His eyes narrowed slightly.
"What happened?"
"I'm afraid it's not good news. This bell sound is usually associated with giants. I'll go find out what's going on. You shouldn't..."
"I will go with you."
"good."
Lin Yan stroked Mikasa's soft hair. Mikasa had always been the one protecting Eren and Armin, so she had to be a strong girl. But now she was being treated so pampered and gently, and she was a little lost in thought.
At that moment, Armin rushed over in a panic.
"Lin Yan, Mikasa, the Titans have breached Wall Rose."
Not only them, but Erwin and Levi were also preparing to deal with this unexpected situation, so they had to act overnight.
Allen also received the notification.
The torches were burning.
Lin Yan was, after all, a member of the Survey Corps and had participated in their preparations.
Armin looked somewhat worried.
"But will the giants destroy the walls they've built?"
0533 The Great Giant - The City Wall [Please Subscribe]
"Hasn't this happened before?" Allen's tone was still somewhat impatient. "Our town was taken over by them..."
"Yes, if it weren't for Lin Yan, we would probably all be dead..."
Mikasa didn't continue the conversation; Wang Xia was a sensitive topic, as it involved Lin Yan's subsequent disappearance.
To be honest, there are a lot of suspicious points about Lin Yan, but it seems that no one has raised them.
"At that time, it was just a city gate."
Armin said.
Lin Yan remained silent.
He did have some admiration for Armin; he hit the nail on the head. The walls were made of giants, so could the giants really destroy them? They only ever destroyed the gates.
"Armin, what are you thinking?"
Lin Yan rarely spoke up and asked a question.
Armin was somewhat surprised that Lin Yan would take the initiative to talk to him, since he was the kind of person who could go an entire day without saying a word.
“I was thinking, there are no seams between the stones on that city wall, nor can I see any signs of peeling, so I’ve never understood how it was built. But could it have been formed by the giants hardening it? Like Annie, hardening can have many uses.”
Both Eren and Mikasa were somewhat surprised.
Mikasa looked at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan's lips curled into a wicked smile. "What do you think, Mikasa? Are the walls made of Titans? Titans that slaughter humans, devour humans, and inflict hellish suffering on humans? Hahahaha..." His smile suddenly stopped, and his eyes sharpened, like a peerless sword drawn from its sheath.
"Hmm, maybe it's true."
He nodded.
That's the truth.
The "walls" were all fortified and constructed by those large giants, a secret known only to a member of a clan, Krista, who was their illegitimate son. Human cities are protected by "walls" reaching heights of 50 meters. There are three walls in total, from the outermost to the innermost: the "Wall of Mary," the "Wall of Rose," and the "Wall of Sheena." The gates of each wall are the most vulnerable due to their man-made construction. Regular repairs are carried out to ensure the walls remain strong.
"Was the appearance of giants within Wall Rose a coincidence? There are no coincidences in this world, only inevitabilities."
Lin Yan muttered to himself.
The giants broke through Wall Rose?
In fact, the situation had already changed twelve hours earlier.
A dozen hours earlier, Mick Zacharias led his men to isolate the other 104th training class soldiers in barracks southwest of Wall Rose in order to distinguish the traitor Ani Reinhardt's accomplices.
However, at the same time that the Female Titan capture operation began in Stohes District, the Beast Titan broke through Wall Rose and led a large number of Titans "into" the wall, attacking the barracks where the 104th Training Corps was isolated.
Mick, who first learned of the news using his sense of smell, immediately arranged for Thomas, a member of the Survey Corps, to go to the Stohes district to report the news to Commander Erwin. At the same time, he organized his subordinates into four small teams to ride horses to the four directions of east, west, south, and north to deliver the message and guide the residents inside the Rose Wall.
Unexpectedly, the mindless Titan was controlled by the Beast Titan...
Episode 0534: The Beast Titan [Please Subscribe]
Unexpectedly, the mindless Titans controlled by the Beast Titan suddenly began to run faster. Seeing that the army would be overtaken by the Titans if this continued, Mick, in order to buy time and cover the retreat of the unarmed 104th Training Corps, resolutely transferred command and returned alone to fight a large number of Titans.
Ultimately, despite the surrounding buildings being small and sparse, and having no allies, he single-handedly defeated 5 of the 9 giants, with some strength remaining.
Seeing that the time gained was almost up, as they prepared to evacuate, Mick noticed the Ape Titan, which was much taller than the other Titans and had hair covering its body.
To his surprise, the Beast Titan grabbed Mick's horse and threw it at him. Although he managed to avoid the impact, the Titan had been lying in ambush underground, and Mick was caught in mid-air before he could use his 3D Maneuver Gear and was bitten on the lower half of his body.
Afterwards, due to the shock of the Beast Titan and his instinctive fear of death, Mick was so frightened that he could not move and the Beast Titan easily took away his 3D Maneuver Gear.
Then he remembered what he had told his subordinates: "A person only loses when they start to give up the fight; if they keep fighting, they haven't lost yet."
He decided to pick up a knife and continue the fight.
However, faced with the reality of not having a 3D Maneuver Gear and a large number of Titans rushing towards him, Mick's mentality collapsed again, and he was devoured by Titans amidst desperate cries.
Although Mick sacrificed himself, he successfully protected all members of his squad from the threat of the Titans' pursuit.
That's the whole story.
Meanwhile, the news had already reached inside the city walls, and the door to Commander Pixis's office, where he was resting in the Torros district, was pushed open.
"Commander Pixis, giants have appeared, and the Rose Wall appears to have been breached."
Commander Pixis is having a meeting.
He appeared calm and even gave a smile.
"This is really strange. What about the Survey Corps?"
"The Survey Corps has been deployed for combat."
"Alright, then let's not delay any longer."
Commander Pixis looked out the window.
While everyone in the Survey Corps was busy, one person had her mind elsewhere; she was still observing the microscope.
The soldiers around Squad Leader Hanji urged him anxiously.
"Squad leader, why are you still here... We're leaving in five minutes, please hurry."
"Wait, I have something to confirm."
Under the microscope, something seemed to emerge from the water.
Squad Leader Hanji was slightly taken aback.
He was also startled by his own discovery.
Captain Levi urged from the side, "Hey, hurry up."
"Okay, sorry."
It was a fragment of a wall, and it was made of the same material that Annie had hardened. Was this a coincidence? Or was the wall truly constructed from the Titans' hardening abilities?
This could be a major discovery.
The horse team was about to depart after their debate, and a cool breeze swept through the slightly chilly night.
"Sorry to keep you waiting. I didn't expect the preparations to be so complicated. Lin Yan, we'll be fighting together again so soon. I'm really looking forward to it."
Squad Leader Han Ji greeted Lin Yan.
She also avoided the main points when she spoke.
What's most concerning...
0535 Deployment [Please Subscribe]
That shifty-eyed guy, and that highly recognizable Wall Cult uniform—the man following behind Squad Leader Hange and Captain Levi was none other than Father Nick.
Before the fall of the Wall of Mary, the Wall Religion was a very small religion with virtually no power.
After the city walls were destroyed, the central government discovered that the City Wall Cult did indeed know some secrets. Therefore, it can be said that at this time, the City Wall Cult was a government-supported religion and also a component of the central government.
The central government's greater objective is to stabilize public sentiment, prevent more people like the Survey Corps from "wanting to go outside the wall," and maintain political stability.
Ultimately, the reason why the City Wall Cult, this arrogant and disruptive force, can still exist in such an environment is all thanks to its powerful backer—Wang Zheng.
then.
The incident of the city gates opening and the giants' invasion seemed to have been put behind them. The Wall Cult had clearly committed an unforgivable crime.
At that time, blood flowed like rivers and corpses littered the fields.
……
Armin wasn't as composed as Lin Yan.
He asked, puzzled.
"Um...why is the priest from the Wall Church here too?"
"Nick and I are good friends, right?"
To conceal the fact that the secret of the city wall was related to Father Nick, Squad Leader Hange exaggeratedly and enthusiastically put her arm around Father Nick's shoulder and said...
"Don't worry about it, don't worry about it. Anyway, our class is already special enough in terms of its composition. Not only do we have a boy who suddenly appeared from outside the city walls, but also... Okay, that's not the point. Don't worry about the details, hahaha..."
Squad Leader Hanji changed the subject.
"Right? Levi?"
Captain Levi still wore a poker face; his mastery of the "Eternal Glacier" technique was no ordinary skill, as if one could feel a bone-chilling cold emanating from him. In reality, however, he was a very trustworthy person, calm, courageous, and resourceful.
"No, there must be a deeper meaning, after all, Erwin chose them."
The heavy, emblem-engraved city gate was about to open. This gate, which was only opened when the Survey Corps conducted investigations outside the walls, was a symbol of freedom.
A soldier shouted.
"Open the door."
The axles inside the gate rumbled as the massive city gate slowly rose. Thorough preparations had to be made before this moment to ensure that any nearby giants were eliminated or moved away, guaranteeing absolute safety within the city walls.
Open the door, close the door.
All procedures are strictly followed.
"Since the situation at the Rose Wall is still unclear, the only safe place is the Elmiha district. We need to buy some time there. Let's go!"
The horses were arranged in neat rows; they were all excellent soldiers of the Survey Corps, as well as a group of new recruits who had just joined the Survey Corps.
"Set off."
Everyone rode on horseback and carried torches. Torches were the main source of light in this world, and the flickering flames created a spectacular scene.
On the way, Squad Leader Hanji also confessed what had happened.
Alan Yeager glanced at Lin Yan, who seemed to have no reaction, but he was still somewhat surprised.
"He knew everything? He... Father Nick... always knew there were giants inside the walls?"
Episode 0536: Aftereffects of Titanification [Please Subscribe]
"Ah."
Faced with Eren's questioning, Squad Leader Hange answered without hesitation that there was nothing left to hide, and that Eren Yeager was also a crucial person.
"But he has always emphasized that he has kept quiet about this matter. This time he will come with us, which seems to be because he wants to see the situation with his own eyes before making a decision on whether he should continue to remain silent."
"No, no, no, this is too strange!"
Eren Yeager's impulsive nature made this behavior incomprehensible. The Survey Corps risked their lives every time they conducted investigations outside the walls, all to uncover the secrets of the Titans. Yet now, someone was guarding those secrets and refusing to reveal them.
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