"This is Mr. CORAN, the owner of this castle," Mike whispered, introducing him.
HP 40,000 / 40,000.
Very strong. With this HP and a human physique, he can walk sideways among the regular Entities in the Backrooms.
"Hello, Mr. CORAN."
The other party looked at him with hollow eye sockets and asked in a resonant voice, "I can't see through you. Did you bring those strange creatures from outside?"
CORAN had a scar across his face, and his empty eye sockets no longer held eyes, but judging from his behavior, he must have a special way of observing.
"Yes, they are indeed my people. Let me introduce myself: Entity ID 9527, Yang Tao. The Entities outside were too enthusiastic, so I had to bring some of my own people in."
CORAN did not show any hostility, but asked with some confusion, "Why did you come here? Besides those crazy Entities, there's only me and my children here."
Children?
Yang Tao thoughtfully looked at the few people beside him. Their faces showed a hint of embarrassment, but they did not refute CORAN's words.
They were sheltered by CORAN in the castle, who not only provided the food and water needed for survival but also protected them from harm by Entities. It could be said that he truly cared for them like a father.
The Backrooms are vast, and there are all kinds of Entities.
Yang Tao felt no surprise at this kind of overprotective Entity.
"I came here mainly for those Entities. The bodies of Entities are very valuable to me."
Literally, an Entity can provide at least 1.5 times its HP in energy value. The higher the HP, the more energy value.
When he heard his words, the eyes under the hood visibly lit up, but then quickly dimmed as he said, "The Entities here can't be killed off. They are endless, and there are countless Entities in the sea..."
This time, it was Yang Tao's turn to get excited.
"Really?"
But then he thought, this is basically impossible. The Backrooms only have relative 'infinity,' not absolute infinity.
CORAN seemed a bit puzzled by Yang Tao's reaction and said, "There are many of them, very many… so many that it's despair-inducing."
"These children don't belong here. They want to leave. I've been looking for a way to leave, but I haven't had any clues."
Hearing CORAN's words, coupled with the white health bar border above his head, the other party should not be deceiving him.
"You want to get out?"
Honestly, if there were no Entities inside this castle, and it had unlimited food and water, then… returning to the Backrooms would truly be worse than living here.
Mike sighed, "I've been here for seven years. I don't know how much longer I can last."
Yang Tao thought of the hellish environment outside, nodded gently, stretched out his hand, and summoned a wooden door, saying, "You can leave this level by going through here."
In an instant, both CORAN and Mike, along with the others, were stunned.
Looking at their expressions, Yang Tao smiled, "You wouldn't think that I'd be so bored as to run to this obviously dead-end level without any ability, would you?"
Dense Entities, eternal night, no exit—isn't this a typical dead-end level?
If an ordinary Wanderer was incredibly lucky and appeared within the castle's range, but if they appeared in a pile of Entities, then they could only pray that the Entities were the kind that ate people directly.
Otherwise, encountering a Skin Stealer, a Shrieker, or a Wretch would truly be worse than death.
"Are you serious?"
At this moment, the only woman among the three stepped forward and asked.
"Hmm, of course it's true, truer than pearls!"
Yang Tao stretched out his hand and opened the wooden door, poking his head in. He saw several people holding weapons standing in the transit hall and said, "Come here for a moment and help me explain..."
These people were members of the M.E.G. stationed here for reception. Even with a key, those who could return alive were not necessarily whole; missing limbs were common.
Hmm… Missing limbs are sent to Jerry for modification.
"Mr. Yang!"
Upon seeing Yang Tao, the people showed respectful expressions and immediately jogged to his side.
Yang Tao nodded gently and said, "A special level. You can check if it has a number. There's also a friendly Entity inside."
"Okay, we'll notify our superiors right away."
Yang Tao was quite satisfied with the M.E.G.'s efficiency. Two of them followed him through the wooden door, while the rest began contacting their superiors and continuing their work.
The few people inside the castle, seeing the eagle and square emblem on the M.E.G. members' chests, their eyes instantly turned red.
They were so excited that they could barely speak.
Yang Tao understood their excitement but didn't dwell on it too much. He had saved, or indirectly saved, hundreds of millions of humans. Even if this castle was full of people, it would be no more than a thousand.
If he gave Wandering Earth a bit more technology, it would be more than this many people.
And his keys and modification technology were like a gift from God to the M.E.G. and Wanderers.
Now that he understood the situation inside the castle, Yang Tao was still more concerned about the outside. Although the thunder had stopped, the explosions had not.
Clearly, the battle outside was still ongoing.
'Is the Mutated Iron Golem out of energy?'
Iron Bro's lightning was not infinite but required slow recharging. If too much was consumed like this, there would be an energy shortage.
"CORAN, do you want to go out and take a look?"
CORAN looked at his 'children,' a genuine smile appearing on his face. He reached out and gripped the hilt of the sword on his back, saying, "Yes, you've brought hope. Perhaps you can find the true exit."
"Maybe."
He stretched out his hand and placed it on the gate, pushing slightly. The city gate made a grinding sound and quickly opened.
The moon, previously hidden by dark clouds, now peeked out, casting its cold light on the blood-red earth. This desolate environment, even without Entities, gave off a oppressive feeling.
"Are you not the Level Master?"
"No, I also came here by accident..."
CORAN and Yang Tao walked out of the castle together, drawing the bone knife made from the unknown creature's skeleton from behind them.
This bone knife had an extremely wide blade.
It was no less impressive than the cleaver used by the Mutated Iron Golem.
"I came to this level by accident, but I can't find a way to leave..."
Entities stranded within a level are extremely rare. Yang Tao looked at CORAN's HP and couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'He's not a Level Master, yet he has 30,000 HP... Isn't this stronger than Blue Bird?'
The slaughter outside continued.
The number of Entities seemed undiminished, but Yang Tao looked at the layers of corpses on the ground and knew this was another blessed land.