In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl

　Back at his desk, Roy saw Miss Ryu staring at him warily. "What's wrong?"

　"I need to be careful, lest you sell me out and I end up counting the money for you," Ryu said, quoting a proverb from the East.

　"..." Roy opened his mouth.

　Outside the shop, a group of two men and one woman were peering through the window and watched Roy's entire performance.

　Armin exclaimed in amazement, "Allen, that person is amazing! How did he do that?"

　Allen said, "I don't know."

　"The second coin he put down was also in his left hand," Mikasa said calmly. She was one of only two people who saw through Roy's trick. Compared to the elf girl's sharp eyesight, her angle was more advantageous, and she just happened to see a glint of light flash in the coin Roy was holding in his left hand.

　After Mikasa's explanation, Eren suddenly felt bored, "So he was just a conman."

　Armin's excitement was still undiminished. "That's not it, Allen. He cheated in front of everyone and wasn't caught. I think that's amazing."

　"You have good taste, say a few more compliments, I love hearing that." A laugh rang out from the doorway.

　The trio were completely unaware that Roy and Ryu had somehow come out and were watching them.

Chapter 17 That day, people remembered...

　The trio were startled when they saw Roy and Liu. What was going on with these two? They were walking so silently.

　When discussing someone else being caught doing something wrong, Armin quickly apologized, "I'm very sorry, we didn't mean to."

　"it's okay no problem!"

　The trio were only about ten years old at the time. Roy was much taller than them, and he placed his two large hands on Allen and Armin's heads, messing up their hair.

　Allen pushed Roy away with difficulty. "What do you want to do? We don't have any money for you."

　Roy smiled and turned to leave, saying, "Something's about to happen inside the walls. Hurry back, be with your family, and get as far away as possible."

　"What's wrong with that person?"

　Watching Roy and his companion's retreating figures, the trio exchanged glances, a sense of foreboding creeping into their hearts.

　boom!

　Minutes later, accompanied by a deafening roar, dazzling golden lightning descended from the sky, bursting forth outside the towering city walls.

　It felt as if a major earthquake had occurred; people living inside the walls could feel the violent tremors.

　People looked up and gazed toward the source of the sound.

　A bald head appeared on the fifty-meter-high city wall, like a giant god from mythology, its eyes fixed on them, these tiny ants.

　Liu's lips parted slightly. Based on the height of the city wall, this giant was at least sixty meters tall. It was rare to see such a monster even in the underground city.

　Bang! !

　The colossal giant raised its foot high and kicked the wall and gate, shattering them instantly. Countless stone fragments flew out and crashed towards the city.

　A series of loud, continuous roars resounded, and stone fragments, accompanied by a powerful whooshing sound, fell on houses, streets, and other places, killing many people on the spot. Those who were lucky enough to escape were so frightened that they sat paralyzed on the ground.

　"The outer gate of the Shiganshina district has been broken!"

　"The giants are coming in! Run!"

　……

　Panic shouts echoed throughout the walls as everyone fled in a frantic rush.

　In contrast to the fleeing crowd, two figures ran towards the broken city gate, attracting curious glances from many. Whose generals were they...?

　Roy and Ryu made their way through the chaotic crowd to the front of the breached city gate.

　A large group of Immaculate Giants appeared before their eyes, varying in size from fifteen meters to three meters, and all of them had a ferocious appearance.

　Roy took a running start and leaped onto the roof. The main force in the fight against the Titans was Ryu; he would at most deal with some Titans that were three or four meters tall.

　Compared to the ordinary people who fled, Ryu's head-on confrontation immediately attracted the attention of the Pure Titan.

　A dozen giants surrounded the elven girl.

　A giant about twelve meters tall stretched out his huge hand and reached out to grab the elven girl, its massive shadow covering the sky and the surrounding area.

　"too slow!"

　Liu Tian's blue eyes reflected the giant's huge hand. This speed was not even as fast as the monsters on the tenth floor of the dungeon. Just as Roy said, the only advantage of these giants was their size. What needed to be careful of were the abnormal species.

　Just as the giant's large hand was about to grab Liu, she flipped over and easily jumped onto the back of the giant's hand. Her slender legs instantly exerted force, and she rushed up the arm.

　In the blink of an eye, it was like a gust of wind.

　Theoretically, it would take two knives to cut open the flesh of the Immaculate Giant's nape, but the elven girl, relying on her superhuman strength, sliced ​​the Immaculate Giant's head off with her wooden knife as it cut through the nape of his neck.

　Bang!

　The enormous head slammed to the ground.

　The elven girl's graceful figure hung upside down in mid-air as she swiftly swung her wooden sword, slicing the giant's nape into countless pieces and killing him instantly.

　During this process, the blood of the Immaculate Giant, gushing out like a fountain, inevitably fell on the elven girl, turning her into a blood-soaked figure.

　Its body reeked of a fishy stench, which was unbearable for an elf with obsessive-compulsive disorder about cleanliness.

　"Roy..."

　The elven girl gritted her teeth and attacked the Immaculate Giants even more ruthlessly, showing no mercy.

　Seeing the elf girl's face turn as black as the bottom of a pot, Roy felt a chill run down his spine and silently withdrew his gaze, forcibly shifting it to the giant.

　Ryu attracted most of the Pure Titans, but three or four Titans surrounded Roy, clinging to the walls of the house, trying to climb up and grab him.

　Roy spotted a three-meter-tall giant with burning eyes. The dungeon mission rewards 30-100 attribute points based on the giant's physical abilities.

　Theoretically, to maximize benefits, Ryu should kill as many large Titans or Abnormal Titans as possible.

　Killing the three-meter-class giant only reduced his reward, but Roy didn't think so. He wanted to seize every opportunity to become stronger. Fighting the giants would also increase his ability value and give him combat experience.

　Roy jumped off the roof and landed on the shoulders of the three-meter-tall giant who was about to climb up.

　Before his opponent could react, Roy swung his Mura-no-Kami sword, spun around, and slashed across the back of his opponent's neck, the wound so deep that the bone was visible.

　Bang!

　The little giant crashed heavily to the ground, struggled for a moment, then fell silent, emitting puffs of steam.

　[Successfully defeated the 3.1-meter giant, gaining 30 attribute points!]

　On the battlefield, Roy did not hesitate. With a wave of his hand, he added all the points to his Dexterity attribute.

　[Dexterity: 9→39 (I)]

　A giant about seven meters tall appeared behind Roy, his hands clasped together, trying to grab him.

　Ride with the wind!

　Roy's mind raced, and he activated the special effect of his Wind Chaser Boots, bringing his agility to near A-level. He charged forward and slid through the seven-meter giant's legs.

　The Murakami sword, sharp enough to cut through iron like mud, easily severed the giant's right heel, causing the giant's body to tilt and crash down onto the house on the right.

　Roy rushed forward and chopped the giant's nape into a pile of mangled flesh, spraying him with foul-smelling blood. His face showed the same expression as Ryu's.

　Compared to Ryu, he was a mixture of disgust and pleasure.

　[Successfully defeated a 7.5-meter-class giant, gaining 52 attribute points]

　[Dexterity: 39→91 (I)]

　[Strength: 18→25 (I)]

　Endurance: 36→38 (I)

　Agility: 600 → 601 (C)

　Roy then added the attribute points he gained to Dexterity. Other attributes also improved due to the battle, but relatively speaking, not as much as if he had directly added points.

　He gains strength through battle; each giant he kills increases his stats, and the next battle allows his body to quickly adapt to the increased power.

　Compared to his difficult task of dealing with two Immaculate Giants.

　In the distance, Ryu had already killed more than a dozen giants, including many strange creatures, leaving corpses strewn across the field.

　Roy glanced at them and saw that the giants over ten meters tall were probably LV.2. The abnormal species were LV.2 with specialized attributes. Due to their slow movements and the weakness of the nape of their necks, the LV.4 Ryu was particularly easy to kill.

　Just then, Roy's pupils contracted slightly. In the chaotic crowd, he saw two familiar figures. "Looks like I'm going to win the lottery this time!"

Chapter 18 Killing Annie

　"What's going on with those two guys?"

　The garrison soldiers watched in shock as two people, just the two of them, managed to block the city gate that had been breached by the Colossal Titan.

　The blonde girl, in particular, moved with the speed of a whirlwind; the naked eye could only see a phantom flash by, and the giants around her were easily killed.

　"Is that a secret weapon of the military?" A soldier subconsciously swallowed.

　There were also more rational people. One of the officers shouted, "Don't worry about anything else. While they're holding off the giants, quickly rescue the wounded and evacuate the civilians!"

　Thanks to Ryu and Roy blocking the Titans, the situation was much better than everyone had imagined; only the rubble kicked by the Colossal Titan caused casualties.

　The garrison troops arranged for the civilians to evacuate.

　Bertholdt, carrying the unconscious Annie on his back, followed the refugees as they moved along, looking tense, but few people noticed them.

　Suddenly, Bertholdt noticed a handsome young man with dark hair walking towards him. He lowered his head, thinking that no one inside the walls should know their identities.

　But the boy was watching them.

　Roy narrowed his eyes, recalling the intelligence from the world of Titans: Marley had dispatched a Titan squad to test the attitude of the King within the walls and to seize the Founding Titan.

　An unexpected incident occurred on the day they arrived at Paradis Island.

　Captain Marseille was eaten by the Pure Titan (Ymir) who suddenly appeared while trying to save Reiner. They lost their captain and the Jaw Titan at the very beginning of their mission.

　The team argued over whether to continue the mission, and Reiner ultimately forced the other two to continue.

　Annie transforms into the Female Titan and leads Reiner and Bertholdt toward the wall. Along the way, she uses the Female Titan's abilities to attract a large number of Pure Titans. Since there is no Jaw Titan to relieve her, the route that was originally run by the Jaw Titan and the Female Titan together is completed by Annie alone. After reaching the wall, Annie is exhausted and falls into a deep sleep.

　At this moment, Reiner should have transformed into the Armored Titan to break through the inner wall. Bertholdt and Annie took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the wall. One was unconscious, and the other had just broken through the wall and was exhausted. They ran into Roy's gun.

　Considering the generous rewards in the dungeon quests, Roy felt it was necessary to pull off this job!

　Ride with the wind!

　Just as the two were within ten meters of each other, Roy had a sudden thought and activated the special effect of his Wind Chaser Boots, his agility attribute approaching A-level, and his legs were wrapped in a whirlwind.

　Fortunately, he had just improved his agility attribute, and Roy's figure nimbly weaved through the crowd, quickly rushing in front of Bertholdt and thrusting his longsword fiercely.

　Bertholdt was, after all, a warrior handpicked by Marley. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the sharp, cold glint of light approaching. He instinctively turned his head away, and the icy blade sliced ​​off half of his cheek and ear, splattering blood.

　"Ahhh-"

　Bertholdt cried out in pain as Ani, whom he was carrying, fell to the ground. He then kicked Roy hard in the stomach, sending the man staggering back several steps.

　The sudden turn of events startled the surrounding refugees, who quickly stepped back, leaving the three of them alone.

　"Hey, what are you doing?"

　At the same time, it attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. Three or four soldiers ran over, furious. Why should our own people fight amongst themselves at this critical moment?

　"Where did you get such a dangerous knife? Who are your parents?!" A soldier, seeing that Roy looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, angrily reprimanded him and rushed forward to try to snatch the Murakami sword from Roy's hand.

　Just as the other soldier got close, Roy swept his leg and kicked him to the ground.

　Over a century of peaceful life had long since eroded the spirit of the people inside the walls. After the Colossal Titan breached the walls, the local garrison troops didn't even have a few soldiers who were proficient in using the 3D Maneuver Gear.

　Roy could take down these small fry with a single move.

　Roy gestured for everyone to look at Bertholdt and said calmly, "That guy is the culprit who destroyed the wall, the colossal titan from earlier."

　The surrounding area fell into a deathly silence.

　The civilians and soldiers gaped, stiffly turning their necks to stare at Berthold on the other side.

　Bertholdt was also stunned, feeling incredulous, wondering how he had been exposed.

　Just when everyone's brains seemed to have crashed, Roy moved, rushing to Ani who was not far away, and slashed the Murakami sword fiercely at the other's neck.

　Ani, who had just regained a sliver of consciousness after being thrown down, opened her eyes but hadn't had time to think.