The alley was narrow and deep, and withered vines covered the stone walls on both sides.
The soles of the girl's boots clattered on the slippery cobblestones as she raced through the alley with two Puki. However, the footsteps behind her grew ever closer.
She turned the corner and ran headlong into a dead end.
The stone wall at the end was several meters high, and she couldn't climb over it.
She turned around to find another route, but three panting men were already blocking the entrance of the alley.
The one leading raised his head, his face full of rough flesh, the veins on his temple throbbing.
"Little brat... your legs are fast!" He stood upright, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and grinned, "Run? Let's see where you can run now."
The girl's body was pressed into the corner, her voice trembling, "Please... let me go."
"Let you go?" The man sneered and took a step forward, "Who will pay your father's debt if I let you go?"
