The Player's System

Sage port 4

His words made them cough. Clark was always this type of player. His presence in the game could make other feel dizzy just from his comments.

But third team especially became lively with his presence. All of them sighed and hopped on the boat. They were the travelers those already knew that the journey would not actually take place.

This could be the special characteristic of the third team no one else. There was no cabin in the wooden boat; it was similar of ancient open wooden boat. It just moved at the will of invisible force.

Team members were waiting. After they left the shore of the lake they could hear the planks trembling as if afraid to give a ride to the players.

It was expected.

The first team stood at the port. They could not start a battle with the third team and snatch the chance again. It was already wonderful that a team was able to survive in the second quest of the portal other than third team.

The boat started breaking the wooden planks apart. It was similar of self-destruction. Ahram was not feeling good to see lot of water. He was afraid of ocean in the real life that's why he never bothered to spend time on the beach.

Sashi happened to see his unwillingness. She walked toward him and put her hand on his hand. "You can rest easy. I know how to swim…" she could not complete her words when boat started jerking. Initially Clark thought to give helping hand to Ahram but sneaking from the corner of the eyes he did not bother to ask.

Clark did not want to ruin the taste of silent gestures. The female player could get angry at him if he commented anything. Also he was not the type of player to tangle his nose in the matters of others.

A big part of floorboard fell in the lake water. According to the virtual design of the portal they did not need extra skill to wade through the lake water. Their real life swimming could equally adjust. One who learned swimming in the real life could swim in the portal lake without worry.

"Give me hand little kid." Junan held the hand of younger player. They were in the middle of the two islands when the boat collapsed. The third team fell in the lake.

(If it was other teams they might have started some baffled actions. Almost all players in the third team read through the basic guides. They knew that the designers were sharp and intellectual buddies.

Since they designed this portal to challenge the presently available games in the industry they would not include the norms of the common games.

Absolutely none of the game until now designed such big lake for the players to swim like real to save their lives or complete the quest. Definitely the players would take it burdensome or misunderstand the settings.

Not all players were addicted to read the basics. The problem with the players was simple, all teams the guild sent until now they were trying to compare this portal with the other games in the market instead of exploring the portal instinctively.)

Team members dished in the water once or twice then resumed their stability and started swimming toward the second island. Sashi supported Ahram. Ahram could not believe. He was silently looking at the girl. Sashi gestured him to put his hands on her waist. It would make her swim forward with ease. Others were free to swim toward the island.

Junan did not need much effort bringing the young boy. They took less time than the boat because the lake water did not give any resistance.

The water dripped from their gowns. They reached at the shore. Kari got to know about the boat.

It was enough of sings that the enemies were reaching the island. Kari used his spell and lifted up the fence walls around the island. It could stop the enemies but not for long.

Junan stepped back seeing the fence appearing. He tried to jump inside but could not. The fence was made simple but there was some force behind that stopped him from entering.

"So Kari has sensed our presence. No matter what we will get the card at the beginning of the evening. Get ready and smash this fence." Junan ordered Orin and Clark. They were suitable for destroying the fence.

Clark smashed the hammer but fell back. The invisible force threw him in the water of the shore. "Huh seems like Kari is guarding this fence with the magic." Orin was ready to use thorny mace but seeing Clark fell back Orin halted his actions.

Jake did not give suggestion to use the grenade because the spell might appear stronger than they would fell in the water of the lake.

Kari was using his strongest spell to keep them at the shore. He was head of the sages. Knowing that the enemies were trying to break the fence he sent few sages. These sages would keep the players distracted from breaking the fence.

The card was shining because Kari was using strongest magic. He did not want to let the enemies take this card. Kari built two islands with his magic and wanted to become bigger sage.

He was faking the appearance of sage however he was proud of it.

There was hidden third island under the surface of the lake. Kari wanted to bring that island on the surface. The third island was holding the immense power of magic. If Kari was able to get hold on the third island then he no more needed the backing of the gem card so he would crush it down.

He did not want that any lower level sage could get his hands on this card after he throw it.

He was selfish to the core of his heart. Kari made one of the sage as his loyal giving the hope that he would hand over him the card after become lord of the third island.. This way he bought the loyalty.