Borrowing a Name
A massive and scorching pillar of fire surged forth, overwhelming everything. Under the raging flames, the fleeing Guard struggled to breathe, the air they inhaled becoming dry and scalding.
The Fate Titan, facing the pillar of fire directly, was under immense pressure. The attack was so fierce that there was no time to dodge, and he had no choice but to raise his arms to face the flames.
Boom! The moment it came into contact with the pillar of fire, the Fate Titan's body burst into flames, its flesh and blood turning into fuel and burning wildly. The entire Titan instantly transformed into Titan engulfed in flames.
Yago, inside the back of the Fate Titan's neck, also felt the scorching heat of the terrible flames, the excruciating pain and suffocation. The flames burned, and the oxygen in the air was almost completely consumed.
The Fate Titan's body continued to burn, large chunks of flesh quickly burning away, even revealing its bare skeleton. What horrified Yago even more was that the Hardening sphere containing Lara Tybur, which he was holding, was slowly melting.
This flame can even melt Hardening?!
Just as Yago was struggling to hold on, the source of the flames was revealed: a Titan with a deformed head was lying face down on all fours.
Why is the Titan's head considered deformed? Upon closer inspection, the Titan's head is shaped like a gourd, wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. The area above the nose is pointed and thin, while the Titan's mouth is ridiculously large, resembling an upside-down sack.
From the Titan's gaping maw, flames spewed forth incessantly.
The Fate Titan seemed unable to withstand the scorching flames any longer, and its massive body collapsed into the fire.
Seeing this, the fire-breathing Titan gradually reduced the flames, and as the last flame went out, the whole world seemed to quiet down.
The fire-breathing Titan closed its mouth, and without the Titan illuminating it, its features became clearer. Apart from its deformed head, perhaps the most striking feature was its pair of bright red eyes.
The fire-breathing Titan, who had been lying on the ground, stood up. His 14-meter-tall body was still quite imposing. If you got close to the fire-breathing Titan, you could smell a faint apple scent, which the Soldiers of Paradis Island would definitely recognize immediately.
Gas! The core energy source for this Omni-Directional Mobility Gear is actually found in a Titan.
That's right, if Gas had color, then everyone would see the extremely high concentration of Gas contained in the mouth of the fire-breathing Titan.
Looking at the Fate Titan, the Fate Titan lying on the ground was in a truly pitiful state; the entire Titan had almost turned into charred black charcoal, with wisps of smoke rising from it.
Bill loosened his collar; the heat in the air hadn't completely dissipated. Seeing the Fate Titan fall, Bill sneered, looking at the stunned fire-breathing Titan, and said, "Well done, Newt. No wonder Master wanted a coward like you to receive the power of the Red Fire. Heh, Red Fire Titan."
The Guard who did not flee were urged by Bill, who was standing on the top floor of the villa, to rescue the War Hammer Titan.
The Guard exchanged glances, and finally one of Guard stepped forward.
The Guard arrived at Lara Tybur, who had fallen from the clutches of the Fate Titan.
A cracked, deformed Hardening mass lay on the ground, with Lara Tybur inside in a pitiful state.
Besides the cracks caused by the Fate Titan, there was also the damage caused by the flames spewed by what Bill called the Red Fire Titan.
What? How was the damage caused? As mentioned before, the flames spewed by the Red Fire Titan can melt Hardening, not just the surface Hardening, but Lara Tybur's Hardening also began to melt from the inside out.
So now, the Lara inside the Hardening looks quite miserable. Her originally fair skin is now scalded red, her hair is matted, and there are even large blisters on her face and hands.
Seemingly noticing the arrival of the Guard, Lara Tybur decisively deactivated her Hardening.
"Pfft, cough cough cough." As soon as he was freed from his Hardening, Lara Tybur. He opened his mouth and spat out a large mouthful of liquid, then coughed violently.
A faint steam began to rise from her body, and the Titan Power began to repair Lara Tybur's scalded body.
Several Guard quickly helped the exhausted Lara up to leave, but the commotion behind them caught their attention.
A patch of charred flesh swelled up, and then, to the Guard's horrified gaze, an arm suddenly burst forth from the charred flesh.
"Phew! The fresh air is really nice," Yago said, taking a deep breath.
Noticing the astonished gazes from not far away, Yago even extended his hand in greeting, "Oh, hello there."
Lara Tybur seemed agitated, and she shouted, "Who are you?!"
Yago looked at Lara, smiled slightly, and raised his hands, saying, "Me? Want to know who I am? Then listen carefully, I will be Marley's nightmare, the host of the Attack Titan and the Founding Titan, Eren Jaeger!"
"Eren Jaeger!?" Lara Tybur stared intently at Yago's face, as if trying to etch it into her mind.
"Sorry, Eren, can I borrow your name for a moment?" (Eren: Ah!???)
Bill didn't hear what Yago said; he only saw that Yago was completely unharmed? What was going on? The Red Fire Titan's flames could even melt Hardening, so not only was this guy uninjured, but he was also jumping around like a madman.
"Newt! Burn him!" Bill roared at the Red Fire Titan.
The Red Fire Titan glanced back, hesitated for a moment, then lowered its body again and opened its massive maw towards Yago.
Inside the mouth of the Red Fire Titan, openings on both sides of the oral cavity wall can be vaguely seen.
"Run!!" Several Guard scrambled to help Lara Tybur. Yago didn't stop them; he wasn't confident he could take the War Hammer Titan from the manor. What other secrets were hidden within? Were there other lurking Titan?
But Yago didn't come away empty-handed. The bloodstained Dagger in his Trench Coat pocket could grant Yago new power, and the power of the War Hammer held considerable appeal for Yago.
Yago was unaware of any of this. Golden arcs of electricity enveloped Yago once more, and crimson eyes reappeared amidst the billowing steam.
Gas condensed at the opening of one side of the mouth and was then suddenly expelled. Sparks bursting from the opening of the other side of the mouth also ignited the Gas, and a terrifying pillar of fire surged towards the Fate Titan once again.
"Heh, come on!" Yago chuckled contemptuously from the back of his neck.
The Fate Titan suddenly lowered its body, then gathered its strength and charged directly at the Red Fire Titan, facing the Red Fire Titan's pillar of fire head-on.
"Idiot!" Bill sneered, but before he could finish his laugh, he froze.
A Hardening shield covered in cracks was held aloft by the Fate Titan; it was the same shield that the War Hammer Titan had dropped not long ago.
A shocked Bill looked at Lara Tybur, who was being supported by Guard, and he began to suspect there was a mole among them.
The pillar of fire erupted onto the Hardening shield, instantly shattering it. A surging shockwave enveloped the Fate Titan, and the Hardening began to melt under the terrifying flames. The flames brushed past its body, but the Fate Titan did not stop; it advanced against the flames! The flames were pushed back by it!
The sight of a Titan charging forward amidst a sky full of flames is both awe-inspiring and terrifying, like a warrior facing divine punishment.