The streets of Rebellio are bustling and prosperous.

This city, with a permanent population of more than 1.2 million, is always busy.

Elites in suits buy bonds at banks, noble ladies ride in horse-drawn carriages to tea parties, and men dressed as clowns push carts and sell colorful balloons and lollipops tied to them.

The city has a sparkling façade, with a sparkling fountain in front of the town hall, where bronze statues of two heroes hold long-handled triprongs and trample the sinful King Freze under their feet.

An old scholar with a mustache and unilateral gold-rimmed glasses was teaching the history of the kingdom of Marais with his young students, and a child less than ten years old stood under the bronze statue and looked up at the heroic posture of the bronze statue.

"About a hundred years ago, the Eldian Empire ruled the world with the power of giants."

"Since the appearance of the Ancestor Ymir, more than three times the total living population has been taken by the giants."

"Giants have trampled on countless peoples and cultures, taking their history, and human history is the history of killing written by the Eldian Empire."

"And then, finally, a hundred years ago, the Eldian Empire, which had lost its enemies, began to kill each other, and this is the [Giant War]."

"The family with the eight giants is constantly fighting, and at this time, a Marais saw the opportunity to win from this situation, and he is, the hero Horos!"

The old scholar passionately introduced the origin of the bronze statue behind him to his students with exaggerated body movements.

"Heroes of our Marais, Lord Horos! He skillfully manipulated the intelligence to weaken the Eldian Empire in the midst of cannibalism! ”

"Subsequently, Lord Horos and the Daiba family, who inherited the Warhammer giants, joined forces to force the once invincible King Freze to retreat to the island!"

"We, Marlai, have finally been liberated under the tyrannical rule of the Eldian Empire and have become heroes of the world!"

"Teacher, I want to ask a question." One of the children raised his hand and asked, "Didn't Lord Horos kill King Frese?" ”

"It's a pity." The old scholar calmed down a little: "At that time, in order to stabilize the situation on the mainland, Lord Horos and the Daiba family just forced King Freze to the island. ”

"Then, will the evil King Freze come again?" The child looked up at the wrinkles on the old scholar's face,

"Don't worry, King Freze who has fled to the island will only have the remnants of the defeated army, and they will not be able to be an enemy of Marais, because" the old scholar leaned over and smiled, and gently stroked the child's head: "You see, our motherland Marais, our Rebellio, how prosperous"

Before the word "prosperity" in the mouth of the old scholar was fully pronounced, in that 0.01 second moment, it seemed that the flames that were about to destroy the heavens and the earth broke out.

- Boom!!

There was a deafening explosion, and the originally clear sky turned dark red in an instant.

A black cloud grew from the earth, a fierce wind swept in, and fire erupted in destruction.

The violent shock wave destroyed the building at the center of the explosion, and seconds later, the hot wind reached the town hall, and the old scholar collapsed in the fountain, drenched in frenzy.

He stared stunned at the center of the explosion, where stood a skinless giant, an oversized giant, standing in the harbor of Marais, looking down from above.

Surrounded by the screams of the crowd, there was chaos everywhere.

The elite in suits fled in a panic, children sat on the ground crying, and some fell, bleeding from their ankles.

On that day, humanity finally remembered that it was dominated by giants by those guys

- Fear.

"Ah!!h The old scholar let out a sharp roar and crawled up from the fountain: "Run! King Frieze is back! ”

Off the coast of Rebellio, the merchant ship belonging to Parady Island also saw the violent explosion of the super-large giant.

"All hands are ready for battle!" Erwin ordered: "Captain Hannes has cleared the way for us, forward!" ”

"Give your heart for Paradis Island!"

The merchant ship's internal combustion engine engine exploded at full speed, the burning ice blast released high temperatures, the cylinders were pushed under high pressure, and the merchant ship headed towards the harbor.

They avoided the center of the explosion and landed from the side.

Erwin led the Stereo Mobile Force and Mick, the successor of the Armored Giant, to land on the land of the Marais.

The rest, with the oversized giants as the first line of defense, were stationed in place, guarding Alan Yeager and Dina Flitz to cover the final retreat.

Prepare for the worst, and even if the plan fails, you must ensure that the Ancestral Power can take a manned plane and return to Paradis Island smoothly.

"Is this Marlai?" Levi soars in a high-density complex.

There was a panicked crowd everywhere, and as expected, the Marais were not ready for battle, and it was only a few hours before the repatriation ship arrived at the port.

It takes time for the army to move, and the army is in another camp, and the navy in charge of garrisoning it has been completely wiped out by the explosion of Hannes just now, and they are now in a no-man's land.

Soon, they found the Cheli Giant and Jike.

Pique burrowed out of the back of the Giant's neck, re-cut the wound, and transformed again.

The Wheel Giant can turn into a giant hundreds of times in a short period of time, and although the combat power of the Wheel Giant is weak compared to other giants, its endurance is first-class.

Although he had been running at full speed just now, he was inevitably affected by the shockwave, and in order to protect Jik, the body was no longer usable.

"I didn't expect there to be so many people outside," Kenny Ackerman couldn't help but marvel at.

The high population density in Marais is frighteningly high and unimaginable for the natives of Paradis.

"With such a dense complex of buildings and no giants, how did they build it, by exploitation?"

Kenny couldn't help but think about what a terrifying power he was as he stood in the ruins and looked back at the oversized giants.

However, the man said that the weapon they were going to make was more powerful and terrifying than the super-large giants, and that if there was that kind of weapon, even the ground would no longer be a threat.

Kenny joined the team in order to witness that moment.

He wanted to see what kind of power he could do that kind of thing, no matter what.

At that time, simple violence, the violence he believed in, was probably meaningless.

"After the transformation of the super-large giant, it will take two to three months to regain the form of a giant, and once the battle is started, it will only exist for an hour, and the Marais will soon organize an army." Erwin stood on the roof and looked down at the Giant and Jike: "Time is tight, so I'm sorry for you, Miss Picke Fingal, take us to the place where the prisoners of war in Marais meet the commander, you should know, where they will meet, trouble the men to lead the way." ”

(End of chapter)