Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

The ground gates near Unit-01 opened, and a steel structure quickly rose up, revealing a massive firearm specifically designed for Unit-01.

Conventional weapons are ineffective against the Angels because they are surrounded by something called the AT Field.

The EVA series mobile suits also possess AT fields. When the two fields cancel each other out, the EVA can use weapons to defeat the Angels.

“…Okay,” Shinji replied.

Just as I was about to get Unit-01 up, the Fourth Angel's attack came again.

The high-energy light whip lashed at the half-rising Unit-01, causing the outer armor to melt and crack. The intense pain was transmitted to Shinji, who cried out in agony.

"Is this the government's secret weapon?"

"They don't seem that strong..." On a distant hilltop, two boys who had run away from the shelter were holding binoculars. The boy wearing glasses looked at the scene and said doubtfully.

They knew the government must have weapons specifically designed to fight such giant monsters, but they didn't expect it to be a large robot, let alone that the robot was so weak.

"Are we going to lose...?"

"Stand up!" another boy in a black jacket shouted.

If this giant robot is defeated, the city will be utterly doomed.

"Imagine yourself moving... stand up... and then pick up a weapon..." Inside the cockpit, Shinji endured the pain and maneuvered Unit-01 to the side, then slowly got up from the ground, looking at the weapons in the building next to him, constantly reminding himself what to do.

If he were alone on the battlefield, he would probably be too scared to leave by now.

But he knew he wasn't alone; a voice was encouraging him.

At the very least... he will give it his all.

"Boom boom boom!"

Driven by Shinji's strong will, Unit-01 started running and came to the building containing the weapon, reaching out to pick it up.

However, the apostle acted even faster than him.

"Crack! Crack!"

The Fourth Angel lashed out with two beams of light, causing widespread destruction around its body, including the weapon Shinji was about to pick up and Unit-01.

Shinji was thrown out once again, his body was damaged even more severely, and unimaginable pain shot straight to his mind.

Fighting... is definitely not for me...

Shinji realized amidst the intense pain that he was too inexperienced and simply couldn't handle this life-or-death battle.

"This is your first battle, and your performance is already better than many warriors." A comforting voice came just as he was feeling despair.

"Leave the rest to me."

As the two souls communicated, another commotion erupted in the command room.

"Less than two minutes left!"

"Shinji! Don't just stand there!" Misato Katsuragi shouted as she saw Unit-01 standing motionless on the ground.

Meanwhile, the technicians who were checking the status of Unit-01 exclaimed in surprise.

"The synchronization rate between the pilot and Unit-01 is rapidly decreasing!"

"Thirty percent...twenty percent...five percent...zero!"

"The synchronization rate between the pilot and Unit-01 has reached zero! Unit-01 is about to cease all activity!"

"Wait... something's not right!"

"Unit-01 is moving again!"

Chapter 89: Unit-01 used the Eight-Point Light Wheel!

"Unit-01's system should have already stopped."

"Why is it moving again?"

Inside the command center, Ritsuko Akagi stood beside the remote control console, her red lips slightly parted, unable to comprehend such things that were beyond the realm of science.

The pilot's synchronization rate is zero, the system stops, and there is not much power left in the machine. So why can Unit-01 still move?

"Could it be... a berserk state?" Ritsuko Akagi even wondered if Unit-01 was acting on its own will.

“This state…” Gendo Ikari crossed his arms and rested them on the table, looking at the screen showing the Evangelion Unit-01 in action, and frowned slightly.

This doesn't look like a runaway berserk act at all.

In the battlefield of Neo-Tokyo, the Fourth Angel once again wielded its light whip, lashing out at Unit-01.

Faced with the incoming light whip, Unit-01 reacted extremely quickly to dodge the attack, performing a somersault to retreat and letting the light whip land on the ground, leaving two charred marks.

Then, before the Fourth Apostle could retract his light whip, he raised his hand and threw the destroyed half of the steel tower beside him as a cannonball.

"Whoosh!" The heavy building flew over instantly, filling the Fourth Apostle's entire field of vision.

"Snap!" It swung its light whip, splitting the half of the steel tower in two.

However, after the tower cracked open and its vision returned, what it saw was a fist that came crashing down like lightning!

Fourth Apostle: "!!!"

Unit-01 pierced through the cracked building, delivering a powerful punch that landed precisely on the flat head of the Fourth Angel.

The Fourth Apostle's figure flew backward instantly, crashing into the steel towers behind him, shattering two of them and leaving dents.

Two boys watching the game from a distance with binoculars shouted, "Well done!"

"This guy seems to have suddenly woken up, he's amazing!"

The giant robot had previously tripped over its own feet and was forced to retreat under enemy attacks, leading them to believe that it was doomed.

It still looks like they have a good chance of winning.

"This combat power... truly worthy of Unit-01." Professor Fuyutsuki praised Unit-01's outstanding performance.

"Shinji, keep this up, don't give the Angels a chance to breathe!" Misato Katsuragi finally saw a glimmer of hope for victory. After reminding Shinji, she also had spare weapons delivered to Unit-01.

“The synchronization rate between the pilot and Unit-01 has reached zero, so the AT field should have disappeared as well.” Ritsuko Akagi was deeply surprised to see this.

AT positions are almost absolute defensive positions; the AT positions of large apostles like the Third and Fourth Apostles can almost completely isolate all conventional attacks.

Only by having Unit-01, which also possesses an AT field, neutralize the other's field with its own can damage be inflicted.

However, Shinji's synchronization rate with Unit-01 has reached zero, so the AT Field should have disappeared by now.

How exactly did Unit-01 manage to defeat the Fourth Angel?

Ritsuko Akagi was completely baffled and could only think of absurd possibilities.

'Could it be that... without relying on the AT Force, they defeated the Fourth Angel's AT Force solely through brute force?'

The more she thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

How can this be?

After this battle, she must thoroughly inspect Unit-01.

Of course, this is all predicated on Unit-01 successfully defeating the Fourth Angel.

"The built-in power supply is only enough for Unit-01 to operate for one minute and twenty seconds. Time is running out..." She looked at the screen, a hint of worry in her voice.

The Fourth Angel had risen from the shattered steel tower, its tentacles on its abdomen writhing wildly, attempting to attack Unit-01 once more.

"Is it wrapped in something like a barrier on the outside...?" Inside the cockpit of Unit-01, Natsuki looked at the Fourth Angel, who had risen again, and pondered.

He aimed his punch at someone who would kill him, but the semi-transparent force field around this thing neutralized most of the force.

"Wow, that's amazing... Mr. Natsuki." Shinji watched from an outsider's perspective as Natsuki piloted Unit-01 and repelled the Angel with a single strike. His performance was far superior to his own.

"It's nothing, I'm going to finish this quickly." Natsuki controlled Unit-01 to dodge the light whip that was attacking again, and then his expression became serious.

He could sense that the outer armor of Unit-01 was a suppressor used to restrict the main body of Unit-01. If the main body of Unit-01 was still in combat mode after the power of the unit was completely reduced to zero, the main body of Unit-01 might awaken.

Unit-01 after its awakening will be much more difficult to control than it is now.

"Shinji, use the guns you have!" Misato Katsuragi's voice rang out over the communicator.

The ground gates next to Unit-01 had opened, and a building containing weapons quickly rose up; the weapons inside were spares.

“No need,” Xia Shu replied in the communication.

"No need?" Misato Katsuragi was taken aback when she heard this. Did Shinji not need weapons to eliminate the Angels?

This battle, full of twists and turns, made her start to doubt her own command experience.

One unexpected thing after another happened.

"Shinji..." Gendo Ikari kept his eyes glued to the screen, his hands clasped together, motionless.

He didn't know what had happened to his son, but judging from the current situation, it wasn't all bad.

As long as the apostles can be eliminated...

"Watch out, Mr. Natsuki!" Shinji warned Natsuki as the Fourth Angel rushed toward Unit-01.

“As expected,” Xia Shu replied.

Then, Unit-01 took a step, kicking up layers of flying stones as it stepped on the ground, and actually charged towards the Fourth Angel.

“Not using weapons… is too dangerous,” Misato Katsuragi said, frowning as she watched Unit-01’s movements.

Shinji wouldn't listen to her commands at all, and she guessed that this might be due to the rebellion of the young people, since they were putting too much pressure on Shinji.

Actions taken in the heat of the moment rarely yield good results. Even if we win this battle, Unit-01 will suffer considerable damage.

Shinji, as the pilot, will experience the same pain as Unit-01.

"Shinji, calm down!" She still chose to let Shinji calm down and fight.

However, it was too late for her to say this; the two sides on the battlefield were already less than 100 meters apart.

The Fourth Angel extended its light whip tentacles, this time preparing to bind Unit-01.

Unit-01 did something that none of them could have imagined.

White energy rapidly condensed in the palm of Unit-01's right hand, spinning to form a serrated halo of light!