As Levi's Squad contiues through the forest, they see someone quickly moving through the trees. Initially believing it to be Levi, they move closer. Gunther realizes it's not him as he closes in. Suddenly, the stranger attacks and Gunther is killed in the same fashion as a Titan when the back of his neck cut out. Eren, in disbelief, is grabbed by Oluo as Eld gives the order to protect him. Petra, in a rage, challenges the attacker who is now hidden among the trees. As Commander Erwin continues to contemplate the Female Titan, he worries that it may go back into its Titan form. Without warning, Eren and Levi's Squad hear an explosion behind them; the stranger has taken on her Titan form again and is chasing them once again. Eren gets ready to transform as well, when Eld stops him. He orders him to head toward the Commander as fast as he can, while they take care of the Titan. At first he resists, wanting to fight, but when they ask that he trust them he wishes them luck and heads out.

After dodging her first series of attacks, Petra and Oluo blind her by taking out her eyes. Now at a disadvantage, the Titan covers the back of her neck and puts her back against a tree, waiting for her eyes to regenerate. Without saying a word to each other, Eld gives a signal and the team cuts the rotator muscles in her shoulders, causing her arms to fall. Eren, watching from a distance, admires their teamwork noting that it must come from the trust they have in each other. He thinks back to Levi telling him that whether he chooses to rely on his own strength or to rely on comrades, he never knows what the outcome will be. He glances back at his team again and sees Eld moving in to cut the muscles in her neck in hopes of exposing her weak spot. Just as he gets close enough to attack, the Titan reveals that she has regenerated one of her eyes. Too late to stop, she catches him in her mouth and bites him in half. Petra, Oluo and Eren watch in horror as Eld's body falls to the ground. Petra at first doesn't understand how it happened and then sees that she concentrated her healing ability on just one of her eyes, allowing it regenerate faster. The Titan charges after Petra and Oluo warns her to adjust her balance. Before she has a chance however, the Titan leaps through the air and crushes her between her foot and a tree. Oluo, who is now behind her, tries to attack the nape of her neck. Although he manages a direct hit, the Titan hardens her skin at the moment of impact, breaking his blades. She turns and delivers a massive kick to Oluo in midair, breaking his back and crushing him. Eren, now regretting his decision to not transform, vows to slay her. Biting into his hand, he shifts midair and lands on the Female Titan ready to attack.