Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Therefore, they were completely unaware of the specific circumstances of their previous mission in Shadou Canyon.

"But I heard that the team that came last time returned intact, without even a single injured person."

"So that's how it is. Thank you for telling me this."

The information provided by the soldiers was of great help to Wei'er. If there was something wrong with Reidel, these soldiers would probably still be counting money for Reidel after being sold out.

However, Wei'er really couldn't think of any reason why Reidel would kill the soldiers.

If he fails to defeat the monster and has fewer men to return, he, as the captain, won't be able to explain to the mayor, right?

Looking at Rhodes who was still naively discussing with the soldiers, Wei'er felt that she couldn't just leave him alone.

If things go wrong, Rhodes might die in the canyon.

·

·

The perspective switches to the traveling caravan. Jiang Ran and his group have been traveling in the canyon for two days.

At first, Jiang Ran was a little worried about encountering monsters, but after two consecutive days of peace and tranquility, his tense mood relaxed a little.

"The cliffs on both sides are really steep..."

"That's right. Most people don't have the ability to climb up there. They'll fall down and die halfway."

Uncle Luo Wen, who was driving, chatted with Jiang Ran while looking at the scenery of the canyon.

The Shadou Canyon is extremely desolate, with no grass growing at all, but life is very tenacious. Even in such a harsh environment, you can occasionally see small animals like lizards running by.

Jiang Ran estimated the cliffs on both sides of the valley bottom. They were at least forty or fifty meters high, equivalent to a fifteen or sixteen-story building. There were almost no footholds on the cliffs. If anyone wanted to climb up, probably only a level 67 mercenary master like Grandma Cassie could do it.

(A canyon with only two exits? This long, narrow terrain isn't a good place...)

Jiang Ran made a calculation. Based on the date he was killed, May 187, 5, he had already met Wei'er and the Gude Town Cavalry in the future corresponding to this date of death.

If calculated according to this date, the Gude Town Cavalry and Wei'er will enter the Shadou Canyon today.

(We entered from the north, and they could only enter from the south. This means our only chance to meet would be in the middle of the canyon... Tsk, this is the worst possible meeting point.)

The reason why Jiang Ran said that the middle part is the "worst meeting point" is because once you encounter a dangerous situation, it is the most difficult to escape in the middle of the canyon.

But there is no choice anymore.

·

During lunch, Jiang Ran asked about the formation of the traveling caravan.

It was not uncommon to see Mr. Malik and Mr. Lowen in the caravan, but it was less common to see children like Tocini and elderly people like Grandma Cassie.

"Hahaha, it's all fate."

As the captain of the caravan, Malik explained the story of the traveling caravan to Jiang Ran.

The founder of the Travel Caravan is Mr. Malik.

At first, he was only responsible for delivering goods between Good Town and Sunny Town.

Later, as the demand for delivery grew, he asked his good friend Loven to help.

Once when they were passing through Lucca Forest, they met Tocini who was lost.

Tokini was a victim of the Great Migration, during which she was bullied and left homeless.

Malik and Loewen took Tocini in, knowing that she was a rabbit-man, and taught her how to protect herself and survive.

Later, Malik decided to expand his business, not only to freight but also to trade, but he and Loven were both rough people, so through the introduction of Grandma Kana from Ella Village, they brought in the educated Grandma Cassie to help.

(So ​​that's how it is. No wonder no one knew that Grandma Cassie was a Level 67 Mercenary Master.)

After learning about the caravan's past, Malik, Loven and Tochini were all cleared of all charges, while Grandma Cassie became Jiang Ran's main suspect.

·

After dinner, everyone took a walk and rest in the canyon.

When Jiang Ran was looking for clues about the brown rock flower, he accidentally discovered that there was a "stone" in the distance that seemed to be moving by itself, so he quietly moved forward a distance to check.

But at this moment, a red light suddenly appeared in Jiang Ran's field of vision. The red light covered Jiang Ran's entire body and the ground under his feet, and there were numbers counting down on it!

3.19 - Canyon Landslide

——『3...』

——『2...』

The numbers on the red light gradually decreased, and Jiang Ran immediately reacted. This was a hint from the Super-Dimensional God's Eye that it had read the intention of the attack!

Although it is not clear where the attack came from, there is only one thing Jiang Ran can do at the moment, and that is to hide!

In a flash, Jiang Ran rushed forward and ran out of the range of the red light. The next second, a huge rock fell from the sky and hit the ground where he had just stood with a "bang", breaking into countless pieces.

But this is not the end. Looking upwards in the direction where the boulders fell, Jiang Ran discovered that there were countless boulders falling from the top of the canyon. This was not a simple rockfall, but a landslide!

"Mr. Malik! Back off! The landslide is happening!!!"

While Jiang Ran was shouting loudly, Malik and the others had already realized that disaster was coming.

Jiang Ran continued to dodge forward, while Malik and the others could only drive the carriage backwards.

A large number of boulders mixed with mud and sand continued to roll down. After just ten minutes, the valley road that was open just now was now completely blocked by piled up rocks.

Looking at the pile of rocks that was twenty or thirty meters high, Jiang Ran sighed, knowing that the caravan's carriage would definitely not be able to get through.

"Mr. Malick! Are you all okay?!"

Jiang Ran shouted loudly across the "high wall" made of rubble.

"We're all fine! Banning, are you hurt?!"

Then, Mr. Malick's voice came from the other side.

"I'm fine too!"

"This pile of rocks is too high! I'm afraid the carriage can't pass through!"

"Yeah! We have to think of another way!"

Across the pile of rocks, Jiang Ran and the traveling caravan were communicating by shouting.

Amidst the conversation, Jiang Ran could hear Tokini crying. This girl must be worried about him... However, things had come to this point, and it was impossible for Jiang Ran to climb over the pile of rocks to find the caravan to reunite.

"Tokini! I'm really fine! Stop crying!"

The only comfort Jiang Ran could give to Tokini was to shout loudly like this.

Afterwards, Jiang Ran exchanged ideas with Mr. Malik and the others and came to the same conclusion:

The parade convoy returned along the same route and took a long detour to Ella Village.

Jiang Ran continued to move along the path in the canyon, exiting from the south and heading towards Ella Village, and he had to find brown rock flowers along the way.

·

(I never expected to be able to act alone again in this way...)

The only thing Jiang Ran was thankful for now was that he had all his equipment with him. As for food, he would have to find a way in this canyon.

Thinking carefully about the landslide just now, Jiang Ran found something strange about it.

The exact description of the new ability of the Super Dimensional Eye is:

"Read the attack intentions of targets with combat class level below Lv150 within 3 seconds."

But shouldn't landslides be considered natural disasters? Why would the Super-Dimensional God's Eyes detect an attack intent?

Could it be that the landslide just now was not a natural occurrence, but was deliberately caused by someone?

(There is no other explanation.)

Jiang Ran could only assume that someone had really intended to kill him just now, otherwise the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye would not have reacted.

Moreover, this person did not attack a target as large as the caravan, but only attacked such a small individual like himself. It can be seen that the other party's purpose is very clear, and he is coming for Jiang Ran.

(Could it be the rumored 'Stone Shadow Rock Demon'... But why...?)

·

At the same time, on the other side of the canyon, the caravan turned around and began to evacuate.

Tokini cried and wanted to continue listening to Brother Banning's stories and to have Brother Banning give her a massage.

"It's okay, Tokini. We'll see Banning again soon in Ella Village."

"Really...Grandma Cassie...Ugh..."

"Of course it's true. When has Grandma Cathy ever lied to you?"

Grandma Cathy touched Tokini's rabbit ears, seemingly to comfort her, but in fact, what she was thinking in her heart was:

(Sorry, Tocchini, I'm afraid Grandma Cathy's words will not come true this time.)

The carriage was speeding along, and looking at the cliffs gradually receding on both sides, Grandma Cassie was filled with contempt for "Svalerock".

(This guy Svalerock... he does this kind of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs every few years...)

(When you lure a truly powerful guy here someday, that will be your death...)

Then, thinking of the young man Banning, Grandma Cassie felt a little regretful.

(Banning, if you don't know that guy's real race name, you'll be in big trouble...)

(…Try to get out of the canyon alive, even though it’s as difficult as climbing to heaven.)

·

Hiking slowed Jiang Ran's progress down a lot, but it also gave him more opportunities to experience the canyon's ecology.

The brown rock flower that Jiang Ran is looking for grows in places with water sources. According to Mr. Malik, there is an underground river in the middle of Shadou Canyon, and the brown rock flower should be found nearby.

As he walked, Jiang Ran heard some light footsteps behind him from time to time. He looked back and found that there were seven or eight spotted hyenas following him.

Spotted hyenas, these guys are the most troublesome predators in the canyon.

Jiang Ran knew very well that once they set their sights on him, even if he could shake them off temporarily, they would come back again following the scent.

(You can only fight back and try to reduce their numbers before they get close.)

——『Combat Class Skill "Focus - Lv1" has been activated and is currently in effect...』

Jiang Ran did not hesitate. He immediately bent the bow and pulled the string. In the blink of an eye, an arrow was shot out. With a "swoosh!", it hit the torso of a spotted hyena.

The spotted hyenas were frightened by the sudden attack, and their fan-shaped formation was temporarily scattered. Jiang Ran did not miss this opportunity and immediately shot two more arrows, hitting the leg of one spotted hyena and the head of another spotted hyena respectively!

——『Successfully killed the "Spotted Hyena", career experience +100, current experience value 200/1000』

(So ​​that's how it is. A headshot is an instant kill.)

The remaining five spotted hyenas became a little panicked when they saw this. At this time, the leading spotted hyena gave an order.

"Woof woof woof!!!" (Everyone, come at me! Bite this human to death!!)

The spotted hyenas no longer hesitated, and dispersed to the left and right, charging towards Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran remained unmoved and immediately continued shooting arrows towards the left side which was closer to him. In a blink of an eye, two more arrows killed two spotted hyenas.

Then, before the spotted hyena could get close to him, Jiang Ran jumped onto the cliff next to him and quickly climbed up to seize the advantageous terrain. At this time, a spotted hyena pounced on Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran immediately turned around and swung his round shield to knock it down, and immediately shot an arrow at it before it got up!

At this time, there were only two spotted hyenas still able to move normally.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to keep coming?"

Jiang Ran used his hand-guard sword to knock on the round shield to provoke, but the spotted hyenas had lost their will to fight and were ready to run away with their tails between their legs.

But how could Jiang Ran allow them to come and go as they pleased?

Without mercy, Jiang Ran shot two more arrows, saving the lives of the two spotted hyenas.

——『Combat class skill "Focus - Lv1" has been disabled』

——『If the upgrade conditions are met, "Heart of Concentration - Lv1" will automatically upgrade to "Heart of Concentration - Lv2"』