A complicated situation

With a hiss, the Beast Titan's nape split open, and Zeke, with a gloomy expression, stepped out.

The already dilapidated village is now in even worse shape, with dozens of Titan corpses lying haphazardly on the ground.

The Titan's corpses were shattered, smashed by the enraged Beast Titan with boulders. As for the one who stole the Female Titan Power, he had long since vanished without a trace.

Bertholdt also pulled the unconscious Reiner from the back of the Armored Titan's neck. Reiner had been torn apart by more than ten Titan while trying to save him, and his strength had long been exhausted.

"Yago Norman, we'll meet again!" Zeke murmured, gazing into the distance.

"What should we do next?" Annie asked, wiping the blood off Yago's face with a wet towel.

Yago endured the pain, gritted his teeth, and resolutely used Blades to cut off the arm whose bones had been shattered by the Cart Titan. This actually helped him recover faster.

"We can't rush things now, let's take it slow. First, I need to make sure my mother is safe." Yago thought of the Nobility, hoping she would keep her promise.

After Yago finished speaking, Annie's expression darkened slightly.

Yago knew what Annie was thinking, and with his still-intact right hand, he grasped Annie's hand. "Annie, don't worry, I'm here."

Annie paused for a moment, smiled slightly, and continued wiping Yago.

Bang! The door was pushed open forcefully, Erwin put down the book in his hand and looked at the person who came in. Hange and Moblit walked in clumsily.

"Things have taken us by surprise," Hange said, panting after gulping down a large glass of water.

Erwin: "What? Eren was taken away?"

Hange shook her head. "No, Levi led them to escape successfully, but a new Titan has appeared!"

Erwin: "A new Titan?"

"It was a New Recruits in the Survey Corps Ymir. Also, yesterday, the Central Military Police Military Police Brigade infiltrated the Military Police and tried to capture Eren and a New Recruits Christa. Ymir transformed into Titan and killed those Central Military Police at that moment."

As Erwin listened to Hange's words, his brows furrowed unconsciously. A new Titan? It seems the waters are deeper than he imagined. The Central Military Police are different from Nile's Military Police Brigade. The Central Military Police are directly under the command of the Royal Government, that is, the orders of the King within the walls.

"Who else knows Ymir's identity Titan?" Erwin asked seriously. If the Central Military Police found out, some people in the Capital would probably have an excuse.

"Only Eren and the other New Recruits saw it; the others don't know. Ymir is with Levi and the others now."

Hange: "But it's not all bad. At least we don't have to do it the way originally planned, and the Survey Corps is safe now."

Erwin's original plan was to have the Survey Corps find an opportunity to take Eren away. The Royal Government's desire to obtain Eren was definitely suspicious, but the sudden appearance of the Titan was a turning point, and the chaos also provided cover for Eren and his group's retreat.

"Speaking of which, Erwin, what's about to happen might be a bit surprising, so be prepared," Hange suddenly said to Erwin seriously.

Erwin: "What is it?"

Hange said, word by word, "The king the Walls is False King."

The room fell silent for a moment, then Erwin's voice rang out, "Who said that?"

Hange: "Father Nick of the Wallist Church revealed this secret before he died."

Erwin: "The Wallist Church? They were killed by the Titan?"

Hange: "No, it was the Central Military Police. When the Titan first appeared, Nick suddenly found me and told me this secret. He also mentioned a New Recruits in the Survey Corps, Christa, the little girl who was protected by Ymir's Titan. When I saw Nick again, he was already dead. I'm pretty sure the Central Military Police killed him."

Erwin fell silent again. He had considered the secrets of the Wallist Church, and was even certain that the Wallist Church and the Royal Government shared a secret. However, the Central Military Police had now murdered Wallist Church priest, and besides, was the one on the Throne truly False King?

Before Erwin could say anything, Hange added, "Christa's real name is Historia Christa Reiss an alias."

"Reiss? The Nobility Reiss?" Erwin suddenly seemed to understand something.

"Hange, I need to see Commander Pixis. No, first, please deliver a letter to Commander Pixis for me."

Erwin was only suspected, and the Survey Corps was only ordered to temporarily disarm and cease their expeditions outside the walls. Apart from Erwin, the Survey Corps Soldiers still enjoyed basic freedom.

"Why are the Central Military Police here? Why didn't our Military Police Brigade receive any orders?" Nile stared at the man in front of him, who was wearing the same uniform as him, with a grim expression.

The difference was that the man in front of her had a small crown pattern on the chest of his uniform, which indicated his identity as the Central First Military Police Brigade, commonly known as the Central Military Police. Although both were called Military Police, the Central Military Police were much more imposing than ordinary Military Police.

The fact that the Central Military Police only obeys the orders of King Fritz is enough for the Central Military Police to be proud of.

"Commander Nile, I'm sorry, but you don't have the right to question the Central Military Police's mission. Wait until you've risen from Commander of the Military Police Brigade to Commander of the Central First Military Police Brigade before you question us."

The Central Military Police were extremely arrogant, but Nile could only grit his teeth in resentment; he really couldn't do anything to them.

The Central Military Police stated, "We have ample reason to believe that the Titan that suddenly appeared yesterday are related to Erwin Smith, the Commander of the Survey Corps. Therefore, we recommend that the Military Police Brigade detain the entire Survey Corps."

In response, Nile retorted just as bluntly, "Sorry, but detaining Survey Corps requires an order from the Command Headquarters. The Central Military Police have no right to do so."

The Central Military Police were retorted, but they didn't retaliate, since their objective wasn't the Survey Corps.

"Farewell!" The Central Military Police left rudely, Nile watched them leave the room.

In a dark room, Levi leaned against the wall.

"Captain, what should we do now?" Petra asked Levi anxiously as she approached him.

Levi replied calmly, "Wait."

"Wait for what?"

"Wait until Hange finds out what those damned Central Military Police are up to."

On an ordinary wooden bed, Ymir lay unconscious, covered in wounds, with wisps of steam still rising from her wounds.

Christa —no, it should be Historia —her eyes brimming with tears, said, "It's all because of me. I'm sorry, Ymir."