Battleship
'This was a tiring race'
Day 3
"Hey, wake up," agad na nagising ako nang tapikin ni Rye ang pisngi ko. It's morning already. Automatiko na nag-unat ako ng katawan at inipit ang buhok ko while adjusting my eyes for the sunlight. "Let's go." He said habang nagmumumog ako at naghihilamos ng mukha using the water at my bottle. I already changed clothes last night while Rye is asleep.
"Good morning contestants. Now, proceed to the road that you will see because today, we will be conducting a death race game," anunsyo ng emcee na hindi ko na naman nakikita pero rinig sa buong paligid.
A death race huh.
Rye and I immediately search for the road in this place. It somehow puzzled me... may kalsada pala dito. Bakit parang hindi ko nakita o napapansin? "Elders seems to change the field design," napalingon ako kay Rye sa sinabi niya. Changed the field design? "What do you mean?" I asked and he stopped.
"We are in an illusion Blaise. Lahat ng mga bagay dito, lahat ng ruta ay gawa at desenyo ng mga Elders at Royal Family. They can change it immediately because they are the manipulators of this game. If ever na magkaroon ng ulan, kagagawan nila yun. If ever na magkaroon ng mga hayop, kagustuhan nila yun," he said na ikinatigil ko. Maybe that's why may shield type dito sa field. Damn. Mafia world has much more advanced technology than the others. Hindi ko kaagad naisip 'yun.
"Let's go." Sabi niya at sinundan ko lang siya. I roamed my eyes while walking. Illusion? Mukhang totoo lahat. But looks can be deceiving. Wow. How could all of this seems real? Rye stopped so I stopped also. And next thing I see in front of us is the road. Naglakad sa gilid ng kalsada si Rye, maybe finding some cars. At hindi kalayuan doon namin nakita ang mga ibang kotse. Not just ordinary cars. It has weapons inside it. For example the black car in front of us has guns at the side of the doors. May mga tinik din sa mga gulong nito.
"Hey, I'll be riding in this one. You ride there and don't you ever come near to me okay?" Here we go again in what Rye's saying. I just nodded and chose a car that perfectly suits for me. Hindi kalayuan naririnig ko na ang ibang kalaban na paparating. I chose the red one. I went inside at pinag-aralan ang mga controls. Doon ko na nakita sila Damon. I'm glad that they are still alive after all these days. Later on, nakita ko si Ryder. He's wearing a cold expression na hindi ako sanay. They chose a car habang nakatingin lang ako sa kalsada. Death race, meaningly we will be racing and also killing. Nice thinking Elders and Royal Family.
"From 40 to 32 real quick. Now, those cars that you've chose contains different weapons. The mechanics are to race up until the cliff located at the South. First will get 100 points, next is 80, last is 50. Once again, you may or may not kill. Goodluck," he explained.
"In one... two... three, go!"
Pinaharurot ko ang kotse papunta sa harapan dahil may nakablock sa harapan ko. I used the control at lumabas ang mga baril sa kotse na kinasasakyan ko. Pinindot ko ang shoot the target at pinagbabaril nito ang nasa harapan ko. Iniliko ko ang manibela at binunggo ko nasa gilid ko.
