Black Rock Plains: The Rock-Armored Mammoths' Roar

Half an hour of rest restored most of the group's stamina and Nen. The antidote temporarily suppressed the toxins in Morel's body, and his wounds received basic treatment; Kite's arm was still somewhat numb, but he could fight normally again; Killua had recovered most of his Electric Current Nen, and vigilance returned to his eyes; Gon remained weak, but he looked much more alert, his eyes filled with determination. "Everyone, gather up! We're moving out!" Lin Ye stood and gazed resolutely into the distance. "Once we cross the Black Rock Plains ahead, we'll reach the Life Mist Zone on the outskirts of the World Tree. Get through that, and we'll find the World Tree." Everyone rose, checked their equipment, and followed Lin Ye in an orderly formation toward the Black Rock Plains. Beyond the exit of the Black Thorn Forest lay a wide, open plain without a blade of grass or a single tree, only hard, pitch-black rock. Huge fissures scarred the ground, releasing wisps of white mist that carried faint Corrupted Nen Waves. The distant horizon blended into the black earth, and the entire plain exuded a desolation and deathly stillness that sent chills down their spines. These were the Black Rock Plains, the transitional region between the edge of the Dark Continent and the Life Forbidden Zone. There were no dense forests or eerie poisonous miasmas here, but there were beasts even more powerful than those in the Black Thorn Forest—Rock-Armored Mammoths. "So these are the Black Rock Plains? They're so barren," Gon said softly as he studied the landscape, curiosity and caution filling his eyes. "Don't underestimate this plain. It's even more dangerous than the Black Thorn Forest," Kite warned gravely. "Rock-Armored Mammoths rule this place. They live in herds, and each one is nearly as strong