Do livestock yearn for freedom?
Yes, even livestock wish to escape human enslavement, which is why Ymir chose to open the fence herself that day and let the pigs run free.
Perhaps this also represented a flicker of yearning for freedom in Ymir's heart. Now, he too had arrived, wanting to witness the final outcome of this battle for freedom.
The invincible Armored Titan descended from the sky and immediately slammed the Beast Titan to the ground, grinding it. Armin and his companions followed closely, using their ODM gear to reach the skeleton.
The next second, a flash of golden light appeared, and Pieck transformed into the Cart Titan, arriving in the world. As the observers in the distance watched this, their hearts were deeply moved.
So, what needed to be done now was to fight until the very last moment. Armin had to drag Eren out of the skeleton and ask him, "In what way are you free?"
The fallen Beast Titan's body instantly turned into a skeleton. Everyone immediately realized that Zeke had indeed used the same method as the War Hammer Titan to hide his main body.
Therefore, finding the main body within this pile of bones was now akin to finding a needle in a haystack, impossible to accomplish. At this moment, Armin could only resolve to blow the entire area up.
Armin immediately shouted to everyone, "In one minute, I'm going to blow this place up. So everyone cooperate with the Cart Titan and leave here."
Hearing this, Mikasa still didn't want Armin to do this, but Armin believed that Eren had already anticipated his attack, so Armin didn't think Eren would die so easily. Moreover, if they could blow open these bones, they might be able to discover Eren and Zeke's locations.
Jean, standing nearby, declared, "Full power, don't worry about anyone else."
At this moment, Armin was also reminded of Commander Erwin's words: "Those who cannot cast anything aside can change nothing." Armin clearly understood this principle, so he had to make the decision to eliminate Eren.
However, the next second, a large mouth lunged from behind and bit towards Armin. As everyone was moving away from the area, Armin was instantly swallowed into the mouth of a sneak attack Titan.
Armin tried to struggle and transform, but his body wouldn't obey, falling into paralysis. Just as the Titan completely swallowed Armin, he suddenly saw Ymir watching nearby. Mikasa and the others felt a sense of dread. Why did it have to fail at such a crucial moment?
"Armin, you are such a beast!" With no other option, everyone had to turn back to rescue Armin.
But suddenly, countless Titans appeared on the skeleton.
Meanwhile, the plane piloted by Onyankopon made an emergency landing at the fortress. People immediately entered the plane and rescued Onyankopon. Although he was unconscious, he was still breathing.
The commander on top of the fortress tower could only watch helplessly as the warriors on the skeleton fought the Attack Titan, unable to intervene.
Two Titans immediately charged towards Reiner. Not only that, but a Titan also appeared behind Reiner, launching a surprise attack. As Reiner was tying down three Titans, Jean quickly fired a thunder spear to deal with the Titan behind Reiner. Mikasa and Connie also immediately fired thunder spears at the two Titans in front.
Although the immediate crisis was resolved, countless other Titans still loomed menacingly on the skeleton.
Everyone realized that these Titans were not simple pure Titans; they were waiting for an opportunity to attack simultaneously.
Connie worried that with this rate, their thunder spears would run out very quickly, and they had to find Armin quickly.
Levi calmly stated, "If Armin were injured even slightly, he should have transformed by now. But there's still no movement. This means he was taken unharmed. However, he was taken to the rear of the skeleton. To retrieve Armin, we must get through these countless Titans."
Levi declared, "Even if I were not injured, I wouldn't charge there. I am just a cripple right now, so I can only place my hopes on Mikasa, who is also an Ackerman."
Levi hoped Mikasa wouldn't act impulsively, and he would act as a decoy to lure the enemies out.
Pieck, however, disagreed with the Captain's idea. At this moment, he finally realized the true identity of these Titans: they were all previous Nine Titans. They didn't know if they retained the consciousness of their past inheritors, but with the power of the Founding Titan, they should be able to revive indefinitely.
Hearing this, Connie instantly became timid. How could he possibly fight these battle-hardened Titan soldiers born for war?
Pieck also understood this, so what needed to be done now was to strike at the head. He and Eren weren't friends, so he wouldn't care about Eren's life or death.
Pieck immediately grabbed a satchel of explosives and ran towards the head of the Founding Titan. No matter how one looked at it, the most logical place to attack was the head of the Attack Titan. Pieck tightly wrapped the satchel around the skeleton's neck. Mikasa, seeing this, tried to stop Pieck, but Pieck had already emerged from the Titan's body, preparing to ignite the explosives.
However, the next second, the War Hammer Titan appeared from behind and pierced Pieck's body with a spear. The detonator for the explosives slipped from Pieck's fingertips. The War Hammer then expressionlessly lifted Pieck, preparing to deliver a finishing blow.
Seeing Reiner in trouble, Jean wanted to help, but immediately a Jaw Titan appeared behind him and launched a surprise attack.
The Jaw Titan shattered Reiner's facial armor with one claw.
Seeing Reiner in a tough fight, Jean wanted to help, but a Jaw Titan immediately appeared behind him and launched a surprise attack. In the nick of time, the Captain spotted it and whisked Jean away.
Now, everyone's only option was to find Armin; otherwise, they would all die here in vain.
Considering the overall situation, Reiner had no choice but to follow everyone to the rear of the skeleton. He could only pray that Pieck could hold on. The group immediately attacked the Titans in the rear.
Meanwhile, Armin felt his consciousness blurring, his breathing becoming increasingly shallow.
Armin realized that the girl was the Founding Ymir. If, as Eren said, she was just constantly moving forward, then this resistance must be the will of the Founding Ymir.
If that were the case, could it be that the Founding Ymir also wanted to torment humanity?
Armin couldn't bear to imagine it. He felt an endless sense of suffocation. The Founding Ymir was invincible; they were completely unable to fight against her, and he would die in this place.
However, at this very moment, a figure appeared in front of Armin. It was Bertholdt, his eyes filled with tears of unwillingness.