Movements on all sides

With a dejected look, Vassell cocked his pistol, slowly raised it, and pointed it at his Temple. "What a pity."

Bang! Hearing the gunshot from inside the room, the Guard outside couldn't help but tremble. At the same time, they were filled with a sense of desolation, because the Middle East had lost this war.

On the Slava Fortress, a seventeen-meter-tall Beast Titan sat leisurely on the city wall, cracking and snapping as the giant stone in its large hand quickly turned into a pile of rubble.

In the distance, a heavily damaged Armored Train lay wrecked on the tracks. This was the power of the Spear of Marley; even Armored Train with steel armor several tens of centimeters thick could not withstand the full force of the Beast Titan's attack.

Raising its furry head, the Beast Titan tilted its head and looked into the distance. "Well, it seems we've almost taken over. It's time to deal with that."

The Beast Titan took a deep breath, then roared to the heavens, "Roar!!"

Almost simultaneously, the surviving Pure Titan inside the Slava Fortress stopped moving and reached out to grab the back of their necks. Some Titan, too deformed to tear at their own necks, simply began to bite each other.

Many Middle East Soldiers who had just surrendered witnessed this bizarre scene: a seven-meter-tall Titan in front of a Blockhouse was chewing on half of a torso when it tore off its own neck in the next second, and then its body collapsed and began to dissipate.

Most importantly, the Soldiers whose body was only half-eaten in the Titan's mouth was still alive. He was spitting blood and reached out to his Comrade for help, but the Middle East Soldiers were already terrified.

On the sea, countless pieces of Warship floated, along with countless Middle East Navy struggling to survive. The lucky ones managed to grab onto one or two pieces of debris for a breath of fresh air, while most Middle East Navy Soldiers sank to the bottom of the sea after struggling and losing their strength.

The greyish-white head of the Sea-Swimming Titan emerged from the sea, surveying its spoils: forty-three Warship, all annihilated, and the Middle East Navy likely lost thousands as a result.

"I'm sorry, but I had no choice..." All Aili could do was apologize to these Soldiers in her heart. Even though they might all have families, wives and children, this was war, a cruel war.

This war, which lasted for nearly two and a half years between the Marley Empire and the Middle Eastern Union, ended with the Marley victory, as they breached the Marley Slava Fortress and eliminated all of the Middle Eastern Union' strongholds on the continent. Both the Marley and the Middle East paid a very heavy price in this war.

The Middle East not only lost nearly 100,000 Elite Army, but also lost all the fortresses and strongholds that it had painstakingly built up over decades. In addition, a senior General, Vassell, was killed in the war.

Although the Middle Eastern Union suffered heavy losses, thanks to the last-minute decisions made by Vassell before the war, a large number of Middle Eastern Union troops and half of its Fleet survived.

Compared to the Middle Eastern Union, the cost to Marley was also considerable, with nearly 200,000 military casualties. Although most of them were Eldia Forces, such a large loss was unprecedented. In addition to the loss of troops, since the war took place on Marley's borders and colonies, all the damage caused by the war was also attributed to Marley.

The Finance Minister of Marley was probably the only high-ranking official with a long face after receiving news of the victory. Pensions, post-war reconstruction, refugee resettlement... Thinking of these things, the Finance Minister suddenly had the urge to hang himself at home.

Although the war has ended, its aftershocks have not disappeared. On the contrary, beneath the seemingly calm world order, how vast are the whirlpools brewing beneath the surface?

Inside the Small Manor, which appeared simple on the outside but was actually beautifully decorated, a Maid placed an envelope containing intelligence on the table with small, quick steps, then bowed and withdrew. "Master, the war between Marley and the Middle East has come to an end."

Kneeling on the ground in Kimono Kiyomi Azumabito put down her teacup and slowly opened the envelope. After a while, Kiyomi Azumabito murmured, "As expected. But why choose this time to make a move? Could it be that Yago-san predicted Marley's next move?"

"Siggo! What is that?! It's so cool!" Hange exclaimed excitedly, waving her arms and legs and pointing at the enormous thing in the sky.

The Survey Corps Soldiers surrounding Hange weren't much better off; they were all dumbfounded and astonished. Looking towards them, a massive, pure white Airship was slowly descending in the azure sky.

In the distance Yelena stood with her hands in her pockets, her face cold as she watched the Survey Corps greet the Airship from the Hizuru. She knew that there were members of their Marley Volunteer Army on board, and that the Airship was even being piloted by Onyankopon. "Is it time to move out?"

"Older Brother, it's time for lunch," Lara Tybur said, bending down. In front of her, Willy Tybur was standing on the balcony, gazing blankly at the distant scenery.

Lara saw that her Older Brother hadn't answered her, so she raised her voice slightly, "Older Brother?"

Willy finally came to his senses. "Huh? What?"

It's time for lunch.

Willy managed a weak smile. "Really? Well, thanks for your hard work, Lara."

Lala didn't speak. She could see her brother's troubles. Ever since the news of the victory in the war came from the front lines in Marley, her brother Willy hadn't shown any joy. Lala knew exactly what was bothering Willy, but this time, she would definitely clear the obstacles for her brother!

Perhaps she was too confident in the power of the War Hammer in the past, and because she trusted the power of the War Hammer passed down by her elders, Lara hardly ever trained. But that defeat left a deep impression on her, and the Lara of today is not the same as before. "Louis should not exist in this world!" A fierce glint flashed in Lara's eyes.

"Marley won, but the Middle Easterners actually withdrew half of their troops in the end, which means they preserved some strength," Bill said, standing behind Ebson.

Ebson chuckled. "Looks like there are still some smart Middle Easterners. Get on with the arrangements quickly; some people's hostility towards us is quite obvious now." Ebson waved for Bill to leave, Bill nodded and turned to go.

Ebson, with his hands behind his back, looked up at the cloudless sky and slowly revealed a sinister smile, muttering, "The show is about to begin, Norman, Norman Russell, just watch, I'm right!"

(I was planning to post two chapters today, but Muzi too busy. Next time! I'll definitely make up for it next time ≥≤)