After another bout of grappling, Eren held Reiner in a tight lock, leaving him unable to move.
Looking at Reiner pinned beneath him, Eren thought to himself.
I don't know why you did this, but thinking back, you were far too careless about so many things!
Just then, Reiner seized an opening and punched Eren away, but Eren used that opportunity to clamp down on the Armored Titan's neck and arm again, applying another hold.
Eren kept exerting force, and the Armored Titan's exoskeleton continued to crack.
Realizing he was in trouble, the Armored Titan desperately tried to break free. But Eren wasn't about to let him have his way. With a sudden burst of strength, he slammed the Armored Titan to the ground.
Then, with a wrench, he tore the Armored Titan's arm off.
Eren quickly backed away, putting distance between himself and the Armored Titan before taking a fighting stance again.
"Great! At this rate, the Armored Titan will lose!" Armin was delighted to see Eren gaining the upper hand.
"He's pretty good." Jean nodded in relief as well.
Levi and Mikasa seized that brief opportunity to land swiftly on Eren's shoulders.
"Hey! Eren, fall back to the wall first, or this guy might carry you off!" Levi shouted.
Eren nodded at Levi's words and ran toward the wall with the two of them.
Just then, the Armored Titan lying on the ground began to stir. The armor on his calves started falling off, and he stood up, poised to run.
Then he pushed off hard, charging toward Eren at tremendous speed.
Eren dodged in time, avoiding the charge.
Eren and Reiner began grappling again.
Just then, the observant Levi spotted a weakness in Reiner's calves. The armor there had fallen off, exposing the muscles.
"Mikasa, attack his