Before leaving the front lines, Huo Hai had already grabbed a few people and questioned them specifically. There were no major problems in the Southern Cloud Kingdom's Eastern Frontier now, and the fighting had largely settled into a stable state.
The Southern Cloud Kingdom seemed to be increasing its troop strength, intending to reclaim the Eastern Frontier. Although the region was still being encroached upon by the Windrise Kingdom, the situation had stabilized considerably. Huo Hai deserved a great deal of credit for that. Since there were no immediate problems, and he had no way to return anyway, he could finally head deeper into the Windrise Kingdom with peace of mind.
As someone from the Southern Cloud Kingdom, Huo Hai naturally had no detailed map of the Windrise Kingdom. He had only managed to acquire a crude map along the way. It was undoubtedly a civilian map, with no detailed information whatsoever.
The map itself was not particularly accurate. Someone had drawn it entirely by hand, relying on experience. Still, Shattered Bone Mountain was fairly well known locally. After asking a few passersby, Huo Hai found the way.
Two days later, after carefully concealing his movements throughout the journey, Huo Hai finally reached the vicinity of Shattered Bone Mountain. Only here could he relax a little. This was Windrise Kingdom territory, and he had genuinely worried about being discovered. Getting caught on enemy ground would certainly not end well. Huo Hai released his Star Gu and began scouting Shattered Bone Mountain.
Shattered Bone Mountain was indeed just as the rumors described. Broken bones covered the small hillside. Despite its name, it was not truly a mountain, only an ordinary hill that had earned its name from the sheer number of skeletal remains.
Around its edges, numerous corpses were slowly rotting.