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Chapter 164 Electric Fishing
The crimson figure of Unit 2 fell into the water, like an experienced fisherman.

"Pfft-"

A dull thud of piercing sound came through the liquid medium in the cockpit, accompanied by a violent feedback force on the control stick of Unit 2.

It worked!
Asuka's lips had just curved into a victorious smile when, in the next second, her smile froze on her face.

Although the blow pierced through the apostle's thick skin and muscle tissue, it did not reach its vital organs.

The feeling was like stabbing a toothpick into a whale's body—it was pointless except to provoke it.

The excruciating pain drove the fish angel into a rage.

It didn't even try to attack. Instead, it used the spear that was deeply embedded in its body as an anchor point in an unreasonable way, and its huge body suddenly sank down!
Its unparalleled mass transformed into an irresistible force, dragging the crimson Unit 2 straight down into the pitch-black abyss!
"Damn it! You bastard, let go!"

Asuka was filled with shock and anger. She frantically operated Unit-02, struggling to resist the immense force of the fall.

However, the fish angel extended several tentacles and tied itself directly to Unit 2, clearly intending to use the pressure of the deep sea to crush Unit 2 into pieces.

As the depth readings on the monitors fluctuated wildly, the atmosphere on the bridge became extremely tense.

Misato Katsuragi bit her nails hard, her mind racing, trying to find any solution applicable to her current predicament in the tactics manual.

In underwater combat, especially against an enemy of that size, there simply aren't any weapons available for that kind of environment.

Furthermore, even if Unit 2 has equipment for underwater warfare, it's not designed for deep-sea combat...

Her gaze darted anxiously between the various screens, occasionally glancing out the porthole.

In that instant, she saw a scene that almost froze her blood.

On the deck, the engines of a vertical takeoff and landing transport plane were already running, emitting a deep roar.

Meanwhile, the man she had just cursed a thousand times in her heart, Kaji Ryoji, was sitting leisurely in the cockpit, as if he were just going on a normal outing.

As the plane slowly took off, he even had the leisure to give a nonchalant smile to the bridge through the cockpit window and wave lightly.

"..."

Misato Katsuragi could no longer hold back.

That bastard... ran away at a time like this!
Anger and the humiliation of betrayal instantly overwhelmed her professionalism as the operations officer, and her purple eyes almost spit fire.

But even so, what she should do now is...

"Miri, the modification manual for Unit 2 includes a discharge function..."

Just as Misato Katsuragi was at her wit's end, Zhang Qi suddenly spoke up in a deep voice.

"Yes! There's another trick!!"

Zhang Qi's words were like a lightning bolt piercing through the fog. Katsuragi Misato turned around abruptly and instantly realized what was happening.

She immediately grabbed the microphone and gave the order in an unquestionable tone:

"Asuka, follow my orders."

"Break the high-frequency particle spear in half, keeping only the spearhead at the front."

"what?"

Asuka's astonished, panting voice came through the communication channel.

"Then, overload the Ark Reactor inside Unit 2, turn the power up to the maximum, and prepare to discharge high voltage to the outside through the contact interface on the palm!"
Simply put, it's electrofishing!

Misato Katsuragi continued to explain that the Angels were, after all, just living beings, and they absolutely could not withstand the power of that electric current.

Upon hearing this audacious, almost insane, command, Asuka paused for a moment, but quickly grasped the meaning.

This instruction is indeed in the modification manual for Unit 2, allowing the port in the palm to discharge directly. "Understood!"

In the deep sea, the second unit, which was being dragged, suddenly made a move and broke free from one of the hands.

The massive spear split in half. Asuka discarded the long shaft, gripping only the deadly spearhead at the front, transforming it into a shorter spear more suitable for close combat.

With all her might, she plunged the short spear deep into the fish angel's body once more!
"It's now!"

Asuka roared and gave the order.

[Ark Reactor, power output 150%...200%...300%!]

In an instant, a visible stream of energy surged from the core of Unit 2, following the lines of the arm and converging at the interface in the palm!

Zila——!
An unimaginably powerful electric current surged through the arm of Unit 2, via the metal spearhead, and into the Fish Angel's body! The deep, dark seabed was instantly illuminated as bright as day by this explosive burst of electricity!
Centered on Unit 2, the surrounding seawater instantly boiled and evaporated, forming a huge cavity. Violent arcs of electricity leaped wildly across the Fish Angel's massive body, illuminating its internal bones and tissues clearly, like a grotesque and terrifying X-ray image that had been lit up.

The first Arc Reactor, which Tony Stark crafted in a cave, could output three billion joules of energy per second.

Although Zhang Qi's technology was limited by the industrial system of this era, it could not achieve the ultimate miniaturization of the reactor.

But precisely because of its enormous size, Unit 2 can carry an even more powerful machine.

The energy released in that instant is far beyond what three billion joules can be compared to!
"Roar--!!!"

A silent, yet soul-stirring lament echoed in the deep sea.

The fish angel suffered an unprecedented blow; the intense pain caused it to struggle frantically, trying to shake off the red demon attached to it.

But how could Asuka possibly give it that chance!

She gripped the short spear tightly, using all the power of Unit 2 to suppress it, letting the devastating electric current continue to pour in.

After an unknown amount of time—perhaps tens of seconds, perhaps several minutes—the fish angel's struggles gradually ceased, and its enormous body began to convulse uncontrollably.

However, even so, it did not die, thanks to the powerful vitality provided by the S2 mechanism.

However, the restraints on Unit 2 have already loosened...

It's now!

Taking advantage of the moment when the opponent was completely paralyzed, Asuka's eyes flashed with cold light. She broke free from her restraints, drew her short sword, and stabbed it into the core in the fish angel's mouth.

"Die!"

"puff--"

The core shattered instantly.

All the lightning and noise came to an abrupt halt at that moment.

The fish angel's massive body stiffened abruptly, then completely lost all signs of life.

Without the support of its power, its enormous body began to rise slowly and uncontrollably, eventually turning over and exposing its white belly to the surface of the sea, just like an ordinary dead fish.

"Crack-!"

Accompanied by a towering column of water, that bright red steel figure emerged from the wrecked fleet.

Sunlight shone on the wet armor of Unit 2, reflecting the glory of victory.

Inside the cockpit, Asuka was panting heavily, her forehead soaked with sweat, but her face was beaming with an unparalleled, radiant smile.

She piloted Unit 2, slowly raised her hand, and made a proud and cool "V" sign towards the bridge...

(End of this chapter)