An Armored Titan Unlike Any Seen Before
With a snap, the Armored Titan's mouth, which had been covered by bone armor, was revealed. As it opened its mouth, a surge of steam billowed out.
Opposite the Armored Titan, Yago's Fate Titan staggered to its feet, its shattered head visibly regenerating, steam constantly emanating from its wounds.
Soon, the Fate Titan's wounds were fully healed, and its crimson eyes turned to the Armored Titan.
Inside the back of the Fate Titan's neck, the muscles fused to its face Yago, "Reiner, do you still have the Courage to fight?"
The next moment, something completely unexpected happened to Yago.
The Armored Titan suddenly roared to the sky, and the Hardening bone armor on its body began to wriggle.
Before Yago's incredulous eyes, the bone armor at the Armored Titan's joints swelled up, forming ferocious spikes. In the blink of an eye, the Armored Titan in front of him had become a "Hedgehog Titan," but it was far from over.
Suddenly, the Armored Titan's forearm swelled and split open, revealing grayish-brown bone armor accompanied by steam that gradually formed two large shield-shaped plates. The Armored Titan, covered in spikes and wielding the two bone shields, lowered its head, its eyes gleaming with golden light.
An unprecedented Armored Titan appearance exuding an aura of oppression. The Marley Soldiers on the city walls cheered, after all, the seemingly incredibly powerful Armored Titan was on their side.
Inside the back of the Fate Titan's neck, Yago's expression was more solemn than ever before. Even in Big Eren's memories, Yago had never seen Reiner in such a form as the Armored Titan.
"I underestimated you, Reiner. But you're still a long way from beating me!"
"Roar!!" The Fate Titan roared as it charged toward the Armored Titan. As it ran, even sharper white Hardening bone armor covered its arms, and the white bone armor on its face became even thicker.
"Marcel! Annie! Bertholdt! I am no longer the coward I once was! I will prove myself!" Reiner roared furiously from the nape of the Armored Titan's neck.
The Fate Titan, having been enhanced by the Jaw Titan's power, was incredibly fast, reaching the Armored Titan in an instant. The Armored Titan only had time to raise its arms, and its two bone shields closed, forming an indestructible barrier.
Gathering its fist, the Fate Titan slammed its iron fist into the Armored Titan's bone shield, producing a terrifying roar.
"What?" Cracks appeared on the Hardening crystal in the Fate Titan's hand, while on the Armored Titan's closed bone shield, there was a shallow fist mark.
Yago was somewhat surprised. He had used all his strength in that punch, and the Hardening of his fist had been enhanced by the Jaw Titan's power. If it were the original Armored Titan, Yago was confident that he could break through the Armored Titan's body, but now...
Before Yago could think any further, the closed bone shields opened, and the Armored Titan swung its two bone shields at the Fate Titan.
Knowing the strength of the bone shield, Yago dared not take it head-on. He used his agility to dodge the Armored Titan's attacks. Although the two bone shields were incredibly strong, they seemed to slow down the Armored Titan's movements even more. The Fate Titan could dodge the attacks almost effortlessly.
But the Armored Titan, covered in spikes like a hedgehog, left Yago unsure how to proceed.
While the Fate Titan and the Armored Titan were locked in battle, the Scout led by Nile advanced to within 500 meters of the city wall.
The Marley Soldiers on the city walls fired wildly, and Scout fell one after another, riddled with bullets.
Seeing this, Yago was somewhat angry. He had not expected that the Marley Soldiers would join the battle. He dodged another heavy blow from the Armored Titan and Fate Titan to the wall.
The Hardening bone claws easily gripped the city wall, tearing out a handful of rubble, and with a burst of power, hurled them upwards onto the wall.
Of course, the stones thrown by the Fate Titan are no match for those thrown by the Beast Titan. The latter's slingshot attack is almost comparable to the power of a cannonball, while the stones thrown by the Fate Titan barely reach the top of the city wall, at most hitting the Marley Soldiers on the head.
However, the Marley Soldiers were unaware of the true nature of the Fate Titan. When the Fate Titan hurled large amounts of rubble at them, almost all the Soldiers were so frightened that they took cover. Instantly, most of the firepower on the city wall disappeared, and the Scout took the opportunity to approach the city wall and use their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to climb it.
Bang! Yago felt a sweet taste in his throat, and the Fate Titan was sent flying by a powerful blow—no, a powerful slap—from the Armored Titan's shield.
Seeing the Fate Titan kneeling on the ground, the Armored Titan opened its mask, exhaled a breath of steam, and its massive body began to accelerate towards the Fate Titan, its unstoppable momentum like that of a war chariot.
"Reiner! I've really given you too much face! A sneak attack? How despicable!" Yago was truly furious.
The crimson light in the eyes of the Fate Titan was more terrifying than ever before. It stood up abruptly from the ground with a thud, showing no intention of dodging, and charged straight at the Armored Titan.
As mentioned earlier, in addition to being a Captain, Coris is also an excellent sniper. With Mauser Rifle in hand, Coris can hit his target every time within a range of 800 meters.
At this moment, Coris was half-crouched on the wooden crate carried by the Cart Titan, frowning as he observed the battle through binoculars. The duel between the two Titan surprised him, and the ordinary Titan summoned by the Beast Titan around him also made Coris feel uneasy, reminding him of some unpleasant memories.
"Don't underestimate the power of the Spear of Marley!" The Beast Titan beside him assumed a baseball pitching stance, but in the Beast Titan's hand, it wasn't a baseball, but rather a boulders that, when launched, possessed the terrifying power of a cannon.
Just before the Beast Titan was about to hurl the boulders, Coris turned around and shouted, "Watch out! There's movement behind us!"
The sniper's exceptional senses and intuition alerted Coris to something amiss.
The Beast Titan and the Cart Titan both paused for a moment, then turned their heads.
The earth seemed to tremble slightly, and small black dots emerged from the horizon. Upon closer inspection, they were another charge of the Wings of Freedom.
"Soldiers! Forward!"
Commander Erwin's inspiring voice rang out from the front of the column, and following Commander charge, the Scout drew their swords and roared.
The Beast Titan was somewhat surprised as it watched the Scout approaching rapidly behind it. The distance wasn't very far, which meant that these Soldiers had been lying in ambush all along. How was that possible?