Shadow Slave
Chapter 48
“We need to move, now.”
As Nephis turned to him, Sunny grabbed Cassie and helped her stand up. His face was even paler than usual, and there was a panicked look in his eyes.
“Now! Help me get her back on the scavenger!”
The silver-haired girl raised her head and looked at the sky. Soon, her expression darkened. Without saying anything, she did as he had asked.
Cassie seemed a bit disoriented. She grabbed the reins and helplessly turned to her friend:
“Neph? What is going on?”
Changing Star glanced at her. When she eventually spoke, her voice sounded heavy.
“A storm is coming.”
Meanwhile, Sunny sent his shadow to climb on top of a tall pillar of coral and looked ahead, trying to understand how far the cliffs they were aiming for were. From the look of it, there was still a considerable distance to go. However, the giant statue was already much further away.
Going back now would have been suicide.
He turned to Nephis:
“We’re about three or four kilometers away from the cliffs. Do… do you think we can make it?”
She scowled.
“If we take the most direct route. Maybe.”
Sunny hesitated, then asked:
“What about the monsters?”
Changing Star looked ahead and gritted her teeth.
have to
it? That’s
to come up with some devious trick to save them,
are you waiting
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drops of rain were starting to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of
as though his life depended on it — because it actually did. He was leading their small group, choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis was a step behind him. The scavenger carrying Cassie was stomping through
flashing past them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and conserve strength for
to fight a series of bloody skirmishes all along the way, but, to his surprise, the inhabitants of the labyrinth did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts were
a quick slash of the sword or
were moving, the storm was faster. The rain quickly turned into a pelting downpour, each drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew in strength, striking against their bodies with enough force to make them stumble. The light dimmed even
blinding bolt of lightning tore through the darkness, followed almost immediately
in the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and fell again. Someone’s arm grabbed him by the shoulder
storm, Sunny saw Changing
“Don’t stop! Run!”
almost couldn’t hear her behind the roaring wind and
the time Sunny began to move, the dark, salty water was already as high as
was coming
couldn’t determine where the water was coming from, but with each minute, it was rising higher. Soon, it was up to his
in a sudden flash of lightning, when they
made it
from the depths of the labyrinth. Turning back, Sunny saw a colossal, crushing torrent of black water rushing through the crimson forest. Some distance away, a tardy scavenger was caught by it and
‘Curses!’
He turned to Nephis:
is up! Start
caught him by
“Dismiss your Echo!”
didn’t know whether the scavenger could scale the cliff. In any case, Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if
climb on her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth
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