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Chapter – 03
A raid room set to allow only Koreans to enter.
Not always, but since raids are team-based, it was quite common for people from the same country who could communicate to play together.
“Whoa?!”
The moment he entered the raid map set in Seoul, one player checked the system window and shouted in shock while controlling his screen.
The streamer’s broadcast, which had been showing his game character, now zoomed out to show the full scene.
“Damn, Chicken. Chicken has appeared!”
Because the other players were scattered far apart, it was hard to tell who was who.
They were still dispersed, not knowing where the gate would erupt.
As the streamer quickly manipulated the UI and opened a window, the list of participating players appeared on the viewers’ screen.
There was only one nickname containing “Chicken.”
[Chicken Puncher]
When he tapped it, the character appeared.
A female character with pale skin, long black hair tied up, and red eyes.
She wore clean black pants, a white dress shirt, and a military harness—like a special agent—but with her sharp eyes and expressionless face, she looked more like a villain planning the destruction of a city from behind the scenes.
“Wow, when did she get in? I must’ve missed it while streaming.”
Since she was somewhat well-known in the community, the live chat exploded.
—??? What? Why is Chicken here
—Whoa, Chicken raid
—Insane
—Someone entered right before the start in the waiting room
—Her nickname is Chicken Puncher lol
—Isn’t she known for only doing 1v1?
—Suddenly craving chicken
—What is going on
—Chicken is doing raids?
—Is she famous??
—She’s a world-ranked player who’s somehow the least famous in GOF
—Did she come to test multi-target constellations? No reason otherwise to do raids
—lol GOF and Hunter communities are both talking about Chicken’s appearance
—Hunters are flooding in
—What even is Chicken’s identity?
—Like most GOF addicts, probably either a Hunter or an athlete
Chicken Puncher.
The player known as “Chicken” was one of the most mysterious ranked users in Korea’s GOF scene.
As expected of a game famous for Hunters, the GOF ranking list included many well-known people, especially famous Hunters.
Rarely, athletes also appeared and boasted their high rankings.
“Chicken is getting more and more famous these days. She’s now ranked 13th in the 1v1 world ranking, which is almost treated as real-world ranking.”
The streamer checked ChickenPuncher’s current ranking and froze.
“…Huh? Wait, not 13th—12th? She went up again already? That’s insanely fast. Who is this guy? The Hunter world is going to flip again.”
RUMBLE—
At that moment, the screen shook violently.
People began screaming and rushing out from inside a virtual subway station in the Seoul map.
And black monsters poured out, chasing them.
[
A rampaging sudden gate has opened inside the subway. Protect civilians from monsters and defeat the boss monster to close the gate.]
A real-time raid began in the Virtual World Map, set in a Seoul morning subway station during rush hour.
Raid battles.
The closest game mode to reality, where players unite to defeat a final boss and close the gate.
Scattered players immediately rushed toward the subway.
BOOM—!
As skills exploded everywhere, a warning window appeared.
[
(Hell Mode) The gate will rampage every 5 minutes. The less civilian damage and property destruction, the higher the reward.]
GOF wasn’t called a Hunter game for nothing.
All major Hunter guilds around the world had dedicated VR rooms in their companies and strongly encouraged Hunters to train using this game.
The reason raid maps were popular was because of their realistic Hunter simulation.
Hunters could practice rescuing people in real emergency situations, and ordinary players could experience what it felt like to be a Hunter.
The streamer said,
“This round, I’ll focus more on filming Chicken than fighting. She mostly plays 1v1, so seeing her in multi-combat is rare. This is a chance I can’t miss.”
If recorded well, it could easily blow up in views as an edited video.
As Chicken strolled into the battlefield, busy players subtly glanced at her while pretending not to.
It seemed like everyone expected her to take a leadership role.
But as expected from a ranking player obsessed with PvP, Chicken’s expression was extremely indifferent as she looked at the battlefield.
—She looks like she’s staring at cold chicken lol
—ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Viewers chatted:
—What’s a human combat machine doing in a monster raid?
—She should’ve just done conquest mode instead
—I want battle royale
—Map complaints are funny, but Chicken wouldn’t be fun in anything else
—If she did anything else, we wouldn’t be seeing this on stream
The streamer slowly moved closer, pretending to fight nearby monsters while positioning Chicken in frame.
At that moment, Chicken casually equipped her sword.
Click.
—Oh, she drew a sword
—Max-level monster avoidance lol
The Chicken character started running toward the subway station and instantly moved out of frame.
And the moment she reached the entrance—
WHOOSH— BOOM—!!
With a massive explosion, the subway entrance was ripped apart horizontally.
—???
—Reward: Please let me live
—What about property damage lol
—Is this Chicken Punching?
—If Chicken were a real Hunter, everyone there would be dead
—lol true
—How is this possible right after the game started? Is it a Constellation trait?
—Probably stacked gauge from previous match
—Nope, no glow from eyes = not a constellation skill
—Some constellation passives instantly fill skill gauge at match start
—Feels wasteful to use it at entrance
—She wiped everything inside anyway
Chicken instantly wiped out monsters pouring out of the subway entrance with a single strike and leveled up significantly.
The problem was that civilians were caught in it too.
Under the focused gaze of other players, Chicken silently walked into the subway station.
Someone spoke via voice chat.
[“I’ll prioritize minimizing mission completion time.”]
Immediately, one male character sprinted after Chicken into the subway.
Other players followed.
—Wow, what’s with their teamwork attitude?
—Where did all the trash talk go? Is this even GOF?
—This is Chicken’s influence
—It’s Hell Mode with 5-minute rampage cycles, so this is fine
Outside the station, two teammates stayed behind to deal with remaining monsters, clearing the front line.
Viewers watching live urged the streamer.
—Hurry up
—Go after them!!!
—[(RunCandy) donated 100,000 won: If you properly film Chicken’s battle scenes, I’ll donate 10x more.]
—Whoa insane
—Thank you so much
—Is that a guild member?
The streamer glanced at the live chat supported by GOF’s system and his eyes lit up.
“Mission accepted. Thank you for your support, RunCandy.”
TATATATAT—
Rapid footsteps echoed.
Through the live feed, the scene showed the stairs leading down into the subway station.
Fallen monsters were piled everywhere along the way.
A few surviving virtual civilians rushed past the camera, fleeing up the stairs.
The streamer muttered while practically flying down.
“Why is everything so fast?”
Because the game doesn’t show blood, the scattered corpses made the scene even more grotesque.
—Hurry up, I want that 1 million won
—Everyone’s dead lol
—This is basically a blender
—Chicken has a completely different appeal compared to Ian; Ian is clean perfect clears, this is madness
—So refreshing
—Feels like there are no rules in her head
—If this were real, it’d be a disaster
—If this goes well, the rampage might end in one cycle
Since he had received additional mission funding, the goal of this round was to film Chicken’s combat scenes—but at this rate, he might not even capture anything properly.
As expected, deep inside the subway station, team combat was already in full swing.
BOOM! KABOOM!
—But nobody complains even if she takes all kills lol
—Koreans become polite when Chicken appears
—lol true
—Makes weird sense
Looking at the team list in the system window, Chicken was overwhelmingly ahead in level compared to everyone else.
At that moment, a green light shimmered from Chicken’s body.
Flash!
A healing buff spread to all nearby teammates—including the streamer—rapidly restoring HP.
—Huh?
—What did I just see
—Chicken… support?
—Wasn’t her main constellation blue?
—She must’ve pulled a new multi-support constellation
RUMBLE…
A strange sound echoed as the subway station trembled violently, and a new notification appeared.
[<Notice>
A train is arriving. Help or rescue civilians so the train can safely pass through the station.]
Then another warning.
[<!WARNING!>
(Rampage Cycle 1) 5 minutes have passed. The gate is rampaging.]
—That’s insanely fast
—Classic Hell Mode Korea
—At this rate, boss monster will spawn soon
—Only three monsters left
—Normally you’d slow kills to let the train pass first, right?
—Chicken probably doesn’t know that
Deep inside the station, the gate rippled violently.
A message appeared.
[<!WARNING!>
(37/40) Over 90% of monsters have been eliminated. The final boss inside the gate becomes enraged.]
