Detention

The Cart Titan's deformed body shattered, and a brand new Cart Titan emerged from the fragments of the old body, lunging straight for the Armored Titan's nape.

"Petra, Juda, get out of the way!" Levi immediately warned his subordinates. Petra and Juda reacted quickly, activating their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to escape from the Armored Titan's nape.

Snap! The Cart Titan's massive jaws snapped shut on the Armored Titan's entire nape and ripped it off.

"Hateful!"

After tearing open the Armored Titan's nape, the Cart Titan didn't hesitate, swinging its limbs and rushing towards the city wall.

"Stop it!" Some Scout tried to intercept the Cart Titan, but the Cart Titan was fast and had a great impact when it ran. Some Scout accidentally collided with the Cart Titan and were immediately turned into bloody messes.

Erwin was a step too slow. By the time they reached the ground, the Cart Titan had already scaled the city walls, and the Armored Titan on the ground had begun to evaporate.

Boom!! A tremendous roar, and the 60-meter-tall Colossal Titan vanished in a bizarre and rapid manner, even evaporating faster than a normal Titan.

Also missing were the Cart Titan and Reiner, the Armored Titan's host who had been saved by the Cart Titan. This capture operation was a complete failure, just like the previous capture operation of the Female Titan.

The failure of this trap can be attributed to insufficient intelligence; Erwin and his men did not anticipate the appearance of the Cart Titan.

Erwin closed his eyes and sighed; the best opportunity had already been missed.

As dusk fell, the Survey Corps Soldiers began cleaning up the ravaged city wall and collecting the bodies of their fallen comrades, a somber mood hanging over their faces.

"What's wrong with Yago? He suddenly came back alive and then suddenly disappeared again! And Reiner and Bertholdt, they're Titan! This is so annoying!" Jean complained to the group of New Recruits.

"What?" Levi frowned, while Nanaba stood beside him, somewhat embarrassed, as she reported.

"What happened?" Although the operation failed, other tasks still need to be done, at least to find out and clear the Titan Wall Rose.

"Yago ran away," Levi said, somewhat annoyed.

Erwin pondered for a moment, "Yago... no matter what, at least he's not an enemy. How's Eren?"

Because the Cart Titan chose to rescue Reiner immediately, Eren wasn't taken away. Of course, if the Cart Titan had really wanted to take Eren away, the outcome would have been uncertain.

The Cart Titan doesn't have the same thick defense as the Armored Titan; Mikasa could easily annihilate Cart Titan.

Eren is currently resting in bed due to excessive exertion.

"I'm exhausted, I'm lying down," Levi replied, while glancing impatiently at Hange beside him.

Hange was hunched over the table, writing furiously, his eyes shining brightly.

Levi: "Hey, Hange, what are you scribbling about here?"

Hange adjusted her glasses, her tone unusually serious as she said, "We're gathering information on the enemy. To defeat them, we naturally need to understand them. For example, our Blades are ineffective against the Armored Titan's skin..."

"Commander! Commander Nile, the Commander of the Military Police Brigade, is here!" A Scout suddenly came in to report, but his tone was somewhat panicked.

Everyone present immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Bang! A pair of armed Military Police suddenly burst into the command room, and with a clatter, they all pointed their Flintlock at Erwin.

Swish! Instinctively, Levi drew half of the Blades from his waist.

"Calm down!" Erwin suddenly snapped, then looked at Nile.

Although reluctant, Nile still gave his reasons, "Erwin! Because you deliberately diverted the Military Police Brigade and the Garrison Regiment, acted without authorization, disobeyed orders, and are suspected of being related to the suddenly appearing Colossal Titan, the Command Headquarters has now ordered the Military Police Brigade to detain Erwin Smith and bring him back to the Capital for questioning, and the entire Survey Corps to be disarmed!"

These words clearly angered the other Survey Corps Soldiers present. "What nonsense are you talking about?" Levi glared coldly at Nile, and even Hange, who was usually carefree, showed a hint of anger on her face.

"It's alright, I believe the Command Headquarters will investigate everything thoroughly. Let's go." Erwin pushed aside the notebook in his hand, stood up behind Erwin, and walked to Nile's side, gesturing for him to come.

Nile hesitated for a moment, but still waved his hand, and two Military Police carrying guns walked behind Erwin to keep an eye on Erwin.

After Erwin left, everyone else followed, except for Levi, who was a step behind. He glanced at the notebook Erwin had pushed aside, and his pupils contracted slightly.

Many Military Police Brigade and Garrison Regiment Soldiers had already arrived on the city wall. Under their watchful eyes, all the Survey Corps Soldiers obediently deactivated their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.

"It's strange. This absurd disarmament will severely damage the Survey Corps' reputation. Why would the Royal Government do this?" Armin said with some concern.

"Eren, are you alright?" Mikasa didn't hear Armin's words at all; she was only worried about Eren, who had just woken up. Eren sat dejectedly in the carriage, feeling very down. After all, his former friend was the murderer who caused the miserable lives of the people the Walls.

Erwin followed the Military Police to a carriage. Just as he was about to get on, Erwin suddenly caught a glimpse of several familiar figures out of the corner of his eye: tall, thin figures in black priest robes.

"The Wallist Church?" Erwin muttered to himself, then boarded the carriage at the urging of the Military Police.

As the sun set, the Cart Titan's body raced across the land, the enormous commotion attracting many ordinary Titan wandering nearby. Unfortunately, given their speed, these Titan could only watch from afar as the Cart Titan's rear end was left in the dust.

"Pieck -chan! Pieck -chan! Can you let Reiner out first? He's already far from the walls; the Survey Corps probably can't catch up."

Upon closer inspection, a figure was sitting on the Cart Titan's neck, with the muscle lines on its face still clearly visible. Bertholdt looked extremely weak; transforming into the Colossal Titan was a huge burden for him, since becoming Titan consumed the host's stamina.

The Cart Titan stopped in his tracks after hearing Bertholdt's words.