The outbreak of war: Power
"Temee! Get out of here!" Reiner roared angrily from the back of the Armored Titan's neck, his crystalline Hardening shield bracing against the Red Fire Titan's raging pillar of fire, while his other arm viciously ripped off a Blood Titan that had crawled onto the Armored Titan's body and was tearing at its Hardening.
Crack! The head of a Blood Titan was easily crushed as if stepping on a watermelon, but more Blood Titan continued to surge in.
Boom! Boom! The Fusion Titan, formed by the merging of the Paladin Titan and the Fortress Titan, wielded its massive spear and, like an invincible monster chariot, frantically pursued the constantly dodging Cart Titan. Anything that stood in the Fusion Titan's way was crushed by its Iron Hoof.
The Cart Titan seemed to have noticed the Fusion Titan's recklessness, and Pieck was intentionally luring the Fusion Titan to keep charging into the Blood Titan. Countless Blood Titan were crushed by the Fusion Titan, and the plaza was covered with foul-smelling, boiling blood and broken flesh. Of course, this greatly reduced the pressure on Reiner and his group.
But there were just too many Blood Titan surging into the base, not to mention the several berserk Titan Warriors they had to face. Apart from Pieck, Reiner, Aili, and Porco probably wouldn't last much longer.
However, just as the Flying Claw Titan Giant was surrounded by the Blood Titan and unable to escape, a Silver-Split Titan Giant suddenly made its way in to launch a sneak attack. But at that moment, a sudden Transformation occurred. A pair of sharp claws descended from the sky and grabbed the Silver-Split Titan's head. The next second, accompanied by a shriek, the Silver-Split Titan was pulled into the air. In mid-air, the claws crushed the Silver-Split Titan's head as easily as if it were tofu.
The Winged Titan flapped its wings, let out another shriek, and released the now immobile Silver-Split Titan's body. Of course, this was a split body. The killing intent that had completely lost its mind in the Winged Titan's scarlet eyes dissipated, replaced by anger and resentment.
The Winged Titan's sudden backstab caught the Titan Warriors of Ebson off guard and also surprised Reiner and his men.
Meanwhile, the previously precarious outer defenses of the Scarlet Base were only barely stabilized after a large number of Blood Titan suddenly retreated back to the base. Thousands of Far East Soldiers, under the command of their officers at all levels, were busy rebuilding the positions.
"Hey! Halt! It's you! Which unit are you from? We've been watching you since earlier; you've been loitering in our company's defense zone." A Far East Officer frowned and shouted at the Soldiers in front of him.
The Far East Soldiers who was called down lowered his head, turned around and stood at attention. However, because he was wearing a helmet, the Far East Officer could not see the Soldiers's face clearly and walked up to him suspiciously.
"Raise your head!"
The Soldiers obediently raised his head, revealing a stern face beneath his helmet. His pale yellow pupils were unusually indifferent, and a few strands of Auburn Hair to his forehead.
Upon seeing this unfamiliar face, so different from the typical Far East people, the Far East Officer was momentarily taken aback. However, the Far East is a harsh and cold region, and the native inhabitants are not numerous. After other continents discovered the Far East thousands of years ago, people from many countries migrated there over the course of a millennium. Today, there are millions of immigrants in the Far East, so it is not unusual to occasionally encounter unfamiliar faces in the Far East Army.
"What's your name? Which part of your body are you from?"
After a moment of silence, the red-haired Soldiers said in a low voice, "Floch Fusi, sir."
"Floch? That's a foreign name. Tell me, Private Flock, which unit are you from?" The Far East Officer sized Floch up and down.
Just as Floch remained silent, another Far East Soldiers spotted them and his eyes lit up when he saw Floch. "Good lad! So you've been here!"
"Torlof, do you know this Soldiers?" asked the Far East Officer who had just questioned Floch.
The Far East Officer named Torlof glared at his comrade and said loudly, "Of course! This is my subordinate. He's a good lad. When we were fighting the Titan, he didn't miss a single shot. He easily took down more than a dozen Blood Titan with just over a dozen shells. Pietro, don't even think about taking this good lad from me."
Pietro scratched his head. "Oh, I see. If he's your man, take him with you. Keep an eye on him; those disgusting Titan might retaliate, and he's still wandering around the battlefield."
Thus, Floch, whose identity was in crisis, was safely taken away by Far East Officer named Torlof.
Before leaving, Floch turned and took a deep look inside the Scarlet Base, where Yago and his men probably wouldn't have an easy time.
"Ugh!!" Thump! Stimulated by the intense pain, Yago, whose body was enveloped in lightning, lost his balance and fell to the ground. The indescribable pain felt like hundreds of thousands of ants were gnawing at his body. This kind of pain could be said to touch the soul, if the soul really exists.
Witnessing all this, Ebson's face was filled with uncontrollable elation. As the electric arcs on Yago's body gradually subsided, he immediately realized that now was his chance.
With a sharp slash, Ebson cut his palm and reached out towards Yago.
With a sharp crack, Ebson's expression froze as a strong hand stopped him. Yago slowly raised his head; his eyes were now completely covered in crimson, veins bulging around his eye sockets, and bright red blood almost seeping from his skin.
"Heh, Doctor, do you really want this power that much?"
Ebson felt the immense force on his forearm, his expression shifting rapidly. "Yago! What are you still struggling for? I made it all clear to you in the Paths that day! Artificial Titan are ultimately just imitations! Those intelligent Titan Warriors have a lifespan of thirteen years, while we only have ten! You only have one year left!"
Don't you want to live? Give me this power! I can change everything! Don't you have family on Paradis Island?! Can you really bear to leave them?! And the Eldians, don't you want to change their Fate? Give me the power! I can make the Eldians the noblest race in the world!!"
Ebson tried his best to persuade Yago, attempting to touch his head, but Yago only smiled disdainfully at Ebson's temptation. "A year of lifespan, ha, Doctor, you are so naively cute. Someone like you will never be able to touch this power. You are not worthy! Besides, the future of the Eldians does not need the help of scum like you! Get out of my way!"
With a roar, Yago suddenly stood up and kicked Ebson, sending him sprawling to the ground in a sorry state.
"No! No one can stop me from getting it!" Ebson, lying on the ground in a sorry state, had a ferocious expression on his face. Steam was bubbling from the wound on his palm, and scarlet arcs of electricity burst out instantly. The powerful shockwave forced Yago to retreat continuously.
"Delusion!"