"This is your first battle. I don't think I need to say much to tell you that this battle won't be simple."
Fangzheng said solemnly as he looked at Rinbori, who had put on her pilot suit. Logically speaking, Ge Chengmeili should have been the one to complete the battle plan before the battle. But the problem was that Ge Chengmeili was not at the headquarters right now. Fangzheng knew where she had gone without even thinking.
She must have gone to pick up the male lead as planned.
But then again, this was supposed to be his job ….
From the looks of it, Di Yuan Hall was truly infuriated by him. However, Fangzheng pretended not to see such petty tricks.
That was all there was to a mortal's wisdom.
Of course, Fangzheng could guess what Di Yuao was thinking. He probably thought that Zero would not be able to defeat the third Apostle, Little Sishui. That was normal. According to many anime settings, prototypes were buggy machines and mass-produced machines were trash. But here, as a prototype, Machine Zero really couldn't do it.
According to Fangzheng's test results of Zero and Zero, in terms of "body attributes" alone, Zero's average grade was only C, while Zero's grade was A. Of course, part of this was due to Zero's incompleteness and the fact that Zero's soul had made up for the difference. But even without considering these, Zero's current state was barely enough for actual combat.
Therefore, Di Yuao was probably waiting for Zero to attack and get hammered to death by Little Sishui. Then, their son would go up and show off.
The script was pretty good, but it would depend on Sheyan's mood whether or not I'll follow you.
Fangzheng was confident that Rinbori could defeat Little Sishui, because the most important element of an Eva's combat was the AT Field.
In fact, it could be seen from the anime that the Eva's combat method was basically to neutralize the Apostle's AT Field first, then kill the Apostle. That was why this was actually a battle between an Eva and an Apostle in terms of A.T. Field strength. If you were as awesome as the Eva, you could directly smash the Apostle's A.T. Field to smithereens and not get hurt at all.
If it didn't work, then he would be beaten to death by the apostle.
Of course, if one were to use Wuxia as an example, then it would be equivalent to both sides competing in terms of internal energy. Whoever had the stronger internal energy would be awesome. Punches, kicks, weapons, hidden weapons, and the like were all useless.
Oh, it was not completely useless. At the very least, the Positron Cannon was still useful.
This clearly showed that no matter how high one's martial arts were, a single spear strike was enough to knock him down.
At this point, Fangzheng was a little curious. The Positron Cannon's threat and effectiveness had been fully proven against the pyramid. Logically speaking, it should have been evolved into an Eva's conventional weapon. Why the hell did they throw it away after using it?
He really didn't know what kind of crazy brain circuit the people above had.
Forget it, I'll think about it when the time comes.
As for now …
"The allied army is currently carrying out a meaningless struggle. It won't be long before it's our turn. Li, are you ready?"
"Yes."
"Good, listen to me. Remember, your goal is to defeat the apostle. However, our goal isn't to immediately defeat the apostle. Do you still remember the card game we played before? "
"…"
This time, Rinboli didn't say anything. She just nodded silently.
"You know how many trump cards you have in your hands, but you don't know how many trump cards I have."
As he said that, Fangzheng pointed at Rinboli, and then at himself.
"Remember, probe, observe, defend, and counterattack. You don't need to think about defeating the enemy immediately. You should remember that the enemy's goal is the third city, New Tokyo. As long as they can't achieve their goal, our victory will be half, and destroying the enemy will be the other half. "
That's right. Fangzheng didn't need to fight with Geicheng Meili for the command of the battle.
Why? Because what he taught Rinboli was more basic combat operations.
Although Geicheng Meili was the head of the battle department in name, she was in charge of the overall situation.
For example, what goal should we achieve in this battle, what method should we use, and then give the order for Prototype, Zero, and Two to go where.
And then?
That's it.
It was that simple.
It was like playing Starcraft. I just clicked my mouse and sent Vikings to fight the Mutalisks.
As for how the Vikings fought the Mutalisks, it wasn't the players' business. They could choose long-range attacks or close combat. It was the pilot's choice.
And that was Fangzheng's responsibility.
That's right. What was Fangzheng's responsibility?
The pilot's' observation 'and' education '!
Strictly speaking, the pilot's' battle education 'was also his job.
To put it bluntly, Geicheng Meili was in charge of giving orders, while Fangzheng was here to teach micro-control.
That was why Fangzheng didn't care about Geicheng Meili's command at all. No matter how stupid her orders were, he could win as long as he had elites!
Of course, tactics would have some effect if it was a sneak attack by a small team. However, the Apostles and Eva were basically solo battles, so the effectiveness of tactics was rather limited. In the end, it still depended on the pilot's observation and micro-control to solve the problem. So Geicheng Meili … wasn't very useful.
Although Robot Zero was terrible, it couldn't withstand the pilot's own strength.
If Shinji Ikari relied on his mother to cheat, then Rinbori relied on the power of Lilith in her body to cheat.
She was even stronger than Shinji Ikari. If Fangzheng remembered correctly, at the end of the anime, Rinbori had even activated her AT Force Field!
Although it was less than a second.
Although he had never made a direct comparison, Fangzheng was certain that when Rinbori piloted Robot Zero, even if it was C in other aspects, her internal force (AT Field) was almost at A!
That was it!
Didn't you see in Wuxia novels that the most powerful masters all looked half-dead, pale, and vomited blood while walking? Then, with a backhand slap, they would send you flying thousands of miles away?
Internal force was more important than anything else!
As for Little Splitter … he was just an average B.
At that moment, the screen in the preparation room suddenly turned white. At the same time, the whole room began to tremble slightly. Seeing this, Fangzheng shrugged and did not say anything. It was obvious that the National Alliance had used an N2 mine. Of course … it was useless.
"Looks like the National Alliance has used up their trump card."
Fangzheng snorted softly as he looked at Little Sishui that appeared on the screen again.
"Li, get ready to attack. The order to attack should be issued soon."
"Understood."
Sure enough, not long after Fangzheng's voice trailed off, a voice came from the broadcast.
"Robot Zero, get ready to attack."
When Fangzheng returned to the command center, it was bustling with noise and excitement.
"Robot Zero, get ready to attack!"
"Yo, looks like those guys have left."
Fangzheng greeted Akagi Ruiko and looked at the empty stands in front of him. There was no one there except for a few ashtrays full of cigarette butts.
"Of course. From now on, the battle will be under NERV's jurisdiction … How's the pilot doing?"
"No problem."
"Very good."
Akagi Ruiko nodded when she heard Fangzheng's answer.
"Robot Zero … Attack!"
Although Ge Chengmeili was not there, the highest person in charge of the Hitogen Hall was definitely not a problem as long as he did not object. Soon, the well-prepared Space Shuttle Zero was ejected and landed on the ground.
At that moment, Little Water, who had just been hit by an N2 mine, had recovered. She began to move towards New Tokyo again.
"Li, the Apostles are advancing. Get ready for battle."
"Understood."
Rinbori Rei nodded when she heard Akagi Ruiko's words. Then, she did something that surprised everyone – she picked up her gun and ran towards the outside of New Tokyo!
"What are you doing? Li? "
Akagi Ruiko was shocked, while Fangzheng curled his lips.
"Do you even need to ask? Of course you're going to stop the enemy outside New Tokyo! "
"You can do that?"
As a scientist, Akagi Ruiko's brain was full of science. She did not know much about strategy and tactics, but she was not a fool either.
"But if it's outside the city, we won't be able to provide enough support …."
"Ordinary weapons can't penetrate the skin of an Apostle, can they?"
"…."
Akagi Ruiko was completely speechless.
By now, Rinbori had reached the outskirts of the city. She used the mountain as cover and began to attack the Apostles.
Just like in the anime, ordinary weapons were useless against the Apostles, but that was not the point. However, that wasn't the main point. In fact, Rinbori was completely carrying out Fangzheng's orders.
Observe, probe, defend, counterattack.
On the surface, it seemed like she was doing something useless, but in fact, while attacking, Rinbori was also slowly approaching the Apostles with Zero to determine the best distance for the AT Field to cancel each other out.
Sure enough, Little Splash didn't take Robot Zero's attack seriously in the beginning. Instead, he continued to advance towards the third city of New Tokyo. But not long after, as Zero successfully fused with the AT Field of the Third Apostle, the situation suddenly changed.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
A series of attacks caused explosions and blood to bloom on the Apostle's body. The Apostle, who sensed that something was wrong, finally stopped. He turned around and stared at Zero. Then, his pair of small black eyes suddenly lit up!
At the same time, Zero raised his right hand.
Full AT Field!
"Boom!!!"
With a flash of light, Zero was swallowed up by an explosion. Seeing this, everyone could not help but feel nervous. Only Fangzheng still had his hands crossed over his chest, looking calm and unperturbed.
What a joke! No smoke can hurt anyone!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Sure enough, before the smoke and dust could disperse, a series of bullets shot out from the smoke and hit the Apostle's body. When the smoke and dust dissipated, the unscathed Zero appeared in front of everyone again.
"Phew …."
Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although they all knew that the Eva was the ultimate weapon against the Apostles, this was their first real battle after all. No one knew how it would turn out. But for now … it seemed like there was a chance.
But unlike the others, although Di Yuichi Hall was still in the standard stance, he was feeling depressed deep down.
This was different from the script he had in mind!
Although he had sent Zero to attack at the beginning, Di Yuichi Hall had never thought that Zero could defeat the Apostles. Although he did not know much about A.T. Fields and souls, Yi Yuantang knew that Robot Zero was an unreliable, defective product. According to his thinking, Robot Zero would definitely be smashed by the Apostle after the battle, and then he would be able to let his son pilot the robot to show off.
But now … it seemed like that was not the case at all!
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