Chapter 8: The First Battle of the Water Angels

More than ten minutes later, Misato and Shinji entered the interior of the base after transferring to dozens of elevators with complex and staggered lines.

"Hmm...... Exit the west exit of the station and turn right at the third gate at the back to enter the eighth passage. Misato muttered to herself as she looked at the map.

Click...... Brush......

The door in front of them opened, and a comfortable breeze blew directly on the two of them. Shinji, who was sitting in the elevator, looked around, as if trying to imprint the vast building in his heart. The brilliant lights illuminate the pyramid in the center of the underground space. Look up, although it is underground space. But at this time, Shinji still couldn't see the top of the store, and the vastness of the underground space can be seen. "It's really big here. Sure enough, all the crystallization of human high technology is here. Shinji sighed.

"It's really complicated to build this facility." Misato smiled wryly. Sitting in the elevator all the way, looking at the complicated and staggered routes, Misato couldn't help but have a headache. "I guess it's this way. I'm not familiar with this yet. But there must be a road in front of the driveway, haha. Misato comforted herself.

Shinji didn't say anything, still looking at the beautiful scenery around him. He knew that someone would lead the way in a moment.

And on the other side.

"The second cooldown is over, staff please leave quickly." A mechanical report sounded. Around a huge machine, a group of staff members are nervously busy.

"The defrosting of the left wrist drive was completed in the remaining three minutes. At the same time, don't forget the number of apoptosis of the cells. A soft female voice commanded.

"Understood, Dr. Akagi, at the same time, it has been confirmed that the First Combat Division, Katsuragi Nisa, and his party have arrived at Well S36." The staff replied.

"I can't stand it. It's late again. At this time, the person known as Dr. Akagi frowned and complained about Misato's tardiness, and took off his wetsuit. Revealing the one-piece blue swimsuit inside, he put on a white coat that was exclusive to the real yàn room, and said helplessly as he walked out. "Forget it, I'll pick her up."

Jingle bells.

The elevator that Shinji was riding stopped in. The door opens. A woman in a white lab coat with a swimsuit underneath walked in.

"Huh? Ritsuko? Misato saw the visitor's face full of surprise.

"I'm here to pick you up, really. I was 12 minutes late. Katsuragi Nisa. The man known as Ritsuko said with a displeased face. Now that you're short on manpower and you're short on time, you're going to have to add to the mess. ”

"Hey, hey. I'm sorry. Misato folded her hands and smiled apologetically at the person in front of her.

"Hey......" Ritsuko sighed and turned to Shinji who was on the side of the elevator. So, is he the boy? ”

"Shinji Ikari, 14 years old, please advise." Shinji looked at the woman in front of him who had just entered the elevator, although she was Asian, but she was indeed a real blonde and blue-eyed, and her wide white overalls covered her good figure in a swimsuit, but just by looking in from the opening of her coat, you could know how good this woman's figure was, a tear mole in the corner of her eye made her mature face look more sad, and when she saw someone looking at her, Shinji stretched out her hand to Ritsuko with a smile.

Ritsuko was slightly stunned, then smiled and stretched out her hand. "Technical Bureau Section 1, Head of E Program, Ritsuko Akagi, please advise."

After getting off the elevator, the group of three got into a small rubber boat. Make your way through the red unknown liquid. And their destination. It is a large test site with a height of 100 meters and a width of several square kilometers. Shinji clearly saw a huge purple arm. I couldn't help but smile in my heart. Then I heard a burst of sirens around me.

Warning, warning. The target starts the first combat position of all members. The first combat position of all employees.

"Shinji-kun Ikari. We want to show you something. Ritsuko Akagi also stepped up her task speed when she heard the alarm, and said nervously to Shinji. With that, all the lights in the house were turned off. Shinji felt the ground move beneath his feet for a moment, and then the lights of the proving ground lit up. A huge machine face appeared in front of Shinji's eyes. Looking at the machine in front of him. Shinji smiled faintly. Then his eyes froze again. "Huh? Why? Have an unsettling yet familiar feeling? Shinji thought to himself. As soon as I was about to ask, I heard Ritsuko Akagi's voice.

"The ultimate man-made general-purpose humanoid decisive battle weapon, an artificial human. This is the first machine, the last trump card of our human race. Ritsuko Akagi said with a serious face. There was pride in the tone.

Before Shinji could speak. I heard an extremely cold voice.

"It's been a long time, Shinji." The monitoring room above the head of the machine. A familiar figure stood there. And the pictures in the monitoring room are all like Shinji closing the distance.

"Ahh Dad, long time no see. Shinji sneered.

Seeing Shinji's sneering expression in the surveillance screen, Ikari Gendu couldn't help but be stunned. After turning around, he said with relief: "Attack." ”

"Sortie? Isn't machine zero still frozen? Misato exclaimed, as if she had thought of something again. I looked at the first machine next to me. "Do you have to dispatch the first machine?"

"Yes. We have no choice. Ritsuko looked at Misato with a serious face. Then he turned to Shinji, "Ikari Shinji-kun, you will drive." ”

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"Naw. Dad. Shinji lowered his head, and the shredded hair at the tip blocked the boy's eyes. Why did you call me here? Shinji thought about it, and said a few words according to the original book.

"Same as you think." Yuandu Ikari's voice was still cold.

"Tell me to drive this thing to fight the monsters outside?" Shinji looked up and smiled contemptuously. "Yes, yes, but if you can't give me a reason to drive him. I'm not going to sit on it. ”

"Because no one else can do it." Ikari Yuandu said slightly angrily.

"That's all?" Shinji still sneered. "Well, I don't want it." Shinji replied decisively without even thinking about it. His expression didn't fluctuate much, and his eyes were still staring at Ikari Gento.

"Hurry up if you want to drive, and get out if you don't." Gento Ikari was a little dissatisfied with Shinji's attitude. The cold words made the staff present forget about their work for a while.

Bang!

There was an explosion. Immediately after that, the system reported that the eighth armor had been damaged. In the event of a fire in Area D, the whole road was urgently sealed off in the designated area. The apostles have already begun to attack here.

"There's no time, Shinji-kun." Ritsuko's voice was slightly nervous.

"Don't." Shinji replied again.

"Shinji-kun, why are you here?" Misato bent down and looked the Shinji in the eye. It seems to want to find something in Shinji's eyes. But Shinji didn't look at her.

"Don't run away from your father, let alone run away from yourself." Ignoring Shinji's ignorance, Misato continued.

"I told you I could drive this, but I wouldn't drive it if I wasn't given a reason to do it. If you say don't, you don't. Shinji crossed his hands behind his head and closed his eyes. It seems that something is waiting for you.

Seeing Shinji's attitude, everyone stopped talking. Until that icy voice sounded again.

"Dongyue, go wake up Li."

One of the footage from the surveillance room shifts to the winter moon. "The kid. Will it work? ”

"It's not dead."

“…… I know. ”

After Dongyue's figure disappeared, the sound channel shifted to another channel.

"Li, the backup can't be used, prepare to attack."

"Yes." A soft voice came from the audio.

Ritsuko showed a hint of helplessness on her face. Then he commanded loudly: "The core part of the first machine is replaced with the L-00 type." Start again. ”

"Roger, ongoing job interruption is being carried out at start." As the system automatically answers, the machine's eyes lose their light.

Ritsuko and Misato left Shinji one after another. None of them saw the smile on Shinji's face as he lowered his head.

"Leigh. I can finally see you. It turned out that Shinji was so persistent in refusing to drive just to see Rei Ayanami. Speaking of which, if she happily agreed, Leigh wouldn't have to appear. It seems that such a refusal is necessary.

Soon, a mobile bed was pushed over by several doctors and nurses. The moment they passed Shinji. Shinji meets the girl she hasn't seen for a long time. In an instant, he was obsessed. Sky blue broken hair, ruby sparkling eyes. Light nose, seductive little mouth. The delicate face, the jade-like skin and snow-like skin seem to be broken with a snap of a finger, and the white combat uniform completely sets off the girl's figure. Although her right eye was bandaged, it couldn't hide her peerless face.

looked at the hanging bottle in front of him, and the plaster cast in his right hand. A girl whose whole body is bandaged, and it is very difficult to even sit up from the hospital bed. Shinji couldn't help but feel a burst of pity.

Rumble! Syllable!

It was as if there was an earthquake in the room, causing Lido to fall from her hospital bed. An explosion was heard. This was followed by the sound of steel breaking. Shinji knew that the chandelier above his head was going to fall, and then the first chance to block it for him.

Shinji wanted to run to help Rei, but ...... Not everything is what Shinji thinks. Because. The chandelier that fell this time was not on Shinji's head. It's on top of Leigh's head!

"Danger!" Seeing this unpredictable scene, Shinji rushed out without even thinking about it.

The chandelier smashed towards Rei with unmistakable precision as if it had been aimed. In the girl's exclamation, a black figure blocked in front of the girl.

Rumble! Rumble!

With the chandelier on the floor. Both Shinji and Rei are buried under a giant chandelier.

"Wow!" A mouthful of blood sprayed on Leigh's face. Seeing the girl's surprised face, the young man greeted in a loud voice. "Are you alright?" Although it was painful, Shinji still looked at the girl in front of him with a smile on his face. wiped the blood from her face. Apologies. "Sorry for getting your face dirty. Please don't mind. At this time, the girl's heart looked at the one-handed ground in front of her. There was still a trace of blood hanging from the corner of his mouth. The boy who still smiles at himself. I couldn't help but tremble in my heart. The body seemed to forget the pain for a while, and trembled slightly. Said slowly to the boy. "I ...... I'm fine. You. ”

The soft voice reached Shinji's ears, and Shinji felt as if he had eaten honey. Seeing that the girl in front of him was not injured. Shinji's heart relaxed a little, and he said with self-reproach. "It's painful, isn't it? Sorry, it's all my fault. Rest assured, someone will come to our rescue soon. Rest well, I'll take care of the rest! Shinji smiled like a sunny smile. Seeing this scene, the girl's body no longer trembled. As if he had found support, an angelic smile appeared on his face, and the ruins were a little alive because of that shallow smile. After a soft "um" sound. He fainted and fell asleep because of the pain all over his body. However, compared to the previous pain, the girl's eyebrows at this moment are no longer as solemn as they were just now. After seeing Rei fall asleep, Shinji raised his head again and shouted outside, "Miss Misato, do you hear me?" ”

Misato outside has been stunned. He forgot to ask someone to pull them out from under the chandelier. "Ahh Hear me, Shinji and Rei, are you all right? I'm going to find someone to get you out!" ”

"We're fine, please don't worry." Shinji said lightly. Soon. Misato and a group of staff carried the chandelier away from the rubble. I saw Shinji half-kneeling on the ground, holding the girl who had fallen into a coma due to pain in his left hand. The right hand hung limply at the side of the body.

"Miss Misato, please help me settle her. Dr. Ritsuko, could you please help me convert the core of the first machine back. I'll drive. Shinji, who was saved, handed Rei over to Misato and took off his black trench coat himself. He also shredded the shirt that had been stained red by blood donations inside. He tied his blood-stained shirt to his right hand. Completely ignoring the blur of flesh and blood on his back. Step by step, I walked towards the first machine.

"Shinji-kun, your wounds ......" Misato saw a blur in Shinji's back. Cover your mouth. I was speechless.

"Hehe, rest assured. I'm fine. Shinji gave Misato a reassuring look. He walked to the cockpit.

"Have you decided you want to drive? Shinji Ikari-kun. Ritsuko Akagi looked at the injured boy and wondered.

"Ahh Shinji paused, "By the way, Dr. Akagi, that guy out there is a monster called the Apostle, right?" "Yes, he is the third apostle, the water angel Sakiel (Sakir)." Ritsuko replied.

"Oh. Water Angel? Then let me hit it back into the water! Shinji's confident voice spread throughout the Shiyàn room.

"Shinji-kun, are you sure you're okay? Didn't you say you have to give you a reason to drive? Although the time was not right, Misato still asked the question in her heart.

"Well, because you've already given me a good reason, haven't you?" With that, Shinji walked into the cockpit without looking back.

"Reason?" Ritsuko Akagi's eyes were slightly solemn. He looked back at the girl who was lying on the hospital bed. There was a strange glow in his eyes. And Misato, who was on the side, also looked over there. A sly smile crossed his face.