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

That's the

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

choosing the straightest path toward the cliffs with the help of his shadow. Nephis was a step behind him. The

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

a series of bloody 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

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

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

a blinding bolt of lightning tore through the darkness, followed almost immediately by a

fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to stand up, but

storm, Sunny saw Changing Star's face.

"Don't stop! Run!"

hear her behind the roaring

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

was

it was up to his knee, then up to his waist, making running almost impossible. The speed

sudden flash of lightning, when they saw

it to the

rumbling sound came from the depths of 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 of the mighty creature cracked and burst open like a rotten

'Curses!'

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

him by the

"Dismiss your Echo!"

Cassie wouldn't have been able to hold on

climb on her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted her teeth and stepped forward to grab onto the wet rocks of

as possible before the black torrent

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