The Player's System

Be Careful

No one could muster up the courage to directly attack the Cobra lord until Junan waved his sword. He called out to Clark for help. Clark held a sharp blade in his hand.

"I will try my best to capture its attention and when I have managed to do so, you will use your weapon." Beads of silver sweat broke on Junan's forehead and trickled down his frown. He was staring at the Cobra lord with a deep sense of loathing and fear.

The sword had a different mechanism of action as compared to the blade. The blade could easily injure the tail if they perfectly followed each other. Currently, Cobra was trying its best to capture any team member. And even if one of the team members was attacked by it, their whole team would have to say goodbye to the competition.

Jake was standing at the back. His gun was loaded with fire and angst. He was also ready. He fired bullets however it seemed to do nothing but provide an itch to the cobra. But this itch was enough to keep it distracted from Clark's movement and plot to kill.

Jake fired bullets and kept the Cobra distractedòp. This earned Clark more than enough time to attack the tail. Junan was also on the same job and he gestured to Jake to keep it up. Unfortunately, a shower of arrows was thrown on the Cobra at the same time. Cobra changed its position and started slithering toward the team members. They were standing in right in front of him

It was slightly disadvantageous for them. The Cobra saw right through their plan and thought to take advantage of it. They were trying to synchronise but sadly they forgot to take a look at their surroundings and the setting. It was easy for Cobra to move forward freely because of its slender body structure.

Instead of standing at various positions, they were standing right in front of it. Only Albert was standing opposite because he wanted to get the shield. Without the shield, he could not provide the best help. The shield was currently rolling around the tail.

The Cobra hurled toward the team members taking its final attempt to get over the smart players. Junan realized the mistake but it was too late to reconsider their actions.

They retreated. Clark screamed out because he was the closest in proximity. The Cobra seemed not to care about their problem. Sashi moved back. Jake was also worried. They tried to attack but in vain.

"Attack the tail now," Junan shouted. He was angry at Clark because despite having a chance he was afraid to attack. He was also stepping back. It was not good for all of them. Someone had to take the risk.

Clark somehow regained his senses probably he realised fear meant losing it all. He gathered up his strength and attacked. The sharp blade pierced the tail, soon after that he jumped aside. There was lapse of one or two seconds. It was enough for him to avoid the injured tail.

They reached the end of the path, going any further meant being cornered by the Cobra. It would have been a dead end for the team. And due to that limited space Jake could not use a grenade.

The broken pieces of the Cobra might bring damage along with the grenade impact. The team members could not get through the impact considering their present health level.

The Cobra Lord was rolling its tail whimpering in pain. As soon as it moved away from the path it was blocking Junan gestured to others to take advantage of the situation and disperse. It was a golden chance to relocate their positions. Albert had finally gotten the shield. Ahram followed Jake because they were to get the stone from the Cobra Lord.

An ashy smoke started spreading slowly. It was being emitted by the damaged tail. This smoke in no way resembled with the previous one. Perhaps it was related to the Cobra Lord. The poison smoke could kill them before they could manage to escape the cave.

This was the reason that the Cobra personally came to see them. "All of you should take care from the direct attack." Junan reminded them and threw the three shingles. These stones started absorbing the smoke however the process was slow.

The team members started coughinv. They were sure that the shingles would do wonders but with this rate of absorption there wasn't much hope. "The shingles seem useless." Sashi managed to form a sentence through the coughs.

"I don't think so. The tail is constantly spreading smoke and the shingles are absorbing else we might have been dead by now." Orin observed and cleared their doubts. They covered their mouths and kept dragging themselves through the battle.

"Our hp is dropping. Hurry, otherwise only dead bodies would walk out of this cave." Albert shouted after knowing that the smoke was taking away their hp. "It is indeed." Orin commented. Now, they were more worried as compared to when they were deuelling with the Cobra Lord.

It forced them to step ahead and attack no matter if the attack met empty air. The Cobra took advantage of the smoke and attacked. Orin was hit against the wall of the cave. They heard his rapturous scream. It alarmed them of the danger. It meant Cobra could see through the smoke and they were helpless. It was a tough situation.

Jake thought to fire the bullets at the injured part of the tail to see if it made any difference. As soon as he started shooting bullets, the Cobra started convulsing as if begging for death.

Jake got shocked and attacked at the same spot. Fortunately, it helped them in a different way. The Cobra was unable to release smoke because the tail got severed. Seeing that the team members were unwilling to give up, Cobra blocked the path.

It was again using the same trick to corner them and then twist with the body pressure. They were no more at the same spot instead scattered. It did not prove to be very helpful in the Cobra's wellfare since the team members were still actively attacking.

Cobra looked at the back where the second heart was placed. It thought to block the path so that players get confused between two paths. The design of the opening of every path was similar. If the middle partition broke then two paths were joined in.

It would take effort and toil to search for the right one. The least that every boss wanted was to waste their time. Time is always precious. And as to how long they could battle with the players to reach their aims could be reduced which could ultimately be a win for the boss.

The signs were pointing that Cobra would escape after creating trouble for them. It was the best choice for now since their hp was dropping slowly. The cobra was well aware about their condition so it was good chance.. Almost all of them had lost two thirds of their hp, dropping theor health status near to the warning level.