"Unit-01 damage level 40%!"
"Sync Ratio dropped another 2%!"
"This is too dangerous!"
Technical personnel's anxious reports sounded through comms.
Misato Katsuragi watched this scene through binoculars. Immediately furrowed her brow.
Shinji... what are you trying to do?
"No time left. Prioritize protecting the pilots!"
"Entry Plug emergency ejection!" Misato Katsuragi reluctantly ordered.
If they let the situation continue deteriorating, both units would be submerged by Ramiel's attack. Both young pilots would die in this mission.
Summit.
"Shinji, are you ready?" Natsuki's voice sounded in Shinji's mind.
"Yes!"
"Natsuki-san, I need to borrow your power. Protect Ayanami-san. Protect everyone here!" Shinji Ikari answered firmly.
He would continue fighting. This time—definitely eliminate the Angel!
"Then... become Ultraman, Shinji Ikari!"
"Yes!"
In Ramiel's blinding beam. In the scorching inferno. Shinji Ikari released Unit-01's control sticks. Reached his hand toward the other hand's bangle.
Vision seemed to pierce through this dazzling beam. Saw distant Ramiel. Gaze resolute. Thrust his right hand high!
"Unit-01, Unit-00 Entry Plug ejection!" Technical personnel at headquarters still reported.
Two long white Entry Plugs ejected from both units' back necks. After buffering, landed on the mountain's edge.
Losing pilots, both units simultaneously lost AT Fields. Ramiel's attack would undoubtedly destroy them instantly.
However—
Ramiel's beam at this moment still stopped before Unit-01. Couldn't advance an inch.
In that dazzling beam, seemed to see another even more brilliant light. Like a cross... or a ring. Converged into a giant's form!
"VWEE—"
Ramiel detected its attack couldn't produce effect. Stopped the beam's output.
And after the beam dispersed, people could see—blocking before Unit-01... a giant with red and silver body.
"Silver... giant?" Rei Ayanami just opened the Entry Plug's hatch. Saw the nearby giant. That tall back made her feel somewhat familiar. She didn't know who this giant was. Didn't know why it appeared here.
But at this moment, inexplicably felt reassured.
Warm... powerful. Her first thought seeing this giant.
Command room.
"That giant appeared again!" Professor Fuyutsuki saw the giant who killed Sachiel appear before them again. Exclaimed in shock.
They never gave up searching for the giant's traces. But no matter how they searched, couldn't find traces of the giant's activity anywhere on Earth.
"Appearing because of Angels?" Gendo Ikari's gaze also became more serious. Quickly realized both times the giant appeared—the timing was similar.
Both when they were about to be helpless against Angels. The giant appeared.
"Mysterious giant... what kind of power do you possess? Let me witness it myself." He stared at the screen without blinking. Internally guessed what power this giant could display.
Being able to kill Sachiel didn't mean it could surpass Unit-01.
In his expectations, berserk Unit-01 could also easily kill Sachiel.
After personally witnessing this mysterious giant's power, he could formulate subsequent policies.
"Giant... emerging from light." Misato Katsuragi not far from the mountain lowered her binoculars. Looked at the giant emerging from light. Stared blankly.
Everything about it—unknown to them.
Enemy or friend?
Bringing destruction or salvation?
She unconsciously grasped the cross necklace at her chest. Prayed internally—all of them could be safe.
"VWEE—" Ramiel stared at the distant giant. Emitted high-frequency cries.
Instinctively detected a trace of danger.
Maximum output still cooling. So it transformed. Switched to regular cross form.
"VWOOM!!"
A beam with somewhat reduced power compared to before blasted toward the giant.
To this, the giant had no excess movements.
Just extended its palm. Then stepped forward.
"THOOM THOOM... THOOM THOOM..."
Tens of thousands of tons of weight trampled the earth. Each step brought violent tremors. And the beam that could easily destroy an entire street hit the giant's body. But couldn't affect its stride at all.
The entire battlefield—illuminated by this dazzling beam. Yet the giant pushed forward with one hand against the beam. Showed no sign of distress.
"Now we are one."
"My power is your power." Natsuki's voice sounded in Shinji's mind.
The youth's desire to protect others—received his strong response.
"Now I... can do it!" Shinji felt this warm yet powerful force. The wish in his heart became clearer and clearer.
Pushing against the beam, the giant advanced. Already arrived in the city. Closing on Ramiel.
"VWEE—"
Beam attacks didn't work. Ramiel canceled the attack.
And at this moment, the giant already stepped forward. Swung a punch!
"VWEE!"
Ramiel detected lethal danger. Body instantly transformed. Made the position the opponent punched become hollow. Dodged this strike.
Strike missed. The giant didn't feel frustrated.
Bright eyes gazed at the blue Angel before it. Retracted fist.
Slowly raised leg.
"VWEE!" Ramiel realized this strike had high probability of being unavoidable. Immediately transformed again. Contracted body extremely tight. Trapezoidal form.
This concentrated defense form could make it immune to all military firepower.
The instant it switched forms, the giant's straight kick already fell.
"BOOM!!!"
Unimaginable force hit Ramiel. The moment both contacted—triggered intense impact. Directly leveled surrounding ruins. Defensive form Ramiel also flew out directly after a loud sound. Figure extremely fast!
"CRASH!"
Ramiel couldn't stop the backward momentum at all. Heavily smashed into distant mountain. Earth and stone collapsed. Embedded inside.
Defense form collapsed. Cracks appeared on body surface.
"VWEE—" It was enraged again. Form switched. Blue crystals formed pentagon. Crimson core accumulated massive energy. Even dyed the entire body red.
Strongest strike. It would eliminate the giant together with these humans.
"VWOOM!!"
Dazzling beam illuminated night sky. Poured from its body center. About to pierce the giant's body.
And to this—
The giant just slowly raised one arm vertically.
"What is he doing...?" In the command room, Gendo Ikari watched the giant's inexplicable action. Furrowed brow.
"Ultra-high heat energy reaction detected inside the giant!"
"Converging to one point!" Technical personnel in the command room reported.
Everyone watched this tense moment. Facing Ramiel's beam, the giant didn't dodge or defend. What would it do?
The instant the beam reached before it, the giant's other arm snapped onto the already raised arm. Wrists connected forming a cross.
"VWOOM!!!"
Blue light shot from the giant's palm side. Friction with air formed high-pitched sound.
A simple Spacium Beam. The instant it fired—tore through Ramiel's beam. Unstoppable momentum blasting toward Ramiel's core!
"It's a beam!" Technical personnel shouted. Forehead with sweat calculated this beam's power. "Conservative estimate—temperature above 500,000 degrees!"
"And can continuously output in concentrated form... power... cannot determine!"
"The Angel's AT Field... shattered!"
Before this blue beam, Ramiel's proud AT Field—like thin paper.
"SKREEE!"
"BOOM!!!"
Ramiel's core was pierced. Emitted sharp explosive sound. Subsequent beam directly hit the mountain. Intense energy directly blew away the entire mountain. Rewrote this area's terrain.
"Angel life signs disappeared!"
"That giant... he... he used one beam. Eliminated the Fifth Angel!"
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