Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

Lias discovered this.

The energy is then concentrated in the eyes, releasing two rays.

While still wrestling with Lias, Red King was caught off guard and struck in the eyes by the two rays, feeling a sharp pain.

Taking advantage of Red King's momentary lapse in concentration, Lias raised his foot and delivered a powerful front kick!

Chapter 94 The Gradually Opening Heart

The violent impact erupted in Red King's abdomen, kicking off large clumps of dust from between the skin of his body, after which Red King's entire body fell backward.

The monsters around them were closing in.

Lias decisively raised his left arm and hooked his right arm around his left wrist.

"Whoosh!!!" A Specium Ray burst forth instantly, striking the monster's face directly in front of it. Then, Lias immediately changed his angle, sweeping the Specium Ray around at an extremely fast speed.

These newly awakened monsters were completely stunned, their heads covered in charred marks.

"Boom!!" Lias also leaped into the air in an instant, the impact of the sonic boom spreading outwards.

Taking advantage of the high altitude, he crossed his arms in front of his chest, gathering immense energy, and then aimed at the monsters below, suddenly extending his arms horizontally.

Multiple decapitation strikes!

"Whoosh whoosh!"

White cross-shaped light blades were released from all parts of Lias's body, striking the ground in rapid succession!

Each of the eight monsters was struck by a blade of light, and their injuries accumulated again, causing large sections of their tough skin to crack open.

"That's amazing..."

"Such strength truly befits the elite of the Space Garrison." The Blue Clan scientist in the sky exclaimed in disbelief upon witnessing this scene.

The monsters they were helpless against could be dealt with by Lias alone, and they were truly envious of his fighting prowess.

Shinji Ikari was also intently watching the battle, wanting to learn more about Mr. Natsuki.

......

Until morning.

"Ring ring~"

The alarm clock, which had been set in advance, rang, pulling Shinji Ikari back to reality from his dream.

He rubbed his eyes and reached out to turn off the alarm clock.

Lying in bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"Is that Mr. Natsuki's power...?"

"That's amazing..."

He was still savoring the battle he had just witnessed, a battle even more thrilling than a science fiction movie, which had truly shocked him.

Having witnessed the power of monsters and giants of light, he is no longer so afraid of the apostles.

It seems like... the Apostles are just so-so.

Every monster in my dream could easily destroy Tokyo-3 in reality. Even if Unit-01 tried its best, it seemed impossible to defeat such monsters.

"Mr. Natsuki... Is Lias your former name?" Shinji sat up in bed and asked the question that had been on his mind.

He remembered that Mr. Natsuki did not mention this name when he introduced himself.

After he asked the question, the air remained quiet.

Mr. Natsuki's phantom did not appear.

"Huh?" Shinji was stunned for a moment.

Then he remembered that Mr. Xia Shu was still training in the mental space. He remembered it was twenty hours, and only nine hours had passed.

"I hope Mr. Natsuki's training goes well." He silently prayed for Natsuki in his heart.

After that, I got out of bed, got dressed, and washed up.

Today is the day he transferred schools; his student status has been transferred to the Third New Tokyo Municipal First Junior High School.

"Miss Misato, do you need me to prepare breakfast for you...?" Shinji opened the bedroom door and came to the living room. He had just called out to ask if he needed to prepare an extra breakfast, but it seemed that Misato Katsuragi had gone out early in the morning.

The shoes in the entryway were also taken, leaving him alone in the apartment.

In the past, he might have felt lonely, but now he feels less empty inside and is more energetic.

"Looks like I only need to prepare my own breakfast." After confirming that Misato Katsuragi wasn't home, Shinji stopped thinking about it, turned around, took out ingredients from the refrigerator, and prepared to cook. "I also need to prepare lunchboxes."

Shinji didn't receive much love growing up, but this also honed his ability to live independently.

In no time, he had tidied everything up and even cleaned up the trash in the house.

Carrying a trash bag, I walked out of the apartment and said to the empty space, "I'm going out."

This is an essential ritual in life, and it also represents Shinji trying to embrace his life.

The cracks in my closed heart are growing larger and larger over time.

......

Upon arriving at the school, the teacher helped him complete all the formalities.

Then I took him to the classroom.

"Classmates, this is our new student who transferred to our class today. I hope you can all get along well in the future," the teacher said, pointing to Shinji and introducing him to the students.

Because of the battles yesterday and the day before, many people realized that Tokyo-3 is not a safe place. Most of the people who have the financial means have left, and some of the students in this class have also transferred to other schools. One-third of the seats in the class are empty, and perhaps some more will transfer away in the future.

It's very rare for someone like Shinji to voluntarily move to such a place.

"Hello everyone, I'm Shinji Ikari. I hope we can get along well in the future." Shinji encouraged himself in his heart, went to the blackboard, wrote his name, and then tried to smile as he spoke to his classmates.

"Eh...transfer student."

"They actually switched in at a time like this."

"She's quite pretty."

"He's actually a handsome young man."

Shinji's self-introduction quickly sparked discussion within the class.

Shinji also noticed a familiar figure sitting by the window.

She was wearing the same school uniform as the other girls, and the bandages on her body had not yet been removed, making her look somewhat pitiful. She rested her chin on her uninjured hand and looked out through the glass, seemingly indifferent to everything happening in the classroom, like a solitary flower blooming on a high mountain.

'I remember her as... Rei Ayanami?'

Shinji remembered her name; the two had just met in the hangar yesterday.

'Her injuries...she's recovered enough to move around so quickly?'

He remembered that Rei Ayanami could only lie in a hospital bed at the time, and with the recovery ability of a normal person, it should be impossible for her to regain her mobility in such a short period of time.

But the truth is that the other person was already sitting in the classroom.

It seems there are still many things he doesn't know about the NERV base.

Shinji, carrying his schoolbag, sat down in his seat, planning to strike up a conversation with Rei Ayanami during his lunch break.

He was still very curious about this girl who was also an EVA pilot like himself.

Moreover, he remembered that Mr. Natsuki needed to gather intelligence, so he decided to start with Rei Ayanami.

At this moment, Rei Ayanami, who had been silently gazing at the sky, suddenly made a move.

She took out her cell phone from her bag, the one she used to contact headquarters.

There is a line of text above.

[After school today, you and Shinji both need to come to the base for a physical examination.]

She nodded silently.

Reply with these two words.

Chapter 95 exploded.

"In the year 2000, a giant meteorite fell in Antarctica, causing all the Antarctic glaciers to melt, sea levels to rise instantly, and the Earth's magnetic field to be strongly affected."

"The global ecosystem has been altered by the disappearance of Antarctica. In this catastrophe, thousands of species went extinct, and half of humanity died as a result."

"This is the second impact."

Inside the classroom, a history teacher with gray hair is explaining the history of the world. The students below have laptops on their desks for class. Some are listening attentively, while most are daydreaming.

According to this teacher, the meteorite that flew from space destroyed the Antarctic continent. This catastrophic event is called the Second Impact. The First Impact must be the meteorite that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Shinji Ikari was deep in thought during class.

Then the teacher continued, "Our original Tokyo was submerged by the tsunami, and the government then established the Second New Tokyo in the former Matsumoto City as our new capital."

"For a period of time after the completion of Tokyo-2, the government began constructing an even safer and more robust fortress, which is Tokyo-3, where we are now located. This is a capital city that is expected to replace Tokyo-2..."

The information this teacher provided is all publicly available information from the government.

But Shinji, the pilot of EVA Unit-01, knew that things were far from simple.

"The second impact..."

"Third New Tokyo City..."

Shinji took out a notebook and started writing and drawing on the paper, marking important points and his own thoughts.

Mr. Natsuki will definitely need this information when he wakes up tonight.

The second impact caused the Antarctic continent to disappear and countless species to become extinct. This was definitely not caused by a meteorite. There must be some inside story behind it that he does not know.

While the Third New Tokyo City is ostensibly intended to replace the Second New Tokyo City as the capital, its actual purpose is to block the Angels.

After the existence of these apostles was discovered, the citizens who had come to Tokyo-3 for safety reasons gradually began to leave.

"The information that was made public was indeed all fabricated..." Shinji realized this.