Na naman!

"Oy, oy! Sumusobra ka na!" bahagyang nagagalit na si Chen Gou. Kahit na ba humanap siya ng taong makakairita kay Tang Rou, hindi niya talagang inakala na walang sasabihin ni isang magandang punto si Ye Xiu. Kailangan ba talaga niyang sumobra ng ganito?

"O, pasensya na." sabi ni Ye Xiu "Mukhang sobra na ang akong mga sinasabi. Ang isang daang taon na parte ay pagbibigay diin lamang. Hindi mo kinakailangan ng ganoon katagal."

Matapos marinig ang unang parte, nagulat si Chen Gou dahil inamin ng lalaking ito ang kanyang pagkakamali. Pero noong marinig ang huling parte, ay talaga namang nahihimutok ito sa galit na kamuntikan ng tumabingi ang kanyang ilong.

"Kung wala ka lang talagang masabing maganda" noong sabihin ito ni Chen Gou, sumaglit ito ng tingin kay Tang Rou. Kalabisan na ito! Palagi na lang niyang gustong inisin ang little sister na ito kahit isang beses lang, pero ngayong nagawa na niya, natatakot siyang baka sumusobra na siya.

"Hmm… ang technique niya ay mabilis. Sinabi ko iyon!" sabi ni Ye Xiu

"Ano pa?" sabi ni Chen Gou

"Ano pa…"nagisip ng Mabuti si Ye Xiu. Tumingin siya sa ibang lugar: "Maganda siya."

Halos bumuga ng dugo si Chan Gou. Pinupuri niya ito hindi ba? Di ba? Peor ang problema ang pinaguusapan nila ay ang laro. Sinabi niyang "Napakaganda niya", pero hindi bai big sabihin noon na walang ni isang magandang banda sa kanyang paglalaro?

Talagang magagalit si Tang Rou, Magagalit si Tang Rou… tumungo si Chen Gou at tumingin. Kinakagat ni Tang Rou ang kanyang mga labi. Ang kanyang kanang kamay ay mahigpit na nakakapit sa mouse. Kung siya si Chen Gou, malamang kinuha na niya ang keyboard at nagsimulang itapon ito para masira sa kanya. Kung tutuusin hindi siya si Tang Rou. Malamig lang na sinabi nito: "Sabihin mo iyan pagkatapos nating maglaro."

"Hindi na kailangan. Nagpapaubaya ako kanina. Kung hindi, pagkatapos ng Eagle Stamp, malamang ginamit ko na ang Falling Ligh Blade, Sky Strike at linisin ang palapag,Dragon Tooth, Falling Flower Palm at iyon na patay ka na" sabi ni Ye Xiu

"At bakit ayaw mo ng magpatuloy?" tanong ni Tang Rou.

"Kung ginawa ko iyon, malamang nanalo na ako at kinuha ang iyong 100 yuan. Pero hindi mo talaga alam kung paano maglaro at hindi patas iyon. Nakakahiya para sa akin kung kukunin ko ang 100 yuan. Kalimutan mo na iyon!" sabi ni Ye Xiu sabay harap kay Chen Gou "Boss, iyang 100 yuan ay akin! Pwede mo iyang ikaltas sa sweldo ko. Sumang-ayon na ka."

"Ikaw, ikaw, ikaw…" sobrang galit na si Chen Gou na muntikan na siyang mamatay. Pagkuha ng 100 yuan, nilukot niya ito sa isang bola at tinapon ito: "Kunin mo."

"Salamat." Agad namang kinuha ito ni Ye Xiu. Hindi naman wala talaga siyang pera kaya lang ang sigarilyo ay parang isang pagkain, kailangan maubos. Kung titignan sa pang matagalan, kailangan niyang maghanda.

"Kung natalo ako, natalo ako. Hindi mo na kailangang palipasin ito. Kunin mo itong 100 yuan." Tumayo si Tang Rou at kinuha niya ang 100 yuan sa pusta at ibinigay ito.

"Kalimutan mo na iyon. Nakakahiyang kunin ko ito." Sabi ni Ye Xiu

"Kunin mo!" tinignan ng masama ni Chen Gou si Ye Xiu. Alam niya ang temper ni Tang Rou. Itong babaeng ito ay sabik at seryoso. Kung magpapatuloy sa pagtanggi sap era si Ye Xiu, hindi maganda ang kalalabasan nito. Ang takot lang niya na si Ye Xiu ay isang lalaking ihahampas ang ulo niya sa pader. Kung hindi niya tatanggaping ang pera kahit na anong mangyari, ano na ang kanyang gagawin?

Sa huli narinig niya ang sinabi ni Ye Xiu: "Edi, ibigay mo na lang kay boss iyan, may utang ako sa kanyang pera."

B*stard! Ipinasa sa kanya ang problema! Naghihimutok sa galit si Chen Gou pero may ibang intensyon si Tang Rou. Hindi gustong galitin ni Tang Rou si Chen Gou, kaya naman ibinigay niya ang pera sa kanya: "Wala na siyang utang ngayon!"

"Maglaro ulit tayo ng isa pang round." Itinapon ito ni Tang Rou sa kanya at umupo. Nararamdaman ni Chen Gou ang tumutulo niyang luha sa gilid ng pisngi niya. Ito si Tang Rou. Hindi siya katulad ni Chen Gou at hindi siya magsisimulang magsisisigaw at sumakal sa ibang tao. Mariin siyang naniniwala na ang katotohanan lang ang mas malakas kaysa sa mga salita at gagamitin lang ang kanyang kakayanan para wala ka ng masabi.

Dahil sa nakasanayang nature ng Fixed Field, walang panalo o talo. Ang manlalaro ay maaari ting pumasok o lumabas kahit na kalian nila gusto. Matapos umupo ni Tang Rou, agad naman siyang pumili ng option. Walang pagiintay kay Ye Xiu na magsalita, bumunot ulit siya ng isa pang 100 yuan at inilagay ito sa lamesa: "Isa paring round ito, 100 yuan. Kahit hindi ko naman talaga alam kung papaano maglaro, aasahan ko na seseryosohin mo ito."

Tumalikod naman si Ye Xiu patungo kay Chen Gou. Inunat naman ni Chen Gou ang kanyang mga kamay, ibig sabihin wala siyang pakealam, ayusin mo ang sarili mong problema!

Panibago na namang round ang nagsimula. Nakatayo pa rin si Chen Gou sa likuran ni Tang Rou, pero ngayon hindi na siya tamik na nanoood lang ng walang sinasabing ano man. Hindi rin siya nanggugulo ng para saw ala.

Parehas pa rin ang sitwasyon katulad ng sa nakaraang round. Natalo pa rin si Chasing Haze ng hindi man lang nahahawakan ang damit ni Lord Grim. Ang pagkakaiba lang ay hindi na nagpakitang awa si Lord Grim. Agad niyang sinaid ang buhay ni Chasing Haze.

"Ulit!" wala ng iba pang sinabi si Tang Rou. Bumunot ulit siya ng 100 yuan at sinampal ito pababa. At pumili ulit ito ng option.

Natalo pa rin siya.

"Ulit!"

Natalo ulit.

"Ulit!"

Isa na namang talo.

Hindi naman nagsalita si Ye Xiu. Tumingin ulit si Chen Gou sa mukha ni Ye Xiu. Nakita nila na itong si Lord Grim ay hindi talaga nagpapakita ng kahit isang awa. Nakapokus at maingat, hindi man lang hinayaan ang isang opurtunidad na lumipas. Tuso at walang awa.

Marami sa mga Internet Café guests ang unti unting nakapansin sa kompitisyong ito. Ang mga madalas na kostumer ay umalis na sa kanilang istasyon at nagtipon tipon para panooring ang kaganapan.

Halos lahat ng mga madalas na kostumer ay nakikilala si Tang Rou. Marami, kasi naman itong magandang babaeng ito ang pangarap nilang kasintahan. Ang resulta, marami ang nakakaalam na hindi naglalaro ng Glory si Tang Rou, pero ang PK skill niya ang hindi mababa. Ngayon na nakita nila itong sunod sunod na nagbabagsak ng pera kada pera, lahat sila ay nagulat.

At nag kalaban niya? Kadarating lang nito dalawang araw na ang nakakaraan at nag night shift, kaya naman ang mga madalas na kustomer ay hindi agad siya nakilala. Matapos lang nilang makita ang laban, ang mga tao sa likod ni Tang Rou ay di mapigilang magbulalas ng pagkagitla: "Si Lord Grim, iyan ang Lord Grim ng tenth server."

"Tagala? Saan saan?" sa maiksing pahayag na ito marami ang nagulat. Ang kaunting nakarinig nito ay pumunta at nakisama sa nakararami.

Hindi naman nito nagambala si Tang Rou at Ye Xiu. Pinagpatuloy pa rin nila ang masusi nilang laban. Nang makita ni Chen Gou ang reaksyon nila tungo kay Lord Grim, nagulat siya. Agad naman niyang sinamantala ang taong nanonood: "Sino si Lord Grim?"

"Ang pinaka sikat na character sa tenth server. Tatlo ang clears sa beginner village. Ang kasalukuyang may hawak ng clear record ng Frost Forest at sumali na sa Blue Brook Guild."

"Hindi! Kilala ko iyong mga tao sa Blue Brook Guild. Matapos tulungan ni Lord Frim sila na makakuha ng bagong record, umalis na rin siya sa guild."

"Lintek, hindi man lang niya nakikita sa mata niya ang Blue Book Guild. Ano bang gusto niyang gawin?"

"Hey, tumahimik kayo. Andiyan siya."

"Ano? Sino?"

Itong mga taong ito hindi manlang napansin ang katotohanang ang taong pinagpupustahan niya ng pera ay nakaupo lang sa tapat niya.

"Wow, natalo ulit…"

"Anong round na ito?"

"Hindi ko alam. Pero ng dumating ako, nagsisimula na sila."

"Mayroon ng 500 sa lamesa di ba?"

"Yeah, yeah,"

"Wow, may isa pang bill"

"Sis Tang, go, go…"

At sa ganito lang, natalo si Tang Rou ng 10 rounds ng sunod sunod. Sa loob ng 10 rounds, hindi masasabing hindi man lang nahawakan ang damit ni Lord Grim ni isang beses, pero sa mata ng nanonood, hindi sila na kakita ng isang pagkakataon na nanalo sya. Ang dating nagchecheer sa kaniya ngayon ay naging pagbibigay panatag loob. Mayroon ding ilang tao na nagsimulang kamuhian si Lord Grim sa hindi pagbibigay giliw, at makaramdam ng mas maprotektang damdamin para sa mga babae.

"Isa pa!" hindi pa rin nito nadala si Tang Rou at sumigaw muli siya. Pero matapos niyang ilabas ang kanyang pitaka, timitig lang ito sa kawalan.

Hindi na siya makakalaban ng isa pang round… kasi wala na siyang pera.

Chapter 50: Again!

"Hey hey, you're going too far!" Chen Guo was a bit angry. Although she really had looked for someone to irritate Tang Rou, she didn't actually think Ye Xiu wouldn't say a single good point about her. Did he really need to go so far?

"Oh, I'm sorry." Ye Xiu said, "I was a little excessive. The one hundred years part is only an exaggeration. You don't actually need that long."

Hearing the first half, Chen Guo was astonished that this guy actually admitted his error. But after hearing the last half, she became so furious that her nose almost went crooked.

"You just can't say anything good." While Chen Guo said this, she glanced at Tang Rou. She had pushed it too far! She had always wanted to irritate this little sister once, but now that she had done it, she was afraid that she had gone too far.

"Hmm....Her technique was quite quick. I said that!" Ye Xiu said.

"What else?" Chen Guo said.

"What else...." Ye Xiu thought hard. His sight shifted to a different place: "She's very pretty."

Chen Guo coughed blood. He's praising her, right? He's praising her, right? But the problem was that they were discussing the game. He said "she's very pretty", but didn't that still mean that there wasn't a single good point about her playing?

Tang Rou's going to be angry, she's going to be angry... Chen Guo lowered her head and looked. Tang Rou was biting her lips. Her right hand was still tightly gripping the mouse. If she were Chen Guo, then she would have already grabbed the keyboard and started smashing him with it. But after all, Tang Rou wasn't her. She only coldly said: "Say it after we've finished fighting."

"There's no need. I was going leniently before. If not, then after the Eagle Stamp, I would have used Falling Light Blade, Sky Strike, swept the floor, Dragon Tooth, Falling Flower Palm, and then you'd be dead." Ye Xiu said.

"Then why didn't you continue?" Tang Rou asked.

"If I did that, then I'd have won and taken your 100 yuan. But you really don't know how to play, so that would be too unfair. I'd be too embarrassed to take your 100 yuan. Forget about it!" Ye Xiu said and then faced Chen Guo: "Boss, that 100 yuan is mine! You can deduct that from my salary. You already agreed."

"You you you..." Chen Guo was so angry, she almost died. Taking that 100 yuan, she crumpled it into a ball and threw it: "Take it."

"Thanks." Ye Xiu immediately caught it. He wasn't actually penniless. But cigarettes were like food and had to be consumed. From a long-term standpoint, he had to be prepared.

"If I lost, I lost. You don't need to pass on it. You take this 100 yuan." Tang Rou stood up. She took that 100 yuan she bet and handed it over.

"Forget about it. I'd really be too embarrassed to take it." Ye Xiu said.

"Take it!" Chen Guo glared at Ye Xiu. She knew of Tang Rou's temper. This girl was eager and serious. If Ye Xiu insisted on not accepting the money, then things wouldn't end well. She was now afraid that Ye Xiu was also a guy who would bash his head against a brick wall. If he didn't take the money no matter what, then what should she do?

But in the end, she heard Ye Xiu say: "Then give it to Boss. I owe her money."

B*stard! Kicking the ball to me! Chen Guo was furious, but Tang Rou had different intentions. Tang Rou didn't want to anger Chen Guo, so she took the money to her: "Then his debt is clear now!"

"Let's fight another round." Tang Rou threw this at him and sat down. Chen Guo could only feel as if her cheeks streamed with tears. This was Tang Rou. She wasn't like Chen Guo, and wouldn't start yelling and strangling the other person. She was a firm believer that facts spoke louder than words and would only use her strength to make you speechless.

Due to the practice nature of the Fixed Field, there was no victory or defeat counter. The player was also free to enter or exit whenever they wanted to. After Tang Rou sat down, she directly selected the again option. Without waiting for Ye Xiu to speak, she pulled out another 100 yuan and put it on the table: "It's still one round, one hundred. Although I don't really know how to play, I hope you'll treat this seriously."

Ye Xiu turned around towards Chen Guo. Chen Guo spread out her hands, meaning that she didn't care, you fix your own problems!

"Okay..." Ye Xiu also didn't say too much and silently sat down.

The new round started. Chen Guo still stood behind Tang Rou, but this time she only quietly watched without saying anything. She also wouldn't fuss too much about nothing.

The situation was the same as the previous round. Chasing Haze still lost without even touching Lord Grim's clothing. The only difference this time was Lord Grim didn't show any more mercy. He directly depleted Chasing Haze's life.

"Again!" Tang Rou without saying anything further. She pulled out another 100 yuan and slapped it down. She chose the again option.

Still lost.

"Again!"

Another loss.

"Again!"

Another loss.

Ye Xiu didn't say another word. Chen Guo looked again at Ye Xiu's expression. She only saw that Lord Grim truly didn't show the slightest amount of mercy. Concentrated and cautious, he didn't let a single opportunity go. Vicious and merciless.

Many Internet Cafe guests gradually noticed this competition. A few frequent customers had already left their stations and gathered to watch the scene.

Most of the frequent customers recognized Tang Rou. To many, this beauty was their dream girlfriend. As a result, many knew that Tang Rou didn't play Glory, but her PK skill wasn't low. Now that they saw her repeatedly slapping down one bill after another, all of them were dumbstruck.

As for her opponent? He had only arrived two days ago and did a night shift, so frequent customers didn't immediately recognize him. Only after seeing the battle, people behind Tang Rou exclaimed in awe: "Lord Grim, that's the tenth server's Lord Grim."

"Really? Where, where?" This short remark startled many people. Quite a few customers who heard this came over to join the crowd.

Tang Rou and Ye Xiu weren't disturbed by this. They continued to meticulously battle. When Chen Guo saw these people's reactions towards Lord Grim, she was astonished. She seized a person watching: "Who's Lord Grim?"

"The tenth server's most popular character. Three first clears in beginner village. Frost Forest's current clear record holder and has already joined Blue Brook Guild."

"No! I know people from Blue Brook Guild. After Lord Grim helped them set a new record, he left the guild."

"D*mn, he doesn't even see Blue Brook Guild in his eyes. What does he want to do?"

"Hey, quiet down. He's right there."

"What, which one?"

This crowd that didn't know the facts clearly hadn't realized that the person Tang Rou was betting money with was sitting directly across from her.

"Wow, lost again..."

"What round is this?"

"I don't know. When I came, it had already started."

"There's five hundred on the table, right?"

"Yeah yeah."

"Wow, another bill!"

"Sis Tang, go go...."

Just like this, Tang Rou lost ten rounds in a row. In those ten rounds, it couldn't be said that Lord Grim's clothing hadn't been touched once, but in the spectator's eyes, they didn't see a single chance of her winning. The previous cheering sounds had already turned to comforting. There were also a few people who started despising Lord Grim for not having tender, more protective feelings towards girls.

"Again!" Tang Rou remained unmoved. She yelled it again. But after she pulled out her purse, she could only stare blankly.

She couldn't fight another round… because she had no money.