Chapter Summaries

Chen Si and Eren rode with Levi to the Training Corps recruitment ceremony, while Chen Si considered how to prepare Erwin for the truth about the world and secure the Colossal Titan. He resolved to protect everyone as they moved toward confronting Bertolt and the royal family.

• Gunther and Elderdin discussed the missing soldier and worried about how many recruits would join the Survey Corps.
• Chen Si and Eren spoke with Gunther about recruitment, and Chen Si joked that the Corps needed quality recruits.
• Levi ordered Eren and Chen Si to stay close and not act independently during the patrol.
• Chen Si, Eren, Levi, and the others rode to the Training Corps to attend the recruitment ceremony.
• Chen Si considered giving Erwin the intelligence about the world, obtaining evidence from the basement, and deciding who should inherit the Colossal Titan.

Mina returned to the Training Corps headquarters for the Recruitment Ceremony with the injured Thomas, and the cadets chose their paths. The group prepared to join the Survey Corps, leaving Armin thinking that they had not let Eren and Chen Si down.

• Mina arrived at the Recruitment Ceremony and reunited with Historia, Annie, Armin, and the others.
• Thomas came with Mina on a walking frame and explained that his injuries meant he could no longer serve on the front lines.
• Mina reaffirmed her intention to join the Survey Corps, while Annie asked her not to go.
• Jean said he would join the Survey Corps because it was the only job that gave him a chance to decide his own fate.
• Sasha decided to join the Survey Corps, and Connie and Mina discovered that Historia had helped Sasha and Chen Si sneak food from the kitchen.
• Armin watched the cadets and thought that they had not let Eren and Chen Si down.

Erwin urged the recruits to join the Survey Corps, revealing that the secret to understanding the Titans lay in the basement in Shiganshina District. Chen Si followed with a dramatic display of lightning and a call for humanity to prevail.

• Erwin praised Eren and Chen Si, then told the recruits that the basement in Shiganshina held the answer to the mystery of the Titans.
• Reiner, Bertolt, and Annie worried that the Survey Corps would uncover information that threatened them.
• Levi shoved Chen Si onto the platform to speak after Erwin's address.
• Chen Si spotted Floch among the recruits, then raised his arm and summoned lightning over the crowd.
• Chen Si declared that humanity would never yield and would prevail.

Chen Si and Erwin urged the recruits to face the dangers of joining the Survey Corps, and the remaining soldiers pledged themselves to the corps. After teasing his friends with a roasted sweet potato, Chen Si opened his arms to Mikasa, who rushed into them.

• Chen Si proclaimed that humanity would prevail, then Erwin warned the recruits that the Survey Corps faced a high fatality rate and asked them to consider whether they would die for humanity.
• Most recruits left for other branches, but Floch, Jean, and others stayed and joined the Survey Corps after Erwin called their pledge the true salute.
• Historia said she wanted to fight alongside Chen Si, while Erwin praised the new soldiers and walked away.
• Chen Si teased Jean, Connie, and the others, then used lightning to roast a sweet potato that Sasha snatched and ate.
• Mikasa grew jealous when Sasha praised the sweet potato, and Chen Si spread his arms as Mikasa rushed toward him and nearly knocked him over.

After learning of Carla’s death, Chen Si, Eren, and Mikasa grieved together and prepared to join the Survey Corps. Erwin received intelligence about the world beyond the walls, while Nile announced that Erwin had approved an elite Chen Si Squad.

• Chen Si confirmed Carla’s death, and Eren vowed to drive every Titan from the world; Chen Si noticed mysterious figures across time and space.
• Chen Si, Eren, and Mikasa found a wooden smiling face Carla had left behind and wept together, while Chen Si promised Mikasa they would someday live peacefully.
• Zhang Surou gave Erwin documents about the Nine Titans and Marley, and Erwin resolved to verify the outside world for himself.
• Nile told the recruits that Erwin had approved an elite Chen Si Squad, and Charlotte grabbed Nile’s hair with her mouth.

Erwin revealed that the Colossal Titan, Armored Titan, and other Titan shifters came from Marley, and that the people inside the walls were Eldians who could also become Titans. He outlined a plan to capture three enemy Titans, overthrow the Royal Government, and establish a new government, leaving the identity of the new royal-blooded King undecided.

• Reiner noticed Eren's position was missing from the formation diagram and decided he had to capture Eren during the expedition outside the walls.
• Erwin told Levi, Mike, Chen Si, Zhang Surou, and Hange that there were nine Titans and that the Colossal and Armored Titans were among them.
• Erwin revealed that their enemies were humans from Marley across the sea, and that the Titans were transformed humans from the Eldia people.
• Erwin explained that Marley sought the Founding Titan, held by King Fritz, and that the Nine Titans' powers could be inherited with Titan Serum.
• Erwin proposed capturing the Colossal, Armored, and Female Titans, then overthrowing the Royal Government and establishing a New Government.
• Chen Si suggested abducting a priest from the Church of the Walls to identify someone with royal blood for the new King.

Chen Si gave Levi Zeyechuan’s Invisibility ability, and Levi trained to use it in combat. As new recruits approached the Castle, Chen Si rushed off to meet his squad while Levi refused to let Eren follow.

• Erwin said they needed evidence from the Basement at Eren's Family home to convince the other military districts that humans lived Outside the Walls.
• Chen Si transferred Zeyechuan’s Invisibility ability to Levi, who thanked him and tested the power.
• Levi practiced a new combat technique that made him flicker between visible and invisible as Elderdin, Petra, and Oruo watched.
• Zhang Surou teased Chen Si, then talked with Mike about sunglasses and an old friend from her former life on Earth.
• Chen Si killed a rabbit with lightning as hoofbeats announced the new recruits’ arrival, then ran to greet his Chen Si Squad.
• Eren called for Chen Si to take him along, but Levi returned from training and refused.

Chen Si reunited with the recruits, welcomed Floch into his squad, and learned that Floch had joined the Church of Thunder. Later, Jean questioned whether Eren could control his Titan power, and Chen Si staked his life on Eren as the group prepared to depend on him.

• Chen Si reunited with Mikasa, Armin, Eren, and the others, then invited Mikasa and Historia to join his squad.
• Sasha stole Chen Si's roast rabbit, and Historia tried to stop her from eating it.
• Floch revealed that he had joined the Church of Thunder to follow Chen Si, who welcomed him into his squad; Floch explained that Blake Ackerman had founded the church.
• The recruits received their Survey Corps uniforms, and Eren admired the Wings of Freedom cloak he had long wanted to wear.
• Jean confronted Eren about losing control of his Titan power, and Chen Si pledged his life on Eren's ability to protect them.

As the soldiers prepared for the operation against three powerful Titans, Levi trained Chen Si to conserve his strength and protect their squads. Mikasa struggled to focus during training, while Armin brought Erwin a proposed improvement to the formation.

• Levi demonstrated his reverse-grip technique and told Chen Si to save his ability for when it was needed and protect their comrades.
• Eren failed most of his attempts to transform, while Nile ordered Connie and Jean to continue training.
• Zhang Surou warned Mikasa that her feelings for Chen Si could cloud her judgment, and Mikasa resolved that Chen Si was hers.
• Armin visited Erwin to suggest a formation change that could better protect Eren.

Erwin secured Pixis’s support for challenging the Royal Government and finalized the Survey Corps’ plan to capture Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover, while preparing for a possible third Titan. The expedition began as the troops gathered at Wall Rose’s gate, with Chen Si Squad assigned to the formation’s outer edge.

• Pixis told Erwin that he needed stronger evidence to persuade the other senior military officers, and Erwin gained Pixis’s willingness to support him.
• Erwin named Reiner Braun and Bertolt Hoover as targets for capture and warned that a third Titan might ambush the expedition.
• Chen Si claimed he could kill the Armored Titan eight times in two seconds, while Levi and Chris were assigned to hold that Titan off if battle broke out.
• Erwin ordered Levi Squad to protect Eren and assigned Hange’s Squad to use capture devices against the Female Titan.
• The troops prepared to leave Wall Rose, with Chen Si Squad—including Mikasa, Historia, Jean, Connie, Sasha, and Floch—placed at the formation’s outer edge.

Chen Si joined the 57th expedition outside the walls and fought Titans threatening the Survey Corps column. After demonstrating his skill with Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, he rode Grass Mud Horse toward the advancing force.

• Erwin began the 57th expedition, and Chen Si told the 104th Cadet Corps recruits to conserve their gas and follow Squad Leader Nile’s orders.
• Hange asked Chen Si about the Colossal Titan and explained the plan to lure and capture three Intelligent Titans in the Giant Tree Forest.
• When Abnormal Titans attacked the column, Chen Si left Hange’s Squad to help the Support Squad and killed two Titans threatening soldiers.
• Chen Si single-handedly killed five more Titans charging the Support Squad, impressing the watching soldiers and Hange.
• Chen Si landed on a rooftop, spotted Grass Mud Horse, and dropped onto its back.

The Survey Corps encountered an enormous horde of Titans on open ground, and Chen Si realized Reiner and the others had likely lured them there to destroy the Corps. Erwin kept the advance on course and ordered Mike's squad to face the horde so Hange and Chen Si could reach the Forest of Giant Trees.

• Chen Si struggled to fight Titans on flat ground near Hange's squad, then used Eightfold Strike to kill eight Titans and rescue the squad from an attack.
• Moblit reported that at least two hundred Titans were approaching, and Chen Si suspected Reiner and the others had drawn them there to wipe out the Survey Corps.
• Hange fired black and green flares to warn the Corps of the overwhelming horde, but Erwin ordered Mike's squad to meet it head-on and kept the advance moving toward the Forest of Giant Trees.
• Levi continued forward after seeing Erwin's signal, while Eren worried about his comrades and Petra and Oruo urged him to follow Levi's orders.
• Chen Si saw that Erwin had chosen to continue the mission despite the approaching horde and was stunned by his ruthless decision.

Chen Si and the Chen Si Squad fought through a group of Titans as a vast horde led by Annie’s Female Titan charged toward the Survey Corps. Just as Sasha and Connie prepared to stay behind so the others could escape, Historia arrived with horses, including Grass Mud Horse.

• Chen Si left Hange’s formation to protect his squad, while Armin spotted hundreds of Titans approaching under Annie’s lead.
• Chen Si reached Jean, Sasha, and Connie, then coordinated their attacks to kill the Titans pursuing them.
• Jean discovered that most of their horses were missing, and Chen Si learned that Grass Mud Horse had vanished too.
• Sasha offered her horse to Chen Si and Connie insisted on staying with her, while Sasha and Connie joked about wanting meat in heaven.
• Chen Si refused to leave Sasha behind and prepared to carry her, but Historia arrived with three horses and Grass Mud Horse.

Chen Si sent Jean and the others toward the Forest of Giant Trees while he rode off to find Mikasa. Surrounded by Titans, Mikasa unleashed a powerful lightning ability to save Floch, but collapsed as more Titans closed in; Chen Si sensed her distress and raced toward her.

• Chen Si ordered Jean to lead the others to the Forest of Giant Trees and rode away to search for Mikasa.
• Mikasa and Floch faced a growing swarm of Titans, and Mikasa killed several while her blades broke.
• Mikasa refused to give up, and Floch drew four Abnormal Titans away from her.
• Mikasa's body crackled with lightning as she killed the four Abnormal Titans, then collapsed from exhaustion.
• As Pure Titans closed in on Mikasa and Floch, Chen Si felt a wrenching pain and sped toward them in a bolt of lightning.

Chen Si rescued Floch and Mikasa, while Armin rode alone to lure part of the Titan horde away from the Giant Tree Forest. The chapter left Armin pursued by fast abnormal Titans as Mike and his squad prepared to defend the woods.

• Chen Si killed the Titans holding Floch and Mikasa, then told Floch to take Mikasa to the Giant Tree Forest and keep Jean and the others from fighting.
• Mina arrived, and Chen Si explained that Mikasa had collapsed from exhaustion.
• Mike, Nanaba, and Gelgar watched the approaching Titan horde and spotted Armin riding beside it.
• Armin turned away from the forest, drawing nearly half the Titans after him, and Mike ordered his squad to salute him.
• Annie, Reiner, and Bertolt emerged from the Titan horde and flew into the forest, while Mike ordered his squad to engage the Titans.
• Armin continued luring Titans away from the woods as a dozen fast abnormal Titans closed in on him.

Chen Si and the Training Corps survivors rescued Armin, then fought through the Titans and escaped toward the forest while Chen Si headed elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Mike Squad's rear-guard battle against hundreds of Titans grew dire, and Nanaba was captured after running out of gas.

• Mina, Chen Si, and Floch saved Armin from Abnormal Titans, then Jean, Sasha, Connie, and Historia joined the fight.
• Chen Si ordered the group to pair up, and they killed several Titans while protecting Mikasa.
• After Jean warned that they were running low on blades and gas, Chen Si used Thunder, Twelvefold Strike to kill twelve Titans at once.
• Jean led the others into the trees; Historia carried Mikasa away, and Chen Si rode in the opposite direction to find a place to tie up Grass Mud Horse.
• Mike, Gelgar, and Nanaba continued fighting as the Narban Squad and most of the Abbi Squad were wiped out, but Nanaba ran out of gas and was captured by two Titans.

Chen Si saved Mike, Nanaba, and Gelgar from the Titans, then hurried deeper into the forest as the Female Titan pursued Eren’s squad. Levi ordered his squad to keep moving despite the danger, and the chapter ended with Petra, Oruo, and Elderdin ready to fight until Zhang Surou stopped them.

• Mike and Gelgar faced the Titans after Nanaba was overwhelmed, but Chen Si arrived and killed the surrounding Titans with his lightning abilities.
• Chen Si admitted he had used much of his strength to save Mike and the others, and Mike revealed that Erwin planned to capture the Colossal and Armored Titans.
• Annie transformed into the Female Titan and pursued Levi’s squad after hearing their horses.
• Levi ordered Eren’s squad to keep moving, but the Female Titan caught up and killed two Support Squad soldiers who tried to flank her.
• Petra, Oruo, and Elderdin prepared to attack the Female Titan, but Zhang Surou stopped them.

Eren and the Levi Squad rode through the Female Titan’s attack, trusting the Survey Corps’ plan as Erwin’s forces trapped Annie and Reiner. The Titans escaped their restraints and charged toward Eren, who transformed, while an enraged voice called out to Reiner.

• Levi ordered the squad to keep moving as Annie killed Support Squad soldiers, and Eren chose to trust his comrades rather than transform.
• Erwin’s capture devices pinned Annie, then a lightning flash freed her as Reiner transformed into the Armored Titan.
• Levi severed Reiner’s exposed tendons while Zhang Surou and the Levi Squad disabled Annie, but Annie’s hardening blocked Levi’s strike at her nape.
• A blast of steam scattered the Survey Corps, Annie wounded Zhang Surou, and Levi rescued her as Reiner and Annie charged after Eren.
• Eren transformed into the Attack on Titan, and a furious voice shouted at Reiner from a distance.

Levi attacked Bertolt’s Colossal Titan but failed to defeat it after his invisibility broke under the heat. As the Titan appeared before the group guarding the forest’s western side, Mikasa took Armin’s equipment and flew into the forest to reach Chen Si and Eren.

• Annie exposed Eren’s nape while Reiner restrained him, and Chen Si rushed to save him as Levi confronted Bertolt’s Colossal Titan.
• Levi used his invisibility to reach the Colossal Titan’s nape and cut it open, but Bertolt’s steam broke Levi’s immunity and blasted him away.
• Erwin ordered the Survey Corps to retreat from the Colossal Titan’s steam after the attack killed and injured several soldiers.
• Armin explained that Erwin likely wanted to capture the Armored and Colossal Titans, and Bertolt’s Colossal Titan appeared before the western group.
• Mikasa woke, took Armin’s Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, and flew into the forest while Historia stayed behind to defend the group.

Chen Si rescued Annie from the Female Titan but spared her after she sealed herself in a crystal, while Reiner escaped with her and Eren faced the Colossal Titan. Erwin and the Survey Corps saved Eren, and Mikasa and the others caught up to Reiner as the chapter ended.

• Erwin rejected Hange's call to retreat and led the Survey Corps through the flames to protect Chen Si and Eren.
• Chen Si cut Annie out of the Female Titan, but she crystallized herself, and Chen Si spared her; Reiner seized the crystal and fled.
• Chen Si ran low on Electric Energy as the Colossal Titan attacked Eren, who froze after realizing Annie was the Female Titan.
• Erwin and the Survey Corps attacked the Colossal Titan's hand, and Hange cut its last finger, freeing Eren.
• Mikasa attacked Reiner and cut into the Armored Titan's hand, then Connie, Sasha, and Armin arrived to help her.