EVA: Shinji Ikari Returns from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 7 6. Damn AT force field, I order you to open it!

Before our eyes is the Third New Tokyo, which is suffering destruction.

Shinji Ikari looked around.

The warning lights flashed in a monotonous manner.

The steel wreckage called vehicles is scattered around in a bloated manner, and the lights representing human civilization are gradually going out.

The smoke and dust lingered between the tall buildings. In the distance, dark green apostles walked out of the smoke and dust, heading towards this side with a clear purpose. Between them was an extremely spacious central street without any obstructions. It was terribly clean.

So, when he gazed at the apostles, the apostles also gazed back.

When observing it as a human before, the pressure was so great that people couldn't even think of resisting. But now, facing it face to face with Unit-01, the pressure is almost non-existent.

and.

He could see the other person's appearance clearly.

Its dark green body, almost pitch black, seemed to absorb all light, reminiscent of a deadly black hole in the universe, and its limbs were thin and long. In the middle of its chest was something like a red gem, surrounded by white rib-like bones on both sides.

On its head, its blood-red eyes were rolling around.

That round red gem in the chest...

It looks almost like a heart.

It's too obvious, this thing must be this guy's weakness.

Shinji Ikari was curious about this. Before coming to NERV headquarters, he and Misato Katsuragi had witnessed the shock wave after an attack called "N2 mine" on the highway. That kind of power was enough to destroy a city, but it didn't destroy this Angel?
After knowing exactly where he wanted to attack, he prepared for battle. But how could he get Unit-01 to move?
The five senses are already connected, but it is the body that needs to be mobilized to make specific movements.

Even VR games.

There also needs to be enough space to play the game.

Shinji Ikari looked at the driver's seat. There was no spacious space on it for standing still, and the two joysticks did not have any options for moving directions. He had to ask the command room.
"How do we make the first one maneuver?"

"Shinji-kun, now all you have to do is think about walking in your mind." Ritsuko Akagi's voice came from the communication channel. It can be heard that the head of the technical department, who had been acting very calm and seemed like a stepmother before, is now a little emotionally unstable, and there is a rare hint of nervousness in her tone.

"Thinking about walking? Are you sure?"

"Correct."

Shinji Ikari was a little speechless.

What's the matter with such abstract command? Is the blond head of the technical department serious about what he said?
But the outrageous setting that he could breathe in LCL liquid was also explained to him by Ritsuko Akagi. So, the skill of driving EVA might be just as outrageous.

Maybe it's true?
Anyway, let's give it a try first.

walk.

In daily life, humans do not think about how to walk. It is an action engraved in their genes like breathing and chewing. Now he has to learn to walk using EVA, a huge robot. There are no complicated buttons and steering wheels. The only skill is to think in his mind. Okay, he knows this sounds stupid.

First the left foot, then the right foot, then the left foot...

Surprisingly.

Unit 01 actually started to act according to this idea. Although it took its first steps, like a baby learning to walk, it was actually walking. Shinji Ikari suddenly felt like he was standing on solid ground.

At the same time, a feeling of frustration came over me.

It feels like you are determined to climb a steep mountain, and you go through all kinds of difficulties on the way, accepting all kinds of hardships. Finally, you reach the top of the mountain, and the unreliable person in charge asks you why you don’t take the cable car up. So for a moment you don’t know what expression to show to respond.

It's that simple?
He even felt like he could do a backflip.

It was as if his determination to hold the knife even if the Dragon King came had lost its weight.

Shinji Ikari shook his head, dispelling the unreliable idea of ​​backflipping. According to NERV, the fate of the entire city of Tokyo is now in their hands. If they cannot defeat the Angel with Unit-01, the entire city will be destroyed. The margin of error is too low.

but.

It’s good to be that simple.

If driving an EVA is a complicated and difficult task, and there is no help from artificial intelligence, then as a novice, he can forget about saving the third new Tokyo-city. It would be better for everyone to part ways amicably and escape on their own.

There were excited cheers in the command room.

Even though Unit-01 was only walking very slowly, and the distance it covered was not as great as the distance a human could run at full speed at the same time, this group of people were still happy on their own, as if they had accomplished something major.

He has realized how unreliable this group of people is.

There is no need to say more about the next action.

After a few steps, Unit-01 was able to walk steadily. Shinji Ikari began to try to run, but he had to stop after only a few steps.

——The Apostles are near.

It stretched out its right claw, with three dark green knuckles bent, and grabbed towards this side.

The blood-red eyes were staring at the head of Unit-01, and the other party seemed to know the weakness of Unit-01.

There was no movement in the command room. It seemed that he could only rely on himself in this battle. This group of people did not play a big role. Logically speaking, the helicopters before should have been able to test out some of its attack modes. Watching the battle video before driving the EVA would allow for better response, but he still knew nothing about this information.

Be steady.

Shinji Ikari held his breath.

First defend, find out the apostle's attack pattern, and then counterattack.

Besides, this is already in the city, which is completely different from the previous destruction in the suburbs. He needs to try to avoid those tall buildings when fighting to avoid causing greater losses, otherwise the whole city will be reduced to ruins in the end, and someone might say, "What did you protect?"

Unit-01 took a step to the right with its right leg, and then followed with its left leg. The entire huge body moved to the right side about ten meters. Calculating from the speed, it was just enough to avoid the claw.

The apostle's claw must have missed.

But at the moment they passed each other, Shinji Ikari felt a pain.

He did dodge the simple claw attack, but the blazing light from the claws was even faster than the wind that shot through the gaps in the mecha, and pierced through one side of his abdomen like a laser.

What to do.

It turns out you can shoot lasers with your palms. Could your eyes be laser eyes?

It hurts.

Shinji Ikari couldn't help but frown.

He looked down at his abdomen in the driver's seat. It was intact, but there was a phantom pain. It was said that people who lost their limbs occasionally had phantom limb pain. Ikari Shinji could understand this feeling a little.

"Shinji-kun, calm down, that's not your own abdomen." Misato Katsuragi's concerned voice came from the communication channel.

You said it too late.

In the few seconds after the beam pierced his abdomen, Ikari Shinji had already exchanged attacks and defenses with the Angel five or six times. He was so focused on dodging that he didn't pay any attention to what was being said on the communication channel.

As he thought.

The palms of this apostle can emit light, and even its blood-red eyes can emit light. If it weren't for the fact that it seemed to be over-consumed and could not be used continuously, Unit-01 would have lost its combat effectiveness by now.

When a beam of light was emitted from its head, Shinji Ikari was startled and almost failed to dodge it.

So now it's not just an abdominal injury.

The left leg was also pierced once.

The Unit-01 outside was already a little unsteady.

Shinji Ikari was pale in the cockpit, with cold sweat pouring down his face. In order to hold back the pain and not scream out, he even had to grit his teeth and gasp violently.

The connection between the five senses is both a good thing and a bad thing.

It seems that the injuries suffered by Unit-01 will also be reflected on itself. I don’t know if it will suffer brain death and become a vegetable if it suffers a fatal injury.

But there is some good news.

During these attempts, the apostle did not make any intelligent moves and only used a few moves to attack.

Just instinct?
Unintelligent beasts are the easiest enemies to deal with.

After calming his breathing, Shinji Ikari decided to fight back.

In an instant, the golden pupils under the black beauty contact lenses opened violently. In an instant, the distance between the two sides was shortened to 30 meters. The purple-green painted EVA Unit-01 suddenly increased its speed. The mecha's shoulders trembled slightly. This tremor had nothing to do with the pain of the injury, but was an attempt to confuse the opponent's judgment. Soon, the apostle was fooled.

Ten meters away, Unit-01 still kept moving forward, while the dark green apostle had already raised his hand and slashed down with all his strength.

It was completely too late for Eva to dodge at this time. There is a huge difference between mecha combat and human combat. Even if Shinji Ikari had extraordinary physical fitness, he could not predict the amount of time needed to dodge at this distance, not to mention that he was a complete novice in this area.

The apostle showed no mercy.

The speed of the laser gun that emerged from his palm accelerated, and at this moment he let out a muffled roar. The body of Unit-01 trembled and suddenly rushed forward, only half a step, and with his left arm, he supported the opponent's laser gun near his hand. His wrist was pierced and he let out a muffled groan. Fortunately, at this time, Unit-01's body cut in, and its right arm suddenly made a 30-degree upper elbow burst.

Elbow!

boom……

The apostle leaned back violently. Although he tried his best to control himself, his huge body still fell to the ground. Then he used all four limbs to try to get up. However, the next second a figure passed by, pressed him to the ground with his hands and feet, and then swung his fist to hit the center of his chest.

That's right.

Exchanging injury for injury.

Since the injury of Unit-01 was only a mental pain, he only needed to use the minor injury to gain a greater advantage. The opponent's injury was real, but as for his own injury, he could continue to fight as long as he could endure the phantom pain. This was the only fighting method that Shinji Ikari could think of in these few tens of seconds.

only……

When Unit-01's fist smashed down to destroy the red gem, ripples appeared on the surface of the Angel, separating the fist like a wall of air.

The damage caused by the fist is zero.

"It's the AT force field."

"No, as long as the AT force field exists, it is absolutely impossible to contact the apostle."

Everyone in the command room became anxious.

The chattering was so noisy that it reminded Shinji Ikari of the MOBA games he played on the Internet, where a god led four rookies, and the rookies could only cheer for the boss when he was carrying the game.

What force field?
What the hell is this? Explain all the settings at once, don't wait until you see a move to counter it.

But he finally understood why the apostles had been able to wreak havoc in the city for so long. The technological weapons of the helicopters before were probably ineffective after encountering this barrier. He also didn't know whether the most destructive weapon of mankind, the nuclear bomb, would be ineffective. No, when that thing came down, the first thing to be destroyed would be the city. Killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of your own was not a good deal.

Do you want to use the Word Spirit?

Not only do hybrids have extraordinary physical qualities, they also possess extraordinary powers called Word Spirits.

Shinji Ikari hesitated. Facing an enemy whose defenses could not be broken, his words were not very useful. It would be great if there was an alchemical weapon that could break through defenses. Tsk, he smacked his lips. No matter how he thought about it, there couldn't be an alchemical weapon that was the right size for a mecha that was dozens of meters tall, right?
He immediately changed his mind.

Maybe NERV has similar weapons, but it doesn’t matter if not, there must be a way to break this barrier.

"How do we break this barrier?"

"Let Unit-01 also open its AT force field. After neutralizing the Angel, you can touch it." It was still Ritsuko Akagi's voice. She spoke very quickly but clearly. She also realized that this was a critical moment.

and also?
How come Unit-01 also knows the Angel's moves?
Let's put this question aside for now. As for how to open the AT force field, Ikari Shinji already has experience, so he should just need to think about it in his mind.

On the battlefield.

Under the overwhelming attack of Unit-01, the Angel lost its balance and fell headfirst. Ripples spread out from its body, blocking all attacks. Even if it only had instinct, it knew that being pressed to the ground was not a good posture. It suddenly pushed against the ground, trying to use the force to lift Unit-01 up.

But Shinji Ikari will not let go of this advantage.

He didn't know how much the tonnage of Unit-01 was, but it was barely enough to suppress the apostle. Almost all of his strength was used to confine it to the ground. Although the ripple-like barrier could not hurt it, pure gravity was not affected by it.

AT force field?
imagine.

Uh…

I have no idea how to open it.

This is different from walking and running. He can imagine the former based on human experience, but something that is completely unknown cannot be created out of nothing.

But the apostles will not wait for anyone.

After failing to stand up several times with its poor intelligence, it finally realized that it had to deal with Unit-01 first. Two black arms aimed at Unit-01's purple-painted head, one on the left and one on the right. The next second, a spear of light burst out. Shinji Ikari subconsciously tilted his head and only dodged one attack, while the other pierced his left shoulder blade.

Subsequently.

A distinct light emanated from the blood-red eyes. This was a ray that was gathering strength to increase its power. Ikari Shinji had just witnessed the power of this ray. With one shot, a nearby building was directly destroyed.

If this continues.

With the injuries piling up, even an iron man wouldn't be able to hold on.

In the command room.

The fight between the two giants made everyone's heart beat fast.

Just as the blood-red eyes of the apostle emitted light and hit the left arm of Unit-01 that was raised deliberately, almost everyone here fell into shock and despair.

"The control nerve response is weak."

"Oh no, the driver is about to lose consciousness."

"The left half of my body is completely unresponsive. The injuries I suffered are so severe that it's a miracle that I can hold on until now."

After all, it was my first time driving an EVA.

Rather.

It is amazing for a novice who is driving EVA for the first time to be able to achieve this level.

Everyone looked at the surveillance footage outside. Unit-01 was still holding the Angel to the ground, but the force was becoming less and less, like a drunk staggering. Could it be that everything was over?

Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder outside the sky.

A crazy roar echoed throughout the command room.

"Fuck AT force field! I order you to open it!"

next moment.

The space around the purple-green painted mechanical giant began to distort. The ripples on the apostle's body suddenly melted away, leaving a hole visible to the naked eye. Unit-01, with only the right arm able to move in its upper body, inserted its fingers fiercely into the barrier and tore it apart.

bang bang bang...

The piercing sound was affecting Shinji Ikari's eardrums, but he had no time to care about anything else. The only thing in his eyes was the red gem on the apostle's chest.

a bit.

Two clicks...

Adrenaline is secreted at a rapid rate, and the piercing pain brings about the final madness.

There was a click.

All force fields and barriers were completely shattered.

Unit 01 pursued the enemy with its victory, and its huge mechanical fist smashed down with unparalleled gravity. Under this kind of gravitational potential energy, even a building made of steel and concrete could be smashed through from the top floor to the ground.

Just three hits.

The apostle let out a roar, and faced with death, it began its dying struggle.

The beast's dying counterattack was so dangerous that its strength suddenly increased a lot. The seriously injured Unit-01 soon could not suppress its opponent, but it did not emit light from its palms or eyes. Instead, it hugged Unit-01 tightly, with such strength that it seemed to want to crush the mechanical giant into one.

The red light in the center of the chest flickered and became brighter and brighter.

Shinji Ikari suddenly felt a pricking sensation on his face, and his hybrid's sixth sense reminded him that the apostle in front of him was extremely dangerous and he must get away from him immediately. The level of danger was even completely different from that in the previous battle.

Obviously, the opponent has another big move to make.

and many more.

Why does it look so much like the countdown to a bomb explosion in a detective movie?

Is this going to self-destruct?
I feel that this chapter has too many settings. I don’t know if those who haven’t watched EVA can understand it. But I don’t know where to change it for now. I will modify it later.

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(End of this chapter)