The Player's System

Destroy

After killing the ogres they were able to reach the last part of the cave. That thing was similar to the first heart. There was no doubt that they were going to damage the most precious part of the boss.

"We have struggled madly to reach this point. All of us should take part in the attack." Albert spoke.

They were somewhat happy. After a long chase, they had finally destroyed the second heart.

Jake received the notification. [Congratulations: The second heart is destroyed.]

[You will receive 100Exp]

[1 rep based on your performance]

[You will get the reward of bone healing at level three. Hurry and complete the task]

Jake wanted to open the stats and take a look however the cave started to crumble as soon as the heart was fully destroyed.

"Leave the cave immediately," Junan ordered.

They hurriedly ran out of the cave. The third colony was now cleared and they were again standing at the lush green grass. This ground and the grass was not the same as earlier.

When they entered the district everything be it the air or the grass, was poisoned because of the influence of the Python. Now that the two hearts had gotten destroyed, the influence of the Python was very restricted in the Dark colony.

It was a good sign however they were nowhere near the Python and there were only two days left for this level. "The noticeable thing is that we have stabbed the Python heart twice, we can defeat Python if it appeared anytime. The most concerning aspect is the limited time. Our journey had been unprecedented earlier but now we know that it will remain the same throughout the levels. We should expect a variety of troubles. From now onwards, we will do our best to fight with the limited time." Junan gave a short speech to upsurge their courage.

They understood that they could not slack or waste much time. "There are two colonies which are relatively bigger than the last. Which one we should select first?" Sashi asked.

Their pace strongly adhered with the type of tasks or the steeplechases behind ogres. Junan and others looked toward the colonies. They were trying to figure out the difference.

Both colonies were completely different. One of them was on the right side of their path while the second one was in the middle. The right one looked similar to the ones they had witnessed earlier.

The second was built dark. There were thick, heavy, black clouds floating above the colony. The team members looked at each other. "I am hundred per cent sure we did not see this colony before. Perhaps it was hiding." Albert commented.

All of them were curious about the colony. But that didn't mean they were not shocked too.

"It could be possible that this colony is the mastermind behind the troubles of the District and that could mean that the boss is hiding there," Junan spoke one word at a time.

He was afraid to voice out his opinion however it was of no use if he just kept thinking about it.

"Are you trying to say that this colony is the real chaotic place? Are we going to select this colony instead of the other?" Clark wanted to confirm.

"Sooner or later we will be in front of the boss or the boss itself would show up so why not confront it upfront." Ahram chuckled. He was super excited because the expected boss would uncover itself in front of them.

This would also be the last of the task. With this, they will be able to cross-level one. This was the biggest dream of every player in this team.

They had been working hard. They knew that there would not be a second chance. They were familiar with the rules. One loss meant loss for all next levels.

None of the teams would get a chance at winning by securing the second position at any level.

"There is no choice. Considering the time? if the enemy is right in front of us, we should just attack with all might. See what the future might bring." Albert added.

He was looking at the dark colony with the gleaming light in his eyes. Clark was slightly confused, "What if it is to mislead us?" His words carried some doubt.

"If it was some different setting then we can consider this choice but these are colonies and the developers know it could create a commotion among the teams. Likely, the colony was already there however because of the influence of the boss we were unable to locate it." Sashi minced her words.

The logic was to the point. Clark understood. Junan also nodded. He was hundred per cent sure that if they could clear this colony under the time then they could cross the level. The main problem was to locate the boss and kill it.

At least they were about to reach the task they were supposed to complete. They agreed to venture into the dark colony first with the hope to confront the boss earlier than later.

The high walls stretched almost to the sky. The colony was intimidating and threatening. It seemed that they would never be able to come out if they entered it. The gates of the colony were open ajar and there were quite a few dead bodies of the slaves lying around. They were killed at the time team members destroyed the second heart.

Python wanted to close the doors of the colony however since the Cobra was dead and the stone was under the possession of the players, the Python could not control few things.

"I did not see these creatures before." Sashi was pleasantly surprised when she saw some creatures on the other side. They were sneaking toward the team.

"They got rid of the cruelty of the boss and the poison, perhaps. Also, are they looking at us because we are heading towards dark colony?" Albert answered.

This was only observation.

"Ah, this means we are saviours of these creatures?" Ahram was surprised.

"Yeah! That could be it. I remember these creatures were not in good condition when we entered through the portal." Albert commented. His memory was quite sharp.

They waved toward the creatures and walked to reach the dark colony.