The footprints clearly showed someone was being carried. Following them, Dean sprinted into the passage on the right.
***
"Jin, will we get caught?"
At this moment, a girl, her body wrapped in bandages, eyes swollen to mere slits, and a large patch of hair missing from her head, clung to the young man's back, her voice weak.
HUFF... HUFF...
Heavy, ragged breaths emanated from the limping young man's chest.
He said with conviction, "No, Annie. As long as we can escape Los Angeles, you can start a new life."
A night of constant fighting and travel had nearly drained the combat knife expert of his energy.
"What about you?"
The girl was very perceptive and immediately sensed the unspoken words behind his statement.
Just as the young man was about to explain—THUD, THUD, THUD! Heavy, urgent footsteps rapidly approached from behind.
The young man's pupils constricted. Such speed!
