Chapter 60: The Butcher's Knife and Hell
The next morning, the Rosey Wall trained the soldiers to a temporary station.
The temporary garrison of the training soldiers was a street in the small town under the wall, and the training soldiers were having breakfast at this time, and the atmosphere was very dull, and the rising sun could not sweep away this haze.
Many familiar faces will never be seen, and there is no way to even collect the bodies of dead companions, if there are still bodies.
They don't have to go to war today, as for taking the initiative to go to war? There was no one at all, and even those who had overcome their fears were tired and did not go into battle.
Wren, who had already finished breakfast, put on the three-dimensional maneuver and rested for the night, and at this moment he was full of energy and ready to go to war.
When he walked down this small street wearing a three-dimensional motorized device, he noticed that many people were looking at him strangely.
Hrista stopped him with some surprise: "Wren, why are you wearing a three-dimensional mobile device?" Today we don't have to go to war. β
Wren realized that the others didn't know about his initiative to participate in the war, and he didn't think much about it: "I was invited to take the initiative to participate in the war, and I was temporarily assigned to the support squad of the garrison corps." β
Bowing his head slightly, Khrista asked, "Aren't you tired?" We've sacrificed a lot of people, Neil is dead, and everyone is in a very low mood. β
Ymir scoffed, "I didn't realize that he was actually a madman. I won't be afraid, I won't be sad and tireless, I already regret letting you join his class, but fortunately we've graduated, Khrista, and we'll stay away from him in the future. β
Wren was not angry either, he felt that Ymir's poisonous tongue was hopeless: "Really? I don't think there's anything wrong with me, I should be the only one who took the initiative to participate in the war, right? β
Wren looked around, only to find that everyone was looking at him silently, Jean, Sasha, Reiner, Arnie, Connie, Amin, and Mikasa were all staring at him and not speaking.
Only then did he realize his abnormality, except that no one took the initiative to participate in the battle at all, Lena Ani and they had just killed their teammates, and their mentality was a little broken, and Mikasa Amin was because Allen was imprisoned, and he was afraid that something would happen to Allen, so he didn't know anything at all.
Jean was very uneasy to find out that Marco had not returned, Sasha had not recovered yet, and Connie was very confused and didn't know whether to go to the Survey Corps.
And the others, sorry, they are not some battle-hardened warriors, they are not iron-clad, they are just a group of recruits with no combat experience, yesterday they fought for a day, experienced the fear of facing giants, and saw their companions being bitten to death by giants, today they are really not in the mood to take the initiative to fight.
Daz, who looked decadent, suddenly became excited: "Wren, do you still have any humanity?" You just looked even a little excited!
Won't you be saddened by the death of your companion? Is that all you want to go back to that hell? β
Wren was stunned, yes, why didn't he feel very sad, Mina, Thomas, Neil, etc., who were obviously sacrificed, were also his friends, was he tough enough, or did he become cold-blooded?
Hell? Oh, what a familiar word! I don't know why, he suddenly remembered the more than two years he had spent in the otherworldly continent, and that was the first time he had crossed over.
After joining the Knights of Thorns, Karen was terrified when he faced those two-meter-tall, hideous-looking orcs for the first time!
Because after really stepping on the battlefield, the iron-blooded and ruthless atmosphere, the tragedy of life and death finally made him realize that people will die if they are killed, his life is not worth anything at all, he is not a child of destiny, even if he dies, he is just an extra soul!
At one point, he wanted to give up, and even wanted to run away, but if it wasn't for the care of the seniors in the squad, he would have died the first time he went to battle.
When he gradually became stronger and braver, his fighting spirit gradually deepened, and he was accepted as a guard by Captain Gray after receiving a few orc heads, and then he was very addicted to his more and more powerful power during that time.
Then he swelled, and felt that he could do it again, he was already able to kill orcs alone, his face did not change, and his merits were enough, he felt that he could be the leader of the 10-man squad, and Captain Gray just shook his head and told him not to worry.
Later, after he and the Knights destroyed a small tribe of two hundred orcs, Captain Gray gave a very ruthless order.
He ordered the execution of the old and weak women and children of the orc tribe.
The butcher's knife was swung down, and the blood was everywhere, and there was no mercy, and Karen, who couldn't bear it, turned her head over.
Gray looked at Karen, whose body was trembling slightly, with a calm expression: "Karen, do you think I'm cruel?" β
Karen's eyes were red: "Not cruel, not cruel at all!" Female orcs are no more fragile than male orcs, and orc children can kill ordinary adults as long as they are slightly older! Elderly orcs are also dangerous, so they are not cruel at all! β
"Really?"
Gray looked up at the sky and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Karen, you know what? It is better to have a great and noble reason when wielding the butcher knife, such as for justice, for peace, for mankind, for the glory of the royal family, for the glory of the empire, etc., it is better to be so great that you have deceived yourself! β
"Karen, you're kind, there's nothing wrong with that. No matter what people say, they are definitely willing to be in the company of kind and gentle people rather than cold-blooded and ruthless people. β
Karen lowered her head and looked at this blood-stained land, her voice a little hoarse: "Although it sounds naΓ―ve and naΓ―ve, can't we live in peace with the orcs?" β
Shaking his head, Gray said calmly: "It's hard, at least in our generation, there's no hope." Orcs have their own civilization, but humans and orcs are not the same species, and the orcs have very strange voices and primitive writing, making it difficult for humans to communicate with them. β
The voice paused, and Gray's expression was very strange: "In the past, some careerists or saints tried to communicate or live in peace with the orcs, but humans and orcs have no basis for trust, no matter what the intentions of those people are, now they have been stinking for thousands of years." β
Approaching Karen, Gray looked him directly in the eye: "Now that humans have the upper hand, and the orcs as a whole are losing ground, no one wants to make peace with them." And ......"
"But if you continue to fight, the hatred will only get deeper and deeper, and the sacrifices on both sides will increase." Karen said with her head down.
With a solemn expression, Gray's voice was a little cold: "You are right, I also understand the reason." But for a thousand years, more than 500,000 knights have been killed on the borders of the Empire, and more than a million civilians have died!
Karen Reinhardt, I ask you, can you risk a million years of stench and carry millions of souls to talk to orcs? β
"Can't!"
Before Karen and Gray could continue their conversation, a pale-faced knight came to report that he had found the orc's granary.
Gray's expression suddenly became gloomy, and he turned his head to stare at Karen: "It's a bit early, but it's a time of frequent wars, you come with me, I'll take you to hell." β
Orcs are carnivorous animals, and the granary is a meat storehouse, in which the arms, legs, heads, etc. of people and animals are hung, and all kinds of internal organs are neatly placed and classified, and the blood stains on the ground cannot be washed.
Karen vomited, vomiting darkly, at that time, he was already able to kill orcs alone, and he was still able to get out with the help of Captain Gray, and Gray just had an ugly face.
He asked why Gray was so calm.
Gray didn't answer, but asked him: "These are people you don't know, if you see your relatives and friends inside, what will you do when you see your relatives, friends and lovers who get along day and night are neatly placed?" β
Karen didn't know how to answer at the time, but he actually saw an acquaintance, a friend from his time at the Knight Academy, who had joined the Knights of the Light Shield.
At that moment, he even wanted to go over and be an ordinary person! I don't know why he persevered, and it didn't take long for the otaku Yao Hua to die, and it was Karen Reinhardt who survived.
After that, Karen went crazy, and he became very cruel and bloodthirsty to the orcs, and even the senior knights sometimes felt their scalps tingle.
After a battle victory, Karen was delaying an orc with severed arms, and by this time he was already very good at his craft, and the orc who had been moldy for eight lifetimes wailed for an hour without dying.
More than a dozen knights who joined at the same time as him were already speechless with fright, and they could never have imagined that that humorous and optimistic hot-blooded teenager could be so crazy!
"Karen, you...... You don't have to do this, give him a good time! A friend of Karen's advised.
Karen's hand kept moving, and she turned her head and looked at him with a "smile": "Orcs are not human, they don't deserve sympathy, just like people don't sympathize with chickens and ducks, I'm not a of a virgin, wait a minute, he will go to hell soon, and he will be liberated when the time comes." β
Karen maintained a smile of "like a spring breeze": "Otherwise, you can also come and learn, don't pressure yourself with many skills." β
"Gott~"
The knight threw up, and everyone ran away.
The senior knights around them have all walked away, and they won't be able to eat if they look at it any longer.
At that time, Karen was full of orc blood, and his white leather armor was stained with blood, he was very focused on his "work", with his neurotic smile, he could join the villain organization of any world without hindrance, and he could directly act as a villain boss without pressure!
Because this orc was captured by him, and he was already the leader of the squad at this time, no one took care of him, until Captain Gray couldn't stand it anymore, and a sword killed the unlucky orc, and the orc should be very grateful to him.
"What? Commander, this is my captive, I'm busy! Karen glared at Gray with an unhappy expression.
Gray sighed, his face a little tired, Karen was not the only one who had seen "hell", but no one was more crazy than him.
"Although you have not joined us for five years, I have to tell you the truth of history."
The warrior kills the demon, but he is also tainted by the demon's blood, and in order to prevent Karen from becoming a madman, Gray makes an exception and tells Karen the "truth of history" in advance.
The effect is good, Karen is back to "normal", except for being silent a little, and turning back into the hot-blooded and venomous teenager.
As for what the "truth of history" is, Karen or Wren don't want to think about it at all.
Memories flashed like water, and to outsiders, Wren was only there for a few seconds.
Wren looked at Daz who asked him why he wasn't sad and scared, why he wanted to go back to that hell.
"Huh! Ha ha! Hahahaha! Wren burst out into a nervous laugh.
Everyone looked at him in astonishment, like a madman.
Wren's eyes widened, and he walked in front of Dutz with a strange expression, maybe his current expression was too terrifying, Daze sat on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Wren, what's wrong with you?" β
Wren just looked at Daz with a "smile": "You think that's hell?" So fear? If you've ever seen a real hell, you're going to be scared to death! β
Daz shouted unwillingly: "Not everyone is as strong as you, who can kill so many giants!"
A weak person like me can't understand the powerlessness of a giant at all! β
Hearing that Wren squatted down, Daz subconsciously blocked in front of him with his hand, he thought Wren was going to beat him, but Wren just stretched out his hand and pulled him up.
Wren stood up, looked at the dazed Daz, and shivered with fear when he thought of the first time he fought an orc when he was a "weak chicken".
His expression returned to normal, and Wren said to Daz calmly: "No one is born strong, and when I was as weak as you, I also thought about escaping, and even knelt on the ground and begged for mercy!"
I can't remember why I ended up lifting my sword. β
He didn't say anything more, ignoring the trainers with different expressions around him, his expression was determined, and he ran towards the garrison of the Corps under the wall of Rossi in front of him.
Karen has died on the borders of the Empire, and now the soldier is alive - Wren Ackerman!
Everyone watched his somewhat lonely back disappear at the end of the street, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.
Seeing Wren disappear, Amin was in a trance, and he suddenly felt that Wren and Allen's backs were a little similar at this time.
He somewhat understood that Alan and Wren obviously had very different personalities, but they could talk to each other very happily every time. It's not just the same goal, it's a similar trait, and the similarity has nothing to do with banishing giants and for freedom.
Mikasa was silent and watched Rayne go away alone, she had never been able to get along with Rayne, the Ackerman who suddenly appeared, and she didn't know him very well.
Christa watched him disappear into the end of the street, her eyes suddenly firm.
Jean grabbed his hair and struggled, his expression changed several times, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Ani said lightly: "I've known him for so long, and I only found out that he is so crazy today, no wonder I think that although he is popular, he always feels out of place." β
Reiner subconsciously replied, "yes, what a strange guy." β