The outbreak of war: A choice
"Yago! Behind you!" A-Wu easily jumped onto the shoulder of the Fate Titan and tapped the bone armor on the Fate Titan's face with the back of his sword.
Upon hearing this, the Fate Titan turned his head and saw the Blood Titan and the Winged Titan screeching in mid-air closing in from behind. Turning back, he saw the last remaining form of the Silver-Split Titan weakly crouching on the ground, the Red Fire Titan with its face, neck, and body covered in countless sharp claws, resembling a hedgehog Titan, and the Paladin Titan Giant with a limp leg and wounds all over its body from the bites of the Sea-Swimming Titan, its right hand frozen by a Huge Lump of Ice.
The Titan Warriors who served Ebson were all covered in wounds and had finally managed to distance themselves from Yago and his companions.
Isn't this a bit too easy? Pieck, inside the Cart Titan's neck, vaguely sensed something was wrong. After all, she had spent some time with Ivanor and the others in the Warrior Unit, and even fought alongside them. She had a good understanding of their Titan Power. Even if they were weak, they shouldn't be so easily defeated. On the other hand, even Reiner's Armored Titan was only slightly out of breath and exhausted. (Not that I'm looking down on Reiner, but Reiner's Armored Titan is indeed not known for its stamina.)
Putting everything else aside, the Fusion form of the Paladin Titan and the Fortress Titan is already difficult to deal with, but why are they still not intervening when the Paladin Titan is almost torn apart by the Sea-Swimming Titan and the Fortress Titan hasn't even moved a hundred meters?
The Armored Titan, the Sea-Swimming Titan, the Flying Claw Titan, and the Cart Titan also gathered around the Fate Titan.
"Yago, something's wrong, something's really wrong! They shouldn't be this weak, there must be a conspiracy!" The Cart Titan directly voiced his concerns. At this point, his backside was practically on fire, so he had to speak up if he had any ideas. There were at least several thousand Blood Titan behind them, and if he didn't come up with a solution soon, they might really be doomed here!
*Pfft! Fate Titan lowered its head, a faint steam rising from the back of its neck. Yago freed half of its body from the fleshy restraints, its gaze fixed straight ahead. "A-Yi, you should remember the way you came, right?"
A-Yi, standing on the Armored Titan's shoulder, nodded. "I remember it very clearly!"
Yago took a deep breath, smiled, and said easily, "That's good. You guys hold on for now, wait for the signal, and A-Yi, you lead everyone out!"
The group was taken aback by his words. The other Titan were speechless, but the Cart Titan asked directly, "Yago? What do you mean?"
Yago raised an eyebrow, nonchalantly saying, "It's nothing. I just lied to you guys a little at the beginning. I'll handle the rest myself. You guys take care of this. Reiner, prove to me that you're no longer just the Shield of Marley, but the shield of hope for us Eldians! Of course, don't overwork yourself; we still have our comrades."
Having said that, without giving his Comrade a chance to react, Yago burrowed back into the back of the Fate Titan's neck. The next second, a crimson light flashed in the Fate Titan's eyes, and with a series of cracks, two fleshy bulges appeared on its back and shoulder blades. Then! Splatter! Blood splattered as two large lumps of deformed flesh were squeezed out of the bulges and quickly extended, with countless feathers emerging from the flesh.
Blood evaporated, whoosh! Wings spread! A pair of broad wings rose behind the Fate Titan in the blink of an eye, snap! With a flap of the wings! The Fate Titan soared into the air, and at the same time, white light condensed again in its hands, crackling and popping!
Bang!! A giant, Hardening round shield crashed to the ground. The Fate Titan gave the Armored Titan a final look, as if to say, "It's up to you now." Then, with a flap of its wings, its massive body shot rapidly into the air.
The Armored Titan stepped forward, crouching down to grasp the handle of the Hardening round shield. The shield's surface was smooth and crystalline, faintly reflecting the Armored Titan's image. Crack! The bone armor on his face split open, exposing his gums. A breath of scorching steam escaped, and boom! The heavy round shield was lifted by the Armored Titan. Reiner smiled for the first time in a long time. How to put it? It feels so good to be trusted!
As the Armored Titan raised its shield, the Cart Titan Armored Titan walked up behind it, the Sea-Swimming Titan arched its back, its thick tail swaying slightly, poised to strike, and the Flying Claw Titan's claws gleamed with a chilling light. A-Wu jumped onto the Armored Titan's other shoulder, snap! It removed the slightly worn Blades and replaced it with a brand new, sharp Blades. Now, it was time to fight to the death.
Behind them, thousands of Blood Titan roared and surged forward like a tidal wave. In front of them, several Titan Warriors serving Ebson also stood up. The Silver-Split Titan raised its head and watched the Fate Titan spread its wings and fly over their heads without moving. After the Fate Titan flew out of sight, the Silver-Split Titan- Silver-Split Titan lowered its head again, turned its neck, and its head made a creepy creaking sound.
"At least I don't have to worry too much anymore. Doctor's guess was absolutely right." Bill murmured to himself, his face almost completely obscured by blood, but the fierceness on his face remained undiminished.
At that very moment, thick mechanical pipes creaked and groaned as they emerged from the ground in several corners behind the plaza. Whoosh! Like blowers, large amounts of scarlet gas surged out of the pipes, spreading towards the direction where the Silver-Split Titan were.
"That's... Scarlet Mist!?" Aili exclaimed from the back of the Sea-Swimming Titan's neck. The Scarlet Mist that Ivanor had mentioned earlier? It could turn ordinary humans into Titan. Selen had already demonstrated this to them not long ago. But if she remembered correctly, Ivanor also seemed to have said that the Scarlet Mist could make Titan Warriors... how... even more insane!
Sure enough, the next second, the Silver-Split Titan, the Red Fire Titan, the Paladin Titan, and even the massive Fortress Titan were all surrounded by Scarlet Mist. The Silver-Split Titan even lay down and frantically inhaled and exhaled Scarlet Mist.
Sizzle! Sizzle! As the Titan exhaled Scarlet Mist, countless crimson arcs of electricity exploded on Titan bodies, and subtle changes began to occur in their forms.
"Roar!!!" The Red Fire Titan was the first to raise its head and roar, and a pillar of fire as high as thirty meters shot into the sky. The original Red Fire flames were gradually dyed blue like a crimson ribbon. In the end, the pillar of Red Fire turned into an eerie Blue Flame, and its scarlet eyes were so bright that they looked like they were about to drip blood.
The Paladin Titan roared as it rose to its feet and charged towards the massive Fortress Titan behind it. Boom! The lightning erupting from the Fusion of the Fortress Titan and the Paladin Titan swept everything away.
The Silver-Split Titan knelt on the ground, its smooth silver flesh fluctuating wildly, like mercury boiling.
Whoosh! Suddenly, the Silver-Split Titan raised its head, its scarlet eyes brimming with savage killing intent.
The Armored Titan stomped on the ground; what followed was sure to be an even tougher battle!