A few minutes after finishing their food and taking a short rest, Leon and Emilia finally reached what could only be described as a threshold.
The moment they stepped closer, the change was immediate.
The air here was much heavier than anywhere else in the forest.
It pressed against their skin, thick and suffocating, and every breath carried an invisible weight.
The poison in the atmosphere was no longer subtle.
Ding!
[You are being affected by Poison.]
Still, neither of them slowed down.
Their sub-talents activated automatically, nullifying the effect before it could do anything.
The poison tried to seep in, failed, and vanished just as quickly.
In front of them stood a translucent barrier. It shimmered faintly with a green hue, like condensed poison given form.
No matter how far they looked, they couldn't see what was on the other side.
To most players, this would have looked like the end of the [Poison Forest]. But thinking that way was foolish.
