Call of the Battlefield Online (TAGLISH)

Level 05:\Ren

Level 05:\Ren Hernandez\Startup -Steady Aiming-

Droplets of salty sweat dripped from Ren's warm hands. He noticed Arnold's right hand tap-danced at his smooth and clear glass desk.

"Di kita maintindihan kanina, Rene-boy, pa-smile-smile ka doon sa stage, tapos nanahimik na naman? Tatanda ka niyan eh!"  Carlos moved his mouse in circles, as he waited for game start.

Bernardo raised his black gaming headset's microphone up, then he peeked at Ren, "Ren! Kanina ka pa hindi umiimik ah! Kabado ka yata?"  

"Takot ka bang mapahiya kay Estelle no? O masakit na makalaban mo yung online bespren mo?"  Arnold ate a piece of sweet butter ball candy.

"Oo, sayang rin ang paglayo ko sa kanya."  Ren leaned in his black fabric office chair, and rocked it like an old man.

He thought about his last deathmatch with Derek during 5th grade. After their 3rd quarter periodical exam, they engaged in a team deathmatch at a nearby internet cafe. Ren's team popped Derek's teammates, without even peeping at their teammates' monitors. At the last 5 minutes of their match. Derek threw two grenades at their sniping spots. it ended with 19 versus 20 points. Yeah, 'twas a close fight. Will it ever happen again? Hope they learned their fragging lessons for months before this tourney.

His headphones let out a recorded air raid siren, and he peeked at his computer screen. He looked at an aerial view of a war-torn air base, with crates of munitions scattered at the cratered concrete floors.

Military vehicles at the runways remained in flames. Yet, heavy rainshowers failed to extinguish them, nor did the fogs hid the flames. What an irony for a realistic-looking first-person shooter by design.

"Mission start!" the same thunderous voice roared at them. His right hand flew over the mice, then his left hand hovered above the WASD keys. "Bagong mapa 'to! Tagu-tago lang muna!"

Ren and his team spawned at the large, rusty military hangar. The fog is at their favor, as their gray uniforms blended in its ashen color.

They ran through the fog, then reached a bullet-ridden airplane. Ren leaned first, then attached a suppressor at his dragon-branded assault rifle.

"Arnold, 'kaw muna mag-scout!" Ren checked his rifle magazines for ammo.

Arnold peeked at him, "Eh? Naka-AR ako! Sugod na lang?"

"Ako muna mauuna, SMG lang gamit ko" Chesa raised her hand, whilst her right hand held a small submachine gun.

Ren said to Arnold, "Tiwala lang, baka maka-swerte ka ng newbie!" 

Arnold dashed outside the hangar, and hid behind the barrels by the armed AC-130 airplane.

He glanced at Chesa, "Ingat lang, huwag agad rush Chesa"

Chesa nodded at him, yet she curved her lips and gazed at him for a second. Yung totoo Ren, isa ka rin eh! Camper ka rin, ulul!

Ren and his team's snipers walked away from the downed airplane. He heard a short series of rattling firecrackers from the runway closest to the large hangar. He dashed out, then he spotted Arnold fired another 3 rounds at an enemy soldier's head.

First blood! It's Derek's sniper, LordinoROX. He's dressed in green camouflage fatigues, and represented the Delta Force group. 

"Camper 'to, panigurado!" Arnold swapped his assault rifle for a combat knife in a blitz, then he slit the dead target's neck thrice. His knife just went through its body, as the game organizers disallowed anatatomical dismemberment.

"Abante tayo!" Ren's team ran to a heavily-armed large aircraft (AC-130 gunship), with quick light-sounding steps. Heavy raindrops gunned the cracked and cratered runway concrete. The rainfall muted their footsteps as they pattered forward.

He leaned by the aircraft's nose, and listened to the rain. He told his teammates, "Wag muna rush!"

His heart beat faster, even if the map's condition favored them. He could have made his sniper friends come too, if they wanted to get an upper hand!

Chesa attached a flash hider at her submachine gun (Steyr TMP), "Ren, ako namang sisilip!"

She dashed towards the burnt and skeletonized fighter jet. "Abang lang, guys!"

Ren heard another series of 3-round bursts within their position. His enemies could have spent those shots at Chesa already, instead of warning shots to the sky. No, it could be a blind fire!

"Flashbang na?" Chesa yelled at Ren, through their exclusive radio chat, "O granadahin na kaya, baka mauunahan tayo ne'to eh!"

"Flashbang na lang, lahat tayo makaka-score, Ches!"  Ren dashed to a nearby crate, then he opened fire at their rivals.

Chesa unpinned a flashbang, then she lobbed it over a wooden crate. The flashbang landed at the ground, and blinded anyone within its blast. Mixed gunfire echoed over the war-torn air base.

"Bulag na sila!" Chesa radioed Ren and the boys. He watched Chesa hopped leftward, then she sprayed few rounds of her submachine gun at Badong's head. Head shot!

Badong aimed his rifle at her as he land on the floor. He sprayed a lot rounds, yet it missed even Chesa's shoulders. Second kill for the Tejeros Triggers!

Two of Derek's teammates ran and gunned down Chesa, yet they failed to land a shot on her forehead. Behind Chesa, Ren and Arnold dotted Lordino's and Jason's necks with their assault rifles. Their last round struck their enemies' foreheads. They have 4 head shot kills at the first minutes of the match!.

"Bernardo, Carlos! Kayo namang mag-abang sa runway!" Ren yelled at the two snipers.

"Taena, iwanan na naman sa ere, Rene-boy?" Bernardo yelled sniped one of Derek's assault rifle users, "Pabantay na la—"

A loud bang disrupted the eerie feeling of the fallen air base. One point for the Valenzuela Valiants; Bernardo's first death.

Ren, Chesa, and Arnold zigzagged towards the broken air control tower. As they reached the door, loud gunfire echoed across the battlefield. Derek's team used automatic weapons, which may flank his snipers any time.

Chesa drew her sawed-off shotgun, then shot at the door handle. A loud explosive sound echoed at the battlefield, as the fiery pellets blew up the door.

"Ren, ako nang bahala dito!" Chesa jumped over a crate. She hid behind it, then reloaded her weapons, "Abang na lang kayo sa taas!"

Ren and Arnold nodded at her, then they ascended to the top floor. As they dashed upstairs, Ren said, "Ano? Mag-spawn camp na tayo para sure win?"