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 cut

it? That’s the

to come up with some devious trick to save them, Nephis turned her head

are you waiting for?

***

the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering in the sky, sunlight dimmed, and

the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis

them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and conserve strength for the long run — if they were late to reach the cliffs by a minute, their lives would be

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

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

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

tore through the darkness,

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

saw Changing Star’s face. She opened her mouth

“Don’t stop! Run!”

her behind the roaring wind and

to move, the dark, salty water was

sea was coming

it was up to his knee, then up to his waist, making running

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

made it

forest. Some distance away, a tardy scavenger was caught by it and thrown against the coral walls. The unbreakable carapace of the mighty creature cracked and burst open like

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

is up!

him by

“Dismiss your Echo!”

to hold on if it did. He helped the blind girl get down and then sent

golden rope. Not wasting

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