Wall Rose, Survey Corps headquarters, underground prison.
When Chen Si heard that Erwin was preparing to inherit the Colossal Titan, he accompanied him to Wall Rose. He had felt nothing in particular when Erwin mentioned inheriting the Colossal Titan, but when Erwin said he wanted to inherit the Female Titan and asked for his help breaking open the Hardening Crystal, Chen Si could barely keep his composure.
"Aaaaaah! Aaah! Noooo!"
Bertolt's agonized screams rang out from the cell. Even Chen Si found them chilling.
"Those who possess Titan power have extraordinary regenerative abilities. Since Bertolt's Colossal Titan is extremely dangerous, we have to cut off his limbs every six hours to keep his strength down and prevent him from transforming," Hange said, adjusting her glasses.
"Thank you for your hard work," Erwin said to the two soldiers who carried out the daily amputations.
Both men saluted. Their expressions were still somewhat numb and grim after having to brutally dismember a teenage boy every six hours.
"Let's put him out of his misery as soon as possible." Even Levi found the sight hard to bear. Bertolt had once joined the Survey Corps, so technically, he had been one of his soldiers.
"Please... kill me..." Bertolt was drenched in blood, his torso bound tightly in several thick chains. His clothes had not been changed in over a month, and his face was filled with numbness and despair.
Chen Si slowly approached Bertolt, crouched down, and looked at him.
"Chen... Chen Si... kill me..." Bertolt said to him in an utterly feeble, trembling voice. After more than a month of repeated torment with no reinforcements from Zeke or Reiner, he had fallen into despair. His will to live had long since faded; all he wanted was an immediate release.
Chen Si waved his