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.

to

That’s the

he was fruitlessly trying to come up with some devious trick to save them, Nephis turned her head and glanced

you waiting

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were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering in the sky, sunlight dimmed, and a cold twilight descended upon the

— because it actually did. He was leading their small group, choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help

crimson walls were flashing past them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and

to his surprise, the inhabitants of the labyrinth did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as

slash of the sword or a threatening clack of a pincer was enough to make

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 further, reducing visibility

lightning tore through the

the ground under Sunny’s feet trembled, causing him to lose balance and fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and

saw Changing Star’s face. She opened

“Don’t stop! Run!”

hear her behind the roaring wind

salty water was already

sea was

each minute, it was rising higher. Soon, it was up to his knee, then up to his waist, making running almost impossible. The speed of the

then, in a sudden flash of lightning, when they

made it to

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 thrown against the coral walls. The unbreakable carapace

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

up!

caught him by

“Dismiss your Echo!”

the scavenger 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 then

tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and

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