The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 79

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Chapter 79
The Jung Siblings finally entered the 1st Floor Central Corridor.
Players already at the Gate and locked in combat erupted in chaos.
“Why are they so strong!”
“The Gate events are getting harder as we go deeper!”
“Argh! P-please, hold them back!”
I wondered why so many monsters were leaking out of the corridor until I realized it was because so many incompetent players had gathered here.
Jeong Si-do sneered at the Players.
‘Not even worth playing with.’
The full force of monsters pouring from the Third Gate overwhelmed the Players assembled here.
Bang! Rat-a-tat!
Boom—crash!
With Players ducking in and out from behind structures, the monsters couldn’t be eliminated efficiently.
[Null Presence]
A Player who locked eyes with Jeong Si-do as he approached without a sound widened their gaze.
“!”
“Move.”
A chilling command.
It wasn’t purely an instruction to get out of the way.
Squelch!
Jeong Si-do’s merciless hand slashed across the Player’s throat.
[Player ‘Why Are You Like This To Me’ has been eliminated.]
Whoosh—whoosh—whack!
[Silkshadow Snare]
As Jeong Si-do laid a trap after killing one Player, three nearby monsters were instantly dismembered.
Bang! Bang! Rat-a-tat!
As the severed limbs fell from their bodies, Jeong Hee-ji rushed in and finished the monsters with gunfire and physical attacks.
True to her reputation as a famous Ranker, her accuracy was so precise it seemed like she was using an aimbot.
Boom—crash!
Their speed and systematic approach differed vastly from the Players who had been fighting monsters chaotically until now.
Admiration flickered in the eyes of the watching Players.
“…They really are incredible.”
“No wonder the siblings aren’t in the Fair.”
“Should we just watch?”
“Hold back for now. They’re the top of the Battle Royale, supposedly. Except for Baek Hee-an.”
“U-um….”
A Player who had startled and tried to point at something froze mid-gesture.
It was a young girl who appeared to be around five or six years old.
But she was merely an NPC.
“….”
“….”
“….”
A strange silence hung between the Players hiding behind the structures.
In the heart of the battlefield.
A small shadow crawled out from somewhere among the debris of the corridor.
“It sounds like… it’s crying.”
“That’s an NPC.”
Jeong Si-do and Jeong Hee-ji were processing monsters at incredible speed, but there were already far too many when they arrived.
A monster finally spotted the NPC and its eyes gleamed.
“Damn it. The way it pops out at this timing—they definitely engineered this.”
“Those bastards running this thing.”
The Players who were professional Hunters couldn’t overcome their occupational instincts and shifted restlessly.
Even Jeong Hee-ji, fighting alongside them, hesitated slightly upon seeing the NPC, but Jeong Si-do didn’t spare it a single glance.
“Jeong Si-do’s mental fortitude is truly steel.”
“There’s a saying he went to medical school because he was afraid of becoming a criminal. Legitimate scalpel work, you know.”
“No need to verify—it’s obviously true….”
“Don’t get distracted.”
The Players, like Jeong Si-do, quickly refocused their attention and concentrated on combat.
But unlike Jeong Si-do, Jeong Hee-ji couldn’t completely ignore the child in danger and grew increasingly anxious.
Whoosh!
Jeong Si-do swiftly moved, killed a monster, and glared at Jeong Hee-ji.
“Jeong Hee-ji.”
“….”
At his stern warning, Jeong Hee-ji clamped her mouth shut.
Jeong Si-do clicked his tongue inwardly.
Baek Hee-an’s words had shaken Jeong Hee-ji’s resolve after all.
‘Spouting nonsense like that.’
Players were hiding in various spots, watching for any opening.
‘I can’t afford to give them an opening.’
But truthfully, Jeong Si-do was troubled by it as well.
Kyiiieek!
The NPC before the monster collapsed and wept.
Though no tears were visible, it was unmistakably the sight of a terrified child crying inconsolably.
【Ignore it. You must endure.】
‘…I know.’
Just as Jeong Si-do was about to dash forward, ignoring the Constellation’s whispered warning not to waste effort—
Boom—!
“?!”
Jeong Si-do, who had lifted his foot, quickly retreated from the NPC.
Boom—!
A female avatar wielding a long-range sword skill appeared like an arrow shot from a bow.
“!”
Chicken Bulssdagu.
A famous Ranker had rescued a child NPC.
The dramatic performance drew the attention of every Player in the vicinity.
“Hey, you stupid bastards!”
A woman’s voice rang out loud and clear.
The sudden barrage of profanity left the Players stunned.
“What, what….”
“Is she cursing at us?”
The Players who had been hiding in various spots and were about to rush out the moment Jeong Si-do let his guard down froze in place.
“Woa….”
Flash, boom—!
Dazzling Spellblade skills and relentless close combat.
[Crescent Null]
[Depthwaltz]
Regardless of the profanity, Chicken Seat’s combat prowess displayed right before their eyes held an irresistible allure.
Sword strikes, magic, fists, kicks—flawless execution without a single opening.
In that moment when everyone’s minds went blank.
“That’s not an NPC—it’s a real person! Don’t be fooled by the Game System! People are trapped at Seoul Station and dying!”
Thud.
Despite the noise of combat with monsters echoing around them, a stunned silence fell over the area.
“…?”
“What is she talking about.”
“How can an NPC be a person….”
“Get her!”
As the Jung Siblings’ attention scattered, the Gate’s monsters began to advance.
Jeong Si-do, who had been frozen like the other Players, quickly struck down the approaching monsters.
He urgently asked his Constellation.
“Is what she said true?”
【Your focus has wavered. Concentrate yourself. Your younger sister is in danger.】
“!”
At the Constellation’s stern warning, Jeong Si-do quickly looked toward Hee-ji.
“Hee-ji. You’re okay.”
Jeong Si-do’s voice was tender, entirely at odds with the situation, yet Jeong Hee-ji felt no dissonance.
“Okay? If what Hee-an said is true, then—?!”
Jeong Hee-ji turned her head and flinched.
A monster that had approached silently opened its jaws wide toward her.
“!”
The monster had mimicked Jeong Si-do’s voice.
“Hee-ji!”
If Jeong Si-do hadn’t rushed in when he did, Jeong Hee-ji would have taken a critical hit to the head and died.
Thud. Slash-slash-slash, boom—!
Dark effects tore through the air like a cutting wind, and swift hands ripped through vital points.
Bang!
A gunshot, one beat too late.
“Ugh. Sorry.”
Jeong Hee-ji, snapping back to consciousness after nearly dying, refocused on the battle.
Jeong Si-do’s Constellation murmured in his ear.
【A clever one indeed. Using information as bait to bind the competitors’ hands and monopolize the Gate. Such magnificent cunning—taking both justification and profit simultaneously.】
‘Chicken Seat!’
The Constellation was right.
In the meantime, Chicken Seat had brazenly infiltrated the Gate territory monopolized by the Jung Siblings and was sweeping through the monsters.
‘Such a transparent trick. I need to deal with this immediately.’
Just as Jeong Si-do, sensing the danger, was about to attack the intruder, Chicken Seat, having cleared a wave of nearby monsters, shouted.
“If you doubt my words, log out right now! Hurry!”
Jeong Si-do’s feet froze again, and the Players hiding throughout the 1st Floor Corridor, hunting monsters, began to murmur.
“What is he talking about?”
“Won’t we be disqualified if we leave?”
“Why would we log out…?”
Everyone was quick to doubt, but there was always someone curious enough to try.
“…Huh?”
“I-it’s true! I can’t log out! It says I can’t leave!”
“How is this possible…?”
“A system error during the tournament?”
“Then Chicken Seat was telling the truth? The NPCs are people?”
“That’s…”
That part remained unclear.
In the turbulent atmosphere, Jeong Si-do hastily tapped the logout window.
“!”
[System Error — Logout cannot be executed.]
It really wouldn’t work.
Jeong Si-do’s expression hardened.
Jeong Hee-ji, her face flustered, continued tapping the system window.
‘Why can’t I log out…?’
I can’t leave.
“Wait! Chicken is monopolizing the final Gate!”
It was a rational cry from someone.
The Players, who had been in disarray, opened their eyes wide.
“It’s really happening?!”
“You distracted us with words and monopolized the Gate for yourself?!”
“You sneaky bastard!”
“It’s definitely a lie!”
“Attack now! This is our chance!”
One of the Players, seeing Chicken Seat’s precarious HP, rushed forward with a hand raised toward the skill window.
But then.
A flash, a sharp whistle—
The moment I allowed a hit by the blade, a fist came hurtling at me like an arrow.
“…What?”
Though my avatar hadn’t achieved incarnation, my eyes seemed to gleam with intensity.
There was no time to use a Constellation skill.
Chicken Bulssdagu.
Current tournament ranking: 7th place.
An overwhelming display of power—a flawless combo of attacks that left no openings crashed down upon the Player.
Boom!
[Player ‘Evasion Genius Kim Dal-in’ has been defeated.]
“This is… insane…”
“Just as expected—a one-on-one monster…”
Unlike Chicken Seat, the Player’s HP bar, which had been nearly intact, was obliterated in an instant.
Chicken Seat slammed the Player who had rushed at me into the ground, driving the blade through their neck, then lifted my head sharply.
“Second piece of evidence!”
Everyone froze.
“Look outside the window! When the First Gate burst open, the perfectly normal scenery of Seoul Station suddenly turned gray!”
“That’s because it’s the Grey Zone—”
“No! It’s different!”
Boom boom crash!
A Sword Mage’s wide-area suppression skill.
[Blackpulse]
The ground around Chicken Seat erupted with the effect.
While the monsters gathering hesitated or slid back, Chicken Seat moved freely across the battlefield, swiftly ending the monsters’ lives.
“Do you think this is possible just because it’s a game?!”
Crash!
“Since when has God of Fighters been such a sloppy game?!”

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