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

it? That’s

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

you waiting for?

***

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

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

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

them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts

occasions when 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

were moving, the storm was faster. The rain quickly turned into a pelting downpour, each drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew in strength,

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

to lose balance and fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and fell again. Someone’s arm grabbed him by the shoulder and helped

darkness of the storm, Sunny saw Changing Star’s face.

“Don’t stop! Run!”

her behind

dark, salty water was

sea was

up to his knee, then up to his waist, making running almost impossible. The speed of the

lightning, when they saw a dark mass of stone

it to the

labyrinth. Turning back, 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!”

Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if it did. He helped the blind girl get down

them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to grab

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