I feel like it makes more sense in the novel, cause there zhenya completely disappears from view to run after the deer not just stay in eyesight just far, and i think he even ran after him and jumped him rather then just shoot at him, so it makes more sense why he came up to that conclusion with the fact zhenya was really enourmed in the game, but its been a while since i read the novel, but the manga shortens down this a lot tho and cause of it it seems taekjoo too reckless sometimes while they have been there for soooo long at that point and he strategized a lot (๑•ㅂ•)و✧
Yeah xd doesnt make much justice for him, rven the boat scene went so fast while in the manga he planned tgat for so long too and he stayed out for so long in the cold water for hours in manga he got saved pretty fast but in novel he was out for hours and was barely alive, i know its hard to put so much detail in the manhwa about these to not make it SUUUPER long so i kinda understand judt sad that like this a lot of people misunderstand them T^T

This chapter just proves taekjoo is not a well written character