Shinji Ikari was cursing, but he saw Rei Ayanami glance up at him.

I'm so sorry! I won't think about that again!

Shinji Ikari immediately looked away.

Hmm? Maybe it’s the light distortion caused by the heat of the noodle soup. Did the corners of Ayanami’s mouth turn up just now?

Before Shinji Ikari wanted to turn around to confirm, a duel disk appeared on his left arm, and at the same time, a new card suddenly appeared blocking his sight.

[Mysterious Chinese Pot: Cook and eat a monster on your field to restore its current attack or defense value. 】

What we just ate were ordinary meals, right?

……Right?

——

Buzz, buzz, buzz——

Before Shinji Ikari could break free from that terrible suspicion, three mechanical monsters with "X"-shaped bodies suddenly appeared in front of him.

[Satellite Cannon: Attack Power: 0, Defense Power: 0,]

[It will not be destroyed by monster battles that cannot enter space, and its attack power increases by 1000 points each round.]

Combat status? He didn’t even drive EVA?

This can only prove that it can launch an attack on itself now, just as it was within the attack range of the third apostle at that time.

Shinji Ikari looked at Rei Ayanami with wide eyes, and received a slight squeeze of his glasses frame and a slight nod in response.

The tenth apostle? It’s really stuck, and judging from the name and appearance, it seems to be in space.

Shinji Ikari looked at the noisy crowd around him and quietly drew a card.

[Change of Heart: Gain control of a monster on the opponent's field.]

Almost at the same time, the attributes of the three-headed monster on the opposite side were refreshed:

[Satellite Cannon: Attack Power: 1000] X3

This magic card is a bit strong.

Shinji Ikari decisively used "Change of Heart" to control one of the cannons, and then commanded two "satellite cannons" with exactly the same attack power to blast each other. As expected, both were turned into scrap metal.

And just when he started thinking about how to deal with the remaining cannon, a magic card stood up on the opposite side:

[Wreck configuration: When one 'Satellite Cannon' is destroyed, throw the other two 'Satellite Cannons' from the field or hand into the graveyard, and special summon 'Laser Satellite X-06S Balsam'. 】

[Laser Satellite X-06S Balsam, attack power: 0, defense power: 2000]

[It will not be destroyed by monster battles that cannot enter space, and its attack power increases by 3000 each round.]

Hiss... Shinji Ikari's hand that was about to draw the card became extremely heavy.

Didi, didi, didi.

At this moment, starting from Misato Katsuragi, the mobile phones of all NERV employees rang one after another.

"Hello, Commander Ikari? How are you in Antarctica? Have you eaten?" When Misato Katsuragi answered the phone, she was still a little confused about the situation and answered very casually.

"What? An apostle appeared in the satellite orbit over the Indian Ocean? Destroyed nearby surveillance satellites? Able to bombard directly below it? It is moving over the third New Tokyo City?" She stood up abruptly, looking like she was completely sober.

"Everyone, the celebration is suspended!" Misato Katsuragi announced loudly: "Emergency gathering! Return to headquarters! Prepare to attack!"

"yes!"

"Kill the tenth apostle!" She continued to announce: "We will come back and continue drinking!"

Well, it seems that I'm not fully awake yet.

——

EVA preparation yard.

"[The Tenth Apostle can detach part of his body to carry out ultra-high-intensity bombardment on the ground, but it stopped after a few test fires. Obviously this kind of attack consumes a lot of money on itself. It has stopped bombarding now.

It is moving over the third New Tokyo City, and it should be preparing for a big one - that is, the main body's whereabouts. If its action is successful, a disaster no less than the second impact will occur.】" Katsuragi Misato is informing the apostle.

Intelligence and operational planning.

No, every time it attacks, its attack power will be reset to zero, so it is attracted but not fired. Shinji Ikari glanced at the "Apostle Incarnation" that was always floating in front of him.

[Laser Satellite X-06S Balsam, attack power: 156000, defense power: 2000]

[When the attack power exceeds the defense power of the defending monster, it will cause damage exceeding the value to the enemy's health. 】

Forcibly dragging people into battle, and then increasing the attack power by 3000 every 60 seconds, isn't this a scam?

[Kuri Kuri!] Li Ziqiu deeply agrees.

Misato Katsuragi's current plan is to use the AT force fields of three EVAs to prevent it from hitting the ground when it falls, and to wait for an opportunity to destroy the core.

Although the Apostle exploded in mid-air and caused more damage, it would not do that because it would not help save Eve.

Shinji Ikari did not doubt the success rate of this plan, but he was not sure what would happen if the real apostle was eliminated but his opponent was not eliminated.

After taking down these hundreds of thousands of damage... my poor 8000AT force field might turn into ashes in an instant.

For now, the only advantage of this super long combat stage is that it made him realize how deep his card pool is. He drew nearly 60 cards without repeating them at all, and saw a lot of new cards.

But the disadvantage is that the first few cards have no possibility of defeating the enemy, and there are only 6 cards in the hand, so they can only be discarded. In the face of the increasingly terrifying attack power of the satellite, even those two gods can only

Forced to give up, as for the "sealed Exodia" that had high hopes, not even a shadow was seen.

"[The apostles begin to fall! All attack!]"

Forget it, there may be other optimal solutions, but the winning equation has already been expanded.

Shinji Ikari directed Unit-1 to act according to the predetermined plan while playing cards.

Summon [Elemental Hero Skyman].

[Elemental hero Skyman, attack power: 1800, defense power: 300,]

[When summoned successfully, add a ‘hero’ to your hand. 】

Choose to draw [Elemental Hero·Clayman].

Activate [Fusion], fuse "Skyman" and "Clayman", and summon [Elemental Hero·Earthman],

[Elemental hero Earthman, attack power: 2200, defense: 2600. When summoned successfully, the attack power of an enemy monster is halved, and the halved value is added to the Earthman. 】

Although the attack power of Earth Man has exceeded that of the laser satellite, the opponent will not be destroyed by the battle of monsters that cannot enter space. The opponent can even not attack at all and continue to wait for the attack power to accumulate.

Bang! Bang!

The three EVAs arrived at the landing site of the Tenth Apostle in time and deployed the AT force field to prevent it from continuing to fall.

But, it has no chance.

Activate the second [Fusion], fuse [Elemental Hero·Oceanman] and [Elemental Hero·Forestman] from your hand, and summon [Elemental Hero·Earthman].

[Elemental Hero·Earth Man, attack power: 2500, defense power: 2000, can liberate a 'hero' on the field and add its current attack and defense to himself. 】

Liberate the "Earth Man".

[Elemental Hero·Earthman, attack power: 82700.]

[Laser Satellite X-06S Balsam, attack power: 78000]

The attack power difference has exceeded 4000, then——

"[Oh oh oh - go to hell! You bastard who disturbed our meal!]" Asuka picked up her wave ion knife and stabbed the tenth apostle's core like big eyes.

Open the trap card [Earth Gravity].

[All monsters on the opponent's field must attack 'Earth Man'. 】

Boom! Boom!

As the image of the laser satellite shattered, the tenth apostle, which was almost touching the ground, instantly exploded into a cross beam of light reaching into the sky.

"[Okay! Continue the stall!]" cheers came from the channel.
Chapter completed!