Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Chapter 90 is even more terrifying than a rampage.

The eight-point light wheel emitted a dazzling light as it spun in the palm of Unit-01.

The intense energy pierced through the armor of Unit-01's hand, revealing a lifelike hand.

In a flash, Unit-01 swung its light wheel at the rapidly approaching light whip tentacles.

Upon contact, the Fourth Apostle's light whip tentacles snapped off and fell onto the city streets beneath his feet.

Then, amidst the incomprehensible gazes of everyone in the command room, he slashed the light wheel toward the Fourth Apostle's head!

"Click-click-click!"

The Fourth Apostle's AT Field unfolded in a colorful polygon, like a semi-transparent barrier, but it could not stop this beam of light at all!

Even without transforming, the power of this eight-point beam of light is still not to be underestimated. The AT field, which conventional firearms cannot penetrate, is like a fragile piece of glass at this moment.

"Crack!" The Fourth Apostle's AT field was forcibly torn apart, and the dazzling halo of light stole all its vision.

It only felt a flash of white light, and then...

Unit-01, wielding the light wheel, cleaved the Fourth Angel in two from head to toe, splitting it in two along with its core beneath its head!

"Unit-01's internal power supply has run out!"

"Unit-01, cease operations!"

"The Fourth Apostle... has lost vital signs!" the technicians in the command center reported hurriedly.

In the battlefield, the light wheel in Unit-01's hand had dissipated, and its slender, huge body stood hunched over, with the Fourth Angel split in two beneath its feet.

"We won...?" Misato Katsuragi stared at the corpse of the Fourth Angel on the screen, still in shock.

She was just worried that Shinji and Evangelion would get hurt, how could the Fourth Angel be wiped out in an instant?

Is that the power of Unit-01?

"This...how is this possible?"

"That kind of move..." Ritsuko Akagi, the developer, was completely stunned when she saw Unit-01 use the Eight-Point Light Wheel.

She knew better than anyone that it was definitely not the power of Unit-01.

That boy named Shinji must possess a secret beyond their imagination.

"They...they've defeated them."

"Mr. Natsuki, the monster has been defeated." Shinji thought to himself as he regained control of his body after the battle ended.

He sat in the cockpit, looking at the city filled with traces of battle and the corpses of the apostles, and he couldn't imagine that they had just defeated such a terrifying monster together.

"Well done, Shinji."

"We will transport Unit-01 back to base shortly," Misato Katsuragi's voice came through the communicator.

"Ah... okay," Shinji replied.

......

It was not difficult for Natsuki to eliminate the Fourth Apostle.

But after this battle, his intuition told him that the world was definitely not as simple as it seemed.

Angels... EVA... Gendo Ikari...

Each of these characters seems to have a secret behind them.

The vortex in this world may have already begun to turn.

I am currently in the middle of this vortex, and... because of my relationship with the young Shinji, I am right at the center of it.

Fortunately, he was not a small boat that could capsize at any moment in the whirlpool, but rather... an ark capable of changing the world.

......

After the Angels were defeated, the battle was lifted in Tokyo-3.

The damaged towers and the corpses of the Angels are being cleared by NERV's logistics personnel, and the battlefield will be cleaned up in no time.

And outside NERV's command center.

Ritsuko Akagi called out to Gendo Ikari, who was about to leave.

“Commander Ikari, I think we should investigate Shinji’s abnormality in more detail,” she said.

Whether it was his performance in the hangar or his performance piloting EVA Unit-01, Shinji had already surpassed all reason.

Out of caution, she believed they had to uncover the secrets surrounding Shinji.

"Hmm." Gendo Ikari nodded, responding calmly.

The abnormality in Shinji is indeed worrying, but he believes it is still within a controllable range. As long as Shinji is willing to eliminate the Angels, then everything will be fine.

He has more pressing matters to attend to right now, and having Ritsuko Akagi analyze Shinji's abnormalities is a good option.

After nodding and saying "Mm," Gendo Ikari walked past Ritsuko Akagi and continued towards one end of the corridor.

Behind him, Ritsuko Akagi's expression also showed a hint of helplessness.

“What a cold-hearted man,” she said.

After that, I set off for the laboratory.

......

She entered a laboratory used to analyze fragments of the apostles' bodies.

This laboratory preserves some of the Third Apostle's bodily tissues, and there are also dedicated researchers analyzing these materials.

As soon as she entered, she saw a man also wearing a white lab coat fiddling with instruments near the lab table.

"Dr. Connie, what are the results of the analysis?" she asked as she walked over.

Dr. Connie appears to be of British descent, with striking features, wearing silver-rimmed glasses, and sporting slightly wavy brown hair.

"There has been little progress."

"It's still quite a distance from what the Commander requires," Dr. Connie replied after hearing Ritsuko Akagi's voice.

In addition to studying the apostle's physical composition, he also had to analyze how the mysterious giant killed the apostle.

“Our commander really knows how to make things difficult for people,” Connie remarked casually.

“You’re right.” Ritsuko Akagi nodded in agreement.

“Tomorrow we will also examine Shinji’s body to find out the secret behind those abnormal behaviors,” she added.

"Today is Shinji's first time piloting Unit-01. Although his performance wasn't great at the beginning, he still managed to defeat the Angel in the end."

"And...it also used a power that Unit-01 shouldn't have possessed."

Connie stopped what he was doing, turned around and asked Ritsuko Akagi, "Power that Unit-01 shouldn't have... You mean berserk?"

In his memory, Unit-01 would awaken its own consciousness after running out of power, and would choose a reckless fighting style to protect Shinji Ikari, which could be called "Berserk".

“No, it’s not a berserk state.” To his surprise, Ritsuko Akagi shook her head.

"It is a light wheel with high energy intensity, capable of destroying the Apostle's AT field."

Connie was even more surprised when he heard this.

"Oh? A light wheel?" His eyes lit up instantly, as if he had realized something.

"So that's how it is."

Ritsuko Akagi didn't understand what he had realized either.

Looking at the Third Apostle's body structure.

He was asked, "What do you think of the mysterious giant that appeared earlier?"

Besides Shinji's unusual behavior, the Titans that appeared earlier are also something they must be wary of.

Then, the man said something she didn't understand.

“That giant… I think he is one of humanity’s comrades,” Connie Albert said with a slight smile.

Chapter 91 Shinji's Dream

"You did a great job today!"

"To perform like this on the first time you drive an EVA is truly a surprise to us."

Misato Katsuragi smiled and said to Shinji in the passenger seat as she drove.

The Angel's body has been recovered, and Unit-01 has been returned to the hangar. They're off duty now.

The UN's top officials were very satisfied with the performance of Unit 01 and increased the funding they were given to it significantly.

"Shinji, look over there." Misato Katsuragi stepped on the brakes and pointed out the window as they drove onto a hillside road.

The sun was setting, casting golden rays across the city.

After the battle, the defensive structures of the Third New Tokyo City descended underground, while normal living facilities rose up.

Citizens emerged from the shelters, and the bustling city instantly came alive again.

"That is the city you protect."

“You did something great today,” Misato Katsuragi said with a smile, patting Shinji on the shoulder.

Shinji listened and turned his gaze to the distant city.

Compared to Misato Katsuragi, Shinji's current vision is even more special, allowing him to see the expressions on people's faces from such a great distance.

They emerged from the shelter, their faces etched with the relief of surviving a catastrophe, talking to each other—each a vibrant life.

“I protected them… I protected them…” Shinji stared blankly at the people on the city streets.

Then she opened the car door and stood beside the car.

By concentrating and listening closely, he could hear several students discussing Unit-01. They were curious about who was piloting the robot and guessed that it must be someone very powerful.

Staring blankly at the distant city, Shinji felt a warm current inexplicably well up inside him, flowing through his limbs and bones.

He savored this feeling and thought... perhaps this is what pride is?