I really can't control myself

Although the two beams of light seemed to be more powerful than the apostle's, the result of the competition was that Linton's beam seemed to have an overwhelming advantage. After all, Linton was using Vegeta's finger light. The skill that could even react to defeating Majin Buu was not on the same level as the skill of the opposite apostle that couldn't even blow up a city.

Apparently seeing that his beam was split directly from the middle, the apostle here immediately began to change form when he saw the attack coming towards it, and instantly changed back into a diamond cube. At the same time, the AT stance also immediately unfolded.

But even with an AT stance, it's obviously not enough to block such an attack. The shield-like AT stance that appeared in the air was torn apart almost instantly. This was not the previous AT stance synthesis method, but a direct forceful tear. Then the light continued to move forward, directly observing the apostle's entire body in the next second, continuing to penetrate a mountain peak behind, crossing the outskirts of the city and the sea behind, sweeping the entire sea surface, and disappearing from everyone's sight.

The apostle here let out a cry like a whale's cry, and then the entire rhombus-shaped cube quickly expanded into a huge thorn-like shape like a sea urchin, and then the whole thing hit the ground.

The next moment, the apostle's core suddenly cracked, and a large amount of blood spurted out from the apostle's body, leaving the spikes along its body. The entire city was dyed red with a large amount of blood.

"Target, unresponsive..." the staff in the command room also said immediately.

"Huh..." Misato Katsuragi here also breathed a sigh of relief, but quickly looked up at the commander's office. Although the apostle was defeated, it was probably not the result Commander Ikari wanted. Because so far, although EVA here has been performing well, Linton seems to have stolen the limelight every time.

They didn't even deliberately notify Linton and Rei Ayanami who were with him about this operation. They obviously wanted to show off on their own side, but things still didn't develop as Ikari Gendo expected. It is estimated that Commander Ikari's situation is not good now, and SEELE may have put more pressure on him.

Katsuragi Misato naturally doesn't care, as long as she can defeat the apostle, it's a good thing, and she is planning something now. Because she really cares about what Linton said before, she actually wants to investigate privately now to see if it is what Linton said. Commander Ikari and SEELE have any private plans. What is the final plan?

Now that Commander Ikari is being held accountable by SEELE for these things, if he is too tired to deal with it, he might take the opportunity to learn something. He can't just follow orders all the time.

As for Linton above, he had finished touching the bodies of the apostles. 1.51 million points was quite a lot, which was quite a bit more than the two apostles before. Although I don’t know how this apostle’s points are calculated, it’s easy to get more points, and he will deliver them to your door. Actually, thinking about it, this apostle is pretty good.

"The following words are the key." Linton said suddenly.

The key point he was talking about was which apostle appeared below. This was indeed quite crucial. Because the first three apostles I fought now were the same in the original plot whether it was the TV version or the theater version, and the differences started with the fourth apostle.

If I remember correctly from the TV version, it should be a whale-like ocean-type apostle. It was the one that attacked the League of Nations' aircraft carrier fleet and was finally destroyed by the No. 2 machine. In the theatrical version, the apostle is also destroyed by Unit 2, but it looks completely different. It is a humanoid apostle walking on the sea.

Of course Linton cares about this mainly because of the number of apostles. As he said before, there are 18 apostles in the TV version. In the theater version, there should be twelve. The number determines the points. Of course he has to pay attention to it.

"Anyway, Asuka will appear on the stage?" Linton nodded and said, the answer will be known when Asuka appears on the stage.

"Who is that?" Just as he was thinking, Ayanami Rei's voice sounded from behind Linton. She also followed Linton when he was touching the body. She probably heard Linton murmuring the name of a girl who should be a girl, so she spoke directly. asked.

"Oh, you'll know him soon," said Linton.

"..." Ayanami Rei's expression suddenly changed, and it looked like she was frowning, but because the change was so small, Linton didn't notice it.

"It feels like I've missed something." Linton said suddenly.

"What is it?" Ayanami Rei asked.

"Hmm...what?" Linton thought for a while, and suddenly saw Ayanami Rei next to him, and thought of something, "I understand, I missed the world-famous painting."

"World famous painting?" Ayanami Rei asked strangely, as if she couldn't follow Linton's logic.

"No, you have to compensate me." Linton said suddenly.

"Me?" Ayanami Rei obviously didn't know what Linton meant. Did she cause Linton's loss? But how? She didn't ask what caused this, but thought about it and asked, "How should we compensate?"

"Then were you saved by me just now?" Linton asked.

"Hmm..." Ayanami Rei nodded.

"Should you show me an expression at this time?" Linton asked.

"Huh?" Ayanami Rei was indeed naive and did not follow Linton's train of thought. She asked a little strangely, "What expression should I show?"

"This...are you a little more sophisticated? You can't even read the lines?" Linton said.

"well?"

"Okay, let me ask you, do you know what expression you should show at this time?" Linton asked.

Ayanami Rei shook her head and said she didn't know.

"Don't make any movements, just say it." Linton said, holding his forehead. It was really difficult to get her to cooperate in reciting a line.

"I... don't know what expression I should show at this time..." Ayanami Rei said obediently, but there was a sense of hesitation in her words because she didn't know if this was what Linton wanted to hear.

"Yeah..." Linton nodded with an encouraging expression, and then continued, "At this time, just smile."

After saying that, Linton looked at Ayanami Rei expectantly. With such fiery eyes, Ayanami Rei almost wanted to look away. She could understand the look in Linton's eyes, but she didn't understand what Linton was expecting, and what it had to do with the world-famous paintings he mentioned before.

"Why do you suddenly avert your eyes? Shouldn't you just smile along the lines? Do you know how to read the atmosphere?" Linton couldn't help but say.

"Huh?" Ayanami Rei was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head.

"Forget it, forget it..." Linton held up his forehead, "Is it really a benefit that only the protagonist can enjoy? We have been living together for a few days, but why haven't you given us naked body benefits? Even though I know that I don't have the aura of a protagonist. , but this is too unfair."

"That...what does it mean?" Ayanami Rei asked.

"Forget it, it seems that you can really only use it for cooking." Linton said, "Do you have to rely on Asuka for welfare? How about bringing her to my house?"

"So, who is she?" Ayanami Rei asked with sudden reaction when Asuka's name appeared for the second time.

"You have suddenly paid attention to the sense of struggle between the heroines?" Linton obviously didn't care why Ayanami Rei suddenly cared about Asuka's name at this time, "Anyway, you should know it in a few days."

Linton was right, because just two days later, he got the news about Asuka from Misato Katsuragi.

Because Rei Ayanami's cooking skills have suddenly reached the peak of perfection, and there are orders from above to monitor her, Misato Katsuragi will come to Linton for food whenever she has time. Although this guy was indeed a bit troublesome. He drank at least half a dozen beers every time he ate, and sometimes even had to carry Linton back when he was drunk, but Linton didn't really bother her.

At this time, Misato Katsuragi was eating at Linton's house and talking about Unit 2. According to Misato Katsuragi, the debugging work of Unit 2 itself has not yet been completed, but it has been sent here in advance and is scheduled to be sent to New Tokyo City 3 for subsequent debugging.

"Ahead of schedule?" Linton nodded slightly. This advance may have been caused by himself. After all, his appearance began to question the original Plan E. Misato Katsuragi had told Linton before, so it was probably Ikari Gendo's arrangement to transfer back the No. 2 unit in advance.

Currently, the re-debugging of Unit Zero has not been carried out due to Rei Ayanami and herself studying magic. Unit Zero has been working alone. The move back to Unit 2 should be an act to facilitate the subsequent battle as quickly as possible and prove the value of Plan E.

What Linton was concerned about was not whether Ikari Yuantang was in a hurry now. What he wanted to know more was which apostle would be the next, so he also directly asked about Unit 2.

"The pilot of Unit 2? Oh, he's from the European branch of NERV. He has worked with me before." Misato Katsuragi said.

"It's Asuka, right?" Linton said.

"How do you know?" Misato Katsuragi was stunned for a moment. She only received the exact order today. Of course, this order is top secret, and Linton should not be able to know it.

When she heard Asuka's name, Ayanami Rei, who was sitting next to her, suddenly straightened up. Originally she didn't seem to care about this topic at all, but she suddenly felt interested when she heard the name.

"They say they have opened their eyes." Linton said casually, "Actually, I am also very interested in this girl. Did you receive any order to pick her up? Was she sent back by the aircraft carrier formation? ?”

"I've never heard of this. What kind of aircraft carrier formation?" Misato Katsuragi asked.

"Fuck!" Linton said in disappointment.