Tokyo-3 went through an intense exchange of fire, and after the artillery fire finally died down for a while, the fighter jets finally began to retreat.
When the fighter jets looked down from high in the sky, the pilots felt an indescribable fear and sense of oppression.
Although there was still some distance from the black giant creature, that suffocating feeling that made people breathless still rushed over.
The coercion exuded by this humanoid giant lifeform was as terrifying as a demon king crawling out of hell.
However, a certain characteristic contained within its body gave people a sense of holiness.
What a bizarre creature!
“The target has not been damaged, and is currently advancing towards Tokyo-3.”
On the combat footage transmitted from the large screen in the command room, the generals wearing United Nations forces uniforms frowned, watching everything through monitoring equipment far from the battlefield.
“The combat power of the aviation forces alone cannot stop the target from advancing.”
“This is the final decisive battle, let the Fourth Division in the rear also be fully deployed.”
“No matter what the price is, the target must be eliminated.”
The United Nations forces immediately launched a second round of attacks.
Under the bombing of bombers and missile chariots, the roar produced by the explosions kept echoing in the ears.
The soaring flames submerged the city, but the generals could only angrily pound the table.
“What is going on, it was clearly a direct hit!”
“The tank battalion has collapsed, are guided weapons and artillery weapons also completely ineffective?”
“No, this level of firepower is completely useless!”
Yes, completely useless!
The war weapons that humanity was proud of, confident they could crush any carbon-based biological structure, fell on that 80-meter-tall giant without any effect.
In fact, if you look closely, you will find that those weapons are not unable to harm that humanoid lifeform, but cannot touch it at all.
When the lethal ammunition fell, it was as if it collided with an invisible barrier, and that layer of invisible defense blocked all attacks for the giant.
As time passed, the dazzling light and billowing thick smoke caused by the explosions gradually dissipated.
That huge figure slowly emerged from the permeating smoke.
Using “He” to address it might be more appropriate, He did not suffer the slightest damage.
A white light condensed into a more solid halo on top of His head!
This behemoth weighing thousands of tons actually suspended into the air as if breaking free from the shackles of gravity, while the bony organs hidden in its elbows popped out.
A white spear of light shot out from the palm through the giant’s forearm, the light directly piercing through several fighter jets in front of Him, turning into a rain of fire in the air!
Is it really an angel sent to punish humanity?
People felt despair in their hearts.
However, Ikari Gendou sitting behind the generals was different from the rest.
This middle-aged man placed his hands on the table, covering half of his face, his mouth slightly raised, revealing an elusive smile.
A hoarse voice came from behind Ikari Gendou, his deputy commander Fuyutsuki Kouzou stared at the huge screen, speaking in a flat tone:
“It indeed deployed an AT Field, even if the United Nations forces dispatched a firepower strike enough to flatten the entire town, it could not harm this Angel.”
Ikari Gendou, watching the command room, did not turn his head, the lenses of those round dark reflective glasses reflecting the light on the screen.
“When they use their final trump card and realize everything is in vain, that is when our NERV steps onto the stage, they must first understand their own powerlessness.” Ikari Gendou said.
Just as he finished speaking, noisy sounds came from the command room again.
“The target has not been damaged, and is still advancing towards Tokyo-3!”
“Damn it, we must stop Him, use that!”
“That?
Here?
Right now!?”
“Right now!”
“Understood, launching it now according to the predetermined plan.”
…
Fifteen minutes later, on the highway of Tokyo-3.
Ikari Shinji and Katsuragi Misato did not know that the generals on the commander’s side were already scratching their heads in anxiety.
“My navigation is broken, this is the road to the downtown area of Tokyo-3, right?”
“I just arrived, Miss Misato should be more familiar with the roads here than me.”
“Hehe, whatever.
Good job, we made it out!”
Not long after leaving the seaside town, they saw the retreating aerial units, and the Angel walking into the mountainous area.
Then a pillar of fire covering a radius of several kilometers shot up into the sky, and the high-temperature shockwave directly overturned the Renault speeding on the highway.
Fortunately, they seemed to have also hit an invisible wall, and the small sports car rolled over less than two and a half times before finally stopping smoothly.
Not knowing if it was good luck, even though the hot wind made their skin hurt when it first came, but the car flipped several times on the sand dune, and they actually did not suffer any injuries.
“That was close, it is great that the car can still move, there are still twelve installments of loan left to pay, if it was scrapped just like that, it would be really embarrassing.”
“Renault Alpine A310?”
“Shinji actually knows about cars, you have a good eye!” Katsuragi Misato looked at the boy, the corners of her mouth rising proudly.
“It is just that I did not expect they would actually use the final trump card N2 mine, that area will take a long time to recover, right.”
“That is a weapon comparable to a nuclear bomb, its penetrating power is the strongest among all conventional weapons, it should be able to block that Angel for a bit.”
“That…
monster, is it called an Angel?” Ikari Shinji asked.
“That is right, the Fourth Angel Sachiel the Angel of Water, this is the name we gave Him, you do not look scared at all, that is great!”
“Originally looking at the photo, I thought you were the type of shy and soft child.
This state is good, keep it up, you guys might deal with each other often in the future.”
Katsuragi Misato started the car again, and seeing the wheels of her Renault rolling, she could not help but sigh in relief.
Coming out for a trip, she and this car were almost gone, fortunately, it was just a false alarm in the end and they only suffered minor injuries, but because of this she looked at the boy next to her more and more favorably.
“Shinji, you are really my lucky star, just now I thought I was dead for sure, I did not expect to be able to run out.”
“Though the Lord causes grief, yet He will show compassion according to the multitude of His mercies.”
“Shinji is actually religious?”
“I am not, I only believe in myself.”
“I do not quite understand, are kids nowadays all like this?”
Katsuragi Misato had a slight headache, she was quite enthusiastic, even to the point of being overly boisterous, but Ikari Shinji seemed completely uninfected by her emotions.
She looked in the direction of Ikari Shinji’s line of sight, only to see fighter jets flying towards the place where the explosion just happened in the distance.
“Shinji is very interested in Angels?
They are hostile lifeforms to humanity, lives born to destroy humanity who secretly tasted the fruit of wisdom.”
“What a religious way of saying it.
But is it okay to tell me this?
News that is not on the broadcast should be kept secret from the public, right?”
“There is absolutely no need to worry, because you were brought here specifically for these big guys.”
Katsuragi Misato smiled at Ikari Shinji, freeing up a hand to wrap around him and shake him, helping him relax.
“I see, is this the trial before arriving at the throne of God?”
Ikari Shinji remembered the mythological stories he had read, some myths are forged through hardships.
“What?” Katsuragi Misato blanked for a moment.
“Nothing, I am just a bit…
looking forward to it.” Ikari Shinji said while looking out the car window.