2nd Layer

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Forest of Temptation
Japanese	誘いの森 深界二層
Rōmaji	Sasoi no Mori Shinkai Ni-sō
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Depth	1,350~2,600 meters
Curse	Intense nausea, headaches, numbness of the extremities
Required Rank	Blue Whistle
Manga Debut	Chapter 9
Anime Debut	Episode 5
Adjacent Layers
Previous	The Edge of the Abyss
Next	The Great Fault

The Forest of Temptation (誘 (さそ) いの森 (もり) , Sasoi no Mori) is the second layer (深界 (しんかい) 二 (に) 層 (そう) , Shinkai Ni-sō) of The Abyss. It is a large forest with surprisingly diverse environments. It is here where one truly gains an understanding of the horrors of The Abyss.

Description

The Forest of Temptation is the first truly dangerous section of The Abyss. The fauna and environment suddenly change, turning into a tropical rainforest with huge vegetation. It is filled with dangerous beasts and ascending becomes increasingly difficult, making it a place where only experienced explorers can delve to. If a Red Whistle Delver somehow gets to the 2^nd Layer, search parties are called off and it is treated as a suicide.

Throughout the top half of the layer, there is a forest of massive plants resembling lilypads. These plants provide good cover from potential threats. However, they also obscure view of the landscape, resulting in Delvers having difficult times telling where they are. Luckily, their branches always point toward the center of the Abyss. The Amagiri sprouts that grow on their stems provide additional means for navigating, which lost Delvers can use to find their way relatively easily.

There is an unknown virus in this layer which causes Tachikiri Fever. Delvers ranked Blue Whistle and above take a vaccine to protect themselves from said virus.

Here, the Curse takes the form of intense nausea, headache, and numbness of limbs.

Inverted Forest

The "Inverted Forest".

Deeper in this layer, there is an area known as the "Inverted Forest". This is an area where updrafts and wind currents coming from the Abyss are so strong that the environment effectively flips, creating a forest of upside-down platforms that Delvers have to jump across—even water flows upwards. The Force Field of The Abyss, the cause of the Strain of Ascension, is weaker here compared to the other areas of the 2^nd Layer. Thus the environment here is also darker and colder.

Because of the weakened Force Field, an observation camp was built from a particularly large tree in the Inverted Forest, the Giant Porta Tree, to serve as a resting point for Delvers. The camp is now called Seeker Camp, and is run by the legendary White Whistle Delver Ozen and her team of Delvers, the Subterranean Bandits.

About 40% of relics found here are egg-shaped.

Over 4,000 years old Wind-riding Windmills which were apparently used to catch updrafts

Scenery in the 2^nd Layer

Beginning of the Inverted Forest in the 2^nd Layer

Inhabitants

Species

• Corpse-Weeper
• Inbyo
• Ottobas
• Rohana
• Urikouri
• Unknown Creatures

Flora

• Amagiri
• Eternal Fortunes
• Giant Porta Tree
• Ouba

Individuals

• Marulk
• Ozen
• Simred
• Yelme
• Zapo

Artifacts

• Curse-Warding Box
• Forgetter
• Sun Sphere
• Thousand-Men Pins
• Various Fourth Grade Artifacts

Points of Interest

• Heaven's Waterfall
• The Inverted Forest
  • Hell's Crossing
  • Joint Delving Site
  • Seeker Camp
  • Sky Hunting Grounds
• Rohana Fountainhead
• Sky Jellyfish
• Sleeping Bed of Mushrooms
• Wind-riding Windmills