"[Not sure yet,]" Ritsuko Akagi replied: "[In fact, your current synchronization rate can only represent yourselves, and indirectly proves that they are all available. We still have to analyze a large amount of adaptation data in the entire process, and

The process of calculating new qualified candidates through the 'Maruduk Report' may take one to two months.】"

【Is that so? Then I won’t wait. 】

It's really too long...wait? Who's talking?

Shinji Ikari looked up at the machine Ayanami Rei was riding in in shock. He saw a bright light suddenly shining from behind the phantom nun. Then, a new huge phantom appeared. Although the face was exactly the same as the nun, there were two long hairs growing on the top of his head.

With sharp corners, her clothing also changed into a pink bikini with a lot of white gauze, and she was holding a water-blue ball in her hand.

"[Contamination alarm issued on floor A of Σ unit!]"

"[The 87th protein wall has deteriorated!]"

"[The corroded part is growing exponentially!]"

Why does Ayanami's machine go berserk every time?

Well, if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem strange.

"[The laser is invalid! AT force field appears! It's an apostle!]"

"[Insertion bolt pops up urgently!]"

Anyway, let's play cards.

Shinji Ikari withdrew his gaze from the giant woman who was flying away, and turned to look at the "Duel Disk" floating on his left arm, and raised his hand to draw the card.

Oh, "Electric Man"? There seems to be...

Buzz - a red trap card stands up.

When was it built?

[Death Deck Destruction Virus: Send one of your monsters with an attack power of less than 1,000 to the graveyard, and send all cards in the opponent's hand and deck with an attack power of more than 1,500 to the graveyard. 】

Poof, a puff of smoke rose from the surface of the deck, and the Electro that he had just drawn shattered and disappeared.

Poof! The three insertion bolts fell into Lake Ashi and floated up and down.

"What?!"

"[What happened?]" Asuka chirped in the channel.

"[Invasion of the Eleventh Apostle.]" Rei Ayanami said: "[Because it is only at the nanometer level, the early warning function is completely disabled.]"

What kind of strange virus apostle is that?

In other words, even if you pilot Unit 1, there is no place where you can exert your strength?

Shinji Ikari frowned and drew the card again after 60 seconds.

"Wing Man" is okay.

Hero decks have never been good at high attack power, even ordinary monsters with low attack power...

Buzz——

[Demon Deck Destruction Virus: Send one of your monsters with an attack power of 2000 or more to the graveyard, and send all monster cards in the opponent's hand and deck with an attack power of 1500 or less to the graveyard. 】

What?!

Shinji Ikari watched helplessly as the Winged Man in his hand also shattered and disappeared.

No, wait a minute, now all the sealed Exodia is gone!

Calm down, there are magic cards you can use, I have seen a "Miracle Fusion" before.

Just draw it...

60 seconds passed, and Shinji Ikari drew a card again.

[Miracle Fusion: Remove the materials needed for the fusion monster from the graveyard and special summon the fusion monster. 】

Okay! In this way——

Buzz——

[Dark Deck Destruction Virus: Send one of your monsters with an attack power of 2500 or more to the graveyard, and send all magic cards in the opponent's hand and deck to the graveyard. 】

"..." Shinji Ikari, who was already a little numb, watched the magic card in his hand shatter and disappear.

Are you being targeted? Will the apostles share information?

There is no doubt that the three prototypes of Unit 3 are the enemy monsters that have been ambushed, and while our own side was still arguing about the synchronization rate, they had laid all the traps.

The only good news is that your opponent can no longer activate similar decks to destroy trap cards, but you only have trap cards available.

Hmm... The opponent can obviously use monsters to attack, but they use them to set up traps. Could it be that...

"The NERV computer host MAGI has been invaded by the virus apostle and will control the underground fortress to self-destruct in 17 minutes." Rei Ayanami said.

Not too surprising...

Shinji Ikari started to draw cards, but they were all useless.

[Heroic Barrier], [Heroic Explosion], [Heroic Spirit], [Heroic Counterattack], [Heroic Mark]... all are cards that can only be effective if the hero is present, but now there are no heroes.

Although there are other powerful trap cards available in the deck, they are all based on the opponent's attack. Now the opponent is obviously stalling for time to wait for self-destruction, and may have captured more trap cards. Can we only place our hope?

Is it Ritsuko Akagi’s anti-virus technology?

[Kuri Kuri!] Kururi Ball shook his head repeatedly and pointed at the card pile with his paw. Shinji Ikari looked at it and then raised his hand to draw the card.

Although the opponent is in an undefended state, he has no means of attack at all. There are also traps on the opposite side, and nothing can be drawn——

[Sky Dragon of Osiris: Attack power:?, Defense power:?]

[You need to free three monsters to summon.]

[The summons will not be invalidated.]

[When the summon is successful, the opponent cannot activate magic cards, trap cards and monster effects.]

[Attack power becomes the number of cards in hand x 1000 points.]

Wow, that’s it. Is the question mark higher than 1500 or lower than 1500?

No, that should be said——

【This is not a monster, this is a god!】

Draw cards again, trap cards.

[New Universe Expansion: Summon as many ‘heroes’ that exist in the graveyard as possible to the field. When your own field does not have any cards, you can activate it from your hand. 】

Huhuhu——

When Shinji Ikari played this card, with bursts of golden light flashing, one after another, human-like or non-human "heroes" formed around him. However, since there were only five positions on the "Duel Board", in the end,

Only Bubble Man, Wing Man, Explosive Girl, Clay Man and Electro were at the forefront.

Then, the figures of three of the heroes disappeared, and a giant dragon with red body and ferocious scales emerged from the thunderous clouds and mist.

"Ahem," Shinji Ikari quietly turned off the external communication, raised his hand and pointed forward: "[Superelectric Guided Wave Thunder Cannon]!"

【Hang——!】

An illusory but real dragon's breath penetrated the fog above Lake Ashi and shot straight to the location of NERV's underground fortress.

The next moment, accompanied by the angry and unwilling voice of a woman, the same illusory cross of light exploded in the sky.
Chapter completed!