The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 74

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Chapter 74
I clenched my fist.
‘Damn it.’
At that moment, a notification window appeared before me.
[⚠System: One 3rd Floor Gate has been closed. 1/2]
If I didn’t want to fall behind, I needed to increase my monster-hunting speed.
I immediately swung my blade.
The Red-faced Demon’s leg, which had been lashing out like a whip toward the Female NPC, was severed in an instant.
[Sword Wraith]
[Aura Pierce]
I dashed through the area and drove my blade into the neck of the Red-faced Demon that was tearing flesh in the Restaurant.
Squelch!
Screeeee! Gaaahhh….
The Red-faced Demon convulsed spasmodically, then lost all strength and collapsed when I twisted the blade’s tip with force.
‘No rescue bonus, then.’
Since the tournament event was a Battle Royale rather than a raid, it didn’t seem like I’d get one.
It was a survival game from the start, after all.
Just as I was about to cast an area-of-effect skill to increase my pace.
Flash!
“!”
A blinding light effect of tremendous density and scale erupted from the side.
‘What, what is that.’
An area skill.
I quickly retreated, pushed back by the light.
The moment I dodged, an enormous flash of brilliance crashed down into the center of the swarming Red-faced Demons.
Booooom—!!
‘…Insane.’
The monsters and players that had filled the Passage nearly vaporized, leaving a clear path down the center.
It felt like witnessing a live-action energy beam from some famous Japanese manga.
Hwang Beom-young muttered quietly.
“Baek Hee-an!”
A player dressed entirely in white from hair to toe, even wearing a white coat.
Ranking 1st, Ian.
Not referring to the Hunter rankings.
Baek Hee-an was currently ranked 1st in the real-time standings of this Main Tournament.
‘So mages are that powerful.’
It was a class you rarely saw in one-on-one combat.
That’s why this situation felt unfamiliar to me.
‘And Lee Do-jin right beside him.’
Dark K Choco, Lee Do-jin’s pitch-black customization that followed Baek Hee-an like a shadow knight, stood out starkly by contrast.
Gulp.
‘Baek Hee-an is literally a walking natural disaster.’
He had monopolized so much from this Gate that he pushed Jeong Si-do, who had been ranked 1st in the real-time overall rankings, and claimed the top spot for himself.
On top of that, he had widened the gap in ranking points significantly.
Several NPCs who had been lying down gasped for breath and staggered to their feet.
Just as I couldn’t touch the NPCs, they were completely unaffected by the players’ attacks.
I called out to Hwang Beom-young.
“Hey.”
“…What.”
The situation had reversed.
There was no benefit in deliberately confronting Baek Hee-an here.
My Fair with Hwang Beom-young had turned out to be quite decent, and above all, our psychological compatibility was excellent.
“Let’s go.”
Instead of answering, Hwang Beom-young immediately chased after me as I fled.
‘If we run into him, it’ll be dangerous.’
Besides, there was a promise I’d made to Baek Hee-an, so my heart felt oddly unsettled.
Since he’d already formed a Fair with Lee Do-jin anyway, it didn’t seem like he’d complain about me going around with Hwang Beom-young.
‘Wait. Isn’t Ian not in a Fair state with Lee Do-jin?’
The Game System’s overall rankings displayed players’ Fair status, and Ian showed no Fair.
‘Could it be….’
A chill ran down my spine.
Baek Hee-an might have kept his pointless integrity.
Crash!
“Argh!”
“B-Baek Hee-an!”
“Why aren’t you killing monsters! The Gate still isn’t closed!”
Whether you killed monsters or players, you got reward stats—there was no distinction—but when clearing Gates, there was an unspoken atmosphere of hunting mobs together.
Baek Hee-an was sweeping through the players from behind.
Whoosh—!
“Clean up.”
“Yes.”
I caught fragments of Baek Hee-an’s dry command and Lee Do-jin’s quiet voice.
Whoosh.
Being unfamiliar with the Mage race, my perception lagged a beat.
Teleport.
!
Ian’s trademark snow-white hair and blue eyes.
As the silvery-white blade cut through the air, the sound of tearing space accompanied a violent flutter of the white coat’s hem.
Boom—!
?!
Hwang Beom-young’s body shot forward like a bullet and crashed through the restaurant wall.
“…You bastard!”
He was fast.
I tensed and drew my blade, but Baek Hee-an didn’t even glance at me standing right beside Hwang Beom-young.
He teleported again.
Baek Hee-an vanished in a flash, only to reappear directly in front of Hwang Beom-young.
‘What? I’m standing right here and he ignores me?’
How fortunate.
‘Networking has its perks.’
Just as I was about to abandon my partner and flee, Hwang Beom-young’s body erupted with brilliant light.
Incarnation.
Hwang Beom-young’s form vanished.
Boom!
A magical barrage descended upon the spot where he’d been buried.
Moving with lightning speed, Hwang Beom-young’s small fist struck Baek Hee-an’s face—no, his shoulder with tremendous force.
Boom—!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Relentless assault.
Flawless attacks continued to be blocked by flawless partial shields.
Thud.
As the top-tier Rankers clashed, shockwaves sent tremors through the entire building.
【Hmm. Truly magnificent.】
The voice sounded as if admiring a beautiful landscape.
Red Star coaxed me gently.
【This looks quite entertaining. With the Incarnation skill already active, why don’t we go test our own strength against each other?】
Was he insane?
‘Why would I do that when a feast awaits?’
The Gate hadn’t closed.
‘Baek Hee-an is fighting Hwang Beom-young’s Constellation, who’s no pushover, and he just swept away the other Players.’
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for rapid ranking advancement.
While Hwang Beom-young and Baek Hee-an fought, Red-faced Demons poured out from the Gate on the other side.
As always, they sought out the NPCs rather than the Players.
Kekekekek, gwaack—?!
I tore out the throat of a Red-faced Demon that had opened its maw wide to devour the head of an unconscious NPC.
A semicircular massive effect cleaved through the air.
[Crescent Null]
Swoosh, boom!
I kicked the headless Red-faced Demon away and cast a Constellation-tier area skill.
[Pyroclasm Noir]
Black silence.
And then came the magma explosion that shook the entire building.
Boom! Crash! Boom!
I sprinted through the torrential barrage of light attacks, rapidly crushing the Red-faced Demons spreading outward from the Gate.
Thanks to monopolizing the Gate, my ranking skyrocketed at an incredible pace.
[You have purchased the weapon ‘Dragon’s Fang (Strength +25)’.]
[You have purchased the accessory ‘Dragon’s Bracelet (Vitality +20)’.]
[You have purchased the shoes ‘Dragon Scale Boots (Agility +15)’.]
[You have purchased the accessory ‘Dragon’s Earring (Intelligence +10)’.]
Finally.
I had reached the highest level of purchasable weapons and equipment.
【Not bad at all. It’s a shame, but using this opportunity to grow stronger is good too. I’d love to become stronger and face off against the 1st ranker for sure.】
I could tell, having experienced Kkolkkalpi before, that he was trying hard to appear composed.
God of Fighters.
True to their battle-obsessed nature, Red Star was undoubtedly itching to fight against Baek Hee-an’s Constellation.
Whoosh.
One Player who had retreated to avoid my area attack came back.
‘Lee Do-jin.’
The only Player remaining in this Gate area.
I naturally expected him to pick a fight.
Lee Do-jin, dressed in pitch-black combat gear, gave a slight nod the moment our eyes met.
“…?”
A greeting in the middle of the tournament?
Lee Do-jin, who had suddenly greeted me, began hunting Red-faced Demons near me.
‘What’s this? Is he planning to hunt first and ask questions later?’
Since it was a Battle Royale, I always had to be careful of surprise attacks, but there was nothing particularly strange about it during a Gate event.
I quickly checked Lee Do-jin’s tournament ranking.
5th place: Dark K Choco.
Strong.
‘I’ll hold off on betraying him for now.’
I eagerly hunted the monsters emerging from the Gate, trying not to fall behind Lee Do-jin.
“Why are only two of them here?!”
“Baek Hee-an and Hwang Beom-young are fighting!”
New Players who had just arrived on the 3rd Floor rushed over frantically to hunt monsters.
But many people weren’t necessary to handle the Gate.
“My apologies.”
[Aura Pierce]
I pretended to look away, but the moment I sensed their presence, I spun around and thrust.
Squelch!
“Gahhhhh!”
“Huh?!”
The Opponent Player had cast an incarnation spell, but Lee Do-jin was faster.
Boom!
The moment a critical hit erupted and the Opponent Player’s HP plummeted, my blade slashed through empty air.
[Umbral Guillotine]
Whoosh, crash!
As the explosion detonated widely around my blade, the Red-faced Demons fixed their crimson gaze upon me.
Those scarlet eyes gleamed with malice.
‘All the better.’
With the Rankers dominating the upper echelons of the tournament rankings, I needed exclusive control of the Gates to rapidly elevate my power.
Thwack! Crack!
I gathered their aggression with punches and kicks, then rushed forward to draw my blade.
[Depthwaltz]
[Pyroclasm Noir]
Kaboom!
With each effect that detonated, my kill count surged higher.
7th place: Chicken Bulssdagu.
‘Excellent!’
I had successfully penetrated into the core of the single-digit rankings.
[⚠System: Gate has been closed. 2/2]
The Gate that had granted me vast points and stats had now shut.
“Ah, what? Is it already over?”
“Lee Do-jin and Chicken cleared them both out.”
“Is there nothing left?”
“Both Gates are closed.”
“I see.”
The Players who had arrived too late clicked their tongues in disappointment.
And I clicked mine as I watched them.
‘Should I take them down?’

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