Chapter 46 - Chapter 46: Future War (2)

As we got somewhat close to the lower floor, a noisy sound came from below.

"Where did that bastard Kim Dokja go?! Tell me now!?"

As soon as the third main scenario ended, the figures of Gong Pildu and Building Union members were seen pressuring Lee Hyunsung and Yoo Sangah, surrounding them.

'Things have really gotten lively.... I'll have to put them in their place later.'

Thinking inwardly that I'd put them in their place with Haniel, I approached them to help Lee Hyunsung and Yoo Sangah.

"N-now, wait a minute. Everyone calm down first…."

"Wha...! Do I look like I can calm down now?! Huh?! Because of that bastard, we almost all died!?"

Seeing Lee Hyunsung and Yoo Sangah in trouble due to Gong Pildu's bullying, Kim Dokja, wanting to help them, called out their names loudly.

"Lee Hyunsung-ssi, Yoo Sangah-ssi!"

"Huh? Dokja-ssi!"

Lee Hyunsung and Yoo Sangah looked at Kim Dokja, who appeared at just the right time, with relieved expressions.

"Pildu-ssi! That's him!"

"That bastard, where has he been hiding until now…!"

The furious Gong Pildu, supported by members of the Building Union, came this way.

Traces of the fierce battle fought all night remained all over Gong Pildu's body, and at a glance, it seemed his overall stats had risen significantly.

'Still, it's nothing to me.'

Effectively having become the strongest in Seoul, Gong Pildu's appearance seemed almost cute to me.

"That bastard right now...!"

The words of the enraged Gong Pildu could not continue to the end.

[The fourth main scenario will begin in 5 minutes!]

Along with the suddenly appearing system message, it was because the dokkaebi Bihyung revealed himself.

[Hahaha, everyone, how have you been? Looking at your expressions, you all seem peaceful!]

"Wha, what are you here for!"

[Of course, I came to announce the fourth main scenario.]

"You damn......."

At Bihyung's words, people immediately began to curse, and Bihyung waved his hands at them as if to stop it and spoke.

[Now now, don't get so heated and listen. You know the one who complains the most dies first, right? The fourth main scenario must be done together with other stations. A fairly exciting story awaits, so you'll all be very satisfied!]

At the words of doing it together with other stations, people's complexions grew even darker.

Bihyung looked at those people and said.

[But to proceed with this scenario, a prerequisite must be fulfilled first. If there are just more people, it'll only become a chaotic mess, right? So, we need an existence to command you all. In other words, each station must have a representative!]

At Bihyung's words, people looked at him with questioning eyes.

[The game we'll do from now is a 'skirmish'. You could also call it a warm-up game. The rules are... well, you'll see when you look!]

Bihyung, smiling appropriately, finished speaking and disappeared, and then a message window appeared before everyone's eyes.

[A sub-scenario has arrived!]

Category: Sub

Difficulty: C

Clear Condition: Seize the 'white flag' installed at the center of the platform.

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Reward: 1,000 coins, Representative of Chungmuro.

Failure: ―

* The representative of the station can exercise strong control over its members.

As the sub-scenario began, a white flag was generated at the center of the platform.

"Everyone, back off!"

As soon as he saw the message, Gong Pildu, who had already deactivated [Armed Zone], was charging towards the flag placed at the center of the platform like a runaway train. The moment his thick fingertips were about to touch the flag, Kim Dokja spoke.

"Gong Pildu, get down!"

"Whoaah!"

Gong Pildu suddenly collapses at Kim Dokja's command.

Kim Dokja lightly stepped on Gong Pildu's back, jumped up, and directly grabbed the 'white flag'.

[Kim Dokja has pulled out Chungmuro Station's white flag.]

['Kim Dokja' has become the representative of Chungmuro Station.]

[Kim Dokja has gained the qualification to walk the King's Road.]

['Kim Dokja' has seized the 'white flag'.]

[If the owner of the white flag does not change for the next 5 minutes, Chungmuro Station will fall under his control.]

[If the flag is taken, the owner changes, and the 5-minute timer resets.]

Seeing the message, Gong Pildu's face turned pale, then he immediately pointed at Kim Dokja and shouted.

"Take the flag! We just need to take it within 5 minutes!"

At Gong Pildu's words, the belatedly composed union members ran towards Kim Dokja, but

"Stop right there."

Fl inch!

At my shout, the gazes of the Building Union members trying to run to Kim Dokja, the other party members, the remaining people, Gong Pildu, and even Kim Dokja himself all focused on me.

Looking at those people's gazes, I took out E.G.O Bullet and said.

"Now.... Anyone who moves even a little from now on will get a hole in their head."

The complexions of the people who looked alternately at me and the E.G.O Bullet in my hand turned deathly pale.

"What is th—!"

Bang!

"Did I give you permission to speak?"

"Hieeeeeek!!!!"

The man who saw the bullet fired exactly beneath him lost strength in his legs, fell over, and trembled like a leaf.

Of course, the others were the same.

[Yuseong.... Is it really necessary to go this far?]

Mayuri, worried about my actions, asked me.

'Don't worry. I have no intention of killing them anyway. I'm just doing this to buy time.'

[Time? Why—Ah! Don't tell me...]

Then, Mayuri spoke as if she had realized something, and simultaneously,

[0:00]

The timer hit 0 and a message appeared.

[The sub-scenario has ended.]

[You have received 1000 coins as a reward.]

[Due to the white flag's effect, 'Kim Dokja' has become the true 'representative' of Chungmuro Station.]

[Kim Dokja's current group: 53 people]

'53? That's a bit more than the original.... Ah.... Don't tell me...'

It seemed that thanks to my actions on the third day, the number of survivors had increased a bit.

"Kim Dokja, you handle the rest."

At my words, Kim Dokja quietly nodded with a thankful smile, and I smiled back in the same way and left the spot.

[Yuseong.... Is that okay? That looks really important though?]

As Mayuri asked somewhat worriedly, I said it was fine for now and added an answer.

'There's another way to get that anyway, so I can just go the other route.'

[Is that so?.... Well, that's a relief...]

For some reason, I laughed at Mayuri's reaction, and just as she was asking why I was laughing,

[Trait: One Qualified to be King activates.]

[Due to the trait effect, you have automatically met the acquisition conditions for a hidden scenario.]

[You have automatically become a fugitive from Chungmuro Station.]

[The King's Road begins.]

Category: Hidden

Difficulty: A

Clear Condition: Occupy a minimum of 10 stations within the time period.

Time Limit: 10 days

Reward: Blooming of the 'King' trait

Failure: If you fail to occupy at least 1 station per day, you and all your group members will die.

'Wait, but I don't have a flag?'

To proceed with this scenario, you need to occupy a station's flagpole with a flag.

However, I have no flag.

An error occurred where you need a flag to proceed with the scenario, but the subject in question has no flag.

[The Star Stream confirms an error in this scenario.]

[The Star Stream ponders for a moment.]

[The Star Stream resolves the error.]

[The Star Stream's plausibility moves.]

At that moment, a pure white flag with nothing written on it appeared in my hand.

[The Star Stream grants you a special position.]

[You have no affiliated station.]

[You are a Wanderer.]

[You have become the representative of the Wanderers.]

[As a penalty, the hidden scenario's time limit is reduced by half.]

Although a time reduction penalty was incurred, this much wasn't really a problem.

[Currently, 6 fugitive personnel have appeared.]

Just then, five figures heading towards Myeongdong Station were seen, followed by the main scenario window appearing.

[The fourth main scenario has been activated!]

Along with that message, the scenario window appeared.