Ultraman grunts? Call me Space Policeman outside!

"That's something even N2 landmines can't kill..."

Upon hearing that the giant had destroyed the apostle with a mere physical impact, the figures were somewhat surprised.

It seems that the giant is more dangerous than they imagined.

Chapter 98 Rewriting Tragedy

“However, since the giant has destroyed the apostles, we don’t need to oppose him at least for now.” Another figure spoke up, seemingly knowing something about the giant. “If things go smoothly, we can even use that giant to help us destroy the apostles.”

“Use it… I understand.” Gendo Ikari nodded.

These are all members of the Human Instrumentality Project Committee, whose common goal is to complete the Human Instrumentality Project and thus achieve the evolution of all humanity.

They will stop at nothing to achieve this.

"By the way, how's the pilot of Unit-01 doing? I heard your relationship with your son isn't very good," a figure asked.

These people were all monitoring Gendo Ikari's actions, urging Gendo Ikari and his NERV to eliminate the Angels.

"no problem."

"Everything is under my control," Gendo Ikari said confidently, adjusting his sunglasses.

......

Soon, the meeting is over.

The empty office that occupied one floor of Gendo Ikari lit up, and the vast space outside the base could be seen through the surrounding windows.

"Shinji's situation is not important."

"Being able to pilot Unit-01 to kill the Angel has already achieved our goal." Gendo Ikari remained in his original posture, pondering in his mind, "As for that giant... we can't obtain any more information about him until he reappears."

Their plan is progressing smoothly, and all unexpected events are currently under control.

Gendo Ikari's own plans are also being gradually implemented.

He took a specially made encrypted phone from under his desk drawer and dialed a number.

"It's me." The call connected quickly, and he said.

"How is Unit 2 doing?"

"Is it nearing completion...?"

"We can prepare to ship them from Germany to Japan. Now we need to replenish our combat strength to deal with any unforeseen circumstances."

They currently have two EVA units in their base: Unit-00 and Unit-01.

Unit-00's activation experiment has failed to pass so far, making it unusable in combat. Currently, the only unit they can use is Unit-01.

If that giant reappears, they must have the power to ensure control over it; for that, they must move Unit-02 to Japan ahead of schedule.

"The competitor's mechs?"

"Just stick to the original plan; they're just stepping stones for us."

"More importantly, what happened to 'that thing'?"

"Is that so... I'm counting on you."

After exchanging information with the person on the other end of the phone, he hung up.

The whirlpool beneath the surface of this world is quietly gathering.

......

"To the average person, what we are doing is piloting righteous EVA units to eliminate evil monsters and apostles."

"But in fact, the truth is far more complicated than that."

In the corridor of the NERV base, Albert walked ahead of Shinji, talking as he went.

"Only after all the apostles have been destroyed will the people at the top reveal their true colors."

"Their goal is the evolution of all mankind, and the first step of their plan is to eliminate all the apostles."

Shinji followed behind, listening attentively.

He had originally intended to gather information gradually, but he didn't expect Mr. Albert to tell him all this information directly.

"What will happen if we don't eliminate the Angels?" Shinji asked.

He has absolutely no idea what the Apostles are or why they attacked Tokyo-3.

“Humanity will perish,” Albert replied.

“Apostles are beings that do not possess intelligence; they act entirely on instinct.”

"And their instinct is to return to their creator, thereby cleansing and destroying all living things, including us humans, and returning the earth to its original state."

"Huh?" Shinji was completely confused.

Why would the apostles' instinct be to destroy life on Earth?

Albert noticed his confusion and continued to explain: "This goes back to an extremely ancient event, but you can simply understand it as us and the Apostles being completely different species, created by different creators. Originally, a planet could only have one life system created by one creator, but Earth has two, which caused the conflict."

The reasons are quite complex, and if we were to elaborate, Shinji would probably be even more confused. It's better to use simpler language to illustrate this.

While explaining, Albert also wanted to complain about EVA, wondering how the TV version and the theatrical version could have two different worldviews with different logics.

The complex settings are dizzying, as if the creators' left and right brains are fighting, and they even like to backstab themselves. The characters in the show don't speak like human beings, and it's estimated that even the creators themselves don't understand their own settings. The rest is up to the audience's imagination.

"In short, the conflict between humans and apostles is irreconcilable, just like putting wolves and rabbits in the same cage, which will inevitably lead to conflict."

"Those at the top want to use the apostles, they want to use everything, in order to achieve their own plan, which is to make all mankind evolve."

As Albert spoke, he led Shinji to another hangar.

This hangar houses a massive orange EVA Unit-00.

"What is this?" Shinji stood in the monitoring room, looking through the glass.

Inside the pristine white hangar, the orange machine is held in place by a special red phenolic resin, still in a punching pose, suggesting that an accident may have occurred here previously.

“That’s Unit-00.” Albert nodded to the technicians in the monitoring room, then explained to Shinji, “It’s Rei Ayanami’s personal mobile suit.”

"Lingbo's?"

"Her identity is far more complex than you think," Albert said with a serious expression.

They walked forward with Shinji to a spot where their conversation wouldn't be overheard.

Let's shift our focus from Unit-00 to Shinji.

He said, "She is an important pawn in the high-level plan, a prop in their eyes."

"But she was also a pitiful girl."

"In the not-too-distant future, she will learn what love is because of you, and then she will die to protect you."

In Albert's memory, Rei Ayanami's ending wasn't exactly happy.

"Shinji, this is a world full of tragedy."

"Everyone around you, including yourself, will experience countless tragedies."

Rei Ayanami... Asuka Langley Soryu... Kaworu Nagisa... Misato Katsuragi... Ritsuko Akagi... Ryoji Kaji... This world is filled with too many tragedies and too much misfortune.

“But.” Albert placed his hand on Shinji’s shoulder and noticed the black bracelet on his wrist.

“These tragedies will never happen again. Now you hold the power to rewrite everything.”

"You can get a strong response if you want it."

"This power can help you ignore all conspiracies and tricks."

As Shinji listened, he gradually clenched his fists.

He knew he was changing, and he didn't want tragedy to happen before him, so he would fight.

“I understand, Mr. Albert.”

"I will fight to protect the dreams of others," Shinji said firmly, taking a deep breath.

He dislikes tragedies.

......

After saying all this, a moment later, Shinji's eyes turned a golden hue.

"What are you doing here?" Natsuki asked, puzzled, when she saw Albert in front of her after finishing training.

Chapter 99 The Fifth Apostle

“Perhaps this is fate, Mr. Natsuki.” Albert pushed up his glasses and said with a smile after realizing it was Natsuki speaking.

He never expected to meet Natsuki so soon.

When he learned that a giant of light had appeared in the world, he knew that he was in the right place.

"Is that so... But... it doesn't matter anymore." Natsuki's tone was tinged with exhaustion, and she seemed lifeless.

"Whether you are Albert, Super Beast, or Ace... it doesn't matter anymore."

Natsuki now seems like a true walking corpse.

His entire body turned black and white.

"Mr. Natsuki...are you alright?" Albert was startled when he saw his condition and quickly asked.

Shinji also expressed his concern, saying he couldn't understand why Natsuki-san had become like this.

"Every living creature will eventually be killed... Super Beast... No, Ace has no sense of pain. Even if I'm betrayed a million times, the Ultra Guillotine will still land precisely on my head... Light... What does the Ultra Key taste like again?"

Xia Shu had started rambling incoherently, her eyes had become dull and lifeless, and her mouth was unconsciously slightly open.

Twenty hours.

In the mental space, it was treated as a super beast, taking hit after hit of Ultra Guillotine Blade, constantly teetering on the edge of explosion.

I'm already... numb.

Forget it, let's just destroy it.