EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 226 224. The two girls after the battle

"Target confirmed, error correction completed."

“Enter the countdown.”

"ten……"

Unit 00 holds a spear in its hand and makes a standard motion of throwing a javelin into the sky. The giant looks majestic, like a warrior in mythology who is about to challenge the gods with a spear.

Under the sunlight.

The yellow-white armor of the machine reflects a cold light.

Shinji Ikari thought to himself, is this really the way to go? Commander Ikari's order was obviously not a joke, which means that if this gun is thrown out, it can really reach the satellite orbit from the surface of the earth.

Is Unit-0 so powerful?

It’s not that he doesn’t believe in Rei Ayanami, but even his own Unit-01 couldn’t do such a thing.

Or, can this gun accelerate on its own to track the target?
Unit 2 is still holding on.

From time to time, the young lady's low hum could be heard on the communication channel.

It hurts, but she resists the spiritual attack of the apostle. Asuka in the cockpit clenched her teeth, her muscles tensed, her body trembled violently, and even her consciousness gradually blurred. If Katsuragi Misato said to eject the cockpit again, she might not have the strength to stop it again. But Unit 2 can't give up at this time, the apostle is probably using all the spiritual attacks against her.

Aiming a throw is a delicate job.

We cannot allow the apostles to shift their targets to the top students.

"Hmm..."

Shinji Ikari suddenly fell silent as he listened. He heard the pain in Asuka's voice. Compared to this, the pain of the broken arm of Unit 2 seemed like child's play. But the girl had no intention of giving up or begging for mercy. She gasped in pain, and her brain seemed to have reached its limit, like a taut string that might break at any time.

At one point, Asuka suddenly called his name subconsciously in the communication channel, very softly, like a breeze that would slip away if he wasn't paying attention.

"Shinji..."

"Well, I'm here."

Maybe there was some magic in Shinji Ikari's reply.

As Asuka was fuzzy, she seemed to hear his words. She didn't know if it was her hallucination, but she felt an inexplicable power surge in her body. It seemed that it was no big deal to continue to hold on. In the past, when she cried, this boy would always rush to protect her first. Now that Unit-01 was frozen, she could only rely on herself.

But after hearing Shinji Ikari's voice, she felt as if he was right beside her.

…always with you.

The atmosphere in the command room was solemn.

Not many people paid attention to the conversation between the two drivers just now.

"Five, four..."

The countdown continues.

The direction that Unit 00 is currently aiming at is precisely calculated by the MAGI computer, and there cannot be even the slightest deviation; otherwise, after such a long distance, it will definitely go astray in the end.

“…two…one!”

As the countdown reaches one.

The yellow-white machine took two quick runs, creating a strong gust of wind.

Rei Ayanami was always aiming at the position given by the computer. She naturally heard what Shinji Ikari said, "I'm here." The girl seemed to be more focused. Now Ikari-kun was looking at the battlefield, and she couldn't let him down. For some reason, Rei Ayanami felt inexplicably a little nervous.

She controlled Unit 0 and threw the spear out with all her might.

There is not even an afterimage.

The spear seemed to be teleporting.

It disappeared from Unit-0's hand in an instant, as if a frame was cut off from a TV screen. With a whoosh, the broken airflow brought a strong wind sound, and the friction generated was even enough to vaporize the concrete. The spear seemed to be crossing space, teleporting from one coordinate point in the world to another, rather than simply moving forward physically.

It reached the satellite orbit in just a few seconds, and was still moving rapidly towards the glowing Angel. Ikari Shinji could not help but be stunned. This gun... was a bit scary.

The fifteenth apostle seemed to notice the threat of the spear at this moment.

AT force field opens.

The Spear of Longinus immediately encountered an obstacle.

The barrier blocked it, and the human eye could finally observe it. Just seeing this spear, I felt that every cell in my body was trembling. This spear seemed to carry some kind of sharp pressure. There was no defense in the world that it could not break. As soon as it touched, the Apostle's AT force field collapsed inwards inch by inch, like a gradually shattered mirror, and the speed of the Spear of Longinus gradually slowed down.

Can it work?
——Yes, it is possible.

When the barrier reached a certain stress limit, it suddenly shattered.

call out--

The next moment, the spear pierced through the apostle's body and flew further into the sky. It obviously had no spinning device installed, so it was unknown whether it could fly back.

"——The target has been destroyed, and the high-energy reaction has disappeared."

Someone cheered.

The fifteenth apostle.

Was it so easily annihilated? Did the bait really kill the fish? Was it a miracle that only great force could work?
Shinji Ikari felt something was a little strange. The power of this spear...

It was too powerful, being able to cross such a long distance and penetrate the AT force field to annihilate the apostles. If this spear had been used in battle before, like when the third apostle invaded Tokyo, there might not have been such a life-and-death battle. This was not a one-time prop that would be gone after use.

but.

…Now it seems to have become a disposable prop.

"Where is the Spear of Longinus?" asked Deputy Commander Dongyue.

"Having broken through the fastest speed in the universe and entered the lunar orbit, I'm afraid it will be impossible to recover it." Someone answered.

There was no disappointment or regret on the old man's face.

He seemed to have expected this to happen, and Ikari Gendo next to him looked calm. Katsuragi Misato glanced at the looks of the two commanders, and her doubts grew. But the most important task now was to treat Asuka as soon as possible. She had endured the mental attacks from the apostles for so long, and no one knew how she was doing.

on the ground.

Unit 2's trembling body came to a stop.

The intense mental pain disappeared, and it seemed that the apostle was really annihilated. Asuka, who was still holding on, suddenly lost her strength, just like a tug-of-war. The girl's mind was blank, and the tight string in her mind suddenly relaxed. Then a huge darkness swept over her, and she fell unconscious without even a groan.

"Asuka!"

"Send rescue personnel immediately!" Misato Katsuragi shouted.

Next comes the cleaning of the battlefield.

Shinji Ikari no longer remained an innocent bystander. He was worried about the two girls.

It was better to see each other in person than to chat on the communication channel. After saying hello to Misato Katsuragi, he followed the staff to the battlefield. Since the battlefield was right above the underground city, it didn't take many minutes at all. The cockpits of the two machines just popped out.

Rare.

This was a battle in which he had no involvement at all and the two girls simply handled it.

Of course, that Lance of Longinus is the MVP.

Unit 0 was in good condition and could even return to the hangar on its own, but Unit 2 was not. The staff quickly began to mobilize various construction machinery to prepare to transport the unit back to the hangar.

Shinji Ikari looked for the two girls, and soon he found Rei Ayanami walking towards him. Shinji Ikari was relieved to see that she was intact. Rei Ayanami had just come out of the cockpit and had not changed out of her combat uniform. Her short blue hair was a little wet because of the LCL liquid. When she walked in front of him, she came very close, as if she was going to throw herself into his arms.

Today, Rei Ayanami's emotions seemed to be more volatile than usual.

"I'm back." She suddenly said softly.

The girl looked at him with anticipation in her red eyes.

Ikari Shinji was stunned.

Is this order reversed? ? And what about Ayanami?

"……Welcome back."

Shinji Ikari said obediently. He felt that when he said this, he was inexplicably like a little wife who obeyed her husband's orders. Was this how Rei Ayanami felt when she said this? He wanted to knock his head, wondering if he was hallucinating. But Rei Ayanami suddenly smiled beautifully at his words.

This time, it was Unit-0 that destroyed the fifteenth angel... Well, Unit-2 also made a great contribution by attracting the attention of the apostles.

In short, Unit 00 successfully destroyed an Angel.

Although it's good to be a support in the back, I also want to help Ikari-kun occasionally.

After spending so much time with the girl, Ikari Shinji could see that Rei Ayanami was happy. The girl's combat uniform was still wet, but Rei Ayanami didn't hug her because she was afraid of getting his clothes wet. But he didn't mind much. Seeing that Rei Ayanami was so happy, he took the initiative to hug the girl.

The two seemed to be able to hear each other's heartbeats, thumping, and it took a long time before they separated.

Ayanami Rei paused and said,
"Ikari-kun, go check on the pilot of Unit 2."

She came here on her own initiative.

If Ikari-kun came, he might hesitate whether to visit her first or the pilot of Unit 2 first.

Shinji Ikari nodded silently. He still had to go check on Asuka. The German lady's injuries might be quite serious. He added:
"I have to go out for a while, Ayanami, you should go back first then."

This is what I said this morning.

Rei Ayanami nodded obediently.

After the two of them finished showing their affection, doctors and nurses came over and hurriedly tested Rei Ayanami. Some of them were familiar with her and even wanted to test Shinji Ikari as well. He quickly indicated that he did not participate in the battle and did not need to be tested, so he was let go.

He left here.

Walk towards Unit 2.

After a while, he found Asuka. The young lady had been carried out of the cockpit by the doctor. The girl in the fiery red combat uniform was unconscious, with her eyes tightly closed, her long wet hair in clumps, and her face was frighteningly pale. She was lying on a stretcher and sent to the ambulance.

Shinji Ikari got into the ambulance.

He looked at the girl's pale face, remembered her proud and arrogant look, and remembered the girl's blushing face in the moonlight. He was silent, and carefully tucked a lock of long hair on Asuka's forehead behind her ear.

Call it male chauvinism.

After all, I still hope that I can fight alone.

(End of this chapter)