Bitten
As soon as Edy Brandon and Bennett Hansen entered the breeding chamber, the deputy general manager of the American Damon Company was faced with a new problem.
Which one was the snake king?!
There were an astonishing number of snakes in the breeding chamber. Every one was thick and long, and most had sharp, triangular heads that made them look dangerous. Every single one looked like it could be the snake king.
But the farm manager had said that there was only one snake king in each breeding chamber. All the others were underlings.
"There are so many snakes in here!"
Deputy General Manager Bowden Crison heard the voice of Edy Brandon, a retired Delta Special Forces soldier, come through his earpiece.
Snake expert Alvira Conrad had plenty of earpieces. Everyone except Edy and Bennett, who had entered the breeding chamber, had received one, ensuring they could all communicate on the same channel.
"Be careful. Move gently. The snakes are starting to react. They'll mistake you for food."
Alvira Conrad set down the main radio unit of her headset, leaving it to run on its internal battery. As she carefully watched what was happening inside Breeding Chamber No. 1, she took another tablet out of her backpack.
The human brain's memory often couldn't match a hard drive for precision and accuracy.
Even research experts needed computers to help them find the information they wanted.
"Got it!"
Edy Brandon, tasked with catching the snake king, carefully used a stainless-steel snake hook to push aside the snakes in front of him, clearing a path for himself and Bennett Hansen behind him.
The former Navy SEAL behind him moved just as carefully, nudging aside the curious snakes that had slithered over to watch.
Though the two moved gently, the snakes in Breeding