Chapter 17 No one has nowhere to hide

"Next April!"

Su Mo, who was frying shrimp chips in the kitchen, was shocked, and immediately reacted that this year is still 2016, and next April will be April 2017, which is not within the range of Zhou Mingrui that he speculated.

He pushed open the glass door, poked his head out and shouted, "What's the news, so excited?" ”

The little crow, who was sleeping in the shiny nest, also opened its eyes and crapped dissatisfiedly, and the light hit the glass marbles and candy paper stars around it, and reflected the black crow feathers, with a little bit of blue in the slight reflection, like the deepest night sky.

Zhou Mingrui in the living room also realized that his voice was a little loud, touched the back of his head and laughed dryly, and came to the kitchen with his mobile phone.

"I swiped this," he held up his phone, the screen facing Su Mo, "The second season of 'Giant' will start airing in April next year!" ”

Su Mo looked down at the news interface on the screen, and at the top was a bold and large title: The second season of the "Attack on Titan" animation is finalized! Coming back in April 2017!

Su Mo thought about it for a while, although he hadn't watched this anime, he also knew that "Attack on Titan" was one of the most popular Japanese comic IPs.

However, before the crossing, he was most impressed by "Attack on Titan" by the unfinished events of the comics......

The author Isayama Sou single-handedly single-handedly drew the ending of the newspaper where all the characters collapsed, the protagonist Allen died and completely became a soothsayer sequence eight, and smashed in the reader's face.

In China alone, in the month after the end of the "Attack on Titan" comic, related entries have repeatedly appeared in hot searches, and countless fans who have loved each other have left their anger, asking if there is something wrong with Isayama's brain, and abroad, it has set off a vigorous campaign to insult Isayama.

Thinking back to him, Zhou Mingrui was still babbling about his excitement: "The first season is 13 years old, three and a half years in the blink of an eye, three and a half years, I didn't wait until I graduated from college to come to the second season, now!" Finally! ……”

Su Mo blinked, he remembered that the "Attack on Titan" comic ended in April 2021, and at that time, even if the old city had not been destroyed due to the initial awakening, Zhou Mingrui should have already gone to Source Castle.

It may be a kind of luck not to have to face the ending of the original work that deliberately disgusted the reader, and let the favorite work stay in the best stage of memory......

“…… However, with such a long interval between the two seasons, it feels like the previous plots are almost forgotten. Zhou Mingrui said with emotion, "I'm going to relive the first season, Su Mo, do you want to be together?" ”

Faced with Zhou Mingrui's invitation, Su Mo fell into a deep groan.

Before the crossing, although he was used to chasing to pass the time, he has always been insensitive to anime such as "Giant" and "Tokyo Foodie" that involve cannibalistic plots.

As a magician who specializes in killing ghosts, he has dealt with ghosts more than once, and this kind of plot is easy for Su Mo to recall some very good pictures, not to mention that he can see this kind of plot in reality, and there is no need to look for a sense of substitution in virtual works.

Can ...... now

Su Mo pondered for a moment, then finally nodded.

That night, he and Zhou Mingrui brushed up the first season of the "Attack on Titan" anime.

107 years ago, the world suddenly appeared as a giant who fed on humans, and the survivors facing an existential crisis fled to the island of Parades and built three huge walls - the Wall of Shena, the Wall of Rossi and the Wall of Maria.

People enjoyed peace in isolation for more than a hundred years, until one day, a super-large giant sixty meters tall suddenly appeared and destroyed the first line of defense, the Wall of Mary, with overwhelming force, and then mysteriously disappeared, and the murderous giants rushed into the wall in droves to prey on humans.

This incident took place when the protagonist Alan Yeager was ten years old.

Before that, Alan was full of yearning for the outside world, and he was disdainful of the people who cowered inside the walls like domestic animals and survived, but he didn't expect that the giants would really destroy the city walls one day.

As Alan watched people and even his mother being devoured by the giants, he swore to kill them all.

Three years after the fall of the Wall of Mary, thirteen-year-old Alan joined the 104th Training Corps with his companions Mikasa and Armin to learn the techniques of giant fighting.

The peaceful life of the training corps lasted until two years later, when the super-large giants of five years ago reappeared, and the second line of defense, the wall of Rosuse, was destroyed, and the defense and recapture of the Torloster area officially began......

The first season of "Attack on Titan" is worthy of 13 years of hegemony, the plot is smooth, well-made, and its storyboards, atmosphere, and music are just right and complement each other.

Su Mo's biggest impression on the first night of chasing down is to be able to understand why "Giant" can become famous in one season and attract countless fans.

The follow-up plot is even more ups and downs, and it is difficult to speculate.

In the defense of the Tolost district in the southern part of the Rossi Wall, many people were caught and eaten by the giants because they could not get rid of the fear of the giants.

After witnessing Thomas Wagner being eaten by the Odd Species Giant, Alan immediately pursued the giant in anger, but was bitten off by the giant on the way and fell on the roof, after which he got back up and was eaten by the giant in his place in order to save Armin.

Allen, who was in the body of a giant, awakened due to the giantization ability inherited from his father, transformed into a giant and reappeared, not only saving his childhood friend Mikasa, but also killing dozens of giants in a row.

In the subsequent battle for the recapture of the Torrost district, Armin proposed a battle plan to turn Allen into a giant and move boulders to block the gap in Rossi's Wall.

After the announcement of the stone-moving plan, Eren transformed into a giant again, but this time he lost his mind and went berserk, instinctively not wanting to hurt others, and Alan knocked himself unconscious with a punch.

The battle plan failed before he could get out of the division, but Ian, the squad leader of the elite squad, thought that he couldn't give up on Alan, who was a precious possibility for humanity. In order to protect Ellen, the crowd began to fight the giants.

When Armin saw the red smoke from the defeat, he ran to Allen's side and tried to wake him up, starting a memory kill between the real and the unreal......

The plot enters the thirteenth episode.

It opens with a recap in which Armin stabs Alan with his sword into the giant's body, spurring him to wake up with pain.

At the same time, Allen, who was in the memory killing, finally made his own answer and regained his self-consciousness.

He stood on the earth as a giant, looking up to the sky and letting out a deafening roar.

This was followed by an impassioned opening song.

Are you food? 】

[No, we are hunters!] 】

[Trampling on the foot, still unknown flowers,]

[A bird that fell to the ground, anxious for the wind to come.] 】

[Even if the heart is pious in prayer, what can change in the world?]

[The only way to change the present is to believe, and to fight to the death without fear of hardships and dangers. 】

[Resolutely move forward across the corpses,]

[Bear the shameful smile of the pig behind him,]

[The tranquility of livestock, the prosperity of hypocrisy,]

[The dying hungry wolf must be free!] 】

[The humiliation of being trapped in a cage turned into a sharp arrow to fight back,]

[On the other side of the city wall, there are hunters who are fighting the enemy,]

[The gushing killing intent burned his body,]

[With the bow of the red lotus,]

[Pierce the dark twilight!] 】

The feature film begins.

The elite squad who fought with the giants cooperated tacitly, but they still couldn't recover the decline, and just when everyone was at a loss, heavy footsteps came from behind.

Alan carried the boulder on his shoulders, step by step, difficult but determined.

The background music begins to change, creating a tense atmosphere.

"Defend Alan!" Ian, the squad leader, ordered in a hoarse voice and shouted in a broken voice, "Even if we fight for our lives, we must escort Alan to the door!" Giants must not be allowed to approach him! ”

The camera cuts to a giant approaching the area.

"Don't let the giants mess with it!" Everyone agreed, "Let's cover Alan!" ”

Armed with a three-dimensional maneuver, they grabbed their weapons and jumped off the roof.

Squad leader Ian turns around and orders Mikasa and Armin to return to Eren to protect him.

After doing everything, he was about to go down to fight the giants, when he suddenly noticed the rear of the attacking giants, closely following another group of elite groups involved in the plan.

"Team Mittabby," squad leader Ian shouted, "what are you doing!" ”

"The giants completely ignore us!" Mitabi shouted, "We can only keep getting close until we get their attention!" ”

"Turn me around, bastard!" One shouted angrily.

Mitabi's forehead oozed cold sweat of fear, but he still shouted with all his might: "If you don't turn around, I'll stick a knife into your chrysanthemum and kill you!" ”

Finally, their efforts to use themselves as bait attracted the two giants behind them to turn back.

"It's over, it's here!"

"Two of them have been hooked!"

Mittabi turned around and ran with his teammates: "Run!" Run to the building! ”

On the other side of the roof, the members of Ian's team were silent when they saw this scene.

"How can this be, going down to the ground is simply suicide!" "With no horses and no buildings around, you can't fight!" ”

"No, now......" Ian replied in a deep voice, "that's all I can do." ”

He took the lead and was the first to step on the ground and charged forward: "Keep up with the Mitabi team!" ”

Everyone followed, and Mikasa took a step forward, turned his face sideways, and said, "Almin, let's go too." ”

"Hmm!" Armin nodded.

The background music becomes more and more rapid.

The members of the two elite squads were divided into two groups, one was responsible for luring away the giants who were approaching Eren, and the other group was responsible for guiding Eren to the gap in the wall.

Alan carried the boulder on his shoulders, step by step, difficult but determined.

'The body, as if it was about to fall apart......,' he thought unconsciously.

Suddenly, two familiar figures appeared on the ground in front of them.

'Mikasa, Armin? Alan instantly sobered up, "What are you doing?" If you run around in a place like this, you'll be eaten by giants! ’

On the square that is about to pass ahead.

"Hey, come and chase me! You stupid big guy! ”

One of the members of Mitaby's team shouted loudly, attracting the attention of a giant and was about to retreat, when a huge hand suddenly stretched out from the blind spot of his vision, and another bald giant grabbed him and sent him directly to his mouth.

Mitabi on the side was stunned, and at the moment when his attention was scattered, a big foot fell from the sky......

"Mitabi!"

Alan carried the boulder on his shoulders, step by step, with difficulty but with determination to move on.

"Why does Eren want to go to the outside world?"

I remember young Armin standing outside his window, holding on to the window with both hands, asking in horror and bewilderment.

Heavy steps made one pothole after another in the passing path, and Eren opened his dark green pupils.

The screen jumps to the elite squad members who sacrificed here one after another.

"For, all of us were born ......," Alan replied firmly, "all free!" ”

"It's coming," seeing this scene, Zhou Mingrui's voice trembled slightly, "Moving Stone Divine Comedy." ”

Fragments of memories flashed through Alan's mind.

【When she brings me coffee,】

[When she brought me a cup of coffee]

【her smile,】

[Her smile,]

"It has nothing to do with how strong the guys who are holding us back."

【I wish I could be with her until my last day。 】

[At that time, I wished I could be with her forever until the end of my life. 】

"Purgatory or extreme cold, anything......

【She said She gave all her love to me,】

[She said she gave all her love to me,]

"The people who can see those are the freest people in the world!"

【We dreamt a new life,】

[We have also dreamed of starting a new life,]

【Some place to be at peace,】

[In a place of peace,]

"Fight!

"For the sake of freedom, life is not spared!"

Ian, the squad leader, shuttled through the ruins, and another team member was about to be stuffed into the mouth of the giant with a frightened cry.

【But things changed,Suddenly,】

[But all this happened too fast, fleeting,]

"It doesn't matter how terrible the world is."

Mikasa and Armin run ahead, leading Allen's direction.

【I lost my dreams in this disaster。 】

[I lost my dreams in this catastrophe. 】

"It doesn't matter how cruel the world is!"

Mikasa and Armin suddenly turned their heads to look in the same direction.

Not far away, the team member was rescued from the giant's mouth by the squad leader Ian and thrown into the distance, and then Ian's vision was covered by the giant's palm, and he was pinched between the giant's fingers and sent into his mouth, leaving only one head exposed, spinning and bursting blood.

【I'm crying,】

[I cried loudly,]

【Missing my lover,】

[Because of the loss of my beloved,]

"Fight! Fight! ”

Mikasa gritted his teeth, and Armin had tears in his eyes, and he didn't stop walking.

【I don't have the power,】

[I don't have the courage to live anymore,]

【On my side forever。 】

Why can't you stay with me forever? 】

"Fight! Fight! ”

Alan's voice grew higher and higher.

【Oh Where is my lover? 】

【My love, where are you?】 】

【and I got no power,】

[I don't have any strength anymore,]

Armin exclaimed, "There are giants ahead!" ”

In front of the gap in Rossi's Wall, a lone giant crouched down and tried to grab the two people on the ground with his back to the sunlight projected by the gap in the wall.

"I'll leave it to me!"

Mikasa replied, and was about to step forward to fight, but saw a silver-haired girl suddenly fall from the head of the giant in front of him.

"Get out of here!"

The girl slashed her knife and struck one of the giant's eyes.

【I'm standing alone,】

[I stand alone,]

【No way,】

[There is no way back,]

The giant wailed and lost his balance and fell to the ground with his hands on his hands.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mikasa shouted angrily, and his graceful figure quickly circled behind the giant, and the string stepped on the back of the giant's neck, and the knife was lifted to complete the kill.

【Calling out your name……】

[I can only keep calling your name......]

In the gap in the city wall, the sunlight is too dazzling to see.

Alan let out a heavy gasp, shouldered the boulder, and walked step by step towards the final victory gate.

"Come on, Allen!!"

"Fight!!"

Alan, who roared at the same time as Armin, slammed down the boulder he was carrying, blocking the gap in the wall ahead.

The background music also ushered in the climax:

【We don't know what is wrong tonight……】

……

It's night.

Sumo had a dream.

A bustling and bright city, with busy streets, even if the sky is getting dark, the lights are still bright as far as the eye can see.

There are students in casual clothes in pairs, some talking and laughing, some office workers in formal clothes hurrying to go home for dinner, there are young people in colorful and comfortable clothes, middle-aged people, and elderly people are in groups, carrying radios to square dance......

"Hey, what's that!"

Suddenly, someone raised his hand to the sky and exclaimed.

This action is a pass of two, a pass of two, a pass of four, a pass of four, and a pass of eight...... People dressed in modern clothes invariably looked up at the sky and began to talk about it.

"What's the situation?"

"I don't know."

"Is there any rare astronomical phenomenon today?"

"Well, I haven't seen any expert tips."

"I've never seen ......"

There are also quite a few people who pick up their phones.

"Good material, take a TikTok!"

"Show off on Moments, I'm the first witness~"

“……”

【We don't know what is wrong tonight,】

[We don't know what went wrong tonight,]

A phone screen recording a video.

The bright moon suddenly glowed with an ominous red, and then the bright and dazzling red quickly spread and quickly enveloped ...... Or, rather, the entire moon.

【Everybody's got no place to hide,】

[Everyone has nowhere to hide,]

"Don't shoot it......" A little girl was inexplicably scared and pulled her boyfriend's sleeve, "Let's go back, it doesn't feel right." ”

The boyfriend held up his mobile phone and replied perfunctorily: "It's soon, it's coming, it's going to be good soon......"

The little girl cautiously glanced up at the blood moon again, and said with a crying voice, "Don't shoot ......"

Her voice froze.

It's not just her, everything solidifies into a timeless painting.

The surrounding scenery is still the same, only the lines of life are distorted, disintegrated, and erased at that moment.

【No one's left and there's no one to go on,】

[In the end, no one left, and no one wanted to move on,]

The bright city is silent.

【All I know,】

[What I know,]

Only the objects of the past fell to the ground.

【is my life is gone。 】

[It's just that my life is gone.] 】