Hearing Pieck's quiet question beside her, Annie glanced at her, then pulled free of her hand and hurried over to stand beside Bai Yu.
"Is that how it is?"
Watching Annie's retreating back, Pieck seemed to understand something and gave a soft, self-mocking chuckle. She asked nothing more, instead deciding to follow them and see what they intended to do.
Bai Yu traded food for a night's lodging in the city, intending to leave early the next morning.
But Bai Yu sought out Pieck.
"Miss Finger, would you be interested in hearing about a few things?"
Bai Yu invited the three of them outside, near the city gate. They did not go far, and several soldiers were still watching from the entrance.
"What is it?"
Bai Yu drew Annie to his side and stroked her head.
"You know Annie, don't you?"
Pieck's gaze grew wary at that, but she did not know what Bai Yu wanted and dared not speak.
"Miss Pieck, we need you."
The instant she shifted her attention to Annie beside him, Bai Yu suddenly struck, landing a blow on the back of her neck. Her vision went black, and she lost consciousness at once.
Seeing their movements, the soldiers in the distance raised their guns.
"Don't let them take Warrior Pieck away!"
It was strange. They clearly did not want anything to happen to Pieck, yet they did not seem to value her all that much either. Perhaps she had some conflict with the higher-ups.
As Bai Yu considered this, Ming, Eren, and Annie transformed into Titans beside him, sending three beams of golden light shooting into the sky. Bai Yu and the others opened their gas canisters and soared high on the rushing wind, away from the towering walls. Some of the soldiers hurriedly alerted