The outbreak of war: A hidden contingency
"Hold on! Hold on! Don't panic, hold the line, Send a Telegram! Where are the reinforcements? Why haven't they arrived yet?!" The Far East Officer, wearing the epaulettes of Major, struggled to stabilize the ravaged Far East position.
He was the only remaining Colonel-level Officer present, and the highest-ranking among the last hundred or so Far East soldiers. In just one night, he endured countless attacks from Blood Titan and trampling by Colossal Titan, and witnessed thousands of elite Far East Soldiers perish here.
Looking at the surviving Soldiers trembling with fear around him, the Far East Major felt a pang of heartache. This shouldn't be their home! The battlefield should be! Instead, they were dying in confusion at the feet of the Blood Titan and the Colossal Titan.
The surviving Far East Soldiers rallied together, barely managing to hold their ground. Before the Far East Major could even catch his breath, a deafening roar erupted! The gate to the Scarlet Base had been kicked down by the Colossal Titan. But this wasn't the most desperate moment.
Clang! A Golden Thunder flashed behind their position, illuminating the night sky with dazzling golden light. The Far East Major and the surviving Far East Soldiers all looked back. In the darkness, a massive yet exceptionally agile body was running swiftly toward them.
Seemingly numb or utterly desperate, the Female Titan offered no real resistance and easily tore through the Far East people's lines. Five or six Far East Soldiers Female Titan stood in her way were either trampled to death or severely injured by her charge.
The Far East Soldiers had no time to mourn their Comrade's deaths, because the very next second after the Female Titan left, dozens of soaring sounds echoed through the night sky above them. The faint moonlight reflected off the dozens of thin steel wires and blurry figures above the Far East Soldiers' heads.
Sizzle! Sizzle!... Dozens of Flaming-Tail Steel Pipes behind them fell from the sky. This was the last thing these Far East Soldiers saw. Boom! Boom! Boom! Clusters of flames engulfed the last Far East position and the last hundred or so surviving Far East Soldiers.
Inside the Scarlet Base, the Cart Titan easily shook off the slow-moving Blood Titan behind it and raced towards the Armored Titan.
At this point, the Armored Titan was at its Last Legs. Even the two Blood Titan that were gnawing at its body from behind it were too weak to deal with it. Its heavy, broken body knelt on the ground, its chest heaving violently. It was only thanks to the Armored Titan's Hardening that the two Blood Titan were able to bite through the back of its neck, even after their Armored Titan were broken.
Snap! Splat! The Cart Titan leaped up suddenly, grabbed the Blood Titan's legs with both hands, and yanked hard, tearing the Blood Titan hanging on the Armored Titan's back in two. Then, it opened its mouth and easily bit the other Blood Titan in two. Only then did the Cart Titan have time to look at the Armored Titan's nape.
The Cart Titan opened its mouth, and Ivanor, covered in the disgusting liquid of the Blood Titan, emerged with a look of disgust. Luckily, she had good self-control, otherwise she would have vomited in the Cart Titan's mouth long ago.
Ivanor struggled to pull the nearly exhausted Reiner out of the Armored Titan's neck. A-Yi and A-Wu also came over at this time. They still couldn't get close to the Colossal Fate Titan. The Flying Claw Titan and the Sea-Swimming Titan also fought their way through the pile of Blood Titan and came here to join the others.
"You!" A-Yi's eyes widened in shock, then filled with murderous intent. She raised her sword and pointed it at Ivanor. Her thoughts were simple: this was a liar and a traitor!
Ivanor saw the murderous intent in A-Yi's eyes, but she had no time to explain. She could only take a deep breath and quickly and briefly state her identity and why she had betrayed them.
"In short! We must leave immediately! Yago said before that once he becomes Colossal Titan, we must seize the time and stop worrying about him and Ebson. The sooner we leave, the better!" Ivanor said, looking up.
"Are you kidding me!? What about Boss Yago? You want us to abandon him? Ivanor, you're dreaming! I can't believe you!" Aili's face was pale and she was obviously weak, but when she heard Ivanor tell them to abandon Yago and leave, Aili couldn't accept it at all and shouted her opposition from the back of the Sea-Swimming Titan's neck.
Ivanor knew that Aili's attitude towards her would definitely not be good. No matter what, she had indeed deceived her. But now every minute and every second was extremely precious. Yago's repeated instructions when he met with her alone were still vivid in her mind. She had to get everyone out of this base as soon as possible!
Of the people present, apart from the Cart Titan Pieck who might support her, the others certainly wouldn't be willing to leave Yago alone. For the time being, Ivanor didn't know how to persuade everyone.
Within the Paths, Ebson roared and struggled like a trapped beast, while Yago and the Founding Titan Ymir watched his futile struggle as if it were a show.
Yago raised his head and looked at the brilliant starry sky. The distant Heaven-Piercing Light Road to the heavens was still dazzling, but the crimson stains on it were gradually fading. The Blood Lake behind Ebson was like an empty boiling water, still boiling, but slowly losing heat and calming down.
There was no sense of time passing within the road. Without the Founding Titan Power, Yago couldn't see what was happening outside the Paths. Hopefully, his earlier instruction to Ivanor to lead everyone away as soon as possible would be helpful.
Yago estimated the approximate time. At the same time that he infiltrated the Scarlet Base, Eren's the Rumbling army should have also arrived in the Hera Province in the Middle East. Two hundred thousand Colossal Titan were enough to flatten the entire Middle East, and they could also flatten the hundreds of thousands of Far East people troops gathered in the Hera Province.
However, hidden dangers still exist. Under Ebson's intervention, the Military Technology of the Far East people has far surpassed that of other countries in the world. Other things are fine, but the emergence of Air Force Fighter Planes is too great a threat to the Rumbling army. Even if the Colossal Titan are invincible, they cannot attack enemies thousands of meters in the air. However, the enemy's deadly High-Altitude Bombing may cause the "invincible" The Rumbling to fall.
The "The Rumbling" must succeed! The Eldians must win! And it must be a decisive, overwhelming victory. This is the most crucial moment for the Eldians' ultimate revival.
Thinking of this, Yago looked at Ebson, who was trapped in Crimson Lightning Cage. "Doctor, I know you've prepared a backup plan. Far East people are known for their unruly nature. Since you dare to recklessly help the Far East develop its Military Technology, you must have something to rely on to control Far East people."
Hearing Yago's words, Ebson stopped struggling and sneered, "Heh heh, I need a backup plan? So what if they're from the Far East people? When I obtain the power of the Hallucigenia, all of humanity will have to grovel before me. What does the Far East matter?"