Chapter 59

The brawl erupted in an instant. Before this, I had never slashed at anyone before. I didn't even know how to fight. I just brandished the watermelon knife as I followed closely behind Carl. In the chaos, I had no idea whether I actually hit anyone or whether I had been struck myself. In what felt like only ten seconds or so, I somehow managed to break through the crowd together with Carl. The space ahead suddenly opened up. We had burst into the courtyard and immediately sprinted toward the exit with everything we had. I completely lost all sense of direction. My eyes were locked on Carl's back, and my feet chased after him without pause. People were still chasing us from behind, and the number kept growing, from the original eight to more than a dozen. By then, my mind was completely blank. I just kept running after Carl. I had no idea how long we ran. I couldn't remember the road anymore. I only knew that we passed through one narrow alley after another and ran through severa