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

That’s the

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

you

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were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and

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

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

did not give them much trouble. The scavengers seemed to be as panicked as they were. The bulky beasts

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

matter how fast they were 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 their bodies with enough force to make them stumble. The light dimmed even further,

through the darkness, followed almost immediately by a deafening

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

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

“Don’t stop! Run!”

couldn’t hear her behind

dark, salty water was already as high as his shins. He gritted

was

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

made 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

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

caught him

“Dismiss your Echo!”

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

her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward

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