The Charlie artillery company's atmosphere resembled that of a household in mourning.

The Battery Commander acted as if his soul had abandoned him, and he didn't really bother to issue fresh orders to his officers. Meanwhile, the officers themselves were left confused and uncertain by the two incidents breaking out one after the other.

In a span of one month, the base was rocked by two separate attempted suicides. At this rate, it wouldn’t be unusual to see the entire base get demolished literally overnight.

As Kim Hak-Cheol's incident was still only a few hours old, the HQ hadn't issued any formal statement or response just yet. However, everyone could already guess what was in store come tomorrow. No wonder the entire base was blanketed in eerie silence like some kind of a haunted cemetery.

It was the same story for every barrack, but the one occupied by the 1st Squad was especially quiet—it was so quiet that even the sound of a pin dropping could be heard.

Inside such a quiet environment, Noh Su-Bong was sitting in a corner, deeply stewing in his own thoughts.

'Did Kim Hak-Cheol really go insane? Is it that simple?'

His mind was filled to the brim with a single suspicion. Could Kim Hak-Cheol's mental illness not be as simple as it looked? If Kim Hak-Cheol had displayed any prior signs of mental instability,...