The stone forest was hot, and they were burning corpses. It really wasn't a good place to talk, so Gao Peng took Xu Huo and Zhuo Wangsun back to their stronghold.
They used dune buggies. Xu Huo and Zhuo Wangsun rode with Gao Peng and Cen Lu, respectively. The powerful engines made the motorcycles easy to drive, and their noise was deafening.
"Won't all that noise attract the Aliens?" Zhuo Wangsun shouted.
Gao Peng rode alongside Cen Lu, with Xu Huo on his bike, and laughed. "That'd be even better! We haven't killed enough today!"
The other motorcycles roared past them one after another, shooting down Aliens that were peeking around from a distance.
Xu Huo could tell that these people were all excellent shots with plenty of combat experience, and that they weren't primarily Players.
Beyond the stone forest lay a vast expanse of dunes. The motorcycles kept climbing over the gentle slopes. Once they reached level ground again, a straight road appeared ahead, and at its end stood a city full of skyscrapers!
"There's a town out here?" Zhuo Wangsun said in surprise.
"What are you talking about? The Cleansing Zone used to be part of Clown City. How could there not be any urban buildings?" Gao Peng said. "But that place has been abandoned for ages. Now it's home to the remnants and the Aliens."
"There are Aliens inside?" Xu Huo interjected.
"Yes, and quite a few," Gao Peng said. "But you don't need to worry. Aliens usually stay underground. Even outside the stone forest, the temperature is still high. People aren't the only ones who fear the heat; the Aliens do too. So most of the time, they hide underground and only come out to look for food."
"We cleared out a stronghold in the city