"Disappeared?" The tone of Dongyue who was answering the phone seemed a little nervous, "Are you sure that Unit 4 has evaporated?!"

"Yes, it has been confirmed, it has indeed disappeared."

Dongyue looked at Lao Diao, and Diao Yuantang's expression was a little heavier than usual.

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"The experiment of Unit 4 failed, and the body and the second branch in North America have all evaporated." Yuantang's voice was serious.

Liu Ling put down the No.1 machine figure in his hand. His complexion also began to become solemn. "What about the cause of the incident?"

"It's not clear at the moment, the only information is this satellite photo."

Inside the photo. There is only a clean, round rock face, as if the second branch was completely wiped out in half.

"EVANGELION Unit 4 and all the objects within its 89 km radius have disappeared, including thousands of lives in it. It is a blessing that no unrelated personnel (civilians) were killed." Lao Ting said this with a rare wry smile. .

"It was the repaired S mechanism shipped from Germany that happened during the loading experiment, right?"

"Yes, the cause of the accident is only from our own analysis. There are a total of 32,786 possibilities ranging from insufficient material strength to improper design in advance. It is not ruled out that someone deliberately triggered the S2 mechanism and more than 2 accidental reasons."

"It's not an explosion, but annihilation. Most of it was swallowed by the universe of'Dillac's Sea', right?" Liu Ling raised his eyebrows.

In the "Sea of ​​Dirac" universe, Ritsuko's name for the other universe that Liu Ling found in the body of the night angel and the twin of this universe.

"Then the repaired one will be sent back, right?" Old Ying's hand still stuck to his face, "have you started using things that you don't understand yet, those guys."

"They probably noticed our change, right?" Liu Ling said a question, but his tone was a standard statement.

"You guessed it—" Lao Ying turned his gaze to the distance.

Under the setting sun, a strategic-grade transport aircraft dangling a cross-shaped creation was slowly flying in.

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"Have you checked it?" Old Ding asked.

"Yes, the aseptic measures are done perfectly, and there are no signs of life other than EVA on the surface and in the gaps." Ritsuko added while following Lao Ding.

"Then. Ask the Security Division of our headquarters to keep an eye on all those who have entered or exited this base, and are not allowed to bring any biological items in-as long as there is resistance, they will be shot on the spot and undergo emergency purification."

"understand."

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In the end, the driver selected is not surprisingly Toji Suzuhara, a good friend of Ikari Shinji from the third Shin-Tokyo municipal high school. One of the famous little lovers in the class.

However, almost no one knows the news-except Asuka, Ayanami and Kensuke Aida.

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"The third machine starts the experiment, there are still 3 minutes."

"The main power supply, there is no problem." "The second cell apoptosis, there is no abnormality."

"The cooling system of all parts is normal." "The two-wrist fixation system, there is no problem."

"Understood. Team B starts homework."

"There is no problem with the data connection with the first EVA machine."

Well, everything is normal. Ritsuko smiled very satisfied. "In this case, you will soon be able to put into actual combat."

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"Insert the bolt. Unlock." The white insertion bolt rotated into the third unit.

The third unit, which started the nerve connection, lit up its white eyes, and it didn't look abnormal.

"The first stage is completed, there is no exception."

"Understand, let's proceed to the second stage." Ritsuko continued to order without expression.

"There is no problem with the connection." "All 225 items passed."

"The harmonics are not abnormal." "The absolute threshold is about to be exceeded."

Ritsuko suddenly felt a bit of chills.

Wait, the plug seems to be a little different this time? By the way, is the DummyPlug trial piece sent separately? Didn’t it go through a biochemical test——

"Wait. Stop the experiment and force the insertion plug!" Ritsuko realized a huge crisis. And the conspiracy that might be lurking thereafter, shouted immediately.

But it was too late. The second phase of the test has already exceeded the absolute threshold. The eyes of Unit 3 turned from white to red in an instant.

"The signal inside the plug is abnormal!" "Pulse flows backward!"

"So. Cut the circuit!" If the erosion is not serious, it will be quiet after about three minutes of power consumption, right?

However, things backfired.

"There is a high-energy response in the target body!"

The third unit uttered the same roar as the first unit that ran away.

"Unexpectedly, it turned out to be--" Ritsuko's eyes widened and she couldn't believe it.

"Apostle!" Miri was also extremely surprised and panicked.

The next moment, white brilliance enveloped the Matsushiro test site.

But before that white light. A flash of blue light was captured by the strategic data electronic collection unit of a specially authorized forward-swept wing fighter.

"Damn it, is it the calculation of those guys! We're still a step too late" Liu Ling bitterly hammered his thigh, shouldn't it—no. Someone moved their hands and feet in DummyPlug, and detonated the Matsushiro Proving Ground!

"As a result, did you expect that something went wrong with the outsourcing project?" Lao Ting pushed his glasses and decided to shirk responsibility-will NERV make mistakes? It must be the fault of the outsourcing company! "Hurry up and dispose of the Matsushiro Proving Ground, and then dispose of that company-in the future, all the E-plan projects will be carried out by NERV itself and will no longer be outsourced.

"Then, the four EVA machines assemble in an emergency, to pull out the (damn) insertion plug, and then clean up the inside of the third machine——"

"Really okay, Ikura, just leave the No. 3 machine like this and don't throw it away."

"It doesn't matter. The facts show that NERV's own engineering quality is trustworthy. Whether it is this time or the previous horror angels, it is the outsourcing unit that has the problem."

"Yeah, I understand." Dongyue nodded in earnest, and stopped talking.

"Liu Ling, I'll leave it to you next." Lao Ying picked up the phone at hand and confessed.

"Ah, I know." Liu Ling's face was covered by darkness, unable to see clearly. He fiddled with the newly completed model of the first machine with his right hand, and replied in a deep voice.

On the side edge of the black helmet, three blue indicator lights flashed one after another, and it was already in the standby state.

"I'm finally an elderly person who protects young lovers, am I?"

"It doesn't matter, Liu Ling, there is Xuefeng to accompany you." Xuefeng decided to say so after thinking about it for a long time.

"Xuefeng really is a little angel!!!"

Liu Ling was cured instantly.