The wounded beast

Zeke's vision was suddenly engulfed by a sea of blood, and the last thing he saw was the gleaming Blades in Levi's hand.

The sharp Blades effortlessly sliced through the Beast Titan's eyeball.

"Ah!!" The Beast Titan roared, reaching out to grab Levi, but having lost sight of him Beast Titan was destined to only grasp at nothing.

Levi's gaze sharpened as he turned his body, adjusted his direction, and used the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear's hook to stab the Beast Titan in the back of the neck.

"Not good! Quick! Hardening!" Although Zeke had lost his sight, he still had his basic sense of the Titan's body. He realized that the Soldiers had been eyeing the back of his neck.

In his shock and anger, Zeke realized that he had underestimated the Soldiers on the island. They not only knew that the Titan's weak point was the nape of their necks, but they even had weapons specifically designed for this purpose.

Crystal- like Hardening began to condense on the back of the Beast Titan's neck.

"This trick again?" Levi was used to it. He had encountered Titan Hardening many times before. A simple Blades wouldn't be able to break through the defense, but...

With this thought in mind, Levi turned in mid-air and took out a black crystal from his pocket.

"I'll use you to test Hange's new invention!"

The small black crystal was thrown onto the back of the Beast Titan's neck. Immediately afterward, Levi pulled out his Signal Pistol, aimed, and pulled the trigger.

The flames of the Signal Flare came into contact with the black crystals.

Zeke's brain suddenly emitted a terrifying warning, and the next second, BOOM!!!

With the force of a heavy High-Explosive Shell exploding right on its face, the Beast Titan's entire head was instantly blown off.

Before it could even scream, the Beast Titan's massive body collapsed.

With his charred neck flesh torn open, the shirtless Zeke struggled desperately to break free of the blood and flesh, gasping for breath. The explosion had truly terrified him; its power was comparable to the TNT used by the Marley military.

But before Zeke could catch his breath, a sharp Blades had already pierced his shoulder blade.

The intense pain caused Zeke to let out a scream.

"Got you." The voice behind him sounded like a demon from hell to Zeke.

Bang!! The boulder crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust! The Fate Titan released the boulder.

The breach created by the Colossal Titan was successfully plugged, and the Soldiers cheered. This operation was a great victory!

The Titan within the city were almost entirely wiped out. Although the Soldiers also suffered significant casualties, the results achieved were remarkable.

Yago emerged from the nape of the Fate Titan's neck and turned to look in the direction of the Beast Titan.

"As expected of Captain, truly..." Before Yago could finish his exclamation, two dazzling Yellow Lightning suddenly erupted in the distance.

"What is that?" Yago's expression froze, and he immediately sensed that something was wrong. He quickly disengaged, activated his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, and sped off.

"Cough cough, you're very powerful. Are you Levi?" Zeke asked, coughing up blood.

Levi frowned slightly. He had no interest in answering the enemy's questions. If this enemy weren't valuable for intelligence, Levi would have preferred to cut off his neck right there and now.

"I underestimated your strength. Paradis Island is indeed not as simple as it seems. However, this suits my purposes even better, you know?" Zeke raised his head, ignoring the Blades still embedded in his shoulder, and looked at Levi, saying, "Destroying you from outside the island is not difficult. The most terrifying thing in the world is not the Titan Power."

Levi was slightly puzzled, but still said coldly, "Enough talk. Be a good prisoner. If you say another word, I won't hesitate to take off your arms and legs. Anyway, they can grow back, right?"

But a strange glint flashed in Zeke's glasses as he spoke, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid I have no intention of becoming a prisoner."

Levi immediately realized something was wrong, and without any hesitation, he drew his Blades and slashed at Zeke's nape.

At the same time, a pistol with a completely different design from the one on the island appeared in Zeke's left hand. If Yago were here, he might recognize it, or he might recall a pistol called Luger (a German sidearm from World War II) from his memory.

Bang! Swish! This is a duel between guns and knives, a duel between Humanity's Strongest Soldiers and humanity's most brutal weapon.

Levi's pupils contracted slightly, and a patch of bright red blood appeared on his waist and abdomen. The pistols outside the island and the gunpowder guns inside the island were not the same thing, and their power was naturally different as well.

The brass bullet pierced Levi's body, but fortunately, it didn't remain lodged inside.

Zeke was also in bad shape; a Blades had already cut halfway into his neck.

Taking advantage of Levi's injury, Zeke struggled to the edge of the roof, by which time half of the Beast Titan's body had already evaporated.

Looking down from the building, which was more than ten meters high, Zeke jumped without hesitation.

Levi clutched his wound, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead. Zeke's bullet still contained a potent neurotoxin, rendering Levi unable to give chase for the time being, and he could only watch helplessly as Zeke escaped.

A gigantic mouth caught Zeke in mid-air, Cart Titan, on all fours, took off running. A large number of Soldiers were already approaching.

"Levi, cough cough cough, I'll remember you."

"Captain! Are you alright!?" The arriving Soldiers immediately noticed Levi's unusual condition. Coincidentally, the soldier who came to his aid was none other than Aiya, an acquaintance from before.

Seeing the cold sweat on Levi's forehead and the bloodstains on his abdomen, Aiya panicked. Finally, amidst Aiya's screams and the commotion of the surrounding Soldiers, Levi closed his eyes and fainted.

"War Chief, Reiner is engaged in combat with the Attack Titan."

"Attack Titan... Eren Jaeger? Jaeger..." Zeke had already pulled the Blades from his wound, which was now slowly steaming as he murmured the familiar name, Jaeger.