The Chicken Legend's Game Becomes Reality - Chapter 94

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Chapter 94
And just like what happened at the villa I’d recently moved into, I seemed to have gotten caught up in a Gate while sleeping at Baek Hee-an’s House.
Gulp.
‘If I’d left the house, this would’ve been a disaster, wouldn’t it?’
The victor of this match was me.
And it was also me who witnessed the Gate event window that flickered like a glitch and passed by in an instant.
Crash—!
Lightning erupted once more, and my vision flashed white.
“Gasp!”
Thud. Thud. Thud.
A colossal army of Baphomet—equivalent to five S-Rank Gates—filled my entire field of vision as they charged toward Baek Hee-an.
“Run! There’s a cavern behind us! Get inside and regroup with the others!”
Despite being drenched in blood, Baek Hee-an unleashed multiple spells in rapid succession, engaging in a one-versus-many battle.
Crack, boom!
Thick bones shattered under the assault, and blood sprayed in all directions.
‘Ugh!’
Faced with such a horrific scene, my first instinct wasn’t to worry about Baek Hee-an’s condition—it was to survive.
I quickly scrambled to my feet and began running toward the back.
‘Oh! My legs!’
Unlike the last time I’d been caught in a Gate, both my legs moved perfectly, and that realization brought an overwhelming sense of gratitude in this moment of crisis.
Come to think of it, this was already the second time.
‘Is this a coincidence? It hasn’t even been that long, and I’m caught in another Gate? Am I some kind of Gate magnet?’
Boom!
A chilling sensation ran down my spine.
“!”
At the sound—not particularly loud—my head snapped around involuntarily.
“…Baek Hee-an!”
As expected, it wasn’t a monster that took the hit and crashed down—it was Baek Hee-an, dressed in a Pikachu pajama set.
‘I thought he could fight on his own! Why is he getting hit when he’s already in bad condition!’
Cold sweat trickled down my back.
Though I couldn’t abandon someone in danger, my feet refused to move given the circumstances.
Baek Hee-an was sent flying by the thick tail of the Zombie Dragon.
Yet his eyes remained alive.
“Ugh!”
With a blood-covered face, he rapidly summoned something.
Whoooosh—
A high-pitched frequency pierced the air so intensely my ears rang, and the flow of air within the Gate froze momentarily.
In an instant, an overwhelming, densely concentrated burst of white light exploded.
Flash, boom!
“Gahhh!”
I shielded my eyes with both hands and stumbled backward.
A blindingly white light erupted from Baek Hee-an’s body as an enormous magical circle exploded outward in a cascade of radiance.
It engulfed the fiercely advancing Baphomet forces and dragons like freshly fallen snow.
Whoosh!
The Gate’s interior, which had been devoid of light, was instantaneously drenched in perfect white.
Kabooooom—!
The dragons standing at the front lines were swept head-on by that tidal wave of light.
Crash! Kaboom! Crash!
The thick ashen carapaces of the dragons—which had seemed as solid as compressed rock and steel—shattered like thin glass panes the moment they touched the white wave.
“…!”
It was an awe-inspiring sight.
Dozens of tons of massive Zombie Dragons tumbled across the ground like shattered autumn leaves.
“Huff, huff.”
The sound of Baek Hee-an’s labored breathing echoed through the cavern after casting the area-of-effect spell.
The grotesque Zombie Dragons crumbled, and the front ranks of the Baphomet forces collapsed into black ash as if evaporating.
Gulp.
‘…Wow. Baek Hee-an.’
It was a moment when the Top Ranker’s legendary reputation became viscerally real.
He had annihilated the monsters ahead in an instant.
It was a spectacularly grand area-of-effect annihilation skill—roughly one-third of the five hundred monsters evaporating in a single breath—but.
“Cough!”
Baek Hee-an’s condition was clearly dire at a glance.
Thud.
Baek Hee-an, who had been embedded in a fairly high location, fell to the ground below.
“!”
The Baek Hee-an who had just wrought that overwhelming miracle coughed up a mouthful of dark crimson blood and staggered to his feet.
The eyes of the Baphomet forces, which had momentarily halted, gleamed ominously.
Thud. Thud. Thud. Thud.
They began advancing rapidly, sensing Baek Hee-an’s peril.
It wasn’t merely walking.
It was a charge.
‘Should I… should I just leave him? This isn’t a situation I should be getting involved in….’
The Baphomet forces—goat-headed demonic monsters standing roughly 2.5 meters tall—were approaching in formation.
Just as I was about to retreat from the overwhelming pressure.
Crash—!
A Baphomet mage wielding a steel staff unleashed magic directly at Baek Hee-an.
A white shield blazed with light.
Crash! Kaboom!
A barrage of magical attacks continued pouring down upon Baek Hee-an, wrapped in the shield.
‘…Baek Hee-an.’
Baphomet spread wide, encircling Baek Hee-an as he barely managed to stand in a corner of the Gate Cavern wall.
Boom! Boom-boom!
The density of magical attacks intensified, spears flew through the air, and Baphomet wielding swords began moving with gleaming eyes.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
I continued backing away hesitantly, unable to tear my gaze from Baek Hee-an.
‘He’s a Top Ranker. He’ll be fine.’
But whatever had happened before I woke up, no matter how I looked at it, Baek Hee-an’s condition didn’t seem fine at all.
For one thing, there was an enormous dragon’s claw piercing through his chest….
‘If Baek Hee-an dies, it’s over.’
Neither I nor the people hiding in the cavern behind him would be able to survive this massive S-Rank Gate.
Baek Hee-an just needs to use that same ability from before a few more times.
Show me proof you’re okay. Quickly.
If you just do that, I’ll turn tail and run from this horrific situation unfolding before my eyes without a second thought.
But the moment Baek Hee-an looked at me from within the transparent shield, I understood.
‘Get out of here.’
That’s what his lips were saying.
“….”
This crazy bastard was throwing a fit.
That’s a death flag.
And if Baek Hee-an dies there, no one will be able to survive this Gate.
“Coin Market.”
The familiar Market window appeared before me.
Hunter Awakening (20,000C)
One Billion Won Cash (5,000C)
Anything Goes (3,000C)
Strength Enhancement Level 1 (300C)
….
Baek Hee-an is a cheat-like genius mage who uses multiple skills without a skill window, covering close-range, long-range, area, single-target, buffs, and debuffs all at once.
There were almost no cases where such a precious asset was deployed without a supporter after paying expensive fees to summon him.
‘I need a close-range dealer to draw aggro for Baek Hee-an.’
Tap.
I immediately began running toward Baek Hee-an.
How long had it been since I felt this kind of mobility?
‘Am I insane?’
Thump-thump.
Along with my heartbeat, dopamine suddenly flooded my entire body.
A thrill far beyond what I felt jogging around the neighborhood tickled my pounding legs, every bone and muscle in my body.
‘This is it.’
Healthy legs, my solid weight nearly matching the Baphomet bastards, the Coin Market and overflowing coins.
Remaining Coins: 205,121C
My heart swelled at the sight of my abundant bank balance—or rather, my coin reserves.
‘This is worth trying!’
The item Park Awkward had listed on the seller’s recommendation with that insane discount last time.
【Video Direct Transaction Limited Massive Discount】 Holy Mark Bracelet Blessed by the Omnipotent Creator and Destroyer (999,999,998C→1,000C)
I purchased it.
You have successfully purchased the Holy Mark Bracelet Blessed by the Omnipotent Creator and Destroyer.
Unlike the panacea, the equipment equipped itself automatically, and a black tattoo etched itself across the back of my hand.
⟦”Finally bought it…, what?”⟧
For some reason, the Coin Market video call activated on its own, and Park Awkward’s voice came through.
⟦”Got yourself into trouble again?”⟧
My primary Constellation—someone I’d spent at least 500 days with like a shut-in.
At Park Awkward’s nonchalant, irritating tone about my predicament, I felt my lips twitch involuntarily.
The Coin Market was in front of me, and Park Awkward was chirping away beside me.
‘This is completely God Opal, isn’t it?’
As I caught my breath, Baek Hee-an, who’d noticed me a beat too late, widened his eyes.
“What are you doing, Joo Hyun-soo! Don’t come—!”
As Baek Hee-an cried out in a blood-boiling voice, it actually drew aggro instead, and the Baphomet swarm’s attention turned toward me.
The subtle light emanating from the shield.
‘His lungs are filled with blood.’
Baek Hee-an’s condition, seen up close, was far more severe than I’d thought.
Baek Hee-an’s lips were blue.
The Pikachu pajamas, now soaked a vivid crimson in the meantime, had become a scene straight out of a horror film.
⟦”A Baphomet swarm. At that level, the quality isn’t particularly high for an S-Rank Gate. You’re going to fight, right?”⟧
“Of course.”
⟦”Sounds fun!”⟧
At the delighted tone, I couldn’t help but let out a small laugh.
My mood was oddly elevated, completely at odds with the situation.
⟦”Let’s have some fun!”⟧

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