As Eren and Dina closed their eyes again, everyone around them grew a little nervous.
After all, if they could not control the Titans, they would be no match for the countries on that vast continent. Their enemies also possessed weapons that were who knew how many years ahead of theirs.
If those countries truly bore them the malice described in the books, they would barely have any means of fighting back.
But when the two slowly opened their eyes again, they shook their heads.
"Same as before. It seems we can't control those Pure Titans."
Beside them, Petra lowered her head a little as she spoke.
"How... how could this happen...?"
Seeing Bai Yu turn to leave, Hange hurriedly caught hold of him.
"Hey, Bai Yu, where are you going?"
Bai Yu turned around and answered.
"Where? To pack my things and defect, obviously!"
His tone was mostly joking, though, and it dispelled some of the heavy atmosphere. Kali hurriedly pulled Bai Yu back as well.
"Stop joking around."
Bai Yu shrugged and spoke rather casually.
"Nothing we can do, then. We'll cut down Titans here for a few years, then wait to die."
But Eren clenched his fists as he spoke.
"Bai Yu, you're so strong. Are you still afraid of them?"
He had barely finished speaking before Bai Yu flicked him on the forehead.
"I'm a goddamn human! I can't take cannon fire! Well, not necessarily. Maybe if I sneaked in and killed all their researchers, it wouldn't be a problem."
Toward the end, Bai Yu actually considered the possibility. The odds were low, but not zero.
"But Marley isn't the only one. Pretty much every country on the continent is our enemy. One would be manageable, but there's no fighting a whole bunch of them. And