Rogue Wars Online

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Liar's Game

Natigilan ako sa boses na narinig. It sounded a bit low and weak, probably from what he suffered at the last city, but it was still familiar. The slight drawl in his deep voice and how he always talks with an air of authority and dominance. Dumako ang tingin ko kay Wes na nakatayo sa tabi ni Dierran.

He was massaging his temple, brows furrowed. Ngunit kahit na masakit ang ulo niya'y nagawa niya pang sagutin ang pumapasa-ereng tanong.

"Wes. You're awake." Marcella stated, giving her strategist a quick nod.

Minsan si Marcella paborito ding i-point out ang obvious, 'no?

"What happened in the last cities? My..." Wes frowned. "My memories are all messed up."

Baka nauntog siya?

"Anong ibig mong sabihin, Wes? What city do you last remember?"

"The eleventh city." sagot niya sa tanong ni Dierran. "Which city are we in right now? The thirteenth one?"

"Fourteenth, actually." another voice perked up, dripping with playful arrogance and confidence. "Sang-ayon ako sa sinabi mo, there must be a certain location that would unlock the city mission. The question we should be focusing on now is where."

"Of course 'yan ang fo-focusan natin, Kai." June's casual usage of the nickname made even Kairo rise a brow. "Would it be better if we split up and look for the location?"

"I don't think so. It would be time-consuming to gather around again. Mabuti sana kung mayroon ditong makakalocate ng location." Marcella suggested.

Now that I'm watching them at the sidelines, they really have an aura that made them powerful. From their cool and fierce stances, ang intimidating air na mayroon sila ay nagpapahesitate sa ibang players sa makisama sa usapan. Hmm, I guess they're like the popular squad around the school that knows the usual gossip.

Nakahinga ako ng maluwag nang marealize na wala ako doon. I'd probably look like a lost child in the middle, o parang bibe sa gitna ng mga ostrich. Lalo na't matangkad silang lahat sa'kin.

Bakit kaya hindi ako biniyayaan masyado sa height?

"I think there's one player who can help us."

Renée looks like a model and Gavin is an athlete so he's really tall. Si Sebastian naman matangkad din dahil sa genes niya.

"Sino naman 'yon, Oliver?"

Papa's tall but I must have gotten my height from Mama. Bakit kaya? Okay na sana ako sa words of wisdom niya so sana iyon na lang tapos height kay Papa.

"Si Finn. I believe she can actually help us for locating the mission area."

I gave a slight pout at my thoughts. Pero okay lang naman siguro din 'yon, at least because of this, partnered up with my stealth, it'll be difficult for them to spot me. To prevent myself from getting more hatred, I should just stay in the sidelines.

I wanted to show Marcella and June who they're messing with at first, pero ilang beses ko na rin namang napakita sa kanila ang agwat sa skills namin so siguradong alam na nila 'yon. It'd be emotionally exhausting if I keep on fighting them just because of the situation they've carved for me. I bet that they also want me to be riled up and go feral.