That same night, on the other side of the Desperate Battlefield.
On a clearing that had clearly been razed by war not long ago lay the corpses of several Upper-tier Giant Beasts.
The Giant Beasts' cores had already been recovered. The people who retrieved them were clearly professionals, so none of the corpses had suffered any major wounds.
On the other side of the clearing, several mechs were on standby. Only one mech was assigned to keep watch.
What drew attention was that all these mechs were painted black.
One of the mechs was extremely strange. It had a human face and a serpent's body, held a long halberd, and had water patterns engraved on the halberd's tip.
This was Xiang Gucheng's divine mech, named Gonggong. Its divine path was Weak Water, allowing it to use immortal arts related to water.
In early historical records, Gonggong, Huandou, Sanmiao, and Gun were collectively known as the "Four Sins."
That was why this squad, which possessed the divine mech Gonggong, was called the "Heaven's Sin Squad."
At that moment, Xiang Gucheng was inside his mech, finishing an empty can. He took out a tissue and wiped his mouth before putting on his mask.
Ever since becoming the captain of the "Heaven's Sin Squad," he had forgotten his original name and adopted "Xiang Gucheng" as his own.
At the same time, he had grown accustomed to wearing a mask, removing it only when eating.
He wore it at all other times. He would not take it off even when sleeping or cultivating.
After putting on the mask, Xiang Gucheng opened the squad channel and spoke.
"Today, I received a notice from Captain Zhao. Li Long has left Black Cloud Mountain."
Hearing this, a captain immediately asked, "Captain, why did Li Long leave its