"What's this?"
Looking at the white mist spraying down from the sky, Ding Shinji was stunned. Asuka and Rei also looked at each other, not knowing what was going on.
However, looking at the looming figure in the mist, Ding Yuji's expression became gloomier and gloomier.
"Everyone, prepare for battle. Target, unknown creature. Attack."
Prepare for battle?
"But Commander, the enemy isn't an Apostle …"
"That's an order."
Ding Yuji didn't care what the people below him thought. He decisively gave the order. Hearing this, the expressions of the staff below changed a few times, and they finally lowered their heads helplessly.
Soon, artillery fire broke out again.
"What the hell is going on?"
Seeing this, Ding Shinji was completely confused.
"Haven't the Apostles been eliminated?"
"They're not going for the Apostles."
At that moment, Rinbori immediately gave the answer. At the same time, Asuka and Ding Shinji watched in surprise as the girl floating in the air was instantly enveloped by artillery fire and completely disappeared.
"Dad, what are you doing?!"
The shocked Ding Shinji hurriedly activated the communication device and contacted his father.
"That girl saved us! What are you doing? "
"She's not human. There's no evidence that she's our companion."
"But …"
"Robot Zero, Robot Zero and Robot Two, move out immediately and capture the target."
"What?"
Hearing this order, Asuka was no longer calm.
"Why? She's not an Apostle! I refuse! Shinji, Number One, who's going? "
"… I'm not going."
Unlike in the anime, Ding Shinji no longer needed to act according to his father's wishes, so he only hesitated for a moment before answering immediately.
As for Rinbori, she didn't say anything. On the contrary, Zero immediately took action and ran towards the girl.
"Wait, Number One, what are you doing?!"
Seeing this, Asuka suddenly exploded.
"If you dare do anything, I'll turn against you!"
But Rinbori didn't answer. On the contrary, Zero rushed in front of the red ponytail and raised his shield to help her block this round of attacks!
"… Rei."
Seeing this, Ding Yuji finally lost his cool.
"This is an order."
"I don't accept it."
Linboli's voice was still calm, but everyone present was dumbfounded.
Rinbo doesn't even listen to Commander Ding's words!
Hearing this, the others couldn't help but look at Di Yuan Hall, waiting to see what he was going to do. In fact, many people were surprised by the Di Yuan Hall's inexplicable order. Although the girl's origins were unknown, she had still helped them fight against the apostles. It's fine if you're not grateful, but you want to bite the hand that feeds you?
"…"
At this time, Di Yuantang's face was as black as coal.
"Disconnect the Eva from the pilot and activate the puppet system."
"This …"
"This is an order."
"Yes …"
"— — — —!!"
In the next moment, the three EVAs suddenly stopped moving. Then, they opened their eyes again, emitting a bright red glow.
"Boom!!"
The Unit-01 reached out and grabbed the girl in front of it. On the other side, Robot Zero and Robot Two also took out their weapons and slashed at the girl floating in the air.
But … …
"Whoosh!"
A dazzling blue barrier appeared instantly, blocking the attack of the three EVAs. The red ponytail suspended in the air turned her head and looked at the NERV headquarters in front of her. She smiled slightly.
"I knew you wouldn't give up until you reached the Yellow River, Di Yuan Hall."
As she spoke, the red ponytail raised her hand and snapped her fingers. The next moment, the three EVAs suddenly stopped responding as if they had run out of energy.
"What's going on?"
Seeing this scene, Di Yuan Hall was also shocked. He asked in a low voice.
"I don't know, this is … this is … the puppet system has been forcibly cut off! It's been completely deleted!"
"How? Immediately … "
But this time, before Di Yuan Hall could finish speaking, the red ponytail on the screen raised the greatsword in her hand. Soon, a forty-meter-long flame blade soared into the sky and fell heavily, directly cutting the NERV headquarters in half!
"Boom!!!"
The flame blade almost brushed past Di Yuan Hall's ear. Even so, Di Yuan Hall remained sitting in his chair, motionless.
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, Di Yuan Hall."
A strange, crisp, and sweet voice came from all directions, resounding throughout the underground city.
"You and Seele want to destroy humanity. Let's see if the Tendo Temple agrees first. This is a warning. If you still don't change your mind after the apostles are completely eliminated, then for the sake of humanity, the Tendo Temple will completely eliminate you evil demons! "
After saying this, a flame emerged from the red ponytail's body and completely swallowed her up. She disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The entire headquarters was dead silent.
Di Yuan Hall sat at the table without saying a word. The other staff members looked at Di Yuan Hall with eyes full of doubt and uneasiness.
They had always thought that NERV was just a combat department against the apostles, but now … from what the red ponytail girl said, things didn't seem that simple.
Destroy humanity?
What was Commander Ding trying to do?! Wasn't NERV set up to protect humanity?
"This is going to be troublesome …"
Sensing the gazes coming from all directions, Deputy Commander Dong Yue frowned slightly. Most of the NERV staff were completely unaware of the Human Completion Plan. Only a very small number of people knew about the Human Completion Plan, and there were probably no more than five people who knew about the content of the plan itself.
But now … the situation was hard to say.
Di Yuan Hall's face was livid. He did not say a word.
His arrangements, his plans, everything he had.
Everything had been dug out at this moment.
As for the result … Di Yuan Hall himself did not know.
The attack of the apostles was stopped, but what was left for NERV was a situation that was even more difficult to clean up than a pile of chicken feathers.
First were the three pilots. They were supposed to be imprisoned because they disobeyed orders, but …
"Go back to where you came from."
Fangzheng stood in front of the three of them. He did not even show any respect to the NERV Internal Affairs Department members in front of him.
"I don't think what they did was wrong. There's no need for punishment and confinement."
"But they disobeyed orders."
"Disobeying the wrong order is not a mistake in itself. It can only mean that the people who gave the order are brainless."
"I'm not here to argue with you about right or wrong, Third Lieutenant Fangzheng."
After saying that, the black-clothed man became serious.
"This is an order from NERV's higher-ups. You have no right to refuse."
"I'm sorry."
As Fangzheng spoke, he took out his ID and waved it.
"I'm not under NERV's jurisdiction, so I do have the right to refuse … If you want to imprison them, report it to the League of Nations first."
"…"
Seeing this, the man in black was speechless. Fangzheng's position had always been in the League of Nations. Strictly speaking, his relationship with NERV was a cooperative relationship between the League of Nations and SEELE. Therefore, if Fangzheng cooperated with NERV's work, he would do so. But if he did not cooperate, NERV could not do anything to him other than following procedures.
"Besides, rather than looking for trouble with these three kids, you might as well investigate Di Yuan Hall and see what kind of conspiracy they're plotting behind the scenes to destroy mankind. That's the right thing to do."
"This …"
"Okay, if there's nothing else, get out of here. Let me make this clear, if you take control of the pilot without permission, don't blame me for being rude."
"…"
This time, the men in black did not say anything else. They turned around and left obediently.
Of course, they were not afraid of Fangzheng's authority. As Fangzheng said, NERV was a subsidiary organization of the League of Nations, and Fangzheng was also from a department of the League of Nations. The two sides could coordinate with each other. If they could not coordinate with each other … it would depend on who had the bigger fist. In contrast, New Tokyo was NERV's lair. Even if Fangzheng was a dragon crossing the river, it was impossible for him to kill the local snake.
But in fact, they were not in the mood to do so.
Currently, everyone in NERV was in a state of panic. Even in the headquarters alone, many people were asking each other for information. They all wanted to know what Commander Ding's plan was. What was he planning to do with NERV?!
No one thought that the girl with the red ponytail was lying. The reason was very simple. She could single-handedly cut down the AT field of the strongest apostle, and she had saved them several times in a row. With such strength, there was no need for her to lie. Furthermore, it was obvious that her words carried a hint of warning, which made it hard for people to overthink it.
There was also another piece of evidence. Ever since the girl appeared, Commander Ding had been trying to kill her. At that time, not only did Asuka and the others not understand, but most of the staff of NERV did not understand why he would do that either. But now that he thought about it, there might be a deeper meaning behind it all. Could it be that the Di Yuan Hall had killed the girl to silence her so that she wouldn't divulge their plan to destroy the human race?
What were Commander Ding and NERV up to?
What kind of organization was SEELE?
If it were another world, maybe most people would just laugh it off as a joke. However, the humans of this world were different. It had only been more than ten years since the end of the Second Onslaught. At that time, mankind was really on the brink of destruction. Therefore, the people of this world were quite sensitive to the words "destroy mankind".
Therefore, when they heard that Di Yuan Hall and an organization called SEELE were plotting to destroy mankind, almost everyone exploded.
For a time, the entire NERV was in chaos.
Those who were not capable organized people to march and block the door, wanting to know the truth. On the other hand, those who were capable and had connections began to collude with each other and began to look for clues. Although they were all NERV staff, they joined NERV to resist the apostles and protect mankind and the world.
They did not join to let some people destroy the world again!
"This is going to be troublesome."
Looking at the staff gathered at the NERV headquarters outside the window, Deputy Commander Dong Yue also sighed. Although they had issued a gag order, it was useless at all. Now, many staff were demanding to know the truth. They wanted Di Yuan Hall to go out and explain what he was planning to do with NERV.
However, they did not gain anything this time. At least they learned that there was an organization called "Tendo Temple" behind the mysterious girl. But … what was the use of that?
They learned the identity of the other party, but the other party threw all their hidden trump cards on the table and made them public. Under such circumstances, what could they do?
"Ding, what do you think?"
"…"
Faced with Dong Yue's question, Di Yuan Hall was silent for a moment.
"In that case, we can only speed up the completion of the plan."
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