Underway

Hange Zoë, one of the Section Commander of the Survey Corps, is obsessed with Titan and has an eccentric personality. To the Soldiers within the Survey Corps, this Section Commander is seen as someone who is always acting without any seriousness.

However, Hange can be considered one of the few strategists in the Survey Corps. Compared with the other Section Commander in the Survey Corps, Hange's achievements in combat strategy are more widely recognized.

Levi, Mike, and others' formidable combat strength is the face of the Survey Corps, while Hange's intelligence is its shining point. Because of Levi and the others' great strength, everyone overlooks Hange's combat ability and subconsciously regards Hange as a weak and clerical staff member.

But today's battle made everyone present realize that Hange's Dual Blades were just as sharp as Levi's.

Bang! The Shotgun Shells shattered the surface of the Crystal pillar, instantly sending up a pile of tiny Crystal fragments.

Several scratches were left on Hange made goggles.

The next moment, Hange quickly activated her Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, her eyes fixed on the Blonde Traute who was reloading in front of her.

Traute, as the Deputy Captain personally selected by Kenny, is also a force to be reckoned with.

Seeing that Hange had missed her first two shots and was charging in, Traute immediately realized that there was no time to change the Gun Barrel.

"In this situation, the advantage of Flintlock is completely gone! Close combat is where the absolute advantage lies!" Traute realized this.

"Deputy Captain! Watch out!" Several Central Military Police noticed Traute's situation. One of them hesitated, glancing at the Survey Corps Soldiers surrounding him, and gritted his teeth.

In the blink of an eye, Hange was in front of Traute.

"Die!" Hange roared, swinging both Dual Blades simultaneously.

*Click! Traute raised his twin pistols, blocking Hange's Dual Blades.

The rounded Gun Barrel are completely unsuitable for close combat, while the Survey Corps' Blades are incredibly sharp.

The sound of Blades clashing against Gun Barrel echoed continuously. Traute was tightly entangled by Hange and was forced to passively defend against Hange attacks.

Trout wanted to distance himself from Hange, but Hange didn't give him the chance, her ruthless attacks aimed straight for Traute's vitals.

"Hey! Weren't you doing a great sneak attack just now? Why are you mute now?" Hange added a sarcastic remark to her attack.

"You know what? I'd much rather use a knife to chop down Titan. Cutting open the skin and blood vessels of those cute little guys is much more interesting than fighting you guys."

Traute dodged the knife with a slightly awkward gait, panting slightly as he retorted, "In the end, he's just an ignorant fool."

A sharp pain shot through Traute's arm as the razor Blades easily sliced through her forearm, causing blood to gush out.

Traute's hand holding the gun trembled uncontrollably.

If things continued like this, Traute would inevitably meet his end sooner or later. Just when Hange thought victory was in her grasp, a gunshot rang out from behind Hange.

In an instant, warning signals flashed wildly in Hange's brain, and the powerful reflexes honed from fighting countless Titan saved Hange life.

Pulling the trigger, Gas erupted wildly, and the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear Fan his waist immediately propelled Hange to one side.

A burst of Shotgun Shells pierced through the spot where Hange had just been standing; the two were practically inches apart, Hange could faintly smell the pungent odor of gunpowder.

"Ah!" Accompanying the gunshot was a scream. A Central Military Police released his Flintlock, which was still smoking. The Flintlock had been pointed directly at where Hange had just been standing. A blood-stained Blades was severed from the Central Military Police's neck.

"Section Commander! Are you alright!?" Aiya kicked aside the limp corpse of the Central Military Police and rushed towards the somewhat disheveled Hange with concern.

The Central Military Police was surrounded by several Scout, but unexpectedly, at the last moment, Military Police didn't choose to save himself, but instead risked his life to resolve Traute's crisis.

The Central Military Police's bravery inspired a subtle sense of admiration in the other Survey Corps Soldiers, including Aiya.

By now, the Central Military Police had lost more than half of their force, but the remaining Central Military Police were still fighting fiercely.

But with the Survey Corps' reinforcements, more and more Wings of Freedom poured into the Crystal Cave, and the scales of victory had completely tipped in the Survey Corps' favor.

Having escaped, Traute did not choose to continue attacking, but immediately created distance to observe the battlefield.

The Central Military Police have been forced to retreat by a large number of Survey Corps, and if this continues, they will be completely wiped out sooner or later.

On the other hand, the terrifying battle between Levi and Kenny deterred Soldiers from both sides from joining in.

Blades and bullets, hooks and Dagger, even elbows and fists—the fight between the two Ackerman was brutally ruthless.

"Kenny the Throat Slitter! Kenny, I only learned your full name a few days ago! Kenny Ackerman!" Levi's dead fish eyes were now filled with murderous intent.

In contrast, Kenny's eyes also held a considerable amount of murderous intent, but he didn't say anything after hearing Levi's words, which made Kenny Levi was used to Kenny's sharp tongue, feel a little strange.

In the blink of an eye, the two exchanged dozens more blows, but age was ultimately Kenny's weakness. Levi, whom he had personally trained, was as strong as he had been back then, but he was now old.

The sharp Blades sprayed a spray of blood, and Kenny groaned in pain, clutching his stomach. The white shirt under the makeshift plate armor of the Anti-Personnel Omni-Directional Mobility Gear Device was instantly soaked in blood.

Upon seeing Kenny injured, Traute immediately ordered, "Everyone retreat! Follow me to the last line of defense!"

Upon receiving the order, the Central Military Police immediately moved towards Traute, and the dense barrage of bullets temporarily blocked the Survey Corps' pursuit.

The Central Military Police took the opportunity to quickly retreat.

Traute turned around and saw Kenny clutching his wound; the Scout, known as Humanity's Strongest, was relentlessly pursuing Kenny.

Bang! Bang! Without hesitation, Traute raised his hand and fired two shots.

Shotgun Shells blast hurtled towards Levi, who easily dodged the bullets with a few simple tail swings.

But in that short time, Kenny quickly shook off Levi's pursuit and rushed into the main force of the Central Military Police.

"What a sorry sight for the captain," Traute remarked, seeing Kenny's pitiful state.

"Heh." Kenny smirked, about to retort, but Traute cut him off.

"Captain Kenny, go protect the Ritual. We'll hold the last line of defense!" Traute said decisively.

Kenny was taken aback, a surge of embarrassment and annoyance rising within him. What did this mean? Was Kenny being looked down upon?

But he couldn't bring himself to refuse; after all, his goal was right in front of him.

"Ha, just as I thought. Good luck, Traute, don't die too badly."

"We won't die!" Traute led the last dozen or so Military Police to a stop in front of a cave entrance.