My Hero

Chapter 18

"Eren, snap out of it!" Why did I think that would work? I was quickly and surely running out of escape routes. There was no way I could play tag with the Eren Titan all day long. I took my signal flare out and fired a smoke signal.

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Commander Dot Pixis joined Erwin Smith up on Wall Rose. He was curious about the operation and wanted to see if it would have any chance of success.

"To what do I owe the pleasure, Pixis?"

"Oh, I'm simply here to enjoy the view. Don't you think the weather is quite nice today?"

"I hadn't really noticed. I guess you're right."

"Would you like to take a sip?" Erwin was offered a flask of alcohol.

"No, thank you. I will have to decline."

"Suit yourself."

Commander Pixis took a big gulp. "Say, Erwin, do you really believe your plan will work?"

"There are many things that can go wrong, but success is never achieved unless we take risks. I chose to gamble once more and to trust in the abilities of my soldiers."

Commander Dot Pixis smiled widely underneath his moustache. "I've always liked you, Erwin. You never cease to amaze me."

"The feeling is mutual, Pixis." Their conversation was interrupted by the signal flare that immediately caught Erwin's attention. 'The signal came from way too close to the wall. It's probably someone from Levi's group. Something must have happened.' Thoughts of Desi being in trouble ran through his mind. He turned to Pixis. "Excuse me, my friend, but I must leave you for now." Erwin didn't wait for an answer and left in a hurry.

"Interesting." Dot Pixis watched after Erwin, enjoying his drink.

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"Hey, you idiot, follow us instead!" Jean made a cut on Eren Titan's arm to distract him, but he wasn't stopping. On the contrary, he ran even faster. At this rate, he was about to catch me in no time, and I was slowly but surely running out of gas. Jean turned to Armin. "What do we do? You're supposed to be the smart one. Think of something!"

"I'm thinking!"

Mikasa climbed on top of the Eren Titan in an attempt to talk to him. As if that would work at this point.

"Mikasa, get away from him, unless you want to be attacked again!" But she, of course, didn't listen to me. While my attention was on Mikasa and not on where I was going, I almost crashed against the wall of a house but was able to avoid it at the last second. As a result, I fell hard on the ground. I swore under my breath and tried to get up. It hurt all over. And then I heard it—the Eren Titan's roar. "Do something about him!!" I screamed to whoever could hear me and prayed to escape on time.

"What do we have here? A troublesome brat that needs to be punished!" Captain Levi came out of nowhere and aimed for Eren Titan's leg, cutting it off. I saw him stumble and fall in my direction. Damn, I needed to get away from there fast!

"Desi!" The commander managed to grab me on time. I heard the crash behind us and clung to him like a small child, just like back when he rescued me for the first time. I could hear his racing heartbeat. Was he... worried about me? We landed on one of the houses, and the Captain landed next to us.

"Levi, can you take care of the rest?"

"I might have to beat some sense into that kid, but I'll make sure he learns his lesson."

"Good. I'm taking Desi off the operation."

"What?? No!"

The commander turned to me. "You're injured, and I won't allow you to risk your life any further."