What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

"Armin confessed everything," Mikasa said in a stern tone, "He saw with his own eyes that Eren was eaten by a giant in order to save him."

Why would this soldier from the Survey Corps lie to him? Did he know that he would cause trouble after hearing about Eren's news?

"What is Eren in your heart? What can you do for Eren?" Connor did not answer, but asked a question that Mikasa did not expect.

"I……"

Mikasa subconsciously hid herself behind the red scarf. What's the point of asking such a question now? Eren has already been eaten...

"Don't be so sure yet." Connor gestured to someone upstairs. He saw two blonds running up behind Mikasa...

Krista and Armin.

"Senior Connor!"

"Mikasa!"

"Your supplies are complete!"

Armin skillfully inserted the gas tank into Mikasa's leg, and Christa hesitated for a moment before doing the same.

"Thank you very much. After you have refilled the gas, wait for my signal." Connor tightened the straps on his body. "Mikasa, come with me to check the situation outside."

When Connor took Mikasa onto the elevator, he found Jean playing with Marco, Connie and Sasha in the crowd.

After coughing lightly to draw everyone's attention, Connor ordered:

"Let! Wait for my signal and lead everyone to the wall immediately, and send the wounded back as soon as possible."

"Me? Shouldn't it be the seniors who do it..." I didn't expect that the task of leading everyone to a safe place would be given to me. Am I really that reliable?

"There has to be someone watching you, right? It would be a shame if we swarmed together like a swarm of swarming swarms." Connor tapped his heart and pointed his finger.

As the one who motivated the other soldiers to recapture the supply station and the first recruit to catch up with him, Connor felt that Jean still had some execution and leadership abilities.

Even looking at the entire 104th batch of trainees, Rang can be called the strongest human being (Rang is sixth, and the top five include Ackerman and four giants).

In terms of leadership, Mikasa and Eren can only be described as appalling.

"Ha!" Jean felt his face getting hot and subconsciously stood at attention and shouted with all his might.

Is this... the feeling of being chosen? !

On the second floor of the supply station, he flew along the wall that was broken by the giant to the high tower of the supply station. Originally, this was the highest point in the Trost District, and with the high tower, Connor could almost see the situation of the entire area with his naked eyes.

The giant who had been blinded by his brick had disappeared, and occasionally one could hear his inhuman roars.

【Eagle Vision·Overlooking】

Connor had already seen the strange-looking giant with black hair and pointy ears.

"Can we talk now?"

Mikasa landed not far below Connor, and really couldn't understand what the Survey Corps was trying to do.

"I can answer your question. Alan is my only family. I don't want to lose any more family members. For Alan... I can do anything."

"So, what if Eren could turn into a giant?"

W-what?

Sensing the possible conflict between Connor and Mikasa, Armin, who was the last to evacuate, overheard Connor's question and a thunderclap suddenly sounded in his mind.

17. Intelligence is good and makes the brain spin

Mikasa was right, Connor really wanted to use her.

In the protection mission, Eren, who has transformed into a giant, is among the targets who need to be rescued.

Ackerman's power is still a little immature in Mikasa, but if you only look at strength and mobility, Mikasa is not even worse than him in his blank state.

Telling Mikasa some of the information about the Titans, especially the information related to Eren, will also help him in his survival mission [Survive the Battle of Trost District]. After all, if the giant stones are blocked one day later, the battle will last one more day.

He also wanted to leave some information about the intelligent giants for the Survey Corps, which might help them to avoid fewer casualties in subsequent battles and preserve more sparks.

If we were to say who are the most reliable people in the world of Titans, the old Survey Corps would undoubtedly be the ones.

When the world they see is only Paradis Island, they are the human Survey Corps; when they see the whole world, they are still the human Survey Corps.

Perhaps it was because of his thick filter, Connor felt that the old Survey Corps were a group of respectable idealists who had been plagued by failures but had never given up on exploring freedom.

It is not enough to just talk and speculate to convince these idealists to target the lurking hometown trio. People must also see with their own eyes that Eren came out from the back of the giant's neck to confirm the relationship between man and giant.

As for whether the information he left behind would be taken seriously by the Survey Corps, that had nothing to do with Connor.

The information revealed by Connor caused Mikasa and Armin's thoughts to pause for a moment.

Can people become giants?

Allen didn't die, but he also turned into a giant?

Could this be the confidential information the Survey Corps obtained during their investigation outside the wall?

Armin didn't think Connor was lying, because there was no need to lie now. Everyone had already obtained enough gas to return to the wall, and continuing to deceive Mikasa would only intensify internal conflicts.

Before this, Armin had only boldly speculated that some special Titans might have intelligence based on the Colossal Titan kicking the door and the Armored Titan breaking the door, but he had never imagined that the Titans were transformed from humans.

"Evidence, where is the evidence?" There are many fragments in Armin's mind, but he always lacks a clue to connect these fragments.

Connor had already noticed Armin sneaking around in Eagle Vision, but instead of chasing him away, he called him up.

There is a brainy guy who has a good relationship with Mikasa, and Mikasa obviously trusts Armin more, so many of Armin's explanations can be relied on by Armin himself to convince Mikasa.

"When the Colossal Titan broke into the Trost District this morning," Connor marked the pointy-eared giant so that Eren, who had transformed into a giant, would not be out of his sight. He explained to Mikasa but actually to Armin, "there were only three footprints side by side where the Colossal Titan stood."

"What's the big deal about three footprints?" Mikasa asked back. What did all this talk have to do with her Eren? She just wanted to know what the giant Eren turned into looked like, and whether he could turn back.

"No, no, no... Mikasa, I think I understand!" Armin held Mikasa and told her not to be impulsive. Eren had indeed discussed with him the doubts when the Colossal Titan broke through the door.

The special individuals of the Titans have intelligence, there are no footprints of the Colossal Titan outside the wall, and the Colossal Titan suddenly disappears after breaking the door. Although it is a bit far-fetched, if we temporarily put "people can become Titans" as X into the conclusion, it can be self-consistent!

The footprints that did not come suddenly appeared at the wall, indicating that the person who was able to transform into a giant at the beginning was at the wall; the sudden disappearance was because the lurker changed back from a giant to a human and mingled with the humans inside the wall.

To be able to disappear from Alan's sight in such a short time, he must have used a three-dimensional maneuvering device.

In other words, someone who can transform into a Colossal Titan is lurking among the troops.

Armin narrowed the scope of his speculation more boldly. The lurker must be in the area near the broken door. If he rashly left the team members' sight or ran a long distance, it would definitely arouse suspicion. In this way, when nothing happened in the morning, the garrison troops near the wall that had obtained the three-dimensional mobile device arming permit and several fixed artillery maintenance teams composed of new recruits became the biggest suspects.

After the giants invaded, all the garrison troops near the wall were wiped out, so the lurker is most likely among the 104th batch of recruits who just flew out of the supply station.

"The giant is lurking right next to us!?"

After substituting X into the equation and continuing the deduction, Armin was suddenly scared and broke out in a sweat. This, this is not right?

The 104th batch of trainees ate and lived together and went through the difficult training life together. Now you tell me that there was a 60-meter-tall giant among them?

Even Armin, Mikasa, Eren and other refugees who survived the Shiganshina District and Wall Maria could have slept in the same room with the culprit who caused all these tragic situations?

There are two Titans that broke through the wall, and the Colossal Titan is between them. Does that mean the Armored Titan is also lurking near them?

How big is the 104th Training Corps to accommodate all these things?

Although Armin couldn't start to doubt his companions based on Connor's few words alone, he still had the suspicion to think about it.

"Some things are better left to you to know yourself. Now I'll take you to witness the last and most direct evidence with your own eyes. Mikasa, keep an eye on your supply soldier and don't let him fall behind." With a whoosh, Connor started a three-dimensional maneuver towards the block where the pointy-eared giant was, and Mikasa and Armin followed closely.

"Eh? Didn't they say they were going to cover our retreat? Why are Senior Connor and Mikasa back in the central area?" The trainees, who had already flown out for some distance, discovered three figures flying out from the supply station, going in the completely opposite direction of theirs.

"Maybe they have found another survivor. What are you all still standing there for?" Rang, who was about to climb to the top of the wall, gritted his teeth and said, "We are not at a safe area yet! We have to send the wounded back!"

"Don't waste this opportunity that you fought so hard for with your life!"

Jean originally wanted to kick off the roof and jump back to continue following Connor, but when he thought of the fist hitting his heart, he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet to call back all the stunned people.

Now, not only his own life is in his hands, but he is also responsible for the lives of more than 30 trainees around him. He must bring them back to the safe zone.

The youthfulness makes me feel that I have now begun to "pave the way forward".

18. Why not find the super giant? Because he is really a giant.

What happened next was a natural progression. Connor, Mikasa and Armin witnessed with their own eyes the pointy-eared Titan charging all the way towards the city wall. When it bit the last abnormal Titan to death, it also fell to the ground exhausted.

Amidst a large amount of steam, Alan was ejected from the back of the giant's neck like the driver's insertion bolt in some mecha works.

When the four men returned to the safe zone near the water gate inside the wall, two completely opposite treatments awaited them.

"Captain Connor! I'm glad you're still alive!"

The three surviving soldiers from the initial advance team shouted while standing on the wall. After returning to the headquarters to report again, the three of them were assigned to the fixed artillery squad on the Rose Wall. They caught sight of Connor through the telescope, but because they still had the mission of the artillery squad, the three of them had to stay on the wall to greet Connor.

"Connor-senpai! Mikasa and Armin! Eh? Is Eren still alive? That's great!"

Then there were the new recruits. Having escaped death, they felt as if their bones had been pulled out after entering the safe zone. Most of them lay or kneeled, and stayed against the wall for a long time before they had the strength to continue moving.

Seeing Connor coming back with three people, everyone rushed over.

"What are you all doing here? Do you all have no missions left? Do you think the war is over?"

A stern voice sounded behind the recruits.

The visitor was Qizi, the squad leader of the garrison corps in the Trost District, and also the commander-in-chief who completed the task of evacuating all residents of the Trost District within two hours.

As far as doing his job is concerned, Chiz has done a pretty good job, ignoring the soldiers who died because of his decisions.

Only three people from the advance team and the engineering team survived, and half of the training soldiers from the Central Guard also died when they intercepted the giant. Only the elite garrison troops of the rear guard relied on the city walls and artillery to barely reduce the losses.

"Captain Chiz... Hey! What is Captain Chiz going to do?"

The recruits all turned around and saw that behind Captain Chiz was a large group of soldiers, some holding guns, and some holding dual blades.

In addition, there is Ian, the thin and blond captain of the elite force, and a petite, silver-haired woman wearing glasses who stands out among the many tall soldiers.

Rico is the squad leader of the elite group of the garrison corps and also the garrison corps' top combat force.

If the personnel of the Garrison Corps are turned into combat forces, then more than 10% of the Garrison Corps' strength (more than 40,000 people) has been gathered in this small safe zone within the wall.

The silver-haired Rico did not say anything, but just calmly watched the armed soldiers gradually surround him.

Now even the recruits felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere.

How can you welcome the survivors with guns and live ammunition?

"Connor, I'm so glad you're okay. Come here and have a rest and drink some water." Ian shook the water bag in his hand, suppressed his nervousness and said calmly, trying to move Connor away from the three recruits.

The soldiers of the garrison corps who were using cannons to block the Titans on Wall Rose all saw it through telescopes. The pointy-eared monster started fighting as soon as it saw the Titan, and finally separated an Eren from the back of its neck.

So is Eren a human being, or an enemy of humans?

If Eren transforms into a giant in the safe zone inside the wall, what kind of harm will it cause to the area inside the wall?

With the foundation of [Side Quest: Earning Trust], Ian felt that Connor was probably trustworthy, and had nothing to do with the Giants in terms of time, motivation, or actions.

But Eren, who crawled out from the back of the giant's neck, was not so trustworthy.

After experiencing the Colossal Titan breaking through the wall, the soldiers in the city have become frightened birds.

"All irrelevant personnel should disperse and not disclose what happened today!"

Captain Qiz transferred another group of soldiers and drove all the training soldiers under the city to the rear.

When all the new recruits were gone, Captain Chiz glared at Connor, who was standing there with no intention of leaving, and shouted, "Why aren't you leaving yet? Are you going to protect them? Protect these guys who are rebelling against humanity?"

"Everyone heard it just now. That guy said he wanted to kill us all!"

"Trainer Allen, I see you have regained consciousness, right? Will you be responsible for your words?"

Chizi's voice was so loud that it echoed off the walls of the water gate.

Rebellion against humanity? Allen, who was brought back and was still not fully conscious, was hit hard. How could he rebel against humanity?

Wasn't I eaten by a giant?

How did my arms and legs grow back?

This can't be a dream, right?

What are you talking about? Why are you so angry with us? Aren't swords used to kill giants? Why are you looking at me like that?

Why would the seniors from the Survey Corps stand between themselves and the Garrison Corps?

Who can tell me what happened?