Among the 104th Soldiers, Lianye and Mikasa, the top-ranked and second-ranked recruits, were assigned to the final line of defense rather than the front lines where they would face the Titans directly.
Without question, with the soldiers on the first two lines of defense using their bodies to halt the Titans' advance, the Titan threat faced by the third line was the lowest. Even if a few scattered Titans broke through the first two lines, their numbers would only be in the single digits. The difficulty of eliminating them could not be compared to facing hordes of Titans.
(—What a boring situation. Can't there be some exciting prey? Hurry up and "grow up," Eren. Otherwise, should I have the Fae Sorceress cast Wild Growth on you?)
After slicing away the nape of a stray Titan, Lianye leaped from its body before it could rapidly evaporate and corrode away, landing calmly atop a building beside the street.
The Titans' threat lay not only in their massive size, but also in their uneven heights and overwhelming numbers. In such circumstances, even Titans without any awareness of combat posed a deadly threat due to the sheer frequency of their attacks and the fact that they came from every direction. They were difficult to deal with, and most soldiers died in the Titans' jaws for precisely that reason.
If there was only one Titan, killing it was far too easy for Lianye, and the same was true for Mikasa. Even though it was her first time truly exterminating a physical Titan, Mikasa's expression did not show the slightest trace of panic as she cut away the flesh at its nape. That absolute calm made her a perfect soldier.
Just then, a panicked voice came from behind them. It was an ordinary Garrison Regiment soldier.