The Player's System

Sea Desert 7

Third team remained there. Albert was able to protect his hp fall. Team head was waiting for the sea tides.

They noticed the waves spreading around. It was time to get the help of the creatures. "Jake you can directly talk with them. We will follow behind." Junan gave permission to the younger player.

Since he talked earlier so it was best for them to let him solve this problem. The water reached at their waists. Few creatures came near Jake making some friendly moves.

They pointed the direction and led. Jake understood. The creatures were eager to get rid the card. Jake gestured others to follow. The creatures brought them much away from the previous location.

At this moment they were unable to tell the direction because of water. The creature stopped at a place. "Here you will dig the card out. Wait for the sea water to go back. If the card toughed the sea water it would destroy the sea. Take away the card." The creature gave instructions.

Jake carefully listened. Ahram spread his chain to mark the area. The creatures left when the sea water returned back.

Now they got busy to dig the card before the sea tides bother them again.

"This quest is mind blowing. Who would have thought that enemies would give the card." Orin used his thorny mace and spoke.

Ahram picked his second weapon which was best for now. The shovel dug the sand better way compared the mace.

They used their weapons to drag the sand away so that shovel could keep working. "Perhaps we are taking time. Sea tides has started rising again." Sashi was standing and keeping eyes at the sea tides.

She informed the team head. "According to creatures the card should not touch the sea water. Hurry we should not disappoint the creatures." Junan reminded.

Ahram increased his effort. They finally saw the card but the water was near too. Junan jumped at the card and collected it. He was getting familiar how he could complete quest in a haste.

As soon as he collected the card, the team members got transferred in the next quest and the sea water filled the hole. The creatures felt some ease after knowing that humans did not destroy the area.

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The third team successfully collected seven cards of Theola. Each quest bore different rules which they were able to decode and escaped disaster.

It was overall effort of the team members. They were excited for the rest of cards. But they were unable to see anything after reached another quest area.

"My eyes are not closed still I can't see anything. Can anyone answer?" Albert blinked his eyes several times but could not spot anything.

He called others. Nobody answered his call. He was all alone in the black camp. The minute difference because the collection of the card threw team members in different black tents.

These tents were in the new quest area however they might face it impossible to get out of the black camp. It was due to the reason that they were separate and could not help each other.

The black camps were the enemies of the players. Nobody could leave them without battle against it.

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Black Camp

This quest area was created solely for the eighth card. The card was hidden in one of the black camps. They were similar of tents but slightly bigger.

Albert received silence in return of his call. He called again to confirm that he was alone at the moment. He tried to sense the breathing of any living but could not hear.

The black camp has several layers of black covered. These covers were not actually clothes but the black ogres of blind race. They live by closely creating strips. At first one would get confused that it was mere cloth strips however once it circle around the body it could such dry the blood.

Black ogres were blind so they

listen the movements of the other livings and target them. No matter what living thing get traps under the strips the black ogres would such the blood.

Albert voiced to confirm about the presence of the team members but the ogres heard a living. The target has lot of blood compared to the small insects. Most of the animals of the jungle were familiar with the black ogres so they stayed away.

The black ogres found it blessed chance to quench their thirst of blood. One of the black strips separated from the organized camp shape and fell on the chest of the player.

Albert felt something on his chest. it was crawling very slow. He moved his hand on his chest and picked the strip. It resembled like cloth strip. He threw it aside however he was curious how could cloth strip crawl?

Albert stood up to search the place first. There was no sound so it hard to tell the expected characteristics of his surrounding.

Other team members were in the similar situations. They were worried about other team members and what happened to them. Orin was in the middle to decide whether he should spend his Exp on the book of detection or not.

He in the end took deep breath when four consecutive cloth strips crawled on him. The book of detection brought some light in the surroundings when it opened for reading clue.

Orin did not order to read the clue instead he hurriedly looked his surrounding. It was black tent with no temporary or permanent door. He ran to check.

His hands touched the black camp. Orin could not explore all parts when the book of detection closed without reading.

Orin slapped his thigh regretting for lose of chance. However he was able to see that he was confined in the black camp.

Sashi also used her small weapon. It lit the surrounding but despite of effort she could not break open any door for exit.

It was strange camp made of lot of black strips.