Ian saw Eren lift the boulder, and his spirits soared.
"Everyone, hold the line! Even if every last one of us dies, we must get Eren Yeager safely to the gate! Do not let any Titans near him!" Ian ordered at the top of his lungs.
Seeing Eren move, Mikasa broke into a smile. In her joy, she sliced through the nape of a 12-Meter-Class Abnormal Titan that an Elite Squad had been bracing to fight.
"That kind of fighting ability..." Ian stared at Mikasa in shock, his blade raised.
Blade in hand, Mikasa gazed toward Eren in the distance. She surveyed the growing number of Titans converging nearby, her eyes hardening as she launched herself into the air again...
On a rooftop beside a street in the Central Unit's area.
"Reiner, what do we do now..." Sweat poured off Bertolt as he watched Eren carrying the boulder and a lightning-fast figure darting freely through the Titans.
Reiner watched that lightning-fast figure weave through the Titans, his face full of apprehension.
"Chen Si really is powerful. But at least he's working in our favor for now. Eren can't die here. Our mission is to take him back." Reiner surveyed the Titans around Eren, thinking that if Eren fell into danger, he would have no choice but to step in and save him.
"Kill this Chen Si if you get the chance. He'll be the greatest threat Marley faces." A sinister voice suddenly sounded beside Reiner.
"Who! Who's there!" Reiner's hair stood on end. He immediately raised his sword and turned toward the empty air beside him.
"It's us." As he spoke, Zeyechuan appeared alongside Marcel.
"You finally showed up! With you two here, we're sure to complete the mission." Reiner couldn't contain his delight.
He had been at his