EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 133 131. Overtime, overtime, the meaning of life is overtime

My own synchronization rate...has dropped.

Asuka thought silently.

Shinji's synchronization rate has become so high.

It seems like all the bad things happened together today. When people are unlucky, more than one bad thing often happens. Today just proves this truth once again.

The tenth angel fell from the sky at near point.

Asuka was in a bad mental state and hadn't even reacted to what was happening. It was not until the purple-green painted Unit-01 came up first that she realized the Angels had begun to invade.

Unit 2 quickly responded.

The German lady apologized in her heart for her slow reaction. After losing Shinji, she only had Unit 2 left, and she had to take on the responsibility of a pilot... but she was still struggling with this relationship.

Asuka just held on.

The synchronized Unit 2 was under tremendous pressure.

Earlier on Shinji's side, he subconsciously groaned in pain on the communication channel, and it was painful just to hear it.

Asuka was feeling the same pain now. Under such severe pain, she had no energy to think. Shinji, deception and sad things were all thrown aside. Every second of the AT force field being deployed was torture. Half of the bodies of the three machines were almost pressed into the ground.

If the machine wasn't hard enough and hadn't had the AT force field, it would probably have turned into three meat patties by now.

A few seconds later.

The pressure gradually weakened and the body became relaxed.

The AT force field of the three people finally managed to withstand the impact of the Tenth Angel. The biggest crisis had been resolved, and even the pain began to ease with the pressure. It was time to blow the horn of counterattack. But Asuka didn't feel happy at all.

She had no interest in anything today.

But then something strange happened.

A strong white light flashed, the brightness of which could literally blind a person's eyes. Fortunately, with the help of the machine's perspective, the pilot's eyes were not damaged much, but the same thought occurred to the three people at the same time: Could this be...

The next moment the premonition came true.

A deafening explosion sounded.

boom……

The smoke and dust in the sky, along with the strong wind from the explosion, rose straight into the sky. From a distance, it looked like a sandstorm that was extremely dangerous to humans. If someone looked over here from the city center, they would see a conspicuous huge mushroom cloud.

The three aircraft bodies were instantly covered in smoke and dust.

It was impossible to see what was going on inside with the naked eye. The only good news was that the underground city was not damaged by the explosion.

This……

How are the drivers?

Everyone in the command room was worried about these three people. Under such a huge explosion, the EVA machines...

Misato Katsuragi anxiously asked in the communication channel:

"How are you doing?"

"…It shouldn't be a big deal."

the boy answered.

The omnipotent AT force field protected the pilots. The explosion just now was just the Apostle's desperate struggle.

Visibility in the smoke was extremely low.

Even Unit-01 could only barely see its surroundings.

The two machines next to them, Unit 00 and Unit 2, looked extremely miserable. The outer paint and armor had almost all fallen off, and the skin of the creatures inside had obvious explosion wounds. It really could not be said that they were not seriously damaged.

Fortunately, as long as no limbs were lost, the most they suffered was mental pain, and the drivers' bodies could recover after a few days of rest - he already had experience.

The situation is similar with Unit-01.

But because the synchronization rate was too high, Shinji Ikari felt the pain more deeply and almost grimaced in pain. Fortunately, no one in the cockpit could see his miserable appearance.

As for the invading Tenth Apostle?

It didn't even leave any ash.

——The Tenth Apostle. Annihilate!

The power cables and other equipment used to supply electricity disappeared in the explosion. After a five-minute power outage, they could only wait for staff to come and recover the fuselage and transport it back to headquarters.

All three machines were damaged to varying degrees.

Maintenance is a big job.

The people in the headquarters have to work overtime again today. It can be imagined that the headquarters will be busy like bees in the next few days. Fortunately, the tenth apostle has been eliminated, and it is another day of successfully protecting the third new Tokyo city.

And over in the command room.

Although the communication channel and the data on the driver's vital signs displayed on the computer confirmed that the driver was okay, Misato Katsuragi still immediately ran out of the command room in a hurry.

Akagi Ritsuko followed behind, and the blonde asked:

"what are you going to do?"

"I need to go and confirm it with my own eyes. I can't bear to wait here leisurely for the results."

“…Let’s go together.”

Both grown women broke into a trot.

They took the fastest car and were the first group to arrive at the scene.

After seeing the damaged state of the three machines, Ritsuko Akagi clicked her lips and left without saying anything. She was the person in charge of maintenance, and although defeating the Angel made her feel good, it would be nice if she didn't have to work overtime.

Misato Katsuragi took several emergency personnel and sent the drivers who seemed to be intact to the hospital.

The three of them got into the ambulance together.

There were emergency personnel in the car, so it was not the right time to chat.

The battle with the Tenth Apostle - perhaps it couldn't be called a battle, it was just a simple beating - lasted a long time, and dusk was already past.

It was getting dark outside.

It was not until the hospital's test report came out and the attending physician said that except for Shinji Ikari who needed hospitalization, the other two girls only needed to rest for a few days that Misato Katsuragi let the drivers leave.

He is extremely unlucky.

Shinji Ikari thought to himself that in the end he was alone because the synchronization rate was too high and the empathy of the nerves was too strong, causing extreme pain. He had to stay in the hospital for a few days. It was really a happy trouble.

He has not yet enjoyed the benefits of high synchronization combat, but has already experienced the disadvantages.

The feeling of driving Unit-01 this time is quite different from before.

Flexibility is greatly improved.

The delay in controlling the body is so low that it is imperceptible.

Unfortunately, the battle plan this time is to resist head-on so that the Third New Tokyo City will not be impacted. There are not many technical aspects to learn, so we can only wait for training or feel it carefully in the next battle with the apostles.

Shinji Ikari was lying on the hospital bed, thinking to himself, and suddenly felt that something was missing.

The last time I was in the hospital.

Rei Ayanami came to visit.

Given their relationship this time, it goes without saying what the girl will do.

It's a pity that it's not easy to do something in the ward. The two of them can only wait until they go back. The moment he thought of this, Shinji Ikari felt a sense of guilt. The girl who was originally as pure as a blank sheet of paper, finally became dark under the unremitting efforts of this big bad guy.

He lay in bed peacefully for two or three hours.

Then Shinji Ikari sat up suddenly.

Leaning against the backboard of the bed, his body still in phantom pain, he could not come up with an answer no matter how hard he thought.

Because Rei Ayanami didn't come.

This is really strange, where did the girl go?
While Shinji Ikari was lying alone on the hospital bed, two girls were having a short conversation in a corridor of the hospital. It was time to rest, but no one listened to the medical advice.

Ayanami Rei looked up.

Asuka was waiting for her with her back against the wall. This was agreed upon before the fight with the Angels. It seemed that the two of them would have to confront each other today because of Shinji Ikari.

I've been here till now, I'm dying

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(End of this chapter)