The next couple of days slipped by in a strange lull, a silence that felt unnatural for a world as chaotic as Earth Online. In the light faction continent, cities and villages bustled as usual. Everyone went about their business as if nothing had happened.
As for Lotera City, players avoided the abyssal zone entirely.
No guild dared to stage another raid, no lone adventurer tested their luck. Word had spread too far, too fast. It wasn't just difficult, it was a death trap.
The promise of treasures, rare mobs, and hidden quests normally would've been irresistible, but the sheer brutality of the place had burned itself into the collective memory of the player base.
