Machine War: Infinite Frontier.

Xiao Yun stopped Unit-01 at the place where it rose from the ground, but after standing there for a long time, he did not see the lift platform retrieve Unit-01.

For a moment, question marks appeared on Xiao Yun's face. He wanted to contact the command center below, but suddenly found that there was no communication frequency band between them. For a moment, the matter seemed to be at a standstill.

But the stalemate was not just about this. The red sphere that Unit-01 was holding with both hands was still surging, and pieces of unknown flesh granulations seemed to grow out strangely and then were swallowed into Unit-01's mouth. The scene of one growing and one swallowing was somewhat weird. An Angel and an EVA were also in a stalemate.

The deadlock was only half broken when an old man appeared under Unit-01.

"Hello, sir. I am Fuyutsuki Yukimasu. On behalf of all those who have been helped, I would like to thank you for your help."

The old man put his hands behind his back and bent slightly towards Xiao Yun. The sound was loud enough for Xiao Yun to hear. His eyes drooped and there was an incomprehensible smile on his face. It was obvious that his slicked-back hair had been meticulously groomed, and even the clothes on his body did not have a single wrinkle. He looked as straight and straight as he was.

Xiao Yun put on the helmet in his hand and jumped directly from a height of several dozen meters to Dong Yue Xingzeng's surprise. After a whooshing sound, Xiao Yun's descent speed became slower and slower as he was about to land, and finally he landed lightly on the ground.

"You're welcome." Xiao Yun waved his hand generously and said, "Then what are you going to do to express your gratitude?"

Fuyutsuki Yukimasu was much more sensible than Katsuragi Misato before. He knew that verbal thanks were not really thanks at all, so he said politely, "If you need anything, NERV will do its best to satisfy you."

"Not bad." Xiao Yun nodded with satisfaction, and said politely, "I want the big guy at the back."

Dongyue Xingzeng glanced at Xiao Yun and smiled slightly, "Your request is a bit unreasonable. EVA is extremely important to NERV and the entire world. You might as well change to a reasonable request."

Xiao Yun spread his hands: "Then there is nothing to discuss."

Fuyutsuki Yukimasu kept smiling: "Do you really think you can fight against NERV? Or do you want to be the enemy of all mankind?"

"Don't make it sound so noble. You can't represent all of humanity." Xiao Yun slowly turned around and looked up at Unit-01, saying, "My requirements have changed now. I want NERV, and I want the NERV base under this city. I won't let anyone else get what I can't get."

Dongyue Yukomasu's ears moved, then he shut up and looked behind him without saying anything.

A gloomy figure wearing glasses walked out of a lift that appeared from the ground and said in a cold voice, "We are sorry that we cannot hand over what you need. You should understand the meaning of NERV, so there is no need to embarrass us on this matter. You might as well tell us your true intention."

"EVA." Xiao Yun turned around and looked up and down at the appearing Ikari Gendo, and said, "You rubbish can't possibly stop the apostles. Only I can do it."

Ikari Gendō ignored the garbage Xiao Yun mentioned, but looked up at Unit-01 and the core held in its hand. His eyes flickered, revealing a bit of disbelief, but there was still no expression on his face.

It is a good habit to ask when you don't understand something. Ikari Gendō was a humble student and he said, "I am very curious about how you did it."

"You made it so obedient?" Xiao Yun smiled and said, "It's nothing. I just said something to it."

Ikari Gendo frowned slightly: "What?"

Xiao Yun laughed: "Madam, you don't want your child to never see the sun tomorrow, right? You see, it's so simple to operate Unit-01. Just one sentence is enough. I have to admit that maternal love is indeed great. Even if the soul has been polluted and affected, it still knows how to remember that feeling. To be honest, I admire this great emotion."

"You see, as long as the child is in my hands, it must accept my control and operation. Of course, through this cooperation, I think it should also understand that I am more suitable to be the driver and savior than others. Just like now, the EVA controlled by me can easily deal with all the apostles. I want them to die or live."

Xiao Yun pointed at the core and said to Ikari Gendo, "I know that the purpose of NERV's existence is to resist the apostles, but I don't trust NERV, let alone you. NERV must have supervision. How about this core as my token of joining NERV?"

Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki Yukomasu looked at Xiao Yun's changing expressions, as if they were shocked as to why Xiao Yun knew such a confidential matter.

The two looked at each other, and Ikari Gendō frowned and said, "This is all your request."

"Of course." Xiao Yun said calmly: "As a supervisor, I am watching your every move to ensure that you are truly protecting humanity. This was originally the purpose of our action. It just happened that we encountered a situation like today. But I don't think it's a bad thing. At least we don't need to start with a more conflicting way."

Ikari Gendo said: "Then how can I trust you?"

Xiao Yun said: "You have no choice, the person is in my hands."

Ikari Gendo pushed up his glasses: "He has no value to me. People without value are not needed in this world."

"Then is the Unit-01 behind me valuable to you?" Xiao Yun sneered, "It's not just you NERV that has research on the Apostles. We have it too. You can take my words as a threat. After all, even without NERV, I can still destroy the Apostles as long as I get Unit-01. Of course, now that I have this core, I am more confident."

Ikari Gendō was a smart man and he immediately understood the meaning of Xiao Yun's threat. He knew that Xiao Yun was saying that he could control and influence Unit-01. There was no doubt about this. The fact that Unit-01 was still following his instructions after Xiao Yun ejected from the cockpit proved this. But what Ikari Gendō didn't know was to what extent Unit-01 could be controlled by Xiao Yun.

He said that he didn't care about Shinji Ikari, but in fact he really didn't care. He only cared about Unit-01. If Unit-01 lost control or even got out of his control, it would have a huge impact on him. Another point is that he didn't dare to take the risk. He was not sure what would happen to Ikari Yui's soul after losing her child Shinji Ikari, and he didn't know what Xiao Yun had done to Unit-01.

He needs time to confirm some things, and he will not act rashly until he is completely sure of the answers he wants. Ikari Gendo is such a person who can remain steady.

Xiao Yun also needs time. He can either wait until the other side opens the door to connect to this world, but the problem is that the time point for the other side to connect to this side is difficult to determine. Normally it will take at least a few months, or he can wait until he can open the door himself.

If Shinji Ikari hadn't died, he could have just stayed aside and watched the show while quietly getting the things he needed, but now that Shinji Ikari is dead, he has to let someone else take Shinji Ikari's place.

This person could be him or someone else, but judging from the current situation, he is indeed the most suitable choice. There is no other way. If the Third Impact really happens or if some monsters and demons complete the human instrumentality plan, like the malicious Ikari Gendō in front of him, he will have nowhere to hide if the door does not appear.

Although he was not from this world, nor was he a descendant of Lilith, and there was a chance that he would be turned into something like LCL, Xiao Yun did not dare to take such a risk.

Just bear with it and keep an eye on it for now. Xiao Yun is not very clear about many things in the later part of the plot, so he can enter NERV to find out what is going on. He can only say that he knows something about NERV and Ikari Gendo, but cannot say that he fully understands them. This Fuyutsuki Yukimasu seems to be quite mysterious and has been standing by Ikari Gendo to assist him in completing the plan. It will not be too late to solve all the problems after the door is connected or Ikari Gendo and the people behind him are fully understood.

If Ikari Gendō really rejected him now, Xiao Yun would not do much. At most, he would beat Ikari Gendō up and take away Unit-2. Now, as long as Unit- swallows the core in its hand, it will have the so-called S mechanism, truly unlimited energy, and can continue fighting without NERV's support. When the body is damaged and needs to be repaired, he can just break into NERV and force them to repair it.

Besides, NERV is not the only organization in this world. After he snatched Unit-01, wouldn't it be a way out for him to directly cooperate with the local officials? With an organization like NERV existing on their own territory, he didn't believe that the local officials would really just accept it.

Anyway, Xiao Yun had already thought clearly about what was going to happen next. Ding Yuantang nodded slowly after a moment of silence: "Okay, I can promise you, but you and your people must be supervised at all times, and return my people."

As the commander of NERV, Ikari Gendō has the right to accept anyone to join. His influence may not be so great on other branches, but he can do it in the city of New Tokyo.

"Are you negotiating terms with me?" Xiao Yun asked in a somewhat surprised tone, "Are you sure you want to negotiate terms with me? What qualifications do you think you have to negotiate terms with me?"

Ikari Gendo fell silent again. It seemed that he had no right to negotiate with Xiao Yun. The person he wanted was in Xiao Yun's hands, and the machine he wanted was in Xiao Yun's hands. What qualifications did he have to prevent Xiao Yun from joining NERV?

Xiao Yun reached out and patted Ikari Gendo on the shoulder, saying earnestly: "You are not qualified to negotiate terms with me. You can reject my terms but you are not qualified to propose your own terms, understand? It's not me who needs you, it's you who needs me. Even if there are countless people lying in ambush nearby, you are not qualified. If you want to deal with me, you must deal with Unit-01 first. But only an Angel can fight an Angel, right? Be patient, I believe you will have a chance."

The mocking voice made Ikari Gendo narrow his eyes, but how could someone who did big things not have a big heart? He smiled at Xiao Yun and said, "That's right, but you must be monitored in the base. You can regard this as a request."

"That's right." Xiao Yun nodded slowly and said, "That's right. I can promise you this."

Ikari Gendo didn't seem angry at all, and looked up at Unit-01 again: "We don't have the ability to seal the core. The best way to deal with the apostle is to completely destroy this core."

Xiao Yun was a little unconvinced: "No?"

"No." Ikari Gendō nodded calmly and said, "But a complete core that cannot cause resistance or threat does have great research value. Perhaps you can provide us with some help."

Xiao Yun didn't know whether there was anything that could suppress the core, but he felt that there should be. NERV must have a way to suppress the core. Now Xiao Yun only knew that Unit-01 could suppress the core, but it was obvious that Unit-01 could not always hold the core with its hands.

This thing seems controllable in the hands of Unit-01 now, but once it leaves Unit-01's control and keeps devouring it, problems will definitely arise. It won't take long for it to recover. Only Unit-01 can tear open the AT force field that protects the core, so if this thing is not properly kept, the Water Angel will quickly return to its original state and become even more difficult to deal with.

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment and felt that it was indeed a bit of a pity. He thought the core was very useful, but if NERV insisted that they didn't have it and refused to cooperate with him, there was nothing he could do. After all, he had no means to directly suppress this thing.

He could synchronize frequency with Unit-01 and apply GEASS, but he had no way of using this ability on the core of the Angel of Water. Moreover, like the apostles, demons, and fool birds, they would have no effect on him as long as they did not have direct mental contact with him. So he really had no way to deal with the core of the Angel of Water, which now had only one core left.

Xiao Yun nodded slowly: "I understand."

understood?

Ikari Gendo looked towards Xiao Yun and saw Xiao Yun rushing into the sky and landing on Unit-01 again. Unit-01 half-knelt on the ground and ejected from the cockpit again.

Seeing this scene, Ikari Gendo's eyes flickered again. He still couldn't understand how Xiao Yun did it.

But then an even more shocking scene appeared. After taking in Xiao Yun, Unit-01 opened its huge mouth and stuffed the core of the Angel of Water into its open mouth. The jaw armor of Unit-01 also shattered directly under an inexplicable influence. Invisible impact force and strong wind burst out from Unit-01, forcing Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki Yukomasu to retreat quickly.

Xiao Yun closed his eyes again in the cockpit and established a high-level connection with Unit-01 once again. He was making his final attempt to use Unit-01 as an intermediary to see if GEASS could affect the swallowed Water Angel Core, but in the end it was useless.

The core shattered in the mouth of Unit-01 and began to merge into the body of Unit-01 in a peculiar way. Xiao Yun, who was now highly connected with Unit-01, could clearly feel the change. A powerful force gathered in the chest of Unit-01. A new core was being condensed, which belonged to Unit-01 instead of the core of the apostle.

As the core of the Water Angel was shattered, the soul of the Water Angel also dissipated, as if a more mysterious force took away the soul of the Water Angel at once. Well, most of it was taken away, and the part that was not taken away was absorbed by the hungry newborn soul of Unit-01, which was stained black.