"W-What happened?"
Thomas gazed in disbelief. A few moments ago he felt the ground trembling like an earthquake and heard the bursts of anguished screams like the curses of evil spirits, which scared him into curling up instinctively. The soldiers also immediately aimed their guns ahead. Even though they knew that their weapons were no better than scrap metal in this situation, gripping onto them tightly gave them a sense of security, at the very least. No matter what, it was still better than them having nothing to rely on. After all, be it a misconception or whatnot, humans felt safer whenever they held a weapon in their hands.
