An enormous silhouette suddenly rose from the coast. The sixty-meter Colossal Titan appeared, sending wave after towering wave surging toward Hizuru's warship a kilometer offshore.
Tachibana Masao, who had remained calm all this time, paled slightly, clearly shaken as well.
"That's... that's... that's Marley's Colossal Titan! Have the Eldia people in Marley rebelled?"
"Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable! Paradis Island actually has this much power!"
"No wonder Marley has kept the country under such tight lockdown these past few months. They didn't want this news getting out."
Everyone aboard the warship turned deathly pale, their attitudes completely different from before.
Tōjin Kiyomi steadied herself and reassessed Paradis Island's strength. With these three Titans alone, Paradis Island probably already had enough power to rival Hizuru's army. If Hizuru did not possess the most advanced airships and warships, these three Titans alone could deal it a devastating blow.
Meanwhile, the shock wave from the Colossal Titan's transformation whipped up enormous waves, forming an eight-meter tsunami that came crashing toward Hizuru's warship.
"A tsunami! It's a tsunami!"
"We're doomed!"
"Report! A tsunami traveling at ninety kilometers per hour has been detected seven hundred meters ahead! It will strike our ship in ten seconds!" A crewman rushed out of the bridge to report to Tōjin Kiyomi.
"We really are doomed! Paradis Island really is full of devils!"
"We came here to establish relations, and they're still going to kill us? Paradis Island will pay for this!"
The people aboard began cursing Paradis Island.
"My lady, there's no time! Get into the lifeboat!" Tachibana Masao grabbed a life jacket and shouted to Tōjin Kiyomi.
When the other crewmen heard there was a lifeboat, they began to waver, thoughts stirring in their minds. Faced with such a desperate situation, their loyalty had long since vanished.
"What are you