Puchi!! As the Female Titan continued her relentless slashes, another of the Fusion Titan's horse legs was shredded into a bloody mess and snapped apart.
Having lost both legs, the Fusion Titan could no longer hold itself up. With a wail, its massive body crashed down, and large chunks of hardened crystal peeled off from its body. Soon, the Fusion Titan completely disintegrated.
A figure used the last of its strength to struggle out from a large chunk of hardened crystal, then lay motionless on top of it—it was the Fortress Titan, Bazel.
The Paladin Titan was also in a miserable state. Although it barely maintained its Titan form, two of its horse legs were broken, and its body was covered in dents and wounds inflicted by the combined attacks of the Fate Titan and the Female Titan.
The little strength Ivanor had left wasn't even enough to regenerate the Titan's body. The Paladin Titan's wounds only emitted faint wisps of steam as a token sign of healing.
Fortress Titan, Paladin Titan—eliminated!
Seeing that the Paladin Titan had lost its combat ability and Bazel had simply passed out, the Female Titan and the Fate Titan tacitly stopped their assault. Remembering what Airi had said earlier, Yago had no intention of taking Ivanor and the others' lives.
But at that moment—
Accompanied by a sudden explosion of golden electric arcs, a massive figure lunged straight at the Female Titan.
"Looking for death!" Daring to launch a sneak attack on his Annie right in front of him—Yago immediately entered a state of red fury. Before the Female Titan could even react, the Fate Titan had already stepped in front of her.
Puchi! Two sharp silver spikes pierced deep into the gaps of the Fate Titan's armor, but failed to go any further.
Crack! The Fate Titan grabbed those two spikes in one motion. Its crimson eyes, filled with violent killing intent, met another pair of scarlet eyes. Compared to the Fate Titan, the Silver-Split Titan's body looked frail. With its arm-turned spikes seized, no matter how desperately it struggled, it couldn't move.
Without the slightest hesitation, with a single thought, countless hardened spikes erupted from the ground. The slender spikes effortlessly pierced through the struggling Silver-Split Titan.
Like venomous snakes, the spikes completely penetrated its body, turning it into a living pincushion. With a low roar from the Fate Titan, all the spikes embedded inside the Silver-Split Titan exploded simultaneously.
Like a bursting balloon, the Silver-Split Titan's body was instantly blown apart, scattering silver liquid everywhere.
"Silver?" Inside the nape of the Fate Titan, Yago frowned and muttered. Then he immediately realized something was wrong and turned around at once. Sure enough, another Silver-Split Titan was fleeing for its life.
The one just killed was only a split body. And now—Bazel, who had been unconscious atop the hardened crystal, and Ivanor inside the Paladin Titan's nape had both disappeared. The Paladin Titan's nape had been gouged open, leaving a massive bloody hole.
To minimize losses, the Fate Titan raised its hand, gathering white light. In an instant, two incredibly sharp hardened javelins appeared in its grip. After a brief aim, it hurled both javelins with full force!
The sharp javelins tore through the air with terrifying shrieks, aiming straight for the Silver-Split Titan's nape.
Perhaps fate still favored it. Just as Yago was certain the javelins would hit, the Silver-Split Titan accidentally stepped on a large piece of rubble and stumbled. That brief misstep allowed it to narrowly avoid the two fatal strikes.
Thud! The javelins plunged deep into the hard ground for several meters. Had the Silver-Split Titan maintained its previous speed, its nape would have already been pierced.
Still shaken, the Silver-Split Titan didn't dare to counterattack. It immediately retreated with the three Titan warriors.
…
Just as Ebson had completely lost patience and was about to leave, he sensed something off. Turning his head instinctively, he saw a man in the distance staring at him with extreme fury.
A sneer curled at Ebson's lips.
"Oh? Newt, why do you look so miserable? Judging by that look in your eyes, you want to kill me? Revenge for your wife? Hahaha, what a joke."
Newt clenched his fists. If the flames of rage in his pupils had temperature, they would have vaporized Ebson instantly.
Ebson, already filled with pent-up malice, found the perfect outlet. Without hesitation, he began mocking Newt mercilessly.
"That woman named Anna—what a pitiful creature. Because her husband is a complete piece of trash! Useless garbage! If her husband had even a shred of worth, maybe I wouldn't have minded developing a special medicine for her. But unfortunately, I see absolutely no value in him that would make me do that!
So I just kept her alive with hormones. How pitiful—she moaned in pain all night long, calling out for her useless husband. Newt, you really are worthless!"
Ebson suddenly twisted into a grotesque smile, ridiculing him with manic delight.
At that moment, Newt's rage reached its peak. Memories of the happy times he once shared with Anna flooded his mind.
"Anna… am I really that useless? With this broken body, I can't do anything… I've always been holding you back…"
"What nonsense are you saying? Newt, in my heart, you're the best, most caring man. Here, take your medicine. Once you recover, we'll open a candy shop together. We'll sell all kinds of sweets—hehe—so our children will never have to stand outside candy stores drooling like we did…"
Newt's pupils turned completely blood-red as he threw his head back and let out a beast-like roar.
"AAAAAH!!! ENOUGH! YOU DESERVE TO DIE!!"
He grabbed a piece of scrap metal from the ruins and slashed it across his palm. Blood gushed out as golden and scarlet electric arcs intertwined. Flesh, sinew, and bone twisted together, and the flames of vengeance began to gather in the mouth of the Crimson Flame Titan.
Facing the Crimson Flame Titan, which had clearly descended into madness, Ebson removed his white gloves. The crimson glow in his eyes grew brighter, and the mocking smile on his lips never faded.
"A piece of trash is still trash! It's written in your genes! Useless thing—what's the point of your anger?"
With a light flick of a surgical scalpel across his fingertip, a tiny wound appeared, and a drop of blood seeped out.
Boom!! Unlike all the other Titan warriors, a massive surge of scarlet electric arcs erupted instantly from Ebson's body. Wild and violent, the arcs stacked upon each other, quickly forming a towering pillar of scarlet lightning that shot into the sky.
The sudden appearance of the scarlet lightning pillar caught everyone off guard. No one had ever seen anything like it.
"Is… is this another Titan warrior?" Sasha was stunned, a sense of discomfort filling the air.
The strongest reactions came from two people. Inside the nape of the Attack Titan, Eren suddenly felt his breath choke, as if something were gripping his throat.
And Yago reacted even more intensely. The moment the scarlet lightning appeared, a sharp pain exploded in his head—an unbearable agony.
"AAAH!!"