Level 40

Level 40 is the start of the Quadragesimal Levels of The Backrooms.

## Description

**Level 40** is what appears as a "forest" that goes on for an indeterminate length. On the sides of the path can you find a species of tree not native to Baseline Reality. They have a strange, calming effect attached to it, causing anyone who touches it to feel nostalgic in any compacity. Lampposts will sit on the sidelines, delivering heat and light with a dense ever-present fog oversight, obscuring the vision of anyone who happens to find themselves here.

The temperature of **Level 40** is relatively cool. The ground has nothing besides red leaves that fall from above the skies. We have determined that **Level 40** is frozen solid inside the season of autumn. Beyond the Trees is a Forest, almost resembling Level 14-B. The main difference is that, you will be able to see random buildings in the distance, abandoned. The scent of honey fills the air, no matter where you are. The source of the smell is unknown, yet unnerving to some. Human contact has never been reported; we assume that it is not possible to meet another human being in **Level 40**.

Some may call **Level 40** a major troll. It loves to send people all the way back to the beginning of the level without any context as to how, or why. A good example, and probably the most common method, is by touching the leaves on the ground. While there are other methods this level can make itself a pain to traverse, or even exit for that matter, it has been deemed the most frustrating level to document. Because of this, The Spiritual Forest Vortex has earned its title as being the most confusing level to date.

Sometimes, the paths could abruptly end in stop signs, without any rim or reason. It is unknown why this happens, but it could signify as some type of warning. Some people in this dimension say that some type of entity placed these stop signs in order to catch them off guard. We are still investigating into the matter. It could be possible that Verdicators call this Level home.

At any point in time, one could pass out. People have described dreaming about places that feel vaguely familiar, yet off. They also said something about an entity appearing in these dreams, however, they also said that it moved way to fast to determine what it is. Some say its something we cannot comprehend.

Stop signs may appear while traversing the somewhat serene landscape of **Level 40**. They may lead one off of the path, or to Level 50 if they appear on the path. If one were to try and ignore these stop signs, more will start to appear. Eventually, the Level will break down. The level may spaz out before this happens.

A voice may play inside ones head at any point in time. These voices will consist of those the wanderer will feel familiar with. If one were to follow the source of these voices, the Level will restart itself. It is unknown if something is causing these voices to appear.

## Entrances

You could enter **Level 40** by entering any door that leads to the outside on Level 39.

## Exits

Finding an old shack and entering it will bring you to Level 41.

Ignoring the warnings this level gives you will eventually lead to a clockshop blocking the path. Entering said clockshop will lead you to Level 50.

You will be sent to Level 6 if the level were to fall apart.

## Events

After going too far out in **Level 40**, with many stop signs, the Level will start breaking down. The leaves on the ground will start disappearing, the fog will start having more of a 2-Dimensional look, the sky starts breaking down, folding in on itself and eventually the floor start shaking, as if the mesh itself is breaking down. In the end, all that's left is darkness. Apparently after the Level fully collapses, you will be sent back to Level 6.

After leaving Level 6, you'll be transport to Level 42 through any of the exits that could lead you to another Level other than Level 42.

## Anomalies

Due to the description of the Level, we can only assume that the entirety of **Level 40** is an anomaly in its own right.

### Recovered Log

**> OPEN DOCUMENT: OPERATION LOOPHOLE**

**> CLOSE DOCUMENT**

 Recording Recovered by the M.E.G, this conversation seems to be between an unknown Base and Claud. It is unknown what group exactly Claud is from.

**<BEGIN LOG>**

**Claud** - So, let me get this straight, You have found a completely different Level has the exact same species of tree that can be found on Level 14-B

**Base** - That'd be correct.

**Claud** - Ridiculous. I heard from some of my colleges that there is something else going on behind the scenes.

**Base** - There is evidence that this place could be possibly be a Sub-Level. You don't understand a thing. It has the exact same species of tree that can be found on Level 14-B.

**Claud** - Bullshit.

**Claud** - What happened the last time you sent someone to Level 14-B?

**Base** - We couldn't find an entrance.

**Claud** - Exactly. You couldn't get here through Level 14-B.

*Everything goes silent for a solid 14 seconds.*

**Base** - Ok, we believe you Claud... You win this time.

*10 minutes pass, Claud proceeds to enter Level 40.*

**Claud** - Ok, I am here, in this damn forest you guys were babbling on about.

**Base** - Ok go--

*The radio with base completely cuts off*

**N/A** - *There is no need for contact.*

**Claud** - And you are?

**N/A** *Not important. What is important is that, well, you'll not be needing guidance.*

**Claud** - Fucking hell man, I wish we had better technology, piece of shit. It always gets hacked.

**Claud** - It looks like I am alone... Perfect... Just what I needed.

**Claud** - Now, what to do...

**Claud** - Fuck it, exploration it is. The base is just, 'evil' sometimes. They are also annoying as he--

*The rest of the log is cut off and replaced with a bunch of gurgling and TV static noise*

**<END LOG>**

« Level 39 | Level 40 | Level 41 »

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Author: Cyrix

Concept: Cyrix

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