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

devious trick to save them, Nephis turned her head and glanced

you waiting for?

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to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering

it — because it actually did. He was leading their small group, choosing the straightest path toward the

them in 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 would be over. They had

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 they were. The bulky beasts were busy trying to

them showed aggression, a quick slash of the sword or a threatening clack of a pincer was enough to

The winds grew in strength, striking against their bodies with enough force to make them stumble. The light dimmed even

tore through the darkness,

Sunny's feet trembled, causing him to lose balance and fall. He rolled in the mud and tried to stand up, but slipped and

saw Changing Star's

"Don't stop! Run!"

couldn't hear her behind the

began to move, the dark, salty water was already

sea 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

sudden flash of lightning, when they saw a dark mass of

it to the

at the same time, a terrible 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

'Curses!'

He turned to Nephis:

is up!

him by the

"Dismiss your Echo!"

any case, Cassie wouldn't have been able to hold on if it did. He helped the

the golden rope. Not wasting any time, she gritted

to get as high as possible before the black torrent hit. Some

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