Joining
Yago extended his hand, smiling, and said, "Welcome to the Eldia Revival Army, Miss Aili Ambas. From now on, we will be comrades-in-arms fighting side by side."
Aili, whose name was called, stood up somewhat awkwardly and cautiously shook hands with Yago. Just now, Aili had successfully accepted Yago's offer of recruitment and joined the Eldia Revival Army.
But Selina, standing to the side, seemed dissatisfied. She coldly watched the two shake hands, then scoffed, seemingly implying, "Ha, do you really think the Marley Warriors will sincerely join our Eldia Revival Army? The painful experience of the Eldia Restorationists is a stark reminder of that."
Upon hearing this, Aili Li immediately realized that they were talking about her. Indeed, she had just transformed into Titan and was fighting desperately, but now she turned around and joined someone else's group. It did sound absurd. Not knowing what to say, Aili could only lower her head and fidget with her fingers.
But Yago seemed unconcerned. He glanced at Selina, who appeared somewhat angry, and then at the embarrassed and awkward Aili. "Hey, Selina, don't worry. I believe Aili is truly a comrade who, like us, is willing to fight for the Eldia Restoration."
Besides, don't we have a volunteer application written by Aili herself? I've heard Colonel Koslow of the Marley Warrior Unit complain more than once about how lazy the Sea Titan Warriors are, and he's been looking for an opportunity to replace them. If this application falls into Colonel Koslow's hands now, I believe that, whether it's true or not, Colonel Koslow would be very willing to give the Sea-Swimming Titan a more diligent host."
Yago spoke casually, but Aili, standing beside him, stared in astonishment. How wicked this man was! No wonder he made her write that application form earlier; he had this trick up his sleeve!
Thinking about Colonel Koslow and her usual behavior, Aili seemed to have really anticipated that what Yago said would come true. There was no need to think about it; given the chance, the mean-spirited Colonel Koslow definitely target her first.
Although there was some truth to what Yago said, Selina still didn't choose to completely trust Aili and continued to look at Aili with suspicion.
Aili extended her hand to Selina, but the latter elegantly ignored it, leaving Aili extremely embarrassed. She could only scratch her head awkwardly to cover it up.
At the same time, the round sun rose from the horizon, spreading its light and heat across the earth.
Standing atop the valley, Yago frowned and looked around. It was getting late; they needed to leave as soon as possible. "Aili, Selina, prepare to return to the Military Camp. We can't afford to waste any more time."
Selina didn't say anything, just nodded quietly, but Aili rubbed her hands together somewhat shyly and asked Yago, "Um, Captain Loa, you still haven't told me how to address you and the other Restoration Army comrades?"
Yago was currently searching everywhere for the military vehicle keys, and Aili's questions were actually trivial matters. Yago casually replied, "Whatever, call me whatever you want. If all else fails, you can call me 'boss' like Selina and the others do."
Aili paused for a moment, silently repeated "Boss" a few times, then looked up at Yago, "Okay, Boss."
After searching for several minutes without success, Yago later discovered that the military vehicle key had been left in the ignition the whole time... For Yago, this was utterly baffling.
"Selina, give me your coat. You all get in the car; we need to get back to the Military Camp as soon as possible."
Yago said without turning his head, but Selina, who was holding Yago's coat, looked a little uneasy and hesitated as she walked slowly toward Yago.
After Yago finished tidying up and starting the car, Selina still hadn't returned his coat to him. Yago got a little impatient, got out of the military vehicle, grabbed the coat from Selina's hand, quickly put it on, and then told the two of them to get in the car quickly.
When Yago took the coat, he didn't notice the slight panic on Selina's face, but Aili it clearly and was puzzled as to what had happened.
The next second, after Yago turned around, Aili Li seemed to vaguely understand what had happened.
On the back of Yago's pure white Marley Officer's uniform jacket, a large, irregularly distributed yellow stain was visible.
That appearance was strikingly similar to some kind of metabolic waste. Aili stared wide-eyed in horror, looking at Selina in disbelief.
A hint of guilt flashed across Selina's face. Rewinding the timeline, when Yago and Aili were confronting each other, he casually tossed his coat to Selina. Selina not only didn't catch it, but after picking it up, she discovered a small clump of yellow, unidentified metabolic waste left by some unknown animal on the back of the coat.
It wasn't big, only the size of a finger, but after Selina wiped it with a tissue, the finger-sized stain successfully turned into... a stain the size of three or four fists.
Yago's nose twitched slightly, and he frowned, saying, "Strange, why does it smell weird? It's kind of smelly, can you smell it?"
Aili stared wide-eyed, about to speak Selina, but Selina quickly covered her mouth, calmly saying, "No, where's the smell? You must be mistaken."
Yago scratched his head in confusion, "Did I smell something wrong?"
Aili shoved the hand away from her mouth and pointed at Selina, saying, "That coat, wasn't it you who always carried it? It was you!?"
But the next moment, Selina's face was instantly close to Aili's, staring at Aili with an extremely imposing gaze. After a long while, she slowly said, word by word, "Don't talk back, do you hear me? Otherwise, you won't have a good ending!"
Under Selina's coercion, Aili trembled and quickly nodded, swearing that she would never speak again. Only then did Selina release her.
The military vehicle carrying the three quickly left the desolate valley, and the traces left by the battle between the two Titan would gradually disappear under the power of nature.
The lab reports scattered all over the floor, the broken and shattered glass test tubes, and the overturned table indicated that the owner of this house had just experienced an extreme rage.
Unbuttoning his white coat, Ebson stood by the window, gazing at the lush green forest outside, his heart filled with anxiety. He muttered to himself, "How could it not work? Damn it, there wasn't a single problem! How could this be!"
A figure suddenly appeared in Ebson's mind. In an instant, Ebson's eyes turned bloodshot, and he slammed his fist into the wall. The Concrete wall cracked with many thin cracks under his punch.
A wisp of steam rose from Ebson's hands, but he paid it no heed, instead gritting his teeth and growling, "You liar! Always! You deserve to die!"