The Living Frontier

Field scientist Mira Vasquez traded the forests of Oregon for a face full of grey dust in the Verdance, a dying world being choked into a void. She discovers her body is now a vessel for Symbiotic Resonance, an organic power that manifests as glowing blue-green mycelial patterns beneath her skin, allowing her to bridge the life force of exhausted ecosystems.Transmigrated into the northern frontier, Mira finds herself defending a desperate settlement against a Desolator-rank assassin. She doesn't have a screen to level up, but she can feel the metabolic pulse of every blade of grass, using them to trip killers and heal the soil. She recently spent an hour convincing a grumpy sentient lichen that humans are worth saving, which was arguably harder than the actual combat. In a world of ash, she’s the only one bringing the green back.