The beginning: Obstruction

Losing his balance, Reiner slid off the smooth Steel Buildings. In his panic, his first thought wasn't to reactivate the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to stabilize himself, but rather to instinctively raise his hand and open his mouth to bite.

But a huge hand caught Reiner firmly in mid-air, and the still-shaken Reiner met a pair of scarlet eyes.

"Thank you, Porco."

The Flying Claw Titan spewed two plumes of steam from its nostrils and flung itself upwards in annoyance, allowing Reiner to regain his footing atop the summit.

Yago also put Aili down, squinting at a certain direction. In the meantime, a large number of Far East Soldiers arrived by vehicle and quickly surrounded the area.

However, the Far East people didn't rush to open fire this time, because a military vehicle covered with a tarpaulin slowly drove up and stopped among the many Far East Soldiers. Then, a burly man jumped out of the vehicle.

With his short brown hair and fierce gaze, he was clearly no pushover. However, Yago and the others did not recognize him. If Ivanor were still here, she would have recognized him as the new Red Fire Titan, Selen Evans.

Selen looked up at the group of people on the rooftop, chuckled, and waved. Soldiers immediately handed him a large megaphone. "Hello? Can you hear me? Hey! You up there, kid, I'm passing on a message from Doctor Ebson: don't be so arrogant. You're too green for scheming, kid. Remember, the Doctor's waiting for you at the west Laboratory. If you're so capable, go get him yourself!"

After saying that, Selen cleared his throat and continued, "Also, you have another choice, and the Doctor is willing to give you this opportunity: submit to the Doctor, Yago Norman. As long as you submit to the Doctor, you can get everything you want!"

Upon hearing Selen's words, Yago, who had been calm, lost his composure. The anger and killing intent in his Black Eyes were almost impossible to conceal. He turned to look at the Flying Claw Titan and said through gritted teeth, "Porco, could you please give that bastard a good whack?"

The Flying Claw Titan let out a low growl, and then, under the watchful eyes of both sides, Flying Claw Titan suddenly leaped up, raised its hand, and swung it fiercely, sending out a lightning-fast white streak.

Bang! The Far East Soldiers gasped in surprise. Unfortunately, the bone claw had missed its mark, landing right next to Selen and smashing over the military vehicle Selen had just been riding in. The driver was also skewered along with the vehicle. Selen remained motionless, standing there unusually calm. Seeing the overturned vehicle, he even chuckled, "Is this your choice? Interesting."

Meanwhile, because the military vehicle was overturned, the tarpaulin that was originally covering it was also blown off, and a pile of steel canisters were scattered all over the ground, with many even rolling to the feet of the Far East Soldiers.

Upon seeing the steel canister, many Far East Soldiers' expressions changed drastically. They all recognized the canister and knew what it contained: Scarlet Mist! A terrifying poison gas capable of turning people into Blood Titan!

"Sir! What's going on?!" A Far East Officer immediately stepped forward and questioned him. Selen raised an eyebrow, not answering the Officer's question, but instead asking, "We ordered your battalion not to carry gas masks. Did you follow the order properly?"

"What? Sir, gas masks? Wait! Sir! You mean...?" The Far East Officer suddenly realized something, and he looked up in disbelief. The reason he wasn't allowing his troops to wear gas masks was for this? Sure enough, Selen took a step back with a half-smile, pulled a pistol from his waist, aimed at the steel canister at his feet, and then, bang!! A shot rang out.

"No!!!" Amid the Far East Officer's shrill scream, a bullet pierced the steel canister at his feet, and crimson gas immediately gushed out as if it were free.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...

Selen didn't stop, emptying all the bullets in his pistol magazine in one go. He blasted open more than a dozen steel canisters, and countless Scarlet Mist fumes immediately began to spread among the Far East Soldiers.

Knowing the terrifying nature of the Scarlet Mist, the Far East Soldiers desperately tried to flee, but how could their legs possibly outpace the spreading gas? Hundreds of Far East Soldiers could only watch in horror as they inhaled the Scarlet Mist.

During this time, some angry Soldiers did raise their weapons and fire at the culprit Selen, to vent their anger, but the latter had already drawn his Dagger, slashed his palm, and golden and scarlet lightning spread across his body.

Amidst the billowing steam, a colossal head burst forth, its gourd-shaped form appearing eerily strange. Its scarlet eyes, amplified by the Scarlet Mist, seemed even more sinister. Boom! The Red Fire Titan, landing on all fours, made its appearance to the horrified gazes of the Far East Soldiers.

It opened its unusually large mouth, and thick Gas spewed out from the hidden openings on both sides of its mouth. A spark flashed in its throat, and a blazing, terrifying pillar of fire immediately shot out.

Many Far East Soldiers nearby were burned to a crisp before they could even scream.

Under the flames of the Red Fire Titan, the steel cylinders that hadn't been blasted at first melted and exploded, spewing out their Scarlet Mist, which spread even faster under the intense heat of the flames.

Meanwhile, the Far East Soldiers inhaled the Scarlet Mist also began to undergo terrifying changes in their bodies.

Some Soldiers threw down their weapons, tearing their uniforms with glee, screaming loudly, steam rising from their mouths, their vomiting blood even boiling. Then, streaks of scarlet lightning spread from their mouths, eyes, ears, and even noses, quickly enveloping their bodies.

Then, with a loud bang, a crimson bolt of lightning shot into the sky, accompanied by a terrifying roar, "Awooo!!!" A horrifying Titan, its body deformed and resembling pulsating flesh, struggled out of the crimson lightning.

One, two, three... dozens, even hundreds, of scarlet lightning bolts erupted before Yago and his companions, and hundreds of deformed Blood Titan appeared before them. The terrifying roars that rose and fell sent chills down their spines, while also being mixed with the screams of humans. These were the screams of Far East Soldiers who had not yet transformed and were still conscious, as they were grabbed and torn apart by the Blood Titan beside them.

Meanwhile, the Red Fire Titan had long since escaped the Blood Titan horde. It glanced back at the direction of Yago and the others, Selen smiled cruelly from the back of its neck. "Kid, this is the first big dish the Doctor has prepared for you. Enjoy it!"

But the worst was yet to come. Like a path of light, a straight road stretched out before Yago and his companions, with hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of crimson lightning bolts exploding along it like light bulbs. In an instant, Yago's ears were completely filled with the terrifying roars of the Blood Titan.

At the end of the Blood Titan's "path" lies the Laboratory that Selen had mentioned, meaning that Ebson is there. Yago's gaze deepened.