“Hmph.”

Wilsim Station had become subject to me, and due to taking control of it, Ujiron Station had acquired 5 stations in the process, and thankfully one of them was our target station. 

[You have occupied Wilsim Station.]

[You have earned 2,000 coins as a reward for 'Struggle for the Flag'.]

[Your group has occupied the target station.]

Though it seemed unfortunate that they targeted us, a couple of pros had derived from it. From the capture, my red flag levelled up to a brown flag. 

[You have won the flag of ‘Wilsim Station'.]

[Your red flag has evolved into a navy flag.]

[Your red flag has absorbed the cumulative achievements of the navy flag.]

[Your navy flag has evolved into a brown flag.]

[A strong flag protects you.]

Currently Occupied: Ujiron (Main Base), Wilsim Station, Upnor Station, Darwin Line, Ironbark Station, Silverstone Station, Kasu Station, Grunham Station.]

Leo Collins was busy cleaning off the blood on his sword beside me whilst I planned our next move. We currently had Erich Caine, Leo Collins and I. We might’ve been the only station underground as the railways were fairly quiet. Here and there, I could hear a ruckus above ground. It’s safe to say that a lot of the kings are up there.

“And maybe that one too…”

That one infamous king of the Northbound Line. It’s entirely possible that he was up there too, snatching all the flags from the opposing representatives. If so, the best course of action would be to go up and snatch the flags before him, it was probably the most efficient way too. As I was about to inform the other two, a scenario message appeared.  

[The main scenario has been updated!]

[Main scenario # 4 – The King's Qualifications has begun.] 

A blue window abruptly appeared after, it was the new dokkaebi representative. 

[As you may have guessed already, the fourth main scenario is a battle to be the only king who can sit on the grand throne. To clarify, one who has proved their qualifications can sit there.]

The dokkaebi produced a grin on its smug face. 

[Then, I will reveal the first qualification!]

After the window’s disappearance, Leo Collins and Erich Caine rushing over to me. 

"Aksel! What should we do? We don't even have 10 flags." 

“I know, pretty troublesome. I think the best option would be to go to the surface and steal some flags there.”

There was also something else I wanted to do. If I recalled correctly, there was also a museum around Griemore that contained a lot of historical artifacts. There is a chance that I could snatch a sword or something from there, I just hoped that no one else had looted the place yet. My knife was slowly eroding due to the magic power and it wouldn’t be sustainable in the long run.  

"We’ll also have a chance to upgrade our weapons. This knife has been useful but it’s reaching the end of its lifespan."

Leo nodded and Erich had an ecstatic look on his face. We could also probably get a weapon for Mia Becker too. And thus, we embarked on the journey to Griemore. 

Upon wandering on the streets of Griemore, buildings were desecrated and many were ransacked. Instances of violence could be spotted along streets, the scent of it all was mixed with new and old, aftermath of most likely the battle of the kings and the zombie rampage respectively. This area that was once bustling with civilians became a wasteland in a couple days. If this is what happened to a capital, I couldn’t imagine just what happened to the rest of the country.

Carrying on our walk, we had finally neared the Auditory Institution of Novelties. The museum stretched high, and in contrast with its surroundings, still gave a sort of pristine look, it definitely wasn’t a spot to hit for looters on their search for essentials. This museum was one of the biggest in the country, and rivalled some of the biggest in the world with the sheer value of artefacts inside. The museum most definitely had a lot of antiques that could be used as a weapon, hopefully they haven't been snatched already. 

"Wait." 

This imperative call came from Erich, and we suddenly stopped advancing.

"There's a group of people coming, about 30 of them."

I wondered how he knew but then remembered his skill. Erich seemed to have the ability to control insects and an ant confirmed that belief, it quickly scrambled toward Erich on the ground. We took cover behind a wall. There was 3 of us and 30 of them, Erich doesn't have a lot of combat experience either so we're at a great disadvantage. 

I watched as a figure was carried on a huge, silver palanquin with a dragon embedded on the top. The rest of the guards were protecting them in a box formation. These people were really getting into this, weren't they? I decided to use my exclusive skill on the King behind carried. 

[Exclusive Skill, Magnification Lv. 4 has been activated!]