Chapter 311 2 Dragon Canyon
Chu Daniu and several of his companions rushed all the way from the capital of Dajin to Lu'an County.
Fortunately, the black bull is a monster beast, its speed and endurance far exceed those of ordinary beasts.
It took them less than ten days to reach Erlong County in Lu'an County.
After taking the sign given by the Demon-Slaying Building to the government office and learning about the recent appearance of monsters.
Taking advantage of the noon time when the sun was shining brightly, Chu Daniu, his friends and Hei Niu headed towards Erlong Mountain outside the county town.
Before leaving, he specifically instructed the county government to keep their specially made yellow-grade, first-grade magic weapon ox cart safe and not let it be stolen or destroyed by irrelevant people.
Erlong Mountain is thirty miles outside the county seat.
They are two small mountain ranges that stretch for more than ten miles, with slightly higher peaks, similar shapes, and neatly facing each other.
From a distance, it looks like two long dragons facing each other.
Erlong Mountain and Erlong County are named after this.
There is a natural canyon between the two mountains, which is called Erlong Canyon.
The canyon is so deep that you can’t see the bottom, and is filled with clouds and fog all year round.
The canyon is full of various wild beasts, as well as poisonous snakes, insects, rats and ants.
Not to mention now, even during the peaceful period of Erlong Mountain, the most experienced hunters in the area did not dare to approach the canyon.
Those monsters have been hiding in the canyon for the past six months, occasionally rushing into the county to kill people and devour souls.
Three days before Chu Daniu and his companions arrived at Erlong County, those monsters had just attacked the county and devoured the souls of dozens of civilians before retreating back to Erlong Canyon.
After being attacked by monsters from time to time for so long, the entire county is now lifeless.
Those who had connections went to seek refuge with their relatives and friends in other peaceful places.
Those who have no connections but are reluctant to leave their homes stay indoors day and night, and few dare to go out in broad daylight.
The chief constable of the county government was an eighth-rank Xuan rank officer, and he was accompanied by seven or eight middle-rank Huang rank patrolmen.
With their strength, it would be good enough if they could protect the county government from being slaughtered by monsters.
Where is the energy left to protect the people?
Led by Hei Niu, Chu Daniu and his companions soon arrived at the foot of Erlong Mountain near the canyon.
Even though it was a sunny day today, the canyon was shrouded in a gray fog.
Chu Daniu and his companions walked around the canyon but saw no trace of monsters.
We can only go down to the canyon to explore.
Chu Daniu is the leader of their small team, and his cultivation is the highest in the team.
In addition, there are two Xuan levels in the team, one of the fifth level and the other of the sixth level.
The other two are both of the ninth grade of the Yellow Rank, which is considered a half-step to the Profound Rank.
Chu Daniu and his companions discussed for a while, and based on the information provided by the Demon-Slaying Tower, they felt that their team could go down to the bottom of the valley to investigate.
After all, there is Black Bull. The demonic energy of this monster can help them resist the demonic energy of low-level monsters a little.
Moreover, Black Bull has great brute strength, and this monster can be used as a high-level yellow-grade cultivator.
After the discussion, Chu Daniu took the lead, found a place where it was easy to step on, and led the team to slowly slide down.
The black bull protected Chu Daniu. Although it was huge in size, it looked extremely clumsy.
As it slid downwards, it stepped more steadily than Chu Daniu and maintained the same speed as Chu Daniu. It also mooed from time to time to encourage the team.
The faint demonic aura emanating from the black bull actually dispersed a lot of the gray fog that filled the canyon all year round.
Chu Daniu was holding a broadsword of simple style in his hand.
This sword looked like it had been used for many years, and the runes carved on the blade that could restrain monsters had become somewhat blurred.
The men and women behind him had weapons similar to his, with different swords and knives, and runes engraved on the weapons to restrain monsters.
As they gradually approached the bottom of the valley, Black Bull, as a monster, had already sensed something strange at the bottom of the valley.
This time it didn't listen to Chu Daniu, but took the lead and walked in front to clear the way for the others.
Chu Daniu called out a few times, but Hei Niu ignored him and just walked slowly forward with his whole body on guard.
Seeing that Hei Niu was on guard, everyone also became extremely alert. Several people formed a circle and followed Hei Niu, searching forward.
The bottom of the Erlong Canyon is not very big, only ten miles in radius. However, due to the thick fog and the overgrown trees and vines at the bottom of the valley, Chu Daniu and his team were able to explore very slowly.
The black bull's two eyes scanned the surroundings from time to time. The further it went forward, the slower its steps became. Not long after, all the black hair on its body stood up.
All they could hear was a rustling sound coming from the dense forest ahead, which sounded like thousands of mice crawling towards them on the rotten leaves at the bottom of the valley.
As the voice rang out, Hei Niu and several others stopped and stared at the dense trees and vines in front of them.
Not long after, the sound suddenly disappeared, and the entire valley became unusually quiet.
Even the occasional chirping of insects and birds that they could hear when they came down had disappeared.
After being quiet for more than ten breaths, the black bull suddenly stood up its tail, and all the black hair on its body stood up as if steel needles were inserted into its body.
It mooed loudly, lowered its head, pointed its two huge and sharp horns forward, and rushed towards the woods ahead.
Although Chu Daniu and his comrades didn't see anything, they waved their weapons, roared, and followed Hei Niu to rush forward.