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

"It's so good... In the very end... We were able to be together. I have no regrets, Ayato." Hiroko Asahina said softly. The girl's gentle wrist seemed to want to lift Ayato Kamina's drooping head, but as blood flowed out, her life also came to an end quickly. In the end, she only gently brushed her hand across Ayato Kamina's cheek, smearing her own blue blood on Ayato Kamina's face, before being pushed to the ground by the private soldiers of the Babem Foundation.

"!" Ayato Kamina's eyes widened as he stared at everything before him. "Hiroko... You're lying! Hiroko, you could have just stayed in the safe house! Why! Why! Why! Why!" Frenzied thoughts raced through the boy's mind. Having lost his lover, Ayato Kamina painfully began to ask himself, why! Why did Hiroko die in front of him!

“RAHXEPHON!” A word that he loathed because he had witnessed the truth in Tokyo suddenly flashed through his mind.

Yes, Hiroko is dead! She died because she was too weak. If Shinji were here, they wouldn't have dared to make a move. She was too weak... So... power! Do I have it?

Seems to be……

some!

"RAHXEPHON!"

The Winged God Seon, who had been petrified and dormant in the Neria Temple, suddenly began to rapidly reactivate. Kisaragi watched in horror as the data in front of him began to rise rapidly like a volcanic eruption. But before he could do anything, the Winged God Seon, who opened his mouth and roared, disappeared directly from the temple.

"What happened...? Why do I feel like the world is going to end..." Kisaragi looked at the empty space in front of her with a horrified expression, her hands trembling as she took out her phone and quickly dialed Helena's number.

"No need to ask anymore, I've already seen Sion the Winged God..." Helena said speechlessly on the phone. She knew Isshiki was likely to mess things up, but she never expected him to mess it up so badly... "The only hope now is that NERV's amazing boy can at least suppress the rampaging Sion the Winged God, otherwise..."

"Is it too late?" Kisaragi took a deep breath and calmed herself down.

“After all, it’s near the Third New Tokyo, and he should already know…” Helena looked at Winged God Seine roaring in mid-air. With just a wave of her hand, half of the vegetation and soil on it were blown away, revealing the hard rock layer. And looking at its wildly waving arms, it was clear that this was just the beginning!

I've been sitting in front of the computer for ages and haven't typed a single chapter yet. I have to visit relatives early tomorrow morning. Sigh. I'll take the day off today and see if I can find some time to write tomorrow to catch up on what I've missed.

For some reason, I feel even more tired during the Lunar New Year than usual. Where did the happy days of lying in bed, eating, drinking, and fattening up go?!

Eh!

Chapter 363 The Shocking NERV Headquarters

"Emergency alarm! Emergency alarm! All units enter Level 1 combat readiness!" When Ibuki Maya, who was on duty tonight, saw the alarm from the automatic warning system, she was almost overwhelmed by the coffee in her hand. After spitting out a mouthful of coffee, she was in a terrible state. While wiping the coffee in front of her, she quickly began to activate NERV's defense system based on the computer system's notification.

"Huh?" At this moment, Shinji Ikari and Yuu Aso had just exited the dream world, stepping on the ice shards on the ground, and were watching a group of technical staff in hazmat suits busy around them.

"Maya, what happened?!" Ritsuko Akagi reached for the intercom and asked succinctly.

"A powerful energy flow just erupted in the northern mountains. The fourteenth observation station suspected of detecting a large humanoid weapon before it was destroyed."

"Observatory Fourteen? Wasn't it just rebuilt?" Shinji Ikari jumped off the bed. There was no doubt that it was his turn to handle this. Unit-02 had just been recovered, and the necessary maintenance procedures hadn't been completed yet. Since he was here, Unit-01 should indeed go out for some fresh air.

Shinji Ikari complained that the 14th Observatory was fatally damaged in the battle with the Angels of Thunder. Although there were still some wreckages, NERV ultimately decided to rebuild it on the side, since they couldn't let their subordinates stay in a dilapidated building that could collapse at any moment.

"Okay! I'll be right there. Tell Misato Katsuragi to come as soon as possible." Ritsuko Akagi turned and left. After she and Shinji Ikari went out together, they exchanged a glance and then passed each other, heading in different directions.

Shinji Ikari is going directly to Unit-01's hangar, while Ritsuko Akagi is now in charge of commanding the entire NERV. The current situation is rather awkward, as neither Kozo Fuyutsuki nor Gendo Ikari are at NERV headquarters, nor is Misato Katsuragi, who is in charge of the battle.

"Deploy drones to get close and gather firsthand information as quickly as possible. Also, request access to real-time satellite views; I need to know exactly what it is." Ritsuko Akagi didn't ask such a foolish question as whether it was an Angel. If it were, Maya would have mentioned it on the broadcast immediately. But since it wasn't mentioned, there was no doubt that this wasn't an attack from an Angel. As for what it was, she would soon find out.

"Looks like we need to take refuge?" Alice Nakiri blinked, glanced at Shinji Ikari's retreating figure, wrinkled her nose, spun her heels angrily, and then turned to look at Erina Nakiri and Asuka beside her.

“We should definitely take refuge. The situation is unclear, but we’ve raised the alert to Level 1, so it’s definitely not going to be easy. Come with me, no one here has the time.” Asuka crossed her arms, looked at the two girls from the Totsuki Group, frowned slightly, and was somewhat dissatisfied, but that was all.

"Thank you very much." Although she and Asuka didn't quite click, Erina still had the manners to back it up. She nodded slightly and gestured for Asuka to lead the way.

"This 'young lady syndrome' is really unpleasant!" Asuka muttered under her breath as she led a group of girls away.

At this moment, Shinji Ikari had already arrived at the hangar of EVA Unit-01. A group of engineering staff who were already waiting immediately threw a set of Unit-01's combat suit to Shinji, indicating that Shinji should go to the rest room next door to prepare. However, as soon as Shinji entered the rest room, he heard some shocking news.

"You mean, it's Winged God Seine?! She's appeared in our northern mountains? And she's out of control?" At this point, there was no need to ask if it was true or not. Shinji Ikari instinctively felt that something had happened to Ayato Kamina, and immediately took out his phone to call Ayato Kamina.

In the dilapidated safe house, a cell phone with a shattered screen suddenly lit up, but its owner did not answer the call for a long time.

"..."

"Thump!" Shinji Ikari was silent for a moment, then slammed his fist hard against the wall of the lounge. The engineering staff member who was smoking outside looked on in shock as a fist mark suddenly appeared next to his face.

"Ayato Kamina is in trouble!" After making three consecutive phone calls, Shinji Ikari told Ritsuko Akagi without any attempt to hide his feelings. Although Shinji did not report it, Ritsuko knew that Shinji had arranged for Ayato Kamina, who had escaped from Tokyo Jupiter, to stay in his old safe house in the northern mountainous area of ​​Tokyo-3.

"Is that so? We've already contacted TERRA, but they haven't given us any reply." Because RahXephon is currently raging in the mountains and doesn't seem to be heading towards Third New Tokyo, Ritsuko Akagi still has time to contact TERRA. "Quickly log into Unit-01. The technical department has already installed the add-on armor for you, and Unit-02 has already tested its effectiveness."

"They're just going to attack without a word?" Shinji Ikari frowned. He wasn't happy about this situation, even though he knew that if Yōne Ryūgane advanced in this direction, then this wouldn't just be an announcement of their choice! His friends and classmates were all in Tokyo-3! "And forget about contacting that puppet Teera. Just contact the Babem Foundation and ask Helena what's wrong with them!"

"Understood! You will be dispatched to the north of the Third New Tokyo City! Be careful." After saying that, Ritsuko Akagi cut off the communication. She was a decisive person and would not let personal feelings or other such reasons delay her judgment.

"Phew... This is really not good news." Shinji Ikari silently put on his combat suit. He had a feeling that Ayato Kamina must have suffered a very serious secondary attack, so Shinji wasn't entirely sure what had happened. He hoped it wasn't something that had happened to Ayato Kamina, otherwise, he couldn't even imagine what the berserk Ishrith might do. "Helena!"

"Contact Helena Barbem! Hurry, we need to know what happened!" Shinji Ikari's prompting made Ritsuko Akagi immediately understand! As the Barbem family had been stationed at NERV headquarters for a long time, and had a fairly good relationship with the main executives of NERV.

Helena made no attempt to hide anything after receiving the call. Things had already come to this point; no matter how she explained, the losses suffered by the Babem Foundation were irrelevant. The top priority now was to make NERV understand the gravity of the situation and to defend Third New Tokyo City at all costs, otherwise…

It is currently accepted that the three EVAs at NERV headquarters have undergone unknown mutations, making them exceptionally powerful in combat. Among them, the EVA piloted by Shinji Ikari is almost the most powerful combat unit known to humankind. What if the Third New Tokyo City is destroyed due to the actions of some idiots!

Who is the next apostle...?

So Helena truthfully recounted the known situation and offered advice: until Ayato Kamina regained consciousness and accepted reality, he should not have any illusions. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this was a head-on battle between the two most powerful war machines of humanity!

Moreover, Helena was probably mentally prepared for the Babem Foundation to abandon everyone in Japan, including her. After all, after this incident, the possibility of Ayato Kamina reconciling with them was almost zero. The best-case scenario would be that the Babem Foundation would superficially withdraw from all TERRA and NERV forces, provide sufficient compensation, and then see if they could find another opportunity to control Ayato Kamina.

Given the current situation, the possibility of controlling Shinji Ikari is virtually nonexistent. Both Shinji's rapidly growing strength and the two formidable figures standing behind him mean that many methods are not only ineffective against him, but simply impossible to use!

"Can I say no? That shitty Babem forced Ayato to pilot the Winged Goddess Seine, and he even killed his girlfriend? Can I help him go to America and demolish the Babem Group's headquarters?" Shinji Ikari's anger exploded the moment he heard what Ritsuko Akagi had relayed. The savage aura that had been born from wading through mountains of corpses and countless deadly battles burst forth instantly.

Shinji Ikari turned and glared fiercely at the NERV staff behind him. Just moments before, when Shinji had decisively refused to board, these men in black suits had reached into their coats. But upon meeting Shinji's gaze, they instantly froze, breaking out in a cold sweat, too afraid to move.

Shinji Ikari snorted coldly. Sure enough, the Babem Foundation's infiltration at NERV headquarters was not to be underestimated. Like SEELE, as a terrifying force that controls the world behind the scenes, their power was astonishing!

"Shinji... I won't say much more... After stopping Yonex's invasion of Tokyo-3, I will sign your leave request! NERV will block all roads leading to the mountains!" Compared to Ritsuko Akagi's somewhat hesitant words, Misato Katsuragi, who interrupted the communication, sounded much more menacing! Ayato Kamina was also a young man who had visited several times, and everyone had a good impression of him. Although he was much more immature than Shinji Ikari, wasn't that the true nature of a young man?

"At least that's a reason I can accept." Shinji Ikari slammed his phone shut. "Babem is still the same Babem I know!" Shinji said through gritted teeth. Helena's smiling tiger image had misled him all along, making him think that as long as Ayato Kamina hid well enough, there was a good chance that she would give up. Now it seemed that he was naive. As a top predator, Babem was just that arrogant and stupid!

"There is no mandatory order to shoot it down, and there will be no other fire support. There is only one requirement: you must keep the battlefield outside the area of ​​Third New Tokyo! Can you do that?" The elevator slowly descended to its position, and Misato Katsuragi said softly. He looked at Sion the Winged Goddess, who was wildly slashing with the Sword of Light on the ground, and he was at a loss for words.

After all, from any perspective, this was a dirty trick by Babem, and they messed it up! But they had no choice but to attack the victims to protect themselves from being destroyed by the enraged Winged Goddess Seine. With this understanding, Katsuragi Misato was disgusted! She wanted nothing more than to turn around and go back to sleep. Why fight?! Why should NERV have to bear the consequences of Babem's mess?!

"That's quite an order, isn't it?" Shinji Ikari jumped into the insertion bolt. "Dr. Ritsuko, search the mountain for any remaining members of the Babem Foundation. They have a special signal!"

“Understood.” Ritsuko Akagi nodded and looked at Shigeru Aoki beside her. Shigeru Aoki was typing rapidly on the keyboard. The drone had already taken off and was beginning to observe all the mountains near the area where Yggdrasil was located. “I will start the search operation at the same time. If there really is a miracle, I need you to control the crazed Yggdrasil.”

"A miracle? So much time has passed since Winged Goddess Sion went mad, and it's not like we're in the freezing Arctic. If a miracle could happen here, then we're seriously underestimating the power of modern firearms." Shinji Ikari squinted. Although he and Hiroko Asahina were not familiar with each other at all, they had only met once in New Tokyo, and the rest of the time they had met were mostly through chance conversations where Ayato Kamina had praised the girl's virtuousness and thoughtfulness.

"EVA Unit-01 has entered Launch Pad 11. Path cleared, orbit normal. Shinji! Launch timing is yours." Ibuki Maya finished the task with a frown. Helena's undisguised honesty disgusted them all, including Ibuki Maya.

"Launch!" Shinji Ikari slowly closed his eyes, gradually suppressing the soaring killing intent driven by anger. As a martial artist, being dominated by anger is not a wise attitude. His calm mind was slowly soothing Shinji's chaotic inner energy caused by anger and adjusting his own state. This was the first time he had piloted an EVA after breaking through to S-class, and he had a strange feeling. Sitting in the narrow insertion plug of the EVA, he actually felt unusually...warm.

"Dr. Akagi... there's something I think you need to know." Ibuki Maya called out softly in a trembling voice to Akagi Ritsuko, who was frowning as she watched the satellite imagery.

"Huh? What happened?" Ritsuko Akagi turned to look at Maya's location, somewhat curious. Maya's voice was trembling; she wasn't someone who hadn't seen the world.

"The synchronization rate between Unit-01 and Shinji... has exceeded 300%, and it's still rising!"

"Oh?...Looks like the trip to New Tokyo wasn't a waste. Cut off the data upload."

"……Yes!"

Chapter 364 Let Me Feel Your Soul

In the deep of night, when the first-level combat alert was sounded at NERV headquarters, an emergency curfew and evacuation were quickly implemented in Tokyo-3. Perhaps because the city's citizens had experienced this too many times before, the emergency evacuation was completed in about half an hour. An hour later, the once brightly lit city had become pitch black, as if it were just an ordinary mountain plain.

Meanwhile, the speeding trucks had already shone their large searchlights northward, creating a wall of light that stretched across the northern part of the Third New Tokyo City.

While the scene was quite spectacular, everyone in NERV knew it was pointless. It only confirmed that the Winged Devil Sion wouldn't suddenly pass through NERV's direction and appear directly above Tokyo-3. Based on the known situation, if EVAs weren't deployed to intercept it, the Winged Devil Sion could easily raze the entire city, since it didn't have any damned time limit for combat.

Meanwhile, more drones are approaching the area where Sion is currently located. The technical and engineering departments are trying to collect more data and transmit it to the rear so that Shinji Ikari can have as much information about the target as possible when he is fighting the enemy.

As for why they kept coming one after another, it's because when the Wing Goddess Sion went berserk, the power she unleashed was far more terrifying than that of EVA! After the drones got close enough, they would be directly affected by a suspected component resonance caused by an unknown attack, and then quickly become uncontrollable, lose signal, and default to LOST.

However, these drones have captured images from multiple angles. The Winged Goddess Seine is no longer attacking wildly as before. Instead, she is hanging in mid-air with her head down. But her deep voice is coming from afar, like a mournful elegy. And what's worse, this elegy is getting closer and closer to Tokyo-3.

"The battle will only last about 15 minutes. This is the data from the tests on Unit-02. Shinji, your Unit-01's energy consumption is theoretically even more terrifying, so..." The head of the engineering department looked at Unit-01, who was half-squatting on the ground, removing some high-energy-consuming components, and adjusted his hat. The guys below actually understood very well...

All the equipment was developed based on the combat capabilities demonstrated by Unit-01, so it was inevitable that it would be installed on Unit-01. However, everyone knows that the biggest purpose of this equipment is actually to prepare for the other two EVAs. The use of Unit-02 this time was very impressive, proving that the equipment they manufactured has very high combat capabilities.

However, in order to obtain permission to develop the equipment, they had to equip Unit-01 with it; otherwise, the higher-ups would think they were messing around! After all, there are some things that the higher-ups won't understand later. Some things are really just decorations, like these equipment developed to imitate Shinji Ikari's fighting style. When did Unit-01 ever need these?

"That's enough!" Shinji Ikari took a deep breath. This battle was undoubtedly a head-on clash. In the anime, both EVA and Sion had a very prominent feature: when there was no pilot or the pilot was unconscious, the combat power that EVA or Sion could unleash when attacking spontaneously was almost overwhelming when there was a pilot.

Now, Shinji Ikari is about to face Sion the Winged God, who is likely unconscious, or in other words, Sion the Winged God under Ishrith's control and possesses formidable fighting power.

"Good luck! I anticipate you won't need any more firearms, so I've prepared two melee weapons for you." The old man watched as the last unnecessary part was removed from the Evangelion. At that moment, two weapon cabinets slowly unfolded in front of the Evangelion, revealing a long sword and a long spear as the armor plates of the weapon cabinets descended.

“I remember this was a gift from the Babem Foundation.” Shinji Ikari glanced at it briefly and picked up the finely crafted longsword.

"Yes, is there a problem?" The old man frowned, having forgotten about it.

"They're abandoned, they're disgusting to look at." EVA Unit-01, controlled by Shinji Ikari, slowly stood up. The power plug on its back fell off. Because of the additional armor protecting the extra batteries, Unit-01 now looked like an ancient samurai wearing armor. Unit-01 picked up the two weapons, and then in the next instant, terrifyingly high temperatures emanated from its palm, melting the two weapons in two.

"..." Helena, who had rushed to NERV headquarters, clearly heard what Shinji Ikari said. Looking at the weapons abandoned on the ground, she sighed. This time, the Babem Foundation not only lost Ayato Kamina and Yone Winged Goddess in one fell swoop, but also exhausted all the goodwill she had painstakingly accumulated with Shinji Ikari. In other words, the relationship had dropped from slightly friendly to hostile.

"Rei, can you see the target clearly?" Misato Katsuragi didn't care about Helena's sentimentality. The other party had paid a sufficient price to allow her to take refuge in NERV's headquarters, but it was only refuge. Helena had no power at all this time. Let alone supervision, even if she said a word, Misato Katsuragi could justifiably drive her out of the command post.

Helena was clearly not someone lacking self-awareness; she remained silent after entering NERV headquarters, even after hearing Shinji Ikari's explosive remarks.

"Unit-01's hand is fine; it hasn't affected its combat capabilities in any way," Hyuga Makoto quickly said to grab Helena's attention, unaware of Katsuragi Misato's next words.

Then, on the display screen, Unit-01 began to stride forward, its steps gradually increasing in speed until they were pounding the ground like a torrential downpour. Helena, naturally, had no energy left to pay attention to Misato Katsuragi's next move.

The sprinting Unit-01 quickly transformed into a leaping motion, a movement clearly characteristic of Shinji Ikari as a martial artist, much like the legendary ability to shrink distances. Moreover, it was a giant robot tens of meters tall, and the straight-line distance of five or six kilometers was covered by Unit-01 in almost an instant.

After running for a distance, Shinji Ikari inside Unit-01 suddenly felt a strong impact. The AT Field immediately rose up, followed by a series of tremors. The ever-increasing power completely stopped Shinji Ikari from continuing his advance.

It seemed that because the first strike had failed, a series of attacks came from all directions. But when has EVA's AT Field ever had any blind spots? The collision of energy was massive, and the roar of the sound waves in particular shook the night sky of the entire Third New Tokyo City.

"Looks like they don't welcome me..." Shinji Ikari smiled. This attack, though seemingly overwhelming and powerful to others, was not an insurmountable force for Shinji, who was piloting EVA Unit-01.

However, Shinji Ikari was certain of one thing: Ayato Kamina was indeed not awake! He was being piloted by Ishrith in an unconscious state.

In fact, the mecha spirit Ishrith of RahXephon, as depicted in the two RahXephon anime series, is not just someone who can fight for others. She is a highly capable mecha girl who even once planned to carry out the world reboot on her own, giving Ayato Kamina the perfect world he envisioned. If Ayato Kamina hadn't chosen to give up on this dream and destroyed the painting that embodied his dream, there might not have been any of the subsequent events.

Ironically, in the later rebooted timeline, Ayato Kamina, seemingly now an art academy teacher, completed the painting once again. This scene left a deep impression on Shinji Ikari, because Ayato Kamina, with Kisaragi's face, was embracing Haruka Shito, resembling a minotaur singing on Thunder Bluff.

"However, don't underestimate people!" Shinji Ikari sneered, his eyes flashing. Unit-01's five arms were slightly outstretched on its left, while its right arm pulled back...

At the same time, Ibuki Maya swallowed hard. Because the data transmission was cut off, she could see the data, but it was no longer displayed on the external screen. "350?"

"Thump!" What seemed like a simple straight punch thrown into the air suddenly distorted the light with the explosive force, causing the entire space to tremble.

The collision of the two forces created an explosive shockwave that swept across several nearby hilltops, like the shockwave of a nuclear bomb. Countless trees, along with soil, were blown away, exposing the rocks on the mountains below. Even NERV trucks parked on the ground several kilometers away were uncontrollably displaced by the shockwave and were nearly blown away.

At this moment, Ishrith, who was controlling the Winged Devi, seemed to understand Shinji Ikari's plan. He immediately condensed the Winged Devi's light blade in his hand and turned around to swing it at Unit-01, which had already jumped up!

However, the sword missed. In close combat, even a simple house couldn't keep up with Shinji Ikari, who had already reached S-class.

Unit-01 twisted and somersaulted in mid-air, its heel slamming down hard onto Sion's head! The terrifying force of the blow sent Sion flying off the clouds and crashing heavily to the ground. This heavy impact seemed to awaken someone inside Sion's cockpit.

"Hoo..." Ayato Kamina opened his eyes, but as if sensing something, his hands instinctively tightened. Winged Goddess Yone, whose will was now under his control, immediately leaped backward to dodge.

The next instant, Unit-01, with its wings of light extended and accelerating, launched a flying kick straight at the spot where Sion had just been lying. If this kick had landed, even Sion, who was also a mystery character, would not have fared well. Sion, who had not undergone the final stage of sublimation, was not indestructible, but it was very difficult to do so!

The blasted debris created a crater tens of meters deep, and as the debris settled, the two enormous robots began to confront each other.

"Ayato, are you awake?" Shinji Ikari opened the communication. It was almost immediately clear whether it was Ishrith or Ayato Kamina, since Ishrith couldn't even get into the starting stance of the Spirit Wave Fist.

"Shinji... are you one of their accomplices too?" Ayato Kamina raised his head slightly, looking at the purple giant in front of him, his eyes filled with grief and the pain of betrayal.

"No, I'm on your side. After I've dealt with this problem, I'll go after the person in charge of the Barbem Foundation." Shinji Ikari said nonchalantly. Even if the head of the Barbem Foundation were here, Shinji Ikari's words would still be spoken with absolute certainty! Is this something a human being would do?!

"Hiroko is dead..." Ayato Kamina murmured. "I'm not like you. I don't have the potential to be a hero. I tried my best to learn, but Master Genkai only told me that I've barely scratched the surface. I don't want to be a hero who changes the world! I just want to live a simple life with her!"

"...I understand. Although it's pointless to say this, I'm sorry I didn't make it in time..." Shinji Ikari sighed. Ayato Kamina was actually learning the Spirit Wave Fist quite quickly, but with a fellow disciple as a benchmark, Yusuke Urameshi's growth was almost visibly rapid, so Ayato Kamina was quite discouraged.

However, he did not give up and continued to persevere, even when he suffered broken bones and injuries during his studies... because he believed what Shinji Ikari said: "You may not want to, but once you have been chosen, you cannot run away."

"Why, why! Why!!! Why didn't Hiroko hurt anyone! They want to take me away! Just take me away!" He gently wiped away the still sticky blue bloodstains on his face. The spread of blood had turned most of Ayato Kamina's face into an eerie blue.

“Hmph… There are many reasons: the arrogance and greed of those in power, your weakness and misjudgment, Hiroko’s ignorance, all sorts of reasons, but does any of that matter now? The result is there, we have all seen it.” Shinji Ikari said slowly, Unit-01 adopting the starting stance of the Invincible East style, “I understand your pain, but I must stop your actions.”

“Yes, it doesn’t matter anymore…it doesn’t matter anymore! Hiroko is gone, this world has no reason for me to exist anymore! Ishrit, tell me, how can I find the dream where she is?” Ayato Kamina murmured softly, and a girl in yellow slowly emerged in the cockpit, gently embracing Ayato Kamina from behind…

“My master told me that a martial artist’s soul roars in their fists… Let me see yours.”

"Ah! Shinji, thank you, thank you so much. You've given me so much direction, yet I'm still so weak! So, I won't be weak anymore! This time, I won't let anyone else decide for me! I'm going to find her!"

Chapter 365 Showdown

The first clash between the two enormous robots was exceptionally awe-inspiring. Both charged forward with their fists drawn back, and then Ayato Kamina, controlling the Winged Goddess Sone, twisted her body and delivered a straight punch towards Unit-01's chest. Of course, this punch might not have been just a simple punch. The location of the light sword on her hand was faintly shimmering.

Clearly, Ishrith, who had just stepped in, was preparing to give Shinji Ikari a good surprise when his punch landed. Perhaps Shinji Ikari is indeed a very powerful fighter. At this moment, Yonex Winged God is not fighting alone; Ishrith will take advantage of Ayato's movements to fill in any gaps and enhance Ayato's fighting power.

Originally, Ayato Kamina might have resisted Ishrith's assistance, but at this moment, Ayato Kamina completely accepted Ishrith. After their operations were completely synchronized, the combat power they displayed was incomparable to that of Sion the Winged Goddess before.

"This is really interesting!" Unit-01 dodged the lightsaber that was thrusting towards its chest by sidestepping. It has to be said that this sudden change from fist to sword put a lot of pressure on Shinji Ikari. However, the lightsaber that grazed the AT field only cut through the AT field at the very end. At this moment, Shinji Ikari's series of heavy punches had already hit its chest and abdomen.

With each iron fist strike, a burst of energy erupted directly from Winged God Seine's back, and the armor plates on the front of his body were about to burst!

However, the biggest difference between the Ryusei and EVA becomes apparent at this moment. Undoubtedly, the EVA has a tactile transmission mechanism. If the Ryusei's series of iron fists were to continuously bombard Unit-01, it would certainly cause Shinji Ikari tremendous pain. However, the Ryusei does not have this kind of transmission mechanism at all.