Lock made a deal with the Founder Ymir.
She would help him block Lin Youde's prying eyes and manipulation, and Lock wouldn't have to do anything... Lock still didn't know how to communicate with her, only that she wanted to help him.
He actually had doubts about her motives, but the current situation didn't allow him to overthink it.
Lock accepted her help, and finally, he felt as if he had broken free from a heavy shackle.
It seemed he had grown accustomed to it before and hadn't noticed.
Only when it was removed did Lock feel his whole body relax; even the sky seemed much broader.
[System Host Changing]
[Change Successful. Host: Lock Leon]
...Lock stood before the two of them, waiting for their response.
Levi's eyes were full of coldness: "Kid, do you know how much loss your concealment has caused The Corps?"
Erwin stopped Levi and spoke: "What do you plan to do?"
Lock said calmly, "I will transform into a titan and carry Levi to charge in front of the Beast Titan. Everything will be resolved."
Levi said, "Hey, even if you can transform into a titan, at such a distance, how many of his thrown stones can you withstand?"
"Moreover, there are dozens of titans over ten meters tall next to the Beast Titan coming to stop you. How will you get past?"
Lock looked at Levi: "I can throw you over, Captain!"
Levi's expression changed.
"As long as you can take down the Beast Titan on the spot, Captain, I alone am enough to handle the other titans."
Levi stared at Lock: "You're quite confident."
Erwin walked up to Lock, placed a hand on his shoulder, and said solemnly: "Then I'll leave it to you."
Lock gave a standard Military Salute to the Commander... Erwin then led Lock before the Recruits.
"Shortly, Levi and Lock will launch an attack on the Beast Titan."
"I will select a few of you, and your task will be to quickly meet them with horses after the two of them have dealt with the target."
"The mission will involve some risk, but for you, Recruits, it won't be difficult."
Listening to this mission that sounded like child's play, Marlo couldn't help but say: "How can only two people do it?"
Erwin said without changing his expression: "Lock is the hidden weapon of our Survey Corps. Like Eren, he possesses the Power of the Titans. The Corps has kept this hidden until now for this final battle!"
"Go and prepare!"
"Yes!"
...After refilling his gas and blades, Levi came before Lock.
Lock Said: "Captain, when you pull the person out of the Beast Titan's nape later, don't kill him immediately."
"Yeah, Erwin said the same thing, but if you're thinking of sneaking a snack later, I'll make sure you get a look at your own backside," Levi said casually.
Boom! Zeke's thrown stones arrived on schedule.
Lock laughed: "I have no desire to be covered in fur."
Having said that, Lock used his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to leap straight into the sky!
He pulled out the Ring Spike and made a forceful swipe with his thumb!
Countless golden electric sparks surged from his body. Sensing this, a bolt of golden lightning instantly fell from the sky, striking Lock mid-air.
Countless flesh and bones appeared out of thin air, forming a fifteen-meter-tall titan.
Thud!
The Female Titan landed on bended knees and slowly stood up on Central Boulevard.
In the distance, the Beast Titan seemed startled by this scene and stopped his movements.
Feeling Levi hooked onto the back of his neck, Lock began to approach the Beast Titan.
As he ran, he waved and shouted at the opponent: "War Chief Zeke!"
... "Eh? Annie-chan?"
Zeke was somewhat confused: "Why is she there?"
But soon, Zeke realized something was wrong!
The appearance and physique of the Female Titan opposite him were completely different from his memory!
This could only mean one thing... they had eaten Annie and stolen her Power of the Titans!
"Unforgivable!"
An enraged Zeke grabbed the stones beside him.
Seeing his movement, Lock knew he had been seen through and immediately began a full sprint.
The Female Titan's explosive speed was terrifying, and in the blink of an eye, she burst out of the residential ruins that Zeke had bombarded into rubble.
Zeke swung his hand and threw the stones, the terrifying sonic boom exploding once again.
Countless gravel fragments instantly reached Lock, covering a five-meter radius around the Female Titan.
Nowhere to hide!
Just as the rain of stones was about to hit, Lock dug his feet into the ground up to his calves, shielded his neck with his hands, and activated Hardening.
Cling, cling, cling...
The rain of stones fell upon the fully hardened Female Titan, producing countless crisp sounds.
The surface of the Female Titan statue was covered in cracks, yet it remained standing in place.
With Levi's help, Lock's true body emerged from the back of the Female Titan's neck.
"Need to get a bit closer. You still good, kid?" Levi asked.
Lock smiled: "Piece of cake!"
He jumped from the titan's shoulder and transformed again by cutting his finger with the hook.
Levi also fired his grapples and followed along.
The round of thrown stones having been neutralized, Zeke did not panic.
He grabbed the stones by his feet again while shouting: "You few, go and stop him."
As soon as he finished speaking, four titans beside Zeke charged toward Lock simultaneously.
At the same time, he prepared to throw stones, muttering to himself: "Do you still have the stamina for full Hardening?"
Standing on Lock's shoulder, Levi saw this and asked: "Do you want me to deal with those four brainless guys?"
Lock replied in a raspy, feminine voice: "No need! Hold on tight, Captain!"
Lock did not slow down, charging straight at the four titans.
The sonic boom in the distance exploded once more!
Lock kicked off the ground and leaped high, stepping onto the shoulder of the leading titan and using the momentum to leap even higher!
Boom!
In the next second, the four titans Zeke used to intercept Lock were instantly smashed to pieces by the rain of stones.
"Captain!"
Lock, in mid-air, raised his right hand high!
Levi's grapple pierced the back of Lock's hand.
Lock's entire body drew back like a full moon, and he threw Levi with all his might!
Zeke, with eyes only for Lock, saw him dodge the stones again and roared: "All of you, get him! Eat him!"
At that moment, a rapidly approaching black dot appeared in his vision.
"What is that?"
He immediately reached out to grab it, but the black dot vanished from his field of view in an instant.
The next moment, Zeke saw his own arm severed into countless segments.
Zeke finally saw clearly what that black dot was.
It was a Soldier!
"Is he the Levi that Reiner and the others talked about?"
Zeke instinctively reached out to protect his nape.
But in the next second, Levi's blade slashed across his eyes.
The moment his vision plunged into darkness, Zeke finally panicked.
Before he could react, he lost his balance and fell to the ground because both his ankles had been sliced.
"You seemed to be having quite a lot of fun just now!" Levi's voice seemed to come from beyond the heavens.
"Must harden the nape! No, it's too late!" Zeke screamed in his mind.
"Then let's have some more fun!"
Dazzling flashes of blades bloomed and burst behind the Beast Titan's neck.
The hand Zeke used to protect his neck was instantly shredded, and the skin and muscle of the nape were carved open by Levi's swift blades.
Just like that, Levi peeled Zeke's true body out.
When Zeke opened his mouth to scream in pain, Levi stuffed a blade into it to silence him.
Levi stepped on Zeke's chest, the blade in his hand thrust into Zeke's mouth, ready to end him at any moment.
Levi stared at him and said in a low voice: "Zeke? That's the name, right?"
"It really suits that piece-of-shit face of yours."
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