The Player's System

We will blast it

Soon Junan realized that his weapon was useless against the plight. He cannot imagine what would happen if he let these snakes closer. They were would lunge all the poison in his body and he would be dead by next instant. Albert was also facing it the same way. Jake was keeping count of the bullets. His pistol has limited bullets available in every rush and there was cool down of ten seconds after the rush. "I will use grenade." Jake shouted hearing the rustling noises of so many snakes. 

"Grenade can only blast small part of the colony. If we are going with it then blasting whole colony is better option." Junan frantically kept moving his sword in hope the snakes keep distance from him. He had checked the other parts of the colony and thing which was previously appearing algae turned out snakes. He never knew that snakes can be this smart to trap the opponent from all sides. Jake understood the plan. "Then two of us should clear the path leading toward the door. And I will plant the ammunition pouches at the various parts." Jake sorted out the plan in detail and Junan could not help but praise the smartness of the kid. 

They tried hard and killed many snakes still the task seemed impossible. After long struggle still the door of the colony was completely in the custody of the snakes. "We cannot clear it." Albert was huffing. He was blindly using his mace still the numbers seemed increasing with every next moment. "I have strong shield." Albert tried to remind the team head. In this chaos Junan was entirely taken by the presence of the numerous snakes. 

"Indeed you are Shieldman; how can I forget." Junan voiced. "Jake you can plant the ammunition immediately and blast. Our Shieldman will protect us from the aftermath of the blast." Jake hastily picked one of his pouches and threw toward the rooftop of the near cottage. Then the second pouch was thrown at the right side of the entrance. The third pouch was planted at the left side wall. One by one he blasted them with the help of the pistol bullet. Albert hurriedly spread his shield and covered entirely. The snakes were caught by this attack and they burned with the blast splattering the shards of their skin and the immense poison source gone wasted with their deaths. 

The worn out walls of the colony crumbled turning in to ashes. The team members standing outside heard the blast and then the wave of the severed snake body parts followed. They retreated back. The colony in front of them crumbled on the ground. "What happened in the colony?" they asked each other. They also witnessed the algae crawling and half of it appeared as snakes. 

Before they could send someone inside, the whole colony seemed crawling with the snakes. It was impossible to follow the decision then they remembered the words of the team head. For some time the broken pieces of the dead snakes kept falling like rain then it stopped. 

Albert removed small part of the shield and surveyed surrounding. Hopefully the unending flow of the reluctant snakes halted which was a sign that their plan worked. Albert shook the shield and cleared it from the disgusting leftover bloody snakes. They finally did it however it took much of their time. "Why these snakes were living in this part? There must be a reason behind it." Junan was experienced player and he could tell that if the developers design something such like this means that there was important aspect of the level hidden around. 

"We can find it." Albert choked. Never in any game had he faced such snakes. He actually hated to see snakes around yet he barely stopped his innards to not give in. In fact he somehow had thought to flip over his clothes for making sure that hateful snake was not latching on his body. Jake has zero experience in the gaming so he cannot tell about the signs. He can at most get clue from the system however the system has already given him the so-called rules stating that it could only hint three clues in a day while the game allowed three days for passing the level one. 

He used up the first hint already. Now he was careful. They sprinted from the heaps of the dead snakes and reached out. The colony was already blast. "I will survey critically. You all should look for the unusual symbol, any signs or unfamiliarity of the place." Junan gestured them. They scattered around following his orders. "Little kid: walk by my side. Keep your eyes open. We are not the only team here." Junan patted Jake and politely advised. 

Jake was very glad after the behavior of the team leader changed for him. Junan was in fact embarrassed for his previous behavior. Every player was precious in a team as long as he worked sincerely and honestly. He knew that several hundred thousand spectators were watching them on the live streams. This improved the first impression of the player called \'Zero Three\' original names were kept hidden and the players were given numerical identity in the live stream. 

All the team members were busy in searching. In every pause Jake was doing exercise with his left hand for the gain of controls. The other side of the colony was hiding the broken gate. They were about to explore that area when small birds came flipping their wings and throwing small tear drops. The butterflies like birds were crying over the heads of the team members. The girl player called Sashi extended her hand however the tear drop burned her hand. It was a type of toxin of extreme level. 

Sashi screamed with the agony and stepped back scared. The creatures were actually butterflies however living in the poisonous district made them poisonous and after knowing this the butterflies cry toxic tears.