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The newcomers were hostile, and it is making everyone else nervous. Especially the Zhong family who had never experienced such a tense situation. They were all gentle people. 

But the apocalypse doesn’t tolerate that gentleness; it forced them to pull out their kitchen knives from their bags too. 

The motorboat came in aggressively, the tattooed men howled as they approached. Others followed closely behind in their rubber boats. 

Seeing the fish floating on the water’s surface, and the bags on Jiang Ning’s boat filled with fish, their eyes lit up with greed. 

About thirty feet away, the motorboat arrogantly halted. The tattooed men brandished their large machetes, shouting arrogantly, “Leave the fish, the boat, and the dog, and we’ll spare your lives.” 

Two women and four men, except for the tall man who seemed somewhat threatening, the rest were all rubbish. 

Jiang Ning spoke up, “If we leave everything to you, how do we leave?” 

“We don’t care about that. If you’re capable, you can swim away. If you don’t drown, consider yourselves lucky.” 

“Little sister, you’re so beautiful. If you serve us well, you can stay.” 

Listening to their lascivious words, Huo Yishen’s brow furrowed, but surprisingly, Jiang Ning remained calm, “So, there’s no room for negotiation?” 

“Stop the fucking nonsense. If you don’t want to live, leave your lives behind. I promise you’ll have a good time tonight… Ah…” 

Before he could finish his sentence, an arrow pierced his chest. 

He fell into the reservoir with the arrow. 

Everyone was stunned as they saw Huo Yishen holding a bow and arrow, the arrow was exceptionally sharp. 

Jiang Ning was curious; how many weapons did he have? 

But without hesitation, he took action and pick up the nail gun and fired several shots. 

He didn’t shoot anyone; he aimed at the motorboat. 

The boat instantly deflated. There were over a dozen people standing on it, and they quickly toppled over in panic, exclaiming, “Fuck, they have guns and arrows!” 

Huo Yishen didn’t easily intervene, but when he did, it meant taking lives. 

He shot several arrows in quick succession, all hitting their marks. 

Screams echoed. Those who were just making threats moments ago now turned and fell into the deep, bottomless reservoir. 

Survival instinct kicked in; many people thrashed in the water, some even swam towards Jiang Ning’s group, trying to seize a chance at survival. 

Two people were lucky enough to dodge the nail gun and the bow and arrow. They grabbed onto the rope on the motorboat. 

But in the next moment, their hands were gone. 

It was cut off completely, they fell into the water with a splash. 

They hesitated for a moment, then let out piercing screams. 

Facing Jiang Ning, who wielded a Tang knife without hesitation and calmly killed people, the Zhong family trio trembled in fear. Murder… it was murder! 

It wasn’t just one person; it was a whole boatful. 

They didn’t even have a chance to retaliate; they were all taken out by Huo Yishen and Jiang Ning. 

It was a bit chilling, but normally, they were easygoing and didn’t like to fuss. How did they suddenly become so merciless? 

Lu Yu, accustomed to such scenes, didn’t bat an eye and tried to comfort the Zhong family, “It’s okay, you’ll get used to it.” 

The people on the motorboat were wiped out in just a few short minutes. 

On the other motorboat, the people who were originally fierce were suddenly stunned. 

The one driving the motorboat, that idiot, he braked suddenly, causing several people to fall into the water and nearly flipping the boat. 

He… damn it, they were a heartless beast who killed without hesitation! 

The group was stunned; for a moment, no one dared to approach. But they weren’t willing to leave it at that. Who wouldn’t be tempted by so much fish? 

So they got onto the rubber boat, intending to surround Jiang Ning and the others. 

“Now what?” 

Mother Zhong was anxious and uneasy. There were still over twenty people on the other side, each armed with weapons. If they were surrounded and attacked, it would be quite troublesome with fewer people on their side. 

Jiang Ning scanned them with her binoculars. The people on the motorboat were likely members of a criminal gang, while those on the rubber boat looked skinny and desperate and was driven to associate with the criminal gang for survival. 

They had knives, clubs, and sticks, but probably no guns. 

From that distance, the nail gun and bow and arrow would lose their accuracy and power and they would be losing the advantage of preemptive strikes. 

Jiang Ning wasn’t afraid of them rushing over; she feared that they would surround them without attacking. Stalemate wasn’t a good thing. 

Obviously, things went as she expected. 

The tattooed men didn’t dare to come close; instead, they urged the people on the rubber boat to approach. 

The people on the rubber boat were also afraid of death but had endured enough suffering from hunger. They slowly paddled over. 

Huo Yishen spoke up, “As long as they don’t come too close, there’s no need to bother with them. Keep fishing.” 

Lu Yu and the others regained their senses and began scooping up the fish from the water. 

The reservoir had been discovered, and today was their last chance to fish. They had to seize this opportunity. 

As for these troublemakers, they could deal with them after fishing. There was no need to waste time in a stalemate. 

Many fish had floated away during the commotion earlier, and the people on the rubber boat were scooping them up from a distance. 

“I caught one! I caught one! We have fish to eat!” 

“I got one too!” 

Many people showed excited smiles and immediately tore open the fish, using knives to cut them open and eat the flesh raw. 

The untreated fish flesh was fishy, but it was better than eating leaves to survive. 

Some couldn’t resist and ate on the spot, as if it was a sumptuous delicacy, even with fish scales or blood on their lips. 

Jiang Ning stood on the motorboat, her face was stern as she stared at them. 

They continued fishing with everyone focusing on scooping up fish. Jiang Ning kept watch with the nail gun in hand. 

The modified nail gun could reach 30 meters, but its power decreased significantly beyond 15 meters. 

Their greed was insatiable, and they kept on checking around. When they feel not contented with picking up the scattered fish around. They decided to come closer. 

Jiang Ning didn’t speak. When the first rubber boat entered the optimal range, she raised her hand without hesitation and fired. 

She didn’t hit the heart but struck the shoulder. 

The next shot aimed at the rubber boat! 

They were scared and quickly retreated, no longer daring to come closer. 

“Sister, please, we haven’t eaten for days. Just let us catch some fish? Our children at home are starving to death.” 

“You can eat the flesh, and we’ll just drink some soup. We won’t fight you for it.” 

Jiang Ning said coldly, “Back off!” 

Despite their pleas, Jiang Ning remained unmoved. They had no choice but to retreat, but they still managed to catch some fish. 

The water was relatively strong, and the mountain wind was surging. The fish, shaken up by the super wind waves, continued to scatter with the water waves. 

The rubber boats gradually dispersed. They no longer approached Jiang Ning’s group and only seeks to catch some fish around. The slow but steady harvest wasn’t insignificant; some quick hands had already caught over twenty fish. 

Sometimes, when they got close, they would quickly retreat to a safe distance. 

The people on the rubber boat didn’t listen, and the tattooed men on the motorboat were angry, but they couldn’t do anything about them. In the end, they had to join in the fishing. 

At the same time, they were thinking; they would wait until they finished fishing before seizing an opportunity to snatch the fish. 

A young man quietly asked, “Boss, should we go back and call for reinforcements?” 

The boss glared, “How do we call for reinforcements?” 

We only have one motorboat, and by the time we go back and forth, it’ll be dark. Besides, those disobedient folks have also caught quite a lot of fish. Do you think they’ll miss the chance to escape? 

“Let’s wait for them to come ashore, and then we’ll figure out how to snatch them.” 

Coincidentally, Jiang Ning also wanted to go ashore and deal with them.