They stopped to rest along the way...
Erwin looked at Mike, who had finished compiling the casualties for each squad, and spoke.
"Mike, how are the casualties?"
Mike's expression was somewhat grim.
"Three dead and three wounded in the forward Scout Squads. They failed to notice the small Titans in the bushes."
Erwin nodded lightly in acknowledgment. Two grappling cables embedded themselves in a tree, and with a hiss of gas, Bai Yu landed on its trunk.
"About what we expected. After resupplying, we've used roughly a third, so around a hundred and fifty rounds. If there are more Titans in Shiganshina District, we'll have to fight with blades. Back to our old trade."
Bai Yu waved a hand. He had just checked on the supply squads, and their situation wasn't too bad. They were already about halfway to Shiganshina District.
"Not too bad. There seem to be more Titans this month than before. I wonder if all the Titans on the island have come inside Wall Maria."
Levi slid the long blade in his hand into its sheath with a clang and spoke flatly.
Suddenly, boom!
A beam of golden light shot into the sky, drawing everyone's attention.
"What happened? Who turned into a Titan?"
While the others were still puzzled and preparing to move, Annie poked her head out from a nearby tree first, seemingly telling Bai Yu that it had nothing to do with her.
Bai Yu had Xiate and the others follow him to see what had happened.
They found Eren in his Attack Titan form pinning an Abnormal Titan to the ground. He roared furiously, hammering the Titan's nape with punch after punch.
Levi frowned slightly and questioned Petra beside him.
"What happened?"
"While we were loading Little Fish, an Abnormal Titan suddenly appeared from