I really can't control myself

Through the glass of the elevator, what appears in front of everyone is a vast underground world. This underground world doesn't even look like it's underground. The view is wide, the surroundings are bright, and there are even mountains and water.

You can clearly see a city below, and on the other side is the NERV headquarters, which looks strangely shaped like a deformed pyramid structure. What's even more strange is that there is a city hanging upside down above the top of the entire underground space. This is actually the city above. After the emergency, all the buildings sank below the ground, forming a structure similar to an upside-down city. It does have a special feeling when you look at it.

"Is this the Third New Tokyo City? It's so amazing." Shinji Ikari looked at the underground city outside and couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, this is our secret base and the last bastion of mankind." Katsuragi Misato said.

"The last fortress? I have encountered similar things before." Linton said.

Katsuragi Misato didn't pay attention to Linton's words. During the second impact, there were too many life and death events in this world, so it wasn't very strange. Asuna, on the other hand, looked at Linton. She probably guessed what world Linton was talking about. After all, she met Linton in the world of Attack on Titan.

"Let me see, after getting off the west platform, enter the North Gate 3." Soon a few people also got off the bus, and then they took an automatic moving device that was somewhat similar to a subway, but this subway was a single unit. The carriage we ride in is not like a train.

As we continue going down, the surrounding situation becomes more and more like an underground factory, rather than the underground world garden we saw above. Although this place is quite beautiful on the surface, it is actually a fortress. It looks like a military base underneath.

"Strange..." Misato Katsuragi said, rubbing her head.

"Um...are you lost?" Shinji Ikari asked.

"I just came here not long ago..." Misato Katsuragi said, "Ah, this way, North 3rd Gate."

After spending a little time, everyone finally arrived at the entrance of the headquarters. But as soon as they came down, a group of soldiers appeared in front of everyone. It was obvious that this group of people was not here to greet Misato Katsuragi or Shinji Ikari. After all, their eyes were always on Linton and Asuna who followed them out. It was obvious that they had heard Misato Katsuragi's report before and came here specifically to pick them up. Linton's two.

Of course, these soldiers did not directly point their guns at Linton and the others. After all, it was still unclear whether they were friends or foes. The leader of this group of soldiers is a beautiful woman in a white coat, with energetic short blond hair. She looks like an intellectual person, but a tear mole in the corner of her eye makes such an intellectual person suddenly feel a little charming. .

"Ritsuko..." It was obvious that Katsuragi Misato must be familiar with the other party, and she looked a little embarrassed when she saw the other party.

"You're 16 minutes late. You really have no sense of time, Lieutenant Colonel Katsuragi." The woman named Ritsuko said very rudely. Her title for Misato Katsuragi was rather formal.

"Sorry, sorry." Katsuragi Misato playfully raised a hand and apologized carelessly. It was obvious that the two of them were very familiar with each other and were used to each other's temper.

"Alas." Ritsuko Akagi sighed, probably feeling that Misato Katsuragi couldn't change her attitude. He looked to the side and continued: "Is this the boy?"

"Yes." Misato Katsuragi nodded.

"Then these two are the reformers you mentioned?" Ritsuko Akagi looked at Linton and asked again.

"Hey, cyborgs are a bit too much." Linton spread his hands and said, "Although cyborgs like No. 18 are quite powerful, I'm not that level of guy."

"It's exactly what you said. They look like two troublesome guys at first glance." Ritsuko Akagi said, "I am the NERV Technical Bureau Section 1, the person in charge of Project E, Ritsuko Akagi. Nice to meet you."

"Ah... um, I'm Shinji Ikari." Shinji Ikari here said with some restraint.

"I have already read your information. Without further ado, Commander Ikari is waiting for you. Misato, please take him there first." Ritsuko Akagi said, "Then the two of you here, can you follow me?"

Shinji Ikari was quickly taken away by Misato Katsuragi, while Linton followed Ritsuko Akagi into the base from the other side, followed by six guards. However, I encountered some trouble when I first entered the base, because when I passed the gate of the base, the siren here directly sounded the alarm.

This was not an alarm triggered by Linton, but by Asuna. The sudden siren made the soldiers, who were a little nervous, draw their guns and aim at Asuna.

"What's going on?" Linton asked.

"Does she carry any dangerous goods on her body?" Ritsuko Akagi asked the soldiers after telling them to calm down.

"What is the position of the so-called dangerous goods? If it is something that can kill people, then she herself is it." Linton said.

"Mainly metals and the like..."

"Then so is she." Linton said again.

"..." Akagi Ritsuko was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't understand what Linton meant.

"She is a robot here, so how can she not start metal detection?" Linton said.

"Robot?" Ritsuko Akagi was stunned for a moment, then looked at Asuna here in surprise. When Asuna arrived, she immediately understood what the other party meant. After her body twitched for a while, the surface returned to the look of mercury. After a while, she directly transformed into the appearance of Ritsuko Akagi opposite her, and then after a few seconds, she changed back to her original appearance as Asuna.

"This... mercury robot?" Ritsuko Akagi said in surprise, "But this..."

"The technological level of our Earth Defense Force is not at the same level as yours, understand?" Linton waved his hand.

Although I always feel that Linton is talking nonsense, the facts are right in front of me. Ritsuko Akagi now has a lot of questions, but it is obvious that this is not the time to ask. The apostle over there has not been solved yet, and the alarm has not been lifted. This is not the time to study mercury robots.

After making eye contact with the soldier next to them, the soldier quickly used the radio to cancel the alarm, and then several people passed through the gate. Here, Ritsuko Akagi also took Linton and others all the way in the elevator, going around and around to who knows which floor underground, and finally brought them into a place that was probably a reception room.

There is nothing in the reception room, but there is a floor-to-ceiling glass next to it so you can see what's going on outside. Linton walked over and took a look. He could just see the command headquarters below, and the command headquarters below was currently a busy scene.

Although the sound insulation here is very good and the sound from the command center below is not connected, Linton can still see the screen displayed on the screen above the command center through the glass. It is obvious that the apostle who was injured by the N2 mine has now regained his mobility and is heading towards the city above here.

"The commander, it will take some time to come over to meet you." Ritsuko Akagi said, "You can wait here for a while. You have also seen the current situation. The first thing to deal with is the apostle's issue, so it is possible to meet. Time has to wait until the apostles are dealt with first."

Although it can be seen that everyone in NERV is really busy when facing the apostles for the first time. It seems that they want Linton and the others to wait here first and deal with their affairs after solving the apostles. However, Linton certainly couldn't just wait. He still had to verify the authenticity of his guess that the valuables were related to the apostles.

"Understood." Linton said casually.

"Then I'll go to work first." Ritsuko Akagi didn't stop, brought the people here to wait, and then left. Indeed, she had to watch the entire battle against the apostles. After all, she was responsible for Project E, and she was the only one who knew the situation of the EVA body best.

Although Ritsuko Akagi left, the group of soldiers at the door did not withdraw. Although they did not come in, they were all guarding the door of the conference room, probably looking at Linton and the two. Of course, Linton didn't need to pay attention to them. He was always watching the situation at the headquarters below.

Soon, Linton saw a familiar figure. Misato Katsuragi came to the headquarters. As the director of the operations department, she naturally directed the entire battle. But at this time, Shinji Ikari, who had been following her before, was no longer there. Of course, Linton knew where he had gone.

There was a "boom", and suddenly there was a loud noise, and the entire base shook. In the picture above, the apostle has also arrived on the ground of New Tokyo City 3 and is destroying the streets. Of course, its purpose is probably to find a way to the bottom.

But just when the apostle was about to take further action, a purple figure shot out from the underground exit, and a robot about the same size as the apostle appeared directly in front of it. Here was NERV's ace weapon, EVA Unit 1.

Although it was very popular when he appeared on the stage, he immediately became famous the next second. The No. 1 unit here had just come off the support frame, and without even taking a step forward, it fell straight to the ground.

"This..." Misato Katsuragi held her forehead directly, "Shinji-kun, stand up quickly!"

"What should I do? I don't know!" Shinji Ikari's somewhat panicked call came from the communicator. It was obvious that he was the one driving Unit 1.

"Get up! Wait, it's coming, get out of the way!" Misato Katsuragi shouted when she saw the apostle on the screen aiming at Unit 1. However, it was useless to shout. The next moment, Unit 1 was directly picked up from the ground by the apostles and carried in the air.

"Defend quickly!" Misato Katsuragi shouted again, but Unit 0-0 still didn't make any moves, and the apostles here didn't care whether you made any moves or not, they were obviously about to launch an attack.

"It seems that we are in trouble, do you need help?" Just when Katsuragi Misato was anxious and didn't know what to do, an unexpected voice suddenly sounded from behind her.