Lead-colored clouds filled the entire sky, stretching as far as the eye could see, terrifyingly heavy. A light rain began to fall, pattering against the ground. Soon, a gale began to howl, sweeping large raindrops that slapped against everyone's faces without discrimination. The distant pine forest rustled in the wind, sounding like a piercing wail.
"Damn it. This is the kind of rain you see in a tragedy," Levi grumbled. He was hiding under the enlarged Biefeng's belly, watching countless soldiers swarm in a nearby clearing, frantically setting up camp.
Once enlarged, Biefeng's body was extremely wide, so the leaders of High Cliff Castle promptly began using him as a giant umbrella.
Three days had passed since they set out from Kolon. They had expected an endless stretch of sunny days all the way to White Bone Fortress, but unexpectedly, a morning that had been perfectly cloudless gave way to an overcast afternoon and a torrential downpour.
