Traute chased after Mikasa, but when she saw a large group of Central Military Police ahead suddenly fall silent, she stopped and landed on a rooftop. At the sight of twenty armed worshippers pouring out of a church, her pupils contracted, and she turned to flee.
"Damn it! What's going on?" Traute muttered.
Ding! Host has acquired faith power.
As Chen Si flew, he heard the system's sudden notification. Faith power? He had no time to dwell on it. Sensing the three military police pursuing him relentlessly, he dodged a volley of Lead Bullets, turned, and hurled his long blade, impaling one of his pursuers and sending him crashing to the ground.
"Hah!" Mikasa cried, sweeping past two military police with her long blade. Both clutched their throats and collapsed.
"Older Brother!"
Mikasa and Chen Si landed on the same rooftop.
"You're not hurt, are you?" Chen Si asked.
"I'm fine! It looks like the military police chasing us have retreated." Mikasa glanced around as she spoke.
"Retreated?" Chen Si paused, then looked down at the street, where a dense crowd in Church of Thunder uniforms was emerging, muskets in hand.
Chen Si landed in front of them.
"It's Lord Thunder God!"
"Long live the Thunder God!"
The worshippers immediately moved to bow down before him.
"What are you doing here?" Chen Si asked in confusion.
"Lord Thunder God! The Church Leader sent us to help eliminate the Central Military Police Brigade," one worshipper said, removing his hat and bowing.
"They've retreated. Don't chase them without Vertical Maneuvering Equipment. Is your Church Leader nearby?"
"Chen Si! Mikasa!" Eren's voice suddenly rang out.
The members of the 104th Cadet Corps flew over moments later. Zhang Surou and Petra appeared too, each carrying someone.
"Oruo?" Eren cried anxiously at the