Deduction
A stifling atmosphere spread through the Revolutionary Army.
They were not afraid of the Marines. In fact, the Revolutionary Army had won every battle against them, giving them a psychological advantage from a superior position.
But the Marines' method of using the elderly, the weak, women, and children to threaten the Revolutionary Army was simply infuriating. It was nothing short of an insult to them.
Some of the younger Revolutionary Army members still did not understand what Leo had constantly emphasized in his writings: the Marines had chosen the wrong direction, and the harder they worked, the more reactionary they became.
Only now did they finally understand the fundamental difference between themselves and the Marines.
Using women and children to threaten the leaders of an opposing force was something only pirates would do. In fact, such methods had already crossed the bottom line for some pirates; even great pirates disdained to do it. Yet the Marines had truly done it. In moral terms, they were worse than pirates.
The younger members of the Revolutionary Army would never have believed that the Marines, who spoke of justice every day, could do such a thing.
But reality told them that shouting loudly about something and actually doing it were two entirely different things.
Double standards were far too common in this world. But when a nation, a regime, or an armed force shamelessly employed double standards like this, it truly shattered people's worldview and pushed the limits of decency.
The furious crowd suddenly parted like a tide, and a burly man wearing a Marine coat strode in from among them.
The man, whose entire right arm had become a massive mechanical limb, walked over with a grim expression, his face so dark it seemed ready to drip water.
"You're here." Leo