Wall Maria.
"Warrior Commander, Annie and Bertolt are still in their hands. When are we going to rescue them?" Reiner asked Zeke.
"Huh? Reiner, the mission comes first. Our mission is to seize the Coordinate." Zeke, in his Beast Titan form, picked at his ear, sounding puzzled.
"What? But Bertolt and Annie are our comrades! They're in the devils' hands. Shouldn't we save them?" Reiner looked up at the enormous Beast Titan and argued.
"Ah, if they've fallen into the devils' hands, they're probably already dead. What if we go to rescue them and the Coordinate gets away? Saving two dead people hardly seems worth it, Reiner," the Beast Titan said indifferently.
"What did you say? They've fought beside me through life and death for years!" Reiner shouted, his eyes bulging with fury.
"Oh? Are you defying orders?" Zeke's Beast Titan raised his head and stared disdainfully down at the tiny Reiner.
"No! I will never abandon Bertolt and Annie!" The moment the words left his mouth, Reiner bit down hard on the webbing between his thumb and index finger.
An immensely thick bolt of yellow lightning descended from the sky, and an Armored Titan clad entirely in golden armor appeared.
Reiner's Armored Titan opened his mouth slightly, releasing two enormous jets of steam, then charged at Zeke's Beast Titan, hoping to take him down with a single over-the-shoulder throw.
"Ugh." Zeke's Beast Titan sighed. Like a gigantic ape capable of human speech, he wore an uncannily human expression of exasperation.
Watching Reiner charge toward him, Zeke swung his arm with all his strength. His hand instantly hardened through Hardening and pinned Reiner firmly to the ground. The earth split open, and the Beast Titan crushed the armor over the Armored Titan's chest with his grip.
The eighteen-meter Beast Titan