Final arc: War breaks out
"Roar!!!" The roar of a small, Jaw Titan heralded the start of this war.
Inside the Scarlet Base, a torrent of countless Intelligent Titan from different eras surged towards the Titan Warriors of the rescue team.
Bang!! The earth trembled slightly, and the Fusion Titan formed by the Fusion of the Paladin Titan and the Fortress Titan charged out first, its massive thirty-meter body digging into the ground with its four Iron Hoof, and a crimson light shining through the heavy Hardening armor on its head.
The Fusion Titan's charge also sounded the call for the rescue team to attack. The Armored Titan, Cart Titan, and Flying Claw Titan were on the left, while the Attack Titan, Sea-Swimming Titan, and Female Titan were on the right. On the head of the Fusion Titan, a small figure stood steadily, carrying a bundle of Thunder Spear on her back, and Mikasa's finger was on the trigger of the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.
The first to collide with the Fusion Titan were dozens of Jaw Titan of various shapes and sizes. Most of the Jaw Titan were small in stature, possessing indestructible claws and sharp fangs. Even the strongest Hardening could not withstand their claws and fangs.
In the blink of an eye, the first Jaw Titan rushed to the feet of the Fusion Titan. However, compared to the Fusion Titan's thirty-meter-tall body, the Jaw Titan five or six-meter-tall body was nothing but a shrimp.
Crack! Without any suspense, the Fusion Titan's Iron Hoof easily crushed the Jaw Titan's body. Immediately following was a series of cracking sounds, blood and flesh flew everywhere, and limbs danced wildly. Dozens of Jaw Titan were crushed into dust by the Fusion Titan. Even if a few Jaw Titan were lucky enough to climb onto the Fusion Titan's body, the damage they caused to the Fusion Titan was negligible.
But this was only the beginning. At the very back of the massive torrent of Titan, one after another, gray-white War Hammer Titan stood still, and a blinding white light shone from their hands. Instantly, one after another, Hardening longbows or crossbows of different lengths and shapes appeared in their hands.
Soon, the rescue team noticed the anomaly in the sky. Looking up, they saw countless Hardening arrows refracting a dazzling light, hurtling towards them like a waterfall.
"Reiner!" the Cart Titan uttered in a deep voice.
Boom!! The Hardening giant shield slammed into the ground, and the earth-yellow light in the Armored Titan's eyes flashed, directly protecting the Cart Titan and the Flying Claw Titan behind it. The next second, countless arrows rained down on the Armored Titan's giant shield like a storm.
On the other side, the Sea-Swimming Titan reacted with extreme speed, accelerating to the front of the Attack Titan and the Female Titan the instant the arrows struck. Its long tail lashed out, unleashing a terrifying, colorless, bone-chilling blast of cold air that instantly formed a cloud of icy mist before it.
Crack! Crack! Crack! The Hardening arrow, upon contact with the icy mist, instantly became covered in frost and eventually lost power, crashing to the ground.
They easily bypassed the first wave of Jaw Titan's charge, followed closely by dozens or even hundreds of Armored Titan, their bodies covered in Hardening armor.
Facing the long line of hundreds of Armored Titan, the crimson light in the Fusion Titan's eyes intensified, and with a wave of its hand, the heavy lance, composed mostly of the Fortress Titan's body, was slowly raised.
The Armored Titan blocking the way for the Fusion Titan is different from Reiner's Armored Titan. This Titan Warriors, who is probably hundreds of years old, is covered with Hardening armor all over its body, like a rock that has come to life. Except for extremely tiny gaps at the joints, the entire Titan is almost entirely composed of Hardening.
Bang!!" The "Rock" armor slammed its foot into the ground, the Hardening spikes beneath its feet and the ground instantly crumbling away. Its hands were raised high, clearly indicating that it was about to take the Fusion Titan head-on.
Inside the Fusion Titan, seeing the rock "armor" so provocative, both Ivanor and Bazel were enraged. "Damn it! Who gave you, you stinking rock, the Courage?!"
The enraged Fusion Titan clearly didn't notice that, in addition to the rock "Armored Titan," there were many more Armored Titans ready to fight.
Bang!!! With a violent roar, accompanied by a sudden burst of blood mist in the air, the rock "Armored Titan" that had been on high alert just moments before was now pierced through by the Fusion Titan. Its chest, covered in thick armor, exploded, and its massive body was pushed forward by the Fusion Titan like a doll.
"Tch! What a piece of junk, trash!" Ivanor scoffed at the back of his neck, but Bazel quickly realized something was wrong. "Ivanor! Wait! Look behind you!"
Although the Fusion Titan easily pierced through hundreds of Armored Titan, it failed to tear apart the long line of Armored Titan. The remaining nearly one hundred Armored Titan, stepping on the bodies of the Fusion Titan Armored Titan, charged towards the other Titan Warriors of the rescue team.
"Damn it! These guys are tough, they didn't break, Bazel! Turn around and keep going!" Ivanor said viciously.
The Fusion Titan, which was originally charging forward, also stopped in its tracks, adjusted its direction, turned around, and braced its four hooves on the ground, preparing to turn back again and smash into the Armored Titan.
But would the Intelligent Titan of all ages just stand by and watch the Fusion Titan turn back right under their noses? The answer is, of course, no.
In an instant, more than a hundred Intelligent Titan of all kinds surrounded and charged toward the Fusion Titan.
At the same time, the Flying Claw Titan leaped high into the air, dodging a punch from an Armored Titan, and seized the opportunity to jump onto the back of another Armored Titan. A flash of white light, and splatter splatter! The sharp, Hardening claws of the tree roots instantly pierced through the back of the Armored Titan's neck. The Flying Claw Titan grabbed its own claws, its eyes flashing crimson light, and with a roar, it twisted the Armored Titan's head off like pulling up a radish.
Using its agile body, the Cart Titan darted and weaved among the slow-moving Armored Titan, its Armored Titan mouth targeting only the weak joints of their legs. Once it bit down an Armored Titan, the Cart Titan would pounce on its back and tear apart its nape.
The battles of Attack Titan and Female Titan are similar. Both Annie and Eren rely on strong fighting skills to fight. The difference is that Female Titan only has simple Hardening on her fists, while Attack Titan has additional Hardening on his elbows and knees.
The fighting style of Attack Titan and Female Titan is quite pleasing to the eye. With just a few easy slides and simple grappling techniques, Female Titan easily took down one "predecessor" Armored Titan after another. Her fists are imbued with the most refined Hardening of Female Titan, which also allows her to smash the back of the neck of those Armored Titan.
Besides using skills, Attack Titan also rely heavily on their own immense strength. Having fought Reiner many times, Eren had already gained considerable experience in dealing with Armored Titan, so he was quite adept at handling the Armored Titan before him.
Speaking of which, we have to turn our attention to Reiner. Although Reiner is often ridiculed by many, no one, including Eren, would truly underestimate Reiner. In fact, seeing him now wielding his giant shield and easily smashing the head of the Titan with the same name in front of him, the title of the strongest Armored Titan in history may have been given to him.