EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 181 179. Going to be hospitalized with Asuka
"Ms. Ritsuko."

"Do you need any help, Shinji-kun?"

"Can you find where it's parasitic? If you don't destroy the core, you can't kill it."

Professional issues should be left to professionals.

But Shinji Ikari soon heard bad news:

"I'm afraid not. Unit 3 is refusing to receive signals, so we can't find where it is parasitic."

hiss.

Then you can only find it slowly.

It was a difficult task indeed. Shinji Ikari squinted his eyes towards the black machine. If he cut Unit 03 into small pieces, he should be able to find it, right? But he immediately gave up the idea. Not to mention that Asuka might suffer from the pain similar to slow slicing, the time spent on it alone would be enough to last until tomorrow morning.

There are too many variables.

Although he is still alive and kicking, raising his middle finger in mockery towards the apostle, he cannot fight for so long!

I can only think of other ways.

——But first, take off the head of the apostle, and then discuss it. As for the pain that the pilot in Unit 03 may feel, I'm sorry, Asuka, I'll compensate you with ice cream later. He thought to himself. Ikari Shinji decided on the plan, and Unit 01 continued to act the next moment. He showed that he was going to use the same trick again. The particle knife emitted a shining light, and Unit 01 rushed forward and cut the apostle in half.

The apostle had suffered a loss before, so he didn't foolishly use his other hand to ambush this time.

stomping on...

The two machines passed by each other.

Unit-01 slid to avoid the attack from the Angel.

While dodging the attack, the particle knife slashed at its neck again, this time it should have cut directly into the bone, making a teeth-grinding sound. The apostle had no concept of fear, but knew that this would not work, so it had no intention of actively attacking, instead it stood still and stared at Unit-01's movements, ready to use static braking.

Come again!

Shinji Ikari took advantage of the situation and did not show any mercy. The Unit-0 next to him cooperated with him tacitly. In a moment, a bullet pierced the right leg of the black machine. As the machine staggered, Unit-01 had already approached it.

good chance!
The last knife! The particle knife flashed, and the head of Unit 03 finally flew out. The black body fell uncontrollably, and the blood spurted out. The scene was so restricted that it could not be broadcast on TV.

The overall situation is decided!

Shinji Ikari relaxed a little, and even everyone in the command room relaxed.

"—Wait, it's still alive."

"…After all, the core was not destroyed. Tsk, the apostles are really troublesome."

Someone in the command room was talking like this, and the next moment everyone was amazed at the vitality of the apostle, because even without its head, it could still move. The black machine's limbs kept flapping, raising huge smoke and dust on the ground. The bleeding at its neck was stopping quickly, and new flesh and blood was growing.

It's really like an indestructible cockroach.

Generally speaking, at this time the apostle should explode like the protagonist of a hot-blooded comic. Shinji Ikari suddenly had the illusion that he was the villain. If he continued like this, he would have to cut him into a human pig. However, this could only have a temporary effect. The flesh and blood that the apostle had lost were growing back rapidly. Although Shinji Ikari could use the particle knife to cut continuously to maintain a balance between the speed of destruction and growth, this was just a stalemate.

Where exactly is the core of the apostles?

First, eliminate the head.

Could it be the heart? Asuka, I'll pay you an entire ice cream shop's worth of ice cream. Ikari Shinji stabbed with a slight hesitation.

But the apostle was still struggling.

Okay, continue to exclude the heart, then the kidneys, spleen and stomach... Ikari Shinji stopped.

This was too time-consuming and laborious. And what about Asuka inside? He heard that the pain that the human body could endure had an upper limit, and dying in pain was not a legendary story. Although Asuka's voice had not yet been received on the communication channel, he firmly believed that the ice cream girl was still alive.

Maybe she can't synchronize with the pain now?

Do you want to gamble on this possibility? Ikari Shinji thought about it and gave up the idea. No matter how many times he apologized in his heart, it would be better to rescue her as soon as possible.

Where will the core be?
If only there was a means of perception... When Shinji Ikari was thinking this, he suddenly realized that there seemed to be such a means - Unit-01. Don't get me wrong, he was not referring to himself, but to Unit-01's own will. The last time it went berserk, it accurately captured the Angel in that world.

I guess it's easy for Unit-01 to sense the core.

But if I call for my mother now... Ikari Shinji remembered how ferocious it was when facing the Angel. It's hard to say whether Unit-01 will not cut the Angel into pieces.

Well, literally cut into pieces.

What he needs to do now is a highly precise operation, not wanton destruction. Ikari Shinji knows that Op 01 can protect itself, but it won't protect others. If he calls his mother out here, Asuka might not end up well.

It doesn't require Unit-01 to go berserk, it just requires the ability to perceive.

Is Unit-01 willing to cooperate? Just as he was thinking about these messy thoughts, it seemed to sense his desire. In a corner where no one was paying attention, the golden light in Unit-01's eyes lit up little by little, one point, two points, and the meteors reflected in the distant lake gradually occupied the entire surface of the lake. The stars gathered into a cluster, and the entire pupil area was emitting golden light. It was extremely conspicuous in the evening, as if a ferocious beast was about to wake up from a long sleep.

Misato Katsuragi in the command room was the first to notice this unusual situation.

"Shinji-kun, Unit-01... is it going berserk?"

"No, it's still under my control."

Ikari Shinji said doubtfully.

Then he noticed that the whole world seemed to be different. He could see the details of the grass on the distant hilltop and hear the sound of airflow caused by the movement of the machine. His five senses were strengthened. Is this... the true perspective of Unit-01? Since the last rampage, Unit-01 has been showing signs of "waking up". Is this the result of it hearing his inner voice?

The most important thing was that the apostle had an inexplicable allure that attracted him, just like a man who had been suppressed for a long time saw a stripper posing in a coquettish manner.

Is it the core of the apostles?
At this moment, the head of Unit-01 was aimed at the Angel without its control. Its eyes, which were not completely covered by the purple-green armor, seemed to be looking for the source of temptation. Then it immediately locked onto the back of Unit-03's neck, where the spine and cervical vertebrae met, and where the cockpit was located.

When Shinji Ikari and Rei Ayanami were fighting, they tried their best to avoid this place.

Wait a minute!

Aim for me, I asked you to find the core, not to eat the pilot. Ikari Shinji thought. But he immediately realized, who said that the apostle can't parasitize on the cockpit? There is only one answer. It was by parasitizing on Asuka's cockpit that the apostle entered the body of the machine and successfully completed the parasitism during the startup experiment of Unit 3.

This is the legendary Trojan Horse.

It turned out to be the case.

"Thank you."

Ikari Shinji said softly, sincerely.

After locking the core's position, the control of Unit-01 returned to him, and all five senses returned to their previous strengths. Unit-01's brief awakening seemed to be just an illusion, and it went out along with the golden light. But Shinji Ikari didn't think so, because he knew that his mother had helped him again.

After losing his head, the apostle was already a lamb to be slaughtered.

Without any hesitation, Unit-01 used the particle knife to cut out Asuka's cockpit from the back of the black machine's neck. Sure enough, as the cockpit was removed, Unit-03 immediately stopped all movements. It had been struggling like a drowning person, but now it was completely dead.

"Well done."

"Is this the end now?"

Everyone in the control room cheered, but Ikari Shinji knew that the matter was not over yet. He used the particle knife to keep the body of Unit-01 away from the cockpit, as if it was some dangerous object. Then he asked,

"Can you eject Asuka from the cockpit?"

"The signal should be received. Let me try." Ritsuko Akagi pressed a few buttons in the command room. The staff next to her helped her, but she soon frowned. "It's still not received. What's going on? Shinji-kun, it looks like we can only turn it on manually on site. I'll continue to try."

"There's no need to try, Ms. Ritsuko." He said, "The apostle should be parasitic in the cockpit."

"Huh? Is this true?"

Someone exclaimed in surprise.

Shinji Ikari ignored the surprised command room over there. The particle knife gently scratched the surface of the cockpit, making a harsh metal cutting sound. In order to ensure the safety of the pilot's life, the material of the outside of the cockpit was made of a hard alloy that could survive the attack of the Angels.

But due to the deliberate sabotage of Unit-01, it didn't last long before an opening was created.

The LCL liquid inside leaked out immediately.

Liquid flowed all over the floor, and then Asuka, wearing a fiery red combat uniform, rolled out of the cockpit with her eyes closed and her face pale. It was unknown whether she was dead or alive. After Asuka left the cockpit, Unit-01's particle knife immediately split the cockpit in half.

Even though this was not enough, Shinji Ikari cut it into eight pieces before he could feel relieved. Even if it was some kind of animal with twin tails, it couldn't be deader.

——The Thirteenth Apostle, annihilate!
Unit-01's left hand carefully held up the girl's body. With a high synchronization rate, it was easy to do such delicate movements. The rescuers were on their way. He looked at Asuka's face carefully. It was not so clear from Unit-01's perspective, but this girl who loved eating ice cream should still be alive - definitely alive!

There always seems to be some accident, and he wants to say, don't let it happen again, I have to save you every time, it would be best if you are safe next time, Asuka.

Not complaining.

I will rescue you many times, but I still hope that nothing happens to you. If it doesn't work, can you rescue me next time?

After moving Asuka to a safe place while thinking about it, Shinji Ikari finally relaxed. But at this moment his adrenaline was gone, and the phantom limb pain in his right hand swept through his whole body in an instant.

I almost forgot about this one.

He was covered in cold sweat.

Got~
Now I have to be hospitalized with Asuka.

(End of this chapter)