I participated in the development of EVA

I just felt the ground shaking slightly.

However, everyone was in the car, so this slight vibration did not attract the players' attention.

Their focus was all on the network failure during the live broadcast.

"This broken server always fails at critical moments!"

"Used to it."

"I told you to just have an online party, but you disagreed, saying that an offline party would be more lively. Now... the party has become a mess."

"How do I know there will be a typhoon today?"

"That's enough! Stop arguing."

Everyone returned to the city amid the quarrel, and did not notice anything unusual from beginning to end.

It's not that they are slow to react, it's that...

Among the many catastrophes caused by the shift of the earth's axis due to the second impact, the disaster that people felt most deeply was the ocean engulfing the earth. The current ocean is seriously polluted and the stench it emits is unbearable. The combination of many factors has led to the survivors choosing to rebuild the city inland, away from the coast.

The distance barrier prevents the war on the coast from affecting here.

……

The missile was not a high-explosive bomb, but a decoy bomb.

This is a new strategy formulated by the Tactical Department after the first appearance of the Artificial Apostle.

Use cheaper decoy bombs to interfere with and consume artificial apostles. Of course, this is not simply to save money, but more for tactical purposes.

Decoy bombs can be all decoys or half true and half false.

Ok……

In addition to its tactical value, it also relies on the continuous use of special warheads and high-yield N2 explosives, and all of humanity cannot withstand such consumption.

The decoy bomb is said to be a missile, but in fact it is a shell equipped with a propulsion device disguised as a missile.

Simply put, it is the most primitive missile.

Without any precision guidance, the artificial apostles will not intercept, and this guided missile may not be able to hit the target.

The artificial apostle did not know this, but even if he knew, he would not dare to gamble whether there were real missiles mixed in, so he shifted his attention to the incoming decoy bombs.

All the decoy bombs were intercepted, and the giant beast-shaped EVA was about to land on the ground in the distance.

Then he bent his body, holding two flat axes in his hands like a savage, and charged towards the artificial apostles with great momentum.

Fortunately, with the help of decoy bombs, most of the attention of the artificial apostles was distracted, otherwise... the charge of the five giant beast-shaped EVAs would be no different from suicide in front of the artificial apostles who mastered long-range attacks.

705. It will be done in one more day and the update time will be normal

Faced with the pressure from the giant beast and the threat of missiles of unknown authenticity.

Artificial Apostle...

backed off.

“He will flee…”

The on-site commander was not distracted by the words of others and reacted immediately.

"No! Don't let Him retreat into the sea. He is moving the battlefield from the land to the ocean so that he can reunite with his companions."

Without knowing Seele's true tactical intentions, the on-site commander could only assume that the other side intended to destroy nearby cities.

There is nothing wrong with this assumption.

In addition to live broadcasts, launching an invasion war against a city through EVA can also achieve the same effect.

At the same time, the first batch of support also rushed to the scene.

It's not EVA, but a new type of fighter and transport aircraft.

During the period when conflicts broke out within NERV, the new and old councils were replaced, and Ikari Fumihiko arranged the Skynet system and researched the fish-shaped EVA, the outside world did not stop the research and development of weapons against the Apostles, even when the Three Sages system shut down the service. The EVA dedicated transport plane was one of them.

Fighter aircraft were also innovated.

All fighter planes are equipped with positron cannons. No! According to the EVA scale, they should be considered positron rifles.

While fighter planes were attacking the artificial apostles from the ocean, transport planes also dropped tanks.

These tanks, like the drones, are equipped with positron weapons.

When in the air, these tanks fired at the artificial apostles from all directions. All the trajectories had been strictly calculated and had no effect on the giant beast-shaped EVA.

The scene was in chaos for a moment, with the artificial apostles facing tanks, fighter planes, missiles, and giant beast-shaped EVAs.

But the scene looked lively.

In fact, the actual combat performance of fighter planes and tanks in this war was not very ideal. Unmanned fighter planes were indeed very flexible, but they still could not avoid the material attacks thrown by artificial apostles, not to mention tanks. Whether in the air or on the ground, they were just targets. It was the number and all aspects that made the artificial apostles overwhelmed.

The artificial apostle, like a rebound, opened up the AT force field to block the attack, and at the same time used long-range attacks to destroy the fighter planes, tanks, and missiles one by one.

but!

Planes, tanks, missiles...these things have always been cannon fodder serving tactics.

The giant beast-shaped EVA took advantage of this opportunity and rushed to the vicinity of the artificial apostle.

As the close combat unfolded, something unexpected happened... When the artificial apostle appeared for the first time, the high-frequency vibration series of weapons and equipment were able to break through its AT force field, but this time the high-frequency vibration series of flat axes failed, and the artificial apostle's AT force field easily blocked the powerful and heavy chops of the five giant beast-shaped EVAs.

This conflict was not a matter of one department, so in addition to the NERV Council member states, the command center, and the equipment department, watching this battle.

Members of Parliament watched this internal human conflict in silence.

The command center adjusted the tactical arrangements according to the situation on the scene.

The Equipment Department initially collected data and discussed the future research and development direction of weapons and equipment. At the same time, it also gave a reply based on this situation: the enemy's AT force field has become stronger, and the frequency of high-frequency vibration is too low. Simply put, it is not that the high-frequency vibration series of weapons are no longer effective, but that the equipment needs further upgrading.

Seeing this scene, the artificial apostle seemed a little surprised. After being stunned for a moment, he stopped retreating.

Holding up the AT force field, he brutally slaughtered the giant beast-shaped EVA unilaterally.

The giant beast EVA was like a baby in front of it. Not only was it defenseless, but even its huge monster-like body was like paper. Now the situation was just like the giant beast EVA was a dimensionality reduction attack in conventional wars. The artificial apostles who could use the AT force field were also a dimensionality reduction attack on the giant beast EVA.

Of course, this is the case when the Flat Axe poses no threat to the AT force field. If the Flat Axe and the Artificial Apostle can break through the AT force field like they did last time they appeared, the situation will be completely different.

Even if the giant beast-shaped EVA cannot defeat the artificial apostle, it can still deal with it through the flat axe and numbers.

Seeing this scene, everyone suddenly felt heavy-hearted.

Because everyone is affected by the Second Impact, they subconsciously magnify the strength of the apostles, and therefore feel that the intensity of the apostle war is far greater than the current internal conflicts among humans. The giant beast-form EVA is useless in the internal conflicts among humans. After the real apostles appear, the giant beast-form EVA may not even be cannon fodder.

In other words, the current global apostle defense line, which is mainly composed of giant beast-shaped EVAs, is just a piece of paper in front of the real apostles.

Besides that...

Now the delaying tactics based on the behemoth-shaped EVA have collapsed, and the cities in the rear have become lambs to be slaughtered.

But it is still heavy.

The senior management, as well as the scientific researchers, all know that the real trump card of mankind is the artificial god. The giant beast-shaped EVA has always been positioned as cannon fodder and can only be used to test the enemy's capabilities and delay time.

When Fumihiko Ikari saw the giant beast-shaped EVA being slaughtered by the artificial apostles, he sighed secretly.

Nagisa's power grew.

If the combat power of the artificial apostle this time is equal to that of the last time, the five giant beast-shaped EVAs can at least half-cripple it as long as they get closer to it, even if they cannot destroy it.

But what he regretted most now was not the loss of the five giant beast-shaped EVAs, but...

There is no artificial apostle's body third apostle gene sample. If there is one, even if it is not used to develop EVA, it is only to study the principle of its self-destruction and equip it with the giant beast EVA. With the large amount of heart power stored in the virtual game, the power of the self-destruction is likely to surpass the self-destruction of the complete third apostle.

……

On-site combat command center.

"How long will it take for Unit-00 to reach the battlefield?"

"three minutes!"

The commander's expression suddenly became extremely solemn.

Three minutes may seem short, but according to the speed at which the artificial apostles advance, even if they cannot bring nearby cities into the attack range, it is definitely enough for the aftermath of the war to affect nearby cities.

Even if no casualties are caused, it will cause panic.

“Are the inventories of conventional weapons and equipment still sufficient?”

"It is estimated that the existing inventory of conventional weapons and equipment can only delay the target by one and a half minutes."

The location where the artificial apostles appeared was neither too far nor too close to the nearby cities. At this distance, using high-powered N2 missiles against apostles would make enough noise to attract the attention of residents in nearby towns. Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, large-yield N2 explosives will not be used in this conflict.

At this time, the on-site commander felt a little regretful. If he had known that the enemy's AT force field was strong enough to be immune to the current high-frequency vibration weapons, he should have allowed the artificial apostles to move the battlefield to the ocean.

But there is no medicine for regret in the world.

All we can do now is to reduce the density and waves as much as possible, and use the limited ammunition to delay the artificial apostles for as long as possible.

706. Craftsman

Fumihiko Ikari hesitated for a moment, but still sent a message to Ritsuko Akagi.

【Submit a proposal to the parliament to fully disclose all information related to the apostles. 】

During the period when he could no longer bear the blow and gave up, Ritsuko Akagi replaced him as the temporary acting speaker of the NERV Parliament.

Seele's attempt gave him a wake-up call.

If you don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, someone will be eyeing it.

Rather than being targeted by Seele, it would be better for them to first characterize the incident through official channels. Although this may cause global unrest, it can also avoid being exploited by Seele.

Instead, Ritsuko Akagi called back directly.

[Take care of your own affairs. I still have many things to deal with.]

【Uh, okay.】

Fumihiko Ikari changed into his combat uniform and once again entered the main cockpit of the Type 02 prototype.

We had been in there for so long, if there was going to be a problem, it would have happened a long time ago.

Enter the dream conference room.

After taking a look at him, Ritsuko Akagi went underground and gave up her seat.

Sitting in his speaker's seat, he glanced at the picture on the big screen. Due to the insufficient ammunition stock, the pressure on the artificial apostles decreased and they began to approach the city. Faced with this situation, the on-site commander was ready to drop a large amount of N2 explosives onto the battlefield.

The people below were busy with the battle, but the parliament members' focus was no longer on the battle.

Seeing Ikari Fumihiko coming, Goose Country spoke first.

"Chairman, given the current situation, the second-generation aircraft plan should be restarted."

Fumihiko Ikari had no objection to this.

"can."

After agreeing, he asked back, "How much Longinus metal do you have now?"

Whether it is the conventional EVA or the second-generation EVA, the biggest problem is not mass production, but the old problem of "lack of Longinus metal".

"We can also make three second-generation machines."

Three second-generation aircraft may seem like a lot, but on a global scale, three second-generation aircraft are not enough for each member of the parliament to have one.

Ikari Fumihiko didn't dwell on these things and just expressed his thoughts directly.

"Please evaluate what adverse reactions will occur if we inform the public about the Apostle Crisis?"

When everyone heard this, they understood that Fumihiko Ikari wanted to occupy the high ground of public opinion and not give Seele any chance to take advantage of it.

France spoke first.

"It will cause global panic and unrest."

The rest of the people remained silent, apparently all of them felt that making the matter public would cause panic and unrest.

"If we don't define the situation, we will be remembered by others like this time."

Everyone knows this truth.