Annoyed Tang An

Consuming Ymir, Tang An turned his gaze to Eren.

"Annie, what are you doing?"

Bertholdt roared; this wasn't the Annie he knew.

Unmoved, Tang An stepped forward, reaching for Eren.

"Someday, I'll kill all of you. I make you suffer and endure pain just like me."

Eren stood up, his left hand only at the wrist, the entire palm steaming slowly as it regenerated.

No fear, just hatred.

"Bang!"

In a critical moment, Reiner rushed in, knocking Tang An away.

"Annie, what the hell are you doing?"

Reiner roared, his jaw fully restored.

Seizing the opportunity, Bertholdt grabbed Eren and flew to a distant giant tree, leaving the two conflicting Titans below.

"Haha..."

For some reason, Eren laughed; he could sense these guys were in internal discord.

A gas canister reappeared in Tang An's hand, the previous attack unchanged but with formidable force.

Whether Reiner or Bertholdt, or even Eren, all were baffled.

They had no idea how Tang An conjured that thing in his hand.

"Annie, what do you want?"

Facing the approaching Female Titan, Reiner took a combat stance.

"Bang!"

A sonic boom pierced the air as Tang An swung the gas canister. Despite Reiner lowering his head quickly, Tang An spun and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying again.

"Impossible, this strength."

Dirt and debris flew, a 20-meter radius collapsing around Reiner. He looked at Tang An with disbelief.

As comrades, Reiner knew Annie's strength. But now, Annie's power had doubled, coupled with the mysteriously appearing weapon. Signs suggested that the Female Titan might not be Annie.

If not Annie, then who?

"You're not Annie."

Reiner got up, speaking for the first time. His voice was hoarse, and rough, like the sound of a blade scraping rusted steel.

Honestly, Tang An, within the Female Titan, found it surprising to hear Reiner speak. In the original work, only the Colossal Titan and Beast Titan could talk; the others never did.

Maybe it was intentional silence.

When controlling the Female Titan's power, Tang An knew he could speak. It just didn't sound pleasant, a bit androgynous and harsh.

Now, with the Armored Titan speaking, it was likely that all Nine Titans could talk, just not explicitly shown in the original work.

Facing Reiner's questioning, the Female Titan responded with the gas canister.

"Bang!"

Reiner dodged, but a punch to Tang An's left cheek surprised him. Tang An not only evaded but also jumped, kneeing him in the chin.

Blood sprayed, high-temperature steam rising. Reiner kept retreating, his armor breaking and falling off his hands.

Simultaneously, on Reiner's right, on the horizon, black dots rapidly appeared.

It was Erwin leading the Survey Corps.

"What's going on?"

Initially distant, they thought they were mistaken, but now approaching, they saw the Female Titan battling the Armored Titan.

"Not good."

Seeing the Survey Corps, Bertholdt urgently shouted to the Armored Titan, "Reiner, the Survey Corps is here; we must retreat."

"Damn it."

Getting up from the ground, Reiner emitted more steam; his situation wasn't great.

Ignoring the Female Titan, he charged towards Bertholdt. They had to leave now.

The ground rumbled as Bertholdt, with Eren on the Armored Titan's shoulder, quickly changed direction along the outskirts of the Forest of Giant Trees.

Now was not the time to enter the forest; it favored the 3D maneuvering gear too much.

Only the plain would be advantageous for them.

The gas canister in Tang An's hand disappeared. He glanced at the approaching Survey Corps and turned to chase after the Armored Titan.

"Our only goal is to rescue Eren."

Erwin shouted, then changed direction, following the Female Titan.

Even though they didn't know why the Female Titan and the Armored Titan had just been fighting each other, it was certain that both were enemies of humanity.

"Yes."

For a moment, the entire plain witnessed a spectacle.

The first one is protecting Bertholdt and Eren, and the second one is the Female Titan quickly catching up.

The third one was the dense Survey Corps.

However, the Survey Corps gradually split.

Erwin, leading the way, entered the Forest of Giant Trees directly.

The remaining Survey Corps, chasing the Female Titan and the Armored Titan, were led by Levi, along with Mikasa, Armin, Connie, and others.

Under normal circumstances, Levi should be resting, considering he had broken his leg while saving Mikasa last time.

How did he recover so quickly?

In fact, Levi's presence here was entirely due to one person—Zhou Wei.

All because this guy exchanged points for a bottle of healing potion.

"Shoo... Shoo..."

With the sound of the 3D maneuvering gear activating, five solid objects shot into the Female Titan's shoulder. Then, five Survey Corps members ascended, apparently aiming to deal with the Female Titan.

Tang An covered the back of his neck with his right hand, his blue eyes showing a hint of annoyance.

He currently didn't have control over hardening. If he allowed these guys to attack, things might go bad.

"My goal is the Armored Titan and the Colossal Titan. If you bother me again, I'll take you down."

The Female Titan turned sharply, speaking with a harsh tone.

As he spoke, the thin, hoarse voice struck like thunder, leaving all the Survey Corps members behind him stunned.

"She can talk."

Sasha's hair stood on end.

"Oh my god."

Connie couldn't think straight.

"Are you really Annie?"

Armin tightened his grip on the reins.

Levi, Mikasa, and others wore dark expressions.

Only Zhou Wei, frowning, seemed to be thinking about something.

"No."

Armin's eyes were full of questions and horror. The Female Titan now felt completely different from the last time.

It was evident that Levi and Mikasa also sensed it.

"Hmph! Do you think you're invincible just because you've transformed into a Titan?"

One of the Survey Corps members flying behind the Female Titan drew his blades. The twin blades glinted in the sunlight, and he directly attacked.

With this move, the other four also attacked.

Tang An felt a killing intent, covering the back of his neck with his left hand, and suddenly, the Diamond Kukri Knife appeared in his right hand.

A flash of light, and the five Survey Corps members were taken down like cutting vegetables.

Tang An stopped, turning to face all the Survey Corps members. His azure eyes were full of hostility.

The Diamond Kukri Knife appeared in his left hand as well. Tang An, holding dual knives, stood like a towering mountain in front of everyone.

"Not good."

A chill rose behind all the Survey Corps members. They could feel that the Female Titan was enraged.

Especially the weapons in his hands—how did they appear...