"What kind of outfit is that, Armin?"
Armin, with a hint of nervousness, lowered his voice and said, "A deliveryman. This way, I can use a raincoat to cover the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear."
Lock asked, "Why did you call me here? What do you want to do?"
Armin looked at Annie and sincerely said, "Annie, could you please help Eren escape?"
Lock coldly retorted, "How will he escape, and where will he go?"
Armin replied, "It's just to avoid the limelight for now. We don't intend to confront the Royal Government directly. It's just a rebellion by a small part of the Survey Corps."
"This is to buy time to collect materials that can overthrow the forces of the Council."
Lock stared at Armin and pressed on, "What materials?"
Armin lowered his head, looking troubled, "I'm sorry, I can't say."
Sensing that Annie might refuse, Armin quickly said, "Please, Annie! If this continues..."
Lock said decisively, "Alright, I agree."
Armin hadn't finished his sentence, and he said with some surprise, "Annie, you agreed?"
Lock said, "What, does that surprise you?"
"No, it's not that..."
Armin looked away guiltily, "I just thought I was right after all. Annie has always been... a good person."
Hearing this, Lock lowered her gaze and said, "Yes, I think so too, but I've suffered many losses from being a 'good person' already."
She looked at Armin and said word for word, "I hope this time won't be the same result."
Armin lowered his head and gritted his teeth, "Yes, I promise!"
On an empty street, four people walked quietly.
Lock walked at the front, feeling the gazes of the three behind her.
Seeming to find the atmosphere too oppressive, Eren Yeager couldn't help but say, "Getting away was surprisingly easy!"
"As expected of the Military Police. Their usual work style is evident."
Mikasa Ackerman reminded, "Eren, don't look around."
But Eren couldn't stop muttering.
"Now, as long as Jean, the decoy, isn't exposed, it won't last long."
"He doesn't look like me at all."
Armin Arlert turned back to comfort him, "It's okay, both of you have fierce eyes and villainous faces."
Eren retorted, "My face isn't that long."
Lock stopped, and the three were startled, stopping as well.
They heard Lock suddenly say, "I'm tired, I want to rest for a bit."
Eren was the first to break, "Huh? We've only walked a few steps. Annie, your physical fitness test score was higher than mine, right?"
Armin noticed something was wrong and asked, "Annie, what's wrong? Didn't you agree? Do you have any other concerns?"
Lock turned around and looked at Armin, "Don't you think it's too quiet around here?"
Eren quickly said, "Isn't it because your Military Police prohibited nearby residents from going out because you were transferring me?"
Lock couldn't be bothered to explain further. She raised her hand, revealing a bleeding wound on her palm, and said to the shocked trio, "Can we sit down and rest for a bit?"
The three obediently followed Annie and sat around a table outside a closed tavern.
All four placed their hands on the table.
Lock ignored Mikasa, who was staring intently at her, and looked at Armin, asking, "How many Survey Corps members came?"
Armin didn't answer. He looked at Annie and asked with difficulty, "Annie, how did you find out?"
Lock was silent for a moment, then said, "I haven't seen Lock for a long time..."
Before the three could react, they heard Annie continue,
"He's been deliberately avoiding me."
"So when you, Armin, proactively asked me for help, I knew I had been exposed."
Eren still couldn't believe it, even after hearing Annie admit it herself.
Mikasa's face was grim, staring at Annie and gritting her teeth.
Armin looked at the fresh blood on Annie's palm and slowly said,
"Most of the Survey Corps members have come."
Lock's tone remained calm, "Is that so? It seems I won't be able to leave easily today."
Armin urgently said, "Annie, if you just tell us what you know, you still have a chance to survive."
Lock sneered, "Even if I killed so many of you?"
Armin knew that the story he made up to buy time was absurd, but he still insisted,
"As long as you prove your value to the Royal Government, they certainly won't hold you accountable for what you did to the Survey Corps."
Seeing that Armin was still not giving up, Lock directly said,
"Marco was killed by me."
"What?"
"What did you say?"
Among the three, only Armin remained somewhat calm.
Lock continued,
"In Trost, Marco stumbled upon my secret, so I snatched his Omni-Directional Mobility Gear and watched him get eaten by a Titan."
"Bang!"
Eren slammed the table and stood up, his eyes seemingly spitting fire.
Lock ignored him. She still looked at Armin,
"Even then, can you forgive me?"
Armin didn't speak. Lock caught a glimpse of Mikasa retracting her hand from the corner of her eye.
"Crack."
The table split in half, and Mikasa's blade instantly came before Lock!
Lock leaned back in her chair, narrowly dodging it, and a strand of golden hair fell from her forehead.
Mikasa lunged forward with her blade, thrusting directly at Annie's face.
Lock crossed her hands, breaking Mikasa's blade with her bare hands.
Countless golden electric lights surged from Annie's body.
Mikasa's expression changed drastically. She grabbed the collars of the two people beside her and turned, using her propellant to quickly fly away with them.
Golden lightning descended from the sky!
A huge shockwave blasted everything around them.
The fifteen-meter-tall Female Titan rose from the ground.
The surrounding residents and Soldiers who were evacuating looked at the light behind them, shocked and terrified.
The explosion also disturbed the convoy escorting in the distance.
Nile Dok calmed his warhorse, looking shocked and puzzled,
"Where did that explosion come from?"
The change in perspective and body did not cause Lock any discomfort, as if she had long been accustomed to it all.
For some reason, Lock had completely inherited all of Annie's memories.
This included her experience and understanding of manipulating Titans.
Lock looked down at the three people quickly moving away from her using their Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, and silently pursued them.
Countless sounds of gas jets and grappling hooks being fired came from all around.
Lock had transformed early, wanting to avoid harming the Survey Corps members, but now they were all rushing towards her.
Her eyes narrowed, and she opened her mouth to let out a roar!
"Roar!"
The terrifying roar of the Female Titan echoed throughout Stohess.
All Survey Corps Soldiers could only cover their ears and retreat.
"Is she calling Titans?"
"How is that possible? This is Wall Sina. Where would Titans come from?"
Lock shook off the Soldiers behind her and chased directly after the three people in front.
Eren, what are you still waiting for?
I am the murderer of Marco and the Levi Squad.
Can't you make up your mind to fight me yet?!
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