Tracking

Yan Jun casually tossed a severed arm into the ruins beside him, his face still utterly cold, as though he was not the least bit bothered by having found the wrong target.

Hou Bai, who had been following him the whole time, swallowed again.

He had no idea what abilities this demon king possessed. He seemed able to trace the signs of living people’s movements. Along the way, Yan Jun had not appeared to inspect any details at all, yet every time, he found either living people or those who had only recently died!

Or valuable items that had been deliberately hidden because there had been no time to take them away.

Yet he did not even spare those gold, silver, and equipment a glance. His focus remained on searching for traces of the living.

And regardless of whether the people he found were alive or had just died, the end result was always the same: they became dried-up corpses, as if he could directly drain life force from the human body!

"Hmmph. There really are a lot of worms still clinging to life. But in another two days, things will be easier."

Yan Jun continued following a trail that still carried the aura of the living, walking ahead with brutality and disgust filling his heart.

He was not a professional intelligence scout, but the functions granted by his talent gave him considerable advantages in large-scale indiscriminate searches like this.

"Y-Yan Jun, sir, it’s about time. We need to send the signal."

Hou Bai, who had been assisting at his side, stammered out a reminder.

"Not bad. If there’s a chance, I’ll recruit you into the group."

Yan Jun casually raised an object like a firework and launched it into the sky. He lifted his head and waited patiently. As if prompted by his firework, two more identical fireworks appeared in the sky.

But after waiting for a while, the final one still did not appear. Yan Jun, who had been waiting with his arms folded, suddenly frowned and quickly headed toward the direction where the firework was missing.

"Y-Yan, sir, it hasn’t been five minutes yet."

Hou Bai desperately chased after him while reminding him.

"Hmmph. With the three of us sending our fireworks, even if he forgot, he would have followed suit and sent one. Something must have happened. I can’t wait five minutes."

Filled with hatred, Yan Jun had no patience to wait. Perhaps he even hoped his companion had run into some trouble or a fight.

Yet even though hatred clouded him, he could still think relatively rationally and knew what needed to be done at the right time.

With Omni-directional Mobility Gear, there was no need to worry about Titans blocking the way…

Xu Yue calmly watched the Survey Corps member who had burst through the door. From several suspicious details in the man’s attire, he could tell that this was a Reincarnator!

A Reincarnator skilled at searching?

Running into one at a time like this was truly the worst possible coincidence.

"Survey Corps? Are you here to save us?"

Having instantly grasped the other party’s identity, Xu Yue immediately put on a naturally delighted expression and asked.

The old man, the woman, and the children all revealed genuine delight as well. They remembered what this gentleman had told them. They had not expected someone to truly come save them, and so quickly at that.

"What, trying to pass yourself off as a native of this world? Sorry, but one of the abilities I specialize in is sensory ninjutsu. The residual fluctuations from the Sealing Scroll here, along with the fluctuations of the Transformation Jutsu on you, can’t be hidden from me."

The man in the Survey Corps uniform blocked the exit, looking down at Xu Yue coldly. He neither attacked nor left.

Xu Yue’s heart sank slightly.

Sensory ninjutsu. What terrible luck.

This was the Attack Titan world!

If there were ninjutsu fluctuations, then he had to be a Reincarnator. To conceal his appearance, Xu Yue’s Wood Clone had been maintaining a Transformation Jutsu at all times, but that disguise had now become his greatest flaw.

"Friend, we should have no grudge against each other, right? I’m trapped here now, and this time it’s a cooperation mode…"

"You killed the Yanzi Squad at the city gate, didn’t you?"

The Survey Corps member remained expressionless and completely unmoved.

"There’s no need for you to explain. With things like this, I only trust my instincts. I won’t bother talking about evidence…"

Before he could finish, a Kunai had already been hurled toward him at high speed. Xu Yue did not even respond with words, decisively attacking at once!

The other party was clearly stalling for time. He had companions!

Li Si had not expected Xu Yue’s attack to be so decisive. He had already used one of his short-range consumable items to confirm Xu Yue’s appearance with the trainee Reincarnator hiding in the shadows who was responsible for identifying people. He had only said so much to stall for time.

But he had not expected Xu Yue to act without the slightest hesitation once he had made up his mind!

Trying to kill him quickly?

He was really being underestimated!

As Li Si casually raised his weapons to block, his senses and tracking-focused abilities sharply noticed the Explosive Tag wrapped around the Kunai’s handle.

A glint flashed through his eyes as he instantly moved away from the exit.

But the accurately thrown Kunai merely embedded itself in the wall without exploding.

By the time Li Si realized he had been tricked, Xu Yue had already rushed out through the opening, completely erasing the terrain advantage Li Si had held.

After coming outside, Xu Yue also noticed the marks in the sky that had not fully dissipated.

At least three more people?

Judging from the small portion of strength this man had displayed, his speed and reactions alone were already no weaker than a Chunin’s. His true strength could only be higher!

He completely suppressed the current Wood Clone.

Tch.

How had such a troublesome Reincarnator entered this world? The upper limit of the Titan world really was not low.

"Heh. Stop dreaming about escaping. If it were any of my other teammates, you might still have a slight chance. But unfortunately, tracking and prolonged combat are what I do best."

Li Si drew two curved blades and took a starting stance, staring intently at Xu Yue with his full concentration.

Yet Xu Yue, now outside, seemed to have given up on running. With a sigh, he tossed the backpack from his back onto the ground and threw a strange card onto it.

"If your teammates are all as strong as you, then it seems there’s no way to deal with this."

"But…"

"I hope you won’t regret it…"

Xu Yue, having cast aside his burden, looked up at the figure who was fully on guard against him. Three Tomoe suddenly appeared in his eyes!

This was the terrifying part of a Wood Clone. Even the Sharingan could be reproduced. Madara’s Wood Clones in the original story could even use Susanoo!

"The Sharingan?!"

As someone with sensory ninjutsu, Li Si naturally knew what the Sharingan was.

And it was even Three Tomoe!

Do not assume that the Three Tomoe Sharingan was cheap just because it was already the lowest-priced item of its tier. He could grit his teeth and afford the B-rank mission points, but upgrading an item of this level required A-rank mission points, not to mention the rare Single Tomoe Sharingan needed to activate it.

There were not many true Three Tomoe Sharingan in the space. Every owner was an elite.

The instant a flaw appeared in his mind, a dizzy sensation surfaced in his head. Realizing something was wrong, Li Si instinctively raised a hand to block.

Clang!

With the sound of metal striking metal and sparks flying in every direction, the twin blades he had used to block were actually knocked aside.

Knowing he had lost the initiative and fallen into absolute danger, Li Si’s expression twisted.

"Then let’s die together!"

The curved blade knocked aside in his hand moved with the unpredictability of an antelope’s horn. In the next instant, borrowing the force of being knocked away and the blade’s own shape, it sliced toward Xu Yue’s neck with the advantage of its reach.

If Xu Yue did not evade, Li Si would cut his opponent’s throat even as his own heart was pierced!

But faced with this attack, Xu Yue had no intention of dodging at all. He merely tilted his head slightly, avoiding immediate decapitation, before the Kunai in his hand pierced Li Si’s heart.

Seeing that the Wood Clone’s neck had nearly been severed in half, yet it could still move with its head tilted, Li Si—his heart pierced through—had already lost the ability to speak.

His speed was clearly faster than Xu Yue’s, and his techniques were superior. Why had it turned out like this?!

I refuse to accept this!

He should have been the one to die!

Pfft!

With that unwillingness, Li Si fell stiffly backward, kicking up a cloud of dust. His eyes were wide open, unwilling to close even in death.

"You dare!"

"Insolence!"

At that moment, two voices rang out in succession. Two figures using Omni-directional Mobility Gear to rapidly approach glared at Xu Yue with eyes about to split.

Xu Yue, whose neck had been cut halfway through but who neither bled nor died, merely gave the two of them a cold glance before calmly drawing another card from his chest.

He held the dreamlike card between both hands, looking rather eerie.

"I hope you’ll keep it safe for me. Cherish your last peaceful days."

With his broken neck producing a raspy, air-leaking sound, the card in Xu Yue’s hands turned into specks of starlight.

At the same time, his entire body transformed into a wooden statue.

Tracking Card successfully used…

A boat packed full of refugees had just arrived at Wall Rose through the waterways and was about to enter from the river mouth. The deck was crowded beyond measure.

Armin’s grandfather, Armin, Eren, and Mikasa, whose eyes were filled with lifelessness, were all there.

Standing beside them was a figure who still wore a gentle smile even in such desperate circumstances, giving off the impression of a friendly older brother next door.

It was Xu Yue, who had escorted Eren and the others all the way here.

Wood Clone One, who had been planning to hand the notebook to the original body and take on an escort mission along the way to raise some favorability, suddenly stirred slightly. The smile on his face then grew even brighter as he stood up.

Drawing the attention of those beside him.

"Well, now that you’re here, you should be able to make it back on your own without getting lost, right?"

Xu Yue gently said this as he pressed his hands on Eren and Mikasa’s heads.

"Sir…"

Armin’s grandfather seemed to frown as he looked at Xu Yue, wanting to say something.

"I have a few matters that need taking care of."

After saying that, Xu Yue did not wait for anyone’s reaction. He stepped onto the edge of the boat and leaped toward the shore!

Only then did the stunned Eren realize something. He hurriedly ran to the side of the boat and shouted.

"Wait! Don’t go! Please teach me how to kill Titans! Wait!"

Mikasa dragged him from behind as Eren cried out wildly, drawing the gazes of the numb refugees around them. Most of the refugees, whose hearts had already died, had no energy left to care about strangers like this. Even when someone jumped off the boat, they felt nothing.

Too many people had committed suicide these past few days…