An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

The group traveled through a desolate expanse of endless sand, a monotonous scene void of life.

However, a surprising change awaited them as the barren landscape transformed into a vibrant oasis filled with flowers, plants, and trees.

It was a stark contrast to the lifeless terrain they had just crossed. Up ahead, an expansive and endless forest emerged, an unusual sight in the expectedly barren Deadlands.

The sudden appearance of this flourishing oasis left them in awe.

The oasis ahead looked like two different worlds. On one side, yellow sand stretched out, barren and desolate. On the other side, lush greenery extended as far as the eye could see.

“Wow! Who’d have thought we’d find this in the middle of Deadlands?”

“Is this really an oasis? It looks more like a forest!”

“With all these green trees, sweet- smelling grass, and blooming flowers, it’s like stumbling upon a hidden paradise!”

their astonishment. The earlier oasis they had come across was a grove with a pond

before them now resembled a forest, presenting an extraordinary

remember when we ventured into the Deadlands last year? There was no trace

has transformed in just a year!” the short- haired girl from the Black Scorpion Squad

flourishing vegetation, she found it hard to believe that these tall plants

shifting, causing underground rivers to overflow and shape this

the tough conditions of the Deadlands, where harsh weather dominated, it was

the midst of this arid landscape, seemingly defying

what a hidden gem!” Jackson exclaimed with enthusiasm. “There must be so

earlier statements, Jackson

probably many dangers,

our numbers and skilled experts, even if we come across danger, I’m confident

Aidan at the forefront, Jackson felt