At that moment, Annie had not expected to be injured, much less suffer such a devastating blow.
It gave her time to recover for a while, so Annie had no intention of continuing to fight.
She knew she was no match for Eren's Titan. If this continued,
she might be hurt even more badly. So she wanted to run, but she had not expected Eren to pursue her so relentlessly.
He kept shouting at Annie as well.
"Trying to run won't be that easy. You caused so much destruction here—do you think you can just get away?"
"If I don't beat you to death today, how could I ever face all these people?"
"You must pay the price for what you've done."
As Eren chased and attacked Annie, he kept talking.
He felt that all Titans had brought him immense pain, whether it was the humans now
or his comrades. Everyone had suffered terribly because of them, so he absolutely could not
let Annie escape like this. Once she got away, the consequences would be unimaginable. Moreover,
there would be no way to capture her again. He had to seize this advantageous time and place.
Annie had no desire to keep fighting in the first place, so she just kept running.
Eren continued to chase her from behind, eventually forcing Annie into a corner by the wall.
Everyone thought the wall would prevent Annie from escaping, but they could never have imagined
that with Annie's cunning nature and strength, even though she was severely injured now,
none of that would be a problem if she wanted to escape. If Eren killed her
or they captured her, she knew what her final fate would be.
If she had held on for so long only to gain nothing, she would certainly be