MMORPG: Rise of The Dungeon Master.

There was a ruler that had multiple heads and the ability to regenerate. He controlled the power of water and had a vast network of canals and waterways.

A ruler could breathe fire, with his palace made of volcanic rock and his army of fire-breathing snakes.

Another with a potent poison and many more.

These powerful snakes fascinated Grave. Most of them would come into the World boss category. He could sense the power and intelligence of these rulers. Each of them had a unique way to rule.

As Grave looked at the snake-based civilization, he suddenly felt a sense of unease. He could feel multiple gazes upon him. He could feel multiple emotions from these gazes, but the power behind them started causing him suffocation.

Grave started looking left and right, trying to find the snakes behind these gazes, but he could not find them. His face turned purple and the gazes on him intensify, most of them felt like mocking him.

Suddenly, Grave felt an intense gaze filled with greed and killing intent. He knew a creature was coming at for him. He wide opened his eyes to take all the detail in his mind and looked down.

Grave saw a mysterious, massive snake just below him on the ground, looking up at him. Its eyes seemed to bore into his soul. Staring up at him. The snake's gaze was sharp but unfocused. Grave knew that although it could not see him, it could sense him as if it could sense his very essence. Its eyes were a piercing green, and its pupils were slits. Its jaws were massive and its teeth were sharp, glinting in the light.

Grave entire body shook up from intense fear. He had lost control over his body.

Snake suddenly jumped at the sky and opened its mouth to swallow the sky. As the snake opened its jaws and lunged toward Grave, he felt paralyzed. He could feel the snake's hot breath on his face, and he could see the darkness inside its maw. He felt like he was falling into an abyss and knew this was the end.

Although Grave body was shaking but his eyes were shining and moving all around to register all the detail of this snake.

He knew this creature was something beyond his imagination and understanding. This strange and powerful creature fascinated him.

Grave wondered what was the true power of this snake. Could his dungeon produce something like this? Grave sigh. The snake swallowed the entire sky, ending the illusion, and he was back in the darkness.

Grave still had wide eyes in the darkness. The complete scene of snake civilization kept playing in his mind.

The soothing sound took him out of the trance. <Congratulation to the god of Serpent village. Liberty finds you worthy and presents you with the power to control life.>

Blackness slowly started fading.

Voice continued in his head.

<Liberty Welcome, the new king of snakes. Remembers you are not the only one with powers. There are many who compete for dominance. Always stay alert, as many covet your power and position. >

Blackness continued to drift away, and Grave returned to his sense after some time. He looked around to find himself on the marble floor inside the gene lab.

"Wow, what a mysterious experience."

Ding! A notification popped in front of him.

[Congratulation!!

Grade system for snake monster in the Serpent village unlock!!!!

New snakes born in the village would have a grade assigned to them.

Normal grade ->Elite grade -> Unique grade->Rare grade -> Epic grade -> legendary grade -> Myth grade -> ?? -> ??

Each grade represents the potential of the snake's monsters.

Note: In rare chance, the grade of the monster could change, if they succeed in tier up (Species evolution) process.

You can use the gene extractor machine for more details.

]

Ding!

[All the snake monsters currently present in the serpent village are normal grade.]

Grave removed the notification and looked around. He found himself in a large corridor. The corridor was dimly lit by glowing orbs of magic, casting an eerie blue light all over there.

Grave walked to the other end of the small corridor and found himself in an enormous hall.

The floors had polished marble, and the hall walls had intricate murals depicting some mysterious magic symbols.

There were 3 small paths, each present on both sides of the hall, and an enormous path in front of him.

All 6 paths present on the sides of the hall had enormous gates that were closed. Grave walked to them. Grave knew that each of the 6 gates hide a mysterious power behind them.

The problem was, Grave did not know what these powers were. Even in his last life, he could not open a single gate till he died.

"Hello mysterious, deadly chambers," Grave said in the hall. He had many terrible experiences in trying to open these doors.

He walked to the first chamber on his left side. The door of this 1st chamber had intricate patterns of purple and blue swirls. Looking at those patterns for a long time could send him to a dream-like state.

Grave shocked his head and walked to the 2nd chamber. The door of this 2nd chamber had bizarre patterns of black and gray. Looking at those patterns for a long time could send him to madness and lead to him committing suicide in the game.

The 3rd chamber had intricate patterns of swirling colors and shapes. Looking at these markings would make him lose control of his body. He would keep consciousness unlike the first two, but he could not control his body.

The 4th chamber, present on the right side, had intricate patterns of black and white. A single glance at them could cause instant death.

The 5th chamber had intricate patterns of clock gears and hourglasses. Looking at it for a long time made him lose the sense of time and spent the day standing there and looking at the gate, thinking only a few seconds passed.