Chapter 174

Wintering (3)

When I shot him a look that clearly said what the hell are you doing,

Lieutenant Kim gave a light laugh and slipped me a wink.

‘Disgusting, seriously.’

While I was dry-heaving internally, Lieutenant Kim spoke with a perfectly calm expression.

“We do want to help the civilians, but the area in question is one we have far too little information on. Frankly, I’m worried something might go wrong if we send our soldiers in recklessly.”

“Aren’t you soldiers incredibly strong?”

“That’s true, but we’re hardly invincible. Especially after the recent battles, many of our soldiers were injured, and we suffered a considerable number of casualties. Those losses haven’t even recovered yet. Launching a large-scale operation right now feels a bit premature.”

“T-Then…”

“Think about it. If we go there and the operation succeeds, great. But what if our unit gets wiped out? Then you’ll be worrying not…