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Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Quest for the Shrine Maiden

-chapter thirty-seven-
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"Have we met before? Perhaps, on... Project Z?"

NGUMITI AKO. "I'm sorry? You don't look familiar to me."

"Oh. But you look like Rio's stupid sister," he gave a sigh of relief while I stood frozen. "Oo nga pala, how could I compare you to her? You're the great slayer while that girl is just... is your sister still depressed, Rio?"

"Don't fucking talk about my sister." River snarled.

"With her skills, I'm even ashamed to say her name!" malakas itong tumawa.

May naramdaman akong paggalaw sa likod. Hindi ko alam kung sino iyon pero alam kong alam nitong ako ang tinutukoy ni Apo. Almost everyone knew my relation to River.

Kaya bago pa sila makapunta sa harapan ko ay itinutok ko ang espada kay Apocalypse. My hands were slightly shaking and I tried my best to calm it down.

He looked at the sword on his neck. "You've got guts, slayer. You pointed your sword at me, a legendary player! Even your strongest man here can only look at me."

Bakit ba talak lang sila ng talak.

Narinig ko ang pagsinghal ni Astro sa likod. "Only because I don't even want to breathe the same air as you!"

Mas inilapit ko ang espada at hiniling na hindi niya mapansin ang pangingig ng kamay ko.

"I'm sorry but I don't know someone as legendary as you." wika ko na nagpahagikhik sa mga tao na nasa likod.

Apo smirked. "But you're trembling..."

Kaya hindi ako naging actress, eh.

I managed a smirk. "I'm always excited when I meet strong people."

"Quite the slayer, I see. Pity, I would love to have you on my team and we would conquer Arth together but," he tsked. "You prefer these losers."

Ibinalik ko ang espada sa scabbard. "By the end of this week, we'll be announced as winners."

Malakas siyang tumawa. Isang tawang may halong panlalait. Pagkatapos ay umiling siya, may ngisi pa ring naglalaro sa labi. At sa isang iglap ay nawala siya sa harapan ko.

"I can't just give you a chance, see," mula sa likod ko nanggaling ang boses niya. Mabilis akong umikot paharap doon. Ano iyon? Teleportation? He was casually walking forwards, ignoring the glares the people he passes by gives. "The four of you alone are small mosquitoes. But how would you be together? A threat. I don't want one, especially with my weak crew..." he gave a sigh.

"Sabihin mo na lang kung ano punto mo, Apo. We don't want to see you any longer," galit na tugon ni Halcyon.

Natawa ito ng malakas. "A pity! A pity! But, why would the FPS legend wouldn't want to see me? Oh! Maybe because I murdered his whole team and gave him the recognition he deserves? A total loser was known to the whole world! It always amazes me how they can still talk about you."

Apocalypse will always be a nut job. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang ikinasasaya niya kapag nakakasira ng iba. It's almost his drug. To destroy someone online is his long-running addiction.