What were you doing before the end of the world? Are you going to be an assassin?

Allen, who only has a brain power of 3, was completely unable to handle the current situation and did not hear a single question asked by Captain Chiz.

"We all saw it! We saw the moment you emerged from the giant's body! Now someone like you who came from nowhere has invaded our human Wall of Rose!"

"Even if you are one of the people who were granted the pilgrimage by the King himself, it is advisable to eliminate the risk as soon as possible! I will never be wrong!"

"Do you understand? Answer me now! Are you a human or a giant?"

Captain Chiz's spirit was extremely tense. Anyone who faced a giant who had torn apart nearly twenty giants with his bare hands at close range inside the wall would be as nervous as he was.

In particular, he is responsible for the people within the Rose Wall.

"If you don't say anything, I'm going to open fire!" Regardless of the fact that Mikasa and Armin were beside Eren, and Connor from the Survey Corps was not far away, Captain Chiz directly gave orders to the nearest artillery team.

"Human! I am a human!" Allen replied hurriedly. It is unacceptable to die at the hands of a human while fighting against the Titans!

"I see..." Captain Qizi slowly raised his hand. "Don't blame me. This is something we can't help because no one can prove that they are not a demon. We just need to kill that guy while he is still pretending to be a human."

"Artillery squad ready!"

Qizi gave the order, but the artillery crew did not move.

The three men on the gun crew above the Watergate were the same people who had guarded the area with Connor for the first hour or so.

Their hands were shaking, and no one was able to aim the gun at Connor, who had led them to survival.

"Hey! Why aren't you firing? Are you sympathizing with the monsters and betraying humanity?!"

Why do we want to kill Eren? Because Eren might turn into a giant and shoot through the wall.

Why not go for the Colossal Titan or the Armored Titan? Because they are really giants and they have already been through it.

"Captain Qizi of the garrison corps, I think you need to think about one thing first."

"Alan is the prey captured by the Survey Corps."

19. Pulling the tiger's skin

"Alan is a prey captured by the Survey Corps. Even if there is any need to dispose of him, it will be done by the Survey Corps. Moreover, he will have a role to play in the Corps' next operations."

"For example, taking back the Trost District from the giants."

Who doesn't know how to use tiger skin as a pretext?

Connor did not expect to use his status as a member of the Survey Corps to protect Eren, nor did he expect Captain Chiz, who was frightened by the Titans and was afraid of everything, to face up to Eren's role.

At first he thought Captain Chiz, who didn’t know the plot, was a cautious person.

If Connor hadn't known that Eren played a key role in the Trost District Recapture Battle, he wouldn't have stood up. At least in the first half of the Trost District Battle, Eren and the hometown trio lurking inside the wall were no different in their performance. The crazy killing after the transformation into a giant is worrying, and it is also something that the commander of the garrison who protects the humans inside the wall needs to consider.

But Chiz's subsequent behavior proved that he was not being cautious, but was simply afraid of the "monster" Allen who was different from humans, and wanted to eliminate all uncontrollable factors.

Although this situation is understandable, understanding does not equal agreement. He cannot allow Captain Chiz to destroy the key to completing his mission.

The previous evacuation mission had a high completion rate but a low participation rate, and the rewards after the mission were not fully obtained. Learning from the experience of the evacuation mission, Connor decided to increase the participation rate in the recapture battle.

Right now, just to help Alan, the participation rate rating given by Prism is much higher.

The most important survival mission in the memory world - [Survive a battle as a Survey Corps soldier] is also reminding him of the key points to complete the mission.

Connor himself has little influence and just wants to use the Survey Corps' cover to buy time until the Southern Garrison Commander-in-Chief Pixis arrives.

That bald man is the leader who can truly decide the direction of the entire battle.

The military chief who controls the largest number of troops and has the weirdest temper in the world inside the wall is willing to take a gamble on the role that Alan can play.

Whether it was transforming into a giant to plug the hole in the Trost District, or going to the basement of Allen's house in the Shiganshina District to obtain intelligence about the outside world, even Commander Pixis was more in favor of the previous hole-filling operation.

In [Eagle Vision], the bald Commander Pixis is already rushing over from the rear with his men, and is about to arrive.

"Take back the Trost District? What nonsense are you talking about? How can a monster disguised as a human help humans take back the Trost District?" Captain Chiz looked at Connor with disgust in his eyes.

How could monsters be on the same side as humans?

If the monster that Alan transforms into dares to fight the giant today, he will dare to exterminate mankind tomorrow!

The actions of the Titans are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people → Eren became a Titan → Eren was disguised as a human before.

Chiz simply gave up thinking and fundamentally rejected everything about Eren as a human being.

Why didn't they catch the traitor with such a brain? It was not easy to understand Captain Chiz's logic. Connor just felt that he lived in the wrong era. If the Survey Corps had invited Chiz to catch the traitor, there would have been no need for the outer wall investigation and separate management. They could have just arrested all of them as traitors.

"Did you injure your brain during the last investigation outside the wall?" Qizi said slightly more calmly, "If you continue to be stubborn, I will regard you as a traitor to humanity! Cut off your relationship with the monster immediately, and I can forgive you for the past!"

Because of the Survey Corps' Freedom Wings and Connor's previous record in the Trost District, where he defeated many Titans and rescued many soldiers, Captain Chiz gave Connor a way out.

"Connor must have not recovered from his last injury, so he rushed over to protect the people. He is so tired that he is confused..." Captain Ian followed Captain Qiz's words and tried hard to signal Connor to come over quickly.

If possible, Ian also wanted to call Mikasa over. These two people are extremely powerful fighters, and it would be a pity to lose them while speaking for Eren.

"Ian, you're a good man." Connor shook his head. Now was not the time to back down.

Connor refused to give in. "Five years ago, we lost the Shiganshina District and the Maria Wall. Are we going to lose the Trost District and the Rose Wall now? Once we lose the Rose Wall, can the people inside the wall be supported by the land at the innermost part?"

“When the time comes, you,” Connor pointed at the guardian rose on Qizi’s chest, “and you! And all of you!”

Connor ran his fingers over Ian, Rico, and the elite troops of the garrison who were armed with guns, and stated a fact that everyone knew but no one wanted to face.

"Will the adults inside the wall take your lives seriously and let you hide in the Wall of Hina?"

"Where are your families? Where are your friends?"

"The key to retaking the Trost District is right in front of us. We must consider whether this is our only chance in this lifetime!" The key Connor was talking about was Allen.

“Shut up, shut up, shut up!” Qizi’s eyes widened. “Don’t spread rumors here to confuse the people! Wall Rose will never fall! You are a traitor who protects a traitor. You are not worthy of talking to me!”

"Don't waste time and manpower here with the traitors. Raise your guns and aim!"

The artillery crew on the wall are disobedient and must have been confused. We need to clean them up when we get back!

Captain Qiz couldn't count on the howitzers, so he signaled the elite troops behind him to raise their guns.

"Traitor?" Connor tapped the Wing of Freedom on his chest. "This is the heart that I swore to sacrifice for humanity. And someone wants to abandon the people's hope for future survival. Who is the traitor?"

"you!"

Qizi's face turned red with anger: "No matter what, I have no choice but to take precautions and eliminate the danger in advance! Give me -"

"Stop it."

Chiz's hand, which was giving orders, was pressed down.

"You are still a big man, but as slender as a deer. Don't you see the beautiful Wings of Liberty?"

"Commander Pixis...!" Qizi's panic seemed to have been reduced a lot because of the arrival of the Southern Commander-in-Chief. After all, he was no longer required to take responsibility.

"Although I just arrived, the situation has been quickly reported to me. Qizi, you will take charge of the reinforcements."

Commander Pixis passed Cheez and came to Connor.

"Commander-in-Chief!"

Qizi was anxious. How could the commander-in-chief go there without any guards?

They were all held at gunpoint just now. What if the commander-in-chief was kidnapped?

"That's fine," Commander Pixis said, "I believe that a soldier who sacrificed his heart for humanity will not turn his blade against humans."

"What a responsible Freedom Wing, soldier. I'd really like to hear your plan."

20. Bells and Hoods

"I am... the key to taking back the Trost District?"

Before Alan could recover from the temporarily resolved crisis of trust, he had another heavy burden on his shoulders.

How come he became the "key" considered by the Survey Corps?

In the chaos, the first thing that Alan, who has a brain power of 3, thought of was... As expected, the allocation intention was not wrong, the Survey Corps really has a lot of good people!

Mikasa just looked at the armed soldiers coldly and stood silently beside Eren. Once the negotiations between Connor and the commander-in-chief of the garrison broke down, she had already made plans to flee with Eren.

She is quite good at cutting meat.

"Mikasa, don't be so extreme! How can we... fight against humans? Besides, where can we escape to in such a small wall? And Eren! Wake up! Tell us what we know about the Titans and talk to them!"

"Don't show any resistance on the surface, okay, Eren, Mikasa! Don't waste the time that Connor-senpai has bought for you!"

Armin was so anxious that he was about to cry. Someone was speaking up for his two good friends. Was he going to provoke an internal conflict among the army inside the wall because of Eren?

Outside the wall, there is the fallen Trost district and countless giants!

"Before, I was infected by fear because I didn't understand the situation!"

If Connor hadn't withstood the pressure from the garrisoned corps and waited for the arrival of the corps commander, Armin felt that the people inside the wall might really open fire on them.

"The role... As long as we follow the key role that Senior Connor mentioned," Armin grabbed his hair and tried to think hard, "we can definitely talk to them!"

"Armin... I don't know what's going on yet, but I trust your judgment! Also, when I was unconscious, I seemed to see a lot of fragments, and there is information about the outside world in my basement! It's the information that the Survey Corps wanted to obtain after losing thousands of people!"

"My brain doesn't work well, but I believe in yours!"

Eren suddenly realized that his situation was not important now. What was important was that his friends Mikasa and Armin, and the trustworthy senior were all implicated by him!

Eren hurriedly held Armin's shoulders and picked up the key hanging around his neck with one hand.

All the keys are on this key.

Armin nodded heavily, quickly ran to Connor, and presented his heart in front of Commander Pixis.

"Why are you here?"

"Senior Connor... the training corps never taught us to let our companions fight alone... right?" Armin forced a stiff smile and then shouted:

"For the sake of humanity's glory, Commander Pixis! Please allow me to participate in the discussion of the value of Eren's tactics proposed by the Survey Corps!"

The plan was simple. In order to prove what Connor said about Allen's great value, Allen must first demonstrate it. Retaking the Trost District was the best opportunity to demonstrate his value.

Being able to take back the land from the giants is an unprecedented feat.

The steps to retake the Trost District are even simpler, only three steps are required -

The first step is to lure the giant away.

The second step is to send Allen to the huge rock blocking the door.

The third step is that Alan transforms into a giant and blocks the hole with the stone.

After Commander Pixis convened a large number of staff, he found that there was no tactic that could more directly tap into Allen's value than this plan, so he began to fill in the details of the three-step plan to block the door.

……

"Alan, how do you feel now?"

After Commander Pixis suppressed the riot and deployed all his forces to prepare for the recapture operation, Connor came to Allen's side.

Unlike the original plot, where he had to continuously use giant transformation to help Mikasa and Armin block the shells, Eren's condition seemed to be much better. At least he did not have sweating or nosebleeds due to physical exhaustion, and his steps also looked very powerful.

"It's not bad, much better than when we were surrounded..." Alan hesitated and asked, "Senior Connor...why do you trust me so much?"

"Everyone who can survive in the Survey Corps has some special abilities."

"Whether it's a human or a giant, anyone who can protect humans is trustworthy. Alan, you should be trustworthy, right?"

Connor did not explain too much. Even if he explained, Allen would not be able to understand it at his current level, and it might even attract Allen's attention when he entered the "road" later.

"Of course! I'll lift that rock no matter what!"

From the initial trust established on the city wall to his resistance to the guns of the garrisoned troops, Allen had already imagined Connor as someone who was equally trustworthy and worthy of admiration.

Looking at the serious Allen, Connor thought of something...

Wait until he has increased his trust level, tell Eren to trust his companions, guide Eren to achieve another success, and finally, when he completes the mission and leaves the world, fake a scene where he is eaten by a giant in order to save Eren, especially being "eaten" in front of Eren, and before disappearing, tell Eren to trust his companions. Will this create a blackened boss Eren who is even more extreme and less trustworthy than the original development path?

"What a rising star..." Connor sighed at his own thoughts.

Allen: ...Who are you scolding? I don't understand!

"Yes, you are a first-rising, a hard, stubborn, and bad-tempered first-rising."

Ian and Rico, who were from the garrison corps' elite troops, came over, followed by two elite squads of about a dozen people.

"You guys in the Survey Corps are all stubborn. Haven't you ever thought about how many lives you'll lose if you fail? If you fail..."

"The Survey Corps...has been failing all the way." Connor said calmly.