[Comprehensive] Light and Shadow

The tranquil morning sun gently spreads light, and the air penetrates into it brings peace and harmony, and the world is rendered in pure white.

According to the long-distance enemy hunting formation designed by Captain Erwin, after leaving the old city, all the soldiers rode to the planned position according to the instructions of the previous formation, and spread out the troops at equal intervals, trying to spread the enemy hunting as much as possible. The scope of the summons is extended to the limit.

The entire formation has been heading east from outside the old city, and this route can only allow the formation to rush into the forest of giant trees, not the destination of Allen's hometown as mentioned at the beginning.

After the head of the regiment issued the order for the middle ranks to enter the forest of giant trees, the special operations squad of Alan's first team also rode into the forest.

"Captain! Captain Levi!" Allen looked at Captain Levi's back in puzzlement, with anxiety and doubt in his voice.

"What's the matter?" Levi didn't turn his head, but just replied coldly.

"This is a forest! If only the middle column goes deep into the forest, they won't be able to find a giant approaching! And there seems to be something attacking from the right side. How should we avoid the giant now, and how can we protect the wagon squad?" Ah!" Allen asked anxiously, a lot of confusing things in his mind wrapped around his whole brain, making him unable to think.

"It's obvious, so don't babble at me." Levi said coldly, his eyes were staring straight ahead, his firm back seemed unshakable by anything, "Look carefully at your surroundings Come on, Alan. The ridiculously tall broken trees here are an excellent environment for the function of the three-dimensional mobile device, and then think about it. Use your mediocre mind, if you don’t want to die , just rack my brains."

"Yes!" Allen nodded immediately, suddenly understanding something.Because I am a new soldier, no one told me the current situation, in order to let myself learn to think, only in this way can I improve myself in battle and become an excellent soldier.

Thinking of this, Allen looked at the faces of his companions around him.And at that moment, Allen was shocked.

The surrounding companions, Oluo, Elder, and Tepela all had the same expressions, and they, like him, were confused about the situation, with gloomy faces and slightly wrinkled brows, clearly thinking about the situation that did not appear But he still insisted on calming down, suppressing all uneasiness and fear, and closely following the command of the captain.

Then, Allen looked at Leo, the Leo who was riding on the right side of the captain.

The man still had his usual expression. Although he lost his smile and was a little more vigilant and serious, he didn't have a nervous and confused expression like himself. Those purple pupils always seemed to see everything clearly, and he was not afraid advance on its own path.

Leo, do you know?

What the hell is going on now?

Was it the captain who told him what was going to happen?no, I can not.Well, is that because Leo figured out the current situation by himself?Or, no matter what, Leo will follow in the footsteps of the captain, without any confusion or hesitation, just blindly trusting and following?

The two of them running neck and neck were right in front of them, their black and purple hair fluttering in the wind, and the emblem of Wings of Freedom on the dark green cloak also rose with the wind, and they were about to soar in this vast forest.

There seemed to be an unbreakable atmosphere between the two of them. Just watching from behind, there was an inexplicable feeling.Like envy, envy such tacit understanding, such companionship, such courage and trust that always accompany.

If the question just thought of really needs an answer, Allen thought, it must be the latter.

He clearly remembered that Leo once said to him, "Levi is not the strongest."

When everyone admired Levi's god-like combat ability, when all soldiers admired and trusted them and were willing to give their hearts to the commander, when humans entrusted their hopes and prayers on the shoulders of that man, Rivi O said he was not the strongest.

So who is the strongest in Leo's mind?Allen didn't know, because Leo said another very contradictory sentence, "But, no one will surpass him again."

Allen didn't understand, but he didn't care much, maybe Leo would play himself because of these things again.

But now, looking at the backs of the captain and Leo, Allen can only try his best to suppress all emotions, just follow behind quietly, waiting for more instructions, just like Leo said before—— "You just have to think about how to try to survive, and then move forward without looking back."

"Black flare!" Elder yelled immediately when he saw the black flare coming from behind.

"You all draw your swords." Levi narrowed his eyes and glanced back, and then immediately said with a serious face, while his left hand grasped the rein, and his right hand had already grasped the blade, "If it wants to show up , definitely in an instant."

The atmosphere quickly froze to freezing point, and everyone's heartbeat seemed to stand still at that moment. Although the giant could not be seen, the fear that made the whole body tremble at that moment made the team members look back involuntarily.

Maybe, in a second, in a second, it will appear.

Then, then... what?

The members of the support team hiding on the giant tree suddenly showed their stature, the launcher was fixed on the giant tree, their bodies flew into the air, and they held the blade tightly with both hands. Before the man's face could be seen clearly, his field of vision was suddenly covered by a huge The red shadow shrouded.

The giant finally appeared!

Just at that moment, the moment the giant swung its arms, the team member who could only see the back was thrown to death on the giant tree by a huge force, but, with a puff, the long distance could not stop the heat from rushing towards the face, and the scarlet The color is flying all over the sky.

The eye sockets widened to the limit, and everything was but a flash.

"Run!" Levi quickly commanded, holding the rein tightly with his left hand and accelerating.

Even so, the speed of the giantess exceeded human perception of giants. Even the strength and speed of the swing of the arm just now made everyone tremble with fear. Getting closer and closer, like death chasing.

Even though he was never caught, the bloody pain was deeply engraved in his mind like a foreknowledge, and it was blood red.

"So fast! In this forest, it is impossible to dodge in advance!" Elder looked at the giantess who was chasing after him in fear.

"We're going to be caught up!" Gunda shouted to the commander.

"Captain, use the three-dimensional maneuver!" Cold sweat continued to flow from the corner of Tepela's forehead, and the hand holding the rein trembled as if it was about to leave in the next second.If they didn't use three-dimensional maneuvers, the end they were waiting for sitting on the horses would be annihilation of the entire army.

And Levi just rode forward silently, not saying a word.

"Reinforcements appear from behind!"

Another two soldiers showed their figures in the woods, but they only saw the two dark green figures, and then their eyes were blurred by the large swath of bright red.

Even the veterans of the survey corps lost their lives so quickly, they were crushed into a mass of flesh and blood in just a few seconds in front of this giantess.

fear.

Great fear enveloped the whole body.

The eyes were scarlet, and the bones with flesh and veins fell in the air like that. It was unimaginable that this part belonged to the body of a former veteran.There was a smoky heat in my mind, and it seemed that all the blood was about to gush out in fear.

"Let's do it, that guy is too dangerous!"

"Captain! We're about to be caught up!"

"Soldier, please give the order!"

"This will tear you apart!"...

The members of the special combat squad were all asking the commander to give an order, holding the blade, staring at the giantess closely following behind him as if their eyes were about to burst.What is more frightening than being killed by a giant in battle is sitting on horseback waiting to die without resistance.

Wanting to turn fear into motivation and anger to kill the giantess, every member is ready to go, but when hope falls on the back of the soldier, the man can only see this man advancing without hesitation, without any hesitation. There is no meaning of giving an order.More anxiety and fear struck, and the members asked the commander more urgently, but everything remained silent.

Levi's words are an absolute command, even in the face of death, there should be no shrinking back.

Without his order, even if he was sitting on horseback waiting to die, he could not resist in the slightest.

——This is obedience and trust as a soldier.

When everyone looked at Levi's back with almost confused and desperate expressions, Levi finally straightened up, turned his head and looked at his companions behind him, "cover your ears."

Looking at Levi more suspiciously, he even forgot to obey Levi's instructions.It's just that the corner of his eyes glanced at Leo who was beside Levi, and the man who had been following Levi without saying a word covered his ears at the first moment, but his left hand reached out to Levi on the left, Help the man cover his right ear.

Levi stretched out his left hand, which was like a device that fired a signal flare, but when it was fired, it only heard a deafening sound, not a violent explosion, but similar to a metal sound, enough to penetrate the brain and damage the nerves unbearable sound.

Everyone covered their ears uncomfortably. Even so, they still felt dizzy and could fall off the horse if they didn't pay attention.

"I knew I didn't drink so much wine last night." Hearing Leo's murmur vaguely, the man frowned tightly, rubbing his temple with his right hand, with a painful expression on his face, and still covering Leo with his left hand. Will's right ear.

What's strange is that Levi, who has been concentrating on moving forward, was distracted and gave Leo a hard look. Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the fact that Leo was drunk last night, and then retracted the sonic bomb and sent Li Ao shook his left hand away, as if he thought Leo was troublesome.

"What is your duty? Are you risking your life just because of a momentary emotion?" Levi took his eyes back and looked at the team members behind him, "The mission of our class is to do our best to protect that stinky brat over there. No harm, as long as we have breath."

"Let's continue to ride the horse now, understand?" Levi stopped looking at the expressions of other people and continued to focus on the road ahead.

"understand!"

"But, where do we have to go! And, again, reinforcements! If, if you don't cover them, they will be killed..." Allen looked behind him nervously, but he didn't finish his sentence yet , the reinforcements who had just appeared were brutally killed by the giantess again, but there was a nauseating smell of blood rushing into the tip of their noses in the huge forest.

"Alan! Look ahead!"

"Don't throw yourself off! Keep going as fast as you can!"

"Why!" Allen watched as the soldier who appeared behind him was slapped to death by the giantess on the tree, blood overflowing.

Why not?Obviously it can be shot!

That is a person!A life was lost that easily!If Levi Ban made a move, there wouldn't be so many sacrifices!He didn't even know why he wanted to enter the forest, and now he implicated so many lives for reasons he didn't know!Others...how could they make such a decision!

"We could obviously save that person, why didn't we do it! Could it be that our existence is to turn our backs on our companions and refuse to save them?" Allen's eyes seemed to be widened to the limit, looking at the people behind him who were dying, scarlet His blood was flying all over the sky.

"Alan." Leo finally called Alan's name.

"Leo! There is one more person, there is still time, we..." Alan heard Leo calling himself, and turned his head a little excitedly. If it was Leo, if it was Leo, he would definitely understand. I will try to save that person.

"Shut up." The purple-haired man turned his head. There was cold killing intent in his purple eyes. Just one glance made Allen swallow all his words, and he forgot to move. He just stared stiffly. profound.

"Anyone who plans to follow Levi's pace, I will not let it go." Leo held the blade in his right hand, and the cold light flashed through Alan's eyes, and the familiar face was filled with a strange and extremely cold expression. In the end, the corners of his mouth were raised slowly, and there was a frighteningly flamboyant smile under his extremely murderous eyes, "You, do you want to die?"

Already, can't say anything more.

Allen forgot all the words, just swallowed hard, holding the rein unconsciously.

"Ann." Levi stared narrowly at Leo, with a warning in his lowered voice.

"Oh, was I too aggressive just now?" Leo seemed to have just reacted, apologetically smiled a few times, and then easily turned around and waved at Allen casually, "Forgive me, Allen."

"You just have to think about how to try to survive, and then move forward without looking back."

Allen was startled, this was the second time he heard this sentence from Leo.

But in the current situation, he suddenly realized that maybe Leo had expected this situation a long time ago, so he said this to himself before.Just in the end, why did it evolve like this?

There was a huge sense of powerlessness in my heart, and the previous impulsive impatience disappeared under Leo's cold voice just now, leaving only fear, not only for the giantess, but also for myself.

The captain said that their task is to protect me and keep me unscathed, and those reinforcements tried their best to stop the giantess even if they knew they were going to die, and sacrificed themselves just for a second of pause heart, but ultimately, for me.

To die for me——If you think about it this way, you can't help but start to fear your own existence.

Fear of my own existence, yes, I am a giant, the existence that makes all human beings fear.

if it is like this……

Alan suddenly woke up, even if he didn't rely on the power of other people, he could save those people by relying on his giant power!

Why must wait for others to help those companions who are dying?I can too, as long as I become a giant, I can stop this ridiculous battle.

Then, then...

"Don't you know what happened?"

Alan's body trembled, only to realize that Leo, who had been in front all the time, was already riding a horse on his right side, and Leo's face still had the gentle smile he was familiar with, but at this moment, Alan didn't Instead of feeling relaxed, he became even more nervous.

"Since you don't know anything, just wait." Leo looked at Allen with a smile, "If the whole plan is broken because of you alone, those people's death will be in vain."

Allen bit his lower lip, and the bloody smell in his mouth made Allen feel his heart ache, but Leo's voice amplified the pain abruptly and then suppressed it firmly.

True, none of them knew what was going on, but he was the only one who was questioning.

What he questioned was the commander's order, but he had no right to question it. If he questioned it, it would be equivalent to questioning the entire outside investigation; if he disobeyed the order, it would be equivalent to destroying the entire plan this time. ;If he chooses to betray Levi's trust, it is equivalent to failing the support and hopes of all the team members and people in the city.

"Alan, the discrepancy between your judgment and ours is based on different rules of thumb, but alas, you don't have to trust that kind of stuff. The choice is whether you choose to trust yourself, or Believe in me and the Survey Corps organization these people belong to." Levi, who was riding his horse in front, finally spoke, but he didn't look back, his steady voice didn't have the slightest fear, just the back view that was advancing like that was enough to make people exhausted Everything to follow.

"Whether you believe in your own strength or in the choices made by those trustworthy companions, the corresponding results are impossible for anyone to foresee. So, in short, try to choose a way that will not leave regrets. "

Levi is not a god, not a miracle, not the strongest.

He is also just an ordinary human being, unable to predict the future, unable to solve everything perfectly every time, what he is talking about is just his own life creed, choose a path he believes in, and then don't let himself leave regrets.

Whether it is in the underground street or the investigation corps, this powerful man is just like an ordinary person, he does not want to leave regrets, so he holds the blade tightly to repel those enemies who leave pain, and protect what he wants to protect.

"Keep going!" Alan closed his eyes tightly and said the answer he chose aloud.

It is already obvious that the plan this time is not so simple. Although it has been woven into a complex web, everyone has been assigned responsibility in this plan, and they are responsible for making the entire Levi class and other investigations How can the members of the military team put their lives to protect themselves, how can they abandon this trust?

Even if they would die, even if they refused to save their companions, everyone still chose to move on.Captain Levi has been watching the front, and all the team members follow the captain, pushing forward with all their choices, and he should trust them equally.

When riding across a piece of land, the members of Levi's class were all shocked. There was no other reason, but there were members of the survey team ambushing near that area, and these people were the members of the front of the middle column.

These team members following Captain Erwin are all hiding near this area, but they can't be called hiding. After all, Alan and the others can easily notice it with the naked eye, and then clearly realize that this must be a trap .

At this time, the giantess, who had been chasing after her, also ran to this area.

Then—"Shooting!!!"

With the roar of Captain Erwin, countless sharp arrows were fired from the cubic device, and countless sharp swords with steel bars pierced the giantess' body and fixed them to the ground. The light made it difficult to open the eyes, and the giantess was pierced by the sword and fixed her body, but she still covered the most important part of the back of her neck.

Even so, this plan is already half successful.

The horse still didn't stop, and passed through the area without hesitation, Levi glanced back, "Go a little further, tie the horse there and switch to three-dimensional maneuvering, I'm going to take other actions for the time being , The command of this class is temporarily handed over to Erudo. Keep an appropriate distance, hide Alan so that the giants will not find out, and the horse will be handed over to you."

Levi said so, and then turned his eyes to Leo who was driving on the right side of Allen, "Leo, follow Allen."

Then without waiting for Leo's reaction, he launched the fixer on the tree, and then quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Li, Leo?" Allen looked at the gloomy Leo beside him with some hesitation. He heard from Tepera that Leo had always been by Captain Levi's side when he was out on missions, but why? Are you going to dismiss Leo this time?Or does the commander feel that there may still be danger here?

"I've been ordered to follow you." Leo turned to look at Allen with a springy smile, and his every word had a somewhat fabricated falsetto, which made Allen tremble dangerously.

"Yes, I'm sorry." Subconsciously, Allen immediately apologized. If it wasn't for him, Leo wouldn't have to leave the captain's side.

Continuing to wait at a deeper place, a group of horses still moved forward quickly, and did not let down their vigilance easily because they captured the giant alive.And when they waited at a place where Eludo thought it was possible, the members of Levi's class reconsidered the plan this time under the tree, and the points that had been doubtful before gradually became clear.

However, after seeing the blue smoke bomb representing evacuation, the special operations squad that was supposed to evacuate successfully encountered other problems.For example, after the blue smoke bomb, there are two successive green and purple smoke bombs.

Even in a group of mutual trust, there will still be conflicts with immeasurable consequences——

"Alan!" Watching Alan running towards the smoke bomb in the distance, Erudo and other members also followed with the three-dimensional device.

"Leo, you..." Tepela, who wanted to chase after him, paused for a moment, then looked at Leo.

The man lowered his head slightly, his purple hair covered his expression, leaving only a dark shadow.The man held the rein tightly with both hands, and then slowly released it. Then the man raised his head, and there was only empty darkness in the pair of purple pupils on his pale face.

Leo turned his head to look at Tepera, and opened his mouth:

"Let them all die."