Level 404.1 (Joke)

==Description==
Level 404.1, also known as Connection Lost, is an enigmatic sub-level that was discovered shortly after a wanderer tried to connect to the internet on a cash register in Level 404 (Pre-404 Anomaly). Sebastian G., the first wanderer to discover Level 404.1, described the level as being hot, with the ground having a sandy texture. This level is void of any color, and daylight cycles instantly fluctuate. Later discoveries would show Level 404.1 to be a desert.
Upon entering Level 404.1, wanderers will notice a sudden change in their bodies. Wanderers will grow large heads, causing them to lean forward; their eyes will move to the side of their heads. The wanderer gains a counterbalance to their sudden large head with the extension of a long tail protruding from their lower spinal region. Everything about the wanderer seems to grow in size and length except the wanderer's arms, which remain at the same relative size. Once this transformation occurs, the wanderer will involuntarily begin walking forward at a noticeably quick pace. This pace increases continually in speed as the wanderer traverses Level 404.1. The wanderer is unable to stride left or right, nor is he able to move in reverse. The wanderer is only able to move forward. The only free will the wanderer seems to have is the ability to jump.
Wanderers that have experienced Level 404.1 have stated that they do not feel any sort of physical exhaustion from running and jumping for such extended periods. They describe only feeling mental exhaustion from the constant traversing of the deserts of Level 404.1. Strangely, wanderers report cramps and joint pain in their relatively small hands. This is speculated to be related to the consistently elevated position of a wanderer's arms and hands while in their altered state in Level 404.1.
As previously stated, there is no color in Level 404.1, and wanderers can only see in black and white. Out of the wanderer's left eye, the wanderer can see either clouds during daylight or stars during nighttime. Out of the wanderer's right eye, they will not be able to see anything. In front, the wanderer can see lines as they approach them. These lines are considered "lethal", and the wanderer must jump over them to survive. These lines vary in height and will occasionally appear in clusters; thus, the wanderer must be careful to time their jumps in a way certain to clear these rapidly approaching lines. If the wanderer touches these lines, they will experience Level 404.1's version of death, where they will return to life at a new place in Level 404.1 and begin the process over again.
Level 404.1 has a day and night cycle. These cycles are very short, sometimes lasting only minutes at a time. The wanderer will currently be experiencing total daylight and then, in an instant, total night. Wanderers have described this sudden change of light as disorienting, causing them to lose focus. During daytime, lines and Level 404.1's single native entity will appear black; during night, everything appears white, contrasting the black sky. The native entity seems to fly at a consistent pace, in the opposite direction as the wanderer. They do not seem actively aggressive towards the wanderer and will either fly at a height at which the wanderer may run underneath, or the entity will fly low where the wanderer must jump over. Similar to the lines, one touch from this entity will kill the wanderer.
Alan B., another wanderer who became trapped in Level 404.1 claimed to have experienced thousands of personal deaths. He described becoming excited each time he felt he had progressed further than before.
"I knew this place had to be infinite. My pace evened out eventually, but there was still no end in sight. I just get excited when I don't die for a bit. It's like I really accomplished something, yeah?"
-Alan B. 
Both Sebastian and Alan were trapped in an endless loop in Level 404.1 until a tech guru named Edward J. managed to hotspot to a router and connect it to the register that Sebastian and Alan tried to use. Using this, Edward managed to extract the two wanderers from the terminal, and they returned to their normal forms. Edward would then enter Level 404.1 on his own accord, equipped with a camera drone, where he would capture the first known images of the level along with the entities, the wanderer's new form, and the lines, which would be described as taking the shape of cacti.
==Entities:==
There is only one native entity to Level 404.1. It is reminiscent of some sort of Pteranodon, though it appears in a solid, blocky form. This entity is not hostile and will not chase a wanderer. This entity is, however, lethal to the touch. It is advised to either avoid it by running underneath or by jumping over if it flies low to the ground.
==Entrances==
The only known entrance to this level is by trying to connect to the internet on a register terminal in Level 404.
==Exits==
Discovered by Edward J.: Edward managed to use a Wi-Fi hotspot with a router hardwired to the aforementioned register terminal in order to extract wanderers from Level 404.1 back into Level 404.
Photo Gallery: Drone footage by Edward J. [OPEN]
Credits
Author:TheDadams
Photos: From the Google Dinosaur Game. The line was made by the author in Paint.
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