Chapter Summaries

Su Yang and the others struggled to stop the intelligent Female Titan without confronting her head-on. After rescuing Eren and Captain Reiner from her attacks, they recognized that their small group could not defeat her by force, and Su Yang prepared a plan requiring Mikasa and Captain Reiner's cooperation.

• Mikasa urged the group to stop the Female Titan, while Captain Reiner bandaged his worsening arm wound.
• Su Yang called Mikasa and Captain Reiner over and said he needed their cooperation for a plan to stop the Female Titan.
• Captain Reiner pushed Eren out of the path of the Female Titan's fist and was struck across the shoulder.
• Jean refused to leave Captain Reiner behind, saying the partners would all escape together or die together.
• Su Yang pulled Captain Reiner away from another incoming punch, and Eren warned that their group could not defeat the Female Titan head-on.

Su Yang tried to arrange a way to stop the Female Titan while Captain Kaina, Mikasa, and Armin fought her. The Female Titan grew faster and stronger, leaving the three struggling to land a hit.

• Su Yang asked Captain Reiner and Mikasa to cooperate with his plan to hold back the Female Titan.
• Captain Kaina and Mikasa attacked the Female Titan with pistols, but their shots did not harm her.
• The Female Titan became more agile and shifted from dodging to attacking, nearly kicking Captain Kaina.
• Mikasa fell, and Captain Kaina pulled her out of the way before the Female Titan could trample her.
• Armin joined Captain Kaina and Mikasa, but the Female Titan evaded all three of their attacks.

Armin was knocked down by the Female Titan, who stopped her fist just before striking him and stared at him as if she recognized him. Captain Kaina and Mikasa attacked her neck, but she repeatedly shielded her weakness and remained standing.

• Armin tried to attack the Female Titan's neck, but she knocked him to the ground and raised her fist to strike him.
• The Female Titan paused with her fist inches from Armin and studied his face, leaving Armin and Su Yang to suspect she recognized him.
• Captain Kaina urged Mikasa to attack while the Female Titan was distracted, and all three fired their pistols at her neck.
• Mikasa identified the Female Titan's neck as her weakness, but she swiftly covered it with her hands and resisted their attacks.

After the Female Titan escaped, Armin told Su Yang that she was one of their own and had remained near Eren and Captain Levi, prompting Su Yang to contact Levi and investigate. A giant armored creature emerged from a sinkhole near Keda Sports Field, and while Captain Levi ignored the signal flare, Su Yang confronted the fleeing Female Titan.

• The Female Titan grabbed Su Yang and Armin, knocked down Captain Kaina, and escaped after he wounded her neck.
• Armin revealed to Su Yang that the Female Titan's location had not changed and that she was one of their own, near Eren and Captain Levi.
• Su Yang contacted Captain Levi, who asked him to come investigate the Female Titan's possible connection to the events around him.
• A giant armored creature emerged from a sinkhole near Keda Sports Field, and the authorities began evacuating the city.
• Armin fired a signal flare for Captain Levi, but Levi stayed in his villa and did not respond.
• Su Yang attacked the Female Titan as she fled, but her armor withstood his kick and she counterattacked.

Su Yang fought the Female Titan but could not pierce her armor, then pursued her into a forest and lost her. Captain Levi and Eren arrived, and Su Yang considered what the Female Titan’s actions might reveal about her target.

• Su Yang dodged the Female Titan’s attack and struck her neck, but her armor resisted his blows.
• Eren confronted Captain Levi for delaying their agreement to help Su Yang, but Levi refused to explain himself and rode ahead.
• Eren chased after Captain Levi and caught up, though he did not dare ask him more questions.
• Su Yang followed the Female Titan, hooked a cable around her neck, and saw her cover the back of it before continuing toward the forest.
• The Female Titan disappeared among the trees, and Captain Levi and Eren arrived as Su Yang wondered whether she was targeting Eren.
• Su Yang asked Captain Levi whether he had seen the Female Titan pass by.

Su Yang, Levi, and Eren considered whether the Female Titan had a connection to Armin, then the Titan attacked their retreating group. As the Female Titan killed stragglers, Eren asked Levi to stop and fight, but Levi refused.

• Su Yang told Levi his suspicions about the Female Titan and suggested investigating her apparent mercy toward Armin.
• Eren objected to suspecting someone close to them, but Su Yang urged the group to consider every possibility.
• The group rejoined the main force and began heading back, but the Female Titan appeared and charged straight toward them.
• Levi ordered everyone to flee, and the Female Titan caught and devoured soldiers who fell behind.
• After witnessing repeated deaths, Eren asked Levi to stop running and fight the Female Titan, but Levi firmly refused.

Eren challenged Captain Levi’s orders and wanted to turn back for their companions, but Su Yang convinced him to keep moving as the Female Titan closed in. After a boulder knocked Su Yang off his horse, Captain Levi turned back to help him while the Female Titan charged toward him.

• Eren demanded to know why Captain Levi was abandoning their companions and threatened to go back for them.
• Su Yang rode over and scolded Eren for disobeying orders as the Female Titan pursued them.
• Eren stopped resisting and sped up to rejoin the others when he saw the Female Titan drawing near.
• A boulder thrown by the Female Titan knocked Su Yang off his horse, and Captain Levi ordered someone to control the horse before turning back toward him.

Su Yang escaped the Female Titan with Captain Levi and rode with the group to a prepared trap that temporarily restrained her. Captain Levi stayed behind to face the danger and ordered Su Yang to lead the others back, leaving Su Yang torn over whether to obey.

• Su Yang evaded the Female Titan, and Captain Levi pulled him onto his horse so they could escape together.
• Eren caught up and praised Su Yang and Captain Levi, while Su Yang encouraged Eren not to give up and then mounted the horse Mikasa brought him.
• As the Female Titan pursued the group more fiercely, Captain Levi directed them toward a fork in the road.
• Arrows, ropes, and other mechanisms trapped the Female Titan and left her barely able to move.
• Captain Levi left the group and ordered Su Yang to lead them back if anything happened, but Su Yang wanted to stay with him.

Su Yang led the soldiers away after Captain Levi ordered them to leave him behind with the captured Female Titan. When the soldiers’ blades broke against her hardened body, Levi accused her of being human, and she shed tears.

• Captain Levi ordered Su Yang and the others to leave, and Su Yang chose to obey despite Eren’s wish to stay and help.
• Su Yang led the soldiers away while Captain Levi remained with the immobilized Female Titan.
• Captain Levi ordered the soldiers to strike the back of the Female Titan’s neck without killing her, but their blades snapped against her hardened body.
• Captain Levi realized the Female Titan had hardened her body and climbed onto her head.
• Captain Levi taunted the Female Titan, accusing her of being a human who had allied with the Titans, and the soldiers reacted in disbelief.
• The soldiers questioned the Female Titan, and she shed tears.

Captain Levi confronted the crying Female Titan and demanded that she reveal her identity and the Titans’ secrets. She summoned nearby Titans, who tore her apart while she made no attempt to resist, leaving Levi and the Pawns stunned and searching for an explanation.

• The Pawns saw the Female Titan cry, but some refused to believe that a human was inside her.
• Captain Levi challenged the Female Titan to reveal her true face and explain the Titans’ secrets, while an emotional pawn stabbed her without drawing blood.
• The Female Titan trembled, raised her head, and let out a mournful wail that sounded like a summons.
• Titans rushed toward the Female Titan, and Captain Levi ordered the Pawns to get away from her.
• The Titans pounced on and ate the Female Titan as she did not struggle, leaving Captain Levi and the Pawns shocked.

Su Yang’s group believed the Female Titan had been captured and hurried back, while Levi realized her apparent suicide might not be what it seemed. As Su Yang sensed powerful killing intent ahead, he warned the group to stay alert, unaware that the Female Titan had escaped and infiltrated their ranks.

• Eren urged Su Yang’s group to help Levi after Titans rushed toward his position, but Su Yang insisted they obey their orders and continue onward.
• Levi questioned whether the Female Titan had truly committed suicide, then summoned everyone after realizing something about the situation.
• Su Yang’s group celebrated the presumed capture and headed back, while the Female Titan secretly escaped and infiltrated their group.
• Su Yang sensed intense killing intent in the forest ahead and warned Eren and the others to stay vigilant.

Su Yang and his group repeatedly clashed with the Female Titan as they tried to escape her pursuit. After realizing she had been tracking them, they attempted to surround her, but she continued fighting Su Yang without revealing an obvious weakness.

• Su Yang led several squads through the forest, where the disguised Female Titan found them and watched for a chance to attack.
• The Female Titan appeared, and Su Yang ordered the others to stay back as he fought her and used her lack of agility to knock her down.
• Su Yang's group moved on, then realized the Female Titan had kept them within her range and could see their movements.
• Su Yang directed the group to surround the Female Titan from four directions, but she lured him close and attacked.
• Su Yang dodged her strike, slammed her into a wall, and fought on as she recovered and countered his moves.

Su Yang and his team continued fighting the elusive Female Titan, while Eren and Captain Levi discussed the crisis and received troubling information. The group planned to wait until morning for a chance to leave, but the Female Titan’s sudden appearances left them uncertain as night fell.

• Su Yang confronted the Female Titan after realizing she had been watching the group, and they fought as nearby people cheered.
• Eren reunited with Captain Levi and told him the others were fighting the Female Titan.
• Captain Levi asked about the situation and later received new information, which angered him enough to sweep objects from the table.
• Su Yang led the team in another struggle with the Female Titan as both sides grew exhausted.
• The team discussed escaping and decided to wait until the next day, while the Female Titan vanished and reappeared without warning.

Captain Levi received intercepted intelligence about the Female Titan and instructed his subordinate to monitor the situation. Su Yang fought the Female Titan, hesitated when she seemed familiar, and let her escape; after she injured him, Captain Levi arrived to check on him and hear his report.

• Captain Levi received intercepted intelligence and told his subordinate to report immediately if danger arose.
• Su Yang confronted the Female Titan after discovering she had used a drug to put his team to sleep.
• Su Yang paused when the Female Titan's eyes seemed familiar, allowing her to escape after she knocked him down.
• Su Yang's team blamed him for letting the Female Titan escape, then rested and continued searching for her.
• Captain Levi found Su Yang, checked whether he was injured, and listened as Su Yang reported what had happened.

Captain Levi found Su Yang and persuaded him to return with the group, then ordered everyone back to the city. As the soldiers counted their numbers and gathered their fallen comrades, Reiner discovered that Wiki’s body was missing and broke down.

• Captain Levi explained that the Female Titan had escaped and asked Su Yang to return with him; Su Yang agreed.
• Captain Levi led Su Yang back to the others, who asked about the Female Titan, but Levi ordered them to return to the city first.
• Captain Levi told everyone to count the survivors and retrieve their fallen comrades for burial, and the soldiers followed his orders.
• Reiner realized Wiki’s body was missing, searched for her in panic, and appeared to lose his sanity.

Levi ordered the Survey Corps to return to the city, but Reiner secretly went back for Wiki’s body and drew several Titans toward them. Levi abandoned the other bodies and ordered everyone to run for the city as the Titans closed in.

• Levi refused Reiner’s request to retrieve Wiki’s body and ordered the Survey Corps to return to the city.
• Reiner pretended to follow the group, then slipped away and ran back to search for Wiki.
• Reiner found Wiki’s body and carried it back, unaware that several Titans had noticed him.
• Levi and the Survey Corps saw the Titans pursuing Reiner and learned he had gone back for Wiki.
• Levi ordered everyone to put down their companions’ bodies and run toward the city.

Levi tried to get Reiner, Eren, and Amir to abandon their fallen comrades’ bodies and flee toward the city as Titans closed in. Su Yang intervened to stop a nearby Titan, leaving the group with little time before it recovered.

• Levi urged Reiner to put down Wiki’s corpse, but Reiner continued running toward him while carrying it.
• Levi ordered the remaining soldiers, including Eren and Amir, to leave the corpses and run for the city, then told Su Yang to cover the rear.
• Eren and Amir hesitated over the bodies of their close companions even after Levi reached them and demanded they move.
• Su Yang rushed past the group and temporarily dealt with a nearby Titan before landing beside them.
• Eren and Amir thanked Su Yang, who told them to return to the city before the Titan recovered.

After the team escaped danger, Captain Levi comforted Reiner over the teammates who had died and gave him Wiki’s badge as a memento. Reiner resolved to improve and help the team as they rested and treated their wounds.

• Captain Levi noticed Reiner grieving over Wiki’s body and the lost teammates, then reassured him that he had done his best.
• Reiner vowed to improve and avenge the fallen, then volunteered to treat an injured teammate with Captain Levi’s medicine.
• The injured teammate told Reiner not to blame himself, and Reiner continued helping the wounded.
• As dawn arrived, Captain Levi gave Reiner Wiki’s badge to keep as a memento.

Reiner returned to the city with Captain Levi and the surviving soldiers, where grieving families demanded to know what had happened to their missing relatives. Captain Levi apologized, described the deaths as sacrifices for future peace, and faced the crowd’s anger as they refused to let him leave.

• Reiner saw Captain Levi’s gloomy expression on the journey back and realized he had to answer for the soldiers who had died.
• Families gathered in the city, and Reiner tried to calm those demanding to know where their sons and brothers were.
• Captain Levi bowed to the families and apologized, while Reiner saw that he was close to tears.
• Some relatives struck Captain Levi, and he endured their grief and anger without resisting.
• Captain Levi called the dead soldiers’ sacrifices necessary for future peace and promised compensation for their families.
• The families surrounded Captain Levi and demanded justice, the return of their loved ones, and the bodies of the dead.

Eren defended Captain Levi after residents blamed him for abandoning fallen soldiers, while Su Yang calmed the confrontation. At Camp 14, a returning scout warned that Titans might soon attack the second wall, and Su Yang and Captain Levi discussed the Female Titan and the possibility that Titans were transformed humans.

• Eren confronted the grieving residents for insulting Captain Levi, but Su Yang stopped him from escalating the dispute.
• Captain Levi's battered Survey Corps unit returned to Camp 14, where a soldier reported that Titans had taken the territory outside the wall and could attack the second wall soon.
• Captain Levi summoned Su Yang, who proposed that Titans might be ordinary people given extraordinary powers because their vulnerabilities resembled those of humans.
• Su Yang and Captain Levi continued discussing the Female Titan, whose familiar appearance and unknown controllers troubled them.