"Kaiju sinking—one thousand meters underground! Giant accelerating—breaking through atmosphere! Reaching Earth's satellite orbit!"
NERV Germany command room. Technicians watching the battle—faces full of disbelief. Reporting.
"Heat output—incalculable!"
"Cavity beneath Tokyo-2—one thousand meters—continuing to descend! Two thousand meters... three thousand... five thousand!"
"About to trigger a magnitude-nine earthquake! Molten minerals surging upward! Magma erupting!"
The Spacium Beam—over five hundred thousand degrees. From satellite orbit—continuous output into the earth's depths. Its heat causing catastrophic effects on the planet's interior environment.
Ultra Psychic could contain nearby beam sections. Prevent heat dispersion. But the beam at extreme distance—uncontrollable.
Looking up from the ground—the sky pierced by a blue pillar of light. Shockwave swept cloud layers into ring-shaped remnants. Intense thermal energy radiating from the beam.
The worst damage—a massive crater fifteen kilometers in diameter at the city ruins' center. This crater reached five thousand meters underground. Inside—total inferno.
Aside from molten lava at the edges, minerals closest to the beam vaporized within one second. Ionized along with the air. Formed plasma fireballs.
The beam's impact suppressed the eruption of this underground hell. Prevented outer lava from surging up and completely destroying the surface.
"Reached designated position!"
"Move fast! Deploy heat shields!"
NERV transport aircraft arrived near Tokyo-2. Caught up with the evacuation convoy.
Under Misato Katsuragi's urgent commands—heat-resistant shields dropped down one after another.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Before the Spacium Beam's residual heat spread here—wall-like shields blocked this wave of deadly heat.
"Gendo Ikari... is this your trump card?" Commander Kiel watched NERV headquarters personnel through the screen. Face ashen. Fists clenched unconsciously.
He couldn't understand why such a powerful giant would help Gendo Ikari's group.
And this battle's scale—completely beyond human participation. He couldn't help imagining—
If this battle continued, human civilization would soon be erased from Earth.
That giant clearly wasn't fighting at full strength. From various details earlier, he could see the giant was intentionally protecting humanity.
Fighting with restraint. Yet still displaying such destructive power. What level of being was this?
After witnessing this battle firsthand, he realized—their Human Instrumentality Project was a complete joke.
So what if they became gods?
Even Angels with powerful AT Fields—caught in this battle—ended up grabbed by both sides and used as improvised weapons.
Like humans casually stepping on a spider. The giant and kaiju killing Matarael was just as casual.
"Dead Sea Scrolls... Adam... Lilith... Spear of Longinus... Tree of Life... EVA... Heh... hahahaha..." Suddenly, this SEELE elder who'd lived for ages burst into laughter.
Absurd. Laughable.
Both their pursuits and everything happening before them—utterly ridiculous.
This crushing reality delivered a devastating blow to their arrogance.
This moment—he finally understood why Zuo Fei Jefferson called their plan "playing house" before disappearing.
He completely understood. Everything they schemed for—whether before the giant or the kaiju—
Looked like adults watching infants struggling to roll on the ground.
"Too... absurd..."
NERV Germany personnel heard the old man's laughter. Confusion rose in their hearts. But after exchanging glances—no one spoke.
"SKREEE!"
Underground. Super Gob—continuously bombarded by the Spacium Beam—roared in fury.
Even with its strong defense, it was ultimately just a Space Combat Beast. After the previous battle, then enduring the Spacium Beam this long—couldn't hold out anymore.
Its sturdy scythe-arms shattered. Blue light baptized its body. In this red inferno—it came with a mission of destruction. Ultimately buried here.
CRACK—CRACK!
Its body couldn't withstand more energy. Began swelling. Tough skin showed thin cracks. About to explode with all the absorbed energy.
"Not good, Natsuki-san!"
"If it explodes—the shockwave will destroy the entire country!" Shinji sensed the intense energy about to detonate.
"I know!"
"That's why the hardest battle comes next!" Natsuki had anticipated this outcome.
Protection was always harder than destruction.
The Spacium Beam ceased. Arms crossed at his chest. The reddened Color Timer crystal burst with brilliant light.
"Giant disappeared from satellite orbit!" NERV Germany technician saw the satellite feed. Reported.
Just an instant. The giant vanished.
"Inside the Earth!"
"Five thousand meters underground!" Another technician monitoring the kaiju reported.
"Teleportation... even that exists." Commander Kiel leaned back in his chair. Didn't want to watch anymore.
"Troublesome bastard."
The giant teleported five thousand meters underground. Immediately used Ultra Psychic to compress Super Gob's body.
Couldn't stop this lethal explosion. The giant's movements didn't pause.
VWOOM!
Hands thrust forward. The semi-transparent Ultra Barrier changed form. Enveloped Super Gob's body. Formed a spherical cage.
Beep... Beep...
The Color Timer on his chest flashed frantically again.
Next second—
BOOM!
Super Gob inside the Ultra Barrier exploded. Brilliant firelight and body fragments erupted. The Ultra Barrier resisted the first wave. But quickly shattered completely.
The giant—closest—was instantly blown upward by the subsequent shockwave. The impact spread through this crimson inferno. About to penetrate rock layers and form a catastrophic earthquake.
"This is the last push, Shinji! Give it everything!"
"Right!"
The giant—flying backward—unleashed Ultra Psychic again. Penetrated rock layers. Frantically blocked the spreading shockwave. Tried to stop this earthquake.
RUMBLE!
The earth shook violently. People on the surface felt this deadly natural disaster arriving.
Citizens huddled in transports—hands clasped in prayer. Some completely broken inside.
"Is it over... us... and this world..."
"We're done, this time really—AHHH!"
CRASH!
Transports shook violently. The convoy lost control. One rear-ended another. Stopped on the road not far from the city.
People inside looked out. Saw every building in the city behind them swaying. Already damaged by combat—now completely collapsing.
Hundred-story towers. Beautiful buildings. Falling like dominoes in this moment. Like the end of the world.
"STOP!" Shinji's hysterical roar.
Returned to Earth's interior. Both Natsuki and Shinji—pushing beyond their limits. But in this moment—Shinji's potential fully erupted.
Countless loops' worth of mental strength—focused in this instant!
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