Chapter 45

"Who's going to confess to you, you narcissistic pervert!" Just as Tang Cheng's words fell, before the blonde girl could react, a freckled girl suddenly jumped out from behind her, glaring fiercely at Tang Cheng, "Even if Historia liked a pig, she absolutely wouldn't like a pervert like you!"

"Ymir..." The blonde girl Historia waved her hand to try to dissuade her.

"That's not quite right," Tang Cheng smiled calmly, "I've tasted all kinds of things in the world, and I love the crispness of pork. I do like pigs quite a bit, but there are few people I like. So, pigs are much cuter than most people in this world. Therefore, your example doesn't make much sense logically. Even if Historia really liked a pig, it doesn't mean she wouldn't like a pervert like me."

"You..."

"Both of you, stop arguing." Seeing that the two were about to argue, Historia quickly intervened, "Tang Cheng, don't blame Ymir. She's just not good at expressing herself, but she's actually very kind and didn't mean to target you. Ymir, don't say such things about Tang Cheng. He's a member of the rear guard and could have evacuated early, but he still risked his life to come to the front line to help. If it weren't for him, we might all be dead."

I won't die, even if others might, I won't let you die... Ymir thought to herself, but knowing the girl's gentle and kind nature, she didn't say anything more, just giving Tang Cheng an annoyed glare.

Tang Cheng scratched his head, confused. It seemed the blonde girl wasn't about to confess to him. After all, he hadn't confessed to anyone before, but he knew that people usually didn't bring their friends when confessing. He asked, "So, why did you stop me?"

"Because I saw you come down," Historia said, "Everyone is preparing to break through to headquarters with the help of that giant, but why did you come down to the ground alone? It's very dangerous here!"

"So you stopped me just for that?"

"Yep."

Although Tang Cheng had deliberately sneaked down while the others were discussing, the observant Historia still noticed. The ground, where a giant could crush a person with a single step, was clearly more dangerous than the roof. Moreover, with his mobility gear out of gas, he was even more worried.

"You're really too kind..." Tang Cheng felt quite speechless. Knowing the ground was dangerous, she still followed him down. He didn't know what this girl was thinking, but he said, "I'm looking for gas, of course. You know, mine is already out."

As he spoke, Tang Cheng pointed to his立体机动装置 (stereoscopic mobility gear).

"But where can you find gas here?" Historia asked in confusion, and even Ymir looked puzzled. If gas could be found here, why would everyone risk their lives to go to headquarters?

Tang Cheng laughed, "Of course, from the dead bodies. Even if they were eaten, their mobility gear might still be intact. If we're lucky, we might find one or two."

"Ah!" Historia was startled, "But... the chances are so small, and if we can't find any..."

"So it's a matter of luck," Tang Cheng knew the chances were slim. Most people eaten by giants were swallowed whole, and the chances of finding a mobility gear were almost negligible. But he couldn't just take gas from others.

In a situation where gas represented life, it was different for the challengers. They had the strength to survive even without gas, but for others, losing gas meant certain death. If Tang Cheng took their gas, it would be the same as killing them. Although he was a pervert who could ignore most people's lives, he had no interest in bullying the weak, except for a few he didn't like.

"If that's the case, if you don't mind, you can use mine. I don't have much left either," Historia looked at him a few times, then took two gas canisters from her mobility gear without hesitation.

"Hey! What are you doing?" Tang Cheng hadn't reacted yet, but Ymir was already objecting, grabbing Historia's hand, "If you give your gas to him, what will you do? Even if you want to be a good person, there's a limit!"

"I still have Ymir," Historia said matter-of-factly, "Even without gas, as long as Ymir carries me, we can still reach headquarters, just like Connie and Eren."

Saying that, she walked up and handed the two gas canisters to Tang Cheng.

"This..." Ymir was speechless. Being able to carry the beloved Historia was a good thing, but that wasn't the issue now. Although she wanted to stop it, she knew that Historia, despite her gentle nature, could be quite stubborn. Once she made a decision, it was hard to change her mind.

In the end, she could only watch helplessly as Tang Cheng attached Historia's gas to his mobility gear.

"You really have the nerve to take it!" Ymir was highly critical of Tang Cheng's behavior.

"Why not? I didn't steal or rob it. If someone gives it to me, why should I refuse?" Tang Cheng said matter-of-factly, then patted Historia's head, "Girl, you're a good person. I suddenly like you a bit. Don't worry, I'm not the type to repay kindness, but I'll remember your kindness. If you get eaten by a giant one day, I'll avenge you no matter where you are."

"Take your dirty hands off! Don't touch my Historia!" Ymir angrily pushed Tang Cheng's hand away, then picked up Historia and flew up, giving Tang Cheng a final glare, "I hope you get eaten by a giant!"

"Ah," Tang Cheng sighed helplessly, "LGBT relationships are great, but they can't reproduce. What's the point?"

Then, with a burst of white gas, Tang Cheng flew into the air again.

Although Tang Cheng said he wasn't the type to repay kindness, he still kept an eye on Historia during the breakout, to make sure the two didn't get eaten by giants due to lack of gas.

At the same time, he paid attention to the protagonist Eren's transformed Colossal Titan. The steel-like muscles and the powerful strength that could punch through a giant's body, while the appearance was a bit Spartan, gave him some inspiration. Honestly, although Tang Cheng thought he was all-powerful, he didn't feel he had used his super mode to its full potential. For example, if he could further control the density of his muscles to make his body as hard as iron, even for a short time, his combat power would increase significantly.

Or if he could increase the elasticity of his body, changing the force to reflect it back, it might play a decisive role in a critical moment. Even if he could strengthen his hair to make it as sharp as a knife, a headbutt could take out many people... But the more he thought about it, the less scientific it seemed.

With Tang Cheng's help, the group cleared the giants faster. After about ten minutes, the giants in the area were mostly cleared, leaving only those attacking headquarters. Eren's Colossal Titan, as in the original story, charged towards headquarters, and the group took this opportunity to break through. The ordinary youth, the idiot youth, the literary youth, and the period girl, along with Tang Cheng and Mika, led the way, while the others charged towards headquarters.

By the way, those four nicknames were given by Tang Cheng to the four challengers, from ordinary to period, referring to the older youth, the bad face, the doll face, and the common face girl... What? You ask why he gave them nicknames? Do you think the author can come up with names that easily? In that time, he could tell a few dirty jokes.

In any case, with the efforts of these few, the group finally broke into headquarters with minimal casualties. They then saw the two supply team members hiding there, who had done nothing in the previous battle. Thinking of their fallen comrades, a few hot-tempered people immediately attacked them. If not for others holding them back, these two would have been beaten to death.

Actually, it wasn't entirely their fault. Although it was their duty to supply the battlefield, their leader had abandoned them and fled to safety early on, leaving the six of them to guard the unguarded headquarters and ordering them to hold their ground. When the giants attacked, how could they have stopped them?

A six-person team, three were eaten on the spot, one committed suicide, and the remaining two had lost all hope of survival and were waiting to die.

Thinking of this, most people's anger cooled down. If they were in the same situation, they probably would have done the same.

Of course, forgiveness is one thing, but the supply work still needed to be done. According to the two supply team members, there were seven small giants, about three to four meters tall, attacking headquarters. If these giants could be eliminated, the supply problem would be solved.

Three to four-meter-tall small giants?

Most of the trainees were still afraid of such giants, but the challengers' eyes lit up. These small giants that didn't require flying to kill were like living survival points.

Thus, in the eagerness of the challengers to grab survival points, which to others looked like risking their lives to fight for their comrades, the seven giants attacking headquarters were quickly eliminated.

Tang Cheng, who didn't have a desperate need for survival