[The Carnivore (Novice) instance has been permanently closed due to force majeure] [Last player to clear: **(This player has not set a display name)]
At the Ruins of Sunset, all the players heard the system announcement and saw the changes on the stone monument.
The crowd burst into discussion.
"What's going on? How can a novice instance be permanently closed? What happened?"
"This announcement came exactly 72 hours after the one for the last player to get a TE clear of Rose Manor. Could it be the same person?"
"Newbies are monsters. What I'm more curious about is what they did to the Carnivore instance. Don't tell me they blew it up?"
"Who knows? Maybe they'll put together a guide. We can check the forums later."
"Speaking from experience, don't get your hopes up. There's still no sign of a guide for the player who got that TE clear last time!"
Although the players discussed it excitedly, none of them were all that invested.
After all, it was just a novice instance.
In the past thirty-six years, countless astonishing newcomers had appeared, only to meet their downfall in the third instance and vanish into obscurity.
Whether they would ascend to the divine throne or plunge into the abyss would only become clear after they became Official Players.
North Capital. Deep in the mountains, far from the bustle of the city, stood a building whose entire outer surface was covered in white metal. Streetlights among the trees cast harsh white light, and sparse shadows of leaves fell across its metallic shell.
There were no words or signs around the building to indicate its purpose, but several military trucks were parked nearby. Personnel in black uniforms moved between the vehicles and the building, unloading sealed iron crates wrapped in