"What are you here for?"

Rei Ayanami is carried by Ian, the air is filled with an unpleasant smell of acid, and the ground is full of acid from the Rain Angel, and she must rely on the AT force field on Ian's body to avoid contact with the acid.

"I want to go back, to the hometown that I can't go back to." Ian stepped forward, the trumpet musical angel "figure" lying on his shoulder, maintaining the AT force field.

"Where is your hometown?"

"In a far, far away place."

"Do you know yourself?"

What do you mean? Height, weight or hobbies? ”

"It's something deeper."

"For example?"

"How did I come into this world, and what did I live for?"

"I don't know, I haven't thought about something that deep."

Rei Ayanami was silent, and she turned her head to glance at Unit Zero, which was crushed in the rubble.

Soon after, Ian carried her to the room where the blessing Ryoji was.

There were guards on all sides to protect the safety of the blessed good rule, and because of the apostles, the inhabitants of the land were evacuated to underground shelters, and the streets were deserted.

Ian handed Rei Ayanami a communicator, and Rei Ayanami looked at him puzzled.

"Shinji Ikari isn't dead, you can confirm that he's on the other side of the communicator."

Ian pressed the connect button, and Shinji Ikari's voice came from there.

"Mr. Ian, do you have anything to do with me?"

"Not me." Ian gestured to Rei Ayanami with a look.

"Ikati-kun, is that you?" Rei Ayanami took the phone and asked.

"Ayana? Is it Ayana? Shinji asked hesitantly.

"It's me." Rei Ayanami nodded, "Are you still alive?" ”

"This kind of question, it's really Ayana." Shinji laughed, "How are you doing?" ”

"Well, but I can't see you in school."

"I'm sorry. I've decided that I'll never drive an EVA again. ”

"Yes."

"If I have the chance, I'll definitely come and meet Ayana."

"Why?"

"Aren't we friends?"

"Friends. Are we friends? ”

"Of course, when I fought with the Thunder Angels, didn't Ayanami protect me? And we're still classmates, and I'm always grateful to you. ”

"Thank you. Words of thanks. Ikari-kun is still alive," Rei Ayanami was stunned.

She reached out and touched her cheek, where there was a moist touch.

"This. Is it tears? Why do I cry? ”

"It's so hard to understand, I don't understand. What the hell am I? What are tears? ”

She seemed to be mentally ill in a state of self-cognitive disorder, repeating her own words.

At the NERV headquarters, Ritsuko Akagi arrives at the cell where Asuka and Misato are being held.

She came up by climbing a ladder, and she didn't often do physical labor, panting slightly, and a wound appeared on her hand.

After handing over the procedures with the guards, she released Asuka and Misato Katsuragi together.

"What's going on, Ritsuko?" Misato has handcuffs in her hands, and Ritsuko Akagi takes out the key and unlocks it for Misato.

"There's a power outage." Ritsuko twisted the key to the handcuffs: "Someone hacked into the power supply system of NERV, and the power went out in an instant, and it was still while fighting the apostles. ”

"Deputy Commander Fuyutsuki, let Asuka go to pilot the second machine and support the zero machine and the apostle battle, Misato you have a lot of experience in fighting with the apostle, so let you command this operation."

"You're so guts." Asuka moved her wrist: "If it were me, I would never let a prisoner who has been locked up for more than ten days drive EVA, if she loses her temper and destroys everywhere, won't it be over." ”

"The result of the apostolic invasion will only trigger a third shock, and all life on earth will be purified, and if that satisfies your desire for destruction, then you can do it." Ritsuko Akagi led the two away.

"Cut, how do you know I won't do this?" Asuka smacks her lips.

"I don't know what will happen to that man, but Misato, bless, your father, all die, is it okay then?" Ritsuko Akagi climbed up the long ladder.

"That's why I hate you adults." Asuka snorted coldly.

"Where is the apostle?" Misato asked.

"I've arrived in the third new Tokyo City, and the second machine can only use backup power now, so I can only let the second machine manually open the pop-up hatch and go to the ground." Ritsuko Akagi said.

"It's a nuisance." Asuka said impatiently.

The three of them climbed the long ladder together, from the bottom to the top, to the room where the EVA was placed.

Asuka in the middle suddenly paused, and Misato at the bottom looked up, "What's wrong, Asuka?" Tired? ”

"No, nothing." Asuka shook her head and continued to climb up.

"Are you scared?" Misato asked in the dark passage.

"What am I afraid of?" Asuka said, "It's just an apostle." ”

"Worthy of being an ace driver." Misato laughed: "Don't worry, Asuka, I'll definitely investigate what happened." ”

"Thank you then." Asuka replied lazily, not seeming to have the heart to chat with Misato.

After climbing a flight of stairs, they soon arrived at the cabin of the second plane.

The first and second planes are parked in this place, and above the engine room, there is a passage directly to the ground, which is very wide.

When EVA is needed to attack, the EVA will be sent to the ground directly with a catapult device.

But now there is a power outage, and there is no way to use the catapult equipment.

"You're going to have the EVA climb out of here and manually open the hatch." Ritsuko Akagi said.

Asuka was warming up as she changed into her combat uniform, and many people pulled the heavy plug over with a trailer, and she looked up, but her eyes were not fixed on the open hatch.

"What's going on outside, Ritsuko, don't you have any information?" Misato Katsuragi asked.

"There was no response from someone who didn't know about the Intelligence Section." Ritsuko shook her head: "It's been fifteen minutes, and the zero machine should be out of activity now, and we can only take one step at a time." ”

"Asuka, how's it going?" Misato asked.

"I'm ready." Asuka gestured OK.

Inserting the plug ready to be inserted, Asuka entered the inside of the EVA, and before the LCL was finished, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

For the first time in a long time, she felt the sensation of being soaked in warm LCL, as if she was in the deep sea, the sound of water surging from her eardrums, the dark plug plugged into the power supply, and the light up as she opened her eyes.

Machine No. 2's eyes flickered, and he broke free from the external restraints, supporting the iron wall with his hands and legs, and climbed upward.

Asuka scrutinized the walls around her and found the fragile spot that shimmered with light.

"This is it."

Machine Two raised its fist and slammed it at the alloy hatch.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

There was a lot of movement coming from above.

"Asuka! Are you crazy! What are you doing! ”

Misato stared at the second aircraft in a daze, and the sound of yelling echoed in the cabin.

Asuka didn't respond, and the hatch was smashed open and smashed, revealing a gap large enough for humans to pass through.

Then, something, from there, appeared.

Misato and Ritsuko heard the sound of a rattle, and the metal hook claw hung on the long ladder, and the steel wire behind the hook straightened, pulling several figures out.

"That's . Is that man back! Ritsuko Akagi panicked.

"Crystallizer, is that Ian!" Misato looked surprised: "But why would Asuka cooperate with them, isn't she just like me, locked up in a cell all the time?" ”

While they were at a loss, the staff stationed at NERV were already engaged in a war with the Crystallizers.

However, the bullets simply could not hit this peculiar unit.

Their figures are like ghosts in the wind, and the strange device hanging on their waists gives them incredible mobility, and the soldiers standing on the ground are like babies who have just learned to walk, and they can't even aim, but they are dazzled by their operation.

"It's a foul, what kind of species is this mobile device designed for?" Ritsuko Akagi bit her lower lip.

The employees of NERV were defeated, and the other side subdued everyone almost without much effort.

But they don't seem to be using live ammunition, but a tranquilizer gun, and Ritsuko doesn't smell blood.

After waiting for everyone to be subdued, Machine Two let go of its feet and fell straight down to the bottom of the passage.

Bang!

The people nearby felt a violent shock, and there were still two minutes left in the backup power supply of the second machine, and in less than three minutes, this special forces occupied the EVA machine room and controlled everyone.

Terrifying combat power, Ritsuko doesn't even know when they broke in.

Asuka controls the insertion bolt to pop out, and with the electric EVA, the driver can operate it himself to leave the insertion bolt.

She stood on the spine of the second machine, shook her wet hair, and looked at Misato and Ritsuko condescendingly, heroic.

"The apostles have been settled." Asuka said lightly, "So my mission is over." ”

"Do you know what you're doing?" Ritsuko and Asuka look at each other.

"Here's my line." Asuka hugged her chest: "How did the second impact happen, what was the purpose of EVA being created, and what are you doing to complete the human plan, shouldn't you explain it well?" ”

"You guys. . . What do you know? Ritsuko asked, she was tied up, rope tied around her wrists.

"Pretty much everything." Asuka stroked her hair: "But there is no evidence yet." ”

"No, what are you talking about, I don't understand!"

Misato Katsuragi, a reliable adult woman, fell into hysterical screams.

She had no idea what was going on, and her mind was full of doubts.

"Calm down, Misato, I'll explain it to you."

A familiar voice came from behind Misato, and she jerked back to see a raised communicator.

Misato's ex-boyfriend, the magnetic voice of Ryoji Blessed, comes from the communicator.

The road to the NERV headquarters has been opened, and Ian, along with Ryoji and Rei Ayana, came to the scene together and joined the advance team.

They escorted Ritsuko Akagi to the Final Dogma Zone.

Those who stood in the way along the way were quickly dealt with by the Survey Corps.

Ian listened to Captain Hanji's nagging, and Hanji was always amazed by the structure of the NERV headquarters, and the technology contained in this huge underground base was unimaginable to Hanji.

The door was forcibly opened by an AT force field, and the "god" was crucified on a huge cross.

"This is the first human being, the First Apostle, Adam." "In 2003, SEELE discovered a huge underground cavity in Hakone, Japan, which was perfectly round, and after that, SEELE started the construction project of the NERV headquarters in Hakone. ”

"The late Dr. Naoko Akagi participated in Project E, developed the seventh-generation biocomputer MAGI, and started manufacturing EVANGELINO based on Adam, right?"

Ritsuko looked stubborn: "Give up, bless, SEELE's energy is not what you can imagine, human beings make up the plan, it is for the evolution of human beings." ”

"If it's really for evolution, then why did SEELE take the initiative to trigger a second shock?" Blessing Ryoji asked: "Ritsuko, you I know, you are not a cold-blooded executioner, come to our side!" ”

Ritsuko Akagi was silent.

"You're still as stubborn as ever, Ritsuko." Bless Ryoji shook his head: "All in all, let's send the photos here to the self-fighting team first, at least it can prove that part of my judgment is true." ”

Bless Ryoji picks up the camera and clicks to take pictures, and Misato follows him, constantly questioning him.

Ian took Rei Ayanami and came to Ritsuko Akagi.

"Ritsuko-sama, you and your mother have made the same mistake." Ian whispered.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Ritsuko Akagi grimaced.

"Ikari Gendo, all the purposes of that man are for his wife Ikari Yui, you are just his tool." Ian was straight about the truth.

"I'm not the same creature as you, I can see through the hearts of humans, Asuka opened her heart to me, so I was able to communicate with her far away, Ikari Gendo, he didn't love you at all, your relationship with him is like an owner and a pet, the pet completes the master's order and receives a cookie from the owner as a reward, this is the essence between you and him."

"Shut up!" Ritsuko's hand trembled slightly.

"I can see that you actually know, that person doesn't love you at all." Ian's voice grew deeper and deeper, lingering in Ritsuko Akagi's ears, "Do you know why your mother committed suicide? Because she discovered this truth, in the eyes of that person, even Ikari Yui's clone is more important than you, she can't accept this reality and chooses to commit suicide. ”

"Liar!" Ritsuko's breath became short: "You monster, don't try to bewitch me!" ”

"I don't think that way, I just don't want to see you and your mother in the same quagmire." Ian approached Ritsuko: "Also, it's not Adam who is restrained here, but Lilith, your heart has already told me the truth." ”

Ritsuko suffered a cardiac arrest, her seemingly strong shell shattered, and "Demonic Whispers" kept echoing in her ears.

[Your relationship with him is like that of an owner and a pet]

[Your relationship with him is like that of an owner and a pet]

[Your relationship with him is like that of an owner and a pet]

She suddenly lost her strength and fell to the ground, her face as dead as ashes.

When she abandoned Shinji from Ikari Gendo, she actually understood that in the eyes of that person, she was not important at all.

But she didn't want to believe the reality, and she was still deceiving herself, until this moment, Ian completely broke through her psychological defenses.

"Ritsuko-san, there's no need to be sad for someone who doesn't love you." Ian held out his hand to Ritsuko, "You should be happy now, because you've got a new life." ”

"I FEEL SORRY FOR YOUR MOTHER, BUT YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO TURN BACK, AND TOGETHER WE CAN DO SOMETHING MORE MEANINGFUL, FOR EXAMPLE, TO MAKE SEELE PAY FOR WHAT HE DID, AND TO MAKE THAT MAN UNDERSTAND WHAT HE LOST."

"Has anyone ever said that? You're really scary." Ritsuko's voice was weak.

"No, no one has ever said that." Ian stood in the light.

Ritsuko Akagi hesitated for a long time, and finally, grabbed Ian's hand and stood up again.

"Are you willing to help us?" Ian smiled.

"I don't know" Ritsuko was a little confused, "but I don't want to do things for him anymore." ”

(End of chapter)