If they did not explain this matter, or chose...
To say nothing, they would definitely feel guilty, especially with the old woman crying so heartbrokenly here.
After all, at such an advanced age, it was only natural that she could not accept such a reality.
So after stopping Su Yang, Erwin truthfully told the old woman about her son.
And the circumstances of his death.
After hearing this, she began to sob loudly and uncontrollably.
Meanwhile, another old woman noticed that her own son was among the bodies as well.
Because the Survey Corps had suffered such heavy losses this time, whenever any of them saw their comrades...
Fall, they actually felt the same way as the deceased's family members.
They trained together every day and lived together as well, so they had long formed deep bonds.
Those bonds had already surpassed familial affection, so Erwin, too, did not want to accept the reality before him.
But there was no helping it. Reality was always the cruelest. If they did not enter this place,
Or broaden their minds, many problems would arise at this moment.
When this old woman saw her son's body, she had the same thoughts as the previous old woman.
No matter what her son had sacrificed himself for,
In their hearts, they all believed their sons were the best.
But after losing her son, after raising him for so many years, watching a white-haired person
See her younger generation depart—that feeling
Was impossible to hide. There was simply no way for them to recover emotionally anytime soon.
So throughout this entire process, they had to adapt...
When the old woman saw her son among the corpses,
She truly could not control herself. After all, she had painstakingly raised him.
Such a grown child, gone just like