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 cut

it? That’s

come up with some devious trick to save them,

are you waiting

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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,

all his might, 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

was no need to hold back and conserve strength for the

did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed

one of them showed aggression, a quick slash of the sword or a threatening clack of a pincer was enough to make the monster change

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

of lightning tore through the darkness, followed almost immediately by a deafening

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

Sunny saw Changing Star’s face. She opened her mouth

“Don’t stop! Run!”

hear her behind the roaring wind

the time Sunny began to move, the dark, salty water was

sea was coming

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

was then, in a sudden flash of lightning, when they saw

had made it to

torrent of black water rushing through the crimson forest. Some distance away, a tardy

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

him by the

“Dismiss your Echo!”

any case, Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on

golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to grab onto the wet rocks of the cliff

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