Chapter 418 - 418: A Destined Extraordinary Night

"So many people gathered for a meeting, yet nobody informed Paradis Island??" Amid the flying dust, an extremely arrogant voice rang out from above the conference hall dome.

The gigantic fists covered in white hardened bone armor slowly pulled back. Through the shattered dome, everyone at the meeting saw those horrifying crimson eyes in the night sky.

The next second, hiss! Sharp grappling anchors shot down from above, plunging deeply into the conference hall floor. Along with the sound of gas propulsion, several figures charged into the hall like lightning, triggering waves of alarmed cries as the surrounding crowd retreated in terror.

Swish! Levi's eyes were cold as he was the first to arrive on the scene. He slightly bent his body to absorb the impact, then straightened himself after stabilizing his footing, looking down arrogantly at the surrounding crowd.

Several fully armed Paradis Island soldiers also landed stylishly with their Vertical Maneuvering Equipment, quickly carving out an open area. The Thunder Spears glinting coldly on their arms and the loaded pistols in their hands nearly scared the high-ranking officials of every nation out of their wits.

Using the open space created by the Paradis Island soldiers, the two Eastern region generals and the still pale-faced Airi landed steadily from the dome with assistance from the soldiers and Annie.

Erwin and Hange also landed steadily with their Vertical Maneuvering Equipment. No matter how high their status had become, they had never forgotten the skills they had relied on for over a decade.

Finally—

Bang!

With a dull sound, Yago jumped directly down from the dome without any protection. The five-meter drop caused a heavy tremor the moment he landed.

The traces of his recent Titan transformation still lingered on his body. The Titan markings beneath his eyes were exceptionally conspicuous, steam still drifted from his body, and there was even a faint smile on his face.

As Yago slowly stood up, the representatives of various nations around him were terrified. Everyone present was well-informed and more or less understood Titan Warriors. The unfaded markings on Yago's face and the steam coming off him practically screamed "I am a Titan Warrior" across his forehead. Staying in such a cramped conference hall with a Titan was practically asking to die.

If not for the large number of Marleyan soldiers outside the hall and their fear that Yago might suddenly lose control, these old foxes would have long since fled for their lives.

Speaking of the Marleyan soldiers, even they finally realized what had happened. The doors burst open, and squad after squad of fully armed Marleyan soldiers flooded into the conference hall like a tide.

The representatives of various nations, already scared out of their minds, hurriedly squeezed toward the corners, making the already cramped space even more crowded. Soon, dozens of Marleyan soldiers flooded into the hall and surrounded the Paradis Island group completely.

Even with dozens of rifles pointed at him, Yago showed no panic at all. Instead, he calmly smiled while observing Magath, who stood silently and solemnly nearby. At the same time, Magath was also sizing up the suddenly appeared Paradis Island group.

When he saw the two Eastern region generals, his already furrowed brows became even more complicated. Then, he noticed the young Titan Warrior smiling as he observed him. At the same time, he also noticed the small dagger in Yago's hand. The tiny blade lightly slid across Yago's palm, and instantly, Magath's pupils contracted.

Compared to the extremely nervous Marleyan soldiers, the soldiers from Paradis Island remained completely calm.

Click.

Nobody knew who pulled the bolt first, but it instantly triggered a chain reaction among all the Marleyan soldiers. The clattering sounds of bolts being pulled and bullets chambered echoed throughout the hall.

A Marleyan major gripped his pistol and shouted bravely, "Intruders! Raise your hands!"

Yago's expression turned cold, and the surrounding Paradis Island soldiers also began to move. Their fingers lightly hooked onto the safeties of their Thunder Spears. If the Marleyans refused to know their place, then...

"Stop!"

A deep, powerful voice rang out, and the Marleyan soldiers stared toward the head seat of the conference table in disbelief.

"General! You..." the Marleyan major asked hoarsely.

Magath stared at the Paradis Island group before him and once again issued an unquestionable command.

"I said stop. All guards, withdraw immediately. Lift the alert status and reseal the conference site!"

Military orders could not be disobeyed. Though he did not understand, the Marleyan major still loudly acknowledged the order before leading his troops out of the conference hall in a rushing tide, just as quickly as they had entered.

Once all the Marleyan soldiers had withdrawn, the Paradis Island soldiers also released their grip on the Thunder Spear safeties, and Yago moved the small dagger away from his palm.

Meanwhile, the representatives of the various nations still watched nervously.

Under everyone's gaze, Magath calmly sat back down at the head seat.

With a glance of acknowledgment, Yago was not polite at all. Smiling cheerfully, he walked to the conference table and suddenly slapped a small nation representative on the shoulder.

"You, move aside. Give me your seat."

The representative jumped up like a startled spring and hurriedly staggered aside while trembling. At the same time, Yago's slap frightened over a dozen nearby representatives out of their seats as well. That saved Yago the trouble of patting each one on the shoulder individually to make them move.

Yago sat down heavily. Hange, Levi, Erwin, and the two Eastern region generals also took seats one after another. The remaining seats were enough for the Paradis Island soldiers too, but the soldiers remained extremely dutiful, all standing behind Yago and the others as guards. Annie and Airi also stood behind Yago.

Two Titan Warriors acting as bodyguards—

Now that was a display of status.

"Hm, General Magath truly has vision. Wouldn't it have been better if you acted like this from the start? Fighting and killing all the time is so uncivilized." Yago stretched lazily and said with a grin.

Magath remained silent, simply watching quietly, while the conference hall sank into eerie silence.

Bang!

Yago suddenly slammed his palm onto the table and looked dissatisfied at the representatives crowding together nearby as he coldly said:

"What? You all think you're so important? Are we really that unwelcome? Do we have to personally invite each of you back to your seats?"

The terrifying pressure unique to a Titan Warrior swept across the entire hall. The representatives all felt chills run through their hearts. None of them dared say anything, and they hurriedly returned to their seats.

As for the few small nation representatives whose seats had been taken—

Who cared about them?

Very quickly, the conference table was filled once more with representatives. However, the previous commotion of the joint conference had completely vanished, because nobody had expected Paradis Island—or rather, the Eldians—to suddenly interfere in a meeting that would determine the world's future structure.

This night was destined to be anything but peaceful.

The train station in Hope District blazed brightly with lights. One train after another carried fully armed Eldian soldiers toward gathering points that had long been planned in advance.

Unlike the days when Marley had forcibly conscripted them, every Eldian soldier now wore expressions of hope and anticipation, because they were no longer fighting as slaves for Marley, no longer struggling merely to survive.

They were fighting for the future of the Eldian people.

This war—

Was the highest glory.