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

it? That's

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

are you waiting for?

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starting to fall on the ground. Strong winds were howling between the coral blades, sending bits of mud and seaweed flying. With storm clouds gathering in the sky, sunlight dimmed, and a cold twilight descended upon

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

need to avoid monsters and death breathing down their necks, they moved with amazing speed. Side passages and crimson walls were flashing past 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 to

fight 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

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

drop becoming a torrent. The winds grew in strength, striking against their bodies with enough force

tore through the darkness,

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 and

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

time Sunny began to move, the dark, salty water was already as high as his

sea was

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

in a sudden flash of lightning, when they saw

made it to the

black water rushing through the crimson forest. Some distance away, a tardy scavenger was caught by it and thrown against the coral walls.

'Curses!'

He turned to Nephis:

up! Start

caught him by

"Dismiss your Echo!"

cliff. In any case, Cassie wouldn't have been able to hold on

her back, then tied them together with the golden rope. Not wasting any time,

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

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