After a night on the summit, the three descended the great mountain the next day to continue their journey. Three days later, they finally arrived at a small village nestled among the mountains.
This small village, named "Deserted Mountain Collection," seemed to have several hundred households, but when they entered, the three discovered the village was filled with ruins and completely deserted.
What was most shocking were the massive footprints among the ruins. Zhu Nulang took one look and said, "These are the tracks of that Iron-Armored Long-Horned Ox! For some reason, it came to this village. No wonder everyone here fled!"
Zhaang Ye had lived for a time on the outskirts of the Barbaric Beast Forest and was quite familiar with the traits of Fierce Beasts. He examined the footprints closely and said, "These tracks are still fresh, made about two days ago. In two days, the Iron-Armored Long-Horned Ox couldn't have gone far. If we follow its tracks, we can catch up to it."
