No, you took the wrong path from the third to last intersection. Shinji Ikari raised his eyes and looked at the ceiling. It was indeed a maze that even Miss Misato got lost in.

Ayanami Rei didn't answer, he just walked to the door, raised his hand to break the box embedded in the wall, and then took out the safety hammer inside.

"Eh? You don't mean to..." Shinji Ikari's eyes widened slightly as he guessed what she wanted to do.

No matter what, it doesn’t look good on a girl wielding a sledgehammer, right?

"A door that can be broken is not a dead end," Rei Ayanami said to Asuka, then handed the hammer to Shinji Ikari: "Then you break it."

Okay, it's not too surprising. Shinji Ikari rubbed his hands, took the sledgehammer, and swung it at the closed door in front of him.

Boom! Dang! Boom!

"Eighty, forty, eighty." Ayanami Rei muttered.

What kind of strange chant is that?

——

Underground fortress.

"[Insertion of bolt is completed!]"

"[All machines are powered on by backup power supply!]"

"[Pull out the fixing bolt!]"

"[Emergency battery connection successful!]"

"【emission!】"

Shoot a ghost!

Shinji Ikari complained silently while commanding Unit 1 to climb up from the ejection channel.

All automatic work has become manual work, and the headquarters' command relies entirely on telescopes and loudspeakers. The launch that should have been electric and flint all the way to the ground has become rock climbing.

What's a bit strange is that I didn't see Katsuragi Misato and Kaji Ryoharu... They wouldn't go to the parent-teacher meeting, right?

"[Peeping Tom! Don't look up!]" Asuka yelled through the communication channel.

"Are you an idiot? We are driving an EVA, what's there to see?" Shinji Ikari finally returned the sentence, feeling refreshed.

"[Okay, you really want to see it!]" Asuka immediately found another entry point.

...I shouldn't have argued with her.

"[The Ninth Apostle has entered the city, speed up.]" Rei Ayanami said in the channel.

"Already entered the city? The damage..." Shinji Ikari was a little worried about "Skyscraper".

"[The Ninth Apostle resembles a spider in appearance, and his body is very light. There is no damage to the roof or ground of the building where the limbs climbed.]" Ayanami Rei continued to report.

"Hiss...then its attack power must be very terrifying." Shinji Ikari was a little worried.

[Curi Curry?] Chestnut Ball tilted his head.

Ah, no, I told you the card attributes smoothly, but it doesn't matter, Asuka probably won't understand, and Ayanami doesn't care.

"[The attack method is strong acid, the attack method is the same as that of the Fifth Apostle, and he is right above the underground fortress.]" Ayanami Rei live broadcast.

"[Okay, let's give it a good look when we get to the ground!]" Asuka geared up.

"[...]" Rei Ayanami looked blank for a moment, and suddenly said: "[The battle plan has been changed, abandoning the entrance from the ground, and switching to using the high-rise exit of the large building next to the apostle.]"

"[Huh? Why are you taking the command? The headquarters can't be contacted, so let us make decisions on our own, right? I think I can -]" Asuka was quite dissatisfied.

"[Latest information, the lower side of the spider-shaped apostle's body is covered with eye-like organs that can spray strong acid,]" Rei Ayanami said: "[I don't want to see it.]"

"[Uh... I don't want to see it either.]" Asuka shuddered.

"Where's the top?" Shinji Ikari asked.

"[Very flat.]"

…?

——

Boom, boom, boom.

Three EVAs jumped from the tall building nearby and landed steadily on the back of the ninth apostle.

"【What should we do now?】"

"[Neutralizing the AT force field and attacking the core located in the middle of the body.]"

"[Okay, look at me!]"

Ignoring the highly motivated Asuka for the time being, Shinji Ikari tried to neutralize the situation using his AT position while observing the apostle.

It has eight long black limbs and a hemispherical body. Below it are eyes that are "crying", but there is nothing on the back. In other words, it is completely unable to fight back against EVA.

If you look like this, who will die if you don’t die?

Shinji Ikari looked at the apostle, which was waving its eight legs wildly but was completely helpless to the EVA on its back. Anyway, he would not tell it that it could turn over.

Until this time, the AT force fields of both sides were in close contact, and the duel disk in hand appeared belatedly. However, this time the opponent had entered the battle and activated three continuous trap cards.

[Eye of Truth: The opponent continues to reveal his hand, and for each magic card, 1000 points of life are restored.]

[Dark Therapy: Every time the opponent summons a monster, the life equal to its attack power will be restored. 】

[Side effects of the drug: All effects of restoring the opponent’s life are converted into damage.]

Wrong, it is not a terrifying attack power, but a terrifying effect. It may even have no attack power at all.

In this case, you can't recruit monsters, and you need to play the magic card immediately after you draw it. Well...do you have a way to win like this?

Zizzi——chichi——

Just when Shinji Ikari hesitated, a brownish-yellow liquid seeped out from the eyes under the apostle's body, eroding the hole underneath it even deeper.

[Rain of Grace: Both parties recover 1000 health points.]

This apostle doesn't intend to fight at all, does he? Shinji Ikari looked at the AT field he had dropped by 1,000 points and decisively drew the card.

[Dalan: Destroy all magic and trap cards on both sides.]

【The opponent admits defeat.】
Chapter completed!