Levi became a spiraling blur, carving more than a dozen bloody gashes across the Colossal Titan's head. His blades reached its nape, and in an instant, he shredded it with both swords.
Bertolt emerged from the nape, terror written across his face. Levi appeared before him in a flash and stared at him coldly.
Had Captain Levi gained Zeyechuan's ability...? Tears welled in Bertolt's eyes as he looked at Levi in despair.
"Aah!" Without a word, Levi severed Bertolt's legs and pulled him free, then slowly descended to the ground with Bertolt in his grip.
Half of the Colossal Titan's body crashed to the ground. The earth shook violently, countless birds scattered in alarm, and large numbers of Titans near the forest began pouring into it.
"Was that an earthquake?" Sasha asked nervously.
"The Colossal Titan seems to be gone..." Historia gazed at the sky above the depths of the forest. The towering figure was nowhere to be seen.
"Did Eren and Chen Si succeed...?" Armin asked hopefully.
In a clearing outside the forest.
The invincible Armored Titan waited and waited, but the Attack Titan never came flying toward him. As he watched the towering figure deep in the forest slowly collapse, Reiner's eyes trembled.
We failed... How did this happen...? Bertolt... Annie... Reiner clenched his teeth, utterly unable to accept reality, as Pure Titans gradually surrounded him.
"Roar!" The Armored Titan bellowed, rammed through the Titans on every side, and began breaking out of the encirclement. All he could do now was find a way to flee back to the shores of Paradis Island.
"So it really was Bertolt..." Hange adjusted her glasses as she studied Bertolt dangling from Levi's hand.
"Captain Levi!" Bertolt cried in terror.
"Shut up, you trash." Levi raised his blade and sliced off Bertolt's