Who gave you permission to travel through time with Earth?

"Sasha—"

The elevator came to a stop on the first floor, the iron gates suddenly opened, and all the buttons above were turned off, dispelling Fang Jin and her companions' hopes of reaching the top floor directly.

The view from this floor was completely unobstructed: tangled wires, dim, flickering lights, clothes hanging on chair backs, and mountains of energy drinks and empty cardboard boxes...

"The smell of the classroom is so strong."

Fang Jin's lips twitched involuntarily as long-buried memories pounded into his heart again, because the two years before and after his graduation seemed to have been even more miserable than this.

The others were not particularly moved by the horrific scene in the front hall, their gazes immediately shifting there. Jin Fugui even let out a heavy sigh of relief that he hadn't encountered the monster at the beginning.

At the end of the lobby were three straight, dimly lit corridors, their ceiling lights flashing at an even faster rate, each extending deeper into the company.

"Three forks in the road... Do they lead to different storylines? Or do they indicate varying degrees of danger on each path?"

Zhou Tongtong frowned and said that this was not good news in survival-type dungeons, as it could easily cause the already limited manpower to be scattered.

"It doesn't matter. Just choose one of the paths to enter. It would be foolish to get scattered here. The right solution is for all six of us to work together to clear one of the paths."

Lu Chen stated directly that his idea was straightforward and reasonable. After all, this was just a beginner's tutorial, and no matter how unconventional it was, there should be no option that would kill everyone.

"Even if we did... we don't have much room for error." Xu Rou adjusted her glasses with both hands, smiled helplessly, and then stepped out of the elevator first.

"Let's look for clues in the lobby, such as the distribution of different departments, job types, or staff, to determine which corridor offers the best chance of avoiding danger..."

"Buzz—"

Almost the instant she stepped out of the elevator shaft, everyone heard a buzzing sound, and then the light and shadow melted and collided like water ripples, gradually dimming as if mixed with ink!

When they opened their eyes again and focused their attention, they had already crossed the front hall and appeared separately in the interior of the corridor. The numbness in their feet did not subside for a long time.

Fang Jin and Xu Rou were in the same place. The latter couldn't help but lean against the wall and dry heave, while he tapped his slightly throbbing temples... Then he walked straight back, shouting loudly outside:

"There's an emergency escape ladder leading to the outside!"

"..."

No one responded. Even Jin Fugui, who was the most cowardly person on the other side, didn't make a sound. At the same time, his movement to go back was blocked by an inexplicable wall of energy, and he couldn't move even an inch.

"Forced separation, I've only seen examples of that in textbooks... but that's a special type that even veteran players rarely encounter..."

Xu Rou finally stopped feeling nauseous and struggled to sit up, saying that she had a solid theoretical knowledge, so why was her knowledge so distorted here?

"At this point, stop thinking about those rigid theories. It's illogical that a first-tier world would have difficult events. The various anomalies that have occurred since then have repeatedly proven the special nature of the dungeon."

Fang Jin "comforted" him, saying that he had already experienced three copies before, and everything that had happened to Beast Corporation so far was within his acceptable range.

"What I mean is... even if this dungeon is rated as difficult, it's somewhat unreasonable! It's just too abnormal."

Xu Rou struggled to her feet; her innate engineering spirit even made her forget her fear, and she persisted in her convictions.

"The worlds connected by the main star system have two evaluation systems: world level and dungeon difficulty."

The world ranking is divided into six tiers, each corresponding to different powers and resources. Players who do not reach a certain level are not even qualified to enter.

The difficulty level is a comprehensive evaluation of different event instances based on the world ranking system, with Normal accounting for 60%, Hard for 30%, Nightmare for 10%, and Unsolvable for one in a million.

"Instant death and coercion—those are characteristics that only appear in Nightmare difficulty or higher, but in the Beast Corporation instance, they've appeared one after another, from the conference room until now. This is simply... simply!"

"..."

"Smack."

The overhead lights suddenly went out, and at the moment when Xu Rou's emotions reached their peak, the entire corridor was plunged into a brief and abrupt darkness.

Xu Rou continued reciting from the script, but Fang Jin subconsciously stepped back because he saw a flowing, fleshy head that had appeared beside Xu Rou at some point.

It should have been a creation made of flesh and blood, but now it rotated slowly like a fluid, and the barely formed facial features kept moving and misaligning on that "face."

Especially the mouth; that smiling face looked as if it had been slashed open by a sickle, its twists and turns taking up half of the dough, with beads of blood constantly dripping from the protruding white teeth...

"..."

Xu Rou clearly sensed something. From her angle, she could vaguely see bulging eyeballs and teeth and tongue, making half of her head feel as if it were locked in an ice cellar.

Her next words were completely stuck in her throat, and her expression was so distorted as to be ridiculous. Xu Rou desperately tried to grab the pistol in her chest, but her fingers trembled so much that she couldn't even put the trigger in.

"save……"

"Smack."

The lights suddenly came on, banishing all the darkness. The balloon-like fleshy head transformed into a gentle face in the next moment, just in time to support Xu Rou's slumped body.

"Are you alright?"

The senior smiled gently, radiating just the right amount of warmth. After helping Xu Rou sit up, he comforted the two who were still recovering.

"You must be the newcomers visiting today. Why are you standing here and not coming in? Our department warmly welcomes newcomers, and we hope you will consider us when making the final selection."

"..."

The head and facial features were fixed, and the neck was no longer a thin line of blood. The huge fleshy body hidden in the darkness was completely compressed into the body of the person in front of him as the light was restored.

This is a completely human being, without a doubt.

The light was the catalyst that awakened these monsters. Fang Jin immediately realized this; he had always wondered why the kingdom's best company couldn't even fix a light bulb, and now his question was finally answered.

This prediction became a reality in the next instant. The system notification sounded in his ear at the right time, and Fang Jin only put down the pistol he was holding at this moment.

What kind of beasts? What kind of company? You can imagine all the ruthlessness and exploitation concentrated here! The immense pressure causes employees to mutate, degenerating into flesh and blood or mental monsters...

Then, due to their outstanding physical abilities or psychic powers, they were passively hired a second time by Mr. Beast, continuing to be tormented at the company... and from then on, they even skipped the unnecessary leave of the day.

[Worldview Unveiled 13% - Players please note: When the lights go out, it's time for all the employees to let loose. The break time is different on each floor, so please be careful not to become their "toy"]

[Deciphered by: Fang Jin]