Chapter 82

When Tang Cheng brought Historia to the high platform at the forefront of the capital, he looked out and saw that the entire inland area was in ruins, with destroyed houses, toppled towers, and burning buildings. Of course, there were also the bodies of those who had fallen and the humans still struggling in this hellish scene.

Historia was a kind girl. Even though her nature was mostly hollow and cold, it was due to her childhood environment. Her true nature was kind, and this scene of human suffering made her unable to bear it.

Actually, it wasn't just her; anyone with a shred of humanity would feel compassion in such a situation. Even people like Levi, Erwin, and the other four challengers would feel it. Only someone like Tang Cheng, who was heartless, could treat it with a game-like indifference... However, given that he didn't even care about his own life, it was hard to expect him to have feelings of sympathy or compassion.

"Where are the Military Police?" Tang Cheng looked at the Armored Titan wreaking havoc in the town, with no one stopping it, then turned his gaze to the ordinary young man standing on the platform and asked, "It's not even dark yet, have they all been wiped out?"

The ordinary young man replied, "Although they haven't been completely wiped out, the casualties are quite severe... At first, the Military Police tried to kill the Armored Titan, but when several captains and elite members of the Military Police were all obliterated without even injuring the Armored Titan, it only made the Armored Titan even more ferocious. The Military Police were almost completely terrified, and then the Armored Titan began a one-sided slaughter. I heard that the commander of the Military Police, Nile Dawk, and the strongest member, Kenny Ackerman, were both crushed into meat paste by the Armored Titan..."

"Even Kenny Ackerman is dead? He was 1.6's master, and his strength was even greater than 1.6's. I was looking forward to a master-disciple battle between them, but this death is really too undramatic." Tang Cheng said with a hint of disappointment, then continued, "So, after losing their leader, the Military Police became even more incapable, right?"

"That's right. Apart from those who died, most of the remaining Military Police fled. We followed your instructions and captured some of them."

"Are they obedient?"

"Not at first, but after I crushed a few of their 'little brothers' and threatened their families, they became very obedient." The auntie girl said this, and the other men, except for Tang Cheng, felt a bit uncomfortable.

Tang Cheng nodded, seemingly satisfied, then looked at the silly young man squatting on the ground, "So, how much longer can the Armored Titan maintain this state?"

The silly young man's face was pale. He rubbed his temples and said weakly, "About ten minutes. If it exceeds ten minutes, I probably won't be able to hold on."

"You're really useless, aren't you? A mere mental frenzy has you this wrecked?"

"That's a C-level skill. I'm not a lunatic like you. Being able to last this long is already pretty good."

Faced with Tang Cheng's contemptuous ridicule, the silly young man showed no shame but rather a bit of pride in his rebuttal... Of course, he had the right to be proud.

It was either good luck or bad luck that in the previous game world, the silly young man drew a "Mental Frenzy" skill from the cycle card. The good luck was that it was a C-level skill with considerable power, capable of influencing a single target with lower mental strength, making them lose their reason and go into a frenzied state. Depending on the environment, it could have different effects—both as a buff to strengthen allies and as a debuff to weaken enemies.

The bad part was that it was a mental skill, and he wasn't particularly strong in mental strength.

Of course, as a challenger with enhanced physical attributes, even if his mental strength was weak, it still surpassed the native humans of this world. The reason the Armored Titan could be used by Tang Cheng was that before this, the silly young man had secretly captured the human form of the Armored Titan—Reiner—and used Mental Frenzy on him, causing him to lose his reason and judgment, turning him into a tiger driven by Tang Cheng to control the wolves.

However, mental skills always had side effects, or rather, a significant mental burden on the user. This Mental Frenzy was no exception. Because the silly young man wasn't a mental strength specialist, not only was the skill's power weakened, but the duration was also shorter than normal.

So, drawing a skill through luck was a very frustrating thing, especially when you drew a good skill that wasn't suitable for your specialty, which was enough to make you want to throw the table.

Originally, in single-player mode, the silly young man wouldn't use this skill. After all, it was a case of hurting the enemy a thousand and hurting oneself eight hundred, and no one could guarantee that other challengers wouldn't take advantage of the situation. But this time, at Tang Cheng's request, he finally agreed to use the skill... To be honest, he found it strange himself. Despite Tang Cheng's unreliable words and actions, he had a strangely reassuring charisma, which was quite contradictory.

After saying this, the silly young man suddenly asked curiously, "If I didn't have this skill or didn't use it, how would you control the Armored Titan?"

This question not only piqued his curiosity but also the others, who were also puzzled. Without a way to control the Armored Titan, using him would be a pipe dream.

"Hypnosis, of course." Tang Cheng pointed to his head and said matter-of-factly, "To control an ordinary person, you don't need any skills; just a few psychological suggestions through hypnosis will do."

"You know hypnosis too?" The others were first shocked by his broad knowledge, but then asked, "If it's so simple, why don't you do it yourself?"

"Because my hypnosis also has side effects."

"But it can't be worse than mine, right?"

"Maybe just a headache for ten minutes or so."

"Just a headache... Wouldn't it be better for you to do it yourself? I'll be useless for a few days after using Mental Frenzy."

"Ha! You guys really don't get it, do you?" Tang Cheng looked at them with a disdainful expression, "Have you never heard the saying 'Let the dead die, not the poor'? If someone can control the Armored Titan, why should I suffer? A headache is a big deal, you know. I'm not a masochist."

"Th-This..." The others were speechless: He makes so much sense, we have no words to counter him!

"In any case, not enough people have died yet, and the fear hasn't reached its peak..." Ignoring them, Tang Cheng turned to look at the distant Armored Titan, muttering to himself, "In about ten minutes, it should be about right. By then, even if the Armored Titan regains his senses, his strength will be almost gone. It's time for the Survey Corps to prepare. I'm sure they're getting impatient."

"Not just impatient. If it weren't for Erwin's restraint, the Survey Corps would have already rushed to fight the Armored Titan." The ordinary young man sighed.

During this time, the Armored Titan had killed not only the Military Police but also countless helpless civilians. Although it was normal for civilians to die in a coup, people are not trees; no one is without feelings. Faced with such tragic scenes, most of the Survey Corps couldn't stand idly by. The only reason they hadn't acted yet was because of Erwin's orders.

"Hmph! Useless sympathy and pity." Tang Cheng was extremely dismissive, "To change certain things, you must be willing to sacrifice something important, whether it's humanity or life. If you're not willing to sacrifice anything, you can never bring about change... I doubt there are more than a handful of people in the Survey Corps who understand this. Fortunately, Erwin does. For the sake of all humanity, he knows he must abandon the people in the inland."

Listening to Tang Cheng's words, the others couldn't help but reflect.

Suddenly, Historia asked, "Then, what have you sacrificed?"

"Me?" Tang Cheng smiled slightly, "I've sacrificed the moral shackles that humans have created to bind themselves."

...

Ten minutes later, the Mental Frenzy skill finally ended, and the Armored Titan gradually regained his senses. However, due to the previous frenzy and slaughter, his strength was almost gone. At the same time... the fear in the town had reached its peak, and the eyes of all the survivors were filled with an indelible despair.

They realized for the first time how terrifying the Titans were and understood that they were not safe.

They were driven to despair by fear and to collapse by despair.

However...

At this moment, the hero finally appeared.

"Go, it's decided, Eren Beast!"

Following Tang Cheng's command, Eren, who had been restrained by Levi, was finally freed and instantly rushed out, transforming into a 17-meter-tall Titan in mid-air, roaring as he charged at the Armored Titan.

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