The Silver Shuttle sliced through the gray mist on the outskirts of the Desolate Bone Forbidden Zone and landed steadily at the entrance to Blackrock Outpost.
This temporary outpost had been built on a massive black stone mountain. Although it was called temporary, its scale was somewhat greater than that of a small wilderness city like Greenwood City.
Like a vicious beast crouching on the wasteland, it had towering walls and densely placed sentry posts. The energy cannon barrels atop the walls gleamed coldly, constantly on guard against Mutation Beasts that might emerge from the forbidden zone.
The outpost was filled with noisy voices, with the smells of alcohol, blood, and potions mingling together. Hunters carrying Mutation Beast corpses, merchants hawking beast materials, and lone travelers with sinister eyes were everywhere, a chaotic scene where fish and dragons mingled.
After parking the Silver Shuttle in a secluded spot, He Ping was the first to disembark, and he soon entered the outpost with A-Huan.
His stooped figure did not stand out in the crowd, but his weathered eyes swept his surroundings without betraying anything, while A-Huan followed close behind.
A-Huan showed little wariness toward anything around him. Clearly, he had once lived here for a time.
As for the members of the Wind and Sand Hunting Team, they had sensibly left of their own accord after entering the outpost.
Although the weak in the Desolate Bone Earth-Ban had always been targets for plunder, and their recently devastated hunting team was undoubtedly an ideal target, they were much safer inside the outpost. It was not as cruel and unrestrained as the outside, particularly within the Earth-Ban.
He Ping straightened his clothes, then walked toward Blackstone Square at the center of the outpost with his back hunched.
He knew the layout here quite