Preview: Chris (white-haired version)
"Chris!" Levi snapped with a frown.
"Miss Chris, what are you doing?" Sasha stared wide-eyed at Chris, who looked ready to jump.
"Chen Si's power is incomplete, which is why he can't kill the enemy. The missing part of his power is inside me. Our only hope now is to make his power whole again. Once he has my power, he might be able to win," Chris explained, her head lowered.
Levi's pupils contracted sharply.
"Levi, can you still use your ability?" Erwin had once asked him.
Remembering Erwin and Chris whispering together, and everything Chris had concealed, Levi gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, digging his nails into his palms. He had lost his ability the last time he used it to help the team escape the nuclear blast, and he still couldn't use it.
Chris frowned at them. "I've never asked anything of you in my life. Just this once, I'm asking you not to take part in the battle. Once I go down, have Olyanpo take off immediately. Flee toward Cliff Harbor without any hesitation. Do you understand?"
Everyone gritted their teeth and clenched their fists, remaining silent.
"I am Chris Winyard, chief of staff of the regiment, rank: major general. I asked whether you understood!" Chris barked, her commanding presence flaring.
"Jean Kirschtein, rank: colonel. Understood!" Jean reported, suppressing his grief.
"Armin Arnold, rank: colonel. Understood!" Tears kept spilling from Armin's eyes.
"Connie Springer, rank: colonel. Understood!" Connie's lips trembled uncontrollably.
"Mina Caroleena, rank: lieutenant colonel. Understood!" Mina shouted with her eyes squeezed shut.
"Yasuo Ackerman, no rank, top graduate of the 105th Class! I don't understand!" Yasuo shouted stubbornly.
"Sasha Braus, rank: colonel. I don't understand either!" Beside them, Sasha kept firing her sniper rifle as tears streamed down her