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

it? That’s

he was fruitlessly trying to come up with some devious trick to save them,

you waiting for?

***

between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds

small group, choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis was a step behind him. The

with amazing speed. Side passages and crimson walls were flashing past them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and

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

when one of them showed aggression, a quick slash of the sword or a threatening clack of a pincer was enough

downpour, each drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew

lightning tore through the darkness,

the next moment, 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 fell again. Someone’s arm

Changing Star’s face. She opened her

“Don’t stop! Run!”

her behind the roaring wind

dark, salty water was already as

was coming

coming from, but with each minute, it was rising higher. Soon, it was up to his

was then, in a sudden flash of lightning,

it to

colossal, crushing torrent of black water rushing through the crimson forest. Some

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

is up! Start

caught him

“Dismiss your Echo!”

know whether the scavenger could scale the cliff. In any case, Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if

lowered herself to let Cassie climb on her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth

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