Level -9

Description
Level -9, also known as "The Neon Desert" is an infinite desert with dead plants on its surface and desert hills. Despite having a day night cycle, the lighting on this level is always the same. The hills on this level are not too tall and can be easily traversed, but be careful since Loners usually hunt here. Hills can be seen on the background of the level and are believed to be an illusion made by the level itself.

The dead plants of this level are considered as a source of alimentation since they are edible and most of them have a good taste. REMEMBER, they are either green or shades of brown and yellow; no edible plant is RED. Because of the Level's many food sources the main problem here is dehydration, with Almond Water scarce and Pepsi-Ultra can possibly found under a dead plant, but at an extremely low chance.

The sky of Level -9 is theorized to have a mental effect on wanderers, since it has a weird nostalgic safe feeling, but remember this level is in no way safe. The sky on the level has a 28 hour "day/night" cycle, defined by the sky color. The lighting always looks the same on the ground. If the sky is a blueish tone, it is day; if its a more purple tone, it is night. During the daytime, it is usual to find entities known as Skin-Stealers, Insanities. During the night, Hounds and Smilers can be found more frequently; Insanities can also appear at this time, albeit rarely.

The July 7th Incident
On July 7th, 2013 this image, supposedly of the myth level known as TRotS, or 𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝒶𝓁𝓂 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒮𝒶𝒻𝑒, was discovered on the ground in Level -9:

This caused the unknown discoverer to threaten MEG to begin searching for the level or bad things will happen. This caused a war lasting for a month, where the unknown discoverer got his friends and formed a group to attack MEG. This event is commonly referred to as The July 7th Incident. The unknown discoverer and his friends were killed in the event.

Whether the image is real or a fake-out is unknown, which makes TRotS a myth.

Colonies and Outposts

 * The UNEON, also known as the "Neon Union", is a group of wanderers wich inhabit this level and have founded the base "Purple Code" on a desert hill. On their base, they have supplies and are always willing to trade; their favourite trade is hound meat.

Population:17


 * The MEG outpost "Desert Storm" is an outpost wich is currently operated by 8 MEG Operatives. They have supplies and are always willing to trade oat milk or drinks, but their base location is confidential.

Entities

 * Skin-Stealers are common since their source of food is the level's Plants; during the night they can be found sleeping. If you find a recently-dead Skin-Stealer, try to evacuate the area, since there may be a Hounds or Insanities nearby
 * Insanities are rare, but are abnormally aggressive.
 * Hounds can be found roaming at night.
 * Smilers can be found when at night, and usually situated near one of the level's desert hills.
 * Disease Plants are a variation of the level's plants. These have a crimson color and are to be avoided—since as their name implies—they contain "The Disease", Many hounds have been found dead on the desert due to this particular plant. Almond Water and Ultra Pepsi can cure their effects, the scarcity of these two drinks in this level makes these plants extra deadly.

Entrances
Follow the route in level -8

Find the TV in level 201 labeled DESERT on the screen and noclip through it, in rare cases you will end up here

Exits
A rusty hatch leads to level -10