Jiang Shaoxu had short legs and had never learned any magic that could boost her speed.
In a straight race, a mage who majored in the Mind Element and minored in the Light Element was bound to fall behind.
The Blue Valley Fierce Beast's shadow had already swallowed her. Zu Jiming, running nearby, showed no chivalry at all. He would not even cast Earth Wave to help her. Focused entirely on saving himself, he soon left her far behind.
"You bastards! All of you! Get back here and save me!"
With danger bearing down on her, Jiang Shaoxu stopped holding back and cursed as she ran.
Her Boot Magic Equipment was of a decent grade. It should have let her outrun a Warrior Level creature with ease.
Unfortunately, the creature behind her was a full-fledged Blue Valley Fierce Beast. Against a Commander Level creature, those boots were nowhere near enough.
"Jiang Shaoxu's behind us!" As a Sound Mage, Nan Jue knew exactly where everyone in the team was.
"Save her!"
Zhou Sining and Mu Nujiao exchanged a glance, then stopped dead.
"Divine Footwork! Instantaneous Movement!"
Zhou Sining summoned his Divine Footwork just in time. Silver light enveloped him, and in an instant, he appeared beside Jiang Shaoxu hundreds of meters away!
As Boot Magic Equipment capable of giving its wearer an edge even in battles between Advanced Mages, Divine Footwork consumed a great deal of energy.
But that was fine. Before the Ancient Capital Cataclysm, Zhou Sining had stocked up on two pairs.
He had used the first pair at the Temple and had not had time to recharge it. But to save someone, he could not worry about that. He immediately summoned his second pair of Divine Footwork.
Going by the original story, he could have stood back and