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Ordinary pistols were almost ineffective against these special Skin Stealers.
However, Yang Tao's weapons were no joke; whether it was digitized or non-digitized attacks, they brought extreme pleasure to these guys.
There were three Skin Stealers hidden among the protestors, and Yang Tao had already dealt with them before the M.E.G. personnel arrived.
He lightly blew on the muzzle and put the revolver back into his backpack.
Those onlookers, who were almost eaten like melons by the Entities, also erupted in unprecedented fury, wielding various weapons and surrounding the remaining seven or eight protest members.
"Kill them! Damn it, they're colluding with Entities, they're traitors!"
"Hand them over to our M.E.G. personnel for interrogation; we must find out how these Entities came to be."
It seemed there were also off-duty M.E.G. personnel among the onlookers, but according to his HP appraisal skill, there were indeed two red-named 'traitors' among these protestors.
In a small organization of 12 people, there were three mutated Skin Stealers, two traitors, and the remaining seven were just fools being used as pawns. This organization was truly a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
Catherine, standing beside him, looked at the Entity on the ground and said with a pale face, "How can an Entity appear in Level 6.1? Could it be…"
At this point, Catherine didn't continue speaking. Yang Tao hated two kinds of people the most in his life: first, those who spoke halfway, and second…
"Could it be what?"
Catherine looked at the still-shaken bystanders, leaned close to Yang Tao, and whispered, "I suspect someone or some other existence has changed the rules."
Hearing Catherine's words, Yang Tao looked at the mutated Skin Stealer lying on the ground again and thought her words were very likely true.
Walking towards the mutated Skin Stealer, the Skin Stealer's skin was a deathly white, and its huge mouth had no visible organs inside.
Catherine also stepped forward with Yang Tao to examine it, while also aiming her wrist terminal at the mutated Skin Stealer on the ground to take photos. Neither of them showed any sign of disgust, mainly because in the Backrooms, there were far too many things more disgusting and terrifying than this.
"I've already notified the M.E.G. They'll send people to handle it right away."
"Alright then, let's go."
This was just a small interlude, but as he was about to leave, someone stopped him. It wasn't with malice, but the lucky individual who had almost been pulled away by the mutated Skin Stealer's tentacles earlier.
"Thank you for saving me. My name is Jerry. I… I don't know how I can repay you."
The man in front of him was very young, appearing to be around his age. Yang Tao smiled and said, "It was nothing. Also, next time you're watching a show, don't stand too close; you might get caught in the crossfire like today."
With that, Yang Tao turned and left gracefully.
Jerry froze for a moment and quickly asked, "What's your name?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Yang Tao raise a hand, and a golden card appeared in the other party's hand. With a gentle toss, the golden card flew towards him.
He quickly reached out and caught it.
"Yang Tao… Entity Number… 9527?"
He was slightly stunned. By the time he looked up again, Yang Tao and Catherine had already disappeared into the hallway leading to other areas.
…
A series of inexplicable roars echoed from behind the iron door leading to Level 6. Yang Tao suddenly remembered something; it wasn't the disappearing Frowner, but that he hadn't made a mark yet.
As for the Frowner, he thought it had already gone to Level 6 to wait for him, as Entities traverse levels differently from humans.
He summoned the wooden door.
Open and close.
It made Catherine, who was standing beside him, stare in bewilderment.
"What are you doing?"
"Nothing. Let's go…"
The soldiers at the surrounding M.E.G. outpost all became alert. Although there had never been an incident of an Entity running out of the door, the monster's roars from behind the dilapidated iron door demanded attention.
The iron door opened to reveal pitch blackness. Even the light from the doorway was swallowed by the darkness.
Behind the door was not Level 6; one could only be cut into Level 6 after entering.
"Let's go…"
Yang Tao didn't use a Night Vision Potion. He intended to experience the raw Level 6, and he stepped into the iron door. Catherine gritted her teeth and immediately followed behind Yang Tao, walking in together.
Bang, the iron door closed automatically.
"Level 6 'Lights Out'"
"Unknown Safety Rating"
"Unstable"
"Unknown Entity Count"
This level is completely shrouded in darkness. There is no light whatsoever in the entire level, and any light source brought into the level will have no effect. Navigation in Level 6 is achieved by fumbling through the dark paths. This level is composed of seemingly endless narrow corridors made of smooth, cold material (like concrete).
Besides the endless darkness, Level 6 is also eerily quiet, similar to a soundproof room. Exploring Level 6 will slowly lead one through complete darkness, complete silence, and complete isolation.
However, the complete darkness was quickly broken. As soon as he and Catherine were cut into Level 6, they saw a glowing large face.
"Holy crap, you scared me."
Yang Tao recognized the glowing crying face in the darkness as the Frowner that was living under his roof, after all, Frowners are rare, and Frowners with missing teeth are even rarer.
He didn't know if it was due to its inherent attributes, but the Frowner felt very wronged. Although Level 6 was completely dark, it didn't like being here, and neither did the other glowing-face family members.
"I'm waiting for you here…"
Hearing the Frowner's sad voice, Yang Tao sighed and comforted it, "It's okay, I just got startled when I suddenly saw your big face."
He scanned his surroundings and found that it was largely as described in the introduction, perfectly describable as not being able to see one's hand in front of one's face.
Suddenly, he felt an impact from behind.
Then came Catherine's surprised voice, "Frowner? How can there be a Frowner here? Yang Tao, are you there?"
"I'm here. This is my friend; don't worry."
Frowner: Friend? You ride a friend?
It felt like it was about to evolve into a Grumpy Frowner again very soon.
Yang Tao took out a torch from his backpack. Strangely, the torch did light up, but it couldn't illuminate the surroundings, just like a high-light torch drawn on a black texture.
(Similar to the torches that spawn in abandoned mines, they are lit but cannot illuminate the surroundings and need to refresh the block to reactivate.)
"How interesting…"
Yang Tao summoned the wooden door, preparing to make a mark. To his surprise, the wooden door also displayed as high-light, just like the Frowner's teeth and eyes, and the torch that couldn't illuminate its surroundings.
"Isn't this space… the Warden's favorite environment?"
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