Chapter Summaries

Su Yang and Eren listened as Hange rambled about her imprisoned Titan research subjects, then fell asleep while she continued talking. The next morning, Hange’s piercing scream woke them both, leaving Su Yang furious.

• Su Yang asked Hange whether the contribution she wanted from them involved the two imprisoned Titans.
• Hange launched into an endless, elaborate monologue, while Su Yang listened and Eren grew impatient.
• Su Yang and Eren lay down and slept after Hange talked through the night without explaining her plan.
• The next morning, Hange’s scream woke Su Yang and Eren, and Su Yang became furious.

Hange discovered that the two Titans she had been researching were brutally killed, destroying the lead she hoped they would provide. Su Yang comforted her, but the chapter left the killer and what happened overnight unknown.

• Hange screamed in distress after finding the two Titans she had studied brutally harmed.
• Hange told Su Yang that the Titans’ deaths had ruined her research and severed a promising lead.
• Su Yang realized how devastated Hange was and acknowledged that their deaths had happened suddenly and without anyone noticing.
• Su Yang comforted Hange and urged her to be careful if something like this happened again.

Su Yang and the other trainees waited to learn who would remain and which branches they would join. Su Yang, Mikasa, Eren, and Armin were retained, and everyone except Annie chose the Survey Corps, where their training began.

• The trainees prepared for the branch selection after completing harsh training.
• Erwin gave a recruitment speech before the names of those who would remain were announced.
• Su Yang, Mikasa, Eren, and Armin were retained for their outstanding training results.
• Annie chose the Military Police Brigade, while everyone else chose the Survey Corps.
• The new Survey Corps members received uniforms and gliding equipment and prepared to train together.

After completing a month of training, Su Yang, Eren, and the Survey Corps prepared to investigate the hidden Titans’ secret base along a route leading to Eren’s hometown. They hoped the mission would reveal clues about the Titans, but the group acknowledged that the search might not go as planned.

• The trainees finished a month of varied training and became more mature and determined to keep working toward their goals.
• The Survey Corps prepared to investigate the hidden Titans’ secret base after the previous Titan died.
• Su Yang, Eren, and the others followed clues pointing toward the basement in Eren’s hometown.
• Eren eagerly told Su Yang that he knew the area and thought the search would be easy.
• Su Yang agreed that finding clues could help humanity, while cautioning that they should not expect everything to go perfectly.

The Survey Corps prepared to investigate beyond the walls for clues about the Titans and possible future threats. Commander Erwin warned the troops to stay alert, work together, and follow his orders as they began the dangerous mission.

• Su Yang urged patience and obedience to Commander Erwin while the Survey Corps searched for the truth.
• The Survey Corps continued its investigation, determined to find hope for humanity despite the dangers beyond the walls.
• Commander Erwin warned the troops that Titans could attack and told them to protect themselves and avoid casualties.
• Commander Erwin explained that the troops could encounter Titans or lose their way after crossing the wall, and urged them to stay prepared and support one another.

Su Yang and the Survey Corps began their first mission outside the walls, taking a detour around the boulder blocking their route. After following Erwin’s orders and avoiding the Titans, they reached a safer path toward their destination.

• Su Yang and the Survey Corps mounted their horses and detoured around the boulder blocking their route.
• Erwin assigned tasks and warned the troops to stay calm if they encountered Titans.
• Su Yang focused on his own duties as the Survey Corps advanced in Erwin’s long-range formation.
• The group spotted numerous Titans and avoided them rather than engaging in combat.
• Su Yang and the others headed toward safety, relieved that they had escaped the Titans.

Su Yang spotted a Female Titan attacking the Survey Corps formation and tried to assess the danger while the others panicked. The left flank under Sotiban was nearly wiped out, and Su Yang searched for a way to stop the formation from collapsing.

• Su Yang felt that the journey was more dangerous than the others realized, though he could not explain his suspicions.
• Su Yang noticed a Female Titan on the right and watched as she devoured people and destroyed the formation.
• The Survey Corps members panicked when the Female Titan attacked, while Su Yang regarded the encounter as an expected danger beyond the wall.
• The Female Titan rampaged through the left flank under Sotiban, nearly wiping it out.
• Su Yang considered possible ways to preserve the formation as the others struggled to respond.

Su Yang ordered Armin and Yingyong to move ahead and stop the Female Titan while the others surrounded her and waited for a chance to attack. The group prepared to follow his plan, though they remained frightened and uncertain whether they could survive her assault.

• Su Yang decided the camp had to stop the Female Titan before the situation became worse.
• Su Yang sent Armin and Yingyong ahead to restrain her and ordered everyone else to surround her.
• The others questioned whether they could defeat the Female Titan and feared risking their lives.
• Su Yang urged them to attack when the Female Titan let her guard down and delay her as long as possible.
• The group prepared to surround the Female Titan, still afraid of what she might do.

Su Yang ordered everyone to surround the Female Titan but hold their attacks, though he could not explain his plan. Cai Na ignored him and rushed to strike the Titan, leaving Su Yang worried that she would draw its full attention.

• Su Yang told the group to observe the surrounded Female Titan rather than attack immediately.
• Cai Na challenged Su Yang’s order and insisted they should strike before the Titan attacked them.
• Cai Na rushed onto the Female Titan’s shoulder to attack it.
• Su Yang hurried to stop Cai Na, but she refused to listen and continued with her plan.
• Su Yang feared the Female Titan would focus its attacks on Cai Na and put the team in greater danger.

Cai Na ignored Su Yang’s warning and attacked the Female Titan, who captured and crushed her. The others remained too terrified to intervene, leaving them facing the Female Titan with Cai Na dead.

• Cai Na charged the Female Titan despite Su Yang’s attempts to stop her.
• The Female Titan caught Cai Na before she could strike, shocking the onlookers.
• Su Yang and the others realized they could not safely approach or rescue Cai Na.
• The Female Titan crushed Cai Na while Armin and the others watched in terror.

After the Female Titan crushed Cai Na, Su Yang and the others watched in terror as she ignored them and charged toward the rear of the formation. Su Yang realized she might be heading for Eren and worried about how to protect his comrades.

• The Female Titan crushed Cai Na to death while Su Yang and the others watched.
• The Female Titan ignored the survivors and suddenly charged toward the rear of the formation.
• Su Yang recognized that the Female Titan was running toward Eren and feared she would attack him.
• Su Yang resolved to rescue his comrades despite the Female Titan's overwhelming strength.
• Arman remained injured from the encirclement.

Su Yang left his injured comrades behind and pursued the Female Titan to keep her from reaching Eren or harming anyone else. He caught up to her, sensed that her mannerisms were strangely familiar, and saw her moving closer to the Levi Squad.

• Su Yang ordered Arman and the others to rest and care for Arman while he went after the Female Titan alone.
• Su Yang rode out quickly, determined to stop the Female Titan from reaching Eren or hurting more of his comrades.
• Su Yang caught up to the Female Titan and watched her cautiously rather than attacking without understanding her intentions.
• Su Yang felt that the Female Titan’s words and mannerisms seemed familiar, though he could not remember why.
• Su Yang noticed the Female Titan drawing closer to the Levi Squad and resolved to get ahead of her.

Su Yang pursued the Female Titan through the forest, shouting to warn everyone while dodging her attack. Levi recognized the threat and joined forces with Su Yang, leaving them to face the danger together.

• Su Yang chased the Female Titan into the forest and shouted warnings to alert everyone to her approach.
• The Female Titan, irritated by Su Yang's pursuit, punched at him, but he dodged and escaped the crater her blow created.
• Levi saw the Female Titan's threat and resolved that the Survey Corps would not let her proceed unchallenged.
• Levi and Su Yang nodded to each other, and Levi invited Su Yang to travel with the group so they could face the danger together.

Levi explained to Su Yang that their investigation aimed to root out spies inside the walls, and Su Yang accepted his trust. As Levi’s squad continued toward their objective, they planned to use Eren as bait to capture the Female Titan while keeping him safe.

• Levi told Su Yang about the investigation and why he trusted him not to be a spy.
• Su Yang thanked Levi and agreed that their immediate concern was the Female Titan ahead.
• Levi decided to avoid fighting the Female Titan for now and keep moving to find the person they sought.
• Su Yang explained that he had pursued the Female Titan because she was heading for Eren and might cause casualties.
• Levi and Su Yang’s group planned to use Eren to capture the Female Titan alive while protecting him.
• Eren waited for orders, unaware that the Female Titan was coming for him or that the squad planned to use him as bait.

Su Yang stopped Eren from transforming to fight the Female Titan and persuaded him to follow the squad’s plan. The squad captured her with a prepared trap, but Su Yang still wondered who the traitor inside the walls was.

• Eren wanted to transform and fight the Female Titan, but Su Yang stopped him.
• Su Yang explained that the squad should rely on its plan rather than rush into a direct fight, and Eren agreed to stay still.
• Levi, Su Yang, and the squad lured the Female Titan deeper into their prepared trap.
• Levi and Su Yang fired rockets that bound the Female Titan and captured her.
• Su Yang continued wondering who the traitor inside the walls was.

Levi and Mike decided to kill the captured Female Titan to avenge their fallen comrades, while Su Yang suspected that her calm behavior concealed a plan. The chapter ended as she covered the back of her neck just before they could strike.

• Su Yang recognized that capturing the Female Titan had not resolved the danger of an unidentified spy within the walls.
• Levi and Mike blamed the Female Titan for the deaths and devastation, and decided to cut through her nape.
• As they approached to kill her, the Female Titan calmly covered the back of her neck.
• Su Yang noticed her strange composure but, lacking evidence, silently watched for her next move.

Levi, Mike, and the others failed to cut the Female Titan’s hardened nape, while Eren and Su Yang both felt that she looked familiar but could not remember why. As the Female Titan cried out again, Su Yang grew wary of what she would do next.

• Levi, Mike, and the others repeatedly struck the Female Titan’s nape, but her hardened skin resisted their blades and warped them.
• The group questioned why they could not kill the Female Titan and remained angry over the deaths linked to her.
• Eren told Su Yang that the Female Titan looked familiar, and they both tried unsuccessfully to recall where they had seen her.
• The Female Titan let out a piercing cry, causing everyone to cover their ears as Su Yang watched her cautiously.

Su Yang and the Survey Corps faced a swarm of Titans drawn by the Female Titan’s deafening cry. The Titans ignored the humans and began devouring the Female Titan, giving Su Yang a chance to strike.

• The Female Titan’s loud voice unsettled the area, and Su Yang guessed it had summoned Titans from nearby.
• The Survey Corps prepared to fight as numerous Titans approached, fearing they would be surrounded.
• The Titans passed the humans without attacking them and surrounded the Female Titan.
• The Titans began gnawing at the Female Titan, and Su Yang decided to use the opening to kill them.

Su Yang and the Survey Corps faced an overwhelming number of Titans until Erwin ordered a retreat. During the withdrawal, spies disguised as Pawns ambushed Levi's Special Operations Squad, and Su Yang fought back to protect them.

• Su Yang realized the Titans kept appearing in greater numbers and could not all be defeated.
• Erwin ordered the Survey Corps to retreat to keep everyone safe.
• Spies disguised as Pawns ambushed Levi's Special Operations Squad while it protected Eren.
• Su Yang intervened and fought the spies to stop them from harming the squad.

Su Yang watched the spies transform into Titans and slaughter the Survey Corps, including all four members of Levi's squad. As Levi urged the survivors onward, Su Yang resolved to help him kill the Titans and reach safety.

• The spies transformed into Titans and attacked the Survey Corps, killing Gunther, Aldo, and Oluo.
• Su Yang watched his comrades fall and realized the spies had carefully prepared their ambush and kept their identities hidden.
• All four members of Levi's squad were killed, leaving Levi grief-stricken but determined to keep moving.
• Su Yang silently observed Levi's resolve and decided to help him defeat the Titans and get the survivors somewhere safe.