Chapter 609: Illusion

The relentless rain, whipped by fierce winds, pounded ceaselessly against the flying shuttle. Atius Xiao and his two companions stepped out of the shuttle, gazing at the thick curtain of rain that obscured everything from view; it seemed as if the world was shrouded in a misty veil. Looking around, they saw streams of water cascading down the surrounding mountains, forming torrents as they rushed from the peaks. The ground was a mire of mud, each step threatening to swallow them up to their knees....