Seeing Jiang Qiu shatter the Ice Wall with a single Spear Skill, Iron Power and the others were overjoyed. They suddenly pulled small vials of liquid from their Storage Rings, downed the contents, and bolted. With bloodshot eyes and bulging veins on their foreheads, they covered dozens of meters with every stride, their speed skyrocketing.
Jiang Qiu turned to leave, but in that instant, he felt a faint pull. He turned his head and saw the wolf-eared girl trembling on the ground. His gaze met her large, tear-filled eyes, and his heart stirred.
SWOOSH.
He executed a fiery version of Shadow Stepping, his left arm wrapping around the girl's waist as he turned to pursue Iron Power and his men.
THUD THUD THUD...
The footsteps behind them faded into the distance, set against a backdrop of vicious wolf howls.
