Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

The resurrected body was completely devoid of its former power; its potential was fully exhausted, and it could no longer even use the techniques it had mastered back then.

He was really hit hard at the time.

However, after learning that the boy he had watched grow up had become a great hero, he felt relieved, at least all his efforts had not been in vain.

After undergoing rehabilitation in the Land of Light for a period of time and finding it ineffective, he had the idea of ​​returning to the planet he used to protect.

So he returned to Shananim, a planet that held countless memories for him.

However, things didn't go so smoothly afterward.

When the monster attacked, he immediately sent out his Ultra Sign, but he was unable to defeat the monster and was parasitized by it. Before the reinforcements from the Land of Light arrived, the civilization of Planet Shananim had already been destroyed.

This was the real blow that dealt him the biggest blow.

His last vestige of passion as a soldier was extinguished, and he realized that he was no longer suited to be on the front lines. It was time to hand over the stage to the younger generation.

"I use this trick every time I encounter a mentally challenged enemy."

"Don't you have any new tricks?" Natsuki couldn't help but complain as these memories continued.

The first time I used this skill, the effect was quite good, but I did suffer a significant blow.

However, over the years he had served in the Space Garrison, he had made many enemies, some of whom were the kind of people who would haunt him. After learning that his combat power had been greatly reduced, they all secretly came out.

One or two psychological attacks can be quite effective, but after a while... people start to become immune.

"No...that's not it..."

"I don't want to kill you..."

In her memories, the past Natsuki knelt on the destroyed planet Shananim, while the present Natsuki is experiencing everything from the past firsthand.

"It's not over yet, is it because of Shinji's side?" Natsuki pondered for a moment and guessed the reason behind it.

I am quite familiar with psychological attacks, so they don't affect me much.

But it's hard to say about Shinji.

“To forcibly break all of this... No... This would have a very serious negative impact on Shinji.”

"A person's inner problems must be overcome by themselves."

“Always having me solve his problems will only create dependency.” Natsuki chose to trust Shinji, believing that she wouldn’t misjudge him, and also that the situation outside wasn’t too serious. “Let’s wait and see… that kid can definitely do it.”

"But looking back, it was indeed a very difficult time..."

Looking at every detail in her memories, Natsuki couldn't help but recall the dark experiences she had gone through back then.

After the destruction of Shananim, he went mad, searching everywhere for the bastard who had parasitized him, vowing to chop him into mincemeat.

But that guy was too cunning. After destroying Shananim, he immediately chose to escape, and also extracted a lot of information from his head.

It's incredibly difficult to catch an enemy with such parasitic abilities, and Natsuki has been unable to find it.

At that time, I was greatly affected and fell into depression.

His comrades from the Space Garrison came to comfort him, but the fact that he had killed the person he cherished with his own hands was unchangeable.

It took him a long time to recover.

And from then on, he never dreamed again.

He abandoned the name Lias and chose the name Xia Shu for himself, because the trees on the planet Shananim only grow in summer, he liked the trees on Shananim very much, and the first character of the planet's name was also Xia.

He will never forget that day, but he also knows that the people he cherishes would not want him to sink into despair like this.

So he began to face life with a completely different attitude than before, giving the stage to young people and taking on easier tasks himself. While carrying out these unimportant tasks, he searched for the bastard who had parasitized him.

From Lias to Natsuki, he originally thought that his life might just pass by like this.

But fate always likes to play tricks on people.

Hikari somehow acquired a bracelet that actually repaired his body, restored his potential, and allowed him to continue moving forward.

Add to that the crisis in his hometown... and the unfulfilled revenge, and this old man once again found his fighting spirit.

“Even an old guy like me has perked up.”

"Young people should be stronger than me."

"Right, Shinji?"

......

"Unit-00, ready." Rei Ayanami controlled Unit-00 as it walked out of NERV headquarters, arriving at the designated position under command, gripping the Spear of Longinus tightly with a serious look in her eyes.

"Move out!" Misato Katsuragi ordered from the command center.

After receiving the order, Rei Ayanami controlled Unit-00 to begin a running start. Based on the calculations and predictions of the technicians, she hurled the Spear of Longinus into the sky with all her might when she reached the throwing position!

The crimson Spear of Longinus broke the sound barrier instantly and locked onto the Bird Apostle in the satellite orbit. Ignoring gravity, it pierced straight towards the Bird Apostle.

The bird apostle detected the attack and deployed an AT field in an attempt to block the crimson spear.

However, its AT field began to dissolve the moment it came into contact with the Spear of Longinus, a spear that could completely disregard AT fields, the roots of the Tree of Life.

The bird apostle's core was instantly pierced, emitting a silent howl.

"The apostles have been destroyed!"

"The Spear of Longinus continues its advance and has embedded itself in the lunar surface!" reported the technician who was watching the scene via satellite.

The operation was a success.

They successively destroyed the Sky Angels and Bird Angels.

Based on the previous occurrences of two apostles, they can take a breather for now.

"An Apostle reaction has occurred again!"

"The location... is beneath Unit-01's feet!"

Chapter 145 The Strongest Apostle

"Damn it, is the attack still not over?!"

Misato Katsuragi looked worried upon hearing the technician's report.

On the battlefield outside the Third New Tokyo City, the mountains and trees were cracked by the impact of the fully activated AT field. In the chaotic battlefield, a dark shadow appeared under the feet of the motionless Unit-01 and expanded rapidly.

"This is... the reversed AT position."

"Do you want to swallow Shinji?" After the Bird Angel was killed by the Spear of Longinus, Kaworu stopped his full AT Field activation and turned around, noticing the strange thing under Unit-01's feet.

Inside the command center, Albert, witnessing this scene, snatched the microphone from Misato Katsuragi's ear and hurriedly reminded the EVA pilots.

"Get away from that shadowy figure!"

"Its reversed AT field will devour all matter within its range and pull it into the imaginary space known as the Dirac Sea!"

"If you approach rashly, you will be swallowed up too!"

Unit-01 had already blended into the shadows; they couldn't afford to lose three more EVAs.

"So what should we do?"

"Are we just going to stand by and watch?" Asuka questioned over the communicator.

Unit-01, along with the surrounding soil and rocks, was swallowed by the black shadow, and above this black shadow, a huge black and white sphere appeared.

The Twelfth Apostle, the Angel of Night

“No…the real enemy probably hasn’t appeared yet. Right now, you are the last line of defense,” Albert explained.

"This is the twelfth apostle, the Night Angel. The shadow below is its true form, while the sphere above is merely a projection."

"The only way to destroy it is to start from within."

“The bird angel has been destroyed, the mental attack has been interrupted, and Shinji and Natsuki will wake up soon. I believe that the night angel alone cannot hold them back.”

"Now... what we must do is find a way to deal with the real enemy."

Albert turned his gaze to the screen on the other side of the command room.

On the calm surface of the Pacific Ocean, a strange and enormous figure emerged, its body wrapped in countless huge gray-black straps, resembling a coffin symbolizing death, with its skull embedded in the center. It floated and flew in this self-enclosed posture.

The Fourteenth Apostle, the Angel of Power, First Form

At the same time, the technician's report rang out: "Another Apostle fluctuation has appeared! The value of this AT field... is that of an Apostle with the strongest AT field currently available!"

"The fourteenth apostle, and also the apostle with the strongest power, the Angel of Power." Albert clenched his fists unconsciously as he watched the Angel of Power about to land and head towards the location of the Third New Tokyo City.

The deployment of this apostle signifies only one thing: the enemy is about to launch a full-scale attack.

"This is the fourth apostle to appear today... Is it trying to wipe us out?" Misato Katsuragi said, frowning as she saw the Angel of Power.

The Psychic has entered the Japanese mainland, traversed the mountains, and is heading straight for the location of NERV headquarters in Tokyo-3.

Sensing the appearance of the Angel of Power, the Night Angel also reacted and wanted to engage in battle with it, but the Unit-01 it had just devoured was inside its body and could not be digested, which instead caused it to malfunction and freeze in place.

"Boom boom boom!"

All the defense facilities around the Third New Tokyo City were activated, and the dense array of gun emplacements opened fire on the Victory Angels simultaneously, with smoke and fire filling the entire mountainous area.

"boom!!!"

However, all the firepower was blocked by the Angel's AT Field. As it extended the AT Field outward, all the defensive facilities in front were blown away, and some of the city buildings behind were also razed to the ground.

Fortunately, when the Sky Angels appeared earlier, they had already evacuated the citizens of Third New Tokyo to other cities; otherwise, this attack would have killed tens of thousands of people.

A single strike could cripple NERV's defenses.

After overcoming the obstacles, the Angel entered the city and continued its journey towards the location of NERV headquarters.

"Kaori, Rei, Asuka, it's up to you!" In the command room, Satomi Katsuragi said to the three pilots heading to a new battlefield.

EVA Unit-00, EVA Unit-02, and EVA Unit-03 stood in front of the Angels.

It became their last line of defense.

......

......

"Shinji Ikari".