Time continued to pass, and soon it grew completely dark. They had already patrolled the walls many times.
By then, Gelgar was leading everyone down the southern road, his forehead slick with cold sweat and his nerves on edge. Reiner and Bertolt followed behind him, scanning their surroundings with the same tension and vigilance.
After all, no one knew when the Titans might appear. It would not have been surprising even if one had suddenly leaped out of the darkness.
Everyone was on edge in the face of that unknown terror.
Suddenly, the group moving along the road spotted torchlight ahead.
Gelgar and the others immediately tensed, and both he and another female veteran tightened their grips on their sword hilts.
But as the torchlight drew closer, they discovered it was Nanaba leading Historia, Ymir, and Connie.
Both groups breathed a sigh of relief at their reunion.
However, Nanaba and Gelgar now exchanged bewildered looks.
After all, Nanaba had never expected to run into Gelgar.
"Did you see any damage to the wall?" Gelgar asked Nanaba.
"No. We searched thoroughly, but there weren't any damaged sections." Nanaba shook her head.
But if there were no holes or damaged sections in the wall, where had the Titans inside Wall Rose come from?
Neither of them could make sense of it.
"Did we overlook somewhere? Should we go back to the beginning and check carefully again?" Gelgar suggested.
But Nanaba shook her head. She looked at the others, who were already somewhat tired, and spoke.
"Though that's what we ought to do, most of us are exhausted now. Let's find somewhere safe and rest first."
Gelgar looked at the fatigue on the others' faces and, after careful consideration, nodded in agreement.
While the two spoke, the moon emerged from behind the dark