Uplifting Journey

After more than ten years, most human beings have forgotten the tragic scene of the second impact.

However, the residents of Third New Tokyo City are somewhat different from those related to NERV. This city, which has basically been under military control, conducts sudden evacuation drills from time to time.

A very efficient refuge system that has been honed, those residential buildings that serve as defensive turrets, and a large number of troops and weapons distributed around the city

All of these are to remind the residents of this city that the place where you live is a fortress at the forefront of the war.

And now, the war that has been waiting for more than ten years has finally arrived.

A large number of tanks and chariots parked along the road, rocket launchers on the remote plains, and suspended firepower aircraft

The cutting-edge killing weapons created by countless humans poured infinite firepower on the tall figure who entered the city.

It was a black monster tens of meters high, with slender limbs, broad shoulders, and a red spherical core in the center of its body.

All kinds of shells, rockets, and missiles interweave dense ballistic trajectories and gather together, but they smash into a large flame on the invisible barrier around the monster. can't do it.

"Human weapons are really powerless in front of the AT force field."

Ding Yuantang, who was sitting in his own seat in the command center, glanced at the military generals on the other side who were anxiously watching the huge display screen in front of them.

That is the immediate boss of the army around the fortress city. Although the establishment of NERV represents that humans have reached a consensus on how to fight against the apostles, and there are a lot of human research data on the apostles, it is obvious that many people still do not believe in evil.

It is not very realistic to ask them not to try the various weapons that humans are proud of, but to pin their hopes on the large humanoid weapon EVA that looks like a toy.

But... all this firepower is money, the money spent every second can renovate the NERV headquarters, but now they are doing useless work, if it is used as NERV funds

But in the end, it is not too bad to prove the existence of EVA.

Seeing that the N2 landmine planted on the route of the apostles detonated as he wished, and after the main screen in the lobby lost signal due to super-strong electromagnetic radiation, Ikori Hall ignored the soldiers who turned their heads to demonstrate against him, but lowered their eyes I took a look at the current combat readiness of the No. 1 machine.

In the control room of the EVA mooring area, Katsuragi Misato hung up the phone on the console and said with a sigh of relief: "The plan has changed. The apostle stepped on the N2 mine. It is said that he is currently standing still and is in a state of self-repair. We have spare Time to prepare more."

Ritsuko Akagi, the chief researcher of NERV who put down the coffee cup next to her, pulled her short blond hair: "Aren't you going to pursue the victory?"

"Are you kidding me by saying that?" Misato squinted at her friend, "The strength of the AT force field has not been weakened in any way. I think the apostle is not repairing it but undergoing adaptive evolution."

"Chief Katsuragi."

The EVA No. 1 machine that was released from the battle state was inserted into the plug, and Shinji Ikari sat in the driver's seat wearing a black and white tights that can adjust the body to increase the synchronization rate.

After watching the combat video records of the attacking apostles, he recalled the thick EVA-related manual, and asked with some doubts: "Isn't the AT force field impossible to break through with conventional weapons? How did the apostles get hurt?" ?”

"Yeah, I told you many times to call me Misato."

Misato Katsuragi, an older female, flipped through the report in hand, sighed and said, "The N2 landmine was detonated directly at the foot of the apostle, and it is impossible to confirm whether the apostle opened an AT force field to the bottom at that time.

"But in theory, enough powerful energy can bend time and space to break through the phase shift used for AT force field defense. The energy density within the core range of the N2 mine explosion should barely be able to do this, but it is only an instant and a small-scale realization. .”

Ritsuko Akagi next to her chuckled, "You explain the theory of relativity to a middle school student."

Ignoring her ridicule, Katsuragi Misato glanced at the EVA No. 1 unit moving along the transportation platform to a deeper underground level, and continued talking to Shinji.

"Don't expect to be able to defeat the apostle with N2. As far as its current performance is concerned, unless the N2 equivalent is large enough to blow up the NERV headquarters and half of the island country, and let the earth be covered by the explosion dust and enter the ice age, otherwise there is no such hope , we still have to rely on you, Shinji."

".I'll do my best."

Hearing the calm voice from the No. 1 machine, Katsuragi Misato and Akagi Ritsuko looked at each other and walked towards the elevator shaft together.

"Speaking of which, Shinji adapts quickly. I thought children would be awkward." Walking into the elevator and pressing the button to go to the EVA experimental testing floor, Misato said with some emotion.

"After all, the synchronization rate was close to 100% at one point," Ritsuko, who knew more about Misato than Misato, smiled and said, "He and the No. 1 machine are unexpectedly compatible."

"No matter how suitable it is for teenage children to go to the battlefield, we adults are really disqualified."

After a few words, the two came to the vast EVA test area on the lower floor of the parking area. When they entered the experimental observation room, the No. 1 machine also descended along the track and took its place.

Shinji had to face actual combat for the first time on the EVA. In an emergency situation, many problems could only be temporarily ignored. Everyone immediately began to conduct the most critical experience tests of the EVA under the auspices of Ritsuko.

The first is the sports aspect.

The mechanical bolts fixed by the towering armor extending from EVA's shoulders rotated and exited. The upper body of the EVA No. 1 machine sank slightly, and it had already gained freedom of movement.

After connecting the sensory and motor nerve connections, Shinji noticed that his perception of his own body took a backseat, while the sensation of the other body became clear and delicate, which was the huge body of EVA-01.

Tentatively, he raised his wrist and grasped the big purple hand that could easily squeeze people into meat paste. Under the command of the observation room, Shinji began to carry out targeted movements of various body parts.

The manipulation of EVA is actually not that complicated, and many steps can be completely replaced by "thinking" under the neural connection.

After confirming that there was no problem with free movement, the No. 1 machine stopped the behavior of walking in circles and began to test the more critical AT force field operation.

Looking at the fuzzy colored light curtain in front of Unit 1 that smoothly changed its shape, range, and intensity, Ritsuko sighed with an unbelievable expression:

"The synchronization rate between Shinji and the first machine hovers around 80%. It is unimaginable to be able to move so smoothly for the first time in the actual operation. Compared with him, the mixed-race prodigy of the second qualified person The data is not enough to look at”

"It's a good thing, isn't it?" Misato looked at the No. 1 machine with satisfaction.

She is the only survivor of the second impact on the Antarctic scientific research base. The scars in her heart and her father's behest made her enthusiastic about eliminating the apostles to prevent the third impact. Of course she is very happy that the No. 1 machine performed so well.

On the other hand, Ritsuko shook her head in her heart—a good thing? The deeper Shinji synchronized with Unit 1, the greater the possibility of the unit going berserk or even awakening, which may not be a good thing now that the apostle attack has just begun.

Watched by people with different thoughts, EVA No. 1 machine completed a round of testing of core combat elements, and then a burst of undetectable vibrations was transmitted here.

"The apostle has started to move." Seeing the latest news, Misato took a deep breath, "Just now the military launched an N2 bomb from a long distance to try to attack, but this time the N2 bomb could not even scratch the apostle's skin."

"With targeted measures? Is the apostle really wise?" Ritsuko nodded, and then methodically directed the staff involved in the EVA test to complete the finishing work and return the No. 1 unit to the transportation platform.

Glancing at the No. 1 aircraft rising rapidly along the track, Misato turned and walked towards the elevator leading to the operation command room: "EVA's first battle, Shinji, please come on."

Accompanied by the roar of the atmosphere, the dazzling cross beam of light rose from the ground, several buildings directly evaporated, and countless building fragments flew all over the sky.

The apostle known as the Water Angel in the description of the Dead Sea documents, a cross bombardment directly blasted through eight layers of defensive armor that could theoretically resist N2 bombs, causing a violent earthquake.

You must know that NERV's currently completed defense layer is only a dozen layers! This means that the apostles only need two or three shells to penetrate the safety shell that they once thought had an exaggerated defense.

The EVA No. 1 machine, which the flustered people placed high hopes on, is now rising towards the surface city along the high-speed ejection channel.

Ikari Shinji lying on the driver's seat had a calm expression on his face, but there was a trace of confusion in his eyes.

From the moment he sat on the EVA, he found that his spirit had become very abnormal, and many scattered pictures kept churning in his mind, making him often unable to distinguish between illusion and reality.

In these pictures, he saw a lot of things of unknown meaning, and also saw some information intertwined with reality——

Including the apostle who will come into contact with him later, he knows that the thing looks slender but its limbs can swell at any time to burst out with powerful force, and the real light gun extending from the palm can penetrate the armor of EVA. It will even self-destruct

Apart from these things that he seems to have experienced before, what he sees the most is his mother, the berserk first machine, and one, no, many girls with short blue hair

Shinji Ikari murmured silently: "Mom, Rei Ayanami."

Cheng Bin, who existed in the No. 1 machine with an indescribable posture, watched this scene with great interest. When he used the reason of Shinji's contact with Ikari Yui to modify and dig Shinji's soul algorithm, he found that Ikari Shinji was really the same as last time. As Kaoru detected, there are some abnormal connections and similarities with him.

The specific manifestation is that Cheng Bin discovered the interface hidden by Shinji for receiving reincarnation memories.

This is very interesting. Cheng Bin checked the situation of other human beings and found that everyone else did not have this kind of thing, and he didn't look at the soul of the apostle now that he couldn't touch it.

While thinking about it, Cheng Bin greatly distorted Ikari Shinji's consciousness by specifying to load information fragments from other reincarnations, greatly advancing the progress of the transformation.

After completing a stage of transformation, Cheng Bin couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Even if there is no complete relevant memory, you can still make the correct decisions you need. This feeling is a little bit reflected in Shinji, and it really takes a lot of experimentation. OK."

After the No. 1 machine passed through the isolation gate on the surface and stopped at the end of the track, Ikari Shinji looked at the apostle in front of him through the eyes of EVA, which was exactly the same as his impression, and his expression became a little subtle and gloomy.

Messy memory fragments lingered in Shinji's mind, but he felt that he was extremely sober, and an inexplicable feeling filled his mind, allowing him to understand what he should do without thinking too much.

Skillfully and flexibly maneuvering the No. 1 machine to leave the fixed track, Ikari Shinji stared at the apostle who stood still in front of him as if observing him, turned a deaf ear to Misato's command voice from the communication system, and walked towards the apostle step by step.

Grab it. Eat it! That way he could know what all the messy information floating around in his mind really meant.

At this moment, the people in the command center were shocked to find that the data of the first machine that had not yet engaged in battle had undergone familiar changes. The driver's synchronization rate directly reached 100%, and the connection depth of the insertion bolt exceeded the warning line.

More importantly, the power plug on the back of the No. 1 machine was pulled out with one hand and thrown aside. A five-minute countdown flashed on the main screen of the command center—that was the maximum activity time limit of the No. 1 machine after losing the external power supply. .

"It's too dangerous Shinji! What are you doing!?"

Ikari Shinji glanced at the roaring Katsuragi Misato on the side screen of the driver's seat, he sighed and cut off the communication: "Sorry."

Ikogendo, Fuyutsuki, and Ritsuko in the command room frowned at the same time. They knew that the so-called five-minute power supply was not used to support EVA activities. The power of EVA lies in the flesh and blood of the apostles, and the external power supply

In fact, it is to support some restraints on EVA that seem to be armor, but are essentially restraints that suppress the power of EVA.

Now that the synchronization rate has reached the peak, Ikari Shinji can fully display the true power of EVA, and he even unplugged the power supply himself.

In the absence of a clear order from the commander, Ikari Gendo, the personnel of the command center, which originally served as logistics, auxiliary control, and tactical support, could only watch as the EVA No. 1 machine approached the apostle without haste.

The water angel's mask-like face aimed at Unit 1, a dazzling light flashed in the two hollows on his face, a cross bombardment exploded close to the body of Unit 1, and the aftermath tore three blocks into a huge moat.

However, Unit 1 walked out of the sea of ​​flames without changing its pace, and the powerful AT force field obscured the space around it, leaving it unscathed.

Water Angel raised his hands, and the barb-like parts of his elbows turned into light blades, and then suddenly retracted from the palms of his hands and shot towards the head of the No. 1 machine.

In Ikari Shinji's chaotic mind, a picture suddenly became profound - it was the appearance of him being caught and poked by the water angel while driving the No. 1 machine, and his head was directly pierced.

There seemed to be phantom pain from the right eye to the back of the head. Shinji narrowed his right eye slightly, and the multi-layered AT force field behind the No. 1 fuselage disappeared in a flash, and suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.

The giant tens of meters tall smashed into the air with a colorful light curtain wrapped around it, and suddenly set off a terrifying sonic boom wave in the city. Large pieces of cars and building debris were torn apart like pieces of paper.

The stabbing light gun suddenly shattered, and the polygonal light curtain in front of the water angel collapsed at the touch of a touch.

There was no time to react, Shui Angel was smashed into the mountains outside the city by the head of the EVA No. 1 machine, and his limbs were broken and his body was rotten in the blink of an eye.

Grabbing the head of the water angel who had lost its ability to resist, and lifting it up, the mouth of Unit 1, which was sealed by the armor, opened suddenly, revealing huge ferocious teeth.

I'm so sleepy. I have to go out to do errands at night