In the bustling heart of the prosperous city, women of diverse styles stood outside various shops, swaying their bodies to catch the eyes of passersby. From time to time, they cast alluring glances at the dissolute rich merchants, teasing pedestrians with slender hands and leading the infatuated souls right into the shops.
Beneath this veneer of prosperity lay an unimaginable dark side.
The clean streets stood in stark contrast to the dark, damp, and filthy dilapidated alleys. Tucked between the intricate maze of high-rise buildings were countless gloomy and damp alleyways. A fat rat darted through them, its slender claws scratching through a messy pile of garbage to unearth moldy and spoiled food scraps, which it clutched to its chest and began to nibble. The next moment, a steel nail pierced the rat's chest in the blink of an eye. Before it could even let out a squeak, the rat struggled a few times in utter silence, its eyes losing their luster.
Chapter 58