Today was the day of the final operation to retake Wall Maria.
At Armin's suggestion, the operation, originally scheduled to begin in the morning, had been postponed until dusk. This was to avoid direct encounters with Titans effectively, greatly reducing both the time needed to cover the distance and casualties.
The commander had adopted this proposal as well.
Everyone was full of energy and confidence in the coming Wall Maria Retake Operation. After all, they now had two powerful weapons in Arthur and Eren, as well as the addition of the new Thunder Spears.
Soon, the logistics squad and the Garrison transported the supplies and horses the Survey Corps needed to the other side of the wall.
Arthur, Mikasa, Eren, and Armin had also arrived atop the wall early.
Arthur looked down at Historia and waved to her. The girl had brushed aside all objections and come from Wall Sina to Wall Rose just to see everyone off.
Historia had just told Arthur, Mikasa, and everyone from the 104th Cadet Corps to stay safe, praying that they could retake Wall Maria without a hitch.
After kissing Historia goodbye, Arthur had joined the others atop the wall.
"Arthur, do you think we can win?" Eren looked toward Wall Maria, somewhat lost.
"As long as we don't give up, we'll win eventually. Don't worry. Leave Reiner and Bertolt to me." Arthur believed he could easily defeat the two of them and kill the Beast Titan as well.
"Yeah." Eren nodded thoughtfully.
Soon, all the other Scouts arrived one after another.
As the squads assembled, Arthur looked around.
The New Mike Squad, Levi Squad, Hange Squad, and all the other squads were there.
Finally, the time had come. The entire Survey Corps had assembled atop the wall, awaiting Erwin's orders, while a large