Chapter 14 - This Book

The Book

Orin gathered enough words to describe the situation. "Team head: there is a lizard and it is the common interest place for all the players in the game." Despite trying he was derailed from the exact description. 

"What you are trying to imply?" Junan asked dryly. 

Orin hurriedly opened the book granted to him with the assigned profession. 

With the assigned profession; his overall appearance matched quite well. He was wearing glasses, with a black mask on his face. His slightly scholarly type of clothing added the last bit of detective appearance. The only appealing weapon was the new generation bow and arrows. The book cover was deep chocolate colour with an intriguing symbol on its front. 

Orin opened the first page and recited the rule of detection. "The placement of furious and dangerous creature brings meaning something hidden behind the doors." 

Junan blinked. 

"Did you find something?" he asked straightway. 

"Yes, it is there. And it is spatting out poisonous saliva." Orin closed the book and pointed toward its direction. Junan looked there and then looked back at the player not quite sure as to what to do with it. He gestured to Albert and Jake to accompany him. He then moved murmuring under his breath, "Next time I won't assign this profession to the lost soul." 

They head toward the hidden part of the destroyed colony. There they met the actively glaring lizard. The long tongue suddenly attacked the nearest player and he retreated. "This is only one; we can kill it easily." He scoffed, feeling relieved and proud at the same time. As soon as he voiced his delusional opinion; several lizards came into his view as if they were hiding just to mock his words. Junan saw them and retreated as well. He was curious as to where were these Lizards, which were way too much to be contained, were hiding until now. 

The lizard army marched toward them. Jake fired a bullet and it only left a scar on a lizard. It seemed as if many bullets were needed to kill a single lizard. Lizard army was cornering them constantly spatting out the poisonous saliva with the help of their big tongues. It was clear if any of them staggered and fell the lizards would eat him alive. Orin was at the back and observing the specific lizard. The first lizard that was spotted in its place; did not move or chase the players. Instead, kept itself contained at its place, motionless and immobile. 

Meanwhile, everyone else was dancing. Numerous lizards were throwing their tongues at the players trying their best to kill the player. The players were trying to evade or attack with their weapons. The arrows were raining and the bullets were constantly being fired. One of the players threw his spear and it pierced the head of a lizard. It was not enough. None of it was.

The onslaught of the lizards was not a good sign. "These creatures seemed to be ruining our time. Think of a way to get rid of them and look at the time." Junan voiced to remind them of their tight schedule. They nodded. and all types of weapons were used regardless of whether these were useful or not. Killing one or two lizards was not the real victory. They were to get rid of all of them. 

"My instinct tells me that," He urged them towards the one he had his eye on, "that is the specific lizard that can solve this problem." Junan immediately focused on the player. He was holding the book in one hand and arrows in the other. "What is it?" Junan asked in a hurry. "Killing that one lizard can make these lizards will defeat all the other lizards. That is my innate instinct speaking you can, however, skip if you do not find the idea suitable." Junan was not as glad, but still, he decided to give it a try. 

They were all experienced players and the instinct of the player had a lot of worth in the game unless it was recited from the 'Book of Detection'.

"Jake hold the bullets for the specific lizard; I will earn you a path that will help you escape and then you can empty all the bullets at the bloody one." He gestured toward the distance. Because the lizards were constantly cornering them; their distance from the second door had increased. 

Jake nodded. They were caught in this mess of a situation, currently. Taking down the plight and then keep the further pace was the bigger intention of them all. Junan used his sword and made his way from the sides. It seemed these lizards were somewhat mechanical. The master lizard was controlling them. Because they were constantly living under poisonous circumstances, these lizards were no more just plain old normal creatures.

They only follow the orders of the master lizard and the master lizard was the slave of the Hidden Python. Fortunately, the instinct of the player was going to prove to be beneficial in solving this problem. Jake held his weapon and fired just like the team head had mentioned. Thankfully, the limits of every weapon were compatible with the dangers of the level. Jake was firing and at the same time opponent player showed up. 

Junan immediately grabbed the single shield hung at the waist of the little kid and saved him from direct attack. Meanwhile, he brought out the dagger and threw it towards the attacker. The opponent was completely focused on the first player. The dagger hit his neck at a right angle and he fell. 

The lizard tried as hard as it could but all attempts failed because of the distance. At the last bullet it fell dead and also the pistol charged on cool down. Jake heaved a deep breath after seeing this. One less bullet could have hung them at the dead end. As soon as the lizard fell lifeless; the lizard army slowed down eventually minding their own business and no more chasing the team. 

They were now crawling as if trying to hide from some unseen monster. The members saw this. They were sure that the mastermind of the lizard army was now dead. Orin closed his book of detection and placed his hand on his heart. He was only testing the theory which recently caught his head. Fortunately, it proved workable else he could imagine the disappointed face of the team head. 

The lizard was dead and the second door fell on their feet.. There was another colony slightly different from the previous one.