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

That’s the

fruitlessly trying to come up with some devious trick to

are you waiting

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

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

passages and crimson walls were flashing past them in a blur. There was no need to hold back and conserve strength for the long

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

them showed aggression, a quick slash of the sword or a

drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew in strength,

bolt of lightning tore through the darkness,

the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and fell again. Someone’s arm grabbed him by

Sunny saw Changing Star’s face. She opened her

“Don’t stop! Run!”

almost couldn’t hear her behind the roaring wind

began to move, the dark, salty water was already as high as his shins. He gritted his

sea was coming

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

in a sudden flash of lightning, when they saw a

had made it

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 of the mighty creature cracked and burst open

‘Curses!’

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

him

“Dismiss your Echo!”

Cassie wouldn’t have been able to hold on if it did. He

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

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