The Void, the shallows of the Black Abyss.
Black baleful winds swept past, leaving a giant boulder covered in cuts. The baleful winds of the Black Abyss were the most common yet most dangerous weather. Many adventurers had died beneath these seemingly insignificant winds.
A square stone mountain stood amid the endless ranges. It looked jarringly out of place; no matter how one looked at it, it resembled a door more than a natural formation.
The entire stone mountain was red, as if stained with blood. It was around fifty meters tall. From above, one would see many holes at its peak.
Each of the round holes was about a meter in diameter, with metal covers embedded over them. No one knew what metal they were made of, but the covers had somehow remained untouched by the baleful winds.
The stone mountain blocked the gap in the mountain range, resembling a fortress. It connected the surrounding mountains and formed a vast basin behind them.
Protected by layer upon layer of mountains, the basin was lush and green. It contained the extremely rare green plants of the Black Abyss: orderly fruit trees and verdant vegetables that were clearly tended with care.
A group of one-meter-tall, bipedal beings were tending the greenery. They were somewhat frail, but upon closer inspection, one would find that their ears were round, their faces bore whiskers, and their small black eyes shone brightly.
This was the Lele Snow race. The other races of the Void were more accustomed to calling them Ratmen, since they usually lived beneath the mountains.
This greenery was the Lele Snows' home. At the edge of the fields, a blonde Girl with a ponytail was munching on an apple.
With a crisp crunch, she bit off a large piece of the apple.