Third, the city of New Tokyo

After the Water Angel was defeated by the Black Howling Dragon, the recovery work was carried out in an orderly manner.

Someone in the engineering team complained that the Black Whistling Dragon had done much more damage to the city than the Water Angel's (mainly those two waves of magic).

In addition, there is also about Commander Ikari and his 'colleagues' who are 'like-minded' and inspiring to advance (extinguish) and transform (eliminate) mankind.

They're all having a sore head now...

After so much preparation and research, Commander Ikari even put on the clones of his son and wife.

Originally, it was thought that if nothing went wrong, the human race (the Eighteenth Apostle) could be reunited and become gods according to the plan!

And then...

What they thought was the perfect lifeform, the [messenger] of the gods, the existence that caused the first two impacts, was directly destroyed by the Black Howling Dragon with a force they had never seen at all, or even could not understand!

This is not a routine at all!

It's not that Commander Ikin hasn't thought about the situation of a problem, or even a failure, but Black Howling Dragon's simple and crude way, they really didn't expect it...

In other words, they didn't expect at all, and they couldn't have imagined, that there would be an existence called the Black Howling Dragon to stir up the situation!

Moreover, as mentioned above, the [Third Apostle] - [Water Angel] has no room to fight back in front of the Black Howling Dragon!

All of the [Water Angel's] attacks are ineffective against the Black Howling Dragon, whether it is the Thorn of Light or the beam of light that shoots out, it has no effect!

The first three attacks of the Black Howling Dragon all penetrated the [Water Angel]'s AT stance and caused considerable damage to it, and the last slash directly wiped out its AT stance, causing the [Water Angel] to 'melt' directly!

Not neutralization or erosion, but direct erasure!

This is completely beyond their knowledge! How the hell is this done?!

Of course, they could not comprehend the power of an Assassin Grandmaster who could even erase the immortality of an Primordial God (and some of the first gods to appear in mythology) and give the concept of death.

Because it's a new system, a new research topic.

Don't mention any of this, now, the biggest headache is still our Commander Ikari.

Originally, the plan was to make the military realize that conventional weapons were useless to the Apostles, and then let his son drive the first machine to defeat the [Third Apostle], so that people would think that only EVA was capable of defeating the Apostles.

Then, when the Apostles appear again, they can sit and wait for the military to come and ask EVA to fight, and their follow-up plans can be carried out logically.

However, the current situation is that it was the Black Howling Dragon who defeated the Apostles, and their proud EVA was lying on his stomach the whole time, basically doing nothing!

Not to mention the ridicule of the military department, the question now is how to call for war when the next apostle appears.

After all, now, their plans have been ruined, and they are not expected and trusted very much, and they can no longer expect to be asked to fight.

In addition, why did the apostle grab and beat him as if he was desperate after seeing the black howling dragon?

．．． Headache...

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However, Black Howling Dragon didn't care, because he had a lot to do on his side right now.

A week and a half after Yamamoto's incident, the people of the Holy Land began the final touches on the massive amnestics.

Of course, the people in Black Howling's nameless office are not in this range, but there is a related investigation.

So, a bunch of masked nuns and aunts arrived at Black Howling Dragon's office again...

The black whistling dragon continued to flicker~

However, the investigation took a long time, and it was obvious that the people of the [Holy Land] had become suspicious of Black Howling Dragon and the others.

It seems that for the next period of time, Hideyoshi will be the only one who will go to that world for vacation, if he wants to.

Well, Hideyoshi is reluctant to go to the EVA world, especially when he doesn't have an eyebrow for what he wants to build there first.

But considering that the whole city is now under martial law (for people like them), and it is unlikely that Zero will be able to stay at home for days without going out like him, and there is a break in Commander Ikati's troubles, the EVA world is still quite safe.

So, Hideyoshi was sitting with Zero at an ice drink spot at this time, enjoying an ice drink while drawing drawings.

"Gundam, Pacific Rim, and..."

Hideyoshi planned the sketches, drawing the first drafts of the giant machines, and then erasing them...

"Hmm... Or..."

As he spoke, Hideyoshi drew a sketch of a giant robot on paper, and then gradually refined it.

And at this moment, Zero leaned in.

"What is Ji drawing?" Zero asked, holding her bunny doll and tilting her head.

"Some 'big toys' that can only be made here," Hideyoshi said.

"Need Zero's help?"

"Of course you need to~" Hideyoshi said with a smile and stroking Zero's head. "I'm going to have to work hard for you in the future~"

"Zero is willing to do Ji a favor."

Suddenly, the basic alarm sounded, and the people in the street began to run in the direction of the shelter again.

"It's really not the right time~" Hideyoshi put away the drawings in his hand and said. "But then again, I'm not a Black Howling Dragon, I probably wouldn't..."

As he spoke, Hideyoshi looked at Zero with a new look on his face, and estimated that if he really went back like this or took refuge in a shelter, it would be a lot of trouble.

"Let's go find a place to watch the show~"

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With the appearance of the [Fourth Apostle] like a catfish, but with a bony chest like shrimp feet, the [Angel of the Day] appeared, and the entire city has been transformed into a metal fortress.

Numerous large artillery batteries appeared, platforms loaded with missile vehicles, as well as missile launch platforms, sticking out.

Shells and missiles landed on the Angel of Daylight, but all of them were blocked by its AT stance, and its own flight was not affected in the slightest.

The bombing took a long time, perhaps because of the poor performance of the first aircraft before, and the army did not give up quickly, and then asked EVA to fight.

Since the Daylight Angel has arrived in the city, it is no longer possible to attack with a large yield of N2 mines, and the military is now pinning their hopes on saturation bombing to defeat the Daylight Angel.

But it was clear that this kind of attack, which even the [Water Angel] was not afraid of, did not pose any threat to the [Day Angel].

Eventually, with the mindset of trying again, the government approved EVA's request to attack.

Squeak!

Click!

A building covered with armor plates opens, purple primitives appear, and the AT stand unfurls.

At this moment, inside the NEVR base

"It has been confirmed, the first machine has been arranged."

"I found that target at two hundred meters and was comparing ... It's not Magician, it's another, there's a... Little girl? ”

"Another?"

After witnessing the battle between the Black Whistling Dragon and the Water Angel, NEVR codenamed the Black Whistling Dragon, which had appeared in its entirety, as Magician.

And Hideyoshi, who left directly, has no code name because he did not clarify his appearance.

"What are the two targets doing?" Ritsuko Akagi asked.

"They're like last time, like they're in... Watch? ”

"What about the apostles?"

"They were not found, and they continued to move along the expected route."

"Ignore them for now, inform Shinji Ikari and prepare to attack."

Although there was a delay in time, the first machine still fought with [Angel of Day] according to the plot.

Although there is no original plot to be blown up by [Water Angel] in the face, Shinji Ikari is still very scared, afraid of driving EVA, afraid of fighting with the apostles.

Therefore, the process still did not change, and Shinji Ikari controlled the first machine to strafe the [Angel of Day] indiscriminately until the ammunition ran out.

Then, a long, hot purple whip swept through.

The first machine immediately bent down to dodge, and the armored high-rise building on the side was directly cut off by the waist.

The fear of the apostle made Shinji Ikari completely ignore the order and only hide in embarrassment.

Nothing could resist the purple whip, and everything that came into contact with it was cut off as if it were butter.

Eventually, Hatsuki's right foot was entangled, and it was thrown out and landed on a hillside in the distance.

However, at this moment...

"Huh?"

Just as the [Angel of Day] was about to pursue, it inadvertently looked in Hideyoshi's direction.

“．．．．．．”

Hideyoshi didn't panic much at this time, after all, the Black Howling Dragon had become 'Order Evil' according to his own words, and it was not strange that he was chased and beaten inexplicably.

Besides, the [Nighogg] in the Black Howling Dragon's body can be said to be the mortal enemy of humans, and the Apostle is actually more or less related to humans...

And Hideyoshi is different, at most he is a superpower, so he is not worried about being chased and beaten by the apostles at all.

As long as you don't...

Wait, I seem to have the scales that the Black Howling Dragon gave me to prevent being killed before?!

Brush!

Two purple high-heat whips intertwined, shredding the armored building directly.

"It's really a disaster~"

At this moment, Hideyoshi was holding Zero in the way of a princess hugging, floating above the head of the [Angel of Day].

"But it can be determined that it was indeed because of [Nighogg] that the apostle was desperate to attack the Black Howling Dragon." Hideyoshi said. "As far as the identity of [Nighogg] is concerned, it's not surprising~"

The Angel of the Day attacked again, and two purple, high-heat whips intertwined.

Flash!

Hideyoshi held Zero and disappeared with a white light, and the long whip that struck missed.

In the next second, Hideyoshi and Zero appeared behind the [Angel of Day], and at the same time, several light screens appeared in front of him.

Materialization of digital information - magic technology weapons - shield breaker

As countless 01 numbers appeared and gathered, a mechanical ballista entwined with red magical words floated in the air.

Squeak!

The next moment, a red light lit up, and the magical words on the mechanical ballista flickered.

Shout!

Bite!

Rumble!

The red crossbow bolt was fired, and at the same time, the AT position of the [Angel of Day] flashed, and then, the crossbow arrow exploded on its body.

But...

"Sure enough, is it too small?"

Although the ballista successfully penetrated the AT position of the [Daylight Angel] and hit it, for it to be about eighty meters tall, the ballista about one person tall was still too small.

The damage done to the Angel of the Day is too small

"Even if I want to directly materialize a giant weapon, even if I double the combat power, it's still difficult for me~"

[Dayangel] didn't give Hideyoshi much time to think, and this time it hit it directly.

Woohoo blah blah!

The pieces of armored buildings that had been severed suddenly flew up at this moment, smashing towards the [Angel of Day].

Bite!

The AT position appeared, blocking the massive piece of armor that was flying, but also deflecting its course, causing it to crash into the other side.

Digital Information Materialization - Treasure Simulation - Fantasy Sword • Heavenly Demon Fall (Balmung)!

The cyan blue beam of light shot up into the sky, emitting a dazzling light, and then slashed towards the [Angel of Day].

Rumble!

Bite!

The AT stance appeared, blocking the incoming Noble Phantasm, deflecting the beam away.

“．．． Didn't break the shield? ”

Although it is the experimental data drawing of the Black Howling Dragon, it is not complete, but after all, it is an A+-level treasure, even if it is weakened, it can't even break the defense, this position is too exaggerated, right?

"No wonder Xiao Hei said that forcibly penetrating the AT position is not a good choice..."

．．．．．．

Inside the NEVR base.

Shock, this is the expression on the faces of everyone inside the base.

They didn't expect that the two children would have such combat effectiveness.

Hideyoshi currently seems to have the ability to materialize what is on the drawings, while the other girl's ability is still unknown.

Because, they only saw Zero wave his hand at the [Angel of Day] that collided with him at that time, and then the pieces of metal buildings that had been cut into pieces flew towards it.

And after analysis, it wasn't something that made those pieces of metal fly out, it was more like they flew out on their own!

"Who the hell are they?" murmured Misato Katsuragi, then to a staff member. What happened to Shinji Ikari? ”

"I didn't suffer any major damage, but I haven't heard a reply yet."

"Are you still scared?" Ritsuko Akagi said. "Continue to contact him, while continuing to observe the battle situation, and if there is a chance, let the ground forces recover the first plane."

"Understood."

．． On the other side...

Hideyoshi was jumping up the building with Zero in his arms, dodging the [Angel of Day] attack.

Because of him, he didn't have the free energy to dispose of...

Even with a fivefold increase in combat power, Hideyoshi still had very little energy at his disposal.

Although, Bubbles has a device that supports the infinite energy that can be materialized without consuming it, but...

Where do you tell me to put the 'battery'? Eat it? I've got to find something to use!

At this moment, Hideyoshi saw the Hatsushi machine leaning against the mountain not far away.

“．． I don't want to use it, but now it seems..."

With that, Hideyoshi began to approach the first machine, followed by the [Angel of the Day].

"Zero"

"Hmm"

At the beginning, Zero gave Hideyoshi the only remaining ability before he died, but in the end he was rescued.

Since then, there has been a wonderful connection between the two.

When the two are together, the combat effectiveness will increase significantly, and after separation, there will be all kinds of discomfort...

According to the words of the Black Howling Dragon at that time, the two seemed to have reached a symbiotic relationship.

Then Hideyoshi flies up with a kick and goes to your symbiotic relationship!

That being said, it is true that Zero and Hideyoshi do have a magical relationship.

Zero's ability to control metal is getting more and more comfortable, so that it can assemble itself faster, while Hideyoshi has a certain degree of ability to control metal, and the success rate of assembling machinery by himself has also increased a lot.

And the two have also established weak telepathy, more or less knowing what the other is thinking.

．．． The conversation turned back...

As Hideyoshi's thoughts were known to Zero, the metal blocks on the ground disintegrated into countless metal particles, and a metal wall was formed in front of the Angel of Day.

ＤＵＡＮＧ！

The [Angel of Day] like a catfish slammed directly into the wall that suddenly formed, and at this moment, Hideyoshi came to the shoulder of the first machine.

“！”

Shinji Ikari suddenly raised his head, and he who was connected to the first plane, clearly felt that something had fallen on the first plane.

At the same time, inside the NEVR base

"Received an unknown communication... It's that person! ”

"What?"

Misato Katsuragi was surprised, and with the same expression as her, there were Commander Ikari and Ritsuko Akagi, who had been covering their heads and having a headache.

"Take it in!"

"Moximoxi~ Can you hear it?" Hideyoshi's voice echoed through the command room, as well as the sound of him tapping the light screen. "I'm going to borrow your big toy to use, no comment~"

"Big... Big toys? ”

"That's it, your first machine~" Hideyoshi knocked on the head of the huge first machine next to him, and said in a tone as if he was borrowing soy sauce from next door. "I don't like your EVA style at all~ But I've only been here for a few days, and I haven't even decided on the first draft~ Alas~"

"Besides, Xiao Hei has beaten one, and I can't be left behind, if there is no suitable one, I can only borrow yours~"

Immediately, the staff in the command room immediately detected that the first machine, which had only a few minutes of activity time due to the cutting of the power cord, had become the same state of no activity time limit in an instant as when the power cord was plugged in.

"Event time... Unlimited..."

"How is that possible?!"

Just now, Hideyoshi's words were a little more informative, and suddenly, the energy of the first machine, which was originally limited by the power cord being cut off, was full of energy, and Misato and Ritsuko were in a state of confusion.

And at this moment, Commander Ikari, who had returned to the classic poss, spoke.

"You... What the hell is it..."

"That gloomiest guy shut up, I don't want to hear you."

“．．．．．．”

．．． Hold the grass?

This is the first psychological reaction of this commander who has experienced strong winds and waves and is bent on advancing (destroying) and transforming (extinction) into human beings.

What's the situation? Shut me up? I haven't said anything yet?!

On the surface, Commander Ikari still has the classic poss of his hands crossed and supporting his chin.

But in fact, he is like a dog in his heart at the moment.

Since he sat in this position, or as an adult, how many years has he not met such a bear child? The point is, he doesn't seem to have much to do with this bear child!

“．．． (skull hurts)..."

"What do you want to do?" Misato asked Hideyoshi.

"Kill this apostle, by the way..."Hideyoshi said as he tapped on the light screen in front of him. Teach your drivers a lesson~"

At this moment, Commander Ikari was ready to speak, although he didn't have the slightest bit of 'fatherly love' for his son, and the father's due 'father's love' for his son (at least that's what the author thought), but, after all, when it came to that plan, he couldn't let Ikari Shinji get out of his control.

But...

[If you dare to say a word to me while I am here, I will publish all the information related to your [Human Completion Plan]!] 】

As these words appeared in Commander Ikati's mind like telepathy, and in a flash, Commander Ikari was shocked, suspicious, and frightened at first.

And then... The skull hurts...

It seems that Commander Ikari really has nothing to do with Hideyoshi...

And on the other side...

"The pilot of the first machine, have you come back to your senses~" Hideyoshi lazily shouted into the communicator in front of him.

Not far away, the [Angel of Day] was trapped by a thick metal plate, and it would not be able to get out for a while.

And the first machine leaned against the hill and sat there, motionless.

"I..."

"Why are you driving an EVA?" Hideyoshi interrupted what Shinji Ikari was about to say and asked. "Why are you fighting the Apostles?"

"I..."

"Don't say that your father made you do it, and don't say that you pity Ayanami." Hideyoshi said. "Not everyone has the determination to 'sacrifice the ego and fulfill the big self', and more people are selfish~"

"Moreover, I can't see that you have that kind of determination~"

"I'm sitting in it, but I'm sorry, I'm afraid. Hesitation..."

"Why are you sitting in there? Waiting to be hung and beaten by the apostles? And then prove to your father that you don't have that ability? ”

"You're like this, it's more like you're going to replace... No, it's going to die early~"

"Do what you decide you want to do, or don't do it at all."

"You're not the only one who will die."

“．．．．．．！”

"On the battlefield, one person's mistake can lead to the death of countless people, and it may also be a meaningless death~"

"You don't know, do you?"

"......" Shinji Ikari didn't speak.

"I'll give you two choices~"

Hideyoshi stood up, stretched his arms, and looked at the metal line that was about to be destroyed.

"Now come out of it, I'll control the first machine from the outside to overturn that catfish..."

"Or, make up your mind, sit inside, and do it with me"

Click!

Two purple, hot whips intertwined, splitting the metal wall that blocked it, and then rushed towards the first machine.

"There's not much time left."

“！”

Seeing this, the first machine, which had been sitting, stood up, but in an instant, the [Angel of Day] rushed in front of him.

And this time, Shinji Ikari didn't choose to continue to escape, he actually controlled the first machine and met it.

But it was clear that he was still slow, and the two hot whips struck, about to pierce it.

Materialization of digital information - spatial movement!

Shout!

In an instant, the first machine disappeared in place and appeared behind the [Angel of Day].

"Zero!"

With Hideyoshi's order, Hatsuki suddenly turned around and hugged the [Day Angel] from behind.

But at this moment, the first machine suddenly froze.

"Don't doubt or resist, follow the message I gave you!" Hideyoshi suddenly shouted at Shinji Ikari. "Throw it out!"

Although there was a pause, soon, the first machine seemed to react, turned around suddenly, and threw the [Angel of Day] out.

Rumble!

The [Angel of Day], which looked like a catfish, flew out and planted between the tall buildings.

Inside the NEVR base

"What's going on?" Ritsuko Akagi asked.

"It seems that the man has installed something on the restraint armor to provide energy for the first machine, and then his device is connected to the spirit of the first machine pilot, so as to assist him." A staff member said. "And besides, another little girl, she seems to be controlling the actions of the first machine by making the restraint armor of the first machine move on its own."

"Let the Restraint Armor move on its own?" (Ritsuko Akagi)

"Is the device connected to Shinji Ikati's spirit?" (Misato Katsuragi)

"What's the driver's condition?" Misato asked.

"There is no sign of contamination, everything is normal."

"What about the state of the first machine?" Ritsuko asked.

"The injuries in the hands began to recover on their own, and everything else went up to a certain extent."

．．．．．．

At this moment, the [Angel of Day] that was thrown out had recovered, facing the first machine in front of him, and the two hot long whips kept shaking.

"Take out that little dagger of yours."

Following Hideyoshi's order, Shinji Ikari took control of the first machine and took out the [High Vibration Particle Knife] located on his right shoulder.

"Zero, upgrade."

"Hmm"

In the next moment, a large number of metal particles converged towards the dagger, and began to extend at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a dagger.

"What's next?" Shinji Ikari asked.

"Action pattern analysis, predict the next action..."Hideyoshi kept swiping across the light screen in front of him, and strings of data streamed by. Stick the knife back in. ”

"Plug in... Plug it back? ”

"It's here."

At this moment, a scabbard with a trigger appeared on the left hand of the first machine, and immediately, Shinji Ikari inserted the [High Vibration Particle Sword] in his hand according to the order.

"Prepare according to the information that appears in your head, wait for the moment, relax..."

Following Hideyoshi's instructions, Shinji Ikari took a deep breath to relax himself, and at the same time, the center of gravity of the entire Hatsutsu machine gradually lowered, and his right hand grasped the hilt.

Chirping--!

The Angel of the Day let out an eerie roar, and then, wielding the two hot long whips, rushed towards the first machine.

“！”

"Close your eyes and listen to me!"

Hideyoshi's shouting kept Shinji Ikari from being caught by fear again, and after taking a deep breath, gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

"Close your eyes..."

"Just look at it and don't talk."

Hideyoshi's words interrupted Misato's questioning, and at this moment, the [Angel of the Day] Rikatsu was getting closer and closer.

“．．． Catapult to draw the knife! ”

With his order, Shinji Ikari did not hesitate for a moment, pulled the trigger with his left hand and swung it out with his right hand!

Bang!

Bite!

[Angel of Day] and the first machine are like swordsmen in ancient competitions, staggered out, facing away from both sides, freeze frame.

"Secret Technique: Yan Return..."

Click!

Two giant sword lights staggered into the body of the [Angel of Day], and their intersecting point happened to be the core of the [Angel of Day].

Rumble!

The sword light dissipated, and a twisted cross-shaped crack appeared on the core of the [Angel of Day], and in the next second, the entire body exploded, and the red liquid fell like a downpour.

“！”

Shinji Ikari reacted suddenly, looking at Hideyoshi and Zero on his right shoulder.

There was no one there, and at this moment, the sword in his hand was slowly turning into dust and disappearing.

"In an instant...!"

And inside the NEVR base, everyone's faces were once again occupied by surprise and shock.

"The first machine, the energy is exhausted, and the activity is stopped."

"The target, broken."

"[High Vibration Particle Knife] is dissipating."

"What about Shinji Ikari's condition?" Misato asked.

"The external link has been broken, and everything is normal with the vital features."

"What about the two unknown targets?"

"Disappeared in place, searching."

"No need to look for it, you can't find it with conventional methods." Ritsuko Akagi said suddenly. "They should have left this world, through that door."

Although this time, EVA defeated the attacking Apostles, however, this was also through Hideyoshi's help.

Once again, some unknown forces appeared before them, those that seemed to control all machinery and metal, and those that were beyond their current level of technology.

If it is said that the appearance of the Black Howling Dragon is a shock. Fearful words, after Hideyoshi showed his strength, some people, began to have different thoughts.

Things are getting interesting