The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 86

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Chapter 86
“We don’t understand how this happened either. As you know, there were many incidents inside.”
That was true.
Just counting those who were crushed, trampled, knocked down, and lost consciousness inside—there were at least a dozen.
“The Guild monitored not only the official tournament broadcast but also Chicken Bulssdagu’s stream in real-time. Thanks to that, we were able to quickly locate the injured and rescue them.”
Baek Hee-an entered Seoul Station while listening to the Guild Official’s explanation.
Hunters, police officers, and even civilians bleeding on stretchers all turned to look at Baek Hee-an as he passed.
“These people shouldn’t have survived, yet they all have pulses. We’re speculating that the spatial overlap phenomenon reduced physical damage.”
Baek Hee-an surveyed the station thoroughly while listening to the explanation.
The rescue operation appeared nearly complete.
But as expected, the interior of Seoul Station was drenched in blood.
‘How can there be zero fatalities when the inside looks like this?’
While pondering this, my gaze caught the screens outside, completely covered in text.
Every display board was plastered with messages.
[Bow before the King of Seoul, Chicken Bulssdagu. Your fate rests in her hands.]
[Worship the master of the throne. Offer everything to her.]
It was like viewing video art.
From the massive displays of Seoul Station not occupied by game text, a news alert scrolled across.
[“The dimensional interference phenomenon that lasted approximately three hours at Seoul Station has been confirmed to have ended simultaneously with the conclusion of the game tournament.”]
Baek Hee-an opened his mouth.
“Have you contacted Star Oracle’s headquarters in the United States?”
“Of course. We couldn’t reach them for a while, but they just released a statement. They said they don’t understand what happened either. However, they’re saying they’ll continue the tournament.”
Baek Hee-an, who had been watching television, turned to look at the Guild Official.
“Did this only happen in Korea?”
Even if it did, it made no sense.
Something this dangerous occurred, yet they want to continue the tournament.
“You haven’t seen the news yet! The same thing happened in all six Asian Region countries where the game tournament is being held! Korea just ended unusually fast, but the others are still ongoing!”
The situation briefing continued.
“Japan is the only other country where the tournament ended quickly like us. But the situation and results there match what we saw in the tournament. It was a catastrophe. Korea is probably the only place with zero casualties.”
“…Japan experienced a catastrophe? But didn’t you just say the damage was reduced because of the overlap?”
“Well, we don’t quite…”
This God of Fighters tournament is divided into three parts.
Asian Region Part A: Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam.
European Part B: United Kingdom, Germany, France.
Americas Part C: United States, Canada, Brazil.
Countries with matching time zones were grouped together, which meant the nations in Parts B and C hadn’t started their tournaments yet.
“Why won’t they suspend the tournament given how dangerous this is?”
“The speculation is that even if the tournament is suspended, Gates could still open at the scheduled locations regardless. If a Gate opens, it’s better to have Hunters from the game tournament deployed.”
This part already had data.
Hunters participating in the game tournament could kill monsters, but conversely, even if they died in the game, they wouldn’t actually die in reality.
“However, the German government has refused to participate in the Tournament due to safety concerns.”
“…The United States will move based on those results.”
“Yes. That’s likely.”
Only the Asian nations that started the Tournament first found themselves on the dangerous testing ground.
Fortunately, Korea’s results showed no casualties so far.
Seoul Station appeared on the television screen.
[“We’ve met directly with two citizens who were at the scene and will now hear about the specific situation and atmosphere at that time.”]
A pair of man and woman wrapped in blankets appeared on screen.
Both looked remarkably unharmed.
[“Could you describe what the situation was like inside the Station?”]
The woman opened her mouth.
[“We were about to die in the restroom when Chicken Seat came and saved us! Chicken Seat is so cool! Chicken Seat is the best!”]
[“I’m glad you look healthy. Could you explain more specifically what happened inside-“]
[“Please subscribe to our hero Chicken Seat’s channel and give it a like! Just search for Chicken Seat on YouTube and you’ll find it right away!”]
[“Well, yes. How were you both able to survive? Could you give us a more objective account of the situation inside Seoul Station at that time-“]
[“We love you, Chicken Seat!”]
[“If you contact us, we’ll buy you chicken for life, unlimited. We’re truly grateful.”]
The man was clutching a cube-shaped toy tightly in both hands.
He carefully held up the cube and subtly offered it toward the camera, and the Reporter’s expression became strange.
What is that, you fool.
I couldn’t tell if this was an interview from an accident scene or an interview after a concert.
The Reporter’s eyes swirled with words he wanted to say but couldn’t because they were broadcasting.
[“Yes….”]
The Reporter on screen opened his mouth after gauging the camera’s attention.
[“…That concludes our on-site report. We’ll reconnect as soon as we have additional information.”]
The interview ended.
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Panacea (50,000C)
I was catching my breath with the Coin Market bookmarks open when an alert message appeared before me.
【???】has requested a real-time video call to arrange item sales. Do you accept?
It was Park Awkward.
Upon accepting, a video call window overlaid the Coin Market.
⟦”See? I told you I’d win!”⟧
“…?”
Her appearance had changed.
The long hair that had been a bluish tone was cut short.
Short blue hair.
And her clothes were different too.
A black jacket, necklace, earrings, and a microphone beside her ear—and if you looked closely, she’d even put on makeup.
Her pale face had become even whiter, her lips were red, and her eyes were darkly lined.
“Did you debut as an idol or something?”
⟦”Ahem!”⟧
For some reason, Kkolkkalpi’s nose suddenly lifted three centimeters higher.
⟦”As expected, you recognized it at a glance! All my effort paid off. They say this ‘idol’ is the most noble and prestigious profession in your world right now.”⟧
Noble… I wasn’t sure about that, but prestigious seemed accurate enough.
‘With a face like that, he’s got the idol aura down perfectly.’
I stared blankly at Park Awkward, who had transformed from a blue-haired beautiful youth into an idol, before snapping back to reality.
‘Wait!’
This wasn’t the time for that.
‘He’s hijacking my focus when I should be obsessing over fixing my legs!’
Coin Market.
The moment I shifted my gaze from the video call to the Market window, Kkolkkalpi started chattering.
⟦”How many coins did you rake in? You must’ve made a fortune. It was absolute chaos. But there you were, running around saving humans the whole time. Seriously. Your legs are broken, yet you’re spending coins like that. Still, I made good use of it. Winning with that was basically the same thing, right? Man, that was fun.”⟧
Only after hearing Kkolkkalpi’s words did I remember receiving coins from someone mysterious during the Tournament.
“It was you? Someone suddenly gave me coins in the middle of the Tournament.”
The Coin Market was truly a masterstroke.
With it, I could confirm that the Game and reality occupied the same space, and with items bought from the Coin Market, I could save countless lives.
From basic shields to area-wide healing devices—items costing 200 coins, 300 coins—I splurged on several and saved as many people as I could.
‘Still, quite a lot must have died.’
The cheap items didn’t seem to have very good efficacy.
⟦”Heh. It was me.”⟧
Kkolkkalpi turned his head to the side and ran his hand through his hair.
*Cha-ching.*
‘?’
It was the Market video window, not the Game, yet I could hear a sound effect from somewhere.
⟦”I manipulated some guy into sponsoring you to help you out. Now he can’t watch the Tournament until the Game ends. Poor bastard. Ahahaha!”⟧
Geez.
I don’t know who it was, but still.
“Good work.”
If Kkolkkalpi got an additional penalty for giving me coins, I’d be in trouble.
The one-on-one match has to be with Kkolkkalpi no matter what.
⟦”By the way, you didn’t actually get friendly with that Lizard, did you? His combat power is pathetic. With those specs, if he teams up with me, we could breeze through five S-Rank Gates.”⟧
“Be quiet for a second.”
I swatted away the annoying pest and took another deep breath.
*Huff, huff.*
Panacea (50,000C)
God, Buddha, Allah, and—though I hate to admit it—Chicken Bulssdagu, who opened this Coin Market for me.
Thank you.
Purchase ‘Panacea (50,000C)’?
Yes
Thump-thump.
You have purchased ‘Panacea (50,000C)’.
The purchase was successful!
Finally.
I held my breath in anticipation of what was about to unfold, trembling slightly.
“…What?”
Nothing happened.
“Hey. Park Awkward. Why isn’t my leg fixed? I just bought the Panacea.”
⟦”?”⟧
Park Awkward hesitated, then frowned deeply without answering.
⟦”Didn’t you hear me? That Lizard is dangerous, so don’t get close to him! Don’t think you won because of him! That wasn’t his doing—it was your skill…. Anyway, forget that. Do you know how much sponsorship I’ve poured in this time-“⟧
“Got it, Park King God Emperor Billionaire Superstar Idol. Your output is definitely much better. So explain what’s going on with this.”
It’s only because the one who opened the Coin Market is on a live video call with me.
If I were alone here right now, I would’ve gone berserk asking why this isn’t working, throwing things around and causing a scene.
I was in a real hurry right now.
Kkolkkalpi, suddenly in a good mood from the praise, focused on my words.
⟦”Hmm! The Panacea is an item, right? It doesn’t apply immediately—it goes into your Market inventory.”⟧
“!”
He was right.
When I opened the Coin Market’s inventory window, I saw the Panacea I’d purchased.
‘Damn. I aged ten years in an instant.’
Panacea (50,000C)
Description: Perfectly restores the body to normal condition, curing all diseases and disabilities. However, it does not apply to bodies whose hearts have already stopped.
When I reached in, a glass vial identical to the item image materialized in my hand.
‘Wow. It’s really finally….’
My hands trembled. They trembled.
My heart seemed to be pounding not in my chest, but in my knees.

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