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

That’s

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

you waiting

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darted forward, heavy drops of rain were starting to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud

it actually did. He was leading their small group, choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis was a step behind him. The scavenger carrying Cassie was stomping through the mud with its eight legs in

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

but, to his surprise, the inhabitants of the labyrinth did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts were busy trying to hide inside the coral mounds or

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

drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew in

the darkness, followed almost immediately by a

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 grabbed him by the shoulder

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

“Don’t stop! Run!”

couldn’t hear her behind the roaring wind and

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

was

higher. Soon, it was up to his knee, then up to his

of lightning, when they saw a dark mass

it

Turning back, Sunny saw a colossal, crushing torrent of black water rushing through the crimson forest. Some distance away, a tardy scavenger

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

caught him

“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

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

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