An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Upon entering the lush oasis, it felt like stepping into paradise, eliciting smiles on nearly everyone’s faces as they ventured further.

Grace led the way, with Dustin closely following, keeping a watchful eye on their surroundings. Despite the seemingly serene environment, hidden dangers lurked beneath the surface and within the trees, taking the form of poisonous creatures.

Though currently unseen in the daylight, as night fell, it would be their opportune moment to emerge and hunt.

“Hey, look over there! What’s that?”

The excitement in the voice of a Black Scorpion Squad member rang out, drawing everyone’s attention as he pointed ahead.

As they turned to look, they discovered three fruit trees nestled amidst dense vegetation. The tree branches were laden with vibrant red fruits that glistened like rubies in the sunlight.

“Are these revitalberries?” someone asked.

“Revitalberries? The ones that boost cultivation and extend life?”

these revitalberries! We’ve hit

couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement at the sight of those

eclipse spiritstones, enhancing

were considered priceless treasures and fetched high

revitalberry was enough to be deemed precious, but seeing hundreds or thousands was

“Quick, pick those revitalberries!”

objective was to amass wealth,

I were you, I’d

you trying to keep them all

pursuit of wealth as a serious transgression. Consequently, if Dustin intervened to

attracts a lot of wildlife. If those fruits were really safe to eat, would

to spook us. I’m pretty sure

what you want.” Dustin decided not

Seven or eight members of the Black Scorpion Squad quickly ditched their bulky equipment.