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“We must advance!”
“We’re not ready yet!” Lieutenant General Bonafrot slammed the table and glared at Lieutenant General Bedolph Pareeses across from him.
The plan was solid, but the factional pressure he faced kept getting in the way.
Although Bedolph Pareeses was the same rank as him, not even a full general could casually dismiss Bonafrot’s military achievements and standing.
“I understand your intention, but we’re soldiers. Following orders is what we do.”
“Even if those orders are wrong?”
“Watch it, Bonafrot!” he shouted back.
“I can’t accept this! Sure, we’re a military force meant to protect. But if we just sit around doing nothing and pass the responsibility to someone else, all we’re doing is proving our own incompetence!”
“I don’t disagree with what you’re saying. Even so, do you have a surefire way to eliminate that monster?”
“I do!”
“Have you considered the soldiers who’ll spill their blood for nothing in the process?”
Bonafrot felt like he was about to explode. “If a soldier won’t risk their life to protect civilians, then why the hell are they wearing a uniform or carrying a gun?!”
“You’re not wrong, but why refuse a method that could end this without anyone getting hurt?! Are human lives so cheap to you? There’s no reason your achievements should come at their expense!”
The two felt like they were each talking to a wall, their goals completely misaligned.
Bonafrot rose from his seat. If Bedolph wouldn’t support him, then the number of troops available would shrink drastically, but he also knew wasting any more time could ruin everything.
‘Damn that cowardly old man.’
Bonafrot ground his teeth as he glared at him. “We’re moving out, regardless of what you say!”
“You will have to pay a steep price for this.”
“That’s my business! We’ll see how history judges our two approaches.”
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