The Great Army had arrived first on the scene, and the chaos rained down upon the compound had spread throughout the entire city block. The worst, however, had fallen here at the epicenter. Smoke still rose from the weapons of Great Army soldiers, both living and dead, as the former continued to sweep the compound for survivors. Spectral Gladii lay humming in the hands of their lifeless owners, whose bodies were most often cast before the fallen forms of unarmed women and children. The scenes left little to the imagination as to what had transpired. “No restraint,” 301 shook his head, turning to Derek. “No mercy, no honor, and no humanity. Did all of these people deserve this, Derek? Is this justice?” “Justice has nothing to do with it,” he replied. “This is about following orders. The Great Army is a machine of death, Captain. This is what they do.” “And if we had gotten here first?” “Then you would be dead,” Donalson said from behind them. 301 faced the entrance of the compound’s main gathering room—a sort of makeshift lobby—as the grand admiral approached them.
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