An unexpected turn
Under the starry sky, a campfire illuminated four troubled children. "Reiner! I'm sorry," Marcel, with his brown hair, suddenly spoke to Reiner.
But what he said only earned him a puzzled look from Reiner.
"I'm sorry, Reiner. You didn't have to be chosen to become the Armored Titan. It was I who praised you and belittled Porco in front of the military, which changed their minds."
At this point, Marcel, who has always been the core of the team, couldn't help but shed tears. "I'm sorry, Reiner, I just wanted to protect Porco, I wanted to protect my Younger Brother."
Faced with Marcel's deeply remorseful apology, Reiner was stunned and speechless.
Annie had no interest in this situation. Having lost the boy, she had almost lost all feeling for the world. The only thing that sustained her now was the promise she made to her father.
The accident happened so suddenly. The sun had just risen, and the four-person team was still half asleep when a huge creature emerged from the sand beneath them.
They fought for Marley to become Titan, but when they actually encountered Titan, they truly understood the fear that Marley's enemies had felt.
Marcel shoved aside Reiner, who was stunned in front of the awakened Titan, but was himself grabbed by the Titan and put into its mouth.
Reiner lived up to his record of being last in the Warrior Unit; when faced with the Titan, he turned and ran.
Reiner's escape also broke down Annie and Bertholdt's mental defenses, and the two of them ran away with Reiner almost simultaneously, completely ignoring Marcel's screams behind them.
Annie turned her head and glanced at Marcel, Marcel body was still half exposed, while the five-meter-tall Titan's fierce gaze met Annie's.
With the image of the Titan etched into her heart, Annie ran even faster, for her father was waiting for her in Marley; she couldn't die here.
Annie never imagined she would see that Titan again, and now Ymir is transforming right in front of her, so...
"Marcel, she ate him..." Annie was a little stunned.
A Central Military Police, who had been lying in wait for a long time, saw that Annie, the great killer, had shown a weakness and immediately rushed over.
The Central Military Police swiftly removed the empty Gun Barrel, reloaded, chambered a round, and aimed—all in a single, seamless motion, completing the attack preparation in a mere three seconds.
Even the Military Police's lips curled into a smile, as if he foresaw the death of the Scout before him.
Swish! Bang! The flash of a knife and the sound of gunfire erupted simultaneously. The Military Police's smile froze, blood spurted from his neck, and the bullets lost their target and hit the wall.
Yago shook off the sticky blood from the Blades and ran towards Annie.
"Are you alright, Annie?" Yago asked with concern. Annie recovered from her daze and hesitantly shook her head. "Be careful, don't get hurt."
After giving his instructions, Yago accelerated and rushed ahead of the others.
At this time, the Survey Corps was suppressed by the overwhelming firepower of the Central Military Police.
They barely managed to hold off the Central Military Police by using the buildings as cover, while Aiya and Sasha desperately restrained the impulsive Mikasa.
But now the situation has changed.
The five-meter-tall Titan Ymir ran wildly, using all four limbs, with sharp claws and teeth on her hands and feet, which allowed Ymir to easily climb up and down the city.
Unfortunately, the appearance of the Titan plunged the people of Trost, a conservative and devastating city, into panic once again.
Many people fled in panic, and news of the Titan's reappearance spread far and wide.
Yago rushed to a rooftop, his expression somewhat grave. Half of the Central Military Police's firepower had been drawn to Ymir.
Unfortunately, the name "Anti-Personnel Omni-Directional Mobility Gear Device" was not wrong; the Flintlock that were invincible against humans were like tickling the Titan.
Yago knew Ymir, the Titan, or rather, he had seen the Titan in Annie's memories.
"So, Ymir ate Marcel and inherited the power of the Jaw Titan?" Yago confirmed Ymir's identity.
"Ah!!" Caught off guard, a Central Military Police was bitten in half by the Jaw Titan, which suddenly leaped high into the air using the building as cover.
The Central Military Police fired another volley, and it must be admitted that the Central Military Police performed exceptionally well, with almost all of their bullets hitting the Jaw Titan.
Unfortunately, only wisps of steam rose from the Jaw Titan.
"Deputy Captain Traute! What should we do? We can't effectively attack this Titan!" The Central Military Police driving the carriage looked anxious, glancing back every now and then at the Jaw Titan was getting closer and closer.
Traute calmly assembled the new gun, noticing out of the corner of his eye that they were very close to the Wall Rose.
"Full speed ahead! Everyone else, spread out!" Traute shouted, raising his Flintlock high in the air.
The Central Military Police were absolutely obedient to orders and immediately dispersed.
The Survey Corps was no longer being suppressed. Although they didn't understand what the Central Military Police were up to, they decided to take this opportunity to rescue Eren.
Bang! Traute pulled the trigger, the wind blowing her Blonde past her ear, and a Small Knife appeared on the horse's rump. The Marco ran at its fastest speed ever.
Boom! A purple Signal Flare exploded in the sky; this was Signal Flare unique to the Central Military Police.
"What is that?" Juda's eyebrows twitched violently. His intuition told him that this Signal Flare was probably not a good sign.
"Did you see that?! Titan has appeared in the Trost District! Do I need to force you to fire the cannon?!"
A Central Military Police dressed in Unicorn Uniform pointed at the Jaw Titan frantically chasing the carriage outside the city wall and berated the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader responsible for fixing the Fixed Cannon on the city wall.
The Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader, who had been forced into the position by the Central Military Police, was full of complaints. He didn't understand what these Master Military Police were doing there, so his attitude was very perfunctory and even resistant.
The Garrison Soldiers under the command of the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader were also deliberately dawdling under orders.
Who the hell would have thought that Titan would actually appear in the Trost District!
So the Fixed Cannon crew, who had been dawdling for two hours, was ready for battle in just two minutes.
The Central Military Police standing nearby watched with veins bulging on his forehead.
"Fire!!" came the angry roar of the Garrison Soldiers Squad Leader.
More than a dozen menacing Fixed Cannon on the Wall Rose emitted a terrifying roar.
The sound of cannon fire naturally reached Juda's ears, Juda face immediately turned to terror. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Don't come any closer! Scatter!"
Shocked, utterly shocked, they had never imagined that the Central Military Police would control Fixed Cannon, but Juda now understood that they absolutely could not force the issue, otherwise they would definitely not gain any advantage.
A dense barrage of bullets from more than a dozen Cannon was fired at Ymir.
The Jaw Titan is widely recognized as the most agile Titan, but in this isolated situation, even its agility is useless.
Terrible High-Explosive Shell had surrounded Ymir.