Zeke gradually lost himself in Eren's "Onii-chan!" pronouncements. Empowered by this super-buff from his brother, Zeke felt revitalized, instantly repelling all the airships from Marley's final assault with a single blow.
Zeke's god-like appearance enthralled a watching Yelena. Magath, preparing to fire a cannon to pierce Zeke's neck, was preempted as Zeke hurled countless shattered stones at Pieck.
Under such a barrage, Pieck could only temporarily retreat. Porco understood that engaging with the Survey Corps was unwise. Just then, Floch, leading the Jaegerists, prepared to trap the armored titan.
In this situation, Pieck had no choice but to flee. Meanwhile, Eren rose from the ruins. As the saying goes, brothers united can break any metal; perhaps victory was now beckoning the two brothers.
Eren, dragging his weary body, slowly walked towards Zeke. On the other side, the imprisoned trio of Mikasa, Armin, and Jean in the underground cells felt the abnormal tremors from above.
At this moment, Onyankopon arrived with the cell keys.
Onyankopon quickly freed the group from their cells. From him, they learned that Eren was single-handedly holding back the Marleyan army.
Onyankopon hoped they would go help Eren, but Connie angrily questioned, "Why should we help you? You secretly used wine containing Titan spinal fluid."
Regarding the plan to steal Paradis Island through the wine, Connie declared he'd had enough of being betrayed. As Connie spoke, his emotions escalated. Armin, however, remained rational, suggesting they talk.
This allowed Onyankopon to explain his predicament. The Volunteers knew next to nothing about the wine or the euthanasia plan. More importantly, he had no intention of assisting Yelena's euthanasia plot.
Onyankopon's hope was for Paradis Island to develop and then annihilate Marley. He had abandoned everything and come to the island for this very reason. He believed the island still had a future, and the children were that future. If the euthanasia plan were executed, all his efforts would be in vain.
Armin, having interacted with Onyankopon for a long time, understood his character. At this moment, Armin also seemed to grasp Eren's intentions. Eren would never follow Zeke's plan to enact euthanasia; that was not Eren's way.
Ultimately, how the Founding Titan's power would be utilized was entirely up to Eren.
Eren simply wanted to contact Zeke and then mobilize the Titans to protect Paradis Island.
By awakening the hundreds of Titans within the Walls of the Midland region according to the plan, the world's strongest military power could be destroyed.
Thus, for the next fifty years, no one would dare covet Paradis. Armin chose to trust Eren again, because as he had said,
Eren was indeed the one who wanted to protect Paradis the most. However, Mikasa questioned why Eren would hide his true intentions and deceive them all, the scene of them seeing the sea together flashing in Armin's mind. Perhaps the answer was already revealed in Armin's heart.
Meanwhile, Jean encountered the Jaegerist training camp stationed here. The Jaegerists threatened them to behave, but Jean declared defiantly that he was going to save Eren.
Lord Jaeger then released all the soldiers trapped in the cells. Mikasa immediately went to the control room and put on her ODM gear, with Jean following her.
Jean was grateful to be able to fight alongside Mikasa in his lifetime. Mikasa, however, indifferently continued preparing herself. Just before departing, Mikasa took off the scarf she always wore around her neck.
Jean couldn't help but feel confused by this.
However, Jean didn't say much. Armin then led the three of them to the rooftop. At this moment, Yelena was gazing with admiration at Zeke's heroic display. Giant airships were like toys before Zeke, instantly destroyed. Witnessing this moment that was about to change history, Yelena was ecstatic.
Lena, regaining consciousness, immediately rushed towards the stumbling Eren. However, she was struck by flying stones thrown by Zeke, her armor shattered. Seeing the scene before him, Jean questioned why Zeke was here, as Captain Levi would never have let him act freely. Yelena, with a wicked smile, suggested that Zeke had likely killed him.
Although they didn't want to believe this, they now had to play along in front of Yelena.
Armin then said, "It's a pity, but it can't be helped. Zeke and Eren are trying to save the world, so we should assist the Jaegerists and let them meet."
However, Yelena stared at Armin with a look of disbelief, then her expression changed rapidly, saying she trusted Armin.
The four then grabbed thunder spears and charged towards the battlefield, which was already a scene of devastation and ruins. Colt and Gabi were searching the streets for Falco. Up ahead in the street,
the two clearly spotted Falco. Of course, Falco also noticed his brother Colt coming to rescue him. Mr. Reiner also clearly noticed Falco's abnormal behavior, and Falco sincerely said his brother had come.
Hearing this, Mr. Reiner immediately fabricated a lie, broke away from the main force, and led Falco back towards Colt. However, Colt believed all these island devils should be exterminated.
But Gabi quickly stopped Colt. Because during the few days they had spent here, Gabi had realized that humans inside and outside the Walls were all the same. Reiner gently said to the three,
"This is no place for children. Go home quickly." Hearing this, the three quickly turned and ran. However, Falco still thanked Mr. Reiner.
Meanwhile, Niccolo, along with the Braus family, also fled to this area. The three quickly hid in a house. At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Braus were still worried about Gabi and Falco's safety.
Hearing this from hiding, Gabi's eyes welled up with tears. However, Kaya could never forgive the two who had killed her sister. Gabi now understood Kaya's feelings.
There were no devils on this island; there were only humans.
Marley treated people they had never met as devils, perpetuating the cycle of slaughter. At this moment, Gabi was utterly disappointed with Marley. Perhaps to encourage Gabi, or knowing he was nearing his end,
Falco countered with a romantic confession, igniting sparks of love in the surrounding atmosphere.
Falco looked at Gabi deeply and said, "The reason I became a Warrior candidate is because I didn't want Gabi to inherit the burden of the Marleyan military. I wanted you to live a long life, marry me, and live a happy life."
This speech instantly made Gabi's heart flutter with joy.
From Colt, Gabi also learned that Falco had drunk the wine containing Zeke's spinal fluid.
Colt said, "If Mr. Zeke knew Falco had drunk the spinal fluid, he wouldn't be so angry. At this point, we can only try."
How could the cruelty of war ever consider matters of love?