The hardened crystal–covered fist allowed the Attack Titan to easily crush the ordinary Titans around it.
That vial of serum Yago gave to Eren back then could be said to have completely reborn the Attack Titan.
Mikasa circled near the Attack Titan, clearing out Titans Eren hadn't noticed.
"Captain! What should we do? Titans are everywhere in Shiganshina District!" Oluo shouted anxiously, not noticing that a Titan behind him had already opened its jaws wide.
Pshhk! A huge spray of blood burst from the Titan's nape. Petra angrily yelled at Oluo,
"Idiot! Can you focus?! Be careful or you'll get eaten!"
Oluo froze for a moment, but didn't dare retort. After all, if Petra hadn't saved him just now, he really would have been in danger.
But Oluo's shout also made everyone subconsciously look toward Levi. He was humanity's strongest soldier—at any moment, everyone would treat him as their pillar.
Under everyone's gaze, Levi felt a faint bitterness inside.
"What a headache. This is the kind of thing Erwin should be handling. Erwin… what are you doing right now?" Levi glanced toward the direction of the command post. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to lead his subordinates toward the command post first, gathering other scattered Survey Corps members along the way.
But just before Levi could give the order, his peripheral vision caught sight of a blonde Titan running toward them from not far away.
Levi immediately recognized it—the Female Titan who had attacked and attempted to seize Eren during the 57th expedition beyond the walls.
"The Female Titan? Yago, didn't you guarantee it?" Levi instantly raised his guard, his eyes locked on the approaching Female Titan.
On the Attack Titan's shoulder, a pair of eyes was also fixed on the Female Titan. Though he trusted that Annie and Yago were his companions, a certain level of vigilance was only natural.
The Female Titan's blue eyes were sharp. Facing the three Titans blocking her path, she lifted her leg into a high side kick, sending one Titan's massive body flying and crashing into another behind it.
At the same time, the Female Titan raised her hand and formed hardening, seized the arm reaching toward her, twisted her body, and—bang!—a clean back throw.
She lifted her foot, aimed at the Titan's nape, and stomped down hard!
After eliminating one Titan, the Female Titan dashed to the two that hadn't yet gotten up. Her hardened fists smashed down mercilessly—one punch, two shattered!
Raising her bloodied fist, the Female Titan's blue eyes turned toward Levi and the others.
Fortunately, the next moment Annie emerged from the Female Titan's nape, activated her Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, and flew to Levi.
"Captain Levi, please immediately escort Eren to rendezvous at the command post."
Levi said, "Erwin's order? Why?"
Annie shook her head. "Yago said so. I don't know the reason either."
"Damn it, that brat—what secrets is he hiding?" Levi was annoyed, but still decisively ordered everyone to head for the command post.
Eren's Attack Titan charged at the front, clearing the way.
Mikasa stood on the Attack Titan's shoulder, one hand gripping the Titan's pointed ear to keep her balance, while also standing guard for Eren.
A burst of gas hissed near Mikasa's ear.
She turned and frowned slightly. "Why did you come up here?"
Annie glanced at Mikasa and said flatly, "I'm low on gas. Borrowing a place to stand."
That's right—Annie had also used her Vertical Maneuvering Equipment to reach the Attack Titan's shoulder.
"You can turn into a Titan, can't you? Why not transform?" Mikasa sounded displeased. You're hopping around just fine—why are you standing on our Eren?
Annie felt a bit speechless. Standing here for a moment wasn't like she was stealing Eren away. That was exactly what she said:
"I can't risk using Titan power again. If the Marleyans discover it, it'll be very dangerous. Don't get worked up—I'm not going to steal your Eren."
Mikasa said, "You—you—Eren isn't mine. Don't talk nonsense."
Annie lazily raised her hand. "Alright, alright, got it."
Noticing the ring on her finger, Annie, on a whim, held it out in front of Mikasa.
"A gift from Yago. Isn't it nice?"
Mikasa said, "???" But she quickly tugged at the scarf around her neck in return.
"A gift from Eren. It's really warm."
Their conversation happened right by the Attack Titan's ear. Inside the nape, Eren listened with a face full of question marks, but he still had to be extremely careful. If he accidentally shook Mikasa and Annie off, Eren felt he might get beaten so hard he'd vomit everything he'd eaten the day before yesterday.
No matter how careful he was, standing on a Titan's shoulder inevitably meant violent jolting.
Annie lost her balance for a moment and instinctively grabbed Mikasa's sleeve. Mikasa froze, then naturally grabbed Annie's sleeve as well. Just like that, the two of them stood together on the Attack Titan's shoulder in tacit understanding.
...
On the other side, blood flowed from Erwin's arm, but his expression didn't change. As a medic bandaged his wound, he muttered to himself,
"Can the Founding Titan's power really be used?"
Just moments ago, Erwin had directly approved Yago's request for the battle plan. Though Erwin was skeptical about the so-called Founding Titan power, in this situation there was no choice but to gamble and try.
"Erwin, next time you have to bring more Thunder Spears. They're super effective against Titans—it's just that they get used up too fast," Hange shouted as she hurried into the medical tent. By then, Erwin had finished bandaging his wound, stood up, and picked up his blade, ready to leave the tent.
The medic tried to stop him. "Commander, your arm injury is very serious. You really shouldn't keep fighting."
Erwin didn't turn around, only said firmly,
"The soldiers are fighting in a sea of blood. I am their commander—I must stand with them!"
Hange grabbed a waterskin from the table, gulped it down while running after Erwin out of the tent.
"Wait—wait for me!"
The agile Jaw Titan darted between buildings, climbing and leaping. The Titans blocking its path couldn't even touch it.
"Historia, a little faster! Time is tight!" Atop the Jaw Titan's head, Yago held onto the blade-like protrusion on its forehead, his expression solemn.
...
Marlo swallowed and hesitantly asked the two companions beside him,
"Hitch, Ymir… don't you feel like the three of us are kind of unnecessary here?"
All around them lay Titan bodies that were gradually evaporating.
Ymir shook her head. "No. Only you are. Hitch and I worked together to take down one Titan."
Hitch nodded in agreement. Marlo awkwardly scratched his head, then looked with awe toward the five figures on the rooftop.
"Ackermans are terrifying."
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