Chapter 70
Author: Endless_Peace
last update2025-07-30 17:19:06

The world outside the Root felt weird now. Not colder, but something else had changed. The quiet that followed them felt thicker, heavier, like hidden eyes were watching them. As Eren, Kira, and Elina walked down the hill toward the old train valley past the basin, Kira saw something odd.

"The dust isn't staying behind us," she said, looking back at where they'd walked.

Elina looked over her shoulder. "You're right. It's like the ground is... cleaning itself up."

The land seemed to be moving quietly, changing how it looked and wiping away any signs they'd been there. Whether it was some kind of guard system from the Root or something deeper under the ground, they didn't stop to check.

Eren walked ahead of them, quiet and thinking. Since joining with the memory core, he hadn't talked much. But he didn't seem crazy or mixed up either. He moved smooth and sure.

"You doing okay up there?" Kira called to him.

"I'm fine," he said back without turning around. "Just thinking through stuff."

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