Xiao walked all the way underground, deep in thought as he walked.
Everything was developing as he expected, and the fact that he was able to walk so deep into Nerv's headquarters unscathed was obviously similar to what he expected. However, for some reason, he felt a little uneasy, as if something was wrong.
(Roger is fighting Kaoru, and Ah Xing is protecting the first robot. The current situation is just as I expected. Roger is not available, and Ah Xing is about to die. But why do I feel so uneasy? Is there something I didn't think of?)
Although Xiao was deep in thought, he did not show it on his face. He still walked at the front of the team, while the rest followed behind him in fear. Everyone looked worried, worried that a group of people would come out to attack them at any time, or even more terrifying apostles. If they were to encounter an apostle or an EVA, they would definitely be dead.
But it was clear that Xiao didn't take these worries to heart at all. He was too confident in his deduction. It wasn't that he didn't miss anything, but these omissions definitely wouldn't affect his current safety. At the very least, there wouldn't be any accidents before he met Anchor Origin Hall. What he really cared about wasn't this …
Just as Xiao was filled with thoughts and worries, he had already led everyone into the depths of Nerv's headquarters. The entire Nerv's headquarters had been shaking, and the sound of explosions, gunshots, and screams could be heard in the distance. The United Nations Army had begun their attack on the ground, and Nerv's headquarters was not to be trifled with. As a fortress city built by gathering the manpower and material resources of the world, although the defense system was built to fight against apostles, a large part of it could also be used to fight against humans. Therefore, even though the United Nations Army had an overwhelming advantage, their advance was still not fast.
Xiao and the others walked in Nerv's headquarters. Due to the scanning of their mental strength, they could see and avoid battles, explosions, collapses, and defensive mechanisms through their mental strength. What made everyone feel strange was that there was always a path without any troops, mechanisms, or defenses. It was empty as if it was inviting everyone to go there.
All of this was within Xiao's expectations, so he walked quite calmly. Compared to him, the others were even more terrified. This situation was strange no matter how they looked at it. There was definitely something wrong. But now that they were here, the outside of Nerv's headquarters had completely turned into a battlefield. Even if they had mental strength scanning, they would not be able to avoid it. A battlefield with modern weapons was a land of death for rookies like them. Therefore, since they were already here, the only way was to continue walking.
Xiao's expression remained unchanged, but he vaguely felt that he had caught onto something. However, when he thought about it seriously, he could not think of anything. This feeling made him feel terrible.
Just like that, everyone walked down without any obstruction. They did not even see a single person. However, through their mental strength scanning, they did see a person waiting for them in front. In fact, their current position was very close to the Final Dogma because mental strength scanning could not detect anything below. It was as if there was an invisible wall blocking everything. Although they could not be sure, the possibility of the Final Dogma being below was very high.
Standing in front of them and waiting for them was a person who often appeared in the anime. He was the adjutant of Anchuyuan Hall, Dongyue Genzai. He was also an extremely mysterious person in EVA.
Indeed, when everyone reached the corner, they saw Dongyue Geng standing in front of an elevator. He wasn't surprised to see everyone. Instead, he walked in front of everyone and said to Xiao, "The commander asked me to pick you up. The journey ahead might be a little strange. If no one leads the way, you might get lost, so I'll be your guide to lead you." Xiao nodded and said, "The commander asked me to pick you up.
Xiao nodded and said directly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Dongyue … or SEELE?"
Dongyue smiled and said, "It's one of them, not SEELE itself. Please follow me."
Xiao nodded and followed behind Dongyue. When the others heard their conversation, they hesitated for a moment. However, when they saw the two of them walk further and further away and were about to reach the elevator, everyone immediately followed. After all, they were already here and were only one step away from the Final Dogma. If they did not enter, why would they take the risk?
Just like that, everyone took the elevator down. In the elevator, everyone was speechless. The elevator kept going down, down, down, down …
"Hey, something's wrong, right?" At this moment, someone whispered.
The rest of the people did not know how to respond. Indeed, something was very, very wrong. Although they did not keep track of time, at least 30 minutes had passed since they entered the elevator and it started moving downward. However, the elevator did not stop at all. The average speed of a civilian elevator was about two meters per second, and the elevator in Nerv's headquarters was a super-fast one. Everyone could feel that the elevator was descending at a very fast speed. It was about five to seven meters per second, which meant that it could descend more than 300 meters per minute. Twenty minutes was enough for the elevator to descend 9,000 to 10,000 meters. Even with the discount, it was still a distance of more than nine kilometers. It was not a linear distance, but a vertical distance from top to bottom. What did 9,000 meters mean? This meant that even in the ocean, this was the deepest depth in the ocean. This was not the deep sea, but the Japanese archipelago. Unless there was a hole under the Japanese archipelago, this depth was already ridiculously deep.
Or … was Dongyue leading them directly to the Final Dogma? Did that mean that they could complete the mission as soon as the elevator door opened?
Compared to the others, Xiao Ze frowned slightly. He plucked at his hair strand by strand. With every strand he plucked, his frown became even more obvious. Among everyone, only Dong Yue remained unmoved. His expression remained the same as before.
Just like that, the elevator continued to descend. After descending for at least ten minutes, Xiao suddenly shouted, "We're here, right? Why aren't we here yet? "
It was not only Xiao. The others were muttering the same thing. They were all asking if they had arrived or if the elevator had not moved at all. At this moment, the elevator door opened. Dongyue turned around and said to everyone with a smile, "Well, the elevator is here. Please follow me. Next, we'll be outside the door of the Final Dogma."
Everyone cheered softly. Only Xiao's face turned more and more livid. He already vaguely knew what he had missed. His deductions were almost all correct. There was only one wrong place, and this place … was very likely fatal … However, he had already turned back.
However, since they were already here, Xiao had no way of turning back. He could only lead everyone forward with Dong Yue. His mind was still frantically deducing and pondering. After all, he had only vaguely thought of a possibility, and it was similar to an inspiration. He didn't completely understand the specific reason, so he had to figure it out completely. Where was this place, what kind of situation was this … What exactly was he missing?
Outside the elevator, there was no earth-shattering scene as everyone expected. It was the same as before the elevator. The floor was still made of metal, and the layout of the research room was still the same. It was just that there seemed to be more aisles around. Dong Yue walked towards one of the aisles, and everyone followed behind him. They walked forward, forward, forward, forward, forward …
After walking for about five minutes, Xiao suddenly said, "We're here."
Other than Dong Yue, everyone looked at him in surprise. Edwin? Van Cleve asked curiously, "You've been here before? How do you know we're here? "
Xiao did not answer. He only said, "Yes, we're here."
Just as Xiao said, Dongyue also said, "Yes, we're here."
In front of everyone was a door that was different from the other rooms. This was a door on the wall at the end of the corridor. There were no other aisles around it. Dongyue pressed something on the password lock beside the door, and then the door opened. Behind the door was a pitch-black room. Everyone looked inside through the lights in the corridor and saw a table. Behind the table sat Dan Yuantang, half of his body hidden in the darkness, with his hands crossed in a unique posture.
Dong Yue walked in, and Xiao also walked in with an ashen face. Everyone exchanged glances with each other, and their hearts were filled with fear. However, they had no choice but to walk in. After everyone walked in, the door closed …
The entire room was instantly plunged into darkness.
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