Rumble—
As the crack tore completely open, Ji Yan placed his palm against the wall.
The next second, the Game Panel popped up before his eyes—
"Player notification! You have successfully entered the dungeon's hidden map—the Basement—through a hidden route."
As the announcement ended, Ji Yan's vision went black. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in a stuffy, oppressive room covered in dust, much like a cellar.
Ji Yan glanced around, then walked straight inside.
Everything here was covered in a thick layer of dust. In the dark corners, pairs of eerie eyes stared at this player in astonishment.
Against the farthest wall stood an enormous pillar covered in blood vessels. Supporting the space between the underground level and the Apartment, it formed the entire foundation of the [Crimson Apartment].
Residents who broke the rules or couldn't pay their rent were thrown into the Basement to become part of its nourishment. That was what allowed the [Crimson Apartment] to remain standing in the Eerie World.
It was also the Tier 1 dungeon's main quest—
Under the original progression, these underground Eerie Residents, unwilling to become part of the foundation and desperate to escape the Basement, would damage the foundation while the "Old Landlord" slept.
But now...
These Basement residents hadn't even begun carrying out their plan.
Or rather, before the main quest had even started, a player had already come down!
What had he come down for?
Surely the plot wasn't supposed to move this fast?
The underground Eerie Residents stared in bewilderment. Then they saw Ji Yan take out a [Burial Coffin Nail] and flick it at the foundation.
The nail, as thick as a little finger, pierced the fleshy foundation.
After two seconds of silence, it unleashed a terrifying destructive force, tearing a huge