“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.
to cut
That’s
devious trick to save them, Nephis
you
***
were starting to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering in the sky,
toward
their necks, they moved with amazing speed. Side passages and crimson walls were flashing past them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and conserve strength for the long run — if they were
not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts were busy trying to hide inside the coral mounds or
of the sword or a
a torrent. The winds grew in strength, striking against their
the darkness, followed
to lose balance and fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and fell
storm, Sunny saw Changing Star’s face. She opened her mouth and
“Don’t stop! Run!”
almost couldn’t hear her behind
dark, salty water was already as high as his shins.
was
it was rising higher. Soon, it was up to his knee, then up to his waist, making running almost impossible. The
of lightning, when they saw a
made it to
same time, a terrible rumbling sound came 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
‘Curses!’
He turned to Nephis:
is up!
him
“Dismiss your Echo!”
could scale the cliff. In any case, Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if it did. He helped the blind girl get down and
wasting any time, she gritted
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