Everyone scanned the surroundings with wary eyes.
A radiant garden, completely different from the desolate forest atmosphere they had been wandering through. It was a place where one could clearly feel the touch of someone's hand.
Compared to where they had been just moments ago, it was a much brighter and beautifully tended location, but that was precisely why it felt even more eerie.
'Is this perhaps...'
'I-is it that? It's my first time actually coming here. Of all the times, just when I'm on the expedition...'
The members of the Ranger Circle whispered among themselves.
While the Circle's [Witch's Forest] expeditions were held quite regularly, very few members participated in them long-term.
Since their own mercenary group's work took priority, it was difficult to participate every time there was a Circle expedition, and usually, those who obtained a [Thunderstruck Branch] would yield their turn and drop out after that.
