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"It's here…"
The three of them arrived at a corridor cordoned off with caution tape. Dasha pointed ahead and said, "Go inside, and you'll soon find the problematic area. At that point, it will cut into Level 14…"
"However, this information is from a long time ago, so I'm not sure if it's still possible to reach it now."
Yang Tao nodded slightly and said with a smile, "Alright, I'll know if it's possible once I try."
With that, he ignored the two of them, crossed the caution tape, and walked straight inside. However, he didn't go far before Yang Tao felt his feet and body suddenly drop into an empty space.
'It's here!'
He felt as if he had jumped into water; the solid ground and luxurious carpet seemed like projections at that moment. Then, his eyes went black, and he first entered a void-like world, but only for an instant. The next moment, he landed in a forest full of red trees.
He surveyed his surroundings.
All around were tall maple trees with blood-red leaves, forming an seemingly endless forest, one after another. A faint, refreshing scent permeated the air, giving a sense of peace.
A blood-red moon hung on the treetops, casting blood-red light.
Soft murmuring sounds came from all directions. These voices were ethereal and full of temptation, but they had no more effect on Yang Tao than that.
"Is this paradise?"
Yang Tao checked his status and found no unfamiliar negative buffs. His gaze swept over the surrounding trees, or rather, Entities.
In his eyes, each of these trees had a health bar, with over two hundred health points. As far as he could see, they were all Entities.
Underfoot were blood-red fallen leaves. As he walked towards the nearest maple tree, a skeleton, weathered for an unknown amount of time, emerged from beneath the maple leaves.
"Looks like a poor soul who already reached paradise…"
He first summoned the wooden door, set a coordinate, and then Yang Tao came before a maple tree. Suddenly, a slender, root-like tendril silently emerged from beneath the thick maple leaves and wrapped around his lower leg.
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[Poison I 00:15]
The time kept refreshing.
Yang Tao looked down at the spiky tentacles on his leg, then at the rough tree trunk in front of him.
He reached out and placed his hand on the trunk.
"The sound, environment, smell, even the moon above have a certain mental influence, and there are Entities everywhere…"
"It truly lives up to its name, Drenched Forest…"
"This poisoning should be a numbing or hallucinogenic effect, right?"
"Heh heh… if a Wanderer with weak will power accidentally stumbled in here, they'd probably be lying on the ground, eaten until only bones remained, just like that brother at the beginning."
A blue axe appeared in his hand.
"Today, I'm going to see if you drop wood when you're chopped down!!"
Yang Tao forcefully raised the axe in his hand and heavily chopped it into the trunk of the maple tree in front of him.
No cracks appeared. The axe sank into the trunk, and the original permeating sound was replaced by a piercing shriek. The sound was extremely harsh; even though he was not affected mentally, he felt a wave of irritation.
If it were an ordinary Wanderer, they would probably have their orifices bleeding from the shock.
'Turn the master volume down to the lowest for me!'
Instantly, all surrounding sounds disappeared.
"Screaming? Louder, I can't hear you!!"
He pulled out the axe. The wound on the tree trunk did not ooze sap, but rather a blood-colored liquid the same color as the maple leaves.
He swung the axe again and chopped down.
The surrounding maple trees suddenly began to sway. The entire forest seemed to come alive, and maple trees from all directions slowly surrounded Yang Tao.
Seeing the behavior of the surrounding maple trees, Yang Tao didn't waste words. He took out a bucket of [magma] from his backpack and poured it onto the ground.
Instantly, all the thick maple leaves on the ground were swallowed by the magma.
One bucket, two buckets, three buckets…
Soon, a lake of scorching, fiery magma appeared around Yang Tao, slowly flowing outwards.
Looking at the surrounding maple trees that dared not approach due to the high temperature, he directly extended a hand and made an international friendly gesture.
"I'm cutting it down, I said it. Not even Jesus can stop me!"
Thump… Thump… Thump…
As a few axe swings landed, the health bar of the maple tree in front of him was cleared. Several experience orbs flew out from the trunk and entered his body.
"The experience is quite high."
Once the original [Entity] maple tree 'died,' it seemed to become an ordinary maple tree. When the axe chopped into the trunk again, 'cracks' appeared directly.
Thump thump thump… The entire tree shattered with a bang, turning into a large amount of oak logs that flew into Yang Tao's backpack.
Just then, Yang Tao frowned slightly. The scent in the air became more concentrated, and faint red mist could even be seen appearing in the air.
[Poison II 00:30]
Currently, an ordinary person with just over ten health points, without protection, would only be able to survive here for less than 10 seconds.
Yang Tao didn't hesitate. He directly summoned his [magic broom], sat on it, and then took out a [golden apple] from his backpack and began to eat it.
Flying high into the sky, worried about being stuck between levels, he didn't fly too high, just a few meters above the blood-red maple trees below. Without that peculiar smell, he took out [milk] from his backpack and drank it down.
"This is such a hassle. It would be great if I had an antidote accessory…"
All around were blood-red maple forests, with no end in sight. The only thing visible in the distance was some faintly undulating mountains.
"That Beast guy, really, asking me to find a book in a tree, isn't this like looking for a needle in a haystack?"
Riding on the broom, Yang Tao quickly flew into the distance, carefully observing the forest below along the way, looking for anything special.
Ten minutes later, Yang Tao did not find the notebook Beast mentioned, but he did see an abandoned building.
"There are buildings in the Drenched Forest? I've never heard of that…"
Yang Tao controlled the magic broom to land at the entrance of this abandoned building. Around the building, there were still many blood-red maple trees, and some branches and vines had already damaged the walls of this hospital.
"This is a hospital?"
Looking at the already mottled red cross symbol, Yang Tao frowned slightly.
This building had a total of five floors, but the upper floors already showed clear signs of collapse.
Yang Tao walked into the hospital. As he entered the hospital lobby, a smell of disinfectant mixed with decay permeated his senses. He couldn't help but complain directly:
"This hospital is open at both ends, and ninety percent of the windows are broken, yet there's still a residual disinfectant smell. That's incredible…"
It was like playing a game, where the background music for each area is different. Perhaps this level thought a hospital should smell of disinfectant, no matter how dilapidated it was.
The lobby was a mess, with piles of white bones scattered everywhere.
"So… so good, finally someone…"
Yang Tao looked towards the stairs leading to the second floor, where a person was excitedly running towards him.
There's actually a living person in this ghostly place??
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