"That's basically the situation. The trapped civilians have already been sent home, and the lockdown around the shopping mall will continue until tomorrow. During that time, the assessment team will confirm that there are no residual risk factors inside the restricted area," Song Cheng reported from in front of Baili Qing's desk. "The Technology Department is working overtime to analyze the data sent back by the Deep Dive Unit, along with the audio and video recordings from their operation."
Baili Qing sat behind her unusually large desk, her expression calm and giving away nothing. Only after Song Cheng finished did she nod lightly. "Are there any conclusions so far?"
"We can confirm that this is an Otherworld that has never appeared before. The depth range recorded by the deep divers' sensors was L-1 to L-2. It consisted of a neighborhood covered in dense fog, which may be a 'reflection' of the real world. Its boundaries cannot yet be determined. Our preliminary suspicion is that its depth increases as one moves deeper into the fog.
"This Otherworld randomly generates entities that should originally exist in other Otherworlds. So far, we have only confirmed Ink Mark, Carnival Crowd, and Grandma Tree. Based on this, we have temporarily rated the Otherworld as Danger Level 3. However, since the sample size is too small, this rating is for reference only. We do not recommend that any Spirit Realm Detective organization or independent investigator other than 'experienced teams' like Fairytale and the Inn go there voluntarily.
"Of course, there is no need to worry too much about that last point. Other civilian investigators probably can't get in anyway—we haven't found a stable way to open this Otherworld. At present, there are only two ways to enter: either through Yu Sheng's 'door-opening' ability, or by relying