Chapter 183: Useless

On the boundless grassland, the breeze brushed by, and the whole grassland rustled, like a green ocean.

A wild rabbit hid in the green grass, its two long ears twitching from time to time, occasionally lowering its head to gnaw on the tender buds of the green grass.

The rabbit's head suddenly lifted, scanning the surroundings in a panic, and fled in a hurry after feeling the vibration of the ground.

Boom, boom, boom.

A figure more than ten meters tall swept by, and large footprints were stepped out on the grass.

Su Xiao sat on the Female Titan's shoulder, yawning somewhat boredly.

They had been rushing for seven consecutive hours. Annie and Reiner took turns carrying a few people, occasionally resting in between.

"Hmm~."

Reiner sat up and stretched. He was so tired that he could fall asleep on the Female Titan's shoulder.

"What time is it?"

Reiner's eyes were blurry, and the whites of his eyes were full of bloodshot.

"Eight in the morning."

"Is there any roasted meat from yesterday? Using Titan power continuously consumes a lot."

Su Xiao took out a piece of roasted meat and handed it to Reiner, and also took out a bottle of water.

"After eating, switch to you. Watching you sleep while Annie is holding on."

Reiner nodded, biting the roasted meat listlessly.

"You seem to have not slept for a day and a night. Not resting for a while?"

"I can't rest for now."

Although Su Xiao cooperated with a few people, he didn't fully trust them, and Reiner and the others didn't have strong perception.

"As expected of an Empire warrior. It seems I've been a bit lazy these years. Annie, stop."

Reiner shouted after eating the food, and the Female Titan Annie stopped.

After skillfully completing the switch, Annie, full of exhaustion, sat on the Armored Titan Reiner's shoulder fifty seconds later.

"Is there really any meaning in rushing like this? Will the Survey Corps really catch up?"

Annie looked at Su Xiao in confusion.

"If I abducted someone very important in the Ma Lai Empire, then caused destruction on the border, and those who escaped with me were several spies from inside the walls, tell me how much military force the Empire would dispatch."

Su Xiao's description left Annie speechless. This was already an irreconcilable hatred.

Not to mention the Survey Corps, it wouldn't be strange for the royal family to send the Military Police.

"So we must leave 'Paradis Island' as soon as possible."

Paradis Island was the island known to everyone now. Although it was said to be an island, the area was definitely not small, otherwise, the Ma Lai Empire wouldn't covet the resources on it.

Reiner's rushing speed was slower than Annie's, but Reiner had more endurance.

About three hours later, a town vaguely appeared in sight. Eren, who was fixed on the Armored Titan's shoulder, obviously became restless.

"This is... hometown."

Eren's voice was somewhat choked. Although only five years had passed, this city was already very dilapidated.

In the town, one could vaguely see patches of trees. Because the houses had been uninhabited for a long time, most of the roofs had collapsed. From a distance, one could still see the hole kicked out by 'Bertholdt' on the wall.

"Finally arrived."

Su Xiao looked down at the town below. There were thousands of houses in the town. It was impossible to find Eren's house by luck.

"Finally arrived here, finally..."

Bertholdt stood up and looked at the town below, feeling some guilt in his eyes. This was where he had breached.

"Bertholdt."

Eren muttered in a low voice, and Bertholdt's body trembled.

"One day I will kill you, I swear."

Eren didn't roar, but was very calm. This tone made Bertholdt somewhat fearful.

"If... if you can do it, kill me. When I lifted that foot five years ago, I already had the determination to sacrifice."

'Bertholdt', who was usually cowardly, became firm in his tone.

"Bai Ye, you took that key, are you planning to enter my basement? Although I don't know where you got this information, in these many houses, I don't believe you can find my home."

Eren raised his head and looked at Su Xiao with a half-smile.

The experiences along the way had made Eren more mature; the betrayal of his contemporary friends and the various drastic changes within the walls had accelerated Eren's growth.

"Don't need you to point the way."

Su Xiao didn't intend to interrogate Eren; he had his own methods.

He began to quickly recall the details in the anime.

The Colossal Titan kicking the wall, the young Eren running toward home, the mother pressed under the house,

The mother pressed under the house!

Thoughts flashed through Su Xiao's mind. When Eren's mother was pressed under the house, the Titan hadn't attacked the city yet. The only reason for the house to collapse was the stones that flew out when the Colossal Titan kicked the wall.

His gaze began to search in the town, and four or five large stones came into view.

"Reiner, go over there and take a look. As discussed before, if we can't find Eren's home in two hours, we'll give up."

The Armored Titan Reiner moved forward in the direction Su Xiao pointed, and soon arrived in front of a large stone.

Weeds were overgrown around this large stone, and the whole large stone was embedded in a wooden house.

"Not this one, go over there."

Reiner began to walk in the town, passing one large stone after another, but each large stone was different from the scene in Su Xiao's memory.

"The last one."

Su Xiao looked at the large stone closest to the wall in the town; that was the last hope.

The Armored Titan moved his steps, and Su Xiao's gaze swept toward Eren quietly.

Although Eren was trying his best to keep calm, the action of looking up into the distance from time to time exposed his intention. This teenager was still too immature.

"Won't be wrong, it's that one."

Su Xiao could be sure.

"You bastard!"

Eren roared and tried to struggle, but he was too severely injured, having only drunk a small amount of water in a day and a night, which left him weak to the limit.

The Armored Titan Reiner's footsteps stopped. After Su Xiao jumped down, he carefully observed the surrounding terrain.

Collapsed houses, a large stone pressed on the roof, and half a female skeleton in the weeds nearby.

This was Eren's home, the place where the story first began.

"Reiner, lift this roof."

Reiner didn't consider too much, two large hands dug open the roof easily like an excavator, and continued to dig downward.

Soon Reiner cleared the collapsed house, and a dark hole appeared, with steps leading downward in the hole.

Below was Eren's basement. This location was an important turning point in the original work, and Su Xiao couldn't help but look forward to it.

Reiner canceled the Titan transformation, carried Eren to the steps, Bertholdt carried Ymir, and Annie held Historia. The treatment of the silly, sweet girl was different.

"Is this it? I've heard you mention it many times before."

Reiner looked at Eren in his hand.

"Reiner, for the sake of being companions before, can I ask you one thing?"

"You say."

"Help me collect the skeleton over there. That is my mother's skeleton."

Reiner walked up without hesitation, took off his jacket to wrap the half skeleton, and tied the jacket to Eren.

"Don't thank me. What I did deserves death; I've known that since five years ago."

After speaking, Reiner ran a few steps quickly to keep up with Su Xiao's pace.

Su Xiao held a strong flashlight in his left hand and the key Eren carried with him in his right hand, walking down the steps.

This key was something Eren's father had instructed Eren to keep well. It should have a key role in a moment.

Su Xiao took the lead, Annie and the others followed behind, their expressions somewhat nervous.

Su Xiao walked easily at the very front; it was unlikely there was any danger in the basement.

The steps downward were not long, and a wooden door appeared in front.

Standing in front of the wooden door, Su Xiao looked at the key in his hand, and then at the old wooden door.

Su Xiao suddenly raised his foot and gave a side kick. The wooden door was kicked to pieces with a snap, and a basement that looked like a study came into view.

Su Xiao looked at the key in his hand again, and threw the key toward Eren behind him. This thing was useless.

The key fell to the ground with a clatter.

Eren had a look of doubting life on his face, looking at the key he had kept with him for five years in disbelief. This key was supposed to open the door, but it was kicked open by someone with one foot. ===== CHAPTER 184 =====