Dimensional Codex System: I'm really not a cultist!-Chapter 1571 - 1569: Believe in Magic, Not Science!
"Dorian is sinking!"
"The attack is ineffective!"
The current battle situation is becoming increasingly tense, and Misato Katsuragi is filled with doubt. Judging from the Angel’s actions, it seems to be searching for something... But what exactly is it searching for?
"Ugh..."
However, at this moment, Misato Katsuragi suddenly sees a jet appearing on the deck, with Kaji Ryoji sitting on it!
According to the usual plot, this is when Kaji Ryoji would distract the Angel, right?
But that’s just the usual plot. In reality, Kaji Ryoji greets Misato Katsuragi and then escapes in the jet!
This infuriates Misato Katsuragi, leaving her helpless...
"Third Lieutenant Fang Zheng, evacuate with Asuka and Shinji immediately."
At this point, Misato Katsuragi has no choice. Unit-02 has sunk to the bottom of the ocean, and even if they want to engage the Angel, there’s no way to do so. For now, it seems they can only retreat temporarily and come up with another solution...
"Okay, I understand..."
Hearing Misato Katsuragi’s command, Fang Zheng nods, but at this moment, another explosion suddenly erupts, followed by a scream.
"The creature is coming towards us!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Misato Katsuragi and the others are taken aback. They turn and look out the window. As expected, they see the massive Angel charging towards their aircraft carrier like a torpedo. In the next moment, the giant Angel, larger than a whale, opens its huge mouth and leaps from the sea, heading towards them!
Is this the end?
Watching the Angel approach, Misato Katsuragi’s face turns ashen. All she can do is clench her fists tightly and watch as the gaping mouth of the Angel gets closer and closer...
However, at this moment, no one noticed the bright gleam in Fang Zheng’s eyes.
In the next moment... Scorching flames suddenly descend from the sky!
"Boom!!"
The burning flames transform into a meteor streaking across the sky, crashing heavily onto the Angel’s head. That seemingly insignificant blow flips the gigantic Angel onto the deck!
What’s happening?
Seeing the Angel knocked down on the deck, almost everyone is momentarily stunned. Could it be reinforcements? But Unit-00 is still at headquarters, and that attack didn’t seem like it came from an EVA...
Yet, before anyone can figure out what happened, events take another turn.
The Angel knocked down on the deck suddenly begins to twist and shapeshift. Its massive body quickly disassembles and restructures into a unique geometric shape, resembling a Pitch Black Clock Tower from afar. And the S2 Engine, previously hidden inside, is now exposed. At the same time, countless sharp black spikes shoot out from the Angel’s body, soaring into the air—only to explode in the next moment, engulfed in a sea of flames.
"What is that?"
Misato Katsuragi grabs a telescope, looking towards the explosion. In the next moment, her eyes widen in shock.
Is that... a person?
Indeed, amidst the flames, a small figure emerges. She wears a peculiar tight-fitting suit resembling an EVA pilot suit, holding a crimson longsword larger than herself, with dual ponytails fluttering in the wind.
In the next moment, the girl flips gracefully, landing steadily on the deck.
"A child?"
"Who is that?"
"What is she doing?"
Everyone in the command room sees the girl with red ponytails, and they are all astonished. Even Asuka and Shinji Ikari can’t contain their surprise. Despite appearances, the girl looks younger and is fighting the Angel with them.
But the problem is, she isn’t piloting any unit; she’s directly engaging it with a sword!
Yet neither Asuka nor Shinji Ikari seem to have the ability to tackle the Angel barehanded!
"Swish, swish, swish!!"
The Angel is now upright, wielding black, spike-like weapons, directing them at the girl on the deck. Logically speaking, such spikes, larger than a jet, are impossible to fend off, and being smashed to pulp is the expected outcome.
However, the red ponytail girl remains unfazed. Facing the massive black spikes, she swings her crimson greatsword fiercely, shattering the spikes into fragments.
"Immediate cover! Attack!!"
Though uncertain of the red ponytail girl’s origins, Misato Katsuragi quickly regains her composure after the initial shock, realizing that the girl appears to be on their side. She issues the command. Following her order, the surrounding remaining warships launch another attack on the Angel.
Missiles, torpedoes, artillery.
Regrettably, despite the Pacific Fleet unleashing all its might, they still can’t penetrate the Angel’s AT Field.
"Damn, do we have no choice but to apply for an N2 bomb?"
Frustrated by the unmoved Angel, Misato Katsuragi pounds the table angrily. However, just as if the Angel heard her complaint, its tendril suddenly points towards the carrier, and dazzling light starts to condense at the tip...
"This isn’t good!"
Seeing this, Misato Katsuragi is immediately alarmed. The Fifth Apostle’s remains are still fresh in her memory; how could she forget the Angel has this kind of beam attack?
"Everyone prepare for impact!"
Shouting loudly, Misato Katsuragi grabbed the control panel beside her forcefully. Meanwhile, others hurriedly clung to whatever they could around them, bracing themselves for the coming impact.
The next moment, a bright light flashed.
A high-temperature beam capable of evaporating the entire aircraft carrier suddenly burst forth, shooting towards the carrier. However, as Misato Katsuragi gritted her teeth, prepared to face the judgment of fate, she saw that red ponytail girl raise her hand to the sky.
"—————!!"
The next moment, accompanied by the appearance of mysterious runes and patterns, a ring-shaped magic barrier suddenly appeared above the aircraft carrier, blocking the Angel Envoy’s full-power attack!
"This......"
Seeing this, Misato Katsuragi’s jaw almost dropped in astonishment.
She never imagined that a girl who looked barely fourteen could block the Angel Envoy’s attack with her bare hands!
However, this wasn’t the end!
Just as the attack from the Angel Envoy was blocked, the red ponytail lifted her arm again, aiming at the sky.
"Phantom Flame Pillar!"
With her shout, a light beam suddenly burst from her hand but didn’t hit the Angel Envoy, instead skimming past and disappearing into the sky.
Was it a miss?
Seeing this, the people present were momentarily stunned, but before they could react, a giant fiery pillar descended from the sky, enveloping the Angel Envoy!!
"—————!!!"
Faced with this sudden attack, the Angel Envoy tried to struggle, but even with its AT Field, it couldn’t escape from the beam! Meanwhile, the red ponytail had already gripped the huge crimson greatsword in her hand, flames boiling and transforming it into a massive forty-meter sword blade.
"Scorching Burst Slash!!"
A flash of fire.
The forty-meter flaming greatsword swung down from above, slicing the Angel Envoy and its core in half. In the next moment, with the Angel Envoy’s unwilling scream, its entire body exploded and vanished within the flame pillar, leaving no trace.
"........."
Witnessing this scene, almost everyone was too shocked to speak. They just stared dumbfoundedly at the Angel Envoy’s body collapsing into the sea and the sky filled with scattered blood, all while the same thought spun in their minds.
Am I dreaming?
While everyone wished they were dreaming, the reality was, unfortunately, it wasn’t a dream. After the Angel Envoy was destroyed, Misato Katsuragi snapped back to reality, starting to arrange the salvage of Unit-02 and cleaning up, while also reporting the incident back to headquarters as quickly as possible.
Upon receiving Misato Katsuragi’s report, headquarters was immensely shocked. Almost immediately, Misato Katsuragi and the others were summoned back. Even Gendo Ikari and Vice Commander Fuyutsuki, who rarely appeared, attended this highly confidential meeting!
Fang Zheng wasn’t surprised by NERV’s reaction. In fact, his plan included having the red ponytail appear to deal with the Angel Envoy. It was just that he initially planned for her to appear against the Fourteenth Angel Envoy since Little Li and the Pyramid ranked among the top three in presence. The Fourteenth Angel Envoy was clearly more than the EVAs could handle, so having the red ponytail resolve it and reveal herself seemed like a good idea.
The reason behind this decision was simple, it was to bind them.
NERV’s autocracy, Gendo Ikari’s ability to deceive, and SEELE’s audacity were all based on one premise — that only EVA could defeat the Angel Envoys, and only NERV could save the world. But in truth, no one wanted to entrust their fate to a group of fourteen-year-olds and a few robots prone to going berserk.
Therefore, in the world of EVA, although EVAs were the primary force against enemies, other countries and many institutions were secretly developing their own weapons and equipment against the Angel Envoys, but SEELE and NERV actively sabotaged these efforts.
From this, it is evident that the idea of all humanity working together in the face of extinction is nonsense, internal stability comes first.
Otherwise, we’d all just perish together.
Fang Zheng’s choice of the red ponytail instead of attacking as a dragon was simple; this world is one invaded by creatures, and monsters are naturally unwelcome and doubted. If Fang Zheng used the Time Dragon, it wouldn’t be surprising if Gendo Ikari labeled it an Angel Envoy. So, he used the red ponytail.
I’m directly altering the aesthetic style, let’s see how you’ll handle it?
In the meeting, everyone watched the battle between the Angel Envoy and the red ponytail girl repeatedly, but no one spoke. It wasn’t until Vice Commander Fuyutsuki paused the footage, announcing that the meeting would enter the discussion phase.
"To be honest, even having seen it with my own eyes, I can’t believe it’s real. I’d rather believe it’s a movie....."
Watching the scene before her, Maya Ibuki couldn’t help but remark, then turned to look at Ritsuko Akagi beside her, who remained silent.
"I also think it feels like a dream, but the problem is, this is reality."
Misato Katsuragi felt similarly exasperated. Having experienced it firsthand, it made it even more unimaginable for her.
What kind of human could possess such power?
"What about that girl?"
"I don’t know, she disappeared after defeating the Angel Envoy."
In response to Vice Commander Fuyutsuki’s inquiry, Misato Katsuragi shook her head.
"......"
Hearing this, Vice Commander Fuyutsuki and Gendo Ikari exchanged a glance, recognizing the gravity in each other’s expressions.
The peculiar girl possessed unique powers and could destroy an Angel Envoy!
This meant that EVA and NERV were no longer the sole trump cards!
In a certain way, the girl’s existence was more terrifying than the Angel Envoy!
