[Attack on Titan] Amnesia Syndrome

The sky gradually darkened, and deep black clouds covered the bright moon, leaving only broken stars, like overturned pearls in a velvet box, scattered all over the night sky.

Da da--

Da da da--

The soldiers wearing the uniforms of the Garrison Corps held their torches high, and the horses under their crotches[/] were exhausted after a day of running around.

"...It's kind of weird." The middle-aged man at the front narrowed his eyes slightly, looking around with obvious anxiety.

Unexpectedly... not even a single giant...

"Captain Hannes?" Hearing his words, the soldiers at the rear obliquely moved closer, "...what's wrong?"

"Gelu, don't you feel it? You should be very close to the hole in the city wall now, but the atmosphere is so quiet...it's really abnormal."

——Every time those guys make a hole in the city wall, they will induce a large number of giants to come.

—but now...

——Why is there no movement at all...

--it's wired.

"Wouldn't it be better if there were no giants?" Gru obviously didn't understand why his captain would bother about such a thing, and tilted his head slightly.

"Ah... I hope, it will never appear like this."

……

The second team of reconnaissance soldiers who came round from the west wall were also looking for the location where the wall was destroyed.

Unlike Hannes and the others who were puzzled and puzzled, the atmosphere here was particularly dignified.

Everyone's face was tight with cold sweat.

Keiya gritted her teeth, her eyes staring at the front were already sore, but she still didn't dare to relax at all.

Gotta... speed up.

However, continuing to accelerate is tantamount to suicide.

All I could see was my side, and it was insane to ride a horse in the pitch black with no road at all.

And even if a giant rushed out of the darkness in the next instant, it would definitely not be strange.

No, if you continue to approach the entrance of the cave, that moment will definitely come.

Damn, it seems to be getting weirder.

When will it be...

when……

Appear……

Well……? !

A faint light came from the front. At first, Kea thought he had misread it, but his partner, Flack, had already screamed, "There is light!"

"Ah!...Really, is it a companion?"

Da da--

Da da da--

When they got close, they could hear the sound of horseshoes. After seeing the familiar faces under the torch, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain Hannes!"

Hannes frowned slightly, "You also came along the city wall?"

"Yes!"

"So, where is the hole?"

Everyone was stunned.

Kea was puzzled, "We didn't find anything abnormal here."

"Since we haven't found it here... it should be on the captain's side."

"..." Hannes frowned even tighter.

Sure enough, that premonition was right.

This peaceful situation has its own problems.

"We didn't find the hole here either."

"Ugh?"

"Could it be... did you miss it?" Some soldiers started to commotion.

"Hey, aren't you being lazy?"

"what?"

"That's a cave so big that giants can pass through it... Even if you really lose your mind, you won't miss it, right?"

"Who knows what these guys are thinking..."

"I said, wait for me! Who is distracted!"

……

Gru seemed to realize something, and asked Hannis sideways, "What should I do, should I check again?"

"It should be done this way, but..." Hannis sighed, only to feel a severe headache, "Both the horses and ourselves are exhausted to the extreme, and it is impossible to use more concentration than now."

"If...there is moonlight..."

While speaking, the surroundings seemed to gradually become brighter, the dark clouds covering the sky slowly drifted away, and strands of moonlight poured down, falling from the high city walls, spreading across the desolate wilderness and all Above people's heads, winding all the way to the distance where there is no end in sight.

Hannis raised his head involuntarily, just in time to see a full moon hanging in the sky, its bright and flawless light quietly blooming.

"Ah!" Gru exclaimed, "That's..."

"The...remains of the castle?"

……

The half-collapsed castle looks even more dilapidated from a close distance. The piles of waste bricks crowded the open space that should have been empty. Everyone carefully avoided the obstacles under their feet, led the horses into the stables, and fetched fresh water for them. Only then went to the only tower that was not destroyed.

Hennessy walked in the front and pushed open the door. The smell of damp and moldy was simply disgusting.

"No way... This place is so close to the city wall," the sound of military boots trampling on the floor was particularly clear, echoing in the confined space, Kea put the torch on the iron ledge, and with the flickering flame look around.

The empty first floor is nothing but tables and chairs placed against the wall, and wooden boxes stacked together.

"It seems that someone has lived there."

"Probably the wanderers used this place as their base." Following other soldiers piled up torches on the ground, Flack sighed, "Isn't the sign outside saying Etegal City?"

The burning pine oil beeped, and all the soldiers sat on the ground, finally breathing for a moment.

The torch in Hannis' hand did not put down, and even if he temporarily reached a safe place, his tense heart did not relax in the slightest. He walked up to the stairs leading directly to the upper floor, looked up at the dark roof, "although It’s been a while before the sun goes down, but just in case, we’ll arrange alternate shifts to be on guard. . . . The first team will consist of me and Gru.”

Gru stood up, and Hannis had already walked up the stairs, "The rest of them should rest immediately and recover their strength as soon as possible. The departure time is four hours before sunrise."

"Yes!"

……

Hannes and Gru walked one after the other in the spacious stairwell, the surroundings were quiet, only the sound of each other's footsteps could be heard, and the long stone steps circled layer upon layer as if there was no end.

"Well, Captain Hannes..." Gru plucked up his courage and quickened his pace unconsciously, "If, if the city wall is really not destroyed, where did the giant invade...into the city wall?"

"It's tomorrow's task to thoroughly investigate this point." Hannis didn't turn his head.

"..." Gru lowered his head, but raised his eyes quickly, "Perhaps, the situation is not as bad as initially thought!"

"Ok?"

"Isn't it true that you haven't met a single giant? Maybe... maybe the wall hasn't been destroyed?"

"The villages in the south have been completely trampled by giants." Hannis squinted his eyes slightly, "Is that what the soldier who sent the message said."

"But so far, we haven't seen a giant!" Gru spread his hands, a little emotionally, "It's like what Captain Hannes said, 'Those guys will induce a large number of giants to come before they make a hole in the city wall.' But now, now...why not?!"

"..." That's right.

To be honest, this is really interesting.

——The city wall with no holes found, the giant who appeared and disappeared out of thin air...

Ah, really.

He ruffled his hair and spat low.

I can't figure it out at all!

……

Kia rested her arm on her head, looking at the top of her head blankly. The fire's illumination was limited, and it couldn't make the whole tower bright. Things are waiting for them to relax their vigilance.

what……

Can't sleep at all.

Whether you open your eyes or close your eyes, what emerges are those terrifying and ferocious giants.

"Hello, Kia." A deliberately low voice came from the side, and when he turned his head, he saw Flack's concerned expression, "Are you still resting?"

"...I'm hungry." Not wanting to worry his partner, Kiya made up a random excuse, turned over and sat up, "I'll go find something to eat."

Ah, really.

What exactly are you doing? !

If you can't restore your physical strength, you won't be able to support tomorrow's mission at all.

The body has also reached its limit, and the pain is protesting all over the body, but the damn thing is that the mind is messed up, and the mind is so clear that it makes people unable to rest at all.

I opened a wooden box casually, and what was surprising was that it was filled with flat and small cans.

Kia, who was just looking for an excuse to come out, was stunned, and subconsciously picked up a can.

"Kia..." Flack, who followed him because he was worried about him, had just entered the room when he was grabbed by the arms of the beaming Kiya, "Look, it's canned food!"

"Oh?...Where did it come from?"

"It's all in this box!" Chiaso sat down on the side legs, pulled out the blade a few times and opened the can, "What are the weird symbols on it? Is it a pattern?...Hmph, living here The guy seems quite comfortable."

"Hey, don't eat the messy things, who knows if they have expired!" Seeing that he was digging a piece of fish and was about to put it in his mouth, Flack quickly stopped him.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with the smell.... Flack, let's have a bite too, it's herring!"

"Huh? I... um."

"How is it, not bad?"

"..." Flack wrinkled his cheeks and swallowed with difficulty, "I always feel that Kea is a little anxious."

Keya paused for a while before chewing the fish, and then returned to normal, "What, you think too much."

"..." Flack turned his head, and just as he was about to say another word, Hannes yelled loudly from upstairs——

"Hey! Everyone, wake up!"

"Get on the roof for me! Immediately—!"

……

The wind at the top of the tower is a bit strong, and when it blows head-on, it is mixed with a touch of water vapor. After inhaling the lungs, it is icy cold, and immediately wakes up the chaotic brain.

Everyone looked at what was in front of them in shock.

"How, how could it be..."

giant.

giant……

In the open space in front of the tower, between the half-collapsed corridors, and on the endless plain...

Countless ferocious and ugly giants seemed to smell the smell of humans in the air, approaching here in large numbers.

"Why... can you still move?" Kea almost popped his eyes, "It's been a long time since sunset!"

"Ah!" Flack took a step back, and suddenly stretched out his finger, "Look at that!"

Everyone involuntarily looked in the direction of his fingers, and a guy who was almost 17 meters tall and covered with thick and long hair came into his eyes instantly.

"It's so huge..." And the arms are weirdly long, "What's the matter with that guy?"

"Is it a strange species?"

"No, it would be more appropriate to say that it looks like some kind of beast."

"Ah... that guy... towards the city wall..."

boom--

Before he could finish his words, the tower had already suffered a violent impact. It turned out that the giant crowd downstairs had already launched an attack.

……

At the same time, Levi and the others who rushed to Etegar City overnight also saw this giant with thick and long hair and arms so long that it could almost drag the ground like a beast.