Chapter 222: The Hunter’s Map

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Seeing that Joo Joowon had come knocking so quickly, it was obvious that he had not come with good intentions. The people inside the house did not hesitate at all. They had no intention of negotiating and immediately fired repeatedly, attempting to shoot him dead.

Joo Joowon’s eyes turned cold. The spider silk moved as though it were alive, knocking away the bullets that were almost impossible to catch with the naked eye one after another.

The result was undoubtedly beyond the two people’s expectations. They had never imagined that even two guns would be unable to kill a single living person. Hadn’t the apocalypse only begun a few days ago? How could someone already be this powerful?!

The magazines had already been emptied. The two people’s faces turned pale as they watched Joo Joowon jump through the window.

Thump!

They immediately dropped to their knees. "Big brother! Please listen to our explanation! We were blind and failed to recognize a great person. What happened just now was all a misunderstanding. Please, show us mercy and..."

"Ah!"

Accompanied by a scream, a head rolled to the ground with a hollow rumble. Blood splashed all over his companion’s face, and the young man immediately looked at Joo Joowon in terror, collapsing onto the floor as though he had been scared stupid.

There was not the slightest change in Joo Joowon’s expression. The apocalypse had only begun a few days ago. Under normal circumstances, even if the owner of the house discovered that someone outside was trying to enter, the normal reaction would be to negotiate with them or threaten them into leaving. Not to mention that Joo Joowon had not done anything at all.

Opening fire at the slightest disagreement clearly meant that the other party was no kind hearted person either.

Moreover, considering how strictly guns were prohibited in the country, to the point that even toy guns were banned, the fact that they had actual guns in their hands was already extremely suspicious.

When it came to killing people, once someone had done it for the first time, there would not be much psychological burden the next time.

Joo Joowon looked at the young man who was still alive and asked, "Where did you come from? How did you get your hands on guns?"

Judging from his appearance, the young man in front of Joo Joowon did not actually look like a bad person. His skin was somewhat dark, with obvious marks left by prolonged exposure to the sun. His hands were also covered with calluses that made it difficult to tell whether they had been formed from physical labor or from practicing with guns. His facial features belonged to the kind of appearance that made people feel comfortable and honest at first glance.

To put it in terms of stereotypes, he was the kind of person who would make people immediately think of an honest and simple migrant worker from the countryside.

"I... This is my home. We came here to hunt. We secretly got these guns."

Joo Joowon was slightly stunned. "Hunting?"

The gun was completely useless against Joo Joowon. At this moment, even if the young man wanted to resist, he had no way to do so. His face was pale as he answered,

"Isn’t the Hwarim Nature Reserve not far from here? A lot of rich bosses like to raise animals that other people don’t have. They pay a very high price for them. Some bosses also like eating wild animals meat. When I lost money playing cards with him and the others and didn’t have any money, we’d secretly sneak inside and catch some animals to sell. It also let us satisfy our hobby. Who would have thought that the apocalypse would descend right after we returned this time, leaving us trapped here."

Because they were locals and also had land nearby, they had been doing this work for such a long time without ever running into trouble.

Normally, after returning from hunting, they would stay at home for a few days to avoid arousing suspicion. Then they would directly call their customers and arrange the sale. Who could have expected that they would become trapped here immediately after returning from their latest hunting trip?

People who dared to enter a nature reserve and kill animals naturally had more courage than ordinary people. While inside the reserve, it was not as though they had never killed outdoor travelers who discovered them either.

When they noticed the commotion caused by the wheel loader earlier, they had already been paying attention. Originally, they had planned to secretly drive the vehicle back toward the city or the countryside while its owner was away. They had never expected Joo Joowon to come directly to their doorstep on his own, so they immediately decided to open fire without much hesitation.

They normally did not live here, so there was very little food stored in the house. The meat from wild animals they had brought back from the nature reserve had already been completely eaten two days ago.

Even if Joo Joowon had never appeared, they would have eventually chosen to take the risk and leave. With such an unexpected opportunity appearing in front of them, they certainly had no intention of giving it up.

Who could possibly refuse such a good opportunity?

Driving a vehicle required a key, so they would have to confront Joo Joowon sooner or later. Naturally, it was better to strike first.

Who could have predicted that this unexpected stroke of luck would actually turn out to be the tolling bell of death?

"I... I’ve told you everything. Can you let me go now?" The young man looked at Joo Joowon expectantly.

"Don’t rush." Joo Joowon looked thoughtful. "You know Hwarim very well?"

"Huh? It’s Jin Woo whose usually leads the way. I..." Although the other party was wearing a helmet and he could not see Joo Joowon’s expression, the young man suddenly realized what he meant. He hurriedly said, "I have a map!"