Even if it's just a false peace, even if it's just a tranquility of being penned up like livestock, this is still the best depiction of surviving tenaciously in this cruel world.
However, the false peace within the walls that lasted for 100 years does not mean it can continue to be maintained for hundreds more years.
The Wall of Maria, which had no abnormalities for 100 years, does not mean it won't be breached one day.
"That is..."
The ground and wooden buildings were trembling. Those who had fled to the open space outside finally realized where the source of this small "earthquake" was.
Gazing towards the direction of the Wall of Maria, their faces completely froze. They stared blankly, expressionlessly, at the tall, scarlet figure atop the wall.
Perhaps "tall" isn't even an adequate description. Beyond tall, beyond huge, a "Giant" among "Giants," no one could accurately describe the shock and impact of the Colossal Giant that suddenly appeared outside the wall.
"How is that possible? That wall is over 50 meters high..."
Someone unconsciously opened their mouth, speaking blankly, then fell silent.
(Guo Biteren: How is that possible? That wall is over 2 meters high...)
(Yao Tianwang: A meme-like smile...)
The overwhelmingly large Colossal Giant, its exaggerated power caused everyone who noticed its figure to hold their breath. For a moment, besides being stunned, they didn't know how to react.
But time did not freeze at this moment. No matter how astonishing the abnormality was, the Colossal Giant's actions would not stop because of everyone's stunned silence.
With a height unrivaled and towering over the Wall of Maria, the Colossal Giant grabbed the edge of the wall. Its entire musculature bulged as if it had transformed into a demonically muscular man, unleashing a terrifying Monstrous Strength to push against the Wall of Maria.
A true wall-breaker, this fetish is even stranger than the tree-hugging fetish. To be honest, even Lian Ye had to admit that this guy, the Colossal Giant, was a terrifying man♂.
Holding the edge of the wall to stabilize itself, the Colossal Giant lifted its leg. With the impact force of its massive body, it kicked through the Wall of Maria, the defensive line that was originally considered the Wall of Sighs, which no Giant could breach.
"Boom—!"
A sound like thunder and its shockwave impacted the entire Shiganshina District. The small seismic waves once again rippled through the entire town. Amidst the chaos, the stunned town residents, as if finally realizing reality, fled in all directions.
"The wall... has a hole?"
"Giants are coming in!!!"
The edges of the town near the Wall of Maria collapsed under the impact of the Colossal Giant's power. As for the towns further away, they would soon be overrun by Giants entering through the large hole at the base of the wall.
The Shiganshina District would, in an instant, be occupied by countless wandering Giants.
Whether they realized this or were simply unconsciously panicked, the survivors of the Shiganshina District fled towards the inner wall region, towards the second wall.
Giants had an overwhelming advantage in terms of body size and strength. The ordinary Giants that entered the town possessed terrifying physiques and strength capable of easily crushing human houses and buildings. Therefore, in the face of the Giant invasion, the people of the Shiganshina District could only flee in panic.
Amidst this panicked crowd, one person did not retreat towards the Wall of Rose (the second wall) with the main group. Instead, they slowly walked towards the direction of the broken Wall of Maria.
First, with slow and steady steps, then gradually increasing speed, they ran at a speed faster than a cheetah. Following that, their figure absurdly disappeared into the air.
—But the town residents, who were too shocked to think straight, didn't have the leisure to notice this abnormality.
"I can feel it... a valuable prey."
The one heading towards the first wall, at the center of the chaos, against the flow of fleeing people, was naturally Lian Ye, who had activated the Rhythm of the Hunt and entered stealth mode.
Now, he no longer feared Giants. Instead of being scared out of his wits, Lian Ye felt an irrepressible excitement welling up in his heart, like encountering a suitable prey.
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