Lost

Falco stood up blankly, watching Gabi rush away. He didn't know what was wrong, but suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. Gabi's cold gaze was like a devastating blow.

For a moment, Falco was at a loss. He didn't know whether he should chase after Gabi again to stop Gabi, or whether he should do as Gabi had just said and stay out of her way. "Don't get in my way." Those words stung Falco's heart.

But the Middle Easterners won't give you any time for your sentimental musings. If you miss one burst, another hail of Machine Gun fire will come crashing down, and Falco, standing still, will be the perfect sitting duck.

In the brief moment that Falco was stunned, the bullet had already reached him.

Suddenly, Falco felt a push from behind, and his body fell forward uncontrollably, crashing to the ground with a thud. Caught off guard, Falco turned around and saw bright red blood seeping from his white military uniform.

Zofia's eyes widened as she lay sprawled on her body, riddled with bloody holes, before collapsing like a limp sack.

To save Falco, Zofia was shot several times. Falco's mind went blank for a few seconds before he came to his senses. His pupils contracted violently, and he crawled to Zofia's side on all fours. Blood streamed down Zofia's lips, and her wounds were bleeding profusely.

Falco frantically pulled off his coat and pressed it against Zofia's wound, then turned back and shouted at Gabi, who hadn't gone far, "Gabi! Come back! Zofia's hurt! Please!"

However, Gabi was not far away, only glanced back emotionlessly before continuing to dodge the Middle Easterners bullets and approach the Fortress.

Falco was utterly desperate. He turned to look at Zofia, who had collapsed into his arms. Zofia's eyes were vacant, her body trembling slightly, and she murmured in a very soft voice, "It hurts... it hurts so much..."

Falco, tears streaming down his face in despair, cried out helplessly to the heavens, "Help! Save Zofia!"

On the Frontline Position, Yago frowned slightly, because Colt, whom he was holding down, was struggling violently. Extreme worry and fear overwhelmed Colt, and the roar of the Middle Easterners Machine Gun further shattered his reason. He struggled and roared, "Let me go! Let me go! I want to save my Younger Brother! Damn Warrior Candidate! I quit! Let me go!!"

Udo, who was being held down by Eldia Soldiers, bit and kicked the Soldiers holding him down, trying to save his Comrade.

Selina and Yago remained expressionless, but their eyes betrayed a flicker of fear as they watched the Middle Easterners Machine Gun relentlessly firing around the children.

When Falco's desperate, faint voice reached the front lines after witnessing Zofia being shot, someone moved.

A lithe figure burst out of the trench, her long gray hair billowing in the wind. Aili's pretty face was icy cold. She couldn't bear it any longer; she couldn't watch those children who had affectionately called her "Sister Aili" on the Train end up trapped and dying there.

Golden Thunder enveloped his body, steam billowed up, and the power of the Titan's transformation attracted everyone's attention. Under the towering Golden Thunder, the gray-white Sea-Swimming Titan roared and swung its giant tail as it charged fiercely towards the Middle Easterners Fortress.

The appearance of the Sea-Swimming Titan caught the Middle Easterners completely off guard; they had no idea that hidden Marley Titan Warriors would appear at this time! The Marleyan are truly despicable! Using children to distract them and then sending Titan Warriors to ambush them! Unbelievable! Unbelievable! So utterly lacking in martial ethics!

The Middle East Officer mentally cursed the Marley commander's ancestors for 108 generations, and also went on to curse the Marley commander's neighbors, relatives, and even his dog.

The appearance of the Sea-Swimming Titan attracted all the firepower of the Middle Easterners. Countless Machine Gun bullets rained down on the Sea-Swimming Titan's body. Unfortunately, although the Sea-Swimming Titan's body burst into blood under the Machine Gun fire, the power of the Machine Gun was ultimately no match for that of the Cannon, and it could not stop the Sea-Swimming Titan's charge.

Although the Middle Easterners had prepared many Anti-Titan Cannons, they had not seen any Titan since the start of the battle, so Middle Easterners became complacent. When the Titan suddenly appeared, the Middle Easterners were thrown into chaos and did not react in time.

Taking advantage of the fact that the Sea-Swimming Titan had drawn all of the Middle Easterners' firepower, Gabi, carrying Grenade, quickly approached the Middle Easterners' Fortress.

"Ah!!!" The Middle East Soldiers frantically pulled the trigger, bullets pouring out, while the red-eyed, fish-like Titan drew ever closer to them.

"Die!" The Middle East Soldiers's eyes turned red. He turned his gun around, and the gushing bullets instantly shattered the Sea-Swimming Titan's red eyes. But before the Middle East Soldiers could rejoice, a huge mouth full of sharp teeth let out a terrifying roar through the firing port.

The Titan's roar sent shivers down the spine of the Middle East Soldiers, so much so that he didn't even notice the bundle of Grenade that had fallen at his feet.

Boom!!! A tremendous roar, the Grenade explosion triggered the secondary explosion of other munitions stored in the Fortress.

The explosion engulfed every Middle East Soldiers inside the Fortress.

The loud explosion also attracted the attention of a small group of Middle East Soldiers. They were seen fleeing desperately towards the Grayle Fortress in a disheveled state. The leader was the Middle East Officer who had originally been stationed at the fortress. At the last moment, he had deceived his subordinates and secretly escaped with his confidants. He didn't care whether he would be tried by Military Court or not; staying in the Fortress would surely mean death. He had to escape first.

Gabi stood in front of the exploded Fortress, arms outstretched, her eyes filled with excitement. All of this was thanks to her!

Shouts of battle came from behind. Soldiers of the Eldia Third Regiment, carrying Rifle and Bazooka, launched a charge. This was a godsend. With the Main Fortress destroyed, the other Middle East Soldiers lost all will to fight and retreated in disarray.

This is the time to kick a man when he's down.

Hearing the sound behind her, Gabi excitedly turned around, expecting to see her Soldiers and Comrade cheering for her. But what she saw left her stunned.

The Eldia Soldiers completely ignored the child, simply circling her during their charge. And what about her Comrade?

Falco was still weeping, holding Zofia who was covered in blood. Colt and Udo, who had just run out of the trenches, scrambled toward Falco.

Even Aili, who had just been freed from her Titan Transformation, rushed towards Falco and the seriously injured Zofia.

Nobody noticed Gabi, or rather, nobody paid any attention to her.

Gabi's upturned lips slowly disappeared, her expression turning blank and bewildered. Ignored by everyone, she suddenly felt as if she had lost something. Gabi stood there blankly, muttering to herself, "Blowing up the Fortress... it was my doing, so why...?"

Of everyone present, only one pair of eyes were fixed on Gabi, and those eyes were equally devoid of emotion.