Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

EVA - Unit-01!

At this moment, however, the two women were more concerned about Shinji Ikari, who had appeared out of nowhere, and Gendo Ikari, who stood above him protected by tempered bulletproof glass.

"You've finally arrived..." Old Deng said in a cold tone.

However, the next moment, Shinji Ikari suddenly threw something upwards!

bite!!!!

With a tearing sound, a gleaming silver gunsword pierced deep into the tempered bulletproof glass, stopping just 0.1 centimeters from Gendo Ikari's forehead.

The next moment, with the sound of the entire glass wall shattering, Shinji Ikari, with undisguised disgust, addressed his biological father...

"Shut up, you scum! Don't speak! Every word you utter is polluting this air!"

Even on the path to godhood, there must be killing! :249. [EVA] Son of Adam, I grant you liberation!

If you look closely, Gendo Ikari and Shinji Ikari do indeed look very similar. Their facial contours and features are quite similar, but Gendo's appearance appears more cold and aloof.

Even so, with both of them dressed in black and wearing glasses, they looked exactly alike.

With Shinji Ikari's sudden attack and curse, the surrounding atmosphere became unusually quiet and suffocating.

Although there were only four of them in this place, countless people were actually watching this father-son reunion through the surveillance cameras.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Gendo Ikari maintained his cold, indifferent expression, staring at the gunsword on the ground.

"All I know is that killing you will greatly reduce the difficulty of atonement for the sins of everyone still alive in the world!" Shinji Ikari retorted without hesitation.

Gendo Ikari fell silent. The boy before him, his son, was extremely confident, not only because of his own strength, but also because he seemed very certain that Gendo would never dare to do anything to him.

This was completely different from the Shinji Ikari he knew, but to be honest, his understanding of his son was limited to the information provided by the investigators.

The initial PUA session immediately stalled, and just as the awkwardness continued—a violent tremor followed, then a piercing alarm broke the tension between father and son.

"Attack immediately!" Gendo Ikari suddenly shouted.

"A sortie? Unit-01?" Ritsuko Akagi frowned.

"No, it's Unit Zero. Send Rei out!" Gendo Ikari said coldly. As if it had been rehearsed, several medical staff quickly wheeled in a blue-haired girl covered in bandages on a hospital bed.

"As for you? We don't need insubordinate troublemakers. If you're not going to drive, get back here!"

After he finished speaking, all eyes turned to Shinji Ikari once again, but he only glanced at Rei Ayanami, his expression remaining indifferent.

"Then let her go." Shinji Ikari gave an answer that surprised everyone.

"Let that doll go, let your tools go. She is innocent, yet she fights for you heinous criminals... Ah, this is indeed the Tower of Babel."

Shinji Ikari sneered and turned away without any politeness, leaving Gendo Ikari in a very difficult position!

After all, it was he who ordered his subordinates to put Rei Ayanami out to play the victim, just like his indifference when they first met. It was all just a means to coerce Shinji Ikari into boarding Unit-01.

Not going to use Unit-01?

If Unit-01 can't be activated, then NERV will be completely destroyed.

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Prepare to die at the hands of the water angels!

So his plan, which he had been preparing for over a decade, was ruined before it even began because of his foul mouth and PUA tactics, turning him into the biggest clown ever!

Seeing Shinji Ikari turn to leave, Old Deng, finally unable to contain himself, called him to stop, his tone revealing an undisguised defeat.

"Tell me, what do you want?!"

Shinji Ikari stopped in his tracks, looked at his father, and finally smiled, but the smile carried a mockery that was completely out of place for this young boy.

“Nothing, Anying.”

Another violent tremor struck, and Gendo Ikari could only reluctantly agree.

Of course, whether he intends to keep his promise afterward is another matter, but right now, in their confrontation, there is no doubt that he has completely failed as a father.

Soon, the technicians, who had been waiting for a long time, prepared to help him change into the special suit. But he refused, and seeing his firm attitude, everyone could only let him be.

“Behold, I am but dust, and in the Lord my breath I have; my transgressions are more numerous than the hairs of my head, my iniquities are heavier than the sand of the sea. Therefore I will not offer sacrifices of herds or sheep, nor will I seek the face of the Lord by burnt offerings…”

Shinji Ikari murmured something that sounded like it came from the Bible, followed immediately by the voice of the technician who had inserted the insertion plug.

"Cooling complete, inertial output stopped, link established!"

"Voltage assistance complete, electronic signal intact."

"Plug in place, liberating the spinal conduction system, initiating contact!"

Soon, the insertion plug located in Unit-01's spine entered it, accompanied by Shinji Ikari's eerie prayer echoing in the ears of everyone in Nerv.

"What's going on with this child?" Ritsuko Akagi glanced at her best friend beside her, whose expression was complicated, and raised an eyebrow.

"How could Commander Ikari's son have become a fanatic?"

"I don't know!" Katsuragi Misato said irritably, then paused, and said quietly...

"But I can sense that Shinji has a very bad impression of NERV as a whole; he seems to think we're utterly wicked..."

"Perhaps that's true." Ritsuko Akagi focused her attention on the scene before her. The plunger quickly filled with the life-giving water. Without their guidance, Shinji Ikari, as if prepared, took a deep breath.

"There is no such thing as unconditional love; unconditional love is seeking a reward from heaven."

He murmured his last words, closed his eyes, and said softly.

"I'm so glad to see you, Mom."

Shinji Ikari opened his eyes to find himself in a pristine white space.

"Shinji...how could you..." A woman who looked seven-tenths like Shinji Ikari stared in astonishment at the boy before her, and also at herself in surprise.

Her soul had clearly merged with Unit-01! She had almost lost herself, yet she appeared here, perfectly conscious, and even saw her son here.

Then she noticed Shinji Ikari's priest's robes and cross, paused for a moment, and her face darkened.

—Gendo Ikari, what kind of son have you raised?!

She wanted to get closer to her son, but a sudden, intense sense of horror made her stop in her tracks.

"Who are you!!!"

She watched her son growl.

A joyful, playful smile spread across Shinji Ikari's face, who had been looking down. Then, his hand touched his cheek, and Shinji Ikari transformed into an 'angel'.

He was a black-haired youth wearing a white robe, with pure white wings and a golden halo above his head, looking exactly like an angel.

Unfortunately, in this world, angels represent something terrible—enemies of humanity.

"My name is Tsurugi, and I am a true angel."

The young man looked at Yui Ikari, the woman who had ultimately schemed against the entire world, with a delighted smile, and said with pleasure...

“As you can see, I am the ‘Lord’ whom your son worships and is closest to. Part of his soul has been infused with me, so you can think of him as me, but I am still me.”

Yui's gaze sharpened, but the next moment she realized that her connection with Unit-01 had been completely severed!

"You and your son should have a good talk." Tsugumi took off her glasses, sensing Shinji Ikari's gradually awakening self, and spoke with a cheerful tone.

"Me? I'll just go up and stretch a bit."

Tsugumi opened her eyes, looked at the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, stretched out her hands, and revealed a somewhat satisfied expression.

Despite undergoing a year of intensive training, this submissive's foundation was still lacking. He couldn't feel it when he was half-controlled, but when he was in complete control, he naturally felt somewhat unsatisfactory.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it's good enough!

"Synchronization rate...1000%?!"

Ritsuko Akagi stared in astonishment at the illogical numbers on the screen and exclaimed in surprise.

How is this possible?

While a higher synchronization rate between the pilot and the EVA is generally better, it's not always the case. A synchronization rate exceeding 70% can lead to mental contamination, and reaching 100% synchronization with the EVA's AT Field will result in the pilot being controlled by the EVA and gradually turning into LCL solution!

1000%? That's a theoretically impossible number!!!

Ritsuko Akagi suspected that the data displayed by the neural synchronization system might be erroneous, but the probability of such a data error on the MAGI supercomputer was infinitely close to zero!

"Shinji-kun, are you alright?!" Misato Katsuragi asked anxiously, grabbing the communication channel.

"Stop talking nonsense and let me out, or I'll go up myself."

The colder and more impatient tone startled Misato Katsuragi, but relieved to know he was alright, she immediately began preparing the order to attack.

"Shinji-kun, for your first battle, remember to protect the umbilical cable on your back. If it detaches, the built-in battery will only last for five minutes..."

Ignoring the noise of the communication channel, Tsurugi closed her eyes and familiarized herself with the sensations of this body.

"That brat..." Misato Katsuragi was furious, but there was nothing she could do. Soon, Unit-01 was quickly launched to the top of the elevator by the ejection procedure.

"Final safety device disengaged! EVA Unit-01, launch!" Misato Katsuragi shouted loudly.

Under everyone's tense gaze, Unit-01 suddenly made a human-like neck-twisting motion, clenched its fist, and walked towards the Third Angel, the Water Angel, in a strange but imposing posture.

As if sensing something, the water angel, despite being an apostle, made a human-like movement of shrinking back until Unit-01 was a hundred meters away from it.

"He's holding his head too high."

An arrogant voice came from the communication channel. Just as they were wondering who Shinji Ikari was talking to, a terrifying slash suddenly appeared on the Water Angel's body!

collapse! ! !

An invisible slash sliced ​​the water angel's body in two in an instant! Simultaneously, it cleaved hundreds of skyscrapers in the surrounding city in two!

"Is this the AT position?" Ritsuko Akagi whispered incredulously.

As an inviolable divine domain, the use of AT Field is naturally not limited to defense. This dimensional obstruction phenomenon is essentially a technique for using energy fields, and many apostles are already capable of making the most of AT Field.

But how could a human, especially one who has only just started piloting an EVA, manage to use the AT field to such an extent?

No one could answer their questions. The water angel, as if waking from a deep dream, rapidly regenerated amidst a shriek, and then shot towards Unit-01 in front of her.

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A cross-shaped spear of light was unleashed!

The light of destruction completely enveloped Unit-01, and this attack, which destroyed the entire coalition forces' attack, completely covered Unit-01!

"Shinji-kun!" Misato Katsuragi cried anxiously, but only an annoyed voice came through the communication channel.