Machine War: Infinite Frontier.

It is not natural that Ikari Gendō does not want Xiao Yun to continue piloting Unit-01. Allowing Xiao Yun to continue piloting Unit-01 to fight against the Angel will only make his plan go further and further astray. Although there is no way to completely restrict Xiao Yun now, deploying Unit-02 can also reduce NERV's current dependence on Xiao Yun and Unit-01.

What's more, it was originally planned by Gendō Ikari to mobilize Unit 2. Even if Xiao Yun was not there, the same process would have taken place. It's just that it has been slightly advanced now because Shinji Ikari is more difficult to control than in the original plot.

Now the behavior of Unit-01 that kills and swallows an apostle makes Ikari Gendō feel very anxious. Apostles must die, but they should not die in this way of being swallowed. Moreover, Ikari Gendō absolutely does not want Xiao Yun to enter the cockpit of Unit-01 again as long as possible.

Ikari Gendo has his own script, and the organization behind him also has its own script, but all of this was messed up when Xiao Yun appeared. The halo that appeared above Unit-01's head after it devoured the second Angel Core represented the awakening of Unit-01, and this was not either of the two scripts.

Unit-01 has awakened. Many people do not understand the meaning of this, but Ikari Gendō does. What he does not understand is why Xiao Yun's soul has not been corroded and he still seems to be fine, why the combination of Unit-01 and Xiao Yun will produce such strange changes, what's up with that dark and creepy AT force field, and why the machine that can only be piloted by Shinji Ikari can be operated by another person.

If Xiao Yun knew that Ikari Gendō believed that Unit-01 had awakened, he would definitely agree. This was a certain degree of awakening brought about by qualitative change. Xiao Yun, who had always been in sync with Unit-01, was able to grasp all the changes in it. However, the awakening of Unit-01 this time was more like having diarrhea after eating too much, just like when he ate indiscriminately. It would take time for him to calm down. Anyway, Unit-01 was much stronger now, but Xiao Yun estimated that it was still a bit difficult for him to demonstrate the kind of god-like ruling ability.

Xiao Yun didn't care whether it was awakened or not. It's not like he had no brains, unless... a real soul with thinking ability was integrated into it. No, a soul was not necessarily needed. As long as Unit-01 was integrated with something with thinking ability and Unit-01 was integrated, Ikari Yui couldn't do it. Ikari Yui couldn't completely control Unit-01 and didn't have active control over it, but there was no need to do so. It was enough for her to understand what was said now.

Due to various circumstances, Ikari Gendō is now very wary of Xiao Yun. Naturally, he can only recruit more combat power from other places as soon as possible and no longer rely on the power of Unit-01 and Xiao Yun to find answers to these questions.

And they will also have to intensify their efforts to find Shinji Ikari. In fact, it's not that Ikari Gendo has never thought that Shinji Ikari is dead, but as long as there is hope, he will not give up. What's more, the soul of Ikari Yui is still in Unit-01. If Shinji Ikari died, Unit-01 would either be violent or completely silent, and the current situation should not have happened.

But there is a simplest possibility. The reason why humans are humans is because humans do not have god-like powers. No matter how brainless an apostle is, he is still a god. Even if Ikari Yui merges into Unit-01, her soul is still human, and it is a human soul that is now suppressed by Unit-01's own soul under the influence of Xiao Yun. Even Unit-01 cannot feel whether a human is still alive. How can Ikari Yui feel whether Ikari Shinji is dead when she is suppressed? As long as Xiao Yun tells her that Ikari Shinji is still alive, it is just a matter of words, and she will definitely firmly believe that Ikari Shinji is still alive.

The synchronization between Unit-01 and Xiao Yun seems to be two-way but in fact it is one-way. Xiao Yun is controlling Unit-01 in a unidirectional manner. It is impossible for Ikari Yui's soul to get the news that Ikari Shinji is dead from Xiao Yun's mind through the synchronization method. All she can get is endless darkness erosion.

However, the current situation of Unit-01 is really similar to Xiao Yun. The overall shape is gradually becoming the same as Xiao Yun. It is not an exaggeration to say that the current Unit-01 is Xiao Yun's clone.

When Ritsuko Akagi and Misato Katsuragi heard Xiao Yun say on the communication that Ikari Gendō didn't want him to touch Unit-01 again, their expressions suddenly became a little strange.

Xiao Yun looked at the two of them without saying anything and then continued, "It's okay, just do what Dr. Ritsuko asked you to do as soon as possible."

"Got it. I'll let you know if there's any news."

Before the peaceful days had passed for a few days, another apostle was about to arrive.

A blue diamond-shaped Angel was spotted landing from the coastline and heading in a straight line towards the Third New Tokyo City. The UN forces that went to intercept it couldn't even get close before being destroyed by the powerful laser beams. After finding that they couldn't stop it, the UN directly ordered NERV to send out EVA to meet the attack.

Then it was time for Gendo Ikari to struggle the most.

Naturally, Xiao Yun received the call and went on standby as soon as possible.

After sitting in the cockpit and getting everything ready, Akagi Ritsuko's communication screen appeared in the cockpit: "Mr. Xiao Yun, Unit 0 will attack this time. Please stay on standby in Unit 01."

Xiao Yun nodded, but because he took off his helmet, his mocking smile was seen by everyone in the command center without any concealment.

As Unit 00 attacked, related images appeared in front of Xiao Yun's eyes.

Unit 00 had just arrived on the ground when a high-energy beam of light that pierced through and dissolved the buildings on the road burst out from the core position of the transformed Thunder Angel and directly hit the unit 00 that had just arrived on the ground.

For a moment, brilliant colors burst out on the screen, and an AT force field appeared in front of Unit 00, struggling to resist the attack of the Thunder Angel. Even if the AT force field could barely resist, the attack of the Thunder Angel was not so easy to resist. In the communication, Xiao Yun even heard Rei Ayanami's groaning as she gritted her teeth and endured it.

But soon a defensive shield popped out in front of Unit 00, relieving the pressure on Rei Ayanami, and Rei Ayanami, who had been fighting hard, got a little respite.

However, after a transformation, the Thunder Angel quickly released an even more powerful beam of light in the direction of Unit 00. At the critical moment, the ground around Unit 00 suddenly collapsed, allowing Unit 00 to escape the trap.

"Mr. Xiao Yun, the operation has ended and we need to formulate a new combat plan."

Xiao Yun smiled and said, "Why don't you let me try?"

Akagi Ritsuko quickly explained: "We just detected that the AT force field on the surface of the Thunder Angel has been distorted. Even if you go up, it will be difficult to neutralize the AT force field. And once you are ejected, you will face the same attack as the Thunder Angel just now."

"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it." Xiao Yun put the helmet on his head and said again: "Let me go."

Ritsuko Akagi looked back in the direction of Gendou Ikari, but suddenly found that the position where someone should have been was now empty. Gendou Ikari had left at some point and only Yukimasu Fuyutsuki was left standing there.

Perhaps noticing Akagi Ritsuko's gaze, Fuyutsuki Yukomasu nodded slightly: "It may be difficult to find a suitable method at this time. Since Mr. Xiao Yun is so confident, let him try."

Akagi Ritsuko's eyes flickered and she nodded slightly, then turned back to look at Xiao Yun on the screen: "Okay."

The ejection program was activated, and Unit-01 rushed directly to the ground from underground. After a clang, Xiao Yun would soon face the same treatment as Unit-00. It should be said that the treatment he faced was even more grand than that of Unit-00.

The Thunder Angel released the same high-energy rays towards Unit-01 for the second time. Xiao Yun just looked up and saw the terrifying energy sweeping towards him, at a speed so fast that it was difficult to react.

But Xiao Yun was not an ordinary person. He controlled Unit-01 to immediately detach from the ejection rack, took a step forward, and raised his hands. The AT force field, which was different from that of the apostles or the life in this world, was instantly deployed, directly resisting the terrifying attack of the Thunder Angel.

The burning sensation on his arm was still acceptable, and the huge impact force could not affect Xiao Yun at all.

The black AT force field, like an abyss, began to surge, revealing something that was difficult to look at directly. Compared with the normal regular force field of apostles and humans, it was completely opposite.

The surging black AT force field not only mitigated the impact of the Thunder Angel's attack, but also completely resisted this wave of attacks from the Thunder Angel.

When the dust settled, everything around Unit-01 turned into red-hot molten iron, except Unit-01, which showed no signs of being affected.

But the next second, Unit-01 rushed towards the Thunder Angel directly along the ground. The AT force field began to spread and twist from Unit-01's arms, and finally formed two things like spiral guns, which were sharply twisted and still rotating.

The Thunder Angel also changed, and its changes were full of geometric beauty. It shot out a ray of light again and rushed towards Unit-01. Unit-01 swung its right hand, and the spiral gun unfolded like a tentacle, turning into a long whip composed of AT force field, flying towards the Thunder Angel, and just blocking the front end of the Thunder Angel's beam. Black water ripples and gorgeous force field fluctuations suddenly burst out from the contact point and then spread, emitting a dazzling light.

The changes in such a short period of time left the people in the command room of NERV headquarters dumbfounded. Every time Xiao Yun drove the Unit-01, they felt as if their worldview had collapsed. Is the current Unit-01 still the Unit-01 they were familiar with?

The long whip looks soft but is actually very strong, like a retractable spear. It did not affect Unit-01's galloping on the ground. When Unit-01's left hand stabbed hard, the black force field directly shattered the gorgeous force field. It felt like the AT force field shattered layer by layer as Unit-01 moved forward. Even the light energy attack released by the Thunder Angel was pushed back. Everyone watched Unit-01 approach the Thunder Angel, and then pierced into the Thunder Angel's body with the remaining force.

The two more powerful AT force fields collided again, as if a roaring explosion caused a violent impact. Everything around began to collapse in a circular shape, even the ground began to collapse. The entire sky and the world seemed to be left with only the colors of the two force fields colliding with each other and the splashing arc sparks.

"Go to hell!"

Xiao Yun grasped the joystick with both hands and pushed it forward with force. Bird runes shot out of his eyes. The next second, a black halo appeared above the head of Unit-01. The green stripes all over its body instantly turned red at this moment. Like a demon, its body was covered with a layer of surging black mist. The black mist swirled and twisted, then began to condense, and two black arms grew directly from the back of Unit-01, with a black spiral gun at the front that pierced into the body of the Thunder Angel.

In an instant, Xiao Yun clearly heard some kind of cracking sound in his ears. This was the direct collapse of the Thunder Angel's AT force field. Without the AT force field, the Thunder Angel could not stop the four spiral spears from breaking in.

The four arms of Unit-01 seemed to be equipped with small motors, stabbing in and out, and in the blink of an eye, it had poked countless holes in the shell of the Thunder Angel, so fast that it was dizzying.

The diamond-shaped shell of the Thunder Angel flipped and changed, and then stuck to the four arms of Unit-01, exposing the red core hidden in the middle. When the energy began to condense and was ready to reward Unit-01 with a shot at a super close distance, another spiral gun directly stabbed into the red core, and then it shattered with a click as the spiral gun continued to penetrate deeper.

The fifth black hand composed of AT force field suddenly appeared on the back of Unit-01 and caught the Thunder Angel off guard. After piercing the core of the Thunder Angel, it immediately spread out and covered the core of the Thunder Angel. It quickly retracted and stuffed some core fragments into the mouth of Unit-01.

But this time it was no longer Unit-01's own behavior but the result of Xiao Yun's active control. Moreover, there were only a few fragments instead of the entire core. He stuffed these fragments into Unit-01's mouth before Thunder Angel stopped all movements and completely shattered.

"Just give it a taste and it's about right."

"Ow!"

Unit-01 roared towards the sky, and the black halo above its head became even deeper.

Originally, Xiao Yun did not want Unit-01 to devour more cores, but when he drove Unit-01 today, he found that Unit-01, which had devoured two apostles one after another, actually possessed some of the abilities of the first two apostles. Although they were very weak, they were indeed there. The Spiral Lance was another form of the whip of the Day Angel, but the most important thing was that the Water Angel Core gave Unit-01 the ability to grow.

Now, if it swallows the Thunder Angel, it might also allow Unit-01 to have a long-range attack method. Xiao Yun just wanted to try it, so he took the initiative to pick up the fragments and stuffed them into Unit-01's mouth.

Xiao Yun didn't know why such a change occurred, and since Unit-01 was an idiot, naturally he didn't know either.

According to the setting, the apostles possess the fruit of life and humans possess the fruit of wisdom, so the apostles have great power and endless life but are idiots with only instincts. However, the water angels have very good learning abilities, and Unit-01, which obtained the complete core of the water angels, naturally also possesses this ability.

The Thunder Angel with a broken core let out a painful roar and soon turned into red liquid and scattered on the ground.

Xiao Yun released the control lever and stomped his feet: "Go back by yourself."

“Ahh~~~~~~~”