I've died 47 times in this game, so I've decided to sell it.

Her heart skipped a beat.

This guy can be quite... when he's serious.

He hadn't finished speaking.

Music rose from the void.

Qi Ye turned around.

He turned to the side, looked back, and slightly raised his chin, casting a long silhouette behind him in the spotlight.

"You're so beautiful, chicken!"

He sang it out, his voice processed with electronic music, making it both soothing and steady, with an automatic key change at the end.

At the same second, he pushed forward with his right hand, and the basketball condensed in his palm collided head-on with the laser beam.

With a deafening roar, the beam of light was abruptly deflected, grazing the edge of the rooftop as it shot into space.

Then Qiye's hips started to move.

The standard hip thrust is precise, the timing is accurate, and the movement is fluid, drawing a perfect arc from left to right.

Immediately afterwards, the spotlight switched to a multi-color mode, with red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple lights sweeping across him in turn.

"Chicken, you're so beautiful—so beautiful—so beautiful—?"

Electronic music echoed, and Qi Ye spun around to the rhythm.

He also got rid of the standard iron mountain lean.

Then he began to thrust his hips forward, one step at a time, the spotlight casting a trail of afterimages behind him.

March 7th's expression went from being moved to being completely bewildered in an instant.

"What are you doing!!!"

"I'll save your life!"

As Qi Ye thrust his hips forward, he answered, his voice automatically cut into a rhyming melody by electronic music.

"This laser is too dangerous~? I have to intervene~? But the background music won't stop~? My hips can't stop~?"

"Then what was that 'Chicken You're So Beautiful' thing you were talking about just now?!"

Xing peeked over from the side, rubbing her head that had just been slapped away.

He watched Qiye's dance steps with curiosity through his golden eyes.

She tilted her head and asked seriously, "What does 'Chicken You're So Beautiful' mean?"

"A meme."

Qiye answered while striking a pose.

What's the joke?

"It's a very old trope. You have amnesia, so you don't remember."

Explain it to me.

"Now is not the time to explain!"

Qi Ye pointed to the Doomsday Beast in front of him, which was charging up its second laser.

"That stuff's about to spray again!"

Dan Heng cut in from the side, thrusting his spear straight at the Doomsday Beast's throat in an attempt to interrupt its energy buildup.

However, it did not work.

The apocalyptic beast opened its massive maw, and the laser beam condensed once more.

This time the brightness is even higher than before, clearly indicating that they're preparing for an even bigger attack.

"Everyone, stand back!"

Qi Ye took a deep breath and automatically assumed a starting stance.

The spotlight switched from multicolored to gold, and the drumbeats of the background music suddenly became more cryptic.

A hazy silhouette slowly emerged behind him.

First came two thick legs, then baggy overalls.

Above that is a round body and a chicken head.

A gigantic chicken wearing overalls.

It hovered behind Qi Ye, spread its wings, and assumed the same starting stance as him.

On March 7th, looking up at the giant chicken, his lips trembled slightly.

"A chicken... wearing overalls..."

"It's the goddess of chickens, you're so beautiful."

Xing stood by and earnestly corrected her.

"What is that thing?!"

Qi Ye's body rose into the air.

The giant chicken behind him also took flight.

The man and the chicken traced two perfectly synchronized parabolas in the air, a hip thrust and a leaning back!

Every movement was precisely timed to the beat.

The background music reached its climax, with drumbeats as dense as a torrential downpour.

The electronic music melody layered on top of each other, and then Qi Ye's fist slammed into the chest of the Doomsday Beast.

The giant chicken behind him also crashed into it.

At the end of the chicken wing was a basketball that emitted a golden glow.

boom.

The Doomsday Beast's chest shell was dented by this blow.

The massive body was thrown backward by the enormous impact, its two giant claws flailing futilely in the air.

It crashed through the railing at the edge of the rooftop, with half of its body hanging outside.

Qi Ye landed steadily.

The spotlight narrowed its beam, just as the background music finished its last drumbeat.

The giant chicken behind him slowly dissipated.

The last thing to disappear was the pair of overalls; the two pant legs floated in the air for half a second before turning into specks of light.

Xing walked over carrying a baseball bat.

He looked down at the still-smoking dent on the chest of the Doomsday Beast, then turned to look at Qi Ye with a serious expression.

So what exactly is the meaning behind the phrase "Chicken You're So Beautiful"?

Qi Ye had just caught her breath when she choked on it:

"Can't you worry about that monster that got knocked down first!"

"What's there to care about monsters?"

Xing said it was only natural.

"I'm more curious about why you can summon a chicken wearing overalls just by saying 'Chicken, you're so beautiful'."

"That wasn't summoned by me! It was a special effect from the background music!"

"Why is the special effect specifically a chicken? And a chicken wearing overalls at that?"

Because of that meme.

"See, you still won't tell me what the joke is."

He stood up from the ground on March 7th.

She did not participate in the academic discussion between Qiye and Xing about chickens.

He simply readjusted the bowstring quietly, then looked up at Qiye.

Her face was still a little red.

"Thanks for blocking it earlier."

"You're welcome."

Qi Ye answered subconsciously.

"Then."

On March 7th, he raised his camera, pointed it at him, and grinned mischievously.

“I recorded everything starting from ‘Chicken You’re So Beautiful’.”

Qi Ye's smile froze.

March 7th!!!

"The title is 'Chicken God in Overalls Beats Up Doomsday Beast'."

March 7th was looking through the camera while talking to himself.

"The number of views should reach a new high."

"Deleted!!!"

Chapter 13 Another Death

Qi Ye lunged forward and snatched the camera.

March 7th was prepared; he twisted his body and dodged, holding the camera high.

He backed away, waving his camera triumphantly.

"Want to delete? Catch up with me first!"

"Stop right there!"

"Only a fool would stop!"

The two chased each other around the corpse of the apocalypse beast on the rooftop.

March 7th ran very fast, and Qiye chased after him, panting heavily.

Every time I was about to grab her arm, she would nimbly turn around and slip away.

March 7th ran while turning back to taunt, "Weren't you supposed to be a good fighter? How come you're so slow!"

"Give me the camera and I can make a call right away!"

"That won't do, this is evidence!"

Xing stood to the side, his baseball bat planted on the ground.

He rested his hands on the top of the handles, his chin on the back of his hands, watching with great interest.

"Keep going, good guy. You're almost there."

"You should at least help me!" Qi Ye chased after him, his forehead covered in sweat.

Why should I help?

Xing tilted her head and thought about it seriously.

"I owe you money, so theoretically I should help you."

But I also want to see you pursue her.

"Can't you choose a side?"

"Stand by and watch from the sidelines."

Xing held up one finger, her expression serious.