The outbreak of war: The closing act

Boom! Boom! The entire Scarlet Base trembled violently as the Colossal Titan's massive body nearly filled the entire outer space of the base.

Countless Blood Titan lying on the ground were gradually evaporating, their shattered bodies collapsing into the ground in clumps, a truly gruesome sight. A swift and enormous body raced through these disgusting piles of flesh and blood.

Inside the Female Titan's nape, Annie's eyes were terrifyingly red, bloodshot, and her teeth were clenched. She was filled with extreme fear because, just moments before, she had felt a bone-deep pain. No, it couldn't be. Yago, that guy, he always made thorough preparations. How could something have happened to him? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Whoosh! A figure gradually emerged from the darkness ahead, and Annie's blue eyes instantly lit up with hope. Yago! It must be Yago!

But soon, Annie noticed that it was just the figure of the Cart Titan. No, Yago must be tired, he must have exhausted too much energy. He must be resting on Pieck's back. It's getting closer and closer. Yes! There is indeed a figure on the Cart Titan's back. Yago must be alright!

Ceasefire negotiations!

The signal from the Far East was very simple: ceasefire negotiations. Moreover, the Far East people very proactively withdrew all their troops from the neighboring Hera Province of Fas Province to serve as a ceasefire buffer zone.

This sudden news truly stunned the Allied Forces nations led by Marley. They hadn't been unaware that the Far East would voluntarily cease hostilities, but they hadn't expected Far East to happen so quickly. Thinking of this, the representatives of the nations all turned their fearful and respectful gazes in one direction: the location of the Eldia representative. The Rumbling —was it really that terrifying? Even the mighty Far East had lowered its head.

Secondly, the reason why the nations respected Eldia so much was not only the Rumbling. The signals released by the Far East were also an important reason. In fact, the ceasefire agreement sent by the Far East people clearly stated that the Eldians needed to attend and act as important representatives of the ceasefire. Eldia, which was recognized by the powerful Far East, was enough to make the nations fear it.

Erwin, however, was not pleased. He stared silently at the short piece of paper in his hand, and after a moment, handed it to Levi beside him.

Even Levi, who had maintained a cold expression throughout, was shocked upon seeing the contents of the paper. "This! This child... he knew all along that something might happen to him!?"

Erwin sighed softly, gazing intently at the seascape outside the window, and said with a mixture of helplessness and respect, "Yago's Courage and sense of responsibility surpass all of ours. He is the true soul of the Survey Corps 'Wings of Freedom!"

"Faster! Faster! Speed up! Time is of the essence, we must seize every second! Full speed! Full speed ahead! Drop all unnecessary supplies!" Selina roared at the Soldiers running ahead of her.

Exhausted to the point of near-coughing up blood, Selina was tormented by extreme mental and physical exhaustion, which was affecting not only her but also the nearly 20,000 exhausted Eldia Soldiers.

After the Marleyan withdrew from the Northern Six Provinces, Selina led an army of 100,000 to quickly occupy and take over these six provinces. After a brief period of control, Selina left behind 60,000 troops and led 40,000 troops on a rapid march toward the western border of Marley.

Marley's western border once bordered some small countries. Of course, most of these small countries have now become colonies. But beyond these small countries to the west lies a vast expanse of harsh, snowy plains, essentially uninhabited. So why was Selina leading her army on a rapid march into this uninhabited area? Because there lay the most crucial element for Eldia Restoration: Ebson's secret Research Base was located there.

The location of the secret Research Base was known only to Ebson and his closest confidants; no one else knew anything about it. Ivanor had been infiltrating Ebson's inner circle for a long time, largely because of the location of this base.

"Hurry! Hurry! Cough cough cough!" Selina's face suddenly turned red, and she couldn't help but let out a heart-wrenching cough. A metallic sweet taste rose in her throat. Suppressing the discomfort, Selina continued to run wildly with the group.

The snowfield environment is extremely harsh, and the long-established no-man's-land is extremely difficult to traverse. The limited snowfield vehicles are all piled with necessary supplies such as weapons and ammunition. The temperature of tens of degrees below zero even froze the Gas of the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear. More than half of the 40,000 troops have already fallen behind, but Selina can't care about that at all. She has to race against time.

Although the Far East people didn't know the location of this mysterious Research Base, Far East people weren't fools. Ebson's Military Technology was undeniable; it would be foolish for Far East people not to be interested. Now that Ebson was offline, the Far East people would frantically search for this mysterious base. This was why Selina was willing to march at all costs.

If the Far East people gain control of this Research Base first, not only will Eldia Restoration be hindered, but the Far East people's ambitions will certainly rise to a new level.

"Big, big, big sister, let's rest, let's rest for a bit. The brothers can't take it anymore. Just two hours of rest, okay?" The old comrade from the Restoration Army pleaded with Selina, panting heavily and with bloodshot eyes. Indeed, the Soldiers had almost reached their physical limits, but Selina looked at the map and saw that the base was still dozens of kilometers away.

Gritting his teeth, he rejected his subordinates' pleas. "No! We absolutely cannot stop here! Keep going at full speed! There are only a few dozen kilometers left! If we slow down even a step, we will be the sinners of Eldia!"

Several hours later, Selina led over ten thousand exhausted Soldiers to the mysterious Research Base. Faced with an army of tens of thousands of armed men, the dozens of Louis Company researchers and a hundred or so Guard inside the base were thrown into chaos. They were all just doing their jobs for money; they never expected to encounter such a situation.

Selina's army easily captured the Research Base with almost no resistance. The Eldia Soldiers, who were exhausted to the point of vomiting blood, were finally able to catch their breath. Over the next two days, seven or eight thousand Eldia Soldiers who had fallen behind also arrived at the base.

At the same time, these Soldiers also brought bad news: several heavily armed Far East Army had approached the base, and their intentions were not friendly!

In a top-secret Research Base dozens of meters underground, an elderly Doctor with graying hair shakily pulled out a large stack of blueprints and data, pointing them out to Selina. "The information Mr. Ebson left us was too brief. Things like nuclear fission chain reactions were all too simplified. Our research is very difficult. However, in the past three years, we have made considerable progress. Our initial sample is there, but its stability is hard to guarantee; we call it 'God's Wrath.'"