Shenyin 5 split apart, exploding brilliant sparks in the sky, and in the black smoke, the burning metal fragments fell like meteorites, like a rain of fire.

Ian and Bless Ryoji fell from a height of 15,000 meters.

The Fish Angel's AT force field protected them, shielding them from the impact of the explosion, and they fell with the debris of the plane, wrapped in thick smoke.

Compared to the twenty-meter-long Shenyin Five, the two of them are not so eye-catching, not to mention that it is late at night in Massachusetts now, and it is pitch black, even with the assistance of computers, it is difficult for the high-speed fighter plane to detect anything abnormal in the violent explosion.

"Report sir, the target has been knocked down." The pilot reported to SEELE.

That small video was transmitted to the conference room of SEELE, and the people of the Soul Seat saw the moment the plane exploded, the plane fell straight to the ground, and finally exploded on the Massachusetts Plain, which was almost no man's land.

Other than that, nothing else was taken.

"Immediately let the people of the Massachusetts branch go to the scene of the explosion to investigate, heretics can't be killed so easily!" Speaker Keel gave the order to transmit the nearby coordinates to the Massachusetts section.

At the same time, the rest of the people, from high to bottom, gave orders to mobilize all the forces they could mobilize to the vicinity of that coordinate.

To live to see people, to die to see corpses.

All kinds of evidence show that the heretic has mastered the power of the "fruit of life", and he has even brought back the defeated apostles.

This is a great deviation from what is recorded in the Dead Sea Papers.

Unless the bodies of the two men can be seen with their own eyes, SEELE will not rest on his laurels.

Ian and Ryojihei glided down from a height of about 10,000 meters against the wind.

He and the blessed Ryoji first did a free fall inside the crystal, an experience that he will never forget, and it was also the first time for Ian.

As the chief engineer of Parady Island, he knew exactly what the plane's wings should be, and when the fighter jet overhead quickly moved away with a sonic boom, he controlled the crystallization to coalesce and create a double-layer glider.

Wearing a helmet, Bless Ryoji, clinging to the handle of the glider, his legs fixed to the rear, he is parallel to the glider, the evening breeze and weightlessness are blowing in his face, even a super spy with excellent psychological quality will inevitably sigh about today's experience.

"It was a day that was even more exciting than I've been in decades." Bless Ryoji looked at the plain below with palpitations, and the main body of the Shenyin 5 fell to the ground, exploding with bright light.

Flames blazed and set the dry grass on fire.

NERV's second branch in Massachusetts was built in a deserted suburb surrounded by plains with nothing but dilapidated roads and endless weeds.

"There's the second branch ahead." Ian looked at the only place where the lights were on.

According to his intelligence, there were not many people stationed in the second detachment, only more than a thousand people, most of them were researchers and workers, and there were relatively few soldiers.

And the location is still in a fairly remote suburb, and it is difficult to draw support in a short period of time, but now that SEELE is not prepared in advance, they have enough time and opportunity to sneak in.

"You've been through several big battles today, how are you doing?" Blessing Ryoji asked.

"It's not the best yet, but after a little rest on the plane, it shouldn't be a problem until sunrise." Ian replied.

It's okay to maintain the AT force field, after all, that is the apostle's ability, and the main physical exertion is the time when the research institute transforms into a musical angel, but in fact, it doesn't take much time to transform, from the time they broke into the research institute to the time they drove away, it was less than ten minutes in total, and at present, he still has spare strength.

The two glided in the direction of the branch, the only place where there was light.

Soon after, they landed smoothly.

Bless Ryoji took off his helmet, he touched his forehead, sweat on one hand, and his clothes were also soaked with sweat.

Part of the reason was that it was so stuffy in the plane, but more sweat, which was scared out of the crash just now, and he almost thought he was going to die.

The place where they landed was very close to the branch.

"The rest of the work is my professional skills." Bless Ryoji exhaled.

Shinji Ikari, who returned to the NERV headquarters, was stunned to see the picture that his father transmitted to him.

No sooner had the first machine been put back into the base than he came out of the plug when his father contacted him.

In the video, the man with azure eyes, with a miniature version of the fish angel lying on his shoulder, created a humanoid monster that killed the soldiers mercilessly.

In another scene, the man and Ryoji get out of the jeep and create the defeated Musical Angels, who break into a base and take a fighter plane there.

"This man is the Ninth Apostle." Ikari Gendo said: "He is not human, and he approached you and the pilot of the second plane for his own purposes. ”

"Then, bless Ryoji, this man is a traitor to humanity."

Shinji couldn't believe it was true, his whole body was shaking, even if it was true, why would he say such a thing to him?

Ikari Gendo made a straight face: "They infiltrated the second branch, where there is an American-made EVA No. 4 machine, and now there is no way to transport the first machine over, so you go and drive the No. 4 machine and get rid of them." ”

"Liar. Deceive, deceive! Shinji shouted, "Mr. Ian. To say that he is an apostle must be a lie! ”

He still remembers the way Ian woke up from bed that day and Ian made breakfast for him and Asuka.

So how could the reliable Mr. Ian be an apostle?

"The pilot of the second plane has been controlled."

"That's the truth, accept it." Ikari Gendo said.

Shinji Ikari covered his ears, and Asuka's words echoed in his ears.

"What would you do if NERV asked you to do something you didn't like?"

"Yes." Shinji muttered, "That's what happened. Asuka."

It's no wonder that Asuka always keeps quiet about Ian's affairs, it turns out that he is the only one who doesn't know anything.

"Strike, do you hear me?" Ikari Gendo coldly gave orders to his son.

Shinji Ikari was blinded by SEELE's men and pulled onto the transport plane.

It was the fastest fighter in the world, reaching a top speed of Mach 3.

Like a doll, he was pulled into the cabin of a fighter jet, and then the flames ignited, and the plane lifted off into the air and flew towards the distant United States.

Massachusetts, Second Branch.

Ian finally came into contact with the S2 mechanism, which was sealed in an alloy metal ball about five meters in diameter.

The core of the S2 mechanism and the apostle is not the same thing.

To be precise, it is an organ that exists in the body of the apostle, some kind of organ, the S2 organ does not exist in physical form, it may be any part of the apostle's body, or it may exist in any part of the apostle's body.

The second branch is still researching the S2 mechanism, and they have mimicked the body structure of the Apostle, and what they have obtained is the "artificial S2 mechanism" in front of them, although it has been made, but it is a field that humans have not yet understood.

For Ian, though, that's not the case.

He could feel the essence of the thing in front of him, it was actually an "energy absorber".

Without his involvement, the researchers of the second branch would have made a formal connection to the S2 mechanism in the near future, in a vain attempt to use its energy.

But the result will be disastrous, the second branch, and the area within a radius of eighty-nine kilometers, will disappear into the "Dirac Sea".

The sea of Dirac is simply a sea of particles of negative energy composed of the zero point energy of the quantum vacuum.

Quantum mechanics says that although these particles are unobservable, they are by no means illusory, and can be formed with enough energy, and where there is matter, there is the Dirac Sea, and the observed universe seems to float on its surface.

There was an apostle who was born in the sea of Dirac.

The Apostle can connect with the Sea of Dirac through the S2 trap, thus gaining almost "endless" energy.

"That's right." Ian felt the throbbing of the S2 mechanism: "The coordinates of this world are the sea of Dirac."

He reached out and touched the exterior of the alloy metal ball, and he and Bless Ryoji had forcibly broken in.

The periphery is fine, but once you enter the inside of the research institute, you will inevitably be discovered.

He stood against the guards, with the blessing of Ryoji, and forcibly broke through the guards with the AT force field and found the S2 mechanism.

"Well, it's been two hours, can you use the S2 trap?" Bless Ryoji looked at Ian, who looked tired, and jokingly said, "If you can't hold on, then I'm going to write a suicide note." ”

More than two hours had passed since they broke into the branch, and it was almost dawn.

Bullets were constantly coming in from outside, the branch was already surrounded by large forces, the sound of helicopters circling could be heard, and the outside was full of military vehicles and soldiers.

SEELE's army has arrived, and they are surrounding the place.

I don't know why they didn't use N2, if they were worried about something wrong with the S2 mechanism, or if they were waiting for some other solution.

All in all, there is no way to escape from the blessing of Ryoji.

At this time, he didn't have any special emotions, he had seen enough things today, and no matter how dangerous it was, it was not as exciting as the "free fall" he experienced.

Although there are still some regrets, he will not regret his choice if he dies here today.

"Don't worry, Mr. Bless, I understand the principle of the S2 mechanism." Ian let out a long breath.

When he first came into contact with the S2 mechanism, he got some additional abilities, such as knowing that the second machine in Japan was fighting with the Eighth Apostle, and he sent a remote message to Asuka through the Sea of Dirac and told him how to deal with the Eighth Apostle.

The S2 Mechanism is connected to the Sea of Dirac, which draws its energy directly from the Sea of Dirac, and the Sea of Dirac, also known as the "Negative Universe", is the place where the grotesque worm wants to occupy it.

When his soul enters the "coordinates" of this world, it actually enters the sea of Dirac.

With the S2 mechanism, he can quickly absorb the energy of the Dirac Sea through the Grotesque Worm, which is equivalent to plugging him into an inexhaustible external power supply.

"There's nothing to be afraid of anymore." Ian's body slowly flickered with electric light, like freezing, transparent crystals, growing everywhere.

The crystallization grew into a towering tree, breaking through the dome, and the roots of the tree pierced the alloy shell that encased the S2 trap.

At the same time, Shinji boarded the branch's number four machine.

He made it to the second branch and, on his father's orders, got on the EVA.

The army moved out of the way, and the number four machine dragged the cable step by step, holding a giant rifle in its hand, and fired at the crystal tree.

Machine Four neutralized the AT force field there, and finally dealt an effective blow.

The growing crystalline tree was pierced, and sharp fragments crackled and scattered on the ground like a hail rain.

“EVA？” Ian frowned: "It's sitting inside. Is it Shinji? ”

"Shinji? Can you hear me?" Ian wanted to connect with Shinji through the Dirac Sea, just like Asuka did at that time.

But failing, Shinji refuses any contact with the outside world, and he closes his "heart".

"Did NERV order him to come?" Ian guessed.

It's not hard to guess that it was Gendo Ikari and SEELE who added fuel to some of the things about him and the blessing of Ryoji.

The truth is so easy to misunderstand, although it is true that he and the blessed Ryoji did something, but as long as you see it from a different perspective and say it, it will change into a completely different meaning.

"Asuka, how's going on over there?" Ian contacts Asuka first.

In the dim prison room, Asuka's eyes lit up.

She and Misato were arrested and imprisoned, and they were strictly guarded outside.

Asuka asked, "Shinji, that idiot was sent to deal with you and Mr. Blessing?" What's going on? Why are you identified as the Ninth Apostle? ”

"yes. Have I become the Ninth Apostle? No wonder." Ian roughly understood what was going on: "A lot of things, I can't explain clearly in a short period of time, Asuka, you try to protect your life, I'll come to save you." ”

"Are you stupid? Anyway, I'm the pilot of the second plane, and the apostle has appeared and that group of waste is not the only one to rely on me, so you should worry more about yourself! ”

"I see, then I'll take care of my side of the matter first, and then I'll contact you, bye."

Ian hung up the telecomm and focused on EVA 4 in front of him.

Inside the fourth machine, Shinji is talking to himself.

"No one ever trusted me."

"Asuka, Misato, Ian, none of you ever trusted me!"

"It's the same with Dad, you only use me as a tool, and I don't like to drive the EVA!"

"You have all betrayed me, you have betrayed my feelings!"

He shouted, and Unit Four slammed towards the crystalline tree, pulled out the particle knife, and stabbed like crazy.

"There you are, Shinji-kun."

Ian looked up, and through the broken roof, he saw the head restraint of Unit Four.

"It's really youthful, everyone has had this kind of time when they can't listen to words."

"But don't worry, Shinji-kun, there's nothing to be afraid of."

The Angel of Music and the Angel of the Fish, growing along the roots of the crystallized tree.

This time, it is no longer a smaller version, but a one-to-one and equal scale restoration.

Shinji looked at the two quiet apostles and froze dumbfounded.

(End of chapter)