The scalding steam pouring from the Rod Reiss Titan's body was just like that of Bertolt's Colossal Titan. Anything that came near him would ignite in an instant.
To stay safe, everyone kept their distance.
"Look, it's Commander Erwin!" Petra, riding her horse, spotted Erwin and the others in the distance and called out excitedly.
Everyone looked over and saw Erwin approaching with the soldiers who had been released from prison.
The two groups soon met up.
Seeing that Eren and Historia were both safe, Erwin breathed a sigh of relief.
"What's going on with that thing?" Erwin asked Levi, pointing at the Rod Reiss Titan in the distance.
"That's Historia's father, Lord Rod. He transformed into that."
"I see." Erwin was a little surprised to hear that Rod had transformed into him, but he quickly regained his composure.
"Keep following him. Let's see if there's any way to eliminate this Titan." Looking at the enormous Rod Reiss Titan, Erwin was at a loss too.
Everyone nodded, discussing countermeasures as they followed the Rod Reiss Titan.
On the wagon, Eren told everyone that he possessed a power called the Founding Titan.
Everyone was somewhat surprised to hear that the Founding Titan within Eren could actually control Titans.
"It looks like Eren used the Founding Titan's power by accident that time."
Arthur recalled how, when Reiner and Bertolt were pursuing them, Eren had roared and thrown a punch, and the Titans had followed his commands.
Hange began analyzing the situation.
"Without the support of royal blood, the Founding Titan's power inside Eren can't exercise its rightful abilities. But once someone from the Reiss family gains the Founding Titan's power, they fall under the First King's ideological control and become unable to liberate humanity."
"I never imagined the First King's Vow Renouncing