Everyone boarded the airship. It had finally finished inflating and slowly rose into the sky, heading for a small island four hundred kilometers away that belonged to Paradis Island.
"Four hundred kilometers will really stretch our fuel. The landing might be rough. We may even have to make an emergency landing," Olyanpo warned.
"As long as we get there. Just getting out of here is enough," Jean said, staring fearfully at the masses of Titans below.
"I really never thought Eren would turn on us," Connie said, clutching his head, unable to accept it.
Armin stared straight at the Colossal Titans along the shore. Suddenly, the entire horde plunged into the sea and swam along the coast in the opposite direction, toward the other side of the island.
"What's going on?" Armin froze.
"Look! The Rumbling Titans have turned around! They're not going to head inland, are they?" Sasha cried, her face full of terror.
Annie's expression changed instantly. Everyone looked out the windows, their faces darkening.
"No! Look! They're all swimming away from the shore, farther out into the ocean. They seem to be heading toward Marley!" Armin said urgently.
"What does that mean? Is Eren controlling them and making them leave? He looked like he wanted to kill us just now, but now that we're in the air, has he decided there's no point and left?" Jean asked.
"But these Rumbling Titans shouldn't actually have any intelligence. They move forward without paying attention to anything. They'll even trample Titans that fall beside them. And our fuel is limited. If Eren really wanted to kill us, they could keep chasing us and eventually catch us out at sea," Armin reasoned.
"Do any of you get the feeling these Titans were only trying to drive us off the island? Or