Heaven-Sent Talent!
Night completely enveloped the ruins outside the south wall. Crows cawed, and streaks of charred earth crisscrossed the scorched earth, resembling the fingernails of death.
The breach in the south wall has been temporarily repaired, but the afterglow of flames and lightning still lingers in the direction of the old mine.
The Survey Corps had long since retreated to the rear for reorganization, but what Hange, Mikasa, and the others truly cared about wasn't the Titan corpses they had cleared away—
Instead, they were those two powerful strangers who "did not belong to this world."
But they chose not to act.
They knew very well that those two oddballs were not targets that could be dealt with using "3D Maneuver Gear".
Moreover, their behavior wasn't wrong, it was just a bit... insane!
At this moment, Hidan was squatting in a wooded area, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, his scythe rubbing against the stones with a "click-clack" sound. He looked as excited as a madman who had just taken drugs, his whole body brimming with energy.
"Tell me, wasn't today great?"
"Old man! Thirty-seven heads! Less than ten minutes! I've gone fucking crazy tonight!"
Kakuzu stood to the side, using black threads to put the heart of a mask back in place, his tone indifferent:
"Kill a few more batches, and the will of this world will be completely stabilized."
"Lord Ye will be able to begin integrating this place."
Hidan plopped down on the fallen tree trunk, stretched, and laughed arrogantly.
"But then again, if Lord Ye hadn't specifically synchronized the 'rules' and told me not to kill indiscriminately, I would have already wiped out those wary little brats from the military."
Kakuzu glanced at him:
"Would you like to try the 'backlash' effect?"
"They say it will kick you out of the world line."
Hidan rolled his eyes. "This is annoying... I really like that guy named Levi, he looks like someone you don't want to mess with."
"I suggest you like it a little more," Kakuzu scoffed. "Maybe you'll die even faster."
"However, I believe that if the world's will is truly against us, Lord Night will not let us down!"
"Definitely!!"
"Lord Night is an existence even more powerful than Lord Jashin!!!"
(Jashin: I'm currently offline, please don't mention me!!!)
Despite their bickering, the two never stopped moving.
They ventured into the dense forest at the foot of the southern mountain, where an abandoned camp for experiments on giants lay—
The dilapidated camp was surrounded by withered grass, and there were still some remnants of wooden fences on the ground.
"I remember this place being an underground mine," Hidan, swinging his scythe, "But last time I saw a big guy crawl out from over there..."
Before the words were even finished, boom!
The ground suddenly cracked open, and a giant wearing shattered armor burst out of the earth!
"Damn it, it's you again?!" Hidan glared.
Just as he was about to make a move, a figure jumped out from behind the giant!
"Stop! I'm Reiner Brown, we're not enemies!"
Hidan laughed on the spot, "Huh? You've come here to deliver your head?"
Kakuzu looked up and examined the giant. "A host of the intelligent giant?"
Reiner's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "I know you are not ordinary humans... I have intelligence about the bunker experimental area."
"I can take you there; it's the gathering place of the wise giants."
"That's a hidden stronghold of the remnants of the Marley forces."
Kakuzu raised an eyebrow. "What are your conditions?"
"Let me live."
Hidan raised an eyebrow. "Do you know that your offer is pretty outrageous?"
Kakuzu glanced at him. "He doesn't seem to be part of the mission objective."
"Let him live."
Hidan clicked his tongue and nodded reluctantly, "Then you go first."
The group immediately set off for the high rock platform at the north end of the south wall.
The next morning, sunlight streamed into the valley through the cracks.
Standing at the edge of a cliff face, Hidan whistled.
"Hey, Reiner, is this the place you're talking about, the 'bunker ruins'?"
Reiner nodded solemnly, "The entrance is in the abandoned well below, and there's a hidden door on the left. But the two Titans guarding the door are my former 'comrades-in-arms'."
Kakuzu opened the map, his Chakra Threads probing outwards. "Dozens of life forms are reacting, some in an awakened state."
"Let's charge in first and talk about it later."
Inside the abandoned well passage.
"Thump!"
Hidan kicked open the rusty iron door, and a strong smell of decay hit him.
A few seconds later, two strange giants pounced out of the darkness!
They were covered in tattered armor, experimental steel pipes, and medicine bottles... looking like two failed experimental subjects that hadn't been decommissioned yet!
Hidan's eyes lit up. "A gift from heaven!"
He leaped into the air, swung his scythe, and precisely severed the kneecap of the first giant!
"Bang!!!"
The giant knelt down!
After Hidan, it didn't hesitate to slit its chest, spraying blood, and the array pattern glowed on the ground!
"My Lord Jashin —it's time to begin the blessing!!"
The next second, the giant's chest exploded, and he died faster than anyone else!
On the other side, the second giant had just turned around when it was locked onto by the Thunder Heart Mask controlled by Kakuzu!
Lightning Release: Severing Pulse Wave!
"Boom!"
The giant's entire body looked as if it had been struck by a thunder axe, and it was still smoking as it fell to the ground!
Hidan stood atop the corpse, laughing loudly, "That's it? Is this the level of your so-called 'former comrade-in-arms'?"
Reiner didn't speak, but simply looked down at the mangled limbs on the ground, his gaze complex.
They are not ordinary humans.
They are monsters.
Killing giants is as easy as eating and drinking; it doesn't require any thought.
A continuous roar echoed from deep within the passage!
More and more experimental giants were awakened and swarmed out along the walls!
This was a true "clearing out".
Hidan charged into the horde of giants, dancing like a demon:
"Come on, come on, come on—tonight I only accept kills below 100 as 'achievements'!"
He was cutting himself with a knife, sacrificing himself, and offering himself as a sacrifice!
Blood arrays appeared in large patches!
Explosions kept happening one after another!
Kakuzu like a mobile fortress, Fire Style, Wind Release, Earth Release, and Lightning Release!
Every attack wipes out entire areas!
Chakra Threads, like steel cables, scattered and intertwined, snapping the giants who tried to break free one by one!
In just over ten minutes, the entire passageway was piled high with corpses!
The walls were covered in charred bloodstains, and the air reeked of burning.
Hidan slumped on the shoulder of a giant, his face covered in blood.
"This place is even more exciting than the Ninja World!"
Kakuzu said calmly:
"Passage clearing complete."
"The feedback from the world's will has intensified."
"We can move on to the next area."
"Oh, right, I need the reward later!"
Reiner leaned against the wall, panting heavily, unable to get a word in edgewise.
They were not soldiers "from elsewhere".
They are the "conquerors".
Outside the bunker, Erwin arrived with his tactical squad, but only saw—
A charred ruin.
And a group of giant corpses, not even a trace left.
He didn't speak, but just stared at the crescent-shaped mark left by the sickle in the corner.
Eren gritted his teeth and whispered, "They..."
"They're not here to help us."
"We've come to settle scores with this world."