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

"Yes!" Rei Ayanami simply replied, then, while lying on the mountain ridge, Unit-00 pushed the bolt of the specially customized long-life tube sniper cannon in her hand, pushing the next round into the chamber.

According to the data previously obtained by Ritsuko Akagi, energy weapons are more like a continuous drain compared to the AT field. However, if the AT field really causes huge offensive power, we still have to look at ballistic weapons to concentrate all the impact force on one point.

The extreme example of this is the battle between Mari Makinami's Unit-02 and Virtue. There were no energy weapons at all; all the weapons were powerful ballistic weapons. In the final battle against Virtue, Mari was completely crushed by Virtue. Even after abandoning her human form and entering her beast form, she was still unable to break through the countless layers of Virtue's AT Field.

"Ding!" While the Angel of the Day had clearly focused most of its attention on Shinji Ikari, it was slightly less vigilant towards Unit-00 in the distance. However, the AT field surrounding the Angel was still not something that could be broken by a single bullet; otherwise, there would have been large-caliber naval guns among the artillery fire that had just bombarded the Angel of the Day.

"This is really troublesome." Shinji Ikari did not retreat, nor did he try to connect the power. The distance was too close. Unless the Angel of Daylight in front of him was an idiot, the other party would not give him the chance to pass. Shinji Ikari grabbed the swaying cables behind him and pulled out the power plug. Unfortunately, the cable connected to the back was too short to be used as a whip like last time. He could only throw it aside.

"Looks like I have no choice but to go for it." Taking advantage of the opportunity to dodge, Shinji Ikari casually crushed the attachments on his shoulders, successfully reducing his weight. The broken restraints and cables that fell down crashed through the roof of a house by the roadside. Unit-01 had successfully reduced its weight and removed most of the obstructing cables. Just now, every time he jumped, Shinji Ikari felt that Unit-01 was like having a head full of small whips sticking out of his way.

"Shinji, don't do anything stupid!" Hearing Shinji Ikari's voice, Misato Katsuragi twitched her lips. Although she understood that it would be very difficult for him to break away from the Angel of the Day to access the power source under the current circumstances, Misato Katsuragi found it hard to agree to Shinji's decision, after all, Shinji only had a little over two minutes left in the battle.

"That's enough..." Shinji Ikari steered Unit-01 forward without hesitation, and this is where the advantage of having reliable support came into play. Just as the Angel of the Day, with its upper body raised, shook its chest bones, preparing to give Shinji a warm welcome.

Rei Ayanami narrowed her eyes in the cockpit of Unit-00. Without waiting for the sights in front of her to complete calibration, she fired two bullets almost entirely by feel. The first bullet was blocked by the AT Field of the Day Angel, but the second bullet, which arrived immediately afterward, pierced through the AT Field. However, the bullet deflected slightly and pierced through the tail of the Day Angel.

The exploding warhead seemed to enrage the Day Angel before it, and its light whip lashed out at Unit-01.

"Unit-01's hand is hot! It really is related to alcohol! Ryoko Sakaki, very good!" Ritsuko Akagi's lips curled up. Shinji Ikari drank more alcohol before boarding the plane than last time. She should have sent Maya Ibuki to accompany him and measure his consumption directly.

The instant the palm and the light whip made contact, a powerful clash of AT domains erupted! The intense AT domains became visible to the naked eye!

"Hey!" But Shinji Ikari's face showed a smile. Yes, it was revealed, but there was no doubt that there was a grasping feeling, and that was enough! He raised his hand and pulled, and then kicked the Angel of the Day away. At the same time, he used the force to rush towards the sword stuck to the side. He grabbed the hilt with one hand and kept going up again.

"Sure enough, something happened with the battle blades too. I have to say, the technology of the Babem Group is really quite interesting!" Ritsuko Akagi's eyes flickered.

Almost the instant the longsword was drawn, it began to gleam. Rather than a steel blade, it had a feel that resembled the ship-cutting sword used by the Strike Gundam, which combined a physical blade with a beam blade.

A sword slashed diagonally upwards, successfully slicing through the opponent's AT field to everyone's astonishment. Then, gripping the longsword with both hands, he shouted, "Take this, Nine-Headed Dragon Flash!"

"Isn't this the Eternal Emperor's signature move?" Hinata Makoto was completely astonished. Although many people pointed out that the name of this move was a sword technique used by the protagonist of a certain manga that had become an old classic, the Eternal Emperor was the only popular and powerful character right now.

As soon as Hinata Makoto opened his mouth, everyone stared at him, and he immediately lowered his head and stopped talking.

As it turns out, Shinji Ikari was just shouting nonsense. After all, there are special effects in post-production when you pose for a special move in a tokusatsu show, but this guy in front of me doesn't have that ability!

However, the longsword still displayed terrifying destructive power. After colliding with the light whip of the Day Angel, it seemed to produce a noticeable impact. However, the light whip of the Day Angel was very agile. The wide and sweeping sword techniques of Unit-01 did seem to be more lethal. However, the light whip of the Day Angel could bend and twist continuously before attacking again. This was something that even the belt of Invincible East could not do.

"Hey! Rei! Cover me!" After a few rounds of attacks, Shinji Ikari suddenly shouted, and at the same time, he immediately swung his sword and tore open the opponent's AT field.

Rei Ayanami didn't hesitate; she trusted Shinji Ikari! So she immediately pulled the trigger, and the shell shot out of the barrel, heading straight for the Angel of Daylight in front of Shinji. At this moment, the Angel of Daylight had no choice but to take the shot seriously and hurriedly dodged.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shinji Ikari leaped forward and rushed to the power cord, reconnecting Unit-01 to power.

"That was close..." Shinji Ikari looked at the remaining twenty-odd seconds, which changed back to the power-on message, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's have a second round! Rei, how much ammo do we have?"

"One bullet left," Rei Ayanami said decisively.

"Unit-00's left arm is already experiencing feedback malfunctions; it probably won't last much longer. Shinji, finish this quickly." Misato Katsuragi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Understood." Shinji Ikari shook his arm as he piloted Unit-01. He took a deep breath; they really couldn't delay any longer. The Angel of the Day was wielding its twin whips. In the original anime, the Angel of the Day was unexpectedly defeated by Shinji, so it didn't demonstrate much combat power and was of little reference value.

But now, Shinji Ikari was very clear about one thing: this light whip was more troublesome than he had imagined. "This thing is really annoying!" he thought, twitching the light whip.

"Shinichiro, where are you looking?" A memory suddenly surfaced in my mind: on a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, I was once again knocked and sent flying several meters away.

"Master, your defenses are too tight. I can't find any gaps or weaknesses at all." Honda Shinichiro, who sat up, spat out a mouthful of saliva, some of which was already visible in it.

"A defensive perimeter? When did I ever have such a thing? Alright, hurry up and attack! Is that all you've got? I don't recall teaching you any fighting spirit with such a weakness." Sensui Shinobu smiled at her disciple, flicked her hand, and gestured for Shinji Ikari to stop making excuses and hurry up.

"Generally, teacher, what do you do when you encounter an opponent like this who leaves no opening?" Honda Shinichiro, having readjusted his stance, moved his jaw and then felt a sharp pain in his teeth. Sure enough, his teacher didn't understand the meaning of showing mercy at all.

"Me? Unfold my battle armor, and then..." In the next instant, Shinji Ikari felt a blur before his eyes, a sharp pain in his chest, and a familiar feeling of weightlessness. Yes, he was flying again. "If I can't break into the attack radius with speed, then I'll consider trading injury for injury, and I can directly strike the opponent's fatal spot with my killing move."

"Shinji..." Misato Katsuragi stared in shock at the scene unfolding before her. The gunshot from Unit-00 rang out first, and then Unit-01 suddenly began to force its way into the enemy's attack range. After dodging the frontal piercing, Shinji Ikari, piloting Unit-01, focused on the AT Field, bracing against the enemy's light whip, and rushed in, grazing past it.

The longsword slashed out, and before the day angel could react, two limbs wielding light whips were severed. Then, a combined charge sent the day angel flying. The crater where the water angel had once lain now welcomed another distinguished guest.

Before the angel could even sit up, Unit-01 had already rushed in front of it, its long sword piercing straight through the opponent's core! Fragments like sparks of iron erupted violently, striking Unit-01's body, but soon it shattered into a sea of ​​blood.

"Bullshit!" Unbeknownst to Shinji Ikari, who was cursing, everyone at NERV was experiencing a terrifying sensation. They were all staring in shock at Unit-01, and for a moment, even breathing felt like a luxury. After the last time EVA's hand could emit extremely high temperatures, this time…

"What... is going on?" Misato Katsuragi stared speechlessly at the scene before her. Although it had already dissipated, when the Angel of Daylight's whip struck the Evangelion Unit-01 piloted by Shinji Ikari, the AT Field seemed to glow with a golden light, easily blocking the whip that could have sliced ​​through an entire building. This scene shocked everyone.

“Unit-01… all data is normal, Shinji’s synchronization rate hasn’t even broken 60%…” Ritsuko Akagi stared blankly at the scene before her. Did I really build Unit-01? I guess so.

"This is really interesting... Holy Light Aura? Shinji really knows how to use anything."

"Is this the judgment of the chief pillar of the Yin-Yang Bureau?"

"Don't tell me you don't recognize Ming."

"Humph!"

Chapter 113 The Unreleased Moves

"That's it... over?" Shinji Ikari, piloting Unit-01, stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move. It wasn't that Unit-01 was on guard against the sudden resurrection of the Angel of the Day, but rather because a large number of people suddenly rushed in from beneath its feet!

This group of people, or rather, beings that were not human, naturally came for the blood of the apostles. Some carried it away in containers, while others, being bolder and more reckless, ate it directly. As a result, a large number of them collapsed before our eyes... What was even more terrifying was that these people who collapsed instantly dissolved into the sea of ​​blood of the apostles, and a large amount of their remaining clothes floated on the surface of the apostles' blood.

This scene was not surprising at all. The fact that the Far Moon Group discovered the Angels' effects was no secret. Almost the entire world knew that the Angels' blood had miraculous effects in enhancing people. However, their information was slightly flawed, lacking the most valuable part: if you drank the Angels' blood directly, you would die instantly, and the way you died would be rather strange—you would almost melt away, turning into the same red blood, flesh and bones intact…

Such a scene also had a certain psychological impact on Shinji Ikari. After all, after drinking a few mouthfuls of the red liquid on the ground, he was instantly melted into the same thing. It can only be said that the visual impact was too terrifying, more exciting than any horror movie.

"Hey! You guys! If you continue to obstruct NERV's official business! I'll arrest you under NERV's Special Agent Regulations!" Shinji Ikari couldn't take action, but Misato Katsuragi didn't care. With a face full of black lines, she directly used the broadcast system to openly threaten these bastards who were invisible during the battle but came out like madmen to rob the spoils after the battle!

"I don't think it's necessary to go through all that trouble." Shinji Ikari stretched his limbs. He had clearly noticed the disdainful smiles on the faces of many people below. Several of them were not human. Having successfully drunk some Angel blood, they were now roaring and revealing their true forms due to the surging energy within them and their uncontrollable primal instincts. They were brandishing their claws and teeth and launching indiscriminate attacks on the people around them. Some other organizations that came to collect blood plasma or low-level primal beasts were caught off guard and many were killed.

It's unclear whether it was the lingering hostility in the sea of ​​blood formed by the day angel, or whether it sensed the largest hostile "kin" nearby after consuming the blood. Many of the monsters were roaring fiercely at Unit-01, their threat very clear.

"Thump!" Shinji Ikari's response was extremely simple. Unit-01 unleashed a storm of fists and slammed them into the ground. A tanuki that was revealing its true form and roaring hadn't even had a chance to do anything with its short arms before it was smashed into a pulp by Unit-01's fist. This action seemed to be a signal, and many frenzied monsters rushed towards Unit-01 from all directions.

"This is really interesting!" Shinji Ikari's lips curled up. The battle just now had been somewhat inexplicable and unsatisfying. Now was the perfect time. Shinji, who felt his whole body surging with heat, was looking for something to punch, otherwise he felt that there was nowhere to release the heat in his body.

With a flick of its long blade, it pinned what appeared to be a wolf or some other canine creature to the ground from mid-air. A length of ten to twenty meters might be intimidating to an ordinary person, but to the over 80-meter-tall Unit-01, it was like a teddy bear to an ordinary person, or even a fully grown dog…

So the canine monster was cleanly and decisively cut in two by the huge battle blade, falling into the still-lingering sea of ​​blood of the day angels, and soon turned into a pool of blood that merged into it.

But this was not all, nor the last. One by one, the monsters, like miniature toys, glared with scarlet eyes and charged at Shinji Ikari's Unit-01 like madmen. Shinji Ikari, of course, would not stand idly by and take the beating. Unit-01's fists would occasionally explode in the air, and the shattered flesh would fall like raindrops into the sea of ​​blood of the Angel of Day.

Even a monster, whether it was an ape or some other animal transformed, was directly grabbed by Unit-01. Instantly, a burst of high temperature erupted from its hand, molting, skinning, rendering in oil, carbonizing, and brittlening it all in one step amidst screams. As Unit-01's hand tightened, not a single drop of blood fell. Then, its fist, shrouded in blood mist, slammed directly into another bird-beast that swooped down, sending its two wings falling into the sea of ​​blood.

"Multiple attacks have been launched, and the enemy is trying to pry open Unit-01's external armor plates!" Maya Ibuki shouted in a panic.

"Shinji!" Seeing the scene before her, Rei Ayanami immediately became anxious. Unit-00's shoulder armor unfolded, revealing the high-frequency vibration blades inside, and she wanted to rush forward to help. Even if Unit-00 didn't have the terrifying combat capabilities of Unit-01, simply relying on the AT Field and the immense power of the EVA was not something that ordinary low-level monsters could contend with.

"No, no need to bother, Zero, just keep your distance! Misato, broadcast it again, tell those who are still clear-headed to run quickly, or they won't be able to escape in a moment!" Shinji Ikari said in the communicator. He wasn't worried at all that these guys could break through the armor plate of Unit-01 that NERV had painstakingly built. In fact, in a sense, if they really did break through, he might have to thank them!

As far as Shinji Ikari knows, the external armor is not only for defending against attacks from external enemies on the EVA, but also for defending or restraining the EVA itself! So it's really hard to say who will suffer the most if Unit-01's armor plates are removed.

"Hey! Please send me a rifle." Rei Ayanami obediently stopped in her tracks. Her previous sniper rifle had run out of ammunition, so she now requested an assault rifle, as it seemed she could provide direct coverage of the area around Shinji Ikari.

"Final warning! If you do not evacuate, we will use lethal force!" Misato Katsuragi in the base was furious. "Making trouble on our turf and daring to attack our EVA! Oh! What an idiot! Biting an electrical wire of all things..." Misato Katsuragi looked at the twitching monster and swallowed two mouthfuls of blood. A moment later, *poof*, she too turned into a puddle of blood.

Misato Katsuragi rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Shinji! Whatever you want to do! Do it!"

"Heh," Shinji Ikari sneered. He saw a large group of people who still had their senses start to run away, and a smile appeared on his lips. Then everyone saw that Unit-01 no longer cared about the monsters rushing at them and the few humans. Unit-01 stood on one leg, assuming the posture of a crane.

"This is..." Izumo Okuni, who was watching from a distance, was carrying two thermos flasks and looked at Unit-01 posing with curiosity.

"..." Izayama Mei glanced at it, then immediately grabbed the water bag beside him and turned to run, "If you want to live, run!"

"Huh? Shinji has some little secrets I haven't seen yet?" Izumo no Okuni's eyes widened. This little brat actually dared to keep secrets!

"Heh..." Mei Isayama leaped several times and landed halfway up the mountain. In fact, she had never seen Shinji Ikari use this move before. Normally, even if Shinji Ikari kicked a Spirit Ball, it wouldn't have such a long wind-up. The only time she had ever seen it was when the three of them were facing an A-rank monster. Shinji Ikari used a Spirit Ball to severely injure it. That time, Shinji Ikari had been building up his power for a long time, and the huge Spirit Ball left a deep impression on Mei Isayama.

Therefore, Mei Isayama firmly believes that Shinji Ikari is going to go all out this time! Since he already has the "blood of the gods," if he doesn't run away now, he'll really be playing with his life.

Mei Isayama's guess was correct. Under the feet of Unit-01, the monsters suddenly felt a terrifying power emanating from the blood beneath their feet. Soon, they were as if they had fallen into a raging river, and they began to spin around Unit-01 involuntarily, quickly forming a huge vortex, which then further developed into an upward tornado.

A crimson tornado rose into the sky, drawing the blood of the Day Angels, which had been slowly flowing into the sea, back up into the air. Crimson smoke spread above Unit-01's head. Naturally, the numerous demonic beasts that had been surrounding Unit-01 were also caught in the terrifying crimson tornado and quickly torn to pieces.

“Super…” Shinji Ikari gritted his teeth. Standing at the core of the storm, Shinji was the one suffering the most. Countless monsters caught in the blood tornado were shredded, and then this flesh and blood would quickly smash onto Unit-01.

"Overlord!" Within the towering tornado, Unit-01's eyes flickered.

"Wow! Shinji-kun really kept it a secret!" Standing in front of a McDonald's, Gojo Satoru grabbed a handful of fries and stuffed them into his mouth, calmly observing everything before him. "Manager-san, what do you think?"

"What a pity... it's still a bit lacking." Sadao Maou glanced at it sideways. Although the towering tornado was incredibly powerful, Sadao Maou could tell at a glance that it was starting to become unstable. Clearly, Shinji Ikari hadn't mastered this move yet, or perhaps he wasn't qualified to unleash it. Releasing a move beyond one's level is not a wise move and often means a huge backlash.

"Movie... Pfft..." Just as Sadao Maou had predicted, at the very end, Shinji Ikari, who was trying to forcefully activate this move, spat out a mouthful of blood from the insertion plug. Although the blood was plentiful, the breath was insufficient!

"Whoosh..." The tornado disintegrated in the next instant, and the blood cloud that had been swept into the sky naturally lost its support. The blood rain that had condensed again quickly covered the entire Third New Tokyo City with a layer of blood color.

"Requesting emergency recall."

"Shinji, don't speak. Your vital signs are very poor. Rei, go and bring Unit-01 back!"

"Hi!"

Chapter 114 The Wavering of Winter Tillage

"Ejection plug deployed, LCL released, engineering team!" Ritsuko Akagi stood on the command platform, watching Unit-01, supported by Unit-00, stand on the maintenance platform.

"Actually, I'm not in any serious condition, just a little weak." Shinji Ikari felt the LCL being slowly withdrawn. To be honest, every time the LCL was injected and withdrawn, it was the most uncomfortable time for Shinji. But now, that was no longer a problem. Because his energy was running wild, he needed some time to calm down.

"Shinji Ikari, according to the tests, your physical condition is very bad. Lie down properly, medical team, take him for emergency treatment." Ritsuko Akagi said with a serious expression as she looked at Shinji Ikari who had just emerged from the tethered surface.

"Could you please change the stretcher?" Shinji Ikari scratched his face. I'm not dead yet, I don't need to be put in a coffin! Shinji Ikari looked at Ritsuko Akagi with a look that said, "Ritsuko-neechan, I was just helping you, how can you be so annoying!"

"This is a life support device tailor-made for you by the technical department. We anticipated that you would either not need a stretcher, or if you did, your life might be in imminent danger! We put a lot of effort into getting you in here, but don't worry, it's very comfortable." Ritsuko Akagi tapped Shinji Ikari on the head. "As the technician who tested it, I slept soundly in it."

"Are you sure that guy isn't just overworked and exhausted?" Shinji Ikari practically crawled in, his displeasure barely contained. But even the most reluctant Shinji had to lie down eventually, and a technician in a white coat immediately put an oxygen mask on him.

Another person pressed a button at the rear, and then the motor started, the coffin lid closed automatically with a hiss, and a small skylight appeared on top, allowing Shinji Ikari to see outside. However, after lying down, Shinji Ikari only showed a pair of dead fish eyes.

To be honest, the statement that it was quite comfortable to lie on wasn't just a rumor made by Ritsuko Akagi. Apart from the fact that the space was a bit cramped and there wasn't much room to move around, the bottom, which seemed to be similar to a waterbed, made it very comfortable for Shinji Ikari to sleep on. And right now, Shinji's internal energy hadn't been calmed down yet, so lying on it allowed him to concentrate on regulating his internal energy.

"I'm sorry, Shinji..." Rei Ayanami murmured softly for some reason. Then, Misato Katsuragi behind her looked conflicted, scratched her face, and finally decided not to say anything more. Rei probably didn't mean what she thought...

"Relax. Although Shinji's injuries are quite severe, his body is much stronger than we imagine. Don't worry, in just a few days, Shinji will be able to recover to his previous state of being able to eat and fight as well, Rei." For some reason, Ritsuko Akagi suddenly began to comfort Rei Ayanami, and then turned to look at Unit-01, which had the almost omnipotent NERV engineering team scratching their heads.

If Unit-01, after its last battle with the Water Angel, was merely a warrior drenched in blood, then this time it was a berserker who had survived the battlefield! The entire Unit-01 was as if it were submerged in flesh and blood, with bone fragments and bits of flesh scattered everywhere in the gaps of its armor plates. Although Shinji Ikari seemed ultimately unable to fully unleash his abilities while piloting Unit-01, it still displayed a terrifying aura that inspired not fear, but rather awe!

Hundreds of demonic beasts, whose combat power was already astonishing, were completely torn apart like dolls in front of the towering blood-red tornado unleashed by the god-like and demonic Unit-01. No one asked any questions, but everyone who witnessed this scene was thinking... how amazing this attack would be if it could be unleashed.

(As an aside, from a personal perspective, Super Overlord Movie should be the most terrifying move of the Dongfang Bubai school. Although it is an AOE skill, under the combined master-disciple technique, it solidly blasted away a huge number of death legions in one go, drawing a lot of aggro. In terms of damage, the Stone Shattering Fist, the ultimate move of the Dongfang Bubai school, can never do that.)

"Let's work hard and finish the cleaning as soon as possible. Let's start with that unsightly wreckage of the restraint frame on the shoulder." Ritsuko Akagi encouraged the engineering team. There was no other way; this workload basically required disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling all of Unit-01's external armor. It was almost like reassembling Unit-01 itself. Not to mention, the shoulder armor of Unit-01 was severely damaged in battle and needed to be replaced and repaired. This workload would keep them busy for almost half a month!

"We'll finish it as soon as possible! After all, Unit-00 isn't in the best condition. Relying solely on Unit-00 to handle the battles to come won't be easy. So, we'll be working overtime with the resolve to die! We'll ensure that Unit-01 is fully recovered and ready to fight before the next Angel attack. Don't worry, the battle isn't just Shinji and your technical department; we'll all be there too." The head of the technical department, an elderly man with graying hair, tapped his shoulder with a wrench and turned to the engineering team members behind him. "Men! Are you prepared to die?"

"Hahaha..." A group of strong engineering department members burst into laughter on the spot.

"Today we'll show you who truly supports NERV!" After a burst of unrestrained laughter, the group shouted loudly, accompanied by a cacophony of whistles. "Shinji is fighting with his life on the line, we can't stand idly by!"

"Remove the restraints from the shoulder armor before tonight, and finish the thorough cleaning of the outer armor tonight! We'll start dismantling the armor plates tomorrow morning!" the head of the engineering department shouted. "We can't let people think that only teenagers like Shinji are risking their lives!"

"Oh!" A group of burly men cheered loudly, displaying fierce energy.

"Wow, wow, wow!" Kōzō Fuyutsuki turned off the monitor and exclaimed with a look of amazement, "I really never expected this to happen. Because of Shinji Ikari's battle, the morale of the entire NERV has been boosted. Everyone has begun to firmly believe that their cause is just..." Kōzō Fuyutsuki looked out the window speechlessly, "Seeing how motivated they are, I suddenly started to have doubts..."

"Doubt?" Gendo Ikari sat in his seat and smiled dismissively. "You're wavering..."

"No, it's just the melancholy that old people feel when they see energetic young people full of vitality." Fuyutsuki Kozo gazed into the distance, taking in the wildness outside the NERV base. Sunlight streamed through the steel canopy, and although it was an underground area, it was still filled with the shade of green trees. He took a deep breath. Yes, the young people's unwavering belief in their path and their pursuit of their ideals was something he, an old man, could only envy. Wavering? No, it was awe!

"So what? We all know this world is flawed. Even disregarding the Dead Sea Scrolls, which SEELE considers classics, the things that appear in this world are beyond the Earth's capacity to sustain. Humanity has exhausted all means to try and eradicate these things, but we are certain that only a few countries can survive. Most countries on this land are on the verge of destruction under the rampage of these monsters." Gendo Ikari pushed up his glasses. "I don't know what could be worse."

“Yes, yes…” Fuyutsuki Kozo knew very well that what he said was true. Most countries had indeed reached their end, and some small countries had even begun to abandon human order and civilization, and began to return to a barbaric civilization, where everything revolved around the strong… regardless of whether the other party was human or not.

“Look at Tokyo Jupiter, it’s a ticking time bomb in Japan, ready to shatter the whole country at any moment.” After finishing his sorrowful speech, Fuyutsuki Kozo turned his head slightly. “No one expected things to turn out like this after the Second Impact! No one could have imagined that the situation would become so dire in such a short time.”

"Ah... TERRA's operation is coming soon, isn't it? They're trying to rescue the savior boy they've interpreted from mythology." Gendo Ikari seemed unwilling to continue on this topic, and brought up a piece of intelligence that the intelligence department had recently obtained by accident. Because the scale of the operation was not small, TERRA had done the best they could in terms of mobilizing resources and personnel, and even inviting the United Nations fleet for support. Naturally, such a large-scale operation could not be very well concealed.

To ensure their operations were not affected, TERRA even refused Japan's request for assistance during the Ghost Ship incident, which greatly angered the Japanese government. Although NERV is usually a source of great frustration for the Japanese government, they are never ambiguous when it comes to important matters, and they dispatched Unit-01 to deal with the Ghost Ship heading towards Tokyo Bay.

“However, this matter has nothing to do with us. The second aircraft was transported from Europe by air, and we don’t need to worry about anything until it arrives at the Third New Tokyo.” Gendo Ikari’s glasses flickered.

“Last time Shinji Ikari was airlifted, he wasn’t armed, which put him at a significant disadvantage in the subsequent battles. This time, we need to remind the European branch to ensure that at least one weapon is carried along with him during transport.” Kozo Fuyutsuki shook his head. “And that man, have you figured out what to do with him?”

"He's a smart man; he'll know how to make the right choice."

Chapter 115 Morishita Embracing the Demon

"The Countermeasures Bureau is so efficient! In just two days, they've caught the enemy and taken them down." Izumo Okuni chuckled as he handed over the God's Blood he had collected to the collection team sent by Totsuki Academy. They promised him a big meal and a thank-you gift, which put Izumo Okuni in a very good mood.

"..." Mei Isayama glared at Okuni Izumo, put down her phone, tossed the water bag to a staff member at Totsuki Academy, and without asking a single question, kept calling Shinji Ikari. Obviously, Shinji's call was not going through. As a back-to-back comrade-in-arms, a reliable partner like Shinji Ikari was hard to find, which made her very upset. She just wanted to find some punching bags to vent her frustrations on, and this time she could do it for free.

In the end, anyone with a little knowledge could see that Shinji Ikari hadn't actually unleashed his attack; he'd held it back! In this situation, there's almost no need to ask about Shinji's condition; the answer is a severe backlash!

The sheer power of the first half, or even just the prelude, was enough to create such a breathtaking spectacle, enough to shock everyone. Conversely, the stronger such a technique, the greater the cost of failure; one can only imagine how severe the backlash Shinji Ikari suffered.

This worry, coupled with the anxiety of not being able to get through on the phone, caused Mei Isayama to break down.

"Rei replied to my message, Shinji Ikari is in the infirmary." Fortunately, Asou Yuu, who was also there to earn some extra money, found the source of the information indirectly. "He walked out of the cockpit by himself, so he should be fine. However, he was later put into a life support pod that looked like a coffin and taken away." After hearing this, Asou Yuu really wanted Rei Ayanami to take a picture for him. It would definitely be very effective for Shinji Black next time.

"You actually have Rei Ayanami's phone number." Mei Isayama's furrowed brows relaxed, but he turned his head to look at Yuu Aso.