Pixis's plan for the Trost District Retaking Operation was soon passed down, immediately causing an uproar within the walls. Panic, doubt, confusion, and fear gripped countless soldiers, a tangle of emotions sweeping through the barracks.
"They're calling this the Trost District Retaking Operation? Is this a joke? We don't even have the technology to seal the hole in the gate!"
"What the hell are the higher-ups thinking? Sending us into Trost District is sending us to die for nothing!"
"Are we running short of food inside the walls again?"
"Shh, watch what you say! That's a forbidden subject."
"Bastards! Are they that desperate for glory? They're sending us to die just to earn honors!"
Unease spread through the ranks. Almost everyone in the barracks felt resistance and distrust toward the Trost Retaking Operation.
"We have to go back to that hell... I don't want to die! No! I want to go home! I want to go home!" A soldier from the 104th Cadet Corps broke down on the spot, clutching his head and screaming.
"Hey, Kevin! You're being too loud!" Marco hurriedly tried to calm him down.
"No! Marco! Let's stick together! We'll go home as a group! They won't be able to do anything to us!" Overcome with emotion, Kevin grabbed Marco's arm.
"Hey! You over there! I heard everything! You bastard, are you planning to desert in the face of the enemy?" A Garrison officer rushed over to Kevin and angrily rebuked him.
"Yes! I'm running away! This pointless mass suicide won't achieve anything!" Tears streamed down Kevin's face as he summoned his courage and shouted back.
"You bastard! What do you take humanity for? What do you take military law for? I have the authority to execute you on the spot!" the officer bellowed, reaching for his