章 265: 262: Forest of Hypnosis

Val blinked his eyes several times, rapidly clearing the fog of disorientation that had clouded his vision. Once his vision cleared up, he looked around with heightened alertness, his eyes darting from one point to another to take in every detail of his immediate surroundings.

He found himself standing in a secluded, almost magical, patch of forest. Thousands of luminous mushrooms carpeted the ground around him, casting an ethereal glow that illuminated the space in an otherworldly light. Above, the night sky was a spectacle in itself. A crescent moon, its outline partly veiled by rolling dark clouds, dominated the celestial scene. Stars, twinkling like tiny diamonds, added a sparkling accent to the dark expanse of the sky.

While the scenery was undeniably captivating, something within Val told him not to get too lost in its beauty.