Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

“Let’s go, Yui.” Professor Fuyutsuki looked at Yui Ikari. “I’ll take you somewhere to settle down first.”

It is inconvenient for the deceased to show their faces freely.

This base is ultimately crowded with people and eyes.

“Okay.” Yui Ikari nodded.

"Shinji, you should come too," Professor Fuyutsuki said to Shinji.

It's clearly better for the mother and son to be together.

But Shinji shook his head and refused.

“No, I still have things to do at a time like this,” Shinji said firmly.

Transform immediately upon encountering an enemy; this is not a wise choice.

However, he can fight even without transforming.

"Could it be..." Professor Fuyutsuki immediately realized, "You're going to pilot Unit-01?"

"No, your synchronization rate with Unit-0.1 is probably less than 0.1% right now."

Yui Ikari's soul has already separated from Unit-01, so Shinji cannot activate Unit-01.

"It doesn't matter."

"Mr. Natsuki said that only unqualified drivers would consider the synchronization rate." Shinji clasped his hands together, a confident smile on his lips, looking completely passionate.

After saying that, he ran towards the door of the office floor.

"This child... really." Professor Fuyutsuki could only shake his head with a helpless smile.

"Shinji like this... is quite adorable too." As a mother, Yui Ikari felt a sense of relief looking at Shinji like this.

This is what a young man should look like.

Chapter 134 The Angel of Music

"They're here! They're here! They're here!"

"The time has finally come for me to show off my skills!"

Asuka was extremely excited after receiving the sortie order. After changing into her red combat suit, she went straight into Unit-02's insertion plug.

He skillfully started up the second unit system, his mind filled with the idea of ​​making a big splash.

"Let me warn you upfront, don't steal my thunder during the battle later," Asuka said to Rei Ayanami via the communicator.

In the last battle against the Angels, Shinji the alien stole the show, and she accomplished nothing.

However, she later realized that she couldn't argue with an alien.

Now, the Angel has reappeared, determined to prove herself to be the strongest pilot among humans.

“Hmm.” Rei Ayanami responded calmly from inside Unit-00.

She genuinely had no competitive spirit; she was content as long as she could complete the task.

"What? This is so boring." Asuka pouted when she saw her reaction.

The most awkward thing in the world is having only a straight man and no one to play the supporting role.

Doesn't this guy have any competitive spirit at all?

"Asuka, Rei, the target is in the bay of Third New Tokyo City, and is approaching the shore." Misato Katsuragi also arrived at the command room, quickly assessed the situation, and began to give orders. "This time, we must eliminate them before they land."

The defenses of the Third New Tokyo City were partially destroyed in the previous battle with the Fourth Angel of Day, and were severely damaged in the battle with the Fifth Angel of Thunder. The current repair progress is less than halfway complete. At present, only the residential areas of the citizens can be moved underground, and it is unable to provide much reinforcement in the battle.

The two EVAs were transported from the base to the ground, and then transported by large transport aircraft to the Third New Tokyo Port.

......

“The Seventh Apostle...the Angel of Music.” Gendo Ikari, who had arrived at the command room, sat on the high platform and recognized the identity of the huge figure that was partially exposed in the harbor.

The humanoid, purple, gigantic body resembles a bat, with crescent-shaped legs, arms directly connected to the head, and no neck.

The Seventh Apostle, the Angel of Music

"The Angels are about to land! EVA Unit-02 and EVA Unit-00, arrive at your combat positions!" The technician in the command center reported the situation on the scene and projected the image onto the large screen.

In a harbor where many half-submerged buildings have sunk into the sea, two EVAs descend from the sky, dragging extremely long power cables, one wielding a firearm and the other a spear made of a special alloy.

"Target locked, operation commenced." After locking onto the target in the cockpit, Rei Ayanami pulled the trigger, attempting to use firepower to prevent the Angel of Music from landing.

In the concealed monitoring room above the command room at NERV headquarters.

“Teacher Fuyutsuki, that child…” Yui Ikari stared at the image displayed on the large screen in the command room, and was slightly lost in thought after seeing the blue-haired girl.

It's so similar... The girl's appearance is so similar to my past self.

“That’s right. That girl is a clone created by Gendo using your DNA fused with Lilith’s cells. Moreover, within that body is Lilith’s unawakened soul.” Professor Fuyutsuki stood beside her, also staring at the command room, and answered.

Originally, this girl was also one of their tools.

"Use my DNA?" Yui Ikari asked in surprise.

"So... does that mean she's also my child?"

She had considered that Gendo Ikari might do something extreme, but to treat a life as a tool so casually was too cruel.

“No, your DNA only accounts for a part; the majority is Lilith’s DNA,” Professor Fuyutsuki replied. “When Lilith’s soul awakens within her, it will transcend the realm of humanity.”

Because of the genes inherited from the Creator, Rei Ayanami cannot be viewed as an ordinary human being.

"Is that so... But that child must be very lonely inside." Looking at Rei Ayanami's image, Yui Ikari could feel her incompleteness as a human being.

Professor Fuyutsuki did not respond further.

They hadn't treated Rei Ayanami as a human being before.

......

"Watch me finish it off with one blow!"

While Unit-00 maintained its firepower, Asuka seized the opportunity, piloting Unit-02 and wielding an alloy spear, leaping to the Angel on the shallow shore.

He brandished his spear with all his might.

The powerful force sliced ​​through the angel of music's head vertically across its entire body, splitting it in two and revealing purple flesh with no organs inside.

"Success!"

"My first kill!" Asuka shouted happily upon seeing this achievement.

Indeed, I am the best human pilot.

She turned around, just as she was about to take credit, when suddenly something unexpected happened!

The music angel, which he had split in two, suddenly made a twisting movement, and its two halves of body were restored to a complete body in a series of flesh and blood writhing. The enemy suddenly turned from one into two!

"Eh..."

Asuka, who was closest, was instantly attacked by the Angels. Both Music Angels swung their arms at the same time, knocking Unit-02 away.

With a splash, it landed in the seawater, with half of the second unit's body above the water's surface.

"Rat-a-tat-tat!" Seeing Asuka being knocked down by the Angel, Rei Ayanami immediately controlled Unit-00 to launch an attack, sweeping the machine gun to slow down the Angel's advance as much as possible.

"It's an apostle with the ability to split... This is troublesome." Misato Katsuragi frowned when she saw this scene in the command room.

They initially thought they had the advantage, as it was two against one.

But the situation changed so quickly.

"Asuka, get out of the Angel's attack range!"

"Use ranged weapons and avoid close combat!" Misato Katsuragi ordered.

If Unit 2 were to lose its combat capability at this time, it would be a real problem.

"No, it's too late!"

The music angels moved very quickly. The moment they knocked down Unit 2, they rushed forward. One used the AT field to defend against Unit 00's attack, while the other pounced on Unit 2.

"You despicable bastard...get out of my way!" Asuka controlled Unit-02 to deploy its AT field to defend against the Angel's attack, while simultaneously ejecting the high-vibration particle blade from her shoulder armor.

Grab the high-vibration particle knife and plunge it into the abdomen of the music angel.

The knife struck the core of the music angel, causing it to roar in pain.

However, simply breaking through one core of the music angel is not enough.

The music angel reached out and grabbed Unit 2, strangling it by the neck. The pain was transmitted to Asuka simultaneously, causing her to let out a scream.

The core of the Music Angel is also being repaired at a visible speed.

"The split individuals... must their cores be destroyed simultaneously?" Seeing this, Misato Katsuragi quickly determined the key to this battle.

"In this situation..."

"Huh? Why is Unit-01..." She was pondering a solution when suddenly news came from the command center that Unit-01 had been transported to the ground.

Unit-01 should be unable to start up by now, and... she hasn't received sortie permission from Unit-01 either.

“It was my consent.” Gendo Ikari, sitting on the high platform, looked at the screen and said in a deep voice.

Chapter 135 Smoke Bomb and the Real Attack (Bonus Chapter)

"We're out of ammunition." Unit-00, holding its gun, quickly ran out of bullets. Rei Ayanami swiftly tossed the gun aside and prepared to pick up another gun that had been placed beside her.

But how could the Angel of Music possibly give her the chance to change her weapon?

He leaped to the front of Zero's fuselage and swung his arm to strike!

Rei Ayanami had no choice but to take the attack head-on, parrying with her arms, but she was still entangled by her opponent.

The Angel of Music constantly uses its own AT Field to counteract Unit-00's AT Field. This characteristic of the Angel makes it easy to catch opponents off guard in the first battle.

Just when both EVAs were entangled by the Angels.

"Knock knock...knock knock knock!"

A series of heavy footsteps sounded and grew closer to them.