Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Can you really abandon your weakness?

“Whenever someone dies in front of you, you choose to run away, and they die because of your weakness.”

"Does the world restarting mean that nothing ever happened?"

The fate of the world has changed. Thieves from outside the world are eroding its very essence, and everything is no longer stable. Cracks have appeared in the sealed memories.

Shinji sinks beneath the water's surface, and memories of countless cycles flood back like a tidal wave.

He boarded Unit-01 time and time again, witnessed the death of his companions time and time again, and tried to escape time and time again.

Every time he was put in the position of God, he chose to refuse to make amends and start all over again.

He has always been rejecting this world.

"The world restarts again and again, which is proof of your failure." His own voice rang in his ears.

Each cycle of reincarnation is a life.

Overwhelmed by a deluge of memories, Shinji can no longer discern which one is his true self.

Countless versions of himself and countless voices were active in his mind.

Which one is the real me?

“You are all me.”

"I am you, and you are me."

"These are all your past, a past you can never escape."

“That’s right…this is Shinji Ikari.”

The abyss surrounding Shinji has changed.

The situation in Tokyo-3 came into view, and he saw what was happening in the world right now.

The fourteenth apostle awakens in a new cycle of reincarnation and destroys the city.

Crushed defensive structures, collapsed buildings, sunken streets, and three EVA units in retreat.

"Asuka... Kaworu... Rei..." All three EVA units were damaged. If Kaworu hadn't been at the forefront, the other two units might have been destroyed long ago.

......

Asuka, controlling Unit-02, charged towards Miracle with the high-vibration particle sword, aiming to stab at its AT field. However, the high-vibration particle sword broke upon contact, and the subsequent impact sent her flying hundreds of meters.

"This apostle's AT field... is incredibly strong..."

It slid along the ruined streets, crashing into several buildings before finally coming to a stop.

"Unit 2 has a 47% damage rate!"

"The power cable has been cut, but the internal power supply can still last for five minutes!" the technician who was checking the status of Unit 2 reported.

Asuka was in excruciating pain, almost like her body was being torn apart. She managed to stay upright and tried to get up from the ground.

The orange-colored machine was also knocked away and landed next to Unit 2.

"Unit 0 has a 50% damage rate!"

"The pilot has lost consciousness!" the technician who was inspecting Unit 0 reported.

On the field, only Kaworu's Unit 3 was still holding on.

Chapter 146 Beasts

What is your purpose?

"Does death bring you such pleasure?" Kaworu Nagisa, bracing himself with the AT Field, stood in front of the Archangel and questioned the being possessing the Archangel.

He couldn't understand the other person's behavior.

The final dogma sealed within NERV headquarters is not Adam, but Lilith, who has no soul.

As apostles, their instinct is to return to Adam, so that they can evolve and change the world.

Simply fusing the Apostle's body with Lilith would only result in a destructive impact, preventing evolution and contradicting the instincts of the Apostles.

"I just want everyone to die."

"A very simple and pure purpose," the Ghost Angel said directly, without any pretense or explanation.

Only in this way can he obtain the most spacetime energy.

"The Seventeenth Apostle, the Angel of Freedom."

"To put it bluntly, he's just a weakling swayed by human emotions." The Ghost Angel held Kaworu Nagisa in utter contempt for his power, which led him to choose to mingle with humans.

He had already abandoned his humanity during his first mission.

That's why he's been able to survive until now.

"I will stop you here." Kaworu Nagisa unleashed his full AT Field, colliding with the Angelic AT Field, blowing away all the surrounding buildings and blocking the opponent's advance.

He doesn't hate humans, and he really likes things called emotions.

Moreover, he also has people he needs to protect.

Do you still think of yourself as Adam?

"You are merely a product of a human being fused with a portion of Adam's soul; you are not a god," the ghostly angel laughed.

Then he became serious: "You think you can stop me? Well... then try!"

"A second apostle reaction has appeared on the fourteenth apostle!"

"AT position, rapidly increasing!" Everyone in the command room held their breath at that moment.

In its normal state, the Virtue was already able to fight against three EVAs at the same time. Now, it can even enhance the strength of the AT Field!

"boom!!!"

The range of the AT field of the Angel of Force doubled instantly. The semi-transparent field erupted and directly blew the No. 3 unit in front of it away, which crashed heavily into the ruins!

It rejected everything around it!

The streets, the buildings reduced to ruins, and even the twenty-two layers of specially made armor plates below were all lifted up at this moment, pushed to more distant mountainous areas or fell into the sea. The armor plates below also fell directly into the hole below!

The Third New Tokyo City, destroyed!

Throughout the entire city, only the NERV headquarters, which was originally located in an underground cavern, remained; everything above it had vanished.

"Destroyed the city with a single blow..." The sunlight outside shone brightly into NERV headquarters. Inside the command room, Misato Katsuragi watched the Angel of Power slowly move downwards, her eyes filled with disbelief.

The bandages on the Angel of Power were removed, and its enormous head protruded downwards. The bandages that served as its body resembled tentacles, creating an absurd and eerie scene.

Power Angel, Second Form

"Is there... any way to stop it?" Misato Katsuragi subconsciously bit her nails, her hands trembling slightly. She had to come up with a solution at this moment.

"Everyone evacuate!" Gendo Ikari stood up and gave the evacuation order.

The enemy has already reached the headquarters, and evacuating all personnel from the base is the wisest decision at present.

"Could it be..." Misato Katsuragi guessed what he was going to do.

"Activate the final measures and destroy this place," Gendo Ikari said calmly, looking at her.

The base was designed with self-destruction mechanisms in mind, in case the Angels actually managed to reach this location.

Even if a self-destruction cannot destroy the Angel of Power, it can at least destroy Lilith's physical body below.

......

"Not yet...it's not time yet."

Hearing the sounds inside the command room, Rei Ayanami, inside Unit-00, woke up and forced herself to speak.

Due to the previous impact, all three machines were blown away and landed in the wilderness. However, even from this location, the huge void of Tokyo-3 can be seen.

She didn't want to see that base disappear as well.

The orange machine rose from the soil and strode forward.

"I...haven't..." Asuka, with blood on her forehead, gritted her teeth and, unwilling to admit defeat, controlled Unit-02 to get up.

Apart from Kaworu, who was at the very center of the impact, the two girls protected behind her had only a sliver of fighting power left.

Asuka believes she hasn't lost yet.

How could I possibly lose!

"Asuka, can you hear my voice?" Suddenly, another communication came through in the cockpit of Unit 2. The voice on the other end was very soft and sounded a lot like Rei Ayanami.

"Who are you?" Asuka asked, puzzled.

"Let me speak! Let me speak!" Following that voice came another energetic voice.

"I'll omit the details if they're not useful. In short, Unit 2 is a machine specifically designed for combat, and it also has a mode that can convert rationality into combat power in critical moments."

The startup command is...

Asuka listened blankly as the other person explained the information about Unit-02 to her, feeling somewhat confused. She was clearly Unit-02's dedicated pilot, so why did the other person know more about Unit-02 than she did?

"That's all then, good luck~" After saying that, the other party hung up the call.

Asuka nodded, wiped the blood from her forehead, and gripped the control stick tightly with both hands.

Pilot Unit 2 to catch up with Unit 0.

Upon reaching the hole above the headquarters, without the slightest hesitation, he leaped downwards.

He said, "Mode switch! Code—Beast Mode!"

Instantly, the crimson surface of Unit 2 began to writhe, the cockpit turned blood red, and the pain of flesh being torn apart and ripped out came through.

"Ugh!" Asuka endured the pain, her eyes fixed on the Angel of Power below.

EVA is a living being, not a machine, and this is fully reflected in Unit-02. The outer restraint armor has cracks, the bolts used to restrain the machine have popped out, the corners of its mouth are torn, and its body is hunched over, making it look like a scarlet beast!

"Damn it! Stop it right now!"

After landing, the second beast-transformed unit headed straight for the Angel of Power, its roaring mouth spraying saliva as it pounced on the enemy!

"I'm counting on you for the AT field. I'll deliver the fatal blow later!" Rei Ayanami said to Asuka in the communication as she followed closely behind in Unit-00.