Anti-invasion of the heavens: water drops in the beginning

"Aim and pull the trigger."

"Aim and pull the trigger."

Shinji sat in the No. [-] machine, looked at the false No. [-] apostle in the screen, and kept adjusting the huge assault gun in his hand, aiming at these enemies he had defeated unconsciously, numbly pouring ammunition.

He came to the training, not because he wanted to, but Shinji's character is the type of obediently obeying others' orders.

If he wasn't Ikari's son, he would probably become a member of an ordinary company step by step when he grows up. He would be hard-pressed to be promoted because he was too conformist, and he would be under a lot of pressure every day. A life without existence.

But if Ikari Shinji was to choose, he would not hesitate for a second, and would definitely choose such an ordinary life.

It's a pity that, as Ikari's son, he has no choice given that his father is Ikarito.

It's just that during this numb training interval, occasionally a figure still appeared in Ikari Shinji's mind.

"If you're scared, just yell for help."

What exactly do these words mean?
Ikari Shinji couldn't understand it. Although he didn't like it, he still drove a huge robot tens of meters high and participated in a race war that far exceeded the conventional intensity.

Under such circumstances... Even if he really felt scared and really shouted for help, what's the point?
No one will come to save themselves.

Ikari Shinji is very confident about his own value in the hearts of others.

----

Two weeks passed quickly.

Verbally said that Ikari Shinji would live in his own house and be taken care of by himself.In fact, Misato, who left all the cooking hygiene to Shinji Ikari, found that Shinji had already gone to school after sleeping in.

She didn't care too much, anyway, her working hours were very free when there were no apostles, and the workload usually increased in the afternoon, so she casually picked up a can of beer on the cabinet.

With a sound of "poof~", the soda can was seized.

Mei Li was pouring alcohol into her mouth, but when she raised her eyes, she unexpectedly found that the mobile phone that had been on the table had disappeared.

"Ah~ It's really rare."

Hiccupping comfortably, Misato put down the glass, and said with emotion: "Shinji actually went out with his mobile phone... He obviously hasn't talked to anyone on the phone in the past two weeks. Could it be that he has made new friends?"

The mobile phone was given to Shinji by Misato. In this world where the ocean is completely polluted and turned red, the construction of humanities can't be said to be stagnant, but it should be said to have retreated a lot.

Even in 2015, they used purely functional push-button phones. The only functions were making calls, sending text messages and browsing some text-only forums.

So Shinji, who has no one to contact, had no need for mobile phones at all before...

And now, there is finally a contact in his address book.

Carl Chen.

Is this considered to be a friend?
Shinji isn't really sure, because he doesn't even define friends very vaguely.

It's just that Karl knows that he is an eva driver. Unlike those disdainful voices on the Internet, he instead praises himself and puts himself under too much pressure. If he wants to get rid of such responsibilities, he also respects his decision.

Although Shinji was very grateful, but the power to leave or not was not his own, so he could only remain silent.

And when chatting normally, he would tell himself from time to time what to do if any part of his body was attacked, which gave him the illusion of extra combat training.

It's just that Karl didn't come to school today.

It was rare for Shinji to talk to other students, and asked about the whereabouts of Karl and his friends.Although the presence of the two foreign students has always been strong, Japan, where the small group atmosphere is strong, felt that they could not integrate into the atmosphere of the two, so they felt a sense of reverse isolation, so that other people also regarded the two of them. People know next to nothing.

After asking no results, Shinji could only go back to his seat and wait for class.

Peaceful moments are always short.

"Emergency assembly."

After school that day, Ling Boli, who was always silent and weaker than Shinji, suddenly came in front of Shinji.

But she just said these words softly, and then said: "Then, I'll go first."

Saying that, he trotted out of Shinji's sight.

Before Shinji could react, a warning broadcast sounded throughout Tokyo.

[Emergency warning is issued for the entire central Kanto area centered on the Tokai area: All residents, please evacuate to the designated evacuation center immediately. 】

[Repeat again, for those centered on the East China Sea region...]

With the sound of sirens, the entire city began to sink slowly.

Countless buildings sank into the ground as if they were taking an elevator, preventing them from being invaded by the battlefield attacked by the apostles.

And in the underground, with the sinking of countless buildings, above the huge underground space, it seems that the reflection of a city is slowly rising.

But this kind of treatment is only limited to the functional buildings built later.

Early dwellings, tile-roofed houses, sidewalks and other old infrastructure can only be placed on the ground alone, waiting for a new round of survival.

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"Are you attacking while Commander Ikari is away? You came so fast."

In the combat command room of NERV, Katsuragi Misato, the Chief of Operations who belongs to the first section of the Tactical Operations Bureau of the headquarters, filled his nervousness with confidence with a disdainful smile.

Minoru Hinata, the war room operator in charge of intelligence analysis, frowned and said, "The last time the apostles invaded was 15 years apart, but this time it took only three short weeks."

Katsuragi Misato looked at the picture, it looked ridiculous, it looked like a huge crab from the front, and the fourth apostle looked like a giant Pippi shrimp from above, and said casually: "There is no time for people to breathe, this is The type that girls hate the most."

Cannon fire, countless cannon fire poured on the apostle from the hillside, from the unrestricted firing warehouse on the cable.

These conventional firepower are naturally issued by the United Nations army.

Although the ordinary ammunition was crushed on the third apostle last time, the United Nations is obviously not reconciled, and even thinks that it may only be the peculiarity of the third apostle, so it is still making its own efforts.

"Seriously, another waste of tax money."

The deputy commander of NERV, and the general commander when Ikari Gendo was away, Fuyutsuki Kozo laughed.

Those firepower released purely ornamental fireworks outside the AT force field on the fourth apostle, which does not require the law of smoke without injury, which is really useless.

The only one who can fight against the apostles is the humanoid mecha EVA, which also has an AT force field.

"Listen up Shinji, after neutralizing the enemy's AT force field, use machine guns to shoot, just like usual training, understand?"

Shinji, who was in the cockpit of the No. [-] aircraft, wanted to take a deep breath, but only the orange liquid of LCL entered his lungs... Fortunately, this liquid full of all the nutrients needed by human beings is not uncomfortable when it enters the lungs.

"understood."

Shinji clenched the joystick nervously and responded.

Fortunately, this time, he was not bullied by his classmates because he failed to protect the public while driving the EVA, so Shinji's resistance to driving the first machine again was not as serious as it was at the beginning.

But if you want to look at it, Ikari Gendo may not think it is a good thing... because the essence of the AT force field is the strong wall between the spirits, just like the strong nuclear force that prevents the fusion of two objects' atoms.

But now, Shinji's power is obviously slightly inferior to the state in the original book.

Katsuragi Misato in the command room nodded, and then said loudly: "Attack!"

The suppressing bolt was released, the safety lock came into contact, and the position where the No. [-] machine was standing seemed to be shot from the ground to the surface at an extremely fast speed, as if the trigger had been pulled.

"Aim at the target... buckle the blender, aim at the target, buckle the blender..."

Shinji talked nervously to himself, comforting himself: It's okay, it's okay, it's the same as training.Apostle is nothing to be afraid of, I am well protected by this giant robot, I still have a gun in my hand, so nothing to be afraid of.

After the first machine came to the surface along the ascending passage, it directly used the 'elevator' it stepped out of as a cover, pointed at the fourth apostle from behind and pulled the mixer.

It's a pity that Shinji's aim was so poor that almost half of the ammunition from the mixer hit the ground nearby, and a large amount of dust was thrown up, blocking the vision between the two behemoths.

Katsuragi Misato scolded anxiously in the command room: "Idiot! The smoke and dust will lose the enemy's vision!"

However, Shinji, who has not been trained in this area at all, is just mechanically and numbly buttoning the mixer. The child who has only had two weeks of training is completely unable to process redundant information in the face of a complex real battlefield.

In the next instant, a purple whip of light broke through the smoke and dust, and lashed towards Unit [-]!

Shinji hurriedly tried to retreat to avoid it, but he fell backwards due to improper operation.At the same time, the whip was like a sharp lightsaber, cutting the machine gun in the first machine's hand into two pieces.

The extra length passed across the steel elevator used to lift the No. [-] machine, and directly cut the huge building-like steel block into two halves, and landed with a bang, shaking the ground and raising a lot of smoke and dust.

Katsuragi Misato ordered one after another: "Quick! Shinji, there is a prepared rifle nearby, and it is in the large cargo hold not far from you. Go and get it!"

However, the No. [-] machine was lying on the ground like that, lingering, Misato Katsuragi said anxiously: "Shinji? Shinji!?"

Shinji inside the No. [-] machine was so terrified that he couldn't move.

He looked at the huge monster standing in front of him in the picture in front of him.

It looked ridiculous at first, but when it stands upright, it looks like a purple-red celestial pillar embedded in the ground.It doesn't look like a human being at all, it's more like the hilt of a giant sword that can cut through the continent.

On the two jaws of the hilt, the long purple light whip trembled like a creature, and in the next second, it suddenly cut through the air in the direction of the No. [-] machine, and cut it!

"do not want!"

Driven by his survival instinct, Shinji still managed to control Unit-[-], and avoided the slash of the purple light whip with a super-high agility that could be called rolling and crawling for a huge life form.

But in a hurry, the No. [-] machine still got a light whip wrapped around one leg, and then ruthlessly smashed towards the direction of the city.

Amidst the earth-shattering explosion, Shinji turned his head in disbelief and looked at the countless wreckage under the No. [-] fuselage.

These are all... residential houses?
In the last battle, it was very lucky that there were no casualties, so what about this time?

If I can't solve this apostle quickly, not to mention the apostle's own damage to the city, even if I move inadvertently, it may destroy the homes of countless people.

But can you really do it yourself?
At this time, Karl's praise for him suddenly appeared in Shinji's mind.

In fact, Shinji seldom gets compliments. As a person without executive action, he does everything because of orders or orders from others.In this case, getting a "good job" is enough. If the task is not successfully completed, blame and complain, or deliberately show disappointment and indifference, are the most uncomfortable.

If he can defeat this apostle... Karl will definitely praise him, right?

As soon as Shinji gritted his teeth, it was rare to have a ray of courage from the bottom of his heart.

Machine No. [-] stood up, and pulled out a 'dagger' from the raised structure on its back.

It is said to be a dagger, but the actual proportion is relative to the first machine, and its actual length is at least ten meters.

However, such a move was still reprimanded.

Katsuragi Misato said madly: "Don't take out the high-frequency dagger at such a long distance! The apostle is not blind, it will definitely be vigilant!"

But since Shinji has already taken it out, where can he put it back?

He could only roar and rushed towards the fourth apostle!

However, the distance between them is still far away. Such a middle distance is the optimal space for the fourth apostle's long whip to be used.

The dazzling light whip swung towards the first machine, and Shinji could barely dodge it by instinct and only two weeks of training.

But the apostle is not the Stormtrooper in Star Wars, it can't stroke.

In a blink of an eye, a long whip was blocked by the high-frequency dagger in the hands of No. [-] machine, making the apostle understand the danger of that knife.

Immediately afterwards, the second long whip pierced into the left leg of No. [-] machine like a spear, causing it to lose its balance in an instant.

Then the first long whip, which was blocked by the block, pierced from the collarbone and came out from the back, directly piercing the No. [-] machine to the point of chilling.

The driver is synchronized with the eva through the link of the spirit source. In fact, it is somewhat similar to the hunter mecha, but the metaphysical meaning of the spiritual power level is stronger.While the flexibility is far superior to the Hunter Mech, it also has a huge side effect...

When the mecha is damaged, the driver will feel the pain as if it is a personal pain, and completely empathize with it.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Shinji wailed loudly in the cockpit, tears of pain merging into the LCL liquid.

The severe pain of being pierced by a sharp instrument made this young man unable to think normally, only boundless fear and regret in his mind.

Why do you want to drive a giant robot?Even though his father is not around, why should he listen to the orders of those strange adults to go through life and death?

One by one, they all only ask others to pay, they only keep making demands, and they don't give themselves any chance to refuse at all.

Why?Why?Why should I do this?

The huge tearing pain made Shinji feel as if his internal organs were pulled out and his throat was strangled.The resentment towards the people around him is getting stronger and stronger, whether it is towards his father, towards Misato Katsuragi, towards all adults who NERV never care about him, towards those people who only complain on the Internet.

But at this moment, Carl's appearance appeared in Shinji's mind.

"Shinji, if you don't want to go to the battlefield next time, just refuse."

"Next time if you encounter a fearful situation again, don't push yourself anymore, it's not something you should bear."

This is the only words that Shinji has heard for so long, without asking himself to take any responsibility.

Tears of remorse flowed out, and disappeared soundlessly into the surrounding oxygen supply fluid.

If... I had followed Carl's advice and rejected it well...

However, Shinji remembered his father's expressionless face, and everyone around him taking orders for granted.

Can you really refuse?
I must refuse!

If I can still live, I will go back to my hometown, leave my father, leave Tokyo, and go back to the countryside to continue my studies. Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, absolutely, never endure such pain again!

Finally, Shinji remembered Karl's unclear words.

But the resentment towards his father and everyone including NVER and everyone on the Internet gathered together, and he finally cried and complained loudly: "Even if I call for help, what's the use?!"

"No one will come to my rescue!"

"boom----!!!"

There was a huge roar and shock, but fortunately the fourth apostle only had two braids, and he was unable to deal a fatal blow to the No. [-] machine for the time being.

Shinji endured the severe pain, opened his eyes suddenly, and looked at the side screen in the cockpit screen.

A huge, slender, humanoid robot made of quicksilver stepped on the smoke and came crashing forward.

Its appearance looks very similar to that of a human being, but its mercury-like body is covered with red stripes matching the direction of its muscles, full of surging vitality.There is no mechanical mechanism in the whole body, just like a huge creature with mercury flowing on its surface.

Its mouth was as delicate as an ancient Greek sculpture, but its eyes shone with bright golden light.The whole person is filled with a Buddha-like compassion and a god-like majesty.

"This... what is this?"

Shinji was stunned, and a communication was connected to the cockpit of the first machine.

"Shinji, I'm not late, am I? It took a while to fly here from Hawaii."

In the picture, it is Karl who is also in the same cockpit.