An old acquaintance

"Cough... cough..." Zeke slumped his head, blood seeping from the corner of Zeke mouth. His current state was utterly gruesome; he was covered in blood and grime, steam rising from his body, his hands and feet completely mangled by the Ackermans...

Seeing Zeke's miserable state, Yago felt a slight chill run down his spine.

After greeting Hitch and Marlo, Yago walked towards Zeke.

"Hey, War Chief Zeke, we should find some time to have a proper talk," Yago said, squatting down next to Zeke.

Zeke struggled to lift his head, forcing a weak smile as he said, "Talk? Cough cough, what's there to talk about? What, cough, do you want to seize our Titan Power?" Zeke's voice sounded extremely weak.

Yago said speechlessly, "Seize? It seems that Marley was the first to try to seize the Founding Titan from Paradis Island, wasn't it?"

Zeke was taken aback. "How did you know? Oh, you... cough cough, you saw it from Annie's memories? That's really... cough cough cough... strange, the Female Titan Power actually exerted its strongest effect on a man."

Even now, Zeke still believes that Yago stole the Female Titan Power from Annie.

But Yago stared into Zeke's eyes and uttered three words calmly, "Euthanasia!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zeke, who had been listless, suddenly raised his head, his eyes chillingly cold. Zeke almost growled as he asked, "What do you mean?!"

Yago smiled slightly and replied, "You know, War Chief Zeke, isn't this exactly what you wanted?"

Zeke was truly shocked and furious. He never imagined that his deeply hidden plan would be so easily revealed by a Soldiers from Paradis Island. "Impossible! How did you know? Annie? No! This is impossible!"

Yago turned his head and said, "So, War Chief Zeke, I believe you'll be willing to talk to me, after all, our goals seem to be similar."

The conversation between the two left the Ackerman around them completely bewildered. What were they talking about? They had no idea, but it sounded quite impressive.

Zeke suddenly calmed down, stared at Yago's back for a while, and then said inexplicably, "Outside your city wall, if you go straight west, there is a Withered Forest. At the end of the Forest, there is a strange stone. Its top is more than ten meters thick, but its base is only three meters. It's quite spectacular."

Yago: "War Chief Zeke, what did you say?"

Zeke smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I doubt anyone the Walls has ever seen such a strange sight in their entire life, right?"

"We will see it eventually!" a powerful voice came from behind.

Commander Erwin, his face still stained with blood, arrived with the rest of the Survey Corps. In the distance, countless Titan corpses were scattered and vaporized. The Survey Corps Soldiers suffered very few losses, thanks to the powerful Thunder Spear Hange.

Soldiers used to need to cut off the back of the Titan's neck at close range to kill Titan, but now they only need to thrust the Thunder Spear near the back of the Titan's neck, and the powerful explosion will be enough to kill the Titan.

"Commander." Yago greeted Erwin nodded.

With a thud, "Ouch!" Pieck, his arms severed, was thrown in front of Yago by A-Yi- Yi.

"Pieck -chan? We meet again. I'm so sorry you guys escaped last time, so this time I had to have A-Yi and the others cut off your arms." Yago feigned apology, sounding very affected.

Pieck gritted his teeth. "So it was your idea, you bastard?" Pieck chuckled coldly and turned his head away, not wanting to say anything.

After instructing that the Marley warriors be kept in custody, Yago hurried off to the rear, as he still needed to reunite with Annie.

Having acquired a warhorse, Yago mounted it, his eyes somewhat unfocused. He was pondering the necessity of cooperating with Zeke; without Zeke's mediation, Paradis Island would have no way to connect with the outside world across the vast Ocean.

However, Yago has no intention of letting Reiner, Pieck, and the imprisoned Bertholdt go. Paradis Island is still too weak and needs the Titan Power, even if...

But will things really go as Yago hopes? Will he be able to retain the Titan Power? Some things are already predetermined by Fate.

While still pondering, Yago suddenly jolted awake, his brain frantically warning him of danger. Without any hesitation, Yago immediately rolled off his horse.

Bang! A bullet grazed Yago's hair.

The figure hidden behind the rocks quickly broke through cover, raised the Rifle, pulled the bolt, and fired.

Bang! Bang! Two bullets flew towards Yago, who dodged them with Yago speed. Yago then turned serious and, taking advantage of the moment when the man pulled the bolt again, Yago sprang into action.

He rushed towards the person like an arrow.

Bang! Yago dodged another shot by sidestepping, then delivered a whip kick, the Rotating Gear strapped to his leg spinning wildly, the Blades embedded in it flashing coldly as they spun.

Snap! The Blades slashed into the Rifle, causing the man to lose his grip and the Rifle flew out of his hand.

Both reacted quickly; Yago swiftly drew his knife from his waist, and the other man pulled a pistol from his gun case.

The Blades stopped in front of his neck, still trembling, while the dark muzzle of the gun was pointed at Yago's forehead. But both of them stopped at the same time.

The two stared at each other's familiar yet unfamiliar faces, both stunned and frozen in place.

"Coris... Big Brother?"

Coris held up his pistol, his face filled with astonishment. He never imagined he would see the child he had been forced to push into the abyss again.

"Who are you? Yago?"

Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, a petite figure rushed to Yago's side.

He kicked the pistol out of Coris's hand with a high kick, then followed up with a spinning kick that knocked Coris over.

Coris struggled to get up, but a bloodstained Blades was already pressed against his neck. Annie turned to him with concern, "Yago, are you alright?"

Upon seeing Annie, Coris was taken aback. Before embarking on this mission, Coris had reviewed the Marley Warrior Unit's files, and the girl before him seemed to be the same person as the Female Titan.

Coris gave a bitter laugh and murmured, "Marley..."

(Do you guys think the Marley Warriors will be able to escape this time? (^ω^) Will Zeke cooperate with the protagonist?)