Super God: One Punch and You're Dead

At that moment.

The clouds suddenly parted, revealing the moon.

To their surprise, they spotted something in the distance. Looking closely, they realized it was an ancient ruin standing on a hillside.

The ancient ruin was far away, so it could not be seen in the darkness. But the moment moonlight spilled down, they clearly saw the ruins in the distance.

"What is that?"

"Castle ruins?"

"Let's go over there. At least we'll have shelter, and the wider view will let us spot danger sooner."

Everyone headed toward the ruins. An hour later, they arrived at the remains of the structure and finally got a clear look at it up close.

"It's a little run-down, but it should be fine for one night's rest... Everyone, get inside quickly..."

"Yeah, there's even a moon tonight!"

The clouds parted, revealing the moon.

With moonlight in what had been a pitch-black night, everything seemed much clearer. They could finally see their hands in front of their faces.

Using the moonlight, Lin Yan and the others continued traveling through the night.

Inside the carriage, Squad Leader Hange had been staring intently ahead. Captain Levi seemed to notice something unusual about her. "Hey, Four-Eyes! You've been staring at that rock the whole time. What, do you like playing with rocks? What kind of weird hobby is that?"

"Yeah, look!"

Squad Leader Hange held the stone out toward him.

"This isn't an ordinary stone. It's a fragment of hardened skin left behind by the Female Titan."

Hardening was probably an ability that Intelligent Titans could learn.

According to the manga, all Titans originated from Ymir, the Founding Titan. Ymir possessed the ability to alter the physical structure of her people—the Eldians.

After her alterations, Eldians could transform into Titans. The hardening ability was likely another modification