The battle began

"Captain Nile! We can see the Wall Maria ahead!" Hearing a subordinate's report, Captain Nile, who was wearing a headscarf, narrowed his eyes.

"Just as Yago predicted, there was no trace of Titan near Wall Maria!" Captain Nile pondered to himself, then issued the order, "Attention everyone! Spread out to the flanks, all wagons gather in the center of the column, advance 500 meters, then abandon the wagons and retreat!"

"Understood!" More than a hundred Scout responded in unison.

Immediately, the entire Survey Corps began to disperse in an orderly manner into two lines.

Less than a kilometer from the city wall, the Scout simultaneously reined in their horses and halted their advance.

"Fire!" Nile gave the order, and all the Soldiers simultaneously drew their modified Signal Pistol. Bang! Bang! Bang!

Suddenly, thick plumes of smoke enveloped the entire team.

"Retreat!"

One after another, galloping horses burst out of the smoke, their capes emblazoned with the Wings of Freedom fluttering in the wind. However, the Wings of Freedom's goal was not to approach the towering Wall Maria, but to retreat rapidly in the opposite direction.

Along the way, the Scout kept retreating, firing Smoke Bomb as they went.

"What, what's going on? This isn't what we planned! Did the Captain leave any instructions?" A Marley Soldiers on the city wall asked his teammate in surprise, but his teammate also looked bewildered.

According to the plan, the demon Soldiers on the island will use a strange device to climb the city wall. At this time, the Marley Soldiers on the wall will unleash their strongest firepower, Beast Titan lying in ambush outside will also cooperate to surround the demons.

But now?

"Let's wait for the Beast Titan's signal!"

Meanwhile, Zeke, hidden in the distance, also noticed the Survey Corps' strange behavior and frowned. "What's going on? Did they anticipate an ambush?"

"Something's not right. The Survey Corps shouldn't only have this many troops. It's strange. War Chief, are you sure where the Founding Titan Power is?" The Cart Titan, lying on all fours, spoke in a human voice. Pieck had once infiltrated the Survey Corps to rescue Reiner and Bertholdt, and had also gathered some intelligence about the Survey Corps.

The sunlight reflected off Zeke's glasses as Zeke said, "We absolutely cannot lose the first-strike opportunity!"

The Dagger sliced through the palm, and boom!! A surge of Yellow Lightning shot into the sky, and a massive skeleton emerged from the steam, its flesh and hair covering the bones.

Beast Titan with arms reaching past its knees appeared! Thud! Its massive body slammed into the ground. The Beast Titan took a deep breath, opened its enormous maw, and let out a soul-shaking roar, "Roar!!"

"Watch out!!" Nile quickly shouted to stop the Survey Corps Soldiers were still running wildly.

"Charlotte, calm down, it's alright, relax." Nile soothed his horse while keeping a serious eye on the roaring Beast Titan in the distance.

With the roar of the Beast Titan, beams of golden light formed a semi-circle around the entire outer perimeter of Wall Maria, and strangely shaped Titan appeared before the Survey Corps Soldiers.

"Fire! Shoot!"

The Marley Soldiers hidden on the Wall Maria immediately raised their guns and fired, bullets flying from their muzzles.

A burst of blood mist erupted from the Survey Corps ranks, and in an instant, more than a dozen Scout fell from their horses with cries of agony.

Nile turned his head in shock, looking at the tongues of fire spewing from the city walls. "Smoke Bomb! Quick!"

Fortunately, the Scout led by Nile were all elite Veteran Soldier who immediately carried out the order to launch Smoke Bomb to cover the team.

"Eren, seeing your Comrade being slaughtered, shouldn't you show up now!"

Seemingly in response to Zeke's words, a blinding Yellow Lightning appeared below Wall Maria, attracting everyone's attention.

The Marley Soldiers on the city wall were even more frightened. "When?"

"Roar!!" With a terrifying roar, a pair of giant hands covered in Hardening white claws tore through the steam and emerged. As the steam gradually dissipated, a pair of scarlet eyes appeared before the Marley Soldiers beneath the white bone armor.

"What kind of Titan is that! The Devil Titan from Paradis Island?!" The appearance of the Fate Titan caused panic among the Marley Soldiers.

Snap! The Hardening claws easily gripped Wall Maria, and the Fate Titan slowly climbed up the Wall Maria.

Stop him!

All weapons fired at the Fate Titan simultaneously, but unfortunately, ordinary bullets only produced a series of sparks when they hit the Fate Titan.

"Make way! Use the new weapon!" A Marley Soldiers carrying an iron pipe rushed forward, pulled the trigger, and a shell flew straight toward the face of the Fate Titan.

Bang! The violent explosion on his face made the Fate Titan pause for a moment, as if he had been stunned.

"The Bazooka works!"

Just as the Marley Soldiers cheered, the Fate Titan shook its head and continued climbing up Wall Maria, while the weapon called Bazooka only left a black mark on the bone armor on the Fate Titan's face.

"Damn it, quick, send the Armored Titan in!"

Reiner opened his eyes, his gaze sharper than ever before. Before the Soldiers who came to deliver the orders could even reach him, Reiner rushed to the city wall, looking down at the Fate Titan climbing relentlessly. "Yago!"

Reiner leaped from the city wall, Reiner in a dazzling Yellow Lightning, and flesh and bones appeared as Reiner fell through the air.

The commotion attracted the Fate Titan of Fate, who looked up to see a fist that was growing larger and larger.

Crack! The immense impact shattered the bone armor on the Fate Titan Armored Titan's face with the Armored Titan's heavy punch, even leaving half of the Fate Titan's face deeply dented.

The Armored Titan crashed heavily onto the Fate Titan, and the two massive Titan fell to the ground together with a deafening roar, raising clouds of dust!

"All troops, charge! Target: Wall Maria!" Nile suddenly drew his War Blade and led the charge toward Wall Maria. Under Nile's leadership, the other Scout followed suit.

"Am I being ignored?" The Beast Titan scratched his head, picked up a boulder from the ground, and with a snap, the boulder was crushed into pieces in the Beast Titan's massive hand.

"Don't underestimate the power of the Spear of Marley!"