A massive shockwave centered on the point of contact between the two giants exploded outward as a visible white blast of air!
The surrounding crumbling ruins were instantly blown away and pulverized, like building blocks knocked over by a mischievous child!
But eva unit-01 did not budge!
The [ AT Field ] unleashed by the Water Angel at close range only made its massive head tilt backward slightly.
"It... it blocked it?"
In the command center, a young operator muttered to himself, his voice trembling so much he nearly bit his own tongue.
"Barehanded... it took the Angel's full-force collision barehanded?"
Another staff member held his forehead, his face full of disbelief.
Up on the high platform, Gendo Ikari's pupils constricted to the size of pinpricks.
Something is wrong!
This is not at all the posture Yui's soul should have when going Berserk!
Yui's soul is about protection, a mother's rage; her fighting style would tend more toward a beast's tearing and mauling, using the superior performance of eva unit-01 to achieve a violent crushing victory.
But the eva unit-01 before him displayed a kind of... absolute calmness, and an absolute control that made it look effortless!
That was the composure of a predator!
Dominating everything!
Meanwhile, in Hansen's mind, the system's notification arrived belatedly.
[ Ding! Target [ 4th Angel · Water Angel ] detected for replication. ]
[ Ability 1: [ AT Field (SSR) ]: Description omitted. ]
[ Ability 2: [ angel core (SSR) ]: Description omitted. ]
[ Ability 3: [ Light of Destruction (SSR) ]: Fires high-energy particle beams from the eyes. Power is adjustable, ranging from cutting through steel to beam bombardments capable of piercing an entire city. ]
[ Ability 4: [ Lance of Light (SSR) ]: A long spear of light composed of high-concentration energy. Hidden within the arm, it can be thrust out instantly. It possesses powerful piercing attributes and is capable of neutralizing an AT Field. ]
[ Copying ability... ]
[ Successfully copied SSR-grade abilities: [ Light of Destruction ] Lv1, [ Lance of Light ] Lv1! ]
[ Consuming origin points... ]
[ Ding! Replicated abilities [ Light of Destruction (SSR) ] and [ Lance of Light (SSR) ] have reached max level. They have been integrated into the host as inherent abilities, freeing up ability slots! ]
The Water Angel's abilities were essentially just a crude application of the [ AT Field ] and the infinite energy of its own angel core.
Hansen was wealthy and bold now; he naturally welcomed any such "material" that could deepen the analysis of his own power forms and further complete the ability system of the EVA world.
Little Water's abilities were refined and absorbed in an instant, while only a moment had passed in the outside world.
Seeing that its full-force strike had been blocked by the opponent without a scratch, the Water Angel's combat instinct made it immediately retreat half a step.
Its arm flesh squirmed for a moment, and two [ Lance of Light ] glowing with dazzling crimson light instantly protruded from its arms, thrusting directly at eva unit-01's eyes with lightning speed!
It was the same move, yet swifter and more vicious than when it fought Shinji!
However, Hansen would naturally not be killed by Little Water on the first encounter like that rookie Shinji. The moment the lances of light thrust out, the eva unit-01 he controlled suddenly exerted force with its five fingers!
With two tooth-aching cracks of bone, the Water Angel's arms were snapped by eva unit-01 and twisted into several segments like a pretzel!
This was something modern human weaponry had never been able to achieve despite all its efforts!
The thrusting lances of light instantly lost their aim, grazing past eva unit-01's cheek and leaving two bottomless, charred holes in the mountain behind it.
[ Watch closely, this is how you use an [ AT Field ]. ]
Hansen's thought, carrying a hint of mockery, was branded directly into the Water Angel's ignorant and chaotic consciousness.
The next moment.
Boom—!
An octagonal [ AT Field ] that blocked out the sky instantly unfolded in front of eva unit-01. Its scale was grand and its energy so majestic that it far exceeded the Water Angel's capacity for understanding!
The barrier of the field was like a giant axe splitting the heavens and the earth, instantly dividing the entire ruined city!
As the barrier of the field suddenly expanded outward like a balloon, a terrifying, unreasonable, and world-destroying repulsive force erupted!
" [ AT Field · Shinra Tensei ]! "
BOOM—!!!
An irresistible, terrifying repulsive force rushed over like a landslide. In the face of this power, the Water Angel's massive body was as tiny as a fallen leaf swept up by a hurricane. Unable to offer even the slightest resistance, it was sent flying backward!
Its massive body was forcefully sent flying amidst a deafening roar, tumbling helplessly in the air and crashing through the ruins of several skyscrapers in succession.
Finally, it fell into a huge crater hundreds of meters away, looking thoroughly wretched.
Inside the command center, almost everyone, including Misato Katsuragi and Ritsuko Akagi, gasped in unison, falling into a dead silence.
"Wh... what was that?" Maya Ibuki asked, stuttering, her eyes filled with the confusion of having her scientific understanding overturned.
Ritsuko Akagi opened her mouth. Beneath her short blonde hair, those usually rational blue eyes were now filled with a fervor and bewilderment called "obsession": "An AT Field of this intensity... using it in the form of a repulsive force for a large-scale attack... it's simply... simply unprecedented!"
"So... so amazing!" Misato Katsuragi clenched her fists tightly. Because of her extreme excitement, a flush rose to her mature and attractive face, and her full chest heaved violently with her breathing. She shouted into the communicator, "Well done! Shinji-kun! Finish it off completely just like that!"
At this moment, she still thought that this was the potential Shinji Ikari had unleashed in a desperate situation.
However, Gendo Ikari and Fuyutsuki Kouzou on the high platform had already fallen into a deathly silence.
The smile on Gendo Ikari's lips had long since disappeared, replaced by an impenetrable gloom. His hands, clad in white gloves, were clenched tightly, the veins on the backs of his hands bulging.
Shinji?
No, that is definitely not Shinji!
Furthermore, that is not Yui either!
Right now... who exactly is it, who on earth is controlling eva unit-01!?
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Meanwhile.
NERV Headquarters, Medical Department, Intensive Care Unit.
Cold instruments emitted a monotonous "beep" sound. On the hospital bed, Rei Ayanami lay quietly like a broken doll.
Several doctors in white coats stood outside the glass partition, looking at the latest body scan report and discussing in low voices.
"Compared to before the last injury, all vital signs are continuing to decline."
"Yes, signs of genetic chain collapse have already appeared."
"To be safe, let's prepare for LCL immersion therapy."
"That's all we can do."
Just as the doctors were at their wit's end, the automatic door of the ward slid open silently.
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