They arrived a few minutes later.
Mike stopped the moment he saw it.
"…This is—" he muttered, his breath catching.
The scenery in front of him was breathtaking.
The dark, twisted forest they had been walking through abruptly ended, replaced by an open valley filled with soft light. Tall trees with pale, glowing trunks rose toward the sky, their leaves shimmering like glass touched by sunlight. Countless flowers bloomed across the ground—white, gold, and faint green—each releasing gentle waves of Life and Light mana.
It felt warm. Calm.
As if the dungeon itself had taken a breath.
"This place…" Mike said quietly. "It doesn't feel like a dungeon at all."
Melina smiled. "Because it isn't like the rest."
She gestured around them. "Light- and Life-element plants don't have much predatory nature. So monsters rarely fight here."
