The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 77

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Chapter 77
With a Gate opening on the Second Floor and a monster-hunting tournament underway, it was only natural that the Players were in a rush.
Screech!
Ahhhhh!
“!”
At that moment, a deafening roar filled the Central Hall.
Everyone in the area forgot the shock of being ignored by the Hunters and stared up at the Escalator.
“Gasp!”
Thud. Boom-thud. Thud. Thud-thud.
People were tumbling down like a rolling snowball.
Those who had boarded the Escalator to flee from the Second Floor had pushed against each other, bunched together, and started falling in a cascading collapse.
A horrific crush unfolded before us.
“What, what do we do!”
Se-yeon cried out, unable to bear watching the terrified people.
“Everyone, stop and run! The Hunters don’t know we’re people! They think this is all just the Game, and we’re NPCs!”
Se-yeon understood.
The Hunters inside the Virtual Reality Game were muted right now, so they couldn’t hear what the people were saying.
They didn’t even know these were real people.
Min-woo grabbed Se-yeon and pulled her along again.
“Hurry!”
The refuge they chose was a Restroom in the corner of the First Floor.
Based on the scale of the monsters that had emerged from the Gate, it seemed unlikely they would squeeze into such a cramped space.
But then.
Before long, a calamity befell those hiding throughout the First Floor.
A Gate opened in the Passage.
The two of them immediately rushed into the Restroom.
“Ahhhhh! Help us! Hunters! There are people here! Save us—!”
“Screeeech!”
Horrific screams echoed from outside the Restroom.
That was when Se-yeon, who had been trying to appear composed by insisting that Chicken Bulssdagu would catch everything, began to cry.
“Sob… What do we do…”
“Shh. Please. Don’t cry.”
“B-but… sob… I still haven’t gotten Chicken’s autograph…”
“…”
For some reason, Se-yeon firmly believed that Chicken Bulssdagu was female.
Women’s intuition, or whatever you’d call it.
‘He’s definitely male, I’m telling you.’
It was a trivial argument the two often had, but this was hardly the time for such a conversation.
Min-woo clenched his jaw in anxiety.
Screeeek.
“!”
The sound of the metal restroom door opening cut off Se-yeon’s sobs abruptly.
For a monster to enter, the noise was remarkably cautious and deliberate.
‘Surely not? It can’t be….’
Yet even if I assumed it was a person entering, the composure felt unnaturally excessive.
After a thick silence settled in.
Crash!
“Gaaahhh! Gaaaah—!”
The convulsive screams of the man in the last stall.
“!!!”
Se-yeon’s eyes flew wide open as she clamped her hand over her mouth.
Clang, clang, crack!
“Kyaaahhh!”
“Ahhh! Please save me! Ugh?!”
The screams of those holding their breath erupted in succession, then cut off abruptly with a dull, wet sound.
Splatter, splatter.
Bright crimson blood streamed beneath the restroom door like a torrent.
The stench of blood assaulted my nostrils.
Gasp. Gasp.
Se-yeon looked as though she might lose consciousness from the suffocation.
Screeeeak—
The other stalls shook violently, and as the door handle was pushed inward, the door that had come loose slid open slowly.
“…Haahhh!”
Beyond the door stood a humanoid black creature, its mouth split open to its ears, staring down at them.
Satisfied to find two of them, the skin on its face stretched upward.
It’s over.
Se-yeon squeezed her eyes shut as Min-woo pulled her into a tight embrace.
Crash—!
“O-oppa!”
Min-woo’s body trembled violently as he gritted his teeth and braced for the pain.
However.
“…?”
Nothing happened.
Min-woo slowly opened his eyes.
“Gasp!”
The creature’s upper body that had been blocking his vision had vanished entirely.
Thud, thud, thud!
Hot blood poured down onto their bodies, but relief at surviving overwhelmed the fear.
‘It’s… dead… huh?’
Thump.
Behind the fallen monster stood a female avatar wielding a sword.
[Chicken Bulssdagu]
Are you alright?!
Though she existed as a hologram, the urgency in the game avatar’s expression and the shape of her lips made her meaning unmistakable.
“Y-yes, I’m… I’m fine…”
I staggered.
Min-woo lurched badly as he tried to push himself up.
The pale, translucent hand of the tall female character swept through the empty air.
As if trying to catch him.
But naturally, it wasn’t the holographic Player who caught Min-woo—it was his girlfriend Se-yeon.
“Chicken! Oh! I believed in you! Wahhhhh!”
Se-yeon threw her arms around Min-woo, sobbing and wailing dramatically.
Through his daze at this unexpected rescue, Min-woo’s eyes caught sight of the white-haired avatar standing behind Chicken Bulssdagu.
‘Chicken Seat, Baek Hee-an! And even Hunter Lee Do-jin!’
It was truly a dream rescue team.
While Chicken Seat spoke to Baek Hee-an and Lee Do-jin, Min-woo pushed himself upright.
He craned his neck to peek outside the stall.
‘Ugh!’
As expected, the situation inside the restroom was absolutely horrific.
People collapsed in every direction, arms and legs jutting out beyond the stall walls.
Blood splattered everywhere in grotesque patterns.
The avatar of Hunter Lee Do-jin, who had briefly entered, was checking the interior of the restroom before heading back out.
Following him, Hunter Baek Hee-an and Ian also exited the restroom.
“W-wait, just a moment!”
Min-woo’s face went pale.
He wanted to scream at them not to leave us in this horrific place.
‘What happens to us now? What about the people collapsed in the next stall?! When will we even be able to get out of here?!’
Even as Min-woo panicked and reached out his hand, his mind understood the reality.
Communication was impossible.
And the Hunters’ duty was to close the Gate and rescue others.
They couldn’t afford to waste resources protecting only us here, nor did they have a way to save those bleeding and collapsed around us.
But then.
Shh.
“…?”
At the gesture to be quiet, Min-woo closed his mouth.
The one person who remained without leaving.
“Oh, brother. Come to think of it, it doesn’t seem like Chicken knows we’re real people, does it?”
“Uh, u-uh…”
From Min-woo’s perspective, that was clearly the case.
Chicken Seat, who had silenced them, raised his hand toward empty air.
He was manipulating something.
‘What is he doing?’
After a brief wait, something fell from the empty air.
Thud.
Both Se-yeon and Min-woo flinched, their shoulders tensing as they looked down at it.
“…What is this?”
Se-yeon was the first to reach out.
“What is it? It just appeared out of nowhere. It’s not a hologram. You can touch it.”
It was neither light nor graphics.
A metallic cube made of some kind of metal alloy.
Min-woo also reached out with trembling hands to touch the cube.
‘This isn’t something you see every day. It’s just like a game item.’
Cold, solid, and heavy.
“How….”
Both of them looked up at Chicken Seat in astonishment.
They couldn’t comprehend how a game avatar—a hologram that couldn’t even be touched—could create a physical object.
But what happened next was even more astounding.
Whoosh!
A warm, ethereal emerald light burst forth from Chicken Seat, flooding the entire restroom.
Se-yeon, who had been dazed, looked down at her own hands.
“Gasp! The wounds are disappearing! I’m not dreaming, am I?!”
“Huh? Ah!”
Slap slap.
Min-woo, lightly struck across the cheek, stared at Se-yeon in disbelief.
“Why did you hit my face….”
Either way, thanks to that, he was now certain this was reality.
“Did Chicken use a recovery potion?! How is this possible in a game?! Is this a game or reality?!”
When Se-yeon stepped outside, she saw the collapsed people beginning to stir.
They seemed to be healing.
This.
Chicken Seat turned back to them and pointed directly at the cube with his finger.
Se-yeon looked up at Chicken Seat, moved to tears.
“Chicken, thank you so much for saving us! I’ve been enjoying your broadcasts! I’m truly, truly a huge fan!”
“I can’t hear anything, I’m telling you.”
Rather, what Chicken Seat was pointing to with his hand was a certain button on the cube in Min-woo’s grasp.
A hologram hand couldn’t touch the cube.
Min-woo pressed the button.
Whirrrr—
A soft mechanical hum emanated from the cube, and a semi-transparent hexagonal blue barrier unfolded widely.
“Gasp!”
“A shield?!”
What Chicken Seat had given them was none other than a defensive shield.
This space was now safe.
‘How on earth… And more than that, Chicken Seat…’
Despite his crude manner of speaking, his actions revealed him to be a complete humanitarian.
Chicken Seat smiled with satisfaction as he watched the two rejoice, bringing his index finger to his lips.
A secret.
Then he extended his pinky finger.
A promise.
“!”
“Hey, a promise!”
Thud.
Just as Min-woo and Se-yeon were about to eagerly respond to his clear gesture, the Seoul Station Building shook violently.

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