My Hero

Chapter 46

"Don't let a bunch of abnormals get the best of you! Since they're so keen on climbing, let's throw them down on their asses!" Even his brave words didn't change the fact that Squad Leader Mike was quite worried by the situation at hand. It was the first time this many abnormals gathered together, and the worst part was that they kept coming in a never-ending stream. It almost seemed like they came with a clear purpose in mind. Other than eating humans, that is. Both titans and humans had already suffered serious casualties, and the fight was far from over. Even Mike found himself struggling with handling the abnormals, even more so after seeing half his squad already dead. Nanaba and Gelgar were still keeping it together; that was a relief on its own, but he wished Levi would be there soon. As the two strongest soldiers in the military, together they could push away the titans much more efficiently. What was keeping him so long anyway?

And then his nose twitched. Mike smiled. It was the smell of the titans' doom. Captain Levi and Commander Smith landed on top of the wall, next to Mike.

"What's the situation?" Commander Smith asked.

"We've lost quite a few soldiers since we can't predict most of the titans' actions. Not to mention the constant need to keep them from climbing the wall. I've never seen anything like this before."

"Levi, I trust you and Mike can handle most of the titans."

"You bet your ass." The captain answered quickly, which made Erwin Smith smile a bit.

"Our mission is to keep them away from the wall and Annie Leonhart."

Thus ended their talk, and all three of them joined the fight for survival.

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Couldn't this horse go any faster?? I was at the brink of my frustration, which I realized was foolish, but it was the fuel that kept me going, and the poor animal wasn't in any way at fault for my out of control feelings.

"Not much different from Eren, huh...? No wonder we can't really get along."

Once I passed through Utopia District, which, to my guess, was completely evacuated at that point, I stopped my horse in front of Wall Rose and made my way up with the 3D maneuver gear.

"What...is this...?" The sight before me froze me in my spot. I expected the situation to be quite serious, but this was too much for me to comprehend at first. Why were there so many abnormals in one place?? It was a rare sight, to say the least. Since when do all of them know how to climb walls?? As if they weren't dangerous enough and unpredictable already. Why was I just standing here?? Move, body, move! My frozen with fear limbs finally managed to free themselves. I grabbed hold of the grips and pulled my blades out.

"Why are you here?!" I stopped midstep, startled by the painfully familiar voice.

'Now's not the time to give me lectures, damn it!' the voice inside of me screamed.

"Do we really need to do this again, Commander? You can lecture me all you want after this whole mess is taken care of."

I made an attempt to walk past him, but he grabbed my arm. "No means no, and you need to finally learn that."

I pulled my arm away. "And you need to finally accept that if I want to fight, I will fight, and there's nothing you can do about it! Stop treating me like a damn child!!" I was immediately filled with extreme guilt for shouting, but I sent it flying along with my body as I literally threw myself at the titans, ready to take my anger out on them. Quite a therapeutic "hobby", don't you think?

I was certain I could imagine Erwin's angry face, but that only helped me fight while also leaving me very open to surprise Titan attacks. If the situation required it, I could always turn into a titan, but I didn't fancy the idea. I would rather fight as a human. My newfound ability was my very last resort, and unless I was ordered otherwise, I didn't plan on embracing it.