Swish... swish...
Levi's figure spun, already taking the lives of two titans approaching the wall. The other soldiers also attacked one after another. Fighting while relying on the tall wall was somewhat easier, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen titans had been eliminated.
However, these were just the "vanguard." Looking into the distance, when the yellow, overwhelming mass of titans arrived like a flood, the Survey Corps would inevitably suffer casualties. The interception net and the dozen or so heavy fixed cannons piled up behind it probably wouldn't be able to stop their advance for long either.
"Erwin!"
At this moment, Hange rushed back, extremely anxious. "Kitz, the captain of the Garrison Regiment responsible for the Trost District, is a bastard! He refused to accept your proposal and insisted on having the soldiers fight to the bitter end!"
"Is that so?" Erwin frowned deeply upon hearing this. "Then we have no choice but to retreat."
"Retreat?"
Levi had returned to the wall at this moment. Hearing Erwin's words, he questioned, "This town?"
"We have no choice but to abandon it," Erwin said in a low voice. "If we can't block that hole, everything we do will be meaningless."
"..."
"Moreover, only the outer gate has been destroyed for now. The titans can only rampage within the Trost District, this walled city. But have you forgotten the Armored Titan?"
Erwin's eyes were full of gravity. "If the Armored Titan destroys the inner gate, it won't just be the fall of one walled city. The entire territory within Wall Rose will become a paradise for titans. If that happens..."
"The entire human race will descend into civil war..." Hange muttered to herself.
"That's right. The residents of Wall Rose will wage war against the residents of Wall Sina. By then, we won't even need titans; civil war will be enough to exterminate humanity."
"But!" Hange added, "The civilians haven't been completely evacuated yet, and the soldiers of the Garrison Regiment have probably received orders to rush here to fight..."
"That's right, so we need to split our forces into two groups," Erwin said, looking at Levi. "Levi, you and Hange will lead the elite squad to the inner city gate. On one hand, help the civilians evacuate, and on the other hand, be vigilant for the appearance of the Armored Titan at all times. If it appears, you must prevent it from destroying the inner wall. Only you have the greater ability and certainty to kill it."
"...What about you?"
"I will lead a portion of the soldiers to stay here and buy time," Erwin said, looking at the approaching titans in the distance.
"Commander!" Hange wanted to say something, but Erwin interrupted her. "Move out immediately!"
"...Yes!"
Levi glanced at him. "Don't die." After saying that, the device at his waist ejected gas, propelling his body towards the distance.
"Elite squad, follow me!"
"Yes!"
More than thirty soldiers followed Levi and Hange towards the inner wall. These were the elite of the elite, and they would be needed to deal with the Armored Titan.
As for the remaining sixty-odd people, Erwin looked at the large number of titans that had already approached, raised his blade, and shouted, "Fight! Buy time for our comrades!"
"Yes!"
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"Divide into squads as we did during training! Under the command of the Garrison Regiment, carry out tasks such as supply support, information transmission, and titan extermination!" Kitz roared at the gathered soldiers.
"The vanguard will be the Garrison Regiment's interception squad, the middle guard will be the trainee corps led by the support squad, and the rear guard will be the Garrison Regiment's elite squad! Right now, the Survey Corps and the advance team are blocking the titans from entering the city, but the Armored Titan may appear at any time to destroy the inner city! The only objective of this operation is to defend Wall Rose to the death! Until the evacuation of all civilians is complete!"
As he spoke, he vented all the anger he had received from Hange on the soldiers. "You remember this! Anyone who deserts will face certain death, certain death! Dismissed!"
Everyone busied themselves.
"Rayan!"
Someone called out to him. He turned his head and saw Krista. Although she was trying to appear calm, the look of tension and fear on her face was hard to hide.
"You, you must be careful..."
"You too."
The two weren't in the same squad. Krista and Ymir were in one squad, but he had been assigned to another.
"Don't worry, we'll all be fine," he went over and patted Krista's head. Suddenly thinking of something, he reached into his pocket and took out two pieces of candy.
"Here."
He had bought these earlier for the little girl who delivered the flowers. These were the remaining two.
"This is... candy?"
"Yeah, probably tastes good," he said. "But I don't know what flavor it is. Tell me after the operation is over."
"...Okay!"
Krista nodded emphatically, smiling sweetly. At this moment, Ymir also walked over.
"Krista, we have to go."
"Oh, then we'll go."
"Okay."
"See you later, shorty," Ymir waved at him. "Don't die, okay?"
"Huh... did the sun rise in the west today? You're actually concerned about me?"
"Don't flatter yourself," Ymir scoffed. "I just think if you die, I'll lose a lot of the fun of scolding people. Yeah, that's it."
"..."
Rayan watched the two of them leave with the other members of their squad, not particularly worried. If it were just Krista by herself, he might be a little concerned about her safety. But with Ymir together, there was no need to worry. After all, at a critical moment, Ymir would even risk revealing her titan identity to save Krista. So, Krista's safety could still be guaranteed.
As for himself...
Rayan didn't know what to say.
He could indeed revive if he died now. After all, not counting others, the members of the 104th Squad all remembered him clearly. As long as these people didn't all die, he could keep reviving.
He could even deliberately get killed by titans, thereby constantly obtaining power from them and become a "grinder." Accumulated in this way, his own power could soon surpass ordinary titans and turn him into a "monster."
But even so, who would really do that? Deliberately get torn apart and eaten by titans? Please, that pain was real... Moreover, there was also the problem of what to do if he got eaten by the same titan twice. The solution was to remember the appearance of the titan before being eaten, and then kill it as soon as he revived—this was indeed a method, but the revival time was half an hour later, not an immediate, full-health revival on the spot. What if he couldn't find that titan by then? Or what if he accidentally failed when trying to kill it and got eaten again... then everything would be over.
And, most importantly, if his death was witnessed by others—especially by major plot characters—then his reappearance alive and kicking would definitely cause a cognitive breakdown for them. If they knew he was a "monster" who could revive, what kind of attitude would they have towards him? This was unknown. And the unknown was always the most terrifying.
Therefore, unless he was truly in a desperate situation with no other way out, Rayan would never use the tactic of "deliberately getting killed" to make himself stronger. He couldn't take that risk.
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"Hey, Rayan, we should go too."
The squad leader of Rayan's group walked over, a friendly smile on his face. He seemed to be trying hard to appear calm, but the panic in his eyes betrayed his true feelings.
"Yes, Squad Leader Marco."
"Hey, no need to be so polite. We're all in the same class, just call me Marco."
"Ah. Marco."
Marco Bott, the seventh of the "Ten Blades," was the squad leader of Trainee Squad 19 in this operation.
Outcome in the story: Death.
Rayan's impression of him wasn't very deep, because he was the kind of good-natured person with no particular individuality. Average appearance, average personality, except for his excellent grades, everything else about him was unremarkable. However, it was precisely this good-natured personality that gave him enough tolerance, which was why he was Jean's best friend. After all, with Jean's terrible personality, only Marco could overlook the small things and tolerate him.
In the story, he was arguably killed by the warrior trio because he overheard Reiner and Bertholdt's conversation. They stole his vertical maneuvering equipment, making it impossible for him to escape the titan's attack, and he died tragically.
And it was his death that solidified Jean's determination to join the Survey Corps.
However, no one should exist as a fuse to ignite others. Everyone has their own unique value that others don't have.
"Let's go, Marco."
Rayan took a step. If possible, I will change your ending.
"Ah... okay."
Marco looked at him curiously. He had to admit that he didn't really understand this black-haired, black-eyed classmate who usually spoke so little. However, he could still tell that he was a very good person.
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
Gas erupted, carrying hot-blooded bodies speeding through the air. Each combat squad headed to their respective battle stations, ready for action. At this moment, the titans hadn't completely rushed in yet. Thanks to the Survey Corps, under Erwin's leadership, the Survey Corps soldiers and the advance team of the Garrison Regiment, using the ten-meter-deep trench that had been dug out earlier at the wall gate, successfully killed several titans.
However, even after removing the wooden planks, the titans themselves acted as "roads" when they fell into the pit, allowing the titans behind them to step on them and come in. It wouldn't hold them back for long.
And at the inner city gate, the evacuating crowd was blocked and unable to pass—a carriage loaded with complicated goods was stuck in the middle of the gate, and many people were currently pushing hard from the inside. These were the goods of the Reeves Company, the largest merchant association in Trost District. At this moment, the chairman of the association, Dimo Reeves, was urging the workers to push the goods hard, while angrily scolding the civilians who were eager to escape.
"You guys want to get out of the city? Then hurry up and help push!"
"Are you kidding me! There's no way we can push it through!"
"In this situation, we should let the people go first!"
"If this continues, everyone will be eaten by titans!"
The crowd protested vehemently. However, the number of civilians was ten or a hundred times that of the merchant association's workers, but none dared to step forward and take action, only daring to push forward a soldier to demand Dimo's arrest. And that soldier was even more hesitant. Before he could even speak, he was intimidated by Dimo: "You dare to touch
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