As he walked toward the forest, Liam noticed that the ground beneath him had regained its natural color; it was no longer a shade of black.
The air around him had also become a bit purer and less toxic.
This surprised him. Curious, he bent down, grabbed a handful of soil, and checked it.
As he expected, he found that the soil's toxicity level had also dropped significantly.
He frowned in confusion, looking at the forest only a few yards away and thinking,
'This place seems a little too natural. It doesn't make sense for a forest like this to exist in the middle of this desolate, dead world.'
A strange expression crossed his face, and he raised his guard.
He slowly walked toward the forest, and as soon as he entered it, he felt a strange, mysterious magical aura envelop his body.
His eyes widened, and he instinctively took a step back.
But he quickly regained his composure and stopped, realizing that the strange magical aura wasn't malicious or hostile.
