Gracie didn't who these men were. But they were peak level-1 Acolyte, like her. And these men were following her on the streets of Palm Springs, she assumed that they were after the piece of key that she had with her. She knew that they would follow her to the end of hell if they want to get their hands on the piece of the key that she had.
So rather than running, she thought maybe it would be easier to get away by some diversion. So while quietly walking on the street, she suddenly conjured a magic circle and fired it towards the nearest man.
That attack took those men by surprise. They were not expecting that she would open fire on the streets of Palm Springs. Before they could understand what had happened Gracie ran towards the nearest shop and blasted its wall away. She then started running through the wall to another shop. Like that she went through the walls of 5 shops.
