The trio looked at Roy and Ryu, startled. What was wrong with these two? They walked without a sound.
Caught discussing others, Armin quickly apologized, "I'm so sorry, we didn't mean to."
"It's fine, it's fine!"
At this moment, the trio was only about ten years old. Roy was much taller than them. He placed his large hands on Eren and Armin's heads, ruffling their hair.
Eren struggled to push Roy away, "What do you want? We don't have any money for you."
Roy smiled, turned, and left, saying, "Something big is about to happen inside the Wall. Hurry back and escape with your families, as far as you can."
"What's wrong with that person?"
Looking at the retreating figures of Roy and Ryu, the trio exchanged glances, a premonition of ill omen in their hearts.
Boom!
Minutes later, accompanied by a booming sound that echoed through the clouds, dazzling golden lightning descended from the sky, blossoming outside the tall city wall.
It was as if a great earthquake had occurred; people living inside the Wall could feel the violent tremor.
When people looked up, towards the source of the sound.
A bald, massive head appeared on the fifty-meter-high city wall, like a giant god from mythology, its eyes staring down at them, like tiny ants.
Ryu's lips parted slightly. Based on the height of the city wall for comparison, this Giant was at least sixty meters tall. Such a monster was rarely seen even in the Underground City.
Bang!!
The Ultra-large Titan lifted its foot high and kicked the wall's gate, directly blowing it apart. Countless stone fragments flew out, smashing into the city.
Continuous loud roars sounded, and stone fragments, carrying a strong whooshing sound, fell onto houses, streets, and other places. Many people died on the spot, and those who luckily escaped were so terrified they collapsed onto the ground.
"The outer gate of Shiganshina District has been breached!"
"The Giants are coming in, run!"
...
Panicked shouts erupted throughout the Wall, and everyone was fleeing in disarray.
In contrast to the people fleeing for their lives, two figures ran towards the breached city gate, attracting curious glances from many. Whose subordinates were these...?
Roy and Ryu passed through the chaotic crowd, arriving at the forefront of the breached city gate.
A large group of Innocent Giants appeared before their eyes. Their sizes varied, between fifteen and three meters, and their appearances were uniformly grotesque.
Roy took a running start, leaped, and landed on a rooftop. Ryu was the main force for fighting the Giants; he would, at most, deal with some three to four-meter Giants.
Compared to the fleeing commoners, Ryu, who faced them head-on, immediately attracted the attention of the Innocent Giants.
More than a dozen Giants surrounded the Elf Girl.
A Giant of about twelve meters was the first to extend its large hand, reaching for the Elf Girl, blocking out the sky and sun, its massive shadow covering the surroundings.
"Too slow!"
Ryu's sky-blue eyes reflected the Giant's large hand. This speed was even slower than monsters from the Underground City's tenth-plus floors. Just as Roy said, the only advantage these Giants had was their size; what needed caution were the Abnormalities.
Just as the Giant's large hand was about to grasp Ryu, she flipped over, easily jumping onto the back of its hand. Her slender legs instantly exerted force, rushing up its arm.
In the blink of an eye, she swept past like a gust of wind.
Theoretically, two blades are needed to cut the nape of an Innocent Giant's neck, but the Elf Girl, relying on her superhuman strength, used the wooden sword in her hand to slice across the Innocent Giant's nape, its sharp edge severing the entire head.
Bang!
The massive head crashed to the ground.
The Elf Girl's graceful figure hung inverted in mid-air, her wooden sword quickly swung out, cutting the Giant's nape into countless fragments, completely killing it.
During this process, the Innocent Giant's blood, gushing out like a fountain, inevitably fell onto the Elf Girl, staining her red like a blood-soaked person.
Her body was filled with a fishy smell, which was unbearable for an Elf with a cleanliness fetish.
"Roy..."
The Elf Girl gritted her teeth, striking even more ruthlessly and mercilessly at these Innocent Giants.
Seeing the Elf Girl's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, Roy felt a sense of dread, silently withdrew his gaze, and forcibly shifted it to the Giants.
Ryu attracted most of the Innocent Giants, but three or four Giants also surrounded Roy, clinging to the walls of houses, attempting to climb up and grab him.
Roy spotted a three-meter-class small Giant, his eyes burning. The Underground City mission rewarded 30 to 100 attribute points based on the Giant's physical ability.
Theoretically, to maximize profit, Ryu should kill the larger Giants or Abnormalities.
Killing a three-meter-class small Giant would purely reduce the reward, but Roy didn't think so. He wanted to seize every opportunity to become stronger. Fighting Giants would also increase his ability values and combat experience.
Roy jumped from the rooftop, landing on the shoulder of the three-meter-class Giant that was about to climb up.
Before the opponent could react, Roy swung his Village Good Sword, performing a spinning turn, cutting across the back of its neck. The wound was deep enough to see bone.
Bang!
The small Giant crashed heavily to the ground, struggled for a moment, then became still, emitting wisps of steam.
[Successfully killed a 3.1-meter Giant, gained 30 attribute points!]
In the battlefield, Roy didn't hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he allocated all points to the Dexterity attribute.
[Dexterity: 9 → 39 (I)]
A Giant of about seven meters appeared behind Roy, its hands clasped together, attempting to grab him.
Wind Stepping!
Roy's mind stirred, activating the special effect of the Wind Chaser Boots. His Agility attribute directly approached A-class. He charged forward, performed a slide, and passed beneath the seven-meter Giant's crotch.
The Village Good Sword, which cut through iron like mud, easily severed the Giant's right heel. The opponent's body immediately tilted, crashing down onto the house to its right.
Roy rushed up and hacked the Giant's nape into a pile of rotten flesh. Pungent blood sprayed all over him, and his face showed the same expression as Ryu's.
Compared to Ryu, he felt a mix of disgust and joy.
[Successfully killed a 7.5-meter-class Giant, gained 52 attribute points]
[Dexterity: 39 → 91 (I)]
[Strength: 18 → 25 (I)]
[Stamina: 36 → 38 (I)]
[Agility: 600 → 601 (C)]
Roy once again added the obtained attribute points to Dexterity. Other attributes also increased due to combat, but relatively, not as much as direct allocation.
Fighting to grow, each Giant killed would increase his ability values, and the subsequent battles would allow his body to quickly adapt to the increased strength.
Compared to him struggling to deal with two Innocent Giants,
Ryu in the distance had already taken down more than a dozen Giants, including some Abnormalities, their corpses strewn across the field.
Roy glanced around. Giants above ten meters were probably LV.2, and Abnormalities were LV.2 with specialized single attributes. Due to their slow movements and the weakness at the nape, LV.4 Ryu found them incredibly easy to kill.
Just then, Roy's pupils slightly constricted. In the chaotic crowd, he saw two familiar figures. "It seems I'm about to hit the jackpot this time!"