Level 248 - "Abandoned Pools"

SURVIVAL DIFFICULTY:

Class 2

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A photo of Level 248

Level 248 is the 249th Level of The Backrooms.

Description

Level 248 is a expansive building with randomly segmented rooms with interconnected corridors. The walls and ceiling are made out of reinforced concrete while the pools have ceramic tiling in it's structure. Despite having a variety of wide rooms, some of them are mostly occupied by pillars and staircases, making it very difficult to traverse. The walls may have certain parts where they have been painted either blue, or orange.

The Level itself seems to be of German origin, as text on walls may often show up in certain areas, such as "Nicht ins Becken springen", implying "Don't jump into the pool". The building the Level resides in may also have randomly placed support pillars, along with outlets on them, which is advised to be avoided, as water could have splashed on them before and possibly electrocute you.

Water is capable of defying normal logic, as in, opening a door inside a flooded room, the Water will not flow inside said room. This water is not safe to drink, as some of them are polluted due to slow deterioration of the building.

Stairs are one of the main ways to progress inside the Level, giving access to new sets of rooms in Level 248 Lightning is not often present in the Level's rooms, the only lights come from tiny pool lights on the sides of each pool, they are very faint, but effective against Smilers.

A common abnormality present in the Level are doors inside pools, entering those doors will lead you even deeper inside Level 248. Though not recommended it is advised to use these doors as last resort if being chased by Smilers, Duller or any other Being. Small pipes are present in every few rooms gushing out water at pools, though they do not overflow due to the Water's anomalous properties.

Corridors are present between rooms, all of them are interconnected, in a almost maze-like fashion, these corridors resemble tunnels, with wet floor, broken pipes and mold. In these tunnels it is advised to walk with caution, since Smilers are mostly present in the darkness.

Some areas in Level 248 have random vines and moss coming out of the tiles, due to the atmosphere being very damp and deteriorated, some of the vines may also be either dead, or alive, depending on the conditions of the area they are found in.

Bases, Outposts and Communities

There are no known bases, outposts or communities on this level

Entrances And Exits

Entrances

Entering Level 248 can be rather difficult, as one needs to find a pool in Level 247 and stay underwater for 5 minutes, if you come out too early, you can be sent to Level 7.

Another way of entering Level 248 is by going inside a abandoned Hotel in Level 11.

Exits

One way to exit Level 248 is to find a metal trapdoor that leads to Level 249.

Another way of exiting Level 248 is going through a fancy door inside a pool, doing so will lead one to Level 5.


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