Knowing this, their hatred towards Jin had diminished somewhat. Yet, it didn't erase the fact that he had been the one who struck Xiao Fang.
So, taking his food and providing him with a safe place to rest seemed like a just transaction between them.
They understood that this world was no longer normal; they had witnessed kind humans turning into greedy and selfish individuals after the bat invasion on the second day.
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After she spoke, Zhao Ling didn't hear Jin's reply, which greatly confused her. Xiao Yue, too, turned her head to look at Jin, only to find him standing there with gasping breaths.
Jin's mind had been consumed by hunger, leaving him unable to think rationally and causing him to miss their words.
As his inner turmoil intensified, Jin didn't properly register that they had taken his food, leaving him slightly angered, fueling the primal instincts that currently occupied his mind.