Reincarnation Paradise Park

Chapter 180: Chapter 39: Covert and Overt Schemes (4th update, bonus Chapter for monthly passes)

The burning sun hung high, and under the scorching sunlight stood rows of Training Squad members.

”Let’s start the roll call now.”

Erwin held a list in his hand and began calling names one by one.

The members of the Training Squad were puzzled, the blazing sun making them feel somewhat dizzy.

Standing in the ranks, ’Reiner Braun’ and ’Bertholdt’ could not help but feel nervous, their gaze not directed at Su Xiao.

”Eren Yeager.”

”Present.”

”Mikasa Ackerman.”

”Present.”

Five minutes later.

”Annie Leonhart.”

”...”

”Killed in action?”

”So far, no body has been found.”

Erwin squinted his eyes and continued the roll call.

Boom!

A loud bang suddenly came from the direction of the wall, startling everyone and drawing their attention to the noise.

”Not good, a Giant is attacking the boulder blocking the opening, assemble, quickly!”

Erwin shouted angrily, and the members of the Survey Corps assembled and rushed toward the wall.

When Erwin left, he took Eren with him; Eren could not leave Erwin’s sight.

Su Xiao raised an eyebrow; this couldn’t interfere with his plan. Erwin was indeed smart, but their intelligence gap was too great; this round Su Xiao was sure to win.

The Survey Corps quickly reached the vicinity of the boulder, and upon arriving, they found that the boulder had only been slightly moved. ℴ

”Climb the wall.”

Erwin led people to climb the wall.

As a wounded person bandaged all over, Su Xiao didn’t have to follow the Survey Corps in action.

After discovering that Erwin and others had climbed the city walls, he signaled to Reiner Braun and the two followed Su Xiao to the wall.

Mikasa and Armin also followed closely behind; with Eren up there, they wouldn’t let him go unnoticed.

Currently, the Survey Corps only suspected them; they didn’t have the authority to control the Training Squad’s actions.

The Survey Corps could at most patrol under the guise of an investigation but had no right to detain members of the Training Squad.

Everyone climbed the wall, and the Survey Corps began patrolling along the edge of the wall.

There was no sign of a Giant below outside the wall; the Giant that attacked the boulder seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Su Xiao accompanied the Survey Corps’ team, with key figures like Erwin and Hanji Zoe present; Levi was unexpectedly absent, which puzzled Su Xiao somewhat.

After circling the wall, the Survey Corps regrouped with the Training Squad.

Mikasa and Armin came to Eren’s side.

”Even if nothing is found, don’t let your guard down; everyone is free to patrol.”

After Erwin ordered, everyone gradually dispersed.

”What’s going on? There was clearly a Giant attacking before.”

Armin scratched his chin and walked forward slowly.

”Who knows.”

Mikasa replied casually, appearing somewhat distracted.

Boom~, a rumble of thunder echoed.

The previously clear weather had unknowingly become overcast, the sky weighed down with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled.

Su Xiao kept observing Eren’s movements.

”Eren.”

Reiner Braun suddenly spoke, and Su Xiao frowned; this guy’s mental state seemed a bit off, but Su Xiao couldn’t speak to Reiner now.

After Armin, Mikasa, and others walked a distance away, Reiner Braun spoke again.

”Can we have a chat? I have something to say to you.”

Eren turned to look at Reiner Braun, with a puzzled expression, yet deep in his eyes there was a hint of panic, as if afraid of what Reiner Braun might say.

”We started breaching the walls and attacking humans a few years ago; I am the Armored Titan, and this guy is the Colossal Titan.”

While talking, Reiner pointed to Bertholdt, whose face turned pale with fear.

”What are you talking about?”

Eren stared at Reiner Braun in astonishment.

”What are you talking about, Reiner? Did you forget our plan before?”

Bertholdt’s voice trembled, his gaze panicked as he looked at Su Xiao.

At this point, Su Xiao’s eyes were downcast; he felt something was wrong, the plan was progressing too smoothly, and the departure of everyone seemed very awkward, especially Mikasa.

”Our goal is to destroy humanity.”

Reiner Braun broke free from ’Bertholdt’s’ arm.

”But now, there’s no need for that, Eren. As long as you come with us, we won’t have to breach the walls anymore, understand?”

Reiner Braun looked at Eren with anticipation; he had a good relationship with Eren and often played the role of Eren’s older brother; in fact, Reiner had already acknowledged Eren as a younger brother in his heart.

In Reiner’s mind, Eren would go with him, and he firmly believed it!

Reiner’s mental split had worsened.

”I don’t get it at all.”

Eren’s pupils were trembling as if he didn’t want to accept the reality before him.

”Just come with us; although it’s sudden, let’s go now.”

”Now? Where to?”

Reiner Braun hesitated for a moment.

”I can’t say yet, but that’s our hometown. How about it, Eren? This is a good deal. As long as you come with us, we won’t breach the walls anymore, and no one will die.”

Eren didn’t respond, only looked up at the sky, recalling the temporary meeting organized by the Survey Corps leader early this morning.

...

Moving back in time to nine hours earlier.

Inside the Survey Corps Underground Headquarters.

Several torches were inserted into the walls, illuminating the basement, and the burning animal fat gave off a scorched smell that filled the space.

Eren gradually woke up, and the two faces that came into view delighted him.

”Mikasa, Armin.”

The trio reunited, and Eren’s heart was not only joyful.

”Eren, continue with your previous topic.”

Erwin, Levi, Hanji Zoe, and other Survey Corps members were nearby, along with a few other Survey Corps members.

”Leader, shouldn’t we notify Mister Bai Ye?”

Hanji Zoe tentatively asked a question.

”No need, Bai Ye is ’very tired’ right now, let him ’rest’. ”

Erwin looked at Eren.

Eren, looking bewildered, was asked a lot of questions, mainly about the ’loner personality’ he mentioned before.

Annie became a suspect, but the Survey Corps only suspected her, with no evidence.

”The leader got the information. This is about the relationships of the 104th Training Squad.”

Erwin flipped through the data, suddenly stopping on a page listing Annie Leonhart, Reiner Braun, and Bertholdt as being from Tongxiang.

”The three of them? Three ’Intelligent Titans’ with different appearances. Armin, were these three familiar during training?”

Erwin’s question made Armin fall into silence.

”Reiner and Bertholdt were generally inseparable, and Annie... I’ve never seen her talk to those two.”

”Never talked?”

”Yes, at least I never saw Annie talk to the two of them.”

Erwin pondered in silence.

”Then~, I want to ask, the Mister Bai Ye you mentioned just now, he... ”

Eren tentatively asked a question.

”Not clear for now, but I have a feeling he has been influencing everything from the start.

Whether capturing you, interrogating, or sealing the wall hole, he was involved; Bai Ye was never this proactive before.

The situation is too complicated now. We’re not trying to doubt Bai Ye. So far, his actions have been loyal to humanity, it’s just for caution.”

Actually, Erwin never trusted Su Xiao, and Su Xiao was aware of this, so he never thought of staying with the Survey Corps.

”Eren, you can transform into a Giant, so keep an eye on those three in the future.”

The meeting ended here, and it must be said, Erwin’s deductive abilities were terrifying.

...

Time returned to normal, atop the walls.

Reiner Braun clapped Eren on the shoulder, a normal gesture between them, yet Eren’s body shuddered this time.

”Reiner, you must be too tired, speaking nonsense. Isn’t that right, Bertholdt?”

Bertholdt was quite tense.

”Yes, Reiner is indeed very fatigued, all he’s saying is nonsense.”

Bertholdt, whose will was not very resolute, was sweating profusely.

Eren forced a smile.

”Right, Reiner, what you just said was too outrageous, like I should say ’Alright, let’s go’.”

As he finished speaking, Eren found Reiner Braun staring at him dumbfounded.

”Yeah~, so that’s it, what was I thinking? I should just stick to the plan, am I going crazy?”

Reiner Braun hung his head low, his lips trembling continuously.

The fierce wind howled, snapping the flagpole atop the wall.

Bang. Clang, clang.

The flagpole fell to the ground along the wall.

”Must be I’ve stayed here too long, living with a bunch of idiots for three years, back then we were just kids, knowing nothing, regardless of a sense of duty or orders.

I no longer know the right choice, but I... ”

Reiner Braun tore off the bandages on his body, steam gradually emerging from his wounds, healing rapidly.

”As a warrior, I must bear this duty until death.”

Reiner’s voice was deep, no longer confused, the sparks elegantly floating off him. Reiner’s injuries fully healed.

”Reiner! Put it on? Right here! Right now!”

Bertholdt shouted loudly, long-held suppression exploding forth.

”Ah, deciding victory here and now, even though the plan is disrupted, this is our ultimate goal.”

Reiner Braun quickly walked toward Eren, who was already petrified with fear.

”Don’t you dare!”

A black-haired beauty appeared behind Eren, her eyes glinting coldly, it was Mikasa.

Mikasa charged at Reiner and Bertholdt with her Sharp Blade.

Slash, slash.

After two slashes, Reiner and Bertholdt were gravely injured. Reiner lost an arm, Bertholdt worse off, almost half his throat cut open.

”Ah!!”

A shrill scream echoed from behind Mikasa. Hearing that familiar voice, Mikasa immediately turned around, the sight shook her to the core, her whole body uncontrollably trembling.

Eren had been cut into a ragdoll by Su Xiao’s three slashes. Su Xiao was gripping Eren by the back of his neck, holding him.

Snap!

Eren’s neck was crushed, his body limply hanging, his eyes empty, mind muddled, completely losing control over his body.

”Let’s go, target secured.”

”Understood!”

”Yes!”

Reiner and Bertholdt yelled simultaneously.

”No!”

Mikasa cried out in despair, tears streaming from her eyes, she thought Eren was dead.

Su Xiao merely glanced coldly at Mikasa before ignoring her.

Two golden bolts of lightning struck the wall, spreading impact to the sides.

Survey Corps members swarmed in from all directions, including Levi.

”Reiner, swallow him.”

Su Xiao tossed Eren into the mouth of the now Transformed Armored Titan Reiner, who swallowed Eren whole, motioning Su Xiao to stand on his shoulder.

After Su Xiao used the ’Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear’ to reach the Armored Titan’s shoulder, the Armored Titan immediately covered shoulder injuries with his large hands.

Psssst!

A piercing hissing sound was heard, scorching steam spewed from the Colossal Titan transformed atop the wall, given the limited space only its upper half appeared.

Mikasa and the Survey Corps members screamed, retreating.

Thanks to Reiner’s protection, Su Xiao was unharmed by the steam burns, as Reiner controlled the Armored Titan to leap off the wall.

At the same time, the Colossal Titan began to move, Bertholdt broke free from the nape inside, utilizing the ’Three-Dimensional Maneuver Gear’ to reach the shoulder of the Armored Titan.

The thirty-meter-tall upper half of the Colossal Titan started to fall, targeting those on the wall.

Boom.

Steam rose in massive clouds from the wall, the explosion’s sound echoing for a kilometer around.

Su Xiao stood on the Armored Titan’s shoulder, as it ran swiftly. He had earlier sensed something off with the Survey Corps, the ambush on the wall he wasn’t informed about, indicating he was already seen as a suspect.

It’s sheer luck the Survey Corps wasn’t annihilated today, dodging the Colossal Titan’s fall isn’t easy.