Several family members were also searching for their loved ones.
But by the time everyone from the hunting party had climbed the city wall, they still had not found their relatives.
They seemed to have realized something, yet they did not dare believe it.
"Where is my child? A-Gou!"
"Da Zhuang, where did he go?"
"Xiao Qin, where is Xiao Qin? Stop hiding, don't scare your mother."
The others in the hunting party could not bear to watch. "Ma'am, sir, stop looking."
"They're not coming back."
"The hunt went smoothly at first. A few people were injured, but they were only flesh wounds. It was only on the way back that we ran into several monsters."
"Da Zhuang and the others were accidentally captured."
"And Xiao Qin, A-Gou, and the others stayed behind to cover our retreat. Their chances of survival are slim as well."
After hearing this, those people finally burst into tears.
"My son!"
"What am I supposed to do now that you're gone?!"
Their despair was written all over their faces.
But they also knew it was not the hunting party's fault.
Or rather, everyone who joined the hunting party knew that this day might come.
The outside world had always been dangerous. Hunting beasts was never completely safe. They could encounter bears, wolves, tigers, venomous snakes and insects, and all manner of dangers.
Not to mention the countless mutated monsters now waiting outside.
The hunting party had to exist.
The area available for planting and livestock farming inside the city was not large. The chickens, ducks, and geese they raised could not possibly feed the entire city.
Fu Zeyu stood not far away as well.
He watched those who had lost their loved ones tearfully accept a portion of the prey from the hunting party.
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