Bai Yu galloped across the grasslands on horseback. After about a month of constantly shouting to lure Titans toward the walls and blasting them apart, nearly all the Titans around the walls had been cleared out. With most of them eliminated, the Survey Corps launched a full-scale operation to sweep away the Titans farther afield.
The troops currently advanced along two routes, divided into eastern and western forces. Erwin led the western Survey Corps force, accompanied by Levi, Mike, Jay, and the others.
Bai Yu led the eastern force, with the Bai Yu Squad, Annie, Eren, and Mikasa among the Survey Corps troops there. Their objective was to swiftly eliminate all the Titans within Wall Maria and reclaim its land for use.
Policies also encouraged people to have more healthy children and so on. In short, the aim was to increase the population.
The Bai Yu Squad took the lead. The entire Survey Corps force was divided into three sections, with the Scout Squad at the very front and the two main Cleanup Squads in the middle.
Kali led one, supported by Eren, Mikasa, and three elite Survey Corps soldiers. Bai Yu led the other, supported by Annie, Xiate, and two more elite Survey Corps soldiers.
As for Ming, Bai Yu had stationed him in the center to monitor their surroundings and adjust their route.
There were also three additional Cleanup Squads made up of Survey Corps elites, responsible for eliminating groups without Abnormal Titans. Targets that included Abnormal Titans or large concentrations of Titans remained the responsibility of the main Cleanup Squads.
The formation was not particularly large. Unlike the long-range Scouting Formation, it was designed for eliminating Titans. The Scout Squad would spot Titans and report them, then the Cleanup Squads would move in to kill them. The