"No! I can't accept this!" Historia shouted, abruptly turning and rushing out. Ymir immediately followed her.
"Chen Si... this isn't a solution! I can't accept it either... but thank you, Chen Si. We've always relied on you. This time, I'll use my own strength to bring Eren to his senses. I know I can do it." With that, Armin turned and rushed after Historia.
"Stop!" The instant Chen Si spoke, the earth suddenly buckled as though obeying his command, wrapping around Armin's, Historia's, and Ymir's feet and holding them in place.
"What can you do to stop Eren with your weak human bodies? Tell me! Even if you do come face-to-face with him, what will you do if he refuses to listen and insists on destroying the entire world? Kill him? Or let him kill you for standing in his way?"
Chen Si's words struck everyone's hearts like a sledgehammer.
"Even so, I can't just do nothing, Chen Si!" Armin shouted, his face full of anguish as tears streamed down his cheeks.
"..." Historia silently lowered her head and clenched her fists, her chest heaving.
"Chen Si! Where's Zeke?" Levi demanded through gritted teeth as Olyanpo helped him forward.
Chen Si looked in the direction Eren had gone.
At the sight of the enormous skeletal frame in the distance, Levi's pupils contracted. "Zeke!!!" he snarled.
"Where's Erwin? Didn't you see him?" Levi asked.
"No. The situation was critical, and I didn't have time to keep looking for Erwin. I also checked the sea's surface within a twenty-kilometer radius and found no sign of him. I suspect he may have sunk to the seabed," Chen Si said.
"Wh-what... if Erwin turned into the Colossal Titan and sank into the sea, would he be in danger?" Levi asked anxiously.
"The hosts of