"How could this happen? Please! At least let the children board!"
"Sorry, we can't take on any more passengers. Set sail!"
The people at the docks wore expressions of terror and anxiety. They were ordinary civilians; boarding the ships now meant survival.
Every second spent in Shiganshina meant another second of danger.
Thus, many brave civilians chose to sprint and leap directly toward the wooden boats wherever there were no soldiers guarding the area.
Even when some failed to get a firm hold and fell into the river, driven by their intense desire to survive, people still kept running and jumping toward the wooden boats that promised life.
"Boom!"
The roar of cannons could be heard clearly even from the ferries.
Black cannon smoke rose above the inner gate. Due to their lack of artillery training,
the garrison soldiers could not hit even those Giants moving at a walking pace.
The enormous Giants walked as though taking a leisurely stroll. Their eyes merely watched the tiny humans in silence as they steadily drew closer.
Some shells flew right past the Giants, smashing apart nearby houses.
"Idiot, where are you aiming?!"
"But there's no way to aim these things at them! I can only adjust by sight, it's too difficult!"
"Why are you still worrying about that? Hurry up and use the shells to stop them!"
Provoked by his companions, the soldier was nearly driven mad. They were fighting Giants. Faced with the ever-approaching Giants and that overwhelming threat of death, he was on the verge of collapse. "This is hopeless!"
The city gate, a full twenty centimeters thick, began descending through its chain mechanism. As long as it completely came down, those Giants would surely be stopped, right?
"The gate is closing."
The soldiers who noticed this became even more