Eren Kruger and Reiner Braun

After the battle at Utgard Castle, she fought Reiner Braun's Armored Titan. Just as victory was within reach, she was struck unconscious by Bertholdt Hoover's Colossal Titan transformation and taken away by the two of them alongside Ymir. Urged on by Reiner, Ymir joined the group of three returning to their homeland and took Historia Reiss with her. She was later rescued from Reiner by the Survey Corps that arrived afterward, but she and Mikasa fell into danger at the same time.

Reiner was kicked awake by Annie. After waking, he saw Armin, Connie, Jean, Gabi, Annie, Falco, and the others. They later joined up with Hange, Levi, Magath, Pieck, and the rest. The group decided to put aside their past grudges and stop the Rumbling together. By the campfire, Reiner admitted that he had once caused Marco's death and was brutally beaten by Jean.

The next day, the group decided to first rescue the airship technicians from the Yeagerists on the island, then use the plane to approach the Founding Titan. First, they had to clash with the Yeagerists led by Floch Forster. During the battle, Reiner and Annie transformed into Titans and fought the Yeagerist soldiers, covering the technicians' retreat. Though they successfully protected their comrades, the Armored Titan and Female Titan were fiercely attacked with Thunder Spears by the Yeagerists and nearly died. In the end, Falco's Titan transformation suppressed the enemy, and the group escaped by ship.

They then learned that the Rumbling had already reached Marley and that Liberio had been flattened. Exhausted in body and mind, Annie, Reiner, and the others said their final goodbyes, then withdrew with Gabi and Falco. With the plane damaged and the Rumbling Titans close at hand, Hange sacrificed herself to buy them time. At last, the plane took