Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter 4: Hidden Piece (1)
Five days have passed
At this point, there were only 32 survivors left
After 13 deaths on the first day, one to two people died everyday thereafter
Everyone had become desperate after they learned that they will die if they didn’t fight
But not everyone was useful
“Let’s reduce our numbers”
Oh Juyoung
He, as consistently ranked 3rd the past few days, spoke up
He was a man in his mid-late twenties with a shaved head and tattoos all over his body
His appearance made others feel threatened
There were a few people around him
“What do you mean by numbers?”
A down his saliva
Juyoung crossed his arh food, but there are too many useless bastards”
Food was only given to the top 3 hunters
Even though it was just cruic, it was the most important supply in this place
Up until now, Taehwan and Juyoung evenly distributed the bread, but there was a limit to that
The already s 30 people
Each person was prettyoff of half a loaf of bread each day
A few people in the temple flinched
After sorilled monster meat, no one had put their hands on the monster carcasses
Bread was their sole salvation, but if Juyoung cuts their supply, many people will have no option but to starve
In this world, starvation leads to death
Juyoung sht each other or whatever and reduce the numbers”
“Oh Juyoung”
Taehwan approached him
Juyoung snorted at him
“Don’t try to be a hypocrite Didn’t we do enough for them already?”
“Our goal is to keep everyone alive”
“That’s~ Why~ you thick bastard Let’s get rid of the useless ones You see that guy with the kid? What can he do when he has no arood if he could at least serve as a meat shi+eld”
“Juyoung!”
Taehwan raised his voice
There was no choice
It was only a hard decision to et easier
If they start to get rid of the useless people, then there will only be a minority left at the end
Taehas on guard
If their conscience died and only the self-centered people lived, the surviving group will eventually collapse
Juyoung picked his ears
“bitch, your voice is fucking loud Even though you’re okay with it, I’ement”
Juyoung looked away froazed at the people around them
Everyone looked quite malnourished as their cheeks started to cave in
There was a clear distinction between the useful and the useless
The people ere of solare at the ones eren’t as useful
It wasn’t just one or two days, it see the past few days
They just couldn’t voice their complaints since the food was only distributed to the top 3 hunters
It wasn’t like Taehas unaware of the situation
“We have to find a solution If we start thinking about throwing others away, how are we different from the monsters? We are humans with reason We need to help each other out”
“Ha, it’s not like you’re going to drop food when you die Whatever, if you really want to take care of everyone, do it yourself Fro to take care of myself”
Juyoung shrugged his shoulders
The food he distributed the past five days was still a considerable amount
There was no reason for him to stick his neck out for others when it wasn’t his responsibility
But in Taehwan’s position, this wasn’t pleasant news
“Juyoung, if you stop…to starve”
“So what? It’s hard for me to live too Or…”
Juyoung brought out a loaf of bread and quicklyat the crowd
“Let’s have a bartering systeive me a reasonable payment, I will trade it for bread Or become someone useful to me Yeah, I think I can feed up to six people”
The reason why he decided on a specific number was simple
He wanted to make his own faction
In a place like this, poas the law
There was strength in unity
Although, they were unified, up until now, it was just a public declaration
It didn’t have the same influence as a faction
‘So he aiting for this moment’
Muyoung was spectating the whole situation from a far
Oh Juyoung
He’s quite the sly fellow
He deliberately waited five days
If he was to , there were definitely people ould cling onto him
To be part of the ‘six people’, he knew they would do all sorts of things to flatter him
On the other hand, the leftover faction lead by Taehouldn’t have the same unity
Taehwan tried to accept everyone It didn’t matter if they had any capabilities
Of course, the dissatisfaction a the capable will definitely rise and they will start to side with Juyoung’s faction which centered is on power
Like how Juyoung deliberately waited five days beforea statement like this… he was sos and act at the right moment
While goading Taehwan
It seey
Juyoung aiting with a completely relaxed attitude