The battlefield.
The Savior Squad was trapped in a hopeless situation. They knew now that they could not save the world, much less themselves.
Annie lay on the skeletal framework, barely alive, surrounded by Titans that were about to tear her apart.
Reiner knelt on both knees, struggling to focus his consciousness and lift his arms, but he could only move a few fingers. Watching Gal's hand slowly approach, he knew he was about to be crushed, and he had no strength left to resist.
Chen Si had exhausted his electric energy, and his body was steadily disintegrating.
Levi and Mike had fought until their gas ran out, leaving them utterly unable to fight. When they saw the Titans they had killed appear again, their eyes filled with anguish and despair.
Pieck carried the others as she darted from place to place, dodging the enormous arms the airborne Colossal Titans kept swinging and the energy beams Sasha fired in her frenzy.
Chen Si looked at the desperate situation below him, feeling dazed.
He had been fighting against fate, yet he seemed to have made it worse. Everyone wanted to change their fate, just as he did. But people never knew that sometimes, trying to change fate only made the outcome even harder to bear.
"Ding. Energy depleted. Titan disintegrating."
Chen Si's Titan body erupted in a massive explosion, like a thunderstorm surging into the sky. His human body flew out and plummeted straight down.
"Chen Si!!!" Mikasa was held back firmly by Jean and Connie. Her agonized scream broke everyone's hearts.
"Pieck! You..."
"Impossible! Do you think I can fly?" Pieck immediately cut Jean off.
Everyone looked utterly devastated, helpless as they watched Chen Si fall.
Just then, Reiner suddenly felt a slight weight on his head. He opened his