In this chaotic world, it all started when they found an elf girl.

Chapter 18 Killing Annie

"What's going on with those two guys?"

The garrison soldiers watched in shock as two people, just the two of them, managed to block the city gate that had been breached by the Colossal Titan.

The blonde girl, in particular, moved with the speed of a whirlwind; the naked eye could only see a phantom flash by, and the giants around her were easily killed.

"Is that a secret weapon of the military?" A soldier subconsciously swallowed.

There were also some more rational people. One of the officers shouted, "Forget everything else! While they're holding off the giants, quickly rescue the wounded and evacuate the civilians!"

Thanks to Ryu and Roy blocking the Titans, the situation was much better than everyone had imagined; only the rubble kicked by the Colossal Titan caused casualties.

The garrison troops arranged for the civilians to evacuate.

Bertholdt, carrying the unconscious Annie on his back, followed the refugees as they moved along, looking tense, but few people noticed them.

Suddenly, Bertholdt noticed a handsome young man with dark hair walking towards him. He lowered his head, thinking that no one inside the walls should know their identities.

But the boy was watching them.

Roy narrowed his eyes, recalling the intelligence from the world of Titans: Marley had dispatched a Titan squad to test the attitude of the King within the walls and to seize the Founding Titan.

An unexpected incident occurred on the day they arrived at Paradis Island.

Captain Marseille was eaten by the Pure Titan (Ymir) who suddenly appeared while trying to save Reiner. They lost their captain and the Jaw Titan at the very beginning of their mission.

The team argued over whether to continue the mission, and Reiner ultimately forced the other two to continue.

Annie transforms into the Female Titan and leads Reiner and Bertholdt toward the wall. Along the way, she uses the Female Titan's abilities to attract a large number of Pure Titans. Since there is no Jaw Titan to relieve her, the route that was originally run by the Jaw Titan and the Female Titan together is completed by Annie alone. After reaching the wall, Annie is exhausted and falls into a deep sleep.

At this moment, Reiner should have transformed into the Armored Titan to break through the inner wall. Bertholdt and Annie took advantage of the chaos to sneak into the wall. One was unconscious, and the other had just broken through the wall and was exhausted. They ran into Roy's gun.

Considering the generous rewards in the dungeon quests, Roy felt it was necessary to pull off this job!

Ride with the wind!

Just as the two were within ten meters of each other, Roy had a sudden thought and activated the special effect of his Wind Chaser Boots, his agility attribute approaching A-level, and his legs were wrapped in a whirlwind.

Fortunately, he had just improved his agility attribute, and Roy's figure nimbly weaved through the crowd, quickly rushing in front of Bertholdt and thrusting his longsword fiercely.

Bertholdt was, after all, a warrior handpicked by Marley. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the sharp, cold glint of light approaching. He instinctively turned his head away, and the icy blade sliced ​​off half of his cheek and ear, splattering blood.

"Ahhhhh—"

Bertholdt cried out in pain as Ani, whom he was carrying, fell to the ground. He then kicked Roy hard in the stomach, sending the man staggering back several steps.

The sudden turn of events startled the surrounding refugees, who quickly stepped back, leaving the three of them alone.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

At the same time, it attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers. Three or four soldiers ran over, furious. Why should our own people fight amongst themselves at this critical moment?

"Where did you get such a dangerous knife? Who are your parents?!" A soldier, seeing that Roy looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, angrily reprimanded him and rushed forward to try to snatch the Murano Yoshitsuki from Roy's hand.

Just as the other soldier got close, Roy swept his leg and kicked him to the ground.

Over a century of peaceful life had long since eroded the spirit of the people inside the walls. After the Colossal Titan breached the walls, the local garrison troops didn't even have a few soldiers who were proficient in using the 3D Maneuver Gear.

Roy could take down these small fry with a single move.

Roy gestured for everyone to look at Bertholdt and said calmly, "That guy is the culprit who destroyed the wall, the colossal titan from earlier."

The surrounding area fell into a deathly silence.

The civilians and soldiers gaped, stiffly turning their necks to stare at Berthold on the other side.

Bertholdt was also stunned, feeling incredulous. How had he been exposed?

Just when everyone's brains seemed to have crashed, Roy moved, rushing to Ani who was not far away, and slashed the Murakami sword fiercely at the other's neck.

Ani, who had just regained a sliver of consciousness after being thrown down, opened her eyes but hadn't had time to think.

A cold glint fell, and using the ground as a chopping board, the sword cleaved her neck, separating her head from her body.

The blonde girl's head rolled several times before she finally realized what was happening. Her wide pupils reflected Roy's face, which gradually lost its luster.

Perhaps in the end, she regretted continuing the plan and not going back to see her father.

"What a pity," Roy muttered. Blonde hair was one of his favorite features, but unfortunately the other person didn't have long hair, wasn't an elf, and didn't have pointed ears.

[Successfully defeated Annie Leonard (Female Titan). Congratulations on obtaining 1200 attribute points, Titan Slayer (equipment), Quality (High)...]

Ani's body seemed to burst with golden light.

Roy saw the notification panel, but he wasn't in the mood to pay attention to it. The information that had been revealed was good, but he was about to face the most terrible retaliation from the other party.

Upon witnessing Annie's murder, Bertholdt was initially stunned, then overcome with grief, his eyes bloodshot. He completely forgot his pain, even his identity and mission. "How dare you kill Annie—I'll kill you!"

boom!

Golden lightning erupted from Bertholdt's body, and a thunderbolt crashed to the ground, the resulting shockwave sending surrounding buildings and people flying.

Before the nearby soldiers and civilians could react, they were killed by the rubble and the heatwave.

Within the dazzling light, a skeleton and muscles formed around Bertholdt...

Seeing that things were not going well, Roy rushed towards a house and curled up in the corner of the bluestone wall.

A wave of heat swept over him, as if he were inside a giant furnace. Roy didn't even need to look to know that his skin was burning red and extremely uncomfortable.

Bertholdt is a rare genius, capable of freely controlling the nuclear explosion of the Colossal Titan. Something must be done, or he will die here.

As if he had one foot in the grave, a sense of impending death enveloped Roy.

Roy pulled out the Xuanbing Blade and stuck it into the ground.

call out!

A burst of icy energy erupted from the Xuanbing Blade, roaring like a giant dragon, and pounced towards Bertholdt, who was not far away, with lightning speed.

The heat wave emanating from it stopped.

Roy cautiously peeked out and saw Bertholdt, a colossal giant over twenty meters tall with only his upper body frozen into an enormous ice sculpture.

Click!

Before Roy could even breathe a sigh of relief, a faint sound came from the ice surface, and dense cracks appeared on the solid ice, spreading rapidly.