Reformation

Chapter 65: Reformation

Xu Yue’s sudden appearance immediately put Annie and Bertholdt on high alert, as if they were ready to transform at the slightest disagreement.

Only Reiner wore a complicated expression upon seeing him. His lips moved for a while before he finally sighed and said,

"I’m sorry. I did my best, but I couldn’t save them."

He was referring to the old man and children Yan Jun and the others had silenced.

The unpleasant memory resurfaced, and the businesslike smile on Xu Yue’s face faded, returning to his usual indifferent, expressionless look.

Though he appeared even colder, Reiner somehow felt that he seemed more like a living person now. He was no longer as terrifying as when he had worn that smiling expression.

"That was a miscalculation on my part. It had nothing to do with you. Those people have already paid the price. Still, the three of you will have to come with me…"

One thing was one thing, and another was another. Xu Yue had no intention of letting these three go.

Reiner had already been skinned, drained of marrow, and injected, but he had yet to obtain the other two’s spinal fluid.

The Colossal Titan in particular might have been slow to react and weak in combat, but it was unquestionably a strategic weapon. Those large teams would definitely be willing to pay a high price for it.

The large factions were the real rich ones…

"Come with you? Dream on!"

"Since you already know, then die!"

As the primary combatant, Annie bit her palm the next instant. Accompanied by a bolt of lightning, the entire abandoned house collapsed, sending dust flying everywhere.

The fifteen-meter-tall Female Titan rose from the ground.

Thanks to Annie’s deliberate protection, Bertholdt and Reiner were unharmed, though they looked rather disheveled.

Amid the swirling dust, the Female Titan threw a punch toward where Xu Yue had been standing.

The fist, several meters wide, was like a heavy cannon. Its range was enormous; even a graze would mean death!

The air burst with a shrill howl.

The dust that had yet to settle was scattered once again by the air blast.

"Watch out!"

Reiner, who had been thoroughly scorched before, changed expression and shouted a warning.

Although Annie’s Female Titan was one of the most agile intelligent Titans, with absolutely top-tier frontal combat strength,

Reiner, who had personally experienced Xu Yue’s terror, had no confidence at all.

Annie, having transformed into the Female Titan and launched her attack, froze the next instant. She stared in disbelief at the figure standing atop her fist.

"Your speed is much faster than the Armored Titan’s. All things considered, you’re among the hardest to deal with."

To Xu Yue, the more agile a Titan was, the greater the threat. As for strength, they all became meat paste with one punch anyway. It was merely the difference between layered flatbread and ordinary flatbread, nothing worth caring about.

He dodged another swat from the Female Titan, and the explosive airflow unleashed by the violent impact gave off another piercing shriek.

The dust around them was blown away.

This time, however, Xu Yue landed directly on the Female Titan’s shoulder, his blade already pointed at the vital spot on the back of her neck.

"You’re pretty cute normally, so why does transforming ruin your image so badly?"

His teasing voice made the Female Titan go stiff, not daring to move. She did not even have time to crystallize her weak point!

Her eyes were filled with disbelief.

She could understand humans defeating Titans, but only with the help of tools.

Even the Survey Corps inside the walls needed to use those things called Omni-directional Mobility Gear.

Without tools, it should have been a completely one-sided slaughter.

Yet now, after she had transformed into a Titan and attacked with all her strength, a human had casually pointed a weapon at her vital spot!

This…

Was this the huge problem Reiner had mentioned?!

"Annie!"

Seeing the woman he loved being controlled, Bertholdt could no longer hold himself back.

The moment Reiner heard his angry shout, he knew things were bad. He hurriedly transformed as well.

But even so, the massive body of the Armored Titan was still blasted away by an enormous cloud of steam.

The entire area was engulfed in steam.

The Colossal Titan, over fifty meters tall and like a skyscraper, appeared before everyone once more.

Even the people atop Wall Rose could see the enormous figure in the distance, and cries of terror and astonishment rose one after another.

Was the Colossal Titan about to attack again?

Even the Queen frowned at this moment. She was still not very proficient in using her own power. If it truly came, she had no good way to stop it yet.

But according to the records, the Colossal Titan moved slowly. Why had it transformed from so far away?

Thinking of the information Levi and the others had brought back, Frieda Reiss also felt a flash of realization in her heart…

Looking up at the Colossal Titan, Xu Yue did not seem particularly concerned.

"This saves me quite a bit of trouble."

He plunged a Survey Corps standard blade into the Female Titan’s nape, directly wounding and immobilizing Annie inside. The next moment, Xu Yue used the Omni-directional Mobility Gear he had never used before, following the Colossal Titan’s enormous body as he shot rapidly upward.

The Colossal Titan wanted to attack Xu Yue, but its cumbersome speed rendered it utterly helpless.

It posed far less of a threat to Xu Yue than the Female Titan.

But when Xu Yue had nearly reached the Colossal Titan’s upper body, the massive Titan, over fifty meters tall, suddenly began venting a tremendous amount of steam.

Terrifying heat waves blew outward with the steam. With the woman he loved in danger, Bertholdt had come up with this baiting tactic on the spot, luring Xu Yue into midair before he began to burn away his own body.

Seeing the figure blown away, a trace of joy surfaced in Bertholdt’s heart.

I succeeded!

But the next moment, he began to feel drowsy.

With his dull senses and slow reactions, he failed to notice that beneath the dense fog he had released, another figure identical to Xu Yue had already reached his back.

Illusion Technique: Nirvana Hall Technique

Feathers drifted down through the steam, and the terrifying Colossal Titan swayed for a moment before collapsing directly to the ground.

The fifty-meter-tall body crashed down, causing the entire earth to shake violently. Even the people far away on Wall Rose could feel the tremor.

After the Titan fell, the ‘Xu Yue’ standing behind the Colossal Titan while forcibly enduring the steam and heat waves began to turn wooden, becoming a wooden figure.

The Xu Yue who had been blown away as bait to draw fire safely landed using his Omni-directional Mobility Gear.

The two Titans had transformed one after another, and both had been defeated in an instant!

It was time to harvest the fruits.

After seeing Xu Yue swiftly deal with both of his companions in succession, Reiner no longer had even the desire to resist.

Why did he feel even stronger than before?!

It was still skinning, marrow extraction, and injections.

After taking what he wanted and obtaining another ten bottles of spinal fluid, Xu Yue began preparing to carry out long-term "reformation" work on the three of them.

For now, all three of them wanted to return to their hometown, but they could only go home after completing one of their two missions.

What Xu Yue needed to instill in them, naturally, was a gradual change in that way of thinking.

As for the backup option, he would use it only if there was no other solution. Since he had decided to stay in this world a while longer, he should not waste the opportunity…

The days spent training a stunted brat, a timid brat, and a violent loli were not particularly dull.

Though the big loli was a little fierce, subduing her was not difficult.

Over the few days they crossed the ruins of Wall Maria, he completed the initial "reformation" work.

At the very least, they now understood that resistance was futile…

Most of the main objectives of the Titan arc have been completed. It’s almost over~