.
Thud.
The headless Troll collapsed sideways.
The child looked up at us.
Gasp, gasp.
That dazed expression was endearing.
Until moments ago, it seemed terrified, but now its eyes appeared oddly bright and alert.
‘Is it just my imagination?’
The child had witnessed the Troll’s skull explode and was drenched in blood, yet wore such an expression.
Being a game, the logic felt off.
I grumbled pointlessly at the Female NPC clutching the child tightly.
“Watch the kid better, would you.”
Hwang Beom-young tore his gaze from the woman and glanced at me.
“Don’t be ridiculous. Don’t get too absorbed.”
“You’re one to talk.”
On the surface, our banter continued, but I suspected we harbored similar thoughts beneath.
‘This guy is unexpectedly….’
As a Hunter, he’s quite decent.
He possesses the instinct to save people in danger.
‘They said he only picked fights with delinquents, but was he actually administering real justice all along?’
In any case, with the Tournament in full swing, knowing there were two of us lost in the Game rather than just one made me feel less foolish.
My self-reproach vanished.
‘Next.’
Hwang Beom-young and I immediately rushed toward our next target.
The swarms of Wigs pouring from the Gate had already been claimed by other Players, so we had no choice but to abandon them.
‘That’s just an excuse, honestly.’
My Swordmaster skill.
[Depthwaltz]
Hwang Beom-young’s Boxer skill.
[Boltcrush]
Boom! Crack—!
Whoosh!
Hwang Beom-young and I concentrated our assault on the large monsters scattered throughout the Station.
“Get that one first!”
“Grandfather at three o’clock!”
These monsters were slaughtering people and turning the scene into absolute pandemonium.
With two Rankers attacking simultaneously, even massive monsters became trivial.
They fell in an instant.
‘The mobs are weak.’
That made sense—this was the first Gate.
Considering the raid-style Game format, the Gate’s difficulty would likely increase significantly as we progressed deeper.
As we scattered across the area to protect the NPCs while eliminating all the monsters.
I called out to Hwang Beom-young.
“Hey.”
“Yeah.”
We’d lost the chance to grab the Wig while dealing with the scattered monsters, but we still had plenty of prey left.
Namely, the fat little piggies that had gorged themselves on Wig and were now bloated.
[Black Pyroclasm Noir]
Constellation’s area-of-effect skill.
A black void engulfed the surroundings.
Then, with a deafening roar like volcanic magma erupting, the ground beneath all the Players shattered and exploded upward.
Boom!
“Ugh?!”
“What, what is this?!”
Temporary combat incapacity.
Hwang Beom-young and I immediately began attacking the Players.
Sword Mage skills.
[Umbral Guillotine]
[Aura Pierce]
Boxer skills.
[Thunder Wire]
[Boltcrush]
Crash! Boom!
Skills poured down relentlessly.
Flash!
After unleashing skills repeatedly, Hwang Beom-young activated his incarnation, and the moment my gauge filled, I summoned Red Star.
“Tear them apart!”
A crimson aura erupted from my body in a brilliant flash.
“【Ah, what a delightful meal this is.】”
Eyes gleaming blood-red.
“Scatter!”
“Aaaahhh!”
Precise magical attacks positioned to cut off escape routes, and amid the chaotic effects, blade strikes that found their mark with surgical precision.
Crash!
Critical.
Critical.
[Player ‘Magic Alchemist’ has been defeated.]
[Player ‘Tanker’s Life’ has been defeated.]
The Players who hastily cast their incarnation skills barely managed to escape.
“There are two lunatics!”
“Stop hunting and get out of here!”
“Insane! I knew something was off when Chicken Seat and Hwang Beom-young made their Fair!”
Meanwhile, the Players whose gauges hadn’t filled—unable to summon their Constellations—had no choice in the matter.
The two of them came rushing toward me.
“Coordinate your attack!”
“?!”
Red Star leisurely prepared to catch them.
Boom! Boom—!
[Player ‘Beginner Dragon 99’ has been defeated.]
[Player ‘King Thief’ has been defeated.]
Hwang Beom-young, who had rushed in recklessly, killed the prey I had already secured.
“【How displeasing. Do you not understand that those who steal from others meet their end as the very sacrifice they sought?】”
“【Screw off.】”
Hwang Beom-young’s Constellation flipped me off.
“【Insolent.】”
In that instant, a murderous glint passed between the two Constellations.
“Ugh?!”
Red Star, glaring at Hwang Beom-young, detonated a magical explosion.
Kaboom—!
The calculation of force was flawless.
The Players caught in the blast flew precisely into the arc of Red Star’s sword swing.
[Player ‘Our Guild Right Now’ has been defeated.]
[Player ‘Urban Legend’ has been defeated.]
[Player ‘Kill Quota Tight’ has been defeated.]
Just as Hwang Beom-young and I did, the two Constellations possessed an inexplicably perfect synergy.
‘What on earth is happening.’
With the stronger Players having already escaped, the hunt became even easier.
When Hwang Beom-young opened a path, I created the stage with magic; when I drew attention, Hwang Beom-young attacked the Players.
[⚠System: The Gate has been sealed.]
The hunt ended in an instant.
“We pursue.”
Hwang Beom-young, whose incarnation ended first, declared this and rushed inward after the Players.
I followed in his wake.
‘This is strange. I was certain I’d made the Fair only to abandon it shortly after.’
Ten minutes had long since passed.
It was clear that neither Hwang Beom-young nor I had any intention of ending the Fair.
I hesitated as I followed Hwang Beom-young.
“….”
I glanced down at the Central Hall of Seoul Station.
Monster corpses slowly fading away, and NPCs scattered across the floor in various states of collapse, unmarred by blood.
A few NPCs sat rooted to their spots, staring blankly up at us.
‘Something about this… feels utterly repugnant.’

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