Infinite Begins with Giants

Chapter 60 Butcher Knife and Hell

The next morning, the temporary station of the Rose Wall training soldiers.

The temporary station of the training soldiers was a street in the small town under the wall. At this time, all the training soldiers were eating breakfast, and the atmosphere was very gloomy, and the rising sun could not sweep away the haze.

Many familiar faces were never to be seen again, and now there was no way even to collect the bodies of their dead companions, if any remained.

They don't need to participate in the war today, as for taking the initiative to participate in the war?No one at all, even the trainees who had overcome their fear were too tired to fight.

Ren, who had already finished his breakfast, put on the three-dimensional mobile device and rested for the night. At this moment, he was full of energy and ready to go to war.

When he was wearing a three-dimensional mobile device and walking on this small street, he found that many people looked at him strangely.

Christa stopped him in surprise: "Ren, why are you wearing a three-dimensional mobile device? We don't have to fight today."

It was only then that Ren realized that other people didn't know that he took the initiative to participate in the war, so 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."

Lowering her head slightly, Christa asked, "Aren't you tired? We have sacrificed a lot of people, and Neil is also dead. Everyone is very depressed."

Ymir mocked: "I didn't find out before, he is actually a lunatic. He is not afraid, sad and tireless. I already regret letting you join his class. Fortunately, we have already graduated, Christa. Let's stay away from him from now on."

Ren 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 shouldn't be the only one who took the initiative to join the battle, right?"

Ren looked around, but found that everyone was looking at him in silence, Jean, Sasha, Reiner, Ani, Connie, Amin, Mikasa all stared at him without speaking.

Only then did he realize his anomaly. Except for him, no one took the initiative to participate in the battle. Lena Ani and the others had just killed their teammate, and their mentality was a bit broken. Mikasa Amin was afraid that something would happen to Alan because Alan was imprisoned. There is no such thing as mentality at all.

When Jean found out that Marco hadn't come back, he was very disturbed. Sasha hadn't recovered yet, and Connie was very confused. He didn't know whether to investigate the Corps.

And the others, sorry, they are not experienced fighters, they are not made of iron, they are just a group of recruits with no combat experience, they fought for a day yesterday, experienced the fear of facing giants, and saw their companions being bitten by giants Die, today they are really not in the mood to take the initiative to ask for a fight.

The decadent Daz suddenly became excited: "Ren, do you still have humanity? You even seemed a little excited just now!
Don't you feel sorry for your companion's death?Do you want to go back to that hell so much? "

Ren was taken aback, yes, why didn't he feel very sad, Mina, Thomas, Neil, etc. who had obviously sacrificed were also his friends, is he tough enough, or has he become cold-blooded?
hell?Haha, what a familiar word!For some reason, he suddenly remembered the two years in another continent, which was his first time traveling.

After joining the Thorn Knights, when Karen went to battle for the first time and faced those two-meter-tall orcs with ferocious faces, he was terrified!
Because after he actually set foot on the battlefield, the ruthless atmosphere and the brutality of life and death finally made him realize that people will die when they are killed, and his life is worthless at all. It's just an extra dead soul!

At one point he wanted to give up, even to run away, but if it wasn't for the care of the seniors in the team, he would have died the first time he entered the battlefield.

When he gradually became stronger and braver, and his fighting spirit gradually deepened, he was accepted as a guard by Captain Gray after taking a few orc heads. After that, he was very addicted to his growing strength.

Then he swelled up and felt that he could do it again. He was able to kill an orc alone without changing his face, and his achievements were enough. He felt that he was qualified to be the leader of a 10-man team. Captain Gray just shook his head and told him not to worry.

Then one time after he and the Knights large troop destroyed a small orc tribe of 200 people, Captain Gray gave a very ruthless order.

He ordered the execution of the old, weak, women and children of the orc tribes.

The butcher's knife was swung down, blood was everywhere, mercilessly, Karen couldn't bear it, and turned her head away.

Gray looked at Karen who was trembling slightly, with a calm expression: "Karen, do you think I'm cruel?"

Karen's eyes were red: "Not cruel, not cruel at all! Female orcs are no weaker than male orcs, and as long as an orc child is a little older, it can kill ordinary adults! Old orcs are also dangerous, so they are not cruel at all!"

"is it?"

Gray looked up at the sky, and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Karen, do you know? It's better to have a great and noble reason when wielding the butcher's knife, such as for justice, for peace, for human beings, and for the glory of the royal family." , For the glory of the empire, etc., it's better to be so great that you deceive yourself!"

"Karen, you're kind, and there's nothing wrong with that. No matter what people say, they'd rather be with kind and gentle people than with cold-blooded people."

Karen lowered her head and looked at the blood-stained land with a hoarse voice: "Although it sounds naive and childish, can't we and the orcs live in peace?"

Shaking his head, Gray said calmly: "It's difficult, at least in our generation, there is no hope. Orcs have their civilization, but humans and orcs are not the same species. Orcs' voices are very strange, and their writing is very primitive. It is difficult for humans to communicate with them. .”

The voice paused, and Gray's expression was very strange: "In the past, some careerists or saints tried to communicate with orcs or live in peace, but humans and orcs have no basis for trust. No matter what the starting point of those people is, now they will be infamous for thousands of years."

Approaching Karen, Gray looked straight into his eyes: "Now that humans have the upper hand, and the orcs are losing ground as a whole, no one wants to make peace with them. And..."

"But if we continue to fight, the hatred will only get deeper and deeper, and more and more sacrifices will be made on both sides." Karen said with her head lowered.

With a solemn expression, Gray's voice was a little cold: "You are right, and I understand the truth. But in the past 1000 years, more than 50 knights have been killed on the border of the empire, and more than a million civilians have died!

Karen Reinhardt, let me ask you, can you take on millions of dead souls to make peace with the orcs at the risk of being infamous forever? "

"cannot!"

Before Karen and Gray could continue their conversation, a knight with a livid face 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: "Although it's a bit early, but now is the period of frequent wars. Come with me, and I will take you to see hell."

Orcs are carnivorous animals, and the granary is the meat storehouse. There are human and animal arms, legs, heads, etc. hanging in it.

Karen vomited and vomited until it was dark. At that time, he was already capable of killing orcs alone, and he could only walk out with the support of Captain Gray, and Gray's face was just a little ugly.

He asked why Gray could be so calm.

Gray didn't answer, but asked him instead: "These are still people you don't know. If you see your relatives and friends in it, what will you do when you see the relatives, friends and lovers who get along day and night are neatly arranged?"

Karen didn't know how to answer at the time. He actually saw an acquaintance, a best friend in the Knight Academy, and a friend who joined the Light Shield Knights.

At that moment, he even wanted to be an ordinary person in the past!I don't know why he persisted. Not long after, Yao Hua, the otaku, died, and Karen Reinhardt survived.

Afterwards, Karen went crazy. To the orcs, he became very cruel and bloodthirsty. Even those senior knights sometimes felt their scalps go numb.

After a victory in a certain battle, Karen was lingering on an orc with both arms lost. At this time, his skills were already very good. This orc, who had been unlucky for eight lifetimes, wailed for an hour without dying.

The dozen or so knights who joined at the same time were too scared to speak. They never imagined that that humorous and optimistic young man could be so crazy!
"Karen, you...you don't have to do this, give him a good time!" a friend of Karen advised.

Karen kept moving her hands, and turned her head to look at him with a "smile": "Beastmen are not human beings, and they don't deserve sympathy, just like people don't sympathize with chickens and ducks. Go to hell, and then you will be free."

Karen maintained a "spring-like" smile: "Why don't you come and learn too, so you don't overwhelm yourself with too many skills."

"vomit~"

The knight vomited, and everyone ran away.

The surrounding senior knights all walked away, and they would not be able to eat any more.

At that time, Karen's body was covered with orc blood, and his white leather armor was stained with blood. He was very focused on his "work", coupled with his nervous smile, he could join any villain organization in any world without hindrance There is no pressure to directly act as the villain BOSS!

Because this orc was captured by him, and he was already the team leader at this time, and no one cared about him until Captain Gray couldn't stand it anymore, and he killed the hapless orc with a sword, and the orc should be very happy. grateful for his.

"What are you doing? Commander, this is my prisoner, and I'm busy!" Karen stared at Gray with a displeased face.

Gray sighed, his face was a bit 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 killed the demon, but he was also contaminated by the blood of the demon. In order to prevent Karen from becoming a madman, Gray made an exception and told Karen the "truth of history" in advance.

It worked out well, and Karen was back to "normal", except for a little silence and the hot-blooded, venomous teenager again.

As for what the "historical truth" is, Karen or Renn didn't want to think about it at all.

The memory flashed by like flowing water. In the eyes of outsiders, Ren just stayed there for a few seconds.

Ryan looked at Daz who asked him why he was not sad, scared, and why he went back to that hell.

"Heh! Haha! Hahahaha!" Ren suddenly laughed nervously.

Everyone was shocked, looking at him like a madman.

Ren's eyes were wide open, and he walked in front of Daz with a strange expression. Maybe his expression was too scary. Daz sat down on the ground and said in a trembling voice, "Ren, what's wrong with you?"

Ren just looked at Daz with a "smile": "Do you think it is hell? So scared? If you have seen the real hell, wouldn't you be scared to death!"

Daz shouted unwillingly: "Not everyone is as powerful as you, who can kill so many giants!

You can't understand the powerlessness of a weak person like me when facing giants! "

Hearing that Ren squatted down, Daz subconsciously blocked him with his hands. He thought that Ren was going to beat him, but Ren just stretched out his hand and pulled him up.

Ren stood up, looked at the dazed Daz, and thought of the first time he fought an orc when he was a "weak chicken", he was trembling with fright.

His expression returned to normal, and Ren said to Daz calmly: "No one is born strong, when I was as weak as you, I also thought of running away, and even knelt down to beg for mercy!
Why I brought up the sword at the end, I can't remember the reason myself. "

He didn't say anything else, ignoring the trainers with different expressions around him, with a determined look on his face, he ran towards the garrison stationed under the Wall of Rose in front.

Karen has died in battle on the border of the Empire, and now the soldier is alive - Ryan Ackerman!

Everyone watched his somewhat lonely back disappear at the end of the street, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little weird.

Watching Ren disappear, Amin was a little dazed, and he suddenly felt that the backs of Ren and Alan were somewhat similar at this time.

He somewhat understood that Alan and Renn had very different personalities, but they could have a good conversation every time.Not just having the same goal, but a similar quality, and the similarity has nothing to do with banishing giants or being free.

Mikasa silently looked at Ren's figure going away alone. She had never been able to get along well with Ren, the Ackerman who appeared out of nowhere, and she didn't know him very well.

Christa watched him disappear at the end of the street, her eyes suddenly became firm.

Rang Ze grabbed his hair and struggled, his expression changed several times, he didn't know what he was thinking.

Ani said lightly: "I've known him for so long, and I just found out that he is so crazy today. No wonder I think that although he is popular, he always feels out of place."

Reiner replied subconsciously: "Yeah, what a strange guy."

(End of this chapter)