Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

"A fatal blow?"

"You don't even have a weapon right now!" Asuka retorted, enduring the pain of her beast form.

“Unit-00 is a weapon in itself!” Rei Ayanami answered decisively.

She was determined to protect this place and Shinji, and for this, she was willing to give up everything she had, even though she already had nothing.

Beside the lake at NERV headquarters, numerous ruins from buildings that had fallen from above were scattered all around. The Angel of Strength slowly turned its head to look at the two mechs rushing towards it.

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Thank you to [鱼鱼鱼z] for the generous donation and expert certification! Bonus chapter!

I will definitely make up for all the extra chapters.

Chapter 147 Brave Young Man, Go and Create a Miracle!

"Asuka... Rei..." Shinji, trapped in the abyss of memory, saw them, having given up everything at the last moment.

The beast-like Unit-02 and Unit-00 charged toward the Angel of Power.

"Does it look familiar?"

"These are all things you've experienced," his own voice rang out again.

Memories flooded back like a tide.

In one of the loops, he chose to escape, leaving NERV and EVA alone, wanting to become an ordinary person again and stay away from danger like an ordinary person.

The beast-transformed Unit 2 launched its final assault on the Angel of Power.

Rei Ayanami, a girl who is not good at expressing herself but has a very gentle heart, wanted to repair her relationship with her father. She used her final means in front of the Angel of Power.

Shinji watched as her Unit-00 was reduced to charcoal and devoured by Virtue.

"Anger and sorrow fill you, and they fill our hearts."

"Then, I went berserk." His own voice echoed with his memories.

His bleeding companions, and the successive loss of girls who were incredibly important to him.

The powerful Unit-01 tore apart Virtue's AT Field; it had only one wish: to save the gentle blue-haired girl.

However, what responded to the boy's strong feelings was an irreversible shock, and he became a disaster.

He failed to save the girl he loved, failed to protect anyone, and instead led the world to its end.

"That's it."

"Whenever you try to do something, whenever you try to get back on your feet, the world will respond with malice."

“It’s the same every time.” Countless figures appeared behind Shinji, each a reflection of himself in countless reincarnations.

The being named Shinji Ikari, in every cycle of reincarnation, every time he tries to open his closed heart, is repeatedly shut down by reality.

"You must be very tired, right?"

"Time and time again...loss...pain...sadness..."

"Stop."

"You can't save anyone. Every time you have that thought, someone will get hurt because of you."

"This is the world's malice towards you...and us."

These are his own voices, and these are memories he personally experienced. At the center of the vortex of fate, he clearly remembers every bit of malice the world has shown him.

Now all the memories of reincarnation rushed towards him, like the ocean of the entire earth rushing towards a flimsy sailboat.

What exactly are my true thoughts?

Which version of yourself in which cycle of reincarnation is the real you?

When countless lives and countless memories erupt in his mind at the same time, is he... still himself?

Personnel at NERV headquarters are rapidly evacuating, while the Virtue units outside the base have already engaged in combat with the Zoan Unit 2.

Like a wild beast, Unit 2 pounced on Miracle, frantically tearing at its AT field.

Mental pollution... and physical pain simultaneously erupted all over Asuka. She was almost fainting from the pain, but she still gritted her teeth, clinging to the last glimmer of hope, and launched a frantic attack on the Angel of Power.

"You bastard... I am... the best EVA pilot!" Asuka roared, her mind in turmoil.

She was sent flying by a casual blow from the Angel of Strength, losing an arm and having flesh torn off her left leg. But she couldn't care less about the pain and controlled Unit 2 to get up from the ground again.

Crawling on the ground, it continued its charge towards the Angel of Power.

Will he show up again?

But whether that idiot shows up or not, she will be here to prove that she is the best driver.

We will absolutely... protect this place!

"Go for it!" Asuka lunged at the Angel, using her mouth, left arm, and right leg to tear at its AT field, clearing a path for Unit-00.

The Angel's AT Field was too heavy; she could only tear through the thin layers in front of it.

All that's left is to rely on Unit Zero.

"Farewell...Shinji-kun." Rei Ayanami piloted Unit-00 across the AT field torn apart by Unit-02, reaching the depths and approaching Virtue. There was not a trace of regret in her eyes.

A blinding white light emanated from the orange body, seeping through the cracks in the armor plates, and the body began to expand in milliseconds.

"No!" Shinji Ikari screamed hysterically.

A glimmer of light appeared in his eyes as he lay in the abyss.

"Do you want to cause a disaster by trying to save her, just like in the past?"

"The price of saving others is that more people suffer." His own voice kept reminding him of the malice of this world.

Even so, I must fight!

"I promised her I would protect her... and safeguard her dreams!"

Shinji clenched his fist, turned around, and faced countless versions of himself, his eyes constantly shining.

"And... I also promised that person that I would overcome my fate and become the person I want to be!"

In my mind, the figure that had been encouraging me became clearer and clearer, and the concept of "self" gradually emerged from my memory.

Countless cycles of reincarnation, countless different choices, countless identical outcomes.

He has indeed experienced the world's malice towards him.

But this time it's different.

Unlike any other time.

"I have found my hope, and it will not abandon me. It will always guide me toward the light."

"As long as I expect... I can get a strong response."

"Yes... I can't give up. What I need to do is make my voice heard!"

The seawater called memories, no matter how turbulent, could not ultimately sink this little boat, because it was just seawater.

The memories of the past are incredibly heavy, but the true self is the present.

The shackles of the past can never bind the present self.

“You are all me from the past, so... you should understand this even more.”

"Even though the world has treated me with malice countless times, I have never given up."

"Time and time again, I am still searching for a solution to all of this."

"And this time, I don't want to close my heart inside anymore."

"I want to...embrace my light!"

Shinji's gaze was unwavering, and a golden light shone from his chest, illuminating his determined face.

Light filled the abyss, leaving darkness nowhere to hide.

All the "selves" before him became faint, which meant that he had broken free from the shackles of the past. They would eventually disappear, but before they disappeared, smiles appeared on their faces.

Because now I am able to break free from the cycle of reincarnation and challenge my own destiny.

"It certainly lived up to my expectations!"

"Let's go, Shinji!"

"Okay, Mr. Natsuki!"

Amidst the light, two figures collided their fists.

Chapter 148 Use the Specium Ray on him!

"Li, what are you doing!?"

Inside the NERV command center, Misato Katsuragi, who was among the last to evacuate, witnessed Unit-00's movements. Her eyes widened, and she couldn't bear to see this happen before her eyes.

This girl, though emotionally oblivious and only able to obediently follow orders, was like a beautiful puppet.

But she cares deeply about what others think; she just doesn't know how to respond. She always treats this world, which is completely unfamiliar to her, with gentleness.

“Rei…” Gendo Ikari remained silent as he watched Rei Ayanami make her choice.

"Boom!!"

Unit-00 rushed in front of the Angel of Power, its self-destruct program activated, and intense flames filled their entire screen.

Unit-00 self-destructed.

"The Apostle's AT position has not been completely broken. She knows that she cannot eliminate the Apostle with such an attack. She is just buying us time."

"Let's go, we can't waste this precious time." Professor Fuyutsuki looked at the screen with a complicated expression and said to Gendo Ikari beside him.

They were among the last to evacuate. Once they were gone, the base could be detonated.

However, the technicians in the command center had already left their seats and were preparing to evacuate.