6 CHAPTER FIVE

The sound of hooves and the swinging sounds of wires rang out as A group of cloaked Silhouettes Traversed through the thick Greenery of the towering trees. Wires Flying across the Area while Horses Raced across the forest floor.

Jake, Riding atop his Loyal brown horse, Cautiously Watched his surroundings while giving commands To his subordinates through hand Gestures.

As Jake And his horse Rode through the Scattered dried leaves On the forest floor, A Red Smoke Shot Through the trees, Boldly Revealing itself midair as Jake and the others Looked up and started at the flare signal in Solemnity. A titan has been spotted.

Reaching out to his Back, Jake pulled out a flare gun attached at the back of his belt and Started Loading it With ammunition. Legs Tightening around his horse, Jake Successfully Loaded the ammo and Aimed the flare gun into the sky, Only to find a Glaring purple Smoke signal hovering in the air.

Someone had been grabbed!

Gritting his teeth, Jake Was torn in between of Ordering his Men To Go where the purple Shot Has been made or Stand firm and prioritize his and his Group's primary mission. Choosing The Former might result in some unexpected Outcomes such as His Subordinates being trapped and surrounded, An outcome that might Render Their mission while Choosing the latter will result in Them Advancing To their main target Intact and unscathed.

Just as jake was about to decide, A hand suddenly Broke through the trees. It was long, Furry, and slender. Claw-like nails Protruding from its fingers as the Furry hand appeared Infront of Jake and his horse in a blink of an eye. gritting his teeth, Jake Slammed his Handgrips to the pair of Rectangular sheaths on his Waist, Before Pulling out a pair of bamboo steel blades With his handgrips acting as the hilt.

Giving out a war cry, Jake Swung the Swords towards the Furry hand, Drawing splatters of red blood Before a Scream Filled with pain rang out To his Right. Behind a tree, From where the furry hand came from, Stood a 14-meter class titan. Instead of saying that it was covered in fur, It is better to say that its body was covered in an overwhelming amount of Hair. It's Arms, Chest, Chin, and cheeks. It's lifeless, Fish like green eyes Narrowing In pain as it Angrily Punched out with its wounded Hand.

Jake saw this coming and Sent a grappling hook Flying towards a tree, before Pulling the trigger in his pistol-like handgrip, Pulling himself While this horse Miraculously Dodged The Attack of the titan With a hop.

During midair, Jake released the trigger, Reeling His grappling hooks back before twisting his body With great flexibility, Turning his body towards where the sneaky titan was located. Glistening a Pair of swords on each hand, Jake Once again released his hooks, Pulling himself towards the titan With a war cry.

The titan, Whose Hand was now smoking, Wound that was now completely healed, Turned to Jake, Mouth slowly widening With Glee. Its eyes tracking its prey as Jake delivered himself to it. Not even bothering to use its hands to Catch The puny human in front of it.

Jake sneered in disdain after seeing the blind confidence of the monster. Hands Pulling and releasing the trigger, Jake Suddenly changed his Pattern of movement, Stunning the creature with His Zigzag Like Maneuvering Skills. Blades Flashing and leaving Bright silver after images Because of the sun, Jake Arrived In front of the titan. Swords raised above his head, Ready To hack down At the Fleshy Body of the monstrosity called titan.

Roaring in Anger, The titan sent its fists flying towards Jake, Aiming to Crush his bones With its Compact Jabs and hooks. Hooks embedding themselves to two different trees, Jake Was flung upwards, Successfully dodging the incoming attack of the titan before dropping back down. Blades Slashing with great killing intent, Jake made slashes after slashes, Causing The Giant to scream in agony as numerous Wounds Appeared on its face.

Behind it, From where the trees were located, A female soldier donning the Standard survey corps uniform Suddenly Flew towards the titan's back. Hooks implanting themselves to its Flesh Before a Large chunk of its meat flew upwards With a slash of her swords to its name. Ending Its Meaningless life as the titan came crashing to the ground.

Nodding Towards the female soldier, Jake Turned around and flew towards his horse. Somersaulting Mid-air before landing perfectly to the moving horse's Back. The female soldier Watched his stunt while clicking her tongue before Moving Back to where Her squad was assigned to Position themselves.

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Above the Towering trees, Ruffian Captured all the happenings Within the forest. His optics Widening and constricting As he whistled at the Man's Showoff Stunt. Wings flapping In Ferocity, Ruffian flew to where The Leader of the humans and his squad Was heading to.

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All it took was less than 5 minutes to arrive At their Destination. Grappling hooks Flying Across the trees As the Different squads of This Time's Expedition group Perched On top of Numerous Thick branches.

Jake, Now Atop a Branch of a tree, Surveyed The surroundings. Especially the opening in front of Them. A Ruined wooden House Was Located at the Clearing As A few Titans around 7-12 meters tall Wandered around the vicinity.

Seeing that, Jake Looked around him and saw his subordinates Looking at him too. Raising his hands to do some gestures, The Scattered soldiers nodded Their heads before silently Moving From Trees to trees.

During this time, One Person Missed his footing and Fell towards the ground with a Loud gasp. An 8 meter titan Nearby Heard the gasp with its Improved Hearing And Turned towards where the sound came from. Emotionless eyes Tracing the Soldier as he Used His Hooks to Prevent himself from kissing the ground.

Lips grinning with Seemingly glee, The Titan Clumsily Made it's way to the tree where the Soldier it saw was Located on.

Hearing the Loud footsteps behind him, The man turned and saw how the 8 meter titan Tried to Climb the tree Despite it's Inability to think how To Use branches to do so. Looking around him, The man saw his Leader Glaring at him with Annoyance.

The mission was supposed to be stealthy, Surround the titans after doing so before Executing Them with Coordinated Finishing moves. Now that the man has exposed the presence of Humanity In this Area, It will be slightly difficult to Sneak around the giants unknowingly.

Gritting his teeth in Anger, Jake Chose to put the matter to the back of his head and ordered his men to Proceed towards the plan.

Feet slowly Inching step by step towards where the Titans were located, The Survey Corps managed to Position themselves behind the Titans Stealthily. Blades Raised in Readiness, This group of people were determined to End the Lives of the Monstrosities in front of them.

Seeing them Like that, Jake Gave a final sneer before Putting His Fingers to his lips. Lungs Sucking air as Jake's stomach inflated, A sharp whistle emerged from his mouth. Acting As a signal to tell everyone around him to begin the Mission.

Blades Brandishing with Killing Intent, One person after another Shot their Hooks towards the Napes of the titans, Pulling the triggers in their handgrips before launching themselves towards the Giants as White smoke of gas being Burned Trailed behind them.

The sound of flesh being Slashed Echoed around as Large chunks of Meat flew away from the Napes of naked Giants.

"Success!"

"Ooooraaah!"

"Die, You bastards!"

Numerous exclamations of Victory and resentments Rang out as The Soldiers that successfully Completed their tasks Raised their swords above their heads, Screaming their lungs out for their Victory.

Jake, Who was standing atop a branch, Smiled slightly At this scene. Satisfied By the Success of his men. However, despite his Glee and satisfaction Towards their Success, Jake couldn't help but Wonder why he was feeling Wary and unsettled. It was like he forgot something Worrying and unsettling.

Below him, The Soldiers Finally calmed down and started searching for suitable Spots to rest. One of the Soldiers situated Farthest to the back suddenly felt The soil beneath him tremble. Halting in his tracks, The Soldier looked around, Searching For what was Causing the trembling of the ground.

At the same time, Some of the Soldiers Also Noticed the phenomenon. Backs touching One another, They've all Gripped their swords tightly, Vigilantly Looking around for any potential threats. Especially titans.

Silence Filled the Area as the sound of Trembling grew louder and louder. It didn't took that long before the Survey corps realized that the cause of Trembling Was actually. . . Footsteps.

Atop the branch, Jake Noticed his subordinates Strange Action and wondered What was happening. The mission was already a success. Also, Before He and his Men Arrived here, They've already cleared the vicinity. Eliminating wandering Titans that might Hinder Their mission.

The wait continued on As Jake's Confusion and nervousness Grew stronger. The footsteps grew stronger and louder before A Shadow Shot out from the shadows of the tree.

Strangely proportioned body, emotionless eyes And Mocking Like Grin. Blond hair that reached its Shoulders While It's Arms was Long and slender. Shoulders Swaying as it ran, The titan ignored some The Soldiers around It, causing their eye's to widen in fear and Realization.

An Abnormal!

"Get out of There, You idiots! That's An Abnormal! Climb up the trees, Ignore the mission and Prioritize your lives!", Screamed Jake Towards his Soldiers.

As if Hearing His Words, the titan Turned it's Head to where Jake was Located. Lips Stretching further upwards as It's eyes Flashed with Intellect and curiosity.

Slender hands Grabbing the trees Beside it, The titan did something never, ever seen before by Humanity. Nimble movements Just like that of An ape, the Titan swung Around the trees, quickly making its way towards where Jake was located.

As Jake watched the titan reduce the distance between him and it, The words of His Colleague Right before he and his Group went out to Execute this mission.

'It was reported that some of our men That participated in the past few expeditions Caught sightings of a very strange titan. It was An Understatement to say that the titan is an abnormal. Yes, It's not just Some titan with erratic and Unpredictable Actions And Behaviours. Although it might sound shocking and Unbelievable, The higher ups confirmed that the titan possessed Intelligence. Intelligence that Is far superior Than the other titans. So be careful out there and Make sure to come back in one piece'

Yes, that's right. The Titan that the Few members of the corps that participated in the past few expeditions saw. The Titan that the higher ups Confirmed as something that possessed Intelligence. An ability to think and adapt.

"Snap out of it, Leader!"

Jake Snapped out of his daze when the Shout of his Subordinates Reached his ears. Hands Grabbing the Handgrips while fingers about to pull the triggers. All it have to do is to Pull the trigger and Jake would be safe and sound. However, It was all too late.

A Gaping Mouth greeted Jake When he Raised his head to look around for trees to move into. Shark like teeth Arranged in a row both Up and down as the Titan's tongue Trembled with Hunger and Happiness.

It was all to late.

Despair Filled his eyes as Jake's Life flashed by in front of him.

Eyes Widening in horror, His subordinates around the area could only Watch with Wide eyes and Mouth covered as their leader was about to get devoured.

Not until a loud sound Similar to that of A cannon suddenly Exploded in the distance.

Wind slapping their Faces as Something Fast and dangerous Flew Above their heads. A trail of Yellow Beam Spearheaded itself forwards Before Slamming To the titans chest.

After that? It was all bloody and fleshy. Bits of charred smoking flesh Flew In every direction as the Titan's upper body Exploded into a Million pieces.