Chapter 143: Humanity Remembered the Fear of Being Dominated by Those Creatures
After buying the comics, Miao Fang and Lu Yun sat in the reading area of the bookstore and began reading the latest issue of Picca Comics.
Of course, they first read the newest work, "Attack on Titan." Since "Ultraman Tiga," giant-themed works had developed a certain market.
Even some adult manga artists had created a lot of giant-themed works, making a group of fans go wild.
Incidentally, there was also a famous art photographer who shot "Ultraman Sora." At first, Jada was so angry she wanted to go to Sakura Nation to raise a fuss, but after Ren appreciated the art, he righteously declared that cross-border lawsuits were hard to win, which made Jada give up the idea. Meanwhile, he quietly created a folder and saved this version of Ultraman on his computer.
The story didn't start with the iconic scene of the giant leaning over the wall like in the original.
Instead, it began with a scene of humans riding horses and fighting outside.
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
A group of men in uniform, mounted on horses, stood ready outside the forest. At this command, they charged into the woods.
This scene made Miao Fang and Lu Yun hold their breath.
Battle? Against whom? Giants? Fighting those giants that can lean over the walls with just their bodies?
Thinking of the poster, they began to guess in their hearts. But the next scene made them widen their eyes.
The men on horseback revealed strange devices on their waists, and soon something shot out from these devices, lifting the men into the air, swords in hand!
They swung through the forest, leaving graceful arcs in their wake.
"Let me show you the power of humanity!"
At this moment, the two couldn't help but think, "So cool."
But when they turned the page, their faces fell.
The cool battle scene was gone!
"Damn you, Porter!"
"You jerk!"
They couldn't help but curse. But they were used to it. The Porter's comics were always like this, half drawing and half hiding, and readers had come to expect it.
Still, they were a bit angry because they didn't even know what those cool people were fighting against when the scene ended.
And what were those things that could lift people into the air?
Fuming at the Porter, they continued reading.
The next scene introduced the main characters, a boy and a girl.
The boy's name was Eren, and the girl's name was Mikasa.
But at this moment, Eren's words caught their attention.
"Mikasa... your... hair has grown longer?" (This line is not in the TV version, replaced by scenes not in the manga.)
"But I feel like I've had a very long dream. What was it? I can't remember."
Not only that, but the boy named Eren also had tears streaming down his face.
"This line seems to have a deeper meaning," Miao Fang said to Lu Yun. "Could it be that, like in web novels, the protagonist came to this world from the future? Did future Mikasa have short hair?"
"I think so too, but it seems Eren doesn't remember what happened before he came here," Lu Yun also felt confused.
Combining this with the title of the first chapter, "To You, 2000 Years From Now," they both felt this might be an important foreshadowing for later.
In the following scenes, Eren and Mikasa returned to the city, a place with a distinctly exotic feel.
Here, readers learned about the general world setting.
In this world, giants ruled. To protect themselves, humans built 50-meter-tall walls, sacrificing their freedom to prevent giant invasions from outside.
At the same time, they learned the identity of the men on horseback outside the walls—the Survey Corps.
This was also where Eren always dreamed of joining.
Since childhood, he had been drawn to the world outside the walls.
Thinking of those figures soaring through the forest, even Miao Fang and Lu Yun felt Eren's longing was justified. After all, it was so cool. Any man would be drawn to it.
However, the next scenes made them gape.
On the city streets, the Survey Corps returned from outside the walls. Out of over a hundred soldiers, fewer than twenty came back.
Only then did they understand why humans preferred to hide behind the walls rather than venture outside.
The losses were too great!
Compared to death, humans preferred to live in hiding, especially after seeing dozens of people die with no results. People were full of complaints about the Survey Corps, seeing them as a waste of taxpayers' money.
"This is a hopeless world!"
After reading this part, Lu Yun and Miao Fang were even more certain.
But it also made them more curious about the story.
From what they had seen, the battles were fought with those flying machines. So how did the protagonist eventually defeat the giants?
Was that early scene suggesting Eren was a reincarnator?
The subsequent plot didn't have much drama.
It introduced Eren's family and his friend Armin. They sat together.
Both Eren and Armin believed humanity should one day venture into the outside world.
As they discussed this, the ground suddenly began to tremble, making Lu Yun and Miao Fang perk up.
Outside the wall, which was said to be unbreakable, a giant covered in steam slowly stood up!
The giant was even taller than the 50-meter wall!
"How could this be... That... that wall is fifty meters tall!"
Everyone inside the wall stared wide-eyed at the giant.
The giant's bare, white teeth seemed to mock the people inside the wall.
With one kick, the giant easily broke a hole in the wall as if it were made of paper.
The impact spread along the ground like an explosion, with dust and debris flying.
At that moment, a massive shockwave swept through the city, and a caption appeared:
"That day, humanity remembered the fear of being dominated by those creatures and the humiliation of being trapped in a cage..."
At that moment, countless giants swarmed into the city through the breach!
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