Are you kidding me?! The boss of the Hell Dungeon is a loli!

In a terrifying hotel.

Jiang Luo was staring at the black mist that was wrapping around his feet when he stepped on it.

The black mist let out a sharp screech, and was scorched by the calamity patterns on the soles of her shoes, causing it to steam.

jingle--

The clear sound of a copper bell came from the front desk on the first floor.

The sound traveled up the decaying staircase and echoed repeatedly in the empty corridor.

Jiang Luo stopped in front of room 303.

The little hand, which was halfway raised, slowly lowered.

She blinked her large, ruby-like eyes twice.

How did these newcomers get to work at the front desk so quickly?

Half an hour has passed since the players entered the horror hotel.

After the initial panic subsided, they split into several groups to explore the inn, following the instructions of the temporarily elected captain.

Some people stayed in the guest room looking for the rule slips.

Someone was checking the emergency exits on each floor.

A few of the bolder players went down to the first floor and tried to find the hotel keys and guest list at the front desk.

That sound of the copper bell just now.

It was obviously done by some lazy bum.

Lobby.

The three new players huddled outside the front desk.

There was no one behind the counter.

There was only a check-in book stained with dark red dirt and a dozen or so brass keys hanging on a wooden board.

A young man with dyed yellow hair still had his hand on the copper bell.

His expression was somewhat stiff.

I only touched it lightly.

"Could this be some kind of death rule?"

The short-haired girl standing next to him looked unpleasant.

"The rule sheet states that you are not allowed to ring the bell repeatedly when no one is at the front desk."

"You only pressed it once, it should be fine."

"Get the keys first."

The bespectacled young man leading the group lowered his voice.

"The dungeon rules state that players who possess the front desk bronze key are granted some of the paranormal immunity."

"If we distribute the key to other people, our chances of surviving tonight will increase significantly."

Huang Mao swallowed hard.

He reached out to take the nearest brass key.

Just as his fingertips were about to touch the key.

hum-

The instance panel in front of all players vibrated simultaneously.

The previously quiet, floating pale blue text quickly turned into a glaring scarlet.

【warn! 】

[A high-level unknown entity has been detected that has deviated from its initial activity region.]

The target has begun operations inside the instance.

[The dungeon's danger level is being reassessed.]

The evaluation failed.

The evaluation failed.

The evaluation failed.

[Original dungeon level: E.]

[Current dungeon level upgraded to: S rank.]

The actual level of danger cannot be accurately determined!

The new user protection mechanism has expired.

The blond-haired man's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

His pupils dilated little by little.

"S...S-rank?"

The short-haired girl covered her mouth tightly.

He couldn't help but take two steps back.

"Isn't this a newbie dungeon?"

"Why did it suddenly become S-rank?"

The composure on the bespectacled young man's face vanished completely.

He participated in new employee training.

I've also read a lot of information about bizarre dungeons.

Most of the strange creatures in E-rank dungeons have fixed activity areas.

As long as players remain calm and find a way to survive within the rules, their survival rate is not low.

However, S-rank dungeons are completely different.

That's a death zone where even seasoned teams could be wiped out if they entered.

Moreover, the warning ended with a sentence—

It is impossible to make an accurate judgment.

This means that what appears inside the copy may have exceeded the scope that the existing rating can measure.

"It's not a dungeon upgrade."

The young man wearing glasses had pale lips.

"Something has started to move, forcibly raising the danger level of the entire instance to S-rank."

He suddenly looked up.

I looked at the dark staircase leading upstairs.

Third floor corridor.

Guest rooms on the sixth floor.

basement.

Every area they had just explored now seemed to have transformed into a gaping maw waiting to be closed.

Various parts of the hotel.

The players who had just found the clues to the rules all stopped what they were doing.

Someone hid in the closet.

Someone was huddled in a corner, clutching a brass key.

Two other players had just reached the fourth-floor stairwell when they saw the warning and scrambled back to their rooms in fright.

Fear quickly spread among the crowd.

It was originally just a slight unease.

In the blink of an eye, it turned into a deep despair.

Wisps of dark red aura, invisible to the naked eye, emanated from the players' bodies.

They passed through the wall.

Climb over the floor.

As if drawn by some instinct, they converged on the third-floor corridor.

Jiang Luo stood outside the door of room 303.

Her petite body trembled slightly.

The fear that originated from the depths of the player's heart transformed into a warm power, silently seeping into her body.

It flowed along her slender limbs.

Ultimately, it sank into the source of the calamity.

Fear becomes nourishment.

Despair transforms into strength.

A warm and comfortable feeling spread from deep within the body.

Jiang Luo couldn't help but squint.

Two silver-white tufts of hair on his head swayed happily.

(✪ω✪)

She simply took the room key and walked out of the room.

They haven't even started knocking yet.

This group of newcomers has already contributed such a strong sense of fear.

No wonder so many weirdos like to guard dungeons and exploit players.

This stuff is definitely addictive.

Jiang Luo licked the strawberry lollipop in her mouth.

"Lolo hasn't even made a move yet."

"Why are you all so scared first?"

She had originally planned to knock on the door of room 303 to see which unlucky person lived there.

However, someone at the front desk downstairs had already touched the brass key.

If we continue wasting time here, those life-saving items might actually be taken by the newbies.

Jiang Luo temporarily suppressed the urge to knock on the door.

She lifted the hem of her black and red gothic skirt and walked towards the stairwell with her short legs clad in white stockings.

The little leather shoes stepped on the moldy red carpet.

Not a sound was made.

Sensing the ominous aura emanating from her, the gray-white mist in the corridor receded frantically to both sides as if startled.

In the blink of an eye, a clean road was cleared.

Jiang Luo had just reached the corner between the second and third floors.

Suddenly, a dragging sound came from the darkness ahead.

rustle.

rustle.

It was as if something was scratching at the carpet with its fingernails, dragging its broken body toward her.

A strong, putrid stench filled my nostrils.

Jiang Luo wrinkled her little nose in disgust.

"What smells so bad?"

Deep in the shadows.

A woman in a gray cleaning uniform slowly crawled out.

Her limbs were broken in the opposite direction.

His elbows and knees were strangely pressed against his back, making him look like a spider forcibly twisted into a human shape.

His head hung down in front of his chest.

Its elongated neck dragged on the carpet, leaving a trail of sticky black blood.

Two bloodshot eyeballs slowly rotated.

Ultimately, they identified room key 302 in Jiang Luo's possession.

A pale blue message appeared before Jiang Luo's eyes.

[Target: The cleaning staff at the horror hotel.]

[Strangeness Level: D]

[Death Rule: If a guest is found taking items from their room out of their assigned floor, the items will be forcibly retrieved, and the guest's hands will be removed.]

Grade D?

A hint of doubt appeared in Jiang Luo's large, ruby-like eyes.

This is a low-level, eerie phenomenon.

Placed in the Red Moon Castle, it wouldn't even be worthy of watering the black roses in the backyard.

Under normal circumstances.

As soon as a low-level monster senses the aura of calamity emanating from her, it immediately abandons its rules and flees with its tail between its legs.

The gap in the level of life.

It is far more terrifying than simple hierarchy suppression.

But the sanitation worker in front of us didn't take a detour.

They didn't even show the slightest fear.

Her mouth, which stretched to her ears, slowly opened.

Black blood dripped down his chin.

"Guests... are prohibited from taking items from the room... Items to be recycled... Hands to be removed!"