Well...... I can tell myself with great certainty that this is not the scene of a killing game, but the command room of the Apostle operations plus the testing of the mech.

If the Apostle could appear in human form and enter here and kill all of us along the way, then, as a killer, this is definitely the most successful one ever.

But...... Will you fall from the sky? And a huge humanoid weapon? Will you also help clear out the BETA?

Hey, wait...... This has been ...... It's not something that falls within the scope of apostolic behavior, is it?

"I said Gray Plains...... Ahem, I mean Dr. Akagi, what did you mean ......"

“……”

Huh? By...... Ignored?

Ritsuko Akagi, who was questioned by me, did not answer my question, but turned directly to Commander Gendo, who was the commander-in-chief.

"Do you want to order the first and second planes to be dispatched, Commander?"

“…… Wait a minute. ”

Behind the brown mirror, Gentang's gaze was still unknown, but the command finally came out in a deep voice among his lips covered by his hands.

What the hell is this...... What's going on?

I stared at the entire battle situation on the screen, made up of various mechs fighting against the BETA, and my mind was in shock.

It is true that the form of the creature that existed as an apostle never existed in a definite form from the beginning, but...... Before that, before the official start of the experiment, these organisms did not have the so-called "apostolic reaction", did they?

"It's erosion...... Erosion from both the spiritual and physical aspects. ”

Misato Katsuragi, who is also in this command room as a base guard and emergency responder, has been standing by my side at some point.

"The apostle's method of attack is probably to directly invade the organism in an unknown way, polluting the pilot's consciousness and spirit, and similarly polluting the organic type of organism as its own body......"

"Wait a minute......

I can understand this if it's the erosion of the driver, but ...... What do you say about "polluting organic types of organisms", just kidding, those huge weapons that are currently active outside are casually solid bumps that can be sold as precious metals if they are smashed, right?

“…… Not exactly, in fact, the organism that meets this condition ......"

Misato Katragagi's voice was also uncertain, but her finger finally pointed to a certain body on the screen—

EVA No. 3 machine.

This mech, which has been active on the battlefield since the very beginning, has ...... Active for too long.

FROM USING AN ION DAGGER TO CUT BETA, TO LATER TEARING BETA'S BODY WITH THE PALM OF HIS HAND, AND NOW, THIS HUGE MECH IS ON ALL FOURS LIKE A BEAST, CRUSHING A FORTRESS-LEVEL BETA THAT TRIES TO PIERCE THE SURFACE ARMOR OF THE MESCH WITH A TAIL PIN, AND THEN ......

"Poof"

At the lower end of the body's head, in the cracked blood basin mouth, there was still a structure like teeth, and the head of the suppressed BETA was bitten under the attack of this big mouth, and the disgusting brain fluid and blood splattered everywhere, and the remaining flesh and blood were scattered between the teeth.

“…… In fact, EVA is a humanoid weapon, and the way in which it is manufactured is different from that of other humanoid weapons. ”

Misato Katsuragi stared uneasily at the furious No. 3 on the screen, and even the voice that was explaining to me trembled slightly.

"Perhaps, it's because of this difference that I ......"

"Third Lieutenant Katsuragi."

The cold and ruthless voice came from the command platform, from the mouth of Ikari Gentang.

"There is no need for you to explain here, and now, shouldn't you come up with a corresponding battle plan and ensure that the plan succeeds?"

"Understand"

Misato Katsuragi, who received the order, walked to the command platform without hesitation and quickly gave the order as an emergency measure.

"The first plane, the second plane, enter combat readiness and be ready to join the battle at any time, and in addition, move the third machine out of the friendly list"

"Zero, monitor the actions of Zero and attack as soon as it is confirmed that the other party's behavior is hostile."

"Allies on the side of the White Hiiragi Academy, please restrain your formation, and stay as far away as possible from your EVA body, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings, and if necessary, your side will formally request assistance."

"Ashford Academy's testing machine, please move southeast after receiving the message to assist in clearing the beta in this area."

“……”

Orders were quickly delivered and executed, and the third machine, which was still participating in the battle against the BETA in a wild manner, may not have realized that in just a few seconds, it had been isolated in the mass of the BETA.

And after that, Misato Katsuragi did not hesitate...... The most important targeted measures were issued for the No. 3 machine.

"Countdown to three seconds...... Two...... One...... Immediately cut off the power of the No. 3 machine"

"Bang"

The No. 3 machine on the screen, the huge electric plug that is closely connected in a vacuum at the tail end, crashed to the ground after being cut off by remote control from the command platform, and at the bottom right of the split screen of the No. 3 machine, a red number appeared at the same time, which was used as a timing system.

Five minutes...... Is it?

Looking at the rapidly decreasing numbers above, I already understood what this time meant.

The EVA body, without an energy source, can only operate independently for five minutes, after all, the energy required by such a huge body is too exaggerated.

After five minutes, the energy of the body itself will be depleted, and at that time, even the apostles can only give up the control of the body and appear in their own essence, right? Unless......

"Unless, by then, the Apostle has completed the erosion of the mech and uses his S2 mechanism to power the third machine, so, before that, ......"

This time, the commentary was changed to Ritsuko Akagi, but, for some reason, the woman's face was with a smile of unknown meaning.

“…… The first and second aircraft ejected"

With Misato Katsuragi's resolute order, two huge mechs, red and purple, appeared on the ground at the same moment.

Charlotte...... Let's go out too. ”

Looking at the situation on the ground, after confirming that there were no more apostles landing in the sky, I gritted my teeth and made such a decision.

"Makoto, you...... Are you going to go to war? ”

When I turned around, a young man named Ori Madara Ichixia was just in front of me.

"It's not a wise choice, if the enemy is that kind of thing......"

"Ahh But there's no way, isn't it?,If you don't defeat the apostles.,This school will be completely destroyed.。 ”

I just shook my head slightly and walked past the other party.

Well, time is pressing, and I don't have any intention of wasting words with this guy, after all, every minute and every second in the next year needs to be cherished as much as possible.

"So...... Makoto, I'll go first. ”

From a certain passage outside the command room, it can be directly connected to the ejection port of the EVA, and in the case of Charlotte, through the guò passage, you can also rise to the ground to participate in the battle.

"Ahh......h

After a little thought, I decided to inform the girl of my purpose in the clearest way possible.

"NOW CLEAR THE BETA AS QUICKLY AS YOU CAN, AND ...... If possible, try to test the defense and defense strength of that EVA III. ”

"Could it be...... Makoto intends to ......"

When I gave such a command, Charlotte made it clear to me almost instantly.

"Ah...... Now that she has become a parasite of the apostle, then you can only kill her. ”

When I say this, I still ...... a little I thought about that little mouth that made me extremely **.

It's a pity, but since it has been corrupted by the apostles, then ...... There's no way you're going to survive, is there?

Therefore, as long as we take this opportunity to destroy this No. 3 machine in one go, then the first step goal of me and Shi Jiuru can be successfully achieved.

In these five minutes, perhaps the eroded True Hippo will resist as much as possible, so if it is a sudden targeted attack under the guise of rescue, it is not difficult to destroy the cockpit without absolute domain protection with one blow.

As Charlotte quickly called out her IS and flew into the ascending passage, I also made my way to the large elevator leading to the ground at the base, and ......

"Come out, Shenlong Dou...... I mean, my big red weapon."

The strange mech, which was scrawled red all over its body and had the exclusive emblem of the SSS regiment on it, was ready to step onto the chaotic battlefield for the first time and participate in this battle.

Well...... If it weren't for the fact that I'm in this school where the SSS regiment belongs,I wouldn't dare to rashly use this drive armor that has become a "mocking body for the SOS regiment",After all,The regimental emblem on it,It's something that was drawn by Yuriko herself.。

"So I said...... It's better to get that flyer quickly...... What a ......."

Laboriously crawling into the open, belly-mounted cockpit, the lid closed and sealed after the body was embedded in the body, and the darkness created by the confined space was replaced by a projection that appeared in front of the eyes for a short time.

Ah, that's right, although it's a little different from the plan, but, this fight, from the very beginning, I was going to use this guy to play.

This will also be the first battle V that Ito Makoto will play as a great pilot