Alkia Kingdom Reborn

Alkia 5: Shoot-to-Kill Tower

While resting in our room, we checked our dashboard and the game map. There were lots of interesting places, but we were there against our will. We couldn't enjoy the game. I walked towards the window. Confused players were all over the streets. Maybe we could help them soon.

"Let's do something to level up. Shoot-To-Kill Tower?" I asked.

"Sure," Fire and Ice said in unison.

"Maybe we can also figure this game out. Pero kapag tayong tatlo ang naging magkakalaban, walang tampuhan. I won't hold back," pagbibiro ko. We were inside the game, and I don't like losing.

Tumawa sila pareho. "Huwag mong kalimutang magaling din kami. We really want to fight you. Sana maging ka-batch ka namin sa tower," sabi ni Fire.

I smiled. "I don't mind if you team up to defeat me," nangaasar na sabi ko. "Galingan natin. Siguro aliwin muna natin ang sarili natin habang naghihintay ng tulong mula sa labas," nakangising sabi ko.

"All right. Pero paalala lang, wala pang nakatatalo sa 'ming dalawa kapag nagtulungan kami sa shooting," natatawang sabi ni Ice.

Hindi ko pa sila nakakalaban dahil madalas kami ang magkakagrupo pero alam kong synchronized at accurate ang mga tira nila. They know how to back up and protect each other. Alam kong dehado ako sa kanilang dalawa pero ayos lang kung matalo nila ako.

We activated and entered our own portals to the Shoot-To-Kill Tower. My heart bursted with excitement even though we were under that predicament. I couldn't help it. I was still a gamer.

In the blink of an eye, I was inside an empty, enormous room with high ceiling. I calculated that an hour was not enough to run from end to end of the whole room. Nagulat ako dahil sa hawak kong baril sa kanang kamay. I was wearing a lightweight, black combat suit.

Sampu kami sa silid at malayo sa isa't isa. Wala sina Fire at Ice. The room was an open, obstacle-free space. Ang tanging depensa lang namin ay ang tumakbo at iwasan ang mga balang pakakawalan ng kalaban namin.

If a bullet would hit us, we would lose and be sent to the resurrection hall for four hours. I noticed we only had a maximum of fifteen bullets.

Leche! Pagmumura ko sa isip ko dahil isa-isang tumira ang mga kalaban ko. Halatang nataranta sila sa pagbaril sa mga kalaban nila. I calmed myself. Hindi ko maaaring sayangin ang mga bala ko. May isang player na sunudsunod na nagpaputok sa bawat isa sa 'min. I ran as fast as I could to avoid it.

Ikinasa ko ang baril ko habang tumatakbo. The black bullets were shaped like tiny marbles. Matitinis ang ingay na ginawa nito habang tumatama ito sa dingding.

Sa gulat ko, tumalbog ang mga bala sa dingding at nagwala sa loob ng silid. Walang kontrol ang mga bala. Hangga't wala itong tinatamaang player, hindi ito mawawala. Hangga't walang nananalo, hindi kami makalalabas ng tower.

Mabibilis ang bawat galaw ng mga bala. Nakatuon na halos lahat ng pansin namin sa pag-iwas sa mga iyon. Sampung bala, paikot-ikot sa silid. Mabuti na lang, malawak ang silid kaya hindi kami nahirapang gumalaw. Pero kailangan kong maunahan ang mga balang iyon bago pa sila may matamaan. Malulugi ako kapag nagkataon. I needed to level up. I must hit someone to reach the other floors. Nasa first floor pa lang ako. If I hit all of them, I will automatically reach the fourth level of the tower.

Nagsitakbuhan ang lahat upang umiwas. May gumulong sa sahig at tumalon o 'di kaya'y lumundag gamit ang dingding.

I studied each bullet's path. I calculated their speeds and trajectories in my head. Then I discovered a spot that the bullets couldn't probably hit within five minutes. I ran to that spot, almost at the middle of the room.