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Chapter 37 - Battle Royale 2

SUNOD-SUNOD ang pag-atake na ginawa ni Levi kay Alice. He was shooting sharp ice on her and Alice deflected it using her bladed fan. Kapag ginagamit naman ni Alice ang elemento niya bilang pag-atake ay ginagawa lang itong yelo ni Levi. Natataranta na siya, hindi niya alam kung ano ang gagawin. Her water doesn’t affect him or she was just so slow for him.

Alice has no choice but to fight him, physically. She runs towards him and tried to hit him with her fan but Levi was so fast at summoning his own weapon. Nagsangga ang sandata nila at sinubukan naman ni Alice na patamaan ang gilid ni Levi ng sipa niya. She did it but it didn’t really hurt Levi. Napaatras lang ito ng kaunti at muling umatake sa kanya.

Levi was planning to go easy on Alice but what they have right now needs a serious fight. Alice has improved so well. He can’t even read her moves.

He froze her feet making Alice unable to move. As soon as he came closer Alice managed to break the ice in her feet and surprised him with blades made of water. He jumped and dodged but a few made a cut in his arms. Napahawak siya doon at nakita niya ang dugo na dumaloy doon. He smiled.

“I didn’t see that coming” wika ni Levi. Hindi naman nagbago ang ekspresyon sa mukha ni Alice at nanatiling seryoso. Alice swung his fan and water came out from nowhere. Iniwasan ni Levi ang ilan at ginawang yelo ang iba. He then dashes towards Alice who was surprised at his sudden move. Mabilis na humakbang paatras si Alice pero hindi niya alam na mayroon palang bato doon. Nanlaki ang mata niya at ganoon din si Levi na hindi inaasahan ang nangyari. Mabilis na hinawakan ni Levi ang isang kamay niya para sana tulungan ito pero  pati siya ay natumba. Napapikit naman si Alice nang matumba sila. 

He was in top of her now. Levi didn’t mind that, he was so worried about Alice that he didn’t even stand up before asking her. “Are you alright?” tanong ni Levi. Alice opened her eyes and her cheeks became red when she realized that Levi is on top of her. Malapit lang din ang mga mukha nila.

“I-m a-alright” mahinang sagot niya at nautal pa. Napakunot-noo naman si Levi dahil parang hindi okay si Alice para sa kanya. “Sigurado ka ba?” paninigurado niya.

Tinakpan ni Alice ang mukha niya. “I really am pero dapat mo ba talagang itanong iyan kung naglalaban tayo? And also c-can you stand up?”

Saka lang napansin ni Levi ang sitwasyon nila. Muntikan na niyang nakalimutan na magkalaban pala sila. He also noticed that he was on top of her so he immediately stood up. Umatras din siya ng medyo malayo at napamura. Napaiwas din siya ng tingin kay Alice dahil nahihiya siya.

Alice also stood up and grabbed her weapon. Hindi rin siya makatingin ng deretso kay Levi. Huminga siya ng malalim bago inihanda ulit ang sarili para sa laban. Ganoon din ang ginawa ni Levi.

Levi both have daggers in his hands. Umuusok din ang dulo nito hindi dahil sa init kundi dahil sa lamig. He is at an advantage since his element can produce unlimited amount of element while Alice’s weapon has limits. Iyon ang advantage ng pagiging noble.

Pilit niyang inalis sa isip niya ang nangyari. Nasa laban siya kaya dapat lang na sa laban ang atensyon niya. Kailangan din niyang magmadali dahil bumabalik at bumabalik ang mukha ni Alice sa utak niya na malapit lang sa kanya kanina. Goodness! Why the heck is my mind keep on thinking about her face so close to me.

Si Alice naman ay mabilis na nabalik sa isip na nasa laban sila. Nang umatake siya kay Levi ay tumigil siya dahil hindi gumalaw si Levi. Nagtaka siya dahil doon at napaatras muli. Is he alright? Sa isip niya. Napakunot noo siya dahil parang kinakausap ni Levi ang sarili. She was about to call him but she thought, they are in a battle and she can use Levi’s unfocused mind as an opportunity to strike him out. Also, her weapon is almost at its limit and she need their battle to end as soon as possible.