45 The last cry of mankind
"Chu Xuan, let's go out for a walk?"
When it's time for dinner, Reiner? Brown and Betthold? Hoover saw the opportunity to rub into Chu Xuan's side and whispered an invitation to him for a walk.
Although these two guys don't have anything to do with beautiful girls at all, they can't even count as "disguise", they are completely tall and rugged-looking big men, Chu Xuan still nodded "happily", as if he had been waiting for the other party's invitation.
The three of them walked unhurriedly to the small mound on the edge of the camp, and Reiner looked at the bonfires scattered across the field, and the young and old face showed an expression of emotion.
Today's changes are indeed too big, if it is written as a narrative, such twists and turns, even if it is only one day, it is enough to write a novel of great length.
The appearance of super-large giants, the destruction of the outer gates of the urn city, the evacuation of the people, and the delay of the giants; The armored giant appeared, the inner gate was destroyed, the people evacuated again, and the giant was delayed again......
Things like the recapture of the gas chamber, Allen's death, walking with the Survey Corps, and playing against Leviban can only exist as a minor episode of this day that will affect the fate of millions of people, and they are nothing compared to the life and death of all mankind.
"Chu Xuan, you...... Already guessed who we really are? β
Reiner maintained a posture of looking at the wilderness, as if talking to himself, and asked Chu Xuan beside him, while Berthold stood on the other side of Reiner with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking......
Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, also stared at the bonfire in the field in front of him, and said to the two of them in a calm tone:
In fact, there are many ways to distinguish human beings in addition to looking at their faces, and they are far more reliable than looking at faces.
For example, the lines on the ten fingers of a human being seem to be the same for everyone, but in fact they are almost unique.
There is also the human pupil, which seems to be undifferent, but it can also be considered unique, and by comparing the retina and iris characteristics of the eyes, it is possible to accurately identify the true identity of a 'human' who is 'unrecognizable'.
In addition, the facial and skeletal features of the human body, the characteristics of human movements, and the characteristics of human voices all contain a lot of unique personal information, and although ordinary people lack the means to accurately identify this information, this is not a problem for 'experts'. β
What Chu Xuan said seemed to have nothing to do with Reiner's question just now, even if people who happened to pass by heard it from beginning to end, they would definitely not be able to hear some kind of information contained in it, but Reiner and Berthold's faces became extremely solemn, and the muscles on their bodies quietly tensed a lot.
"So...... You just found out? β
Reiner's voice seemed to be deeper than usual, but instead of showing any expression of chagrin or fear, he seemed a little more relaxed.
"It's a matter of course, isn't it?"
Chu Xuan replied casually, and there seemed to be a little impatience in his words, which made both Reiner and Berthold involuntarily turn their heads and look at him in rather surprise, wanting to determine what this strange man with facial paralysis and glasses really thought in his heart.
"You...... Aren't you going to denounce us? β
Reiner asked incredulously, as if he were a fugitive murderer whose identity had been discovered.
Even if Chu Xuan planned to denounce them, it would be impossible to say it in front of the fugitive murderer at this time! Reiner's question couldn't be more stupid.
"Not intended."
Sure enough, Chu Xuan didn't hesitate to give the answer to make Reiner and Berthold safe, but the result made the two even more suspicious.
"Why? We're ......."
"Armored giants and oversized giants, right?"
Facing Reiner, who was talking and not at all as sharp as he used to be, the impatient Chu Xuan actually learned to answer, and directly revealed the secret that Reiner and Berthold had been hiding deep in their hearts.
After being exposed by Chu Xuan, Reiner let out a long breath, and when he spoke, he was much more straightforward:
"If you already know this, why are you so peaceful with us?
You know, we are the culprit who broke the gates and caused many deaths. β
It was clear that Reiner was concerned that he had indirectly killed many people, including Allen and other teammates with whom he had been with him for three years, but ......
"Does this have anything to do with me?"
Chu Xuan pushed down his reflective glasses expressionlessly, and asked indifferently.
"That'sβthat's ......"
Chu Xuan's unexpected rhetorical question made Reiner and Bethold immediately dumbfounded, and Reiner held back for a while before finally spitting out a sentence from his throat:
"That's a 'human'!"
"I just need to guarantee Mikasa? Ackerman can survive, Hrista? Lance, Ymir, Sasha? Blaus, Arnie? Leonard, Petra? Laru, Hanji? Zoye can just survive as much as he can, and the rest of humanity is not part of my plans. β
Chu Xuan replied directly without thinking about it, it really didn't look like he was lying, but Reiner and Berthold couldn't understand why he had specifically designated those girls to survive - and it even included "Ani" who was with them.
But at least Reiner and Bethold finally understood, why did Chu Xuan uncharacteristically propose to bring Petra, an elite member of the Survey Corps who met for the first time, before? LaRue was considered a prize for the competition.
But in the face of another elite member of the Survey Corps - Han Ji, whom he named to ensure his survival? When Zoye, Chu Xuan was completely unapologetic to the woman who wore glasses like him, if Chu Xuan hadn't said it himself, Reiner and Bethold would never have thought that the strange glasses girl was also in Chu Xuan's "plan".
"Ah......h
Berthold, who had never spoken before, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and thought of an unlikely possible surname, so he poked his head out to Chu Xuan on the other side of Reiner and asked:
Chu Xuan...... Are you like us? β
"No, I don't have the ability to become a giant, and I have nothing to do with any organization or individual in this world.
It's just that you and I can be considered to have reached a consensus on the issue of 'exterminating humanity'. β
Chu Xuan finally showed up at this time, revealing his final "plan", although this was also what Reiner's side wanted, but Reiner and Berthold showed a completely overwhelmed expression, which was very different from the calm and mature they usually showed that even far exceeded their age.
"Elimination, elimination...... Human, why do you think that?
You're not a giant, so what's in it for you to wipe out humanity? β
Also as the party who wanted to destroy the human race, Reiner actually questioned Chu Xuan in turn, which really made people feel incredible.
Chu Xuan glanced lightly at Reiner and Berthold who were making a fuss, and then casually pushed down his reflective glasses, and asked lightly:
"You're not giants either, you're just humans who can transform into giants, and it's not good for you to destroy giants, so why do you want to destroy humans too?"
"We ......"
When it came to this question, Reiner and Berthold's faces showed an indescribable pathos, and their eyes seemed to travel through time and space, and they saw certain pictures that were tragic or desolate, sad or helpless.
After a long time, Reiner turned around and showed an unusually tangled expression in front of Chu Xuan for the first time.
"You can't imagine it...... The kind of desperation that really comes when you face a giant!
It's not that we don't want to save humanity, but humanity actually has no future anymore!
Rather than allowing human beings to become 'them' domestic animals for generations, we would rather give all mankind a dignified death with the last of our strength before we die! β
Reiner's voice seemed to be squeezed out of his chest, and it was extremely oppressive and painful, as if it represented the last cry of all mankind. (To be continued.) )