" heed my command! All Guardian personnel of Blood-Colored City, retreat!" the King of the Fifth Office called out. As his words fell, figures shot out of the nuclear-resistant concrete bunkers and fled into the distance.
Within the Netherworld, orders were obeyed without question. These people did not even turn to spare another glance at the thundering River of Forgetfulness Blood River.
The uninvolved personnel withdrew.
Only then did the Ten Yama Kings and the Giants of the Dao Alliance turn cold gazes toward the front.
The blood river surged onward, slowly, yet with a sense of unstoppable momentum. Wherever it swept past, space remained collapsed for a long time. The river exuded a deep, eerie aura, as though even gods and Buddhas would meet only death if they stood in its way!
"What the hell is this thing?"
"How terrifying. Why do I feel that it's no less dangerous than the Restricted Zone behind us?" murmured the King of the Fifth Office, who had guarded Blood-Colored City for years.
"Blood-yellow water, churning white bones... could this really be the Wangchuan River of myth and legend?!"
"Damn it, if it breaks through Blood-Colored City's seal..."
"What should we do? The Mausoleum of the First Emperor is too far away. Besides, we can't be sure what that person's stance is."
"We can't count on others for everything, either!"
"But can we stop this river?"
Just then, the King of Reincarnation suddenly looked at the King of the Fifth Office and spoke. "You're right. This river is as dangerous as a Restricted Zone."
"There are other secrets I haven't told you, because even I know little about them. There are things in this world almost as mysterious as the Restricted Zones."
"And they exist right here on our Nine Provinces Continent. In