For the soldiers, this was a grueling battle. Even when they had faced the infected before, it wasn't impossible to pull the trigger after mentally preparing themselves. After all, those people looked twitchy and crazy, like lunatics inclined toward violence.
But when a group of girls cried and begged them to stop, most people couldn't help but hesitate.
"Why aren't you shooting?"
"But they haven't attacked us. They're only begging us to stop!"
Exactly. This was the predicament facing the survivors. They already knew that these girls weren't human, and that their bodies melted after they were killed. But the humans of this world weren't as extreme in their human supremacism as the Inquisition. So although they knew these girls didn't seem to be human, that didn't mean they could bring themselves to attack them.
Thus, after charging into the school, the survivors quickly split into three factions. Some firmly supported every order from the Inquisition, another group remained neutral, and the rest staunchly opposed such a completely inhumane course of action.
This caused the conflict between the three sides to escalate rapidly, forcing the short-haired woman to report to Duanmu Huai.
"Many people think this is wrong. They refuse outright, and some would rather be punished than protect those... students."
"Because they haven't fought back?"
"Yes."
The short-haired woman nodded, clearly torn.
"Even when faced with gunfire, those girls haven't attacked. They've only pleaded with us... Inquisitor Lord, I'm afraid things will get even worse if this continues. Do we really have to kill them? No matter how you look at it, they haven't shown the slightest sign of being a threat."
"The reason these demons haven't shown any sign of being a threat is simply that you haven't threatened them."
"They haven't?"
"That's right."
Duanmu Huai nodded.
"The