The Claude Family

"What!? Historia and the others have been kidnapped? Even President Zackly was arrested?" Nile stared in disbelief at the wounded Military Police in front of him.

With bruises on his face and his right hand wrapped in bandages, Marlo lowered his head and said, "Yes, the intruders were very powerful. There were five of them, wearing unknown masks, and their skills were terrifying."

Their equipment was also strange, resembling the Anti-Personnel Omni-Directional Mobility Gear Device by the Central Military Police, yet different. All the manor Military Police, including President Zackly's personal Garrison, were wiped out.

Marlo was ashamed. His dozen or so Military Police, who usually considered themselves elite, had been defeated by a mere five men. It was a disgrace.

Bang! Nile slammed his fist on the table and immediately ordered, "Send out the Military Police! Immediately notify all corps in the region to declare martial law in all cities, mobilize Soldiers, and conduct a full-scale search! Also, notify the Commander and Commander to convene an emergency meeting!"

Yago gradually came to his senses from the confusion, opened his eyes, and saw rows of iron fences.

Yago moved his body and found that his hands were tied behind his back and his legs were also bound together.

With a thought, Yago touched his palm with the tip of his right little finger. He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed those people didn't know he possessed the Titan Power. Now that he was in a hurry, Yago began to carefully observe his surroundings.

It was obvious that Yago and his group were in a prison cell.

There were several other figures inside the cell.

Historia and Eren were both tied to a pillar, and small balls were stuffed into their mouths, similar to the time Eren was tied up at the Reiss Family.

Two figures were lying in the corner. Upon closer inspection, the one with the bulky build and gray hair was actually President Zackly!

Another petite woman, well, Mikasa, was tightly bound.

After a while, footsteps approached. Yago quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious, leaving only a tiny slit to observe the situation.

Five men in black, dressed in strange Omni-Directional Mobility Gear, escorted a large, obese figure toward the cell.

"Are they all here?" The obese figure pointed into the cell with a finger adorned with jeweled Ring. Yago's eyes widened slightly. The figure was dressed in finery, with a fleshy face, a triple chin, a greasy mustache, and a slender, ornate scepter in his left hand.

"Yes, Lord Claude, they're all here." The girl whose mask had been removed by Yago answered.

Bang! No sooner had the girl finished answering than the guy named Claude struck her head hard with his slender scepter. The force was so great that even Yago's eyelids twitched slightly.

But the girl remained expressionless and lowered her head.

"A-Yi! I told you to bring back the Queen, Eren who stole the King's power, and that bastard Ackerman and Zackly. Who is this kid?"

Needless to say, Yago knew that Claude was talking about him.

The girl A-Yi hesitated before answering, "I... I see this Soldiers is very skilled, and he also has Black Hair Black Eyes. I think he's also Ackerman..."

Before he could finish speaking, he struck the girl's head hard with the scepter again.

Claude said viciously, "I've already said it, besides you, only those two Survey Corps Soldiers and that hound Kenny are Ackerman. There are no other Ackerman in the world! You are nothing but slaves created by our Claude Family for our king!"

"Yes..." The girl and several other masked men in black bowed their heads at the same time.

"Wait, I was just about to ask you, where's your mask?"

A-Yi looked up, her delicate face slightly dazed, but she still answered honestly, "It's lost. The noise from our movements alerted the surrounding Soldiers, so we had to retreat."

Unexpectedly, these words enraged Claude, who slammed his scepter down on A-Yi's head again and again.

The brutality was so extreme that even Yago, who was pretending to be unconscious, couldn't bear to watch.

But A-Yi just silently endured it. Yago saw a glimmer of tears in A-Yi's Black Eyes. Don't misunderstand, this seemed to be just a physical reaction to the pain, because A-Yi's face was expressionless.

However, it was the movement of a man in black behind A-Yi that caught Yago's attention. Yago noticed the clenched fist and the hidden killing intent in the dark Black Eyes of the man in black behind A-Yi when Claude knocked A-Yi's head.

"This is the only thing we found here." Nile placed a strange mask on the table, which was now surrounded by important figures from inside the Walls.

Pyxis stared at the mask before her, completely clueless. Erwin, the Commander of the Survey Corps, also arrived at the scene. However, unlike the Commander Yago had seen, Erwin was no longer dejected. His eyes were bright, and his face was resolute. It seemed that Commander Erwin had returned.

No one present spoke when they saw the masks, as if they didn't recognize the mask. At this moment, Pyxis noticed that the priest of the Wallist Church seemed to have something to say.

"Priest Manke, do you have any clues?" Pyxis asked.

Priest Manke hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've seen this symbol in the ancient texts of the Wallist Church. It seems to be a family emblem used to create warriors for the Royal Family a long time ago."

"Martial Attendant? You mean?" Erwin seemed to have realized something.

"Yes, it's the Ackerman." Priest Manke nodded, confirming Erwin's guess.

"So, we have a lead, Priest Manke. Do you know which family this is?" Pyxis asked sharply.

Priest Manke paused, then mentioned a family that no one present had expected, "According to ancient records, it's the Claude Family of the Stohess District."

"The Claude Family? That pig-farming family??" Everyone was extremely surprised.

(Hey everyone, the reason I didn't update Muzi is pretty ridiculous. Muzi my first time taking the driving test (Subject Three), and... I got rear-ended (╥ω╥`). Muzi was sitting in the back seat looking at my phone when suddenly, bang! Muzi phone flew out of my hand, Muzi was completely stunned.)

I never expected my first collision would happen in a training car. Muzi, I wasn't injured, just a little dazed, which is why I didn't update yesterday. The reason I'm updating so late today is because training went on so late; Muzi 7 PM. So please forgive me, everyone. Muzi's been so tough for me T_T