Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Chapter 23

"Now let's start inducing attacks and long-range exploratory attacks on targets, and in an hour everyone will bring the data to the conference room of the first section of the War Department for a meeting," Misato turned around and gave a solemn order

"Yes"

"Let's start collecting intelligence information now," Ikari Hong, who had been silent, said, "Let's start at sea first."

An unmanned long-distance remote-controlled boat slowly approached the sea behind the Thunder Angel

After reaching the predetermined distance, a projector was mounted above the remote-controlled ship, which released the phantom of the first machine holding a machine gun

The Thunder Angel did not deform, and randomly shot a laser beam from the corner of the prismatic gem's body, and the remote control ship was immediately sunk

"The decoy was hit, and most of the wreckage has evaporated," Hinata reported

"Go on," Ikari said with a blank face

An unmanned armed combat vehicle drove out of the tunnel, the body was divided into two sections, the second of which was armed with a heavy machine gun

A tongue of fire erupted from the muzzle of the machine gun, and then a frantic bullet went straight to the sapphire body of the Thunder Angel

Just as the bullet was about to touch the Thunder Angel, it suddenly changed direction and flew towards the armed building on the side

Looking at the Thunder Angel again, a colorful transparent wall of light appeared in front of the sapphire-like prismatic body, and there was no need to think about it, it was the apostle's a.t force field

"Continue"

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NERV headquarters, conference room of the first section of the War Department

"Now the various departments are compiling the information and information they have gathered," Misato said from the chair in the conference room, sitting in the main seat, to the people gathered in a circle

"From what information I've just gathered, I'm assuming that the target will automatically eliminate all hostile objects within a hundred miles of themselves," an unknown member said, holding his folder

"In that case, you can't use EVA for close-range attacks" Misato's face sank, and she turned to Ritsuko and asked, "What about the strength of the A.T force field?" ”

"It's very difficult to neutralize due to the constant changes in phase space, and the intensity is comparable to that of the Third Apostle," Maya replied, poking her head out from behind Ritsuko

"Offensive and defensive," Ikari said softly, sitting next to Misato

"Is this simply a living fortress," Misato frowned when she heard this

Hinata flipped through the information in his hand and said, "According to the calculations of the Magi supercomputer, if you want to drop N2 bombs to destroy the Apostles, you need explosives that can completely destroy the entire headquarters."

"The same is true of the conclusion given by Magi II," Ritsuko sat next to Ikari and sneered, "Now the government and the United Nations are advocating for NERV to carry out a self-detonation operation."

Ikari rolled his eyes

"Humph! Those bastards, when are you still thinking about fighting for power," Misato sneered and mocked

"The target has penetrated the second layer of the armor composite layer and has entered the third layer" Aoba sorted out the information and reported that "according to calculations, the target is expected to penetrate the entire headquarters at 0:10:32 a.m. tomorrow"

"How's the condition of Machine Zero and Hatsuki," Misato asked Ritsuko beside her

"The zero machine still needs to be adjusted, and it can't enter the actual combat, and the first machine is also temporarily unable to fight because of the damage just now, although the functional center has not been greatly affected, but it will take five hours just to repair and replace the dissolved armor," Ritsuko lit a cigarette and explained

"How is the health of the pilot of the first plane?" Misato asked with concern

"Still in the emergency room," Hinata replied

Misato frowned, and sighed halfway, "The situation is not optimistic..."

It was heavy in the conference room

"What are you doing, all of them are like dead people in the family" Ikari Hong felt the heavy atmosphere in the conference room, and couldn't help but complain

"Well, I think I've got an idea," Misato sighed and smiled, "It's a bit surprising, but now, the only way left is the best way, isn't it?" ”

Everyone in the conference room was amazed when they heard this

Misato scratched her head a little unsurely, and asked Hinata, "The confidential information of the War Department Research Institute is placed in the Espionage Department, right?" ”

"Huh? Yes," Hinata was stunned when she heard this, and then nodded

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Twin Mountains

It was an armed fortress dedicated to intercepting the apostles, and on weekdays it was designated as a secret military place, and the public was forbidden to climb and play, and today, the once deserted Twin Mountains are bustling with activity

"What a nonsense battle plan, Miss Minister Katsuragi" In the corridor of the temporary construction of the combat headquarters, Ritsuko joked to Misato who was walking in front

"I think it's okay, at least it's better than doing nothing," Ikari said as he read the book as he read it

"That's it! What is called nonsense, it's really rude! This is the only one that can be completed in the remaining eight hours, and it is also the most realistic plan," Misato said with a white eye, Ritsuko, and said in a dissatisfied tone

"Yashima sniper warfare, as the name suggests, and concentrates the electricity of all of Japan together, and uses the ultra-high-power yang electron cannon that is still secretly experimenting with the War Department Research Institute to carry out long-distance sniper apostles" Ritsuko paused, took out a cigarette and handed it to Ikari Hong, lit it and spit out a smoke ring and continued, "Due to the unfinished experiment, it is impossible to automatically adjust the accuracy, and the use of EVA to open the operation and carry out a sophisticated sniper system to make up for this defect, although the plan has no loopholes, but it is too risky and too unreliable."

"No way, being reliable or unreliable is also the best plan I can think of at the moment" Misato stopped and looked at Ikari Hong, and shrugged his shoulders at Ritsuko again, "The commander agreed, what are you talking about"

Ritsuko smiled helplessly, "I'm curious how you said that you moved them, the United Nations military is okay to say, how did the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Self-Defense Forces agree?" I think our organization was the least popular with them."

"Those greedy old things," Misato complained with a dissatisfied face, "I got it after taking a lot of things."

Ikari Hiroshi ignored Misato's complaints and looked down at the book, and Ritsuko smiled silently

The three of them came to the observatory and looked at the thunder angels in the center of the city from afar

"Ritsuko, do you think this apostle statue doesn't look like a giant sapphire?" Misato said with a twinkle in her eyes

"Huh?" Ritsuko didn't understand what Misato meant

"If only I had such a beautiful gem, you know, women like this kind of ^_^ thing the most," said Misato, smiling

Ritsuko stroked his forehead, closed the book, and looked at the thunder angel in the distance thoughtfully

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At the same time, we can hear this message all over Japan: "There will be a nationwide large-scale power outage from the early hours of tonight until dawn, and we apologize for the inconvenience caused, and thank you for your cooperation."

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Ward 301, NERV headquarters

Shinji slowly woke up, "Strange ceiling..."

"Awake?"

Shinji turned his head and saw Ikari Hung sitting beside him, holding the iconic book in his hand

"Brother..."Shinji said timidly, "The apostles are terrible"

"Yes, it's scary" Ikari Hong touched Shinji's forehead, and after finding that the fever had subsided, he took out a plate from the cart on the side, and the plate was filled with a plate full of nutritious meals, "Let's eat something"

Shinji didn't take the plate, and said weakly to himself, "I don't want to drive EVA to fight the Apostles anymore"

"yes, are you starting to run away again?" said Ikari softly

"I'm afraid I'm going to die," Shinji continued

"Misato and I won't let you die," Ikari reassured, shaking his head

"Why doesn't my brother go and drive! You're so good! The driving skills are so superb! Why do you sit there and ignore it! And Miss Misato, you're all so selfish! Shinji suddenly said emotionally

Ikari was stunned and silently looked at the emotional Shinji

Shinji looked at his silent brother, felt cold, and then his body was hot, and his body was full of sweat, only to realize that he didn't even wear a hospital gown, and he couldn't help but pull the quilt up to cover his naked body

"It's okay, Shinji, it's okay, let's continue to rest" Ikari Hong rubbed Shinji's hair dotingly and got up

"Brother..."

"I'll go to pilot the first plane, don't worry, if you don't want to drive in the future, I'll arrange for someone to send you home, wait until the apostles are annihilated, and then deal with some things, I'll take your sister-in-law to you"

Shinji didn't speak, silently looked at this brother who was born on the same day as himself, clutched the quilt tightly with both hands, and waited until Ikari Hong left, Shinji cried and laughed at himself

"I'm really useless..."

Ikari walked out of the ward, the electric door closed automatically, and he also laughed bitterly at himself, "I'm really useless......"

"No, you're the best," an ethereal and delicate female voice sounded

Rei Ayanami walked over at some point and shook Ikari's hand, "Captain Misato has already made a battle plan"

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"Kohong, this is the timetable for the 'Yashima Battle Plan', what about Shinji-kun?" In the temporary command room of the War Department, Misato took a document and handed it to Ikari Hong, but at the same time, he didn't find Shinji's figure, so he couldn't help but ask

"I'll pilot the first plane, let him continue to rest" Ikari took the document and squeezed a smile at Misato

"But—" Misato had already learned that Elle was staring at Ikari from the sidelines, and hesitated to speak

"It's okay, the time is almost up" Before Misato finished speaking, Ikari Hong interrupted, looking at the plan in the document to ask Rei Ayanami to drive the zero to protect the first machine, and looked at Rei who was holding his left hand with some concern

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Twin Hills Fortress

At eight o'clock in the evening, the moon tonight was surprisingly round, exuding a bright light, shining on the first and zero planes on both sides of the temporary headquarters

The two machines were half-crouched on either side of the fortress, and the quiet night was particularly beautiful, but at this time everyone had no time or mood to watch

There is no longer a single person in the entire city of New Tokyo who has anything to do with the NERV organization about combatants, and all of them have been transferred to shelters in other cities, so the rest of the people in the entire city are busy for the upcoming battle

"The Apostle has invaded the fifteenth layer of composite armor," Hinata reported busily in the command room

Misato nodded, looking up at the various data displayed on the screen, "How is the energy system?"

"No problem, everything is working with the power delivery system," replied the staff member who manages the power delivery

"The extra-long transportation power cable is being laid in the direction of the Twin Mountains, and the transformer system is not abnormal, and it is expected to be energized at 22:50 today," said another staff member

Misato looked at all the non-anomalous data and nodded secretly

"How is the sniper system progressing?"

"There are no problems with the assembly work, it can be completed before the start of operations"

"Where's the first machine?"

"G-type equipment for sniper systems is being replaced," Maya replied, staring at the data in front of her, "It can be done in two hours"

"Okay" Misato exhaled, then muttered to herself, "As for the driver, Xiaohong must have no problem"

Ritsuko frowned and asked, "What about the first pilot?" If Xiaohong drives, aren't you afraid of affecting your future plans? ”

"I can't help it, what Xiaohong has decided, the commander can't change it" Misato blinked helplessly

Ritsuko snorted and continued to get busy

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In the locker room, Ikari sat quietly in a chair, not wearing a driver's suit, still wearing his trench coat embroidered with a golden phoenix in the middle

Rei Ayanami came to Ikaruhiro's side after changing into a combat uniform next door

"Don't worry, Hong, I will protect you"

Hearing this, Ikari Hong felt a trance in his heart, and forced out a smile

On the way to the battlefield, the two saw Shinji wearing a driver's suit

"Brother... I was wrong, I'll drive," Shinji whispered

"It's okay, my brother has never been angry with you," Ikari Hong smiled, and then said, "It's just that this battle is too important, and I'll protect everyone when you become more skilled in operation skills in the future, by the way, I've heard that Asuka will come in a few days... I'll invite everyone to go out and have some fun ^_^ when the time comes."

"Brother..."Hearing the three words Asuka, Shinji's face burned, and then he lowered his head

"I'll go to the bathroom, Rei you wait here for a while" Ikari Hong left, leaving Shinji and Rei Ayanami with expressionless faces

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Two hours later, the temporary command room

"Ritsuko, look, isn't it good that Shinji-kun has nothing to do, if this were a different person, he would have been unable to bear the burden in his heart and retreated," Misato said to Ritsuko with a grin as he pointed to Shinji who came to watch the battle

Shinji on the side blushed slightly when he heard the words 'retreat'

"Good boy, I'll go and give you some food ^_^," Misato said with a smile, "Sure enough, it was the wisest decision to let him live with me in the first place."

The corners of Shinji's mouth twitched

Ritsuko's forehead is black

Ikari rolled his eyes

Rei Ayanami remembered that she was 'lucky' to eat Misato's food and quietly wiped away a cold sweat

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"The target has broken through the seventeenth layer of armor and is expected to reach headquarters in four hours"

"Transport cable wiring complete"

"No abnormalities in the transformer"

"As scheduled, 500,000 volts power transformer without delay"

The sound of reports was endless, and listening to the sound of "no abnormality" and "finished" one after another, Misato was full of confidence

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With two hours to go before the battle plan is expected to be implemented, Miri is in the command room doing the final pre-battle mobilization

"Everyone is here," Misato continued, with a serious face, "and now we will begin to convey the tasks assigned to each of you in the personnel distribution of this operation."

"Ikari Hong, you pilot the first plane, and serve as the main force and sniper in this battle"

"Hmm"

"Rei Ayana, you fly the Zero and are in charge of the defense mission"

"Yes"

"This assignment is due to the fact that this battle requires extremely high precision operations, so Kohong's first chance to complete the battle is much higher than that of the unadjusted Zero," Ritsuko explained

Ritsuko paused and looked at Ikari Hong seriously, "Xiaohong, you have to remember that the yang electron cannon will receive interference from the earth's rotation, magnetic field, gravity, etc., so the angle will be deviated and it will not be able to shoot directly, so you need to fix the error before shooting"

Ikari Hong nodded...... It's okay to lock it with mental power, Ikari Hong thought to himself

"Don't worry, I'm responsible for the special designation of the sniper position and all the instructions including the induced shooting, you just need to aim at the core of the apostle" Ritsuko saw that Ikari Hiroshi didn't speak, thinking that he was nervous, so she explained

"No need, I'll do manual sniping myself," Ikari waved his hand

Ritsuko was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "But..."

"Trust me, Ritsuko," Ikari smiled

Ritsuko nodded helplessly, "We've given your life to you, and you've never let us down, right, Xiaohong?"

"Don't worry, I guess I can be promoted after this battle," Ikari Hong said with a smile as he looked at Misato, who had one more star in rank than himself

"Snipers need to be supplied with a large amount of electricity, so they must be stationary before they can shoot, which means that the first plane cannot leave the sniper point," Misato reminded as he studied the data

Ikari Hong frowned

"I just need to take care of the first machine, right?" Rei Ayanami was silent now, and only then did she say anything

"What about defenses?" Ikari asked worriedly

"This," Ritsuko pointed to a strange large steel plate next to the zero fuselage in the distance

"What is this?" Ikari Hong was a little incomprehensible

"Originally, it was the bottom of the space shuttle, and the shield after super magnetic processing is expected to be able to withstand the Apostle's particle cannon attack for 17 seconds" Ritsuko helped her glasses and continued, "If you are attacked by the Apostle, Rei will take this shield to help you block it"

Ikari Hong was silent, through the exploration of spiritual power, this thing did not seem to be able to effectively defend against the powerful attack of the Thunder Angel

"It's almost time, so let's get ready," said Misato, looking at his watch and sitting down in his chair

Ikari and Rei walked out of the command room

"Shinji-kun, this is for you" Misato took out a mobile phone and handed it to Shinji "Here's your message"

Shinji took the phone in surprise and pressed the listen button

Shinji's eyes lit up and he smiled with some emotion

It was his classmate and good friend Kensuke who spoke

"Shinji, I'm Aida, come on, that, who, don't you really say a few words?"

"Uh, hmph, then I'll say a few words, hey, I'm Suzuhara, Ikari, no, I'll call you Shinji" Dongji's voice came, and after a pause of a few seconds, he continued, "Shinji, you must win......"

Shinji was stunned for a moment, then looked at the huge first machine outside the window, and thought silently in his heart...... Brother, come on, next time, I'll protect you

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Two EVA lifts, Ayanami Rei sat on the platform with her knees crossed, quietly looking at the figure of Ikari Hong opposite, the ground in front of her was constantly transporting the mechanical lights of electricity, Ikari Hong also did not speak, quietly lit a cigarette and smoked

The lights gradually faded out, leaving only a little light on the pavement of the Twin Mountains

"Just now, Shinji asked me why I was driving an EVA," Rei Ayanami said to Ikari on her own initiative

"Why?" asked Ikari absentmindedly, continuing to smoke

"I said I had a bond, and he asked me if I was with you, and I said yes," Rei Ayanami said softly

"Rei," Ikari said softly

"Hmm"

"We've known each other for a long time, we've been living together since you were just 'born', although we left for a while, but now the two of us are safe, I'm at ease" Ikari extinguished the cigarette and slowly recalled

"Rei Ayaami, tonight, I order you, no matter what happens, don't take that shield to protect me," Ikari said softly

Rei Ayanami replied with a blank face

To be continued.........