Nika was not running a straight line to give her pursuer a good bead on her. Also, she kept shoving New Yorkers out of the way.

"Gun! Get down!" She body checked a woman into the interior of a cab and ran off. She finally came up with one of her weapons. Small, compact, and not a lot of rounds.

She may regret this but... she fired a round into the air. That should get people to scatter.

Then she ran serpentine toward a corner. If she could get around it, she could have a few more seconds to come back around at her attacker.