Chapter 2: Escape
The drain was vile.
A disgusting mix of food waste and filth coated the tunnel. Under normal circumstances, Jincheon wouldn’t have even considered going near it.
But he had no choice.
Crash!
“Aaargh!”
A scream rang out behind him, pushing Jincheon into action. He quickly shoved his bundle of goods into the tunnel first.
The merchandise would be filthy by the time this was over, but he could clean it later. What mattered was that he couldn’t afford to lose it—this was everything he and his friends had.
Ugh.
With his hands braced against the ground, Jincheon forced his upper body into the drain.
The stench was overwhelming. Rotten, putrid, suffocating. His entire body was instantly covered in filth.
Damn it...
Gritting his teeth, he pushed forward, shoving his bundle ahead of him as he crawled deeper.