‘It’s not as safe as Shelter Seoul Forest, but until several months ago, there were more than one hundred and twenty survivors living there.’

‘What happened there?’

‘They were attacked by the gang. To be precise, they were bitten by some ‘dogs’.’

‘Did you say ‘dogs’?’

I had no clue what he meant by ‘dogs’.

As I twitched my eyebrows, Kim Hyeong-Jun let out a snort and continued.

‘I’ve never explained anything about ‘dogs’, have I?’

‘Is that also a gang name?’

‘They’re people that worship the gang. Most of them had ties to criminal organizations.’

‘I had a feeling those kinds of people would come out sooner or later.’

I frowned, and Kim Hyeong-Jun nodded.

‘Many who weren’t criminals before have become ‘dogs’ as well. After all, there’s less to eat, and you can’t even roam around freely. Eventually, even regular people joined up with the ‘dogs’.’

‘Then how did the ‘dogs’ and gang members come together? They must’ve had something in common for the ‘dogs’ to worship the gang members.’

‘That, I’m not too sure of myself. There are a bunch of rumors though. Some say the head of the ‘dogs’ and the head of the gang members were actually from the same family. Some say the two were friends.’

I spat on the floor after hearing what Kim Hyeong-Jun had said. At that moment, I recalled what Mr. Kwak had told me. Mr. Kwak said the people who joined them...