Shinji Ikari, the pilot of Unit-01 during the Spirit Awakening Era

Chapter 320 Eternal Sin

"Click, click!" In the hospital late at night, a night shift nurse pushed a trolley and strolled through the hospital. She stood at the door of Asou Yuu's ward, knocked gently, and then pushed the trolley in. Asou Yuu was the only one lying in the room.

Mei Isayama went back to work on some documents. Around 9 a.m., after the hospital opened, she would be able to return and take Yuu Aso to the NERV medical department. The reason for doing this, simply put, is because of the nurse who is currently pulling a dagger from the tape under the tray.

After arranging a meeting place with Asou Yuu that day, Isayama Mei quickly rushed over. However, on the way, she saw Asou Yuu lying in a pool of blood, and the car that hit him was nowhere to be found. Without a doubt, Isayama Mei immediately concluded that the other party was coming for him. There was no evidence; it was just pure intuition.

Therefore, she did not intend to leave Asou Yuu in the hospital. Regardless of the other party's purpose, since they had gone to such lengths, they must have had something in mind. And now, whether Asou Yuu discovered something or his death could achieve something, the core issue was his life!

But now, thanks to Mei Isayama's timely arrival, he didn't die! He arrived at the hospital alive and his life was saved!

Then they needed to finish off Asou Yuu to make sure she was gone! So this scene unfolded: after confirming that the person lying on the bed was indeed Asou Yuu, her eyes hesitated for a moment, then she suddenly stabbed the knife in her hand into the person on the bed.

"Snap!" The knife was caught in mid-air. Isayama Mei's cold gaze scrutinized the woman in front of him from behind. She was weak and seemed to be an ordinary person. Her panic after being caught did not seem to be an act.

"Very professional! If someone else hadn't noticed, I almost would have been fooled! Thank you, Miss Shiraki!" Mei Isayama chuckled twice. Shinji Ikari's fiancée is incredibly shrewd!

Now that the Night Spring on Mount Hikami has been basically sealed off, the original shrine maidens on Mount Hikami have indeed received a great boost. The Onmyo-ryo shrine maidens and priests who have advanced into the Netherworld Palace have reduced the power of the Night Spring on Mount Hikami considerably by laying layers of the barrier ropes of the Himuro Kirie. Naturally, Shirokiku, who was originally a human sacrifice, has also been temporarily freed.

Although Kurosawa Aise doesn't particularly like forcing others to work, when discussing it with Shirakiku, it seemed that Aso Yuu's surname appealed to Shirakiku, and she ultimately agreed to hand over a photograph, which was then delivered directly to Isayama Mei by the Totsuki Group.

When the box was opened, Mei Isayama was almost going crazy. This was the photo that had tricked Shinji Ikari, and now it had been handed to Yuu Aso. Wasn't this pushing Yuu Aso into a trap?

“It’s not him.” Just as Isayama Mei hesitated, Shirakiku appeared directly, looking at Asou Yuu lying on the hospital bed, and sighed. Obviously, this was not the person she had been waiting for, although judging from the camera placed on the bedside table, there might be some connection between them.

However, it seems that these connections were enough for Shirakiku to decide to earnestly protect the man in front of her, as requested by Kurosawa Aise.

Following her request, Isayama Mei placed her photo directly into a bouquet of flowers, then turned around and openly rode his motorcycle. Many people watched as this stylish woman in a leather jacket rode a heavy motorcycle, supposedly on her way to process the necessary documents for her friend's transfer to another hospital. Several people took out their phones and made calls, though no one knew who.

However, what they didn't expect was that after nightfall, Isayama Mei, having eaten and drunk his fill and rested enough, bypassed most of the surveillance system and infiltrated the hospital again. He climbed in through the window, hid in a corner, cast a barrier on himself to minimize his presence, and then sat on a chair in the corner playing on his phone.

The nurse who launched the attack clearly hadn't considered the possibility of someone lurking in the corner when she entered. After all, both the security footage and the previous nurses who checked the room were certain that no one else had entered. If she completed this task, she would be one step closer to becoming a great ascendant! This person is her eternal enemy!

"Hmph!" A blue light suddenly burst forth from his hand, attempting to use some spells to break open Isayama Mei's palm and curse her, causing her to be paralyzed by poison for a short period of time!

Clearly, in the darkness, she couldn't see her opponent clearly, nor did she expect her enemy to be so much stronger than herself! Worst of all was Isayama Mei's dragon body; the powerful physical abilities granted him various forms of resistance. Her spells only caused Isayama Mei's hand to feel a slight numbness, and then... nothing more.

"I remember you could read minds?" Isayama Mei knelt down and pressed against the struggling woman in front of him in an unusual capturing posture, then looked up at the girl sitting on the table in front of him.

“Okay, but it might not be very meaningful.” Bai Ju walked up to the nurse and their eyes met. The nurse looked at the girl in the black kimono in horror as she walked up to her. Although she was from the Eternal Life Society, she was also a sorcerer. She had been a little late when she went to Mount Hikami a while ago. Otherwise, her name might have been among the unfortunate souls who drowned on Mount Hikami.

Therefore, she naturally knew some of the key figures on Mount Hikami, as well as some dubious rumors. For example, there were two fierce-looking people wandering around Mount Hikami right now, and a group of ghostly shrine maidens playing around with a little girl. It was also rumored that the most common people on Mount Hikami weren't from the three major organizations, but rather the cook from the Totsuki Group—just some random gossip. Of course, she didn't have the courage to go up the mountain to verify it.

But the moment she saw Bai Ju, she recognized her immediately. The girl in front of her was the key figure on Ri Shang Mountain! "What do you want to do! Let me go! Let me go!" The woman was truly terrified and began to shout and scream recklessly.

"Special Affairs Division handles special cases. Do not listen, do not look, do not believe!" A voice from outside the door sent a chill down her spine. Had Isayama Mei come alone? No, not at all. Even Asou Yuu's discharge paperwork had been completed. And the person who did all this was none other than the Special Affairs Division.

"A sorcerer... while she seems like a decent assassin, it all seems too obvious." Before Shirakiku could speak, Yakushiji Ryoko walked in. She had a hearty lunch, but Helena had ripped her off. So, Yakushiji Ryoko wasn't in a very good mood, and a small question was swirling in her mind: why was the Immortal Society doing this?

Moreover, isn't this assassin's attack a bit too childish? Even a low-level sorcerer should have some better methods...

"Oh no!" Blood suddenly began to spill from Bai Ju's eyes, and she quickly retreated. "Throw her out!"

"Hehehe!" The woman laughed wildly. Although she possessed sorcery, it was of an unorthodox nature. The poison formed from her sweat required a certain concentration to be lethal, and it was slow to take effect. In open areas, it was practically useless, and the modern ventilation system made it ineffective indoors as well! Unless she could accumulate enough poison over a long period of time and then trigger it!

But whether it's exorcism or battles between people, every second counts! Her own spells were completely ineffective! After suffering a series of setbacks, she dropped out of the spellcasting college.

Within her family, she was completely disregarded, even mocked for having her spells nullified by a mere gust of wind! But when it came to killing, the method didn't matter! "Too late!" She suddenly bit her tongue! A mouthful of blood spurted out; her blood was the perfect catalyst! Asou Yuu was doomed! She had succeeded! Eternity would accept her!

Without a second thought, Yakushiji Ryoko backed out of the room and immediately closed the door. A special affairs officer nearby tossed her a gas mask.

"Hiss!" Izayama Mei reached out and grabbed her neck, twisting it sharply! Then he threw her body out the window. But the poisonous fog had already filled the room, and Asou Yuu's face had turned bluish-purple. Izayama Mei didn't hesitate, picking him up and jumping out the window. At the same time, he took out a common antidote from his pouch and put it into Asou Yuu's mouth.

At the same time, Isayama Mei disregarded the fact that he possessed demonic energy and began to directly use his demonic energy to enter Asou Yuu's body to suppress the poison containing cursed power! However, this approach was a double-edged sword!

For the human body, demonic energy is not a welcome energy. Rampant demonic energy can cause great damage to the human body. This is why it is said that when Mei Isayama fused with the dragon to become a half-demon, she was actually gambling with her life. It was only because of Himuro Kirie's presence that her chances of winning were maximized.

But there was no time to worry about that now. I could only use my demonic energy to block it for the time being and try to keep him alive until we reached NERV's medical department! Then I would think of a way to cure him!

"This is a complete mess!" Yakushiji Ryoko shook her head as she watched Isayama Mei leap a great distance with his half-dragon body. She then popped out the window to look at the corpse below. Several Special Affairs Division police officers had already surrounded the area and were using a membrane barrier for isolation.

"So, what did you see?" Yakushiji Ryoko glanced at the empty bed. It wasn't that they were deliberately trying to use Asou Yuu as bait, but rather that Asou Yuu's physical condition was indeed very bad. After all, when she entered the hospital, she was barely clinging to life, and her condition only barely stabilized near nightfall!

After understanding the patient's condition, even Ritsuko Akagi suggested that they stabilize the situation for another night, and then NERV would send a helicopter to transport Yuu Aso away the next morning. But who knew that the other side would be so impatient and take action tonight!

"She...didn't mean it. She was captured, controlled, and brainwashed," Baiju said simply. "It was the Eternal Life Society. They gave her the order to kill him." Baiju shook her head. Her power wasn't at the level of Kurosawa Ayase, who was a pillar, and she wasn't in her true form. What she could do was very limited, which made her very sad. She should have just had Isayama Mei snap her neck...that would have been a relief for her.

"Really... Why are these guys so determined to kill Asou Yuu? Do they have any clues?" Yakushiji Ryoko was very interested in the little girl in front of her. She had encountered a lot of trouble when she went to an island that had been abandoned for a long time, but thanks to the notes left by the Ghoul Group, she was able to solve the problems smoothly. However, she was not able to find herself an older sister or fiancé like Shinji Ikari.

"The memories are very fragmented, but when they gave the orders, someone repeatedly mentioned controlling dreams, turning the world upside down, and that everyone could live forever in dreams." Bai Ju finished speaking what she knew without expression, bowed to Yakushiji Ryoko in front of her, and then disappeared.

"Hmm... what kind of deadly Emerald Dream is this?" Yakushiji Ryoko muttered. She had heard Junichiro mention this online game setting during a chat, and thought it was quite cool at the time. It was equivalent to a kind of soul preservation technology. She never expected that he would come up with such an idea now.

“But there’s still no explanation as to why the target is Asou Yuu. Could it be that this so-called control over dreams is related to Asou Yuu…” Yakushiji Ryoko suddenly froze. “It’s such a deadly matter.” Yakushiji Ryoko opened her phone and sent a message to Ikari Shinji: “The Immortal Society’s target has never been Asou Yuu, it has always been… Kurosawa Rei!”

"Hoo..." Shinji Ikari let out a long breath. Ryoko Sakaki, standing beside him, held his arm with some concern. Just a moment ago, she sensed the disorder in Shinji's body. Undoubtedly, Yuu Aso's latest incident had snapped the string of reason in Shinji, and anger was burning wildly in his heart.

A dull thud came from not far in front of Shinji Ikari. Shinji and Ryoko looked up and saw a box in the center of the small room where they were sleeping on the floor.

The box slowly opened, and the leather suits named Eternal Emperor floated out one by one.

"When false justice fails to punish evil, I will return once more!" Kurosawa Ayase slowly appeared. When Shinji Ikari was a stunt double, all she was missing was a handful of popcorn. This was the famous line of the Eternal Emperor, and Kurosawa Ayase knew it by heart!

"Gulp!" For some reason, Shinji Ikari swallowed hard, his eyes changing, a cruel smile curving his lips. "Let me devour this darkness! Let me become the sole sin!"

Chapter 321 Surprise Attack!

On the winding road, a motorcycle sped through the night, its scarlet color fluttering for almost two meters in the 300 km/h wind, like a scarlet flag waving in the wind!

Ryoko Sakaki personally wrapped the scarf around Shinji Ikari's neck. She was actually quite reluctant, but she knew Shinji would definitely go. The three of them had pulled and supported each other when they were weak, which is how they got to where they are today. Although Yuu Aso was a little weaker because his talent wasn't very strong, he took the initiative to take on many miscellaneous tasks, forming a new way of doing things. He was still an indispensable member of them.

Of course, perhaps because she usually prevented Shinji Ikari from having his last moments of rationality, Himuro Kirie didn't object, so the matter was approved almost instantly. After all, the Immortal Society's repeated attacks made even Himuro Kirie feel severely provoked.

As for the people from other organizations present, they are all human beings, flesh and blood...

The Onmyō-ryō priestesses bowed to the Eternal Emperor as he prepared to depart, wishing him a successful campaign. The Countermeasures Bureau chuckled; civil affairs were outside their jurisdiction. For such a useless stab in the back, Shinji Ikari, don't hold back!

The sorcerers wore grim faces; they had lost face big time! Gojo Satoru squatted to the side and waved to Shinji Ikari as a farewell. He was also a little angry. Gojo Satoru knew that, for certain reasons, many sorcerer families had connections with the Immortal Society, so it wasn't strange for a sorcerer to be at the scene of the attack; in fact, it was completely understandable.

In the series of events at Mount Hikami, several families suffered heavy losses. These self-important families' greed only ever clung to the belief of cunning and plunder! They never considered the meaning of knowing when to stop. In their eyes, Mount Hikami wasn't about them angering Kurosawa Aise, but rather… Shinji Ikari had stolen their rightful share of the spoils!

Gojo Satoru couldn't find any reason to feel sorry for such fools. On the contrary, he had a good relationship with Aso Yuu, and he could even chat with Himuro Kirie because of Himuro Mimori. If all his efforts were wasted because of these guys' greed, Gojo Satoru said he shouldn't personally take action to clean up the world. After all, it seemed perfectly normal for clans to fight for resources.

Thus, Shinji Ikari, as the Eternal Emperor, rushed out of Mt. Hyuga with almost no hindrance!

Shinji Ikari didn't intend to look for those small fry. Instead, he went straight to a secret hideout that Ryoko Yakushiji had given him. It seemed to be a good place to make some moves recently. Destroying it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the Eternal Life Society's recent operations!

Ryoko Yakushiji didn't lead her subordinates to take down the enemy herself because of obstruction from the Metropolitan Police Department and even higher-ups. She couldn't get the order to go on duty, and even some unrelated matters were being obstructed by them. After all, the "Exorcist Queen" had too many good records of killing two birds with one stone, so they wanted to stop all her actions in the most direct way. Even if it caused delays in handling other matters, they didn't care, because they wouldn't be the ones paying the price.

Fueled by burning rage, the speeding heavy motorcycle roared, startling countless people from their dreams. The red scarf, which should have been flowing gracefully, danced wildly in the air like a raging fire.

"Who dares to be so rude!" The senior member of the Eternal Life Society was giving a scathing sermon, but unlike the audience who listened with rapt attention, he, as a near-high-ranking member, didn't believe a single word of the Eternal Life Society's propaganda! The reason was simple: he had witnessed the so-called "advanced" immortals! Was this even considered alive?!

But this didn't mean he wanted to leave the Eternal Life Society. On the contrary, he was even more enthusiastic, because he had initially worried that his inappropriate behavior might actually cost him his Ascended status. But now, hey~ since it's all a lie, he might as well be unrestrained!

As a result, he made his money and slept with the members! Hey, not only was he not punished, but the Eternal Life Society even promoted him because of his outstanding contributions! This was incredibly gratifying for him. In his eyes, these so-called believers were just his韭菜 (leeks/leeks), whom he could harvest at will! He was a high-ranking official! He was their god!

But now! As a god, while receiving prayers from his followers in his divine kingdom, he heard such noise! ​​He was furious! He would make this bastard who disturbed him pay the price!

"Thump!" The wooden door was smashed open by a figure. The loyal guard responsible for protecting his divine kingdom outside looked out in surprise. Undoubtedly, this place was used as an important stronghold of the Eternal Life Society. His preaching was only one of its functions, and there were many other things to do.

Having snapped out of his frenzy, he quickly turned around and went outside to take a look! Just then, a figure delivered a flying kick, sending one of the Eternal Life Society's security guards flying. He recognized this person; he was a superhuman hired at considerable expense, capable of easily taking down an entire squad of burly men. To win this person over, he had previously let him experience the "sacrifice" of female followers several times.

But now, this person was kicked away like a dead dog, crashing heavily into a van next to him, his head drooping as he sank into the vehicle.

"You trash dare to join a cult?" The genuine voice of the Eternal Emperor emanated from beneath the cloak, shocking everyone! Was this really the Eternal Emperor?!

After ramming the gate open with his motorcycle, he slid sideways and knocked several henchmen away. As the group focused their attention on the motorcycle, Shinji Ikari, who had already attacked them, seemed to teleport, kicking several people away. Cracks and screams echoed in the small space, making people feel somewhat horrified.

Before this seemingly powerful guard could rush out, the Eternal Emperor had already swiftly and decisively defeated the dozen or so guards stationed there. Moreover, Shinji Ikari, who attacked in a fit of rage, showed absolutely no mercy when he struck; several of the unfortunate souls might have died there had the ambulances not arrived so quickly.

When Professor Agasa learned from Conan about the existence of the Eternal Emperor suit, he excitedly made some gadgets for Shinji Ikari, which were then attached to the suit. These included a grappling hook with electric shock and grappling hook functions, a communicator that could directly access a specific channel, and a smoke bomb that could quickly create a smoke screen. Of course, there was also Conan's signature gadget, the voice changer!

"Whether it is or not, it's not up to you, believers, the villain before us..." The man wanted to say something more, but in the next instant, they felt as if they were floating, as if they were flying!

He certainly couldn't fly, but if Shinji Ikari pressed his face forward, he could indeed float in the air as if he were flying. However, he didn't float for long before his head smashed on the ground. I wonder if this guy, who thought he had reached the pinnacle of life, had any regrets at the very end.

"Murder! This guy killed the priest!" a group of simple-minded men and women cried out in terror. They never imagined that the seemingly omnipotent priest could be killed so easily!

"You trash, I'm giving you one minute to run away, or you'll all go to hell with this scum." Shinji Ikari originally planned to condense a Purple Flame Bullet and then use it to completely destroy the place that had been converted from a factory and was now the headquarters of XX Company.

However, to Shinji Ikari's complete surprise, a dark ripple suddenly appeared on his body as he assumed his starting stance. It was none other than Kurosawa Aise releasing a tiny bit of his aura. The pillar that had almost single-handedly suppressed Yozumi was now displaying its terrifying power. The minds of all the mortals were instantly shattered, leaving them no room for resistance. They screamed and ran away!

"Thank you so much for clearing this out!" Shinji Ikari said, then kicked the Purple Flame Bullet. The resulting burst of purple fireballs exploded throughout the workshop, causing walls to collapse and pillars to crumble! With the load-bearing structure destroyed in an instant, the entire building began to collapse!

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!" After Shinji Ikari stormed in, someone nearby called the police, and some patrol officers arrived. These officers immediately realized that someone from the notorious cult had come seeking revenge. Unlike usual, who were known for their wealth and support from higher-ups, this person seeking revenge was clearly a ruthless character! After all, even from hundreds of meters away, they felt a chill run down their spines and had no desire to approach.

So they did what they could, keeping the onlookers outside and preventing them from going in. Although some people who were clearly believers were angrily pointing at them, they were quickly frightened by the building collapsing after a loud bang.

"Who did this?" a group of people whispered among themselves... They had little concept of true power, but when faced with the extraordinary, they felt an instinctive fear...

But at that moment, a series of roaring motorcycle engines suddenly rang out...

"Over there!" a patrol officer pointed in the direction instinctively.

But when they looked, all they saw was a red scarf flying in the air like flames!

Chapter 322 Mariaze's Smile

"You've been targeted! You're dead!" A man dressed as an Eternal Life Order priest, being carried by Shinji Ikari with one hand, looked at Shinji.

"You're not the first to say that, and you won't be the last!" Shinji Ikari released his grip, and the person in front of him fell directly into the fire below. He was pierced by a protruding steel bar and screamed as the flames licked at him.

"I thought you'd be a little slower to arrive." Shinji Ikari turned his head slightly, looking at the woman who had appeared behind him at some point.

"I was hoping to arrive even later, so you could have killed all this trash!" Mariaze stood not far behind Shinji Ikari, watching as Shinji threw the man in front of him into the fire, completely unmoved. Then, she lazily placed her hand on the hilt of her sword and took a few steps forward, emerging from the shadows.

"Oh? I thought that as a former senior specialist in the Countermeasures Bureau, you wouldn't think that those who appear to be law-abiding on the surface might not be villains." Shinji Ikari didn't use his own voice, but continued to use the original voice of the Eternal Emperor. I wonder if the voice actor and actor of the Eternal Emperor will be completely fooled by Shinji Ikari.

Following the addresses given by Ryoko Yakushiji, Shinji Ikari visited each of them one by one, destroying more than a dozen outposts of the Eternal Life Society's peripheral followers. It seems that the other party has clearly come to regard him as a troublesome problem, as the Eternal Life Society has dispatched two of their long-term assassins and executioners at once. In addition to the undead Mariaze, there is also a strange man wearing a raven-beak mask and wielding a hook and a hammer beside her.

“The law can’t punish them. Every penny these unfortunate souls who lost their families was a voluntary donation. Even if it was soaked in blood, it had nothing to do with the Eternal Life Society. So the law can’t punish them. They themselves never commit crimes. They even encourage their followers to help their neighbors and care for others! Humph!” Maria Ze drew his longsword. “But the number of people who died because of them is not just one or two. If possible, they shouldn’t have died at all.”

"Oh?" Shinji Ikari was quite surprised. The woman in front of him was a well-known assassin of the Eternal Life Society, whose fame far surpassed that of the rarely seen executioner beside him! However, what she said clearly showed that she had no goodwill towards the Eternal Life Society. She directly exposed the Eternal Life Society's secrets and went straight to the heart of the matter!

Although the Eternal Life Society may appear to be a traditional religion, and even contain some content that guides people towards good, there is no doubt that a cult is a cult. It uses the illusion of eternal life as a guise to deceive the world, making people give up their family property, themselves, and even their offspring!

Then the upper class directly uses this wealth and resources to win over and lure the top people. Apart from a small number of old and frail people, most of these people do not believe in so-called immortality. After all, in this era full of myths and supernatural powers, too many people have tried similar situations, so they simply do not believe in immortality, unless they are old and frail and their desire to survive overwhelms everything, then that is a different matter.

“Further words are useless…” The Immortal Society executioner, referred to as Raven in another document, interrupted their conversation. He knew very well that although Maria Ze, who was beside him, would attack Shinji Ikari due to the control of the spell, she was obviously not an obedient and controllable person, as she was full of self-destructive tendencies.

So he acted immediately, his cursed short sword piercing Shinji Ikari. The blade of the short sword, besides being covered in dark scabs, also shimmered with a dark light. Clearly, being cut would not only result in poisoning, but the curse of bone-slicing and soul-devouring would immediately attach to the wound!

"Ugh..." Then the raven immediately regretted stepping forward so quickly. The guy in front of him, wearing something called Eternal Emperor, lunged and punched him directly into his arms. The heavy fist caused severe damage to his chest and abdomen, which were protected by close-fitting armor. The pupils under the mask instantly filled with scarlet blood vessels. Without a doubt, he now knew that the person in front of him was definitely not someone with any ability who came to take revenge on them.

He immediately swung his hammer at Shinji Ikari, seemingly wanting to take advantage of Shinji's exhausted strength to deliver a heavy blow, so that they could exchange injuries!

But suddenly, a spiral of energy erupted from Shinji Ikari's fist, sending him flying far away. Although he was unable to maintain a calm and composed mind in his rage and could not use the Super Bullet, the application of some Super Bullet techniques was not a problem at all.

So the explosive spiral energy blasted him away, but what was worse for him was yet to come. Maria Ze, behind Shinji Ikari, simply swung her sword at Shinji, a harmless and insignificant strike. Shinji ignored her completely and leaped forward to pursue her! He pounded punch after punch at the barely defending Raven.

"If you don't contribute, I'll report you when I get back and make you suffer terribly!" Raven said viciously. In order to maintain Mariaze's combat power to the maximum extent, her consciousness was well preserved, but this did not mean that the Immortals were kind. On the contrary, they wanted to control this powerful warrior as much as possible.

"Alright!" Mariaze swung her longsword, delivering a very serious thrust! The speed and sharpness of the move were completely incomparable to before! This was Mariaze's favorite move. If she were alive, her spiritual power would conjure three identical bodies, simultaneously launching the thrust. She liked to call this move "Phantom Thrust!"

But now, as a living dead, she can forget about spiritual power, though her swordsmanship remains sharp and her speed is still exceptional. However, a strange smile plays on her lips, as if she's anticipating something!

"You!" Raven's pupils instantly shrank to pinpoints. The hammer that had just blocked Shinji Ikari's kick had been swept far away. His other arm, which was holding a short sword, was unable to lift because of the destructive force of a punch to his ribs.

Shinji Ikari easily dodged the linear thrust. Maria Ze was fast, but still couldn't surpass the super-high speed of the Master Asia style. His body had adapted to this speed, so Maria Ze's attack was completely ineffective! He was able to fight alongside Yusuke Urameshi and others, as well as Mei Isayama, so why would he be afraid of the two in front of him!

"Pfft!" Gently, as gently as a lover, the tip of the sword pierced through the raven's back, and blood gushed out quickly from the tip.

"Oh...sorry, I did it on purpose! Bastard!" After stabbing even deeper, Mariaze swiftly pulled out her longsword and looked at Shinji Ikari. "Eternal Emperor, right? I watched your movie with a jerk. You're undoubtedly an industry insider. You fought beautifully. But now, are you still going to hide your identity? Or rather...is it necessary?"

"..." Shinji Ikari tilted his head and looked at the person in front of him who had killed his comrade without hesitation. "Don't you understand that you are no match for me?" Although he had guessed it, Shinji was still quite surprised when he saw her accelerate further after he dodged!

"Oh! That's fantastic!" Mariaze flicked the tip of her sword, seemingly overwhelmed with emotion, and drew a Viper revolver from her waist. "I can already feel the throbbing pain. The guy behind me looks really angry! Go for it! Kill me! And remember to burn my body or chop it up a bit."

“…I will remember your advice!” Shinji Ikari assumed a very ordinary karate starting stance.

"What a pity, I can't have a proper fight with you!" Mariaze said, raising her hand to unleash the Ashina style's signature technique, firing six .0.357 magnum rounds in quick succession! Despite Shinji Ikari's rapid movement, the bullets still followed his footsteps, the last shot already a few centimeters from his feet! Mariaze's years of combat experience were on full display at this moment!

Then he swung his longsword and thrust again, but this time it was different from before. During the thrust, the longsword trembled several times, and several seemingly real but actually fake sword lights slashed towards Shinji Ikari.

Shinji Ikari frowned. Although this woman was shouting that he should burn her to ashes and scatter them, she showed no mercy when she attacked. This was her signature move. In the past, when spiritual energy was attached to it, the sword light of this move would sweep over like raindrops, directly blocking the opponent's dodging space and killing the enemy in one blow!

Just now...

Shinji Ikari simply lunged forward. Without sufficient force, this move couldn't restrict Shinji's movements at all. In fact, in Shinji's eyes, this move was less troublesome than Yusuke Urameshi's shotgun or Kurama's phytoplankton, not to mention Hiei's reckless Evil King Flame Killing Sword! Yes, those guys who got carried away fighting that day used every move they could think of! Mei Isayama, who was half-dragon transformed, even directly summoned lightning to strike Shinji.

Charge up!

Fist!

The iron fist slammed directly into Mariaze's chest, sending him flying backward and crashing into a pillar not far away. The pillar didn't break, but the back of it shattered into ashes and rubble, leaving only a thin layer.

"It hurts! I should be in no pain anymore! Hahaha... Great... But it really hurts! My internal organs must be turned into minced meat." Mariaze collapsed to the ground. Although she was still struggling to get up, all the muscles in her chest and abdomen had turned into a lump of flesh. Her limbs alone were not enough to move her.