Another voice gently interrupted, "I am also a mortal."
...
At this moment, in the lush forest beside the waterfall, the soldiers and torches that once appeared every ten steps had already vanished.
It was as if what had just happened had never occurred.
However, deeper in the forest, there was a strange procession moving along the river, heading further in.
Occasionally, faint sounds of wailing and crying leaked through the leaves.
The Black-armored General and twenty Black Armor Imperial Army soldiers were escorting nearly a hundred Imperial Mausoleum artisans involved in core secrets, when they stopped in a clearing in a secluded spot.
Fallen leaves, yellow and dry, covered the clearing, deep as knees.
It seemed as if no one had been here for a very long time.
The Black-armored General halted directly, turning around.
The twenty Black Armor Imperial Army soldiers surrounded the Imperial Mausoleum artisans and drew their weapons in unison.
Cold light flashed.
