Liberio.
Four thousand five hundred soldiers entered Liberio and occupied it completely. A Wings of Freedom flag stood atop the temporary command post.
Erwin, Hange, Ian, and Rico found an intact residential building and established a temporary command post there. Levi sat off to one side, with Chris standing beside him. The six of them began discussing their battle plan over a map of Marley.
"Hizuru sent one of its brigades to fight this time. Five hours ago, they landed at Cliff Harbor ahead of us and engaged the Marley garrison. Their earlier telegram said the defenders' firepower was extremely fierce, and they would need time to take the harbor."
"Hizuru's troops at Cliff Harbor are now locked in fierce combat with the Marley garrison. We can't waste too much time on this harbor. Our two armies must join forces as soon as possible and advance swiftly on Marley Capital before its troops finish assembling," Ian said.
"But Chen Si is locked in a stalemate with Roald, and he's even been forced onto the defensive at times. If we go to support Hizuru, who will support Chen Si?" Hange asked, worried about him.
"If Chen Si and Roald can't settle their battle—or, to take a bleaker possibility, if Chen Si loses—we won't be able to defeat Roald even if we break into Marley Capital. According to the intelligence Chen Si obtained from the Cart Titan in Marley's Warrior Unit, that Titan once wiped out two divisions of ten thousand men each. He's far beyond anything human strength can handle," Mike said, clenching his fists in frustration. Yet there was nothing he could do about that enormous disparity.
"How could someone that powerful be overpowered by another Titan?" Rico, too, felt that the situation was becoming difficult.
Chris remained silent, turning