Survival Difficulty: 5
Unsafe
Unsecure
Entity Infestation
Level 421 is the 422nd level of the backrooms.
Description
Level 421 appears to be a military base estimated to be about 48 million square miles in size. Large, cuboid, concrete buildings with steel automatic doors are present throughout level 421. Large amounts of weapons and supplies can be found throughout these buildings, however you must AVOID THE SLEEPING QUARTERS AT ALL COSTS. Large amounts of tanks, fighter jets, attack helicopters, motorized vehicles, and artillery cannons of unknown design can be found parked in areas around the level, however, an unknown password is required to operate them. A peculiar flag flies over the buildings strewn across the level. The weather is permanent overcast with crimson clouds.
Objects That Can Be Found
Meals ready to eat (MREs)
Bottles of almond water
Assault rifles of unknown design
Shotguns of unknown design
Sniper rifles of unknown design
Rocket launchers of unknown design
Boxes of ammunition
Entities
The inhabitants of level 421 are, to say the least, a death sentence. They have crimson, slimy skin. 13 eyes are present on the facial area; one bloodshot eye is present in the center, and 12 smaller eyes surround it in a circle. They have no nose or ears, and in return lack a sense of smell and hearing. They wear a jet black army uniform, and they presumably built the level. They wield the firearms found around the map with perfect accuracy, and are known to fire upon anyone or anything who is not one of their own. Some can even be seen flying helicopters and jets. There are recorded incidents of people narrowly escaping a barrage of bullets and rockets, only to get nailed in the head by a sniper. The entities can even be seen shooting hounds, facelings, skin stealers, and deathmoths that found their way into level 421. The only time level 421 is safe is at night, when the entities are sleeping.
The DOS and DON'TS of level 421:
DO:
Only go out at night
Hide during the day if possible
Run like hell for your life if you see one and try to stay behind cover
DON'T:
Try to steal equipment during the day
Be out in the open during the day
Run in all badass guns blazing, you are just going to get riddled with bullets
Disturb the sleeping quarters
Colonies and Outposts
There are no known colonies or outposts on level 421 due to the extremely high survival difficulty and lack of suitable places to live.
Entrances and Exits
If you use a rocket launcher to blow through the walls of level 3, you can walk through into level 421.
If you bring an attack helicopter into the fun room, blow a hole in the ceiling, and fly through, you will end up in level 421 (discovered by Florida man).
Smoking a total of 421 pounds of weed in level 420 will teleport you to level 421.
It is theorized that flying one of the helicopters or jets above the cloud layer will teleport you to the hub, although this is unconfirmed.
Random portals that teleport you to level 422 can be found on rare occasions.
Mission Reports
Initial Discovery
"Exploration Force 4 has been dispatched."
"Prepare to test durability of level 3 walls. Ready... Aim... Fire!"
"What? What happened?"
"Where does that hole lead?"
"Exploration Force 4 to hub... A discovery has been made. Possibility of a new level detected."
"...We are going to need to explore this more. Return to base. We will organize a team to check this out."
The Exploration
"Task Force 17, prepare to explore this new level."
"It appears to be some sort of base... I see a few buildings in the distance..."
"There are some tanks and helicopters parked over there... I do not recognize what type they are."
"Wait.. Oh no...... Is that an alarm?"
(Alarm sounds blaring)"24 ENTITIES SIGHTED! OPEN FIRE!"
(Gunshots)"DAMN IT! THEY'RE GUNNING US ALL DOWN! TASK FORCE, RETREAT AND ESCAPE!"
(More gunshots)"Oh god.. Everyone's getting obliterated, I have never seen entities with such firearm wielding abilities.."
"I think I lost them... OH MY GOD THAT ONE'S FLYING A HELICOPTER"
(BOOM)
The MEG soon ordered a cessation of all operations within level 421.