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Chapter Sixteen: The Battle Within The City

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-chapter sixteen-

"Let's see right here right now. If your face is not only just a decoration and if you fight. Battle me."

[Town Central, City of Gaea⁠—]

A LARGE blue field surrounded us. Sabi ni Feyre ay para iyon na hindi lumabas ang skills at makadamage ng nanonood na players. I thought it was only a one-on-one fight pero mukhang quantity and numbers ang plano nila. Their party versus our party raw. So the three of us stood side by side while there are five of them in front of us.

"Unfair, don't you think, grammarly? I don't really care about rules but..." Feyre gave a lopsided grin. "your dislike is showing."

"You're just one player missing more, no-charisma." sagot nito.

"Ha? Bulag ka din ba? Kita mong tatlo lang kami."

"What about handsome guy behind yours, then?"

Mabilis na napalingon kaming tatlo. Nandoon nga si Hiraeth sa likod! Nakatayo siya at blankong nakatitig sa'kin. Parang hindi nito alam ang nasalihang gulo. He's not even a member of our party!

"Uh... he's not really..." tiningnan ko siya gamit ang nagtatanong na mata.

Hiraeth nodded. "I'll fight your fight, elf."

Kung wala lang kami sa ganitong sitwasyon, napakacool na siguro marinig ang sinabi niya. Pero napamaang lamang kaming tatlo. Is this guy serious? We stared at him blankly until the girl spoke,

"Let's readying then. I show all of them just how beauty you only are." nakangisi nitong anunsiyo.

"Nabobobo talaga ako sa babaeng 'yan..." bulong ni Feyre sa tabi.

"That's rude."

She gave me a blank look. "Music to my ears."

Napailing na lang ako at napatingin sa labas ng field. People started to flock like we were rare displays in a museum. Namukhaan ko pa ang mga lalaking pinagtanungan ko kanina. Nandoon din ang grupo ko sa Wolf Quest pero mukhang hindi na nila ako nakilala.

"So, paano 'to?" tanong ni Feyre. "Who will host this fight? Paano natin malalaman kapag nanalo na o natalo?"

That made me question, "Is it alright to fight within the city?"

"Yes. As long as we have this item, a defense field." sagot ni Hex sa'kin.

Tumango ako. That's nice...

Tumawa ang babae. "When someone deaths inside, of course!"

Before Feyre can utter an insult, I decided to speak. "I see. So our battle will be decided when the opposing team dies. Fun, isn't it, Feyre?"

She smiled evilly. "Again. Music to my ears."

Sa isang iglap ay nawala siya sa tabi ko. Hex immediately gave us distance and chanted a spell. Inihanda ko ang espada at pinanonood ang mga kalaban.

Feyre appeared behind them like a ghost. Ang dalawang dagger nito ay tumaas at bumaon sa leeg ng dalawang lalaki. Malakas silang napadaing at natumba sa mga tuhod. Bumababa na ang kanilang HP dahil sa poison na kasalukuyang sumasalakay sa katawan. The feisty girl glared at us and her nose flared.

"Cheaters!"

"Nope," sagot ko. "Just players."

We stared at each other. Bago pa siya makausal o makakurap, mabilis akong tumakbo at umatake. She shrieked loudly and jumped back. Pinukol niya ako ng masamang tingin.