Afterward, Historia put on her Omni-Directional Mobility Gear and gathered with everyone in the operations room, waiting for Erwin to issue the battle plan.
"Since the Rod Reiss Titan is an Abnormal Titan, he'll only head toward places with large numbers of people.
"So if we suddenly evacuate the residents into Wall Sina now, the Rod Reiss Titan will be drawn toward the larger crowds and break through the wall to keep advancing.
"Eventually, he'll reach the Capital, where the population is densest. That would be a disaster."
Hange began analyzing the Rod Reiss Titan's behavior.
"Since our tests have confirmed that Eren cannot activate the Founding Titan within him, our final conclusion is that we have no choice but to eliminate the Rod Reiss Titan."
Erwin spoke up as well.
"Even if we fail to eliminate the target, we must keep casualties from becoming too severe. So I've decided to withhold the information from the people of Orvud District and tell them this is a military exercise."
"What?!" Everyone's expression changed drastically at Erwin's decision. They had never expected him to be so ruthless.
"You're treating the people of Orvud District like their lives mean nothing!" The official in charge of Orvud District grabbed Erwin's collar and roared.
"But this is already our best option, isn't it? Using the people of Orvud District as bait, then having Eren throw explosives at Rod. This is the most viable plan we have so far," Erwin said calmly.
Everyone fell silent at his words.
The next morning.
A large number of soldiers had secured the cannons on the wall. They stood ready for the approaching Rod Reiss Titan.
Over the course of the night, the Rod Reiss Titan had drawn very close to Orvud District.
Although the soldiers were ready, problems had