bloom america

Three days later.

There are countless cables connected to the back of Unit 4. These cables are connected to NERV's temporary base, supplying them with power and energy, and can also charge Unit 0, Unit 1 and Unit 2.

"I didn't expect DummySystem to have such uses."

Dongyue looked at Unit 4 and couldn't help but sigh.

Unit 4 is activated as an unmanned system using the Dummy System. Due to the existence of the man-made S2 mechanism in Unit 4, this machine is used as a power energy center.

It's impossible not to do this.

Especially when they discovered that the monsters entrenched in NERV headquarters were actually able to use electricity to replenish themselves with energy, they had already cut off the entire energy supply of the Third New Tokyo City.

Fuyutsuki looked at the temporary headquarters. Ritsuko Akagi was reporting to Commander Ikari.

"...According to previous investigations, the habits of this creature are similar to that of a swarm of insects such as ants and bees, with a unified commanding presence. Now the other party has used the remaining organic matter to fill NERV's headquarters with a strange bacteria

This carpet contains a strange spore, which is pathogenic and similar to the virus present in Second New Tokyo, but the pathogenicity rate is only one-tenth of the latter."

Upon hearing this report, Commander Ikari fell into silence.

Obviously, the appearance of this creature not only ruined SEELE's script, but also prevented Ikari Gento's own plan from being implemented.

This weird situation is really worrying sometimes.

"Does this creature have any weaknesses?" Ikari Yuandu asked again.

"...Yes. It is difficult for ordinary individuals to survive in an environment without viruses and strange spores. In an environment without viruses and spores, the activity of this organism will continue to decline. But this does not seem to exist for upper-level individuals.

limit."

Ritsuko Akagi has great doubts about the existence of this kind of monster.

But the current situation is that NERV absolutely cannot retreat.

Because the central dogma is still there. Lilith, the ancestor of mankind, is still there.

"What happened to the central doctrine?" Commander Ikari asked this question as expected.

"These zerg life forms are only active in the upper levels of NERV. They don't seem to be interested in the central dogma of the lower levels."

There is also EVA's cemetery over there. Ritsuko Akagi tries not to think about the possibility of these monsters infecting those EVA corpses.

——Theoretically, EVA may also be "infected" by viruses. This is the most terrifying thing.

Fortunately, these zerg do not seem to be interested in the central dogma.

"What's the current situation of the pilot of Unit 2?" Commander Ikari asked again.

"Still monitoring...blue waveform."

The blue waveform represents the apostle.

Therefore, after Asuka got off the suspected infected Unit 2, she was quarantined.

Shinji still made a fuss about it, but for safety, they had to do this.

"Where is the pilot of Unit 4?"

"We suspect that the pilot of Unit 4 was not dissolved in the LCL, because before that, we found that all the driver's data was returning to normal." This is where Ritsuko Akagi feels most uneasy.

The pilot of Unit 4 seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

And just after the pilot of Unit 4 disappeared, the reaction of the ninth apostle Xia Tiantian also disappeared. This can't help but make people think.

Although they don't know, all their current associations are wrong.

——Well, they don’t know at all that the intruder is actually a being from another universe?

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On the other side, Shinji, who Ritsuko Akagi said had made a big fuss, was sitting in the lounge in a daze.

"Why did things end up like this?"

Shinji never thought that in just one day, things would develop into what they are now.

The third New Tokyo was completely evacuated, Asuka was isolated, and Catherine disappeared. The Second New Tokyo was directly hit by an N2 bomb from the United Nations, and the entirety evaporated.

As if in an instant, Shinji realized that the world had become completely different.

Shinji thought for a while and then came to the isolation room.

"Asuka?"

Inside the room, Asuka, who was wearing straight clothes, was staring out dissatisfiedly. Naturally, she also saw Shinji.

"Ah, idiot Shinji." Asuka glanced at Shinji dissatisfied.

After inexplicably encountering a bizarre incident that she could never imagine, she was imprisoned in a place where even going to the toilet was monitored. It would be strange if Asuka's temper could be better.

"Um, are you okay now?"

"Huh? What are you talking about? Do I look like a fine person now?!"

Asuka's current feeling can be said to be very perfect. However, this is only her own feeling. Except for a few people such as Shinji and Katsuragi Misato, everyone else looked at Asuka with fearful eyes.

Blue waveform.

That is, the apostles.

"Tch, if Misato hadn't told me to restrain myself, I would have demolished this damn place long ago..."

Asuka curled her lips in dissatisfaction.

"You can actually use A.T. Field with a human body..." Thinking of the terrifying power Asuka showed before, even Shinji had to admire it.

This is obviously an ability that only EVA and apostles can use, but now Asuka can use it with her own body, which is simply incredible.

"That scheming girl..." Asuka's name for Catherine underwent some subtle changes.

Shinji scratched his head. At this time, he really didn't know how to comfort her.

"But Miss Misato said that only Asuka can use Unit 2 now. If the apostle appears, you will probably be able to go out." He tried to comfort Asuka.

"Ah, that's right, that's right. After killing the apostles, he was imprisoned again, and then he was treated like a tool." Asuka's expression was very unhappy.

It can be said that the gift Catherine left behind really deceived her.

At least that's the case for now.

"Rumble..."

At this moment, a roaring sound suddenly came from outside.

"Apostle?!"

Shinji stood up nervously.

"Tch, it's all a fuss. Don't worry, it's not that kind of thing." Although Asuka didn't know what happened to her body, she knew that if the apostle attacked, she should be able to know.

There's no reason. She just feels that way.

"I'll go out and take a look."

Shinji Ikari said and trotted away from here.

"Idiot Shinji..." Asuka pouted and sat on the edge of the bed.

At this time, a huge robot was parked outside. At this time, many people were already busy, inspecting this huge robot that was comparable to EVA's, and Shinji saw this robot.

Robot. I was almost speechless in surprise.

"Is this...EVA?" Can EVA be like this?

"No. This is a weapon made by humans. I came here this time to help NERV annihilate the monsters entrenched in New Tokyo III."

Just as he was talking, a girl walked towards Shinji.

"Hello, my name is Kirishima, and I am the pilot of this huge robot."

"Ah - hello - I am... Shinji Ikari, the pilot of EVA."

"Eh? Is the driver of EVA also a girl? That's great. I feel much more at ease when I see you. Something like that happened in the base before, and my friends were all infected by the virus. I was the only one who survived, and now I can see

It’s great to meet fellow drivers who also drive big guys.”

"Uh... that..." Kirishima's real name suddenly held Shinji Ikari's hand, which made Shinji blush immediately: "I am... a boy."

"Hey, is that so?" The girl named Kirishima's real name didn't seem to care about this, but was even happier: "Ah, Shinji-kun is such a cute boy~"

"..."

Being praised like this by a girl he met for the first time, Shinji immediately blushed.

"Miss Kirishima, it turns out you are here. Dr. Akagi still has some matters that require your cooperation." Misato Katsuragi walked over with a tired look on her face.

"Ah, okay. Major Katsuragi."

"Don't be so outgoing, just call me Misato."

"Well, then Miss Misato, please call me by my name - Shinji, please call me by my real name. I'll see you later~" The other party chuckled at Shinji, and then trotted away.

"Shinji, you just went to visit Asuka, right?" Misato Katsuragi held a can of orange juice and a can of beer in her hands, and she handed the can of orange juice to Shinji.

"Um."

Orange juice……

This impression is not a good one.

"By the way, Miss Misato, this giant robot...?"

"It's something developed by the military." Misato Katsuragi replied: "Originally it was intended to be used in the real world six years later, so a group of young soldier pilots with the same name as Kirishima's real name were trained. What they didn't expect was that,

Their base was also attacked by a biological and chemical virus. The real name was originally transferred to the Intelligence Department, but because there was no driver, it was transferred back."

"...war." Shinji didn't feel very good about this word, so he asked again: "Then why are you sending this big robot here?"

"Because, even if a war breaks out next, it has no meaning for this country, and the driver is almost dead, so after we negotiated a little, they threw this big guy to us like waste.

, that’s about it. Although there is no A.T. Field, it cannot be used to deal with the apostles, but it is probably still useful to deal with the monsters in NERV.”

Even Second New Tokyo has received a shot of N2, and this country is now in a mess.

Misato Katsuragi had heard that the N2 at that time seemed to be thrown away at the joint initiative of the United Nations and the frustrated SEELE. The reason was that the Second New Tokyo was no longer worth saving, and the Second New Tokyo even had a lot of potential.

It may cause more terrifying infections to the outside world.

Therefore, destruction is inevitable.

Also, the base where Kirishima's real name was located before also received an N2 shot.

"It turned out to be like this..."

Shinji is a bit surprised.

To be honest, the destruction of New Tokyo II was completely unrealistic to Shinji.

Obviously a city should have been directly destroyed, but because it did not happen in front of him, but was just informed of this fact, Shinji had no feeling at all about it.

It's like sitting on an EVA and saving the world. It's completely unrealistic.

Why do we have to deal with the apostles?

Why do you have to protect humans or something?

"I still have work, so you should go and take a rest first. Zhen Ming seems to be very interested in you. Maybe you can become good friends later."

Misato Katsuragi patted Shinji Ikari on the shoulder and left.

"..."

Shinji did not speak, but sat aside, not knowing what he was thinking.

"——Ayanami?"

At this moment, Shinji suddenly saw Ayanami Rei.

She was holding something similar to a lunch box in her hand, and seemed to be preparing to walk towards Asuka.

"Shinji-kun." After seeing Shinji Ikari, she walked over.

"Um, are Ayanami going to visit Asuka?" he asked.

Ayanami Rei nodded: "Send dinner."

Shinji looked down at the bento in Ayanami Rei's hand, and he noticed that there were several wounds on the hand Ayanami used to hold the bento.

"Ayanami, is this the food you cooked?" Shinji asked in surprise.

Ayanami Rei nodded, and then suddenly picked up the bento: "Shinji, do you want to try it?"

This is the food cooked by Rei Ayanami!

"That - is that okay?" He blushed.

"Yes. As for Shinji-kun, there is no problem. Asuka will also be very happy."

Asuka will be happy or something...

Is this really possible?

I opened the bento, which contained exquisite dishes and rice. Although the color was not very good-looking, the maker obviously put great care into it.

Shinji tasted a little bit of each dish. Although the taste was not particularly great, he clearly felt a warm feeling in his heart.

"Asuka will definitely like it." As he said that, Shinji raised his head, only to find that Ayanami Rei had been looking at him.

"——Um, Ayanami, what's wrong?" Shinji asked awkwardly.

"Shinji... would you be happy if you wore women's clothing?"

"ah--?!"

Shinji jumped up and almost knocked the bento off his hand.

"Aya...Ayanami, why do you ask like that?!"

"Because Miss Catherine once said before that if Shinji wears my clothes, I will be able to understand Shinji more deeply. Is that true, Shinji?"

Miss Catherine, what strange topic did you say to Ayanami? I am not a pervert in cross-dressing!

Although for Shinji, if he could make his father care about him, it wouldn't matter even if he dressed as a woman, but he really didn't want Ayanami to think that he would be such a pervert.

"No! That's weird! I'm a boy! It would be weird if a boy wears girls' clothes!"

Shinji tried to defend himself.

"——How could it be! A cute boy like Shinji would definitely be very cute if he could wear women's clothes! That must be the case!"

Kirishima's real name actually came back at this time, and even gave Shinji a fatal blow.

"Real name...!"

At this time, Shinji Ikari felt that his shame had reached the limit.

"I'm serious, Shinji-kun would definitely look great if he put on women's clothes~"

"Is that so?" Ayanami Rei's misconception deepened.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!"

Shinji screamed and ran away.

But about ten minutes later, Shinji heard a sudden alarm.

"apostle!"

This time it was really the apostles who came.

After hearing the alarm, Shinji and Rei Ayanami quickly rushed to EVA to stand by.

Because it is a temporary base, there are no launchers or the like here. If Shinji and the others want to move, they just need to let EVA do it themselves.

Shinji, who was waiting for a hit, waited and waited, but did not receive the order to attack.

"Miss Misato, what happened? Why don't you let us attack now?"

he asked strangely.

"It's Commander Ikari's order." Misato Katsuragi could only answer Shinji.

"Father?"

At this time, Apostle No. 10 had appeared and headed towards the original NERV headquarters.

"But why?"

"Don't worry, Shinji. Since MAGI was dismantled, we haven't had time to fully assemble it yet. Our analysis of the apostle is not complete, and the apostle will not come towards us intentionally, so we can just stand by for the time being."

Of course Shinji knew that the apostle's purpose was Lilith's true form under the central dogma.

"Do you want to see those monsters and apostles kill each other? Or do you want to use the apostles to destroy the monsters?"

I have to say that Shinji is quite smart now. Probably because the relationship was completed, he quickly calmed down and thought of this possibility.

Over there, the apostle in spider form has entered New Tokyo III.

Under the dusk of the setting sun, the city of New Tokyo-3 showed an eerie silence.

In the entire city, only the apostles were constantly moving.

Other than that... nothing else.

"Boom, boom..."

The apostle's voice echoes in the empty urban wilderness.

"Coming!"

At this time, the apostle had arrived above NERV's headquarters.

But at this moment, countless strange bugs like puppies began to emerge from the ground.

"Those monsters!" Shinji looked at the content on the display screen. Sure enough, those monsters and the apostles were already entangled.

However, these monsters are blocked by the AT force field, which obviously cannot cause much damage to the monsters. It just makes the original monsters temporarily stop. Other than that, it has no other use at all.

But looking further down, Shinji was stunned by the scene in front of him...

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It’s two-in-one again, I’m full of moral integrity~ I’m full of moral integrity~