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The letter was very simple; judging from its contents, it seemed to be written to Loa by his neighbor or friend.

The letter was brief, simply telling Loa that his grandmother's condition had recently worsened and hoping he could find time to return from the front lines to see her, since she was his last remaining relative.

Finally, the letter made Yago frown. He could tell from the letter that the writer was indifferent and perfunctory, because the letter ended by directly asking Loa for money.

It says that his grandmother is blind and unable to take care of herself. The caregiver hired for his grandmother needs to be paid, and daily expenses need to be reimbursed. The money he borrowed from the Kaza Family before joining the army also needs to be repaid, as well as various taxes. If Loa cannot pay on time this month, then their Ancestral Home will be mortgaged and sold.

Yago put down the letter, looking somewhat puzzled. Bagg picked up his teacup and observed Yago. Seeing that Yago's expression was not good, he asked, "Brother Loa, has something happened at home?"

Yago slowly shook his head. To be honest, what did the contents of the letter have to do with him? What mattered was Loa, who was now lying beneath the Gobi Desert.

However, Yago hadn't expected that although the letter was brief, it still revealed quite a bit. So this Loa was burdened with debt? And he only had a seriously ill, blind grandmother at home? Also, the Ancestral Home?

For some reason, Yago had a feeling that the letter writer intended to target the Loa family's Ancestral Home. The letter didn't specify who wrote it; could it be from that Kaza Family?

Before long, Yago conjured up a bunch of melodramatic plots in his mind, such as a down-on-his-luck young Nobility who joins the army with heavy debts, eventually achieving merit and returning home in glory to slap the faces of all the villains who had bullied him, and then meeting a goddess and becoming a winner in life, and so on.

Shaking his head to banish the melodramatic plot from his mind, Yago put the letter in his pocket and continued chatting with Bagg as if nothing had happened.

On the battlefield, a Marley Officer, his expression somewhat frenzied, ignored the hail of artillery fire and roared hoarsely at his Eldia Soldiers, "Quick! Charge! The Middle Easterners fortress is about to fall! You must be the first to charge in! Now!!"

Before him, two enormous bodies had already charged to the foot of the Slava Fortress.

With a hiss, the Armored Titan's visor slowly opened, revealing crimson gums and gleaming white teeth. It raised its head, and white steam continuously billowed from its mouth.

Crackling sounds rang out from the armor plates on the Armored Titan's body. More and thicker Hardening armor plates emerged from the joints, and a layer of Crystal- like Hardening solidified on the surface of the bone shields on its two forearms.

With a powerful stomp, cracks appeared in the ground as the Armored Titan raised its twin shields, their Red Fire Titan eyes gleaming under their protection.

The Gas, compressed to its limit, poured out of the severely distorted mouth, followed by a spark.

A colossal pillar of fire instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, striking the massive gate of the Slava Fortress and immediately engulfing the entire iron-clad gate.

Under the terrifying heat, the four-to-five-centimeter-thick sheet metal covering the giant door began to melt, and the solid wooden door inside also began to creak and twist.

At that moment, countless Titan descended from the sky and swept across the entire Slava Fortress, the terrifying screams of Middle East Soldiers and the horrifying sounds of Titan devouring people echoing throughout the fortress.

Faced with the Armored Titan and the Red Fire Titan, only a few Middle East Soldiers on the fortress managed to put up a fight back, but the bullets hitting the Armored Titan's bone shield did nothing but create a trail of useless sparks. A few small Cannon shells hitting it only caused some fragments to Hardening surface of the bone shield.

Soon, the fortress gate was completely twisted and deformed under the ravages of the Red Fire Titan. Molten iron formed pitted iron plates on the ground, and the wooden door inside the iron sheet became charred and fragile.

The Armored Titan let out a deep roar and slammed its fist down. Boom! Crack! The wooden door of Slava Fortress turned into a pile of fragments. Slava Fortress had fallen!

The Marley Officer, his face practically radiating excitement at the breach of the Slava Fortress gates, pointed ahead and roared, "Charge! Charge! Victory is within reach!!"

The Marley Officer knew that as long as he led his troops into the fortress first, he would be set for life. Knowing the unspoken rules of the army, he understood that whether it was for the face of the Marley military or the actual needs of the battlefield, the first unit to enter the fortress would be heavily rewarded. In addition to the military's extensive publicity about the unit's bravery, the unit's commander would receive unimaginably generous rewards.

Promotion and wealth are within reach, and the price might only be the lives of these Eldia Soldiers under his command. But what does it matter? Isn't it worth exchanging lowly Eldians for immense merit?

The Eldians should be grateful to Marley for giving them this opportunity to fight for Marley and atone for their demonic ancestors. They should be grateful and sacrifice for Marley and strive for merit.

The Marley Officer grinned foolishly, as if he could already see a bright future beckoning him—high rank, wealth, and beautiful women were all within reach!

However, the Marley Officer failed to notice that the Eldia Soldiers around him were looking at him with increasing ferocity, and their attitude towards his Marleyan Supervisory Unit was also growing more hostile.

Click. A brown-haired Eldia Soldiers pulled back the bolt and expressionlessly chambered a bullet.

The Marley Officer finally realized what was happening. He stared blankly at the Eldia Soldiers who hadn't moved, then his barely suppressed rage erupted. He roared at Soldiers, "What are you doing?! Can't you hear my orders? Charge! Now! Charge! You damned Eldia swine! Move!"

But the Eldia Soldiers still didn't make a move, and the atmosphere instantly became strange. The Marley Officer's Supervisory Unit seemed to sense that something was wrong as well, and they all reached for their weapons.

The Marley Officer, enraged by the Eldia Soldiers' continued inaction, charged at one of Eldia Soldiers, snatched Soldiers Rifle, and slammed the butt against Soldiers. "Damn it! What are you doing? Damn Eldians! Damn demon boars, what are you trash doing? Do you want to die?!"

Suddenly, the Marley Officer stopped because a dark gun barrel suddenly pierced his forehead. The Marley Officer stiffly raised his head and saw an expressionless face. A brown-haired Eldia Soldiers was staring coldly at the Marley Officer with his Rifle in hand.

The Marley Officer's pupils dilated in shock. What... what did this Eldians want to do? How dare he?

"You!"

Bang!! Gunshot rang out!