I participated in the development of EVA

The on-site commander also realized at this time that the enemy might be making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.

"Not good! The enemy's real intention is to attack the research institute and let Unit 0 return home—"

It's just that the reaction was a little late.

The second artificial apostle that appeared on the southern defense line had retreated back into the ocean and disappeared. The shrill alarm sounded again, and another artificial apostle appeared in the waters near the research institute.

20:36:41

708. Guidance

Thirty behemoth EVAs abandoned their flat axes and replaced them with positron rifles, rushing towards the direction where the artificial apostles appeared.

At the same time, Fumihiko Ikari left the meeting room and called Ritsuko Akagi to the project team.

He wanted Ritsuko Akagi to operate the Type 02 prototype, but he didn't want Ritsuko Akagi to take the blame for him.

Because the core module can also be used as a cockpit.

This is not a special design, the core module is just a replica of the cockpit design.

While waiting for Ritsuko Akagi to come, he also wanted to clarify some details.

Seele had two tactical intentions this time, to test whether the virtual game was out of his control, and to test the combat power of the behemoth EVA and its transfer away from Unit 0.

If the giant beast EVA can threaten the artificial apostles, that's it.

If the behemoth EVA’s combat power is insufficient, the subsequent plan will be initiated.

That is what it is today.

The power of the fictional research institute forced Ikari Fumihiko to launch the Type 02 prototype.

Ritsuko Akagi came to the project team.

"What did you ask me to come here for?"

"Drive the EVA."

When saying this, Fumihiko Ikari inexplicably had a sense of déjà vu as in the original work, where Gendō Ikari let Shinji Ikari pilot Unit-01.

"Aren't you already in the cockpit?"

"I will not connect with the Type 02 prototype. The core module can also fly the Type 02 prototype."

Hearing this, Ritsuko Akagi was stunned for a moment. She obviously understood that Fumihiko Ikari was unwilling to fly the Type 02 prototype and that he had a secret in his heart that he didn't want his mother to know.

As for what this secret is?

What else could it be except 'I don't love you, I just cater to my mother's love for the sake of profit'?

She said nothing.

He got up and went straight to the locker room, took a look at the wardrobe with his mother's name tag on it, and saw that the wardrobe was not locked, so he took out his mother's combat uniform.

Her figure is very close to her mother's, and this error is within the adjustable range of the new combat uniform.

So she changed into her mother's combat uniform.

Although the combat uniform had been washed, she could still feel her mother's scent on it.

After changing her clothes, she entered the core module.

The layout here is not much different from the cockpit, except that it has a more maternal touch. She can feel that her mother was sitting here to connect with her.

Sitting here, an idea flashed through her mind.

If I activate the infiltration system, I can reach the depths of the core and see my mother.

Not only did she think about it, she actually did it.

He activated the infiltration system directly, but... as soon as he felt his body and mind sinking, the infiltration system automatically shut down.

She asked subconsciously.

"You turned off the infiltration system!?"

Ikari Fumihiko was stunned for a moment, then he reacted.

"Did you just activate the infiltration system?"

Ritsuko Akagi did not answer, because after hearing this, she understood that it was not Fumihiko Ikari who shut down the infiltration system, but her mother who rejected her.

'Mother……'

She called out in a murmur.

Then he calmed down.

"Now you can tell me what you want me to do with the Type 02 prototype."

"The enemy is attacking the institute."

After hearing this, Ritsuko Akagi realized that the enemy was trying to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Just as she was about to activate the driving system, Fumihiko Ikari spoke again.

"The enemy should have a weapon that targets the AT force field. It should be a replica of the Spear of Longinus. Be careful."

Ritsuko Akagi had not thought much about it before, she just thought that the enemy did not know that the artificial God was almost completed and that was why they came up with such a tactic to deal with the research institute. Now, after hearing Ikari Fumihiko's reminder, she immediately reacted and realized that the enemy knew about the artificial God project, and this tactical intention was aimed at Ikari Fumihiko!

At the same time, he also thought about why Fumihiko Ikari let him use the core module.

This is because Fumihiko Ikari doesn't want to take any risks.

She was stunned for a moment, then spoke.

"You go down! I can do it alone."

Ikari Fumihiko did not hide anything and spoke frankly.

"I let you drive the Type 02 prototype not because I want you to take the bullet for me, but because I have reasons not to drive the EVA."

"Are you worried that your mother will see through your disguise?"

She didn't say it before because she was worried that her mother would hear it, but now Ritsuko Akagi has reacted.

After I connect myself to the Type 02 prototype, my mother will also be able to detect it.

Ikari Fumihiko did not respond.

"lets go."

Ritsuko Akagi frowned.

"You don't need to stay inside the Type 02 prototype to prove that you don't want me to take the blame for you."

Fumihiko Ikari also knew that this behavior was unnecessary, but if he left now, wouldn't it be like asking Ritsuko Akagi to take the blame for him?

That's so selfish.

"lets go."

Ritsuko Akagi was silent.

At this moment, the ground began to shake violently.

"There's no time to hesitate. The battle has spread over here."

Ritsuko Akagi gritted her teeth and squeezed out a sentence.

"Don't blame me if you die!"

"Don't trust the force field's defense too much in the battle. The replica of the Spear of Longinus also has the ability to easily penetrate the force field."

"Ah."

Ritsuko Akagi responded, took a deep breath, and pressed the start button for the driving system.

The long-dormant Type 02 prototype was activated at this moment.

Then Ritsuko Akagi spoke in surprise.

"I sense the backup."

"what???"

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

Ritsuko Akagi was the first to react.

"It should be my mother...it was my mother who heard our conversation and connected my consciousness to the backup machine."

"You mean, Naoko wants us to use the backup machine to destroy the enemy?"

"Correct."

Ikari Fumihiko shook his head.

"No, it's too far away."

As he said this, he called up the surveillance satellite footage.

The backup machine, which was originally like a cosmic sculpture, was indeed activated at this moment, and even automatically connected to the virtual game, activating the unfinished dream gate.

At this time, Ritsuko Akagi spoke again.

"I saw."

"What did you see?"

"The EVA you named the Artificial Apostle is clearing the N2 mines through energy attacks."

Ikari Fumihiko took a breath when he heard this.

The backup aircraft was in the vicinity of the moon's orbit and could actually see what was happening on Earth. Just when he was about to say something...

Akagi Ritsuko spoke again.

"I know what to do."

Through the monitoring satellite, Fumihiko Ikari also saw what Ritsuko Akagi was about to do.

A piece of satellite debris was rolled into a ball by Ritsuko Akagi and then thrown towards the earth.

???

Ikari Fumihiko was a little confused.

"Your attack is useless. These satellite debris will be burned up after entering the atmosphere."

"It has a backup AT force field."

? ? ? ?

Ikari Fumihiko was still confused.

"Can the at force field escape the scope of the force field?"

"As long as a part of the spare machine flesh and blood is attached to other substances, well, to put it simply, it is to extract the heart power from the dream program and inject it into the flesh and blood to maintain the AT force field for the soul substance. You can think of the flesh and blood as a battery that provides energy for the soul substance. Oh, right...

If I explain it another way, you should be able to understand it.

I dissolved part of the backup machine's core and merged it into that piece of flesh and blood. To some extent, that piece of flesh and blood is equivalent to the backup machine's clone."

After hearing this, Fumihiko Ikari suddenly realized...bullshit!

How come he didn't know the backup machine had this capability? ? ? ?

20:36:57

709.Ah???

Ikari Fumihiko thought about it and came up with a guess.

The essence of this ability should be related to the composition of the backup machine. To be more precise, it should be related to the virtual game. The energy of the backup machine's at force field comes from the virtual game that brings together more than one billion humans. This special energy source drives the evolution of the backup machine while affecting its body structure, thus gaining this special ability.

Thinking of this, he thought of something that had been brought up countless times, but he was helpless to do anything about it.

Apostle gene editing project.

Simply put, if this speculation is correct, humans can edit the genetic structure of the apostles through virtual dreams.

His mind was in a state of flux.