EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 59 58. No one can endure pain better than him
The first step is to dive into the sea.

After the cables were plugged in, all the EVA bodies arrived at the seaside.

Unit 2 took the lead and leaped up with great force. The power of the machine enabled it to turn 360 degrees. After spinning in the air for a circle, it jumped into the sea, causing a huge splash. This was a very beautiful and ostentatious move, which was very consistent with the character of the German lady.

Ikari Shinji: ...

Asuka, are you participating in some diving competition?

Although your diving posture is very impressive, there is no trophy specifically for you.

At least he would not enter the water so arrogantly. Unit-01 just walked into the sea and dived normally, just like taking a swimming lesson at school. The yellow and white painted Unit-0 next to it also followed closely.

In the orange-red ocean.

Three EVA machines equipped with underwater equipment began to dive silently.

After diving.

Shinji Ikari discovered it.

Unit-01 doesn't seem to need to breathe.

Although it was a living organism under the purple-green paint, it didn't seem to rely on oxygen. Even the high-pressure environment that humans couldn't bear didn't hurt Unit-01 much. It seemed to be born to adapt to such an environment. Compared to the ground, perhaps the sea was more like where it should be. Diving to such a depth, an ordinary human would have already exploded and died.

As expected, it is a creature similar to an apostle.

Even in such a dark environment as the sea, it was as bright as day in the vision of Unit-01. Shinji Ikari could understand what Ritsuko Akagi said a little bit. This was indeed the last trump card of mankind and the weapon of the decisive battle.

The EVA body has an extremely fast diving speed.

Shinji Ikari observed his surroundings in case of any unexpected situations.

Until a modern building he was familiar with on the seabed, with its shocking ruins, suddenly caught Shinji Ikari's eyes.

A city, full of tall buildings, appeared under the sea.

But it was a lifeless ruin.

Yes.

Before the Antarctic continent melted, this should have been a corner of the city, but now it has been completely submerged by sea water. The viaducts, concrete buildings, and dead vehicles are all quietly covered with a layer of hazy dust. The whole city seems to have just fallen asleep, waiting to return from its slumber one day.

Shinji Ikari could imagine the scene on the day of the flooding, struggling, running, despair, and perhaps there were still piles of bones buried under this city.

It's so quiet.

It really is like the deepest hell.

For a moment, Shinji Ikari seemed to have returned to that snowy land. It was freezing cold, and monsters were rushing towards him leaving him with nowhere to escape. All the pain in his body was taken away by the power released by the Word Spirit, leaving only the instinct to kill, and he turned into an ice-cold machine. It was so quiet at that time, and the only sound he could hear was the sound of his own heartbeat, fighting the Deadpools alone.

No one can endure pain better than yourself.

He was in a trance in the deep sea.

——Until a pleasant call brought him back to reality.

"…Ikari-kun?"

"Oh, sorry, I was distracted for a moment."

He quickly responded to the girl's soft voice of doubt on the communication channel.

"Really, stupid Shinji, what are you doing? You're still daydreaming at such an important moment."

"Sorry sorry."

Shinji Ikari said a few perfunctory words without sincerity.

He shifted his gaze away from the ruins, and the inexplicable sadness finally subsided a lot.

The three EVA machines finally arrived near the location of the new apostle.

There is a huge cave in front of me.

No, it might be more appropriate to call it a tunnel. It was being swept by mud. Apparently, the fish angel was still working hard, heading towards the Apostle Adam in the underground city. The darkness of the mud blocked the vision, and the situation inside could not be seen clearly.

The underwater tunnel it dug is extremely spacious.

At least three EVAs can enter at the same time, but if they fight inside, the space is too small. So Misato Katsuragi in the command room quickly issued instructions.
"Lure it out and fight it."

"--let me!"

The German lady volunteered.

The next moment, Unit 2 was already swimming in a standard motion, a graceful butterfly stroke, and then the underwater equipment pushed the entire machine forward. This attitude of rushing in without caring about the danger was really a bit worrying. At this time, in the dark seabed, everything around was silent, and even time seemed to have stopped.

Unit-0 and Unit-01 were waiting outside.

I do not know how long it has been.

"Asuka, retreat now!"

The female captain suddenly shouted this in the communication channel.

"Damn it!" Asuka's somewhat unwilling shout echoed in the communication channel. Unit-0 and Unit-01 stared at the exit of the tunnel.

“—it’s coming out!”

Misato Katsuragi warned.

The water is turbulent.

The first one to run out was naturally Unit 2, looking a bit disheveled.

Then a huge monster rushed out of the tunnel.

No one knew what Unit 2 had done to it - probably only Asuka and the people watching the surveillance in the command room knew clearly. The Fish Angel rushed out right after the rear end of Unit 2's body. It was howling, but the sound quickly disappeared in the deep sea.

The distance is getting closer.

Shinji Ikari saw its specific appearance.

I have seen the appearance of the fish angel in an unmanned submarine before, but the submarine did not get too close.

This time I finally saw its full picture.

The huge creature was wandering in front of the tunnel, stirring up countless silt and moving rapidly back and forth in the sea water. The strange-shaped fish tail was twitching violently. There were many wounds on its body, and a high-vibration particle knife was inserted into its eyes.

It was bleeding and mixed with the orange-red sea water, indistinguishable from each other.

It seems that Asuka fought with it while inside.

anyway.

The battle plan was to lure out the Fish Angel and have the three EVA machines beat it up together, but the German lady actually wanted to deal with it by herself in there.

Even Shinji Ikari doesn't have this kind of confidence.

He thought that this situation was like in those rubbish horror movies, where three people are walking together, and one of them has to go to the toilet, walk on a side road, or run over to join in the fun when he hears an inexplicable noise, leaving the other two companions looking at each other in bewilderment, and eventually everyone disappears. After many days, the families of the three people finally discovered their disappearance, and the police arrived and discovered the unknown truth of this land...

What a vulgar and rotten movie.

Asuka doesn't want to rely on others and wants to take on the responsibilities of an adult, but adults sometimes also have to rely on their companions on the battlefield.

It is not a good thing to distinguish too clearly between adults and children.

Moreover.

If the weapon remains on its body like this, wouldn't Unit 2 be empty-handed now?

Shinji Ikari didn't have time to think about it.

The fish angel opened his mouth and roared.

Although any injuries on it would be quickly repaired if the core was not destroyed, Asuka's own injury still made it angry. The moment it opened its mouth, everyone could clearly see the red core in the apostle's throat.

It turns out that the core of this apostle is right there.

He was too lazy to complain.

Are you a monster that can spit out the Tailed Beast Cannon from your mouth? Will you have a second transformation next?

Three EVA machines confronted it.

Even so, it did not give up the dark tunnel behind it. The fish angel suddenly looked over fiercely, with its sharp teeth open, and its bloody mouth roared silently in the water. It was the beast's instinctive warning! ! It used its body to block the three EVAs, as if it was guarding something vital, but it was just a tunnel that had just been dug to the underground city. This persistence would even move humans.

Are there such deep feelings between the apostles?
But this is a war.

If humans fail, then Tokyo-3 will become a ruin, buried forever under the sea. That sounds too sad.

Ikari Shinji thought.

Unit-01 pulled out a high-vibration particle sword from the sea.

Thanks to Keai Ni and Fengye 4088 for the tips, thank you guys. Thank you for your votes, love you~
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