Rogue Wars Online

Chapter Seventy: The First Zodiac

-chapter seventy-

FINN

I guess hindi lang ako sa height pinagkaitan, sa swerte din.

I mentally sighed at the additional message. It's not too hard. Maybe. Pwede lang naman akong magblend-in sa kanila.

Wala din akong kailangan gawin masyado besides surviving. As the appointed thirteenth zodiac, I don't need to kill the zodiacs. Kailangan lang na buhay pa ako hanggang sa mapatay ang lahat ng zodiac at mabuksan nila ang gate.

I closed the message, lifting my gaze to the other players. They were talking amongst themselves in small voices. Mula sa mga expresiyon sa mga mukha nila, halos lahat ay nagsususpetya sa mga katabi.

The glowing blue line disappeared and multiple doors appeared visibly in each side of the city. Some of them were intricate in detail and can be easily spotted, while some are almost transparent. Mukhang ito ang mga zodiac doors na sinabi sa instructions kanina.

So those doors will lead us towards one of the zodiacs that we have to defeat.

"Ano ba sa tingin mo ang dapat nating gawin, Marcella?" tanong ng isang babaeng player. "Should we kill the zodiacs or focus on finding the impostor?"

I stared at Marcella who was deep in thought. The higher possibility of success must be their goal.

"Killing all the zodiacs. About the Marked player, we can just find them while fighting. Mag-aaksaya lang tayo ng panahon kung hahanapin lang natin siya. Besides," Marcella paused, her cold eyes scanning the players around her. "Magkakamali din sila at doon natin sila mahahanap."

Tumango-tango ang ibang manlalaro. So they're not even hesitating on the implication of killing someone just to pass this city easily? Dahil kapag nakita nga nila ang 13th zodiac, they would pretty much kill it to avoid wasting any more time.

How ironic when they're pretty much hating me for 'killing someone'.

"Tama!" dagdag no'ng Amnesia. "Malalaman natin kung tutulong siya sa pagpatay ng mga zodiacs!"

But... I would. Iyon lang din naman ang paraan para makalabas ako kaya wala akong choice.

"The biggest clue is the mark which we can spot while fighting." Oliver announced. "All we know is that it's a serpent pero hindi natin alam kung saang parte ng katawan nakalagay."

I should be careful about my back then. Kailangan kong kunin ang mga damages gamit ang harapan.

"Wait!" Sapphire's shout made everyone look at her. "What if we just scan everyone for the serpent tattoo right now?"

Natahimik ang lahat dahil doon. Bumalik sila sa pag-uusap sa kani-kanilang grupo. Hindi nagtagal ay pumasaere na rin ang mga pagsang-ayon, mula sa mga tumango hanggang sa mga nagsalita.

"Oo nga naman! Bakit hindi na lang natin i-inspect lahat ng nandito? It'll be easier that way!"

"Kung wala kayong tinatago, hindi kayo matatakot!"

"Tanga! Walang nagsabi na takot sila!"

I studied everyone's faces. Halos lahat sila ay kumbinsido na sa gagawin, habang may ibang pilit na hindi binoses ang mga opinyon. Those who remained silent were Kairo's alliance, Theo and Oliver, as well as a couple of players under Marcella's group. Kahit si Marcella ay nanatiling tahimik at nanonood lamang sa mga nagdidiskusyong players.