Machine War: Infinite Frontier.

The capture operation of Ikari Gendō began. More than a dozen people dispersed to various places, leaving only Kururugi Suzaku and Yuken Meiye to protect Xiao Yun closely.

Ritsuko Akagi led the way in front and prepared to go to her laboratory. She didn't know whether Xiao Yun could capture Ikari Gendō, but she had no way out at this point. But after making up her mind and making a judgment, Ritsuko Akagi felt inexplicably relieved for some reason.

As soon as she entered the laboratory, Ritsuko Akagi sat in front of the computer and began to conduct another self-check of the equipment. From time to time, she stood up and walked to the front of the equipment to adjust it, and she remained silent the whole time.

After a while, Akagi Ritsuko seemed a little nervous because of the waiting. She lit a cigarette and asked, "Can your people really catch Ikari Gendō?"

Xiao Yun glanced at Akagi Ritsuko and said, "Don't worry. It won't be long before you realize that all your worries are unnecessary. What you should be more worried about is whether they will make too much noise and accidentally destroy the base."

Ritsuko Akagi didn't know what was going on with Ling Yi and the others, so it was natural for her to be worried since there had been no movement. After all, if Xiao Yun failed, their situation would become very passive.

But there is one thing that Akagi Ritsuko is not sure about, that is Xiao Yun's next plan: "Then, after we capture Ikari Gendō and ask him the whole truth, what should we do next? Even if we capture Ikari Gendō, we can't control the entire NERV, and SEELE. Can we really fight against them?"

Xiao Yun: "You seem panicked?"

Akagi Ritsuko quickly shook her head: "No, I'm just a little worried."

This is tension. Ritsuko Akagi still has doubts and worries about everything now, and she is even more worried about whether she has joined the camp of betrayers.

Xiao Yun curled his lips at this woman who seemed to be a bit stubborn. "Once we capture Ikari Gendou, the Island National Defense Force will enter the NERV headquarters to assist in the suppression. You just need to make the technical department obey. I would like to ask you if you have considered what to do with Ikari Gendou next. I can replace you with the image of Ikari Yui in his mind."

“No… no need…” Akagi Ritsuko took a deep puff of her cigarette and said, “Even so, I am just a substitute for Ikari Yui. If Ikari Gendō really wants to destroy the world, I cannot accept such a person.”

After finishing her cigarette, Akagi Ritsuko put it out in the ashtray, a little puzzled: "Why is it so quiet? Shouldn't there be gunfire at this time?"

"Because the people in front won't have the chance to shoot, and there's no way the sound of gunfire can be heard through several layers of space."

Xiao Yun shook his head. He didn't quite understand Akagi Ritsuko's complicated feelings at the moment, but he knew that the operation was going well.

Ten minutes later, Ikari Gendo and Fuyutsuki Yukomasu were brought to the laboratory. The two were still conscious but had no ability to resist. They were handcuffed and were directly brought in front of Xiao Yun.

But Xiao Yun did not see any panic on the two people's faces. Dong Yue Xingzeng only had helplessness on his face. He slowly stood up and looked at Xiao Yun.

Ikari Gendo also focused his eyes on Xiao Yun and said calmly: "You finally couldn't help it, but I didn't expect Ritsuko to stand on your side. Can you tell me when it started?"

"It hasn't been a few days." Xiao Yun walked over and picked up Ikari Gendō and fixed him on the frequency synchronization device. Then he used skillful movements to check Ikari Gendō from top to bottom to confirm that there was no problem before walking to the other side of the frequency synchronization device. Before putting on the headband, he asked Ikari Gendō, "If I asked you to tell me SEELE's plan and your plan, you probably wouldn't tell me, right?"

Ikari Gendō said calmly, "There is nothing to hide. SEELE's plan is just to execute the script of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Sacrificing the apostles is to fulfill the contract with Lilith and finally complete the human completion plan."

Akagi Ritsuko rushed over and ran to Ikari Gendō: "What is the Human Instrumentality Project?"

Ikari Gendō glanced at Akagi Ritsuko as if he had accepted his fate, and said calmly, "Mass extinction of species is not uncommon in this world. Life is evolving by adapting to the environment. Humans are not adapting to the environment but transforming it. If you want to artificially promote evolution, you must sacrifice ancient life, that is, the life fruit of the apostles to promote human evolution. All of this is an extinction process that has been destined since ancient times. This is also the essence of the Human Completion Plan."

"The humans who swallowed the fruit of wisdom and the apostles who swallowed the fruit of life were mutually opposed from the beginning. Whether it was the apostles or the humans, there was only one final outcome: one party destroyed the other and then made atonement to its own god."

Xiao Yun didn't like the way Ding Yuantang spoke: "Speak bluntly."

Ikari Gendō said: "Launch the Third Impact and use it as an opportunity to return humanity to its original state. SEELE's plan is to complete humanity, and it is also the script that has been carried out according to the Dead Sea Scrolls."

Akagi Ritsuko's body trembled: "Do you really want to start the third impact?"

Ikari Gendo: "This is a script that has already been drawn up. No one can stop the beginning and process."

"What's your plan?"

"God-killer." Ikari Gendo's eyes flickered, and he tilted his head to look in Xiao Yun's direction: "Make myself a new god. Only in this way can I see Ikari Yui again."

Xiao Yun looked at Ikari Gendo. He didn't expect that Ikari Gendo would be so honest and tell him everything.

Akagi Ritsuko's eyes were filled with disbelief: "So you are willing to destroy the entire world just to see Ikari Yui?"

Ikari Gendō said in a deep voice: "No, it is not about destroying the world but creating a brand new world. The current world has created countless conflicts and contradictions due to mutual misunderstanding. If everyone can understand each other in the new world, then there will no longer be lies, wars, hunger and all these original sins. The Third Impact and human completion are necessary. SEELE just wants to complete human completion, but I will do more."

Xiao Yun looked at Akagi Ritsuko: "I didn't expect him to be so cooperative. Now it can be proved that everything I said is true."

Akagi Ritsuko took two steps back and looked at Ikari Gendo who was shaking his head in disbelief: "Shouldn't our NERV's mission be to eliminate the outbreak of the Apostle Organization's Third Impact?"

Ikari Gendō looked at Akagi Ritsuko without any emotion: "Yes, this is NERV's mission."

Akagi Ritsuko was deceived but she was no fool. She understood immediately: "All this is just for us to kill the apostles and get enough sacrifices for you!"

"Yes."

Xiao Yun's eyes became more and more strange: "I thought you would hide it."

"I can face the inevitable failure calmly." Ikari Gendo's eyes were filled with a hint of sarcasm: "I am just a tool used by SEELE, and you can't escape the script written by the Dead Sea Scrolls. Everyone is just moving forward according to the set path."

Xiao Yun raised his eyebrows and suddenly laughed strangely: "I can help you revive Ikari Yui. This is something that no one else in this world can do, but I can. I can even grant you eternal life. There is no need to initiate the Third Impact or complete human completion. As long as I want and as long as I am willing, I can revive her and let her stay with you forever. This is not a fake clone like Ayanami Rei, but a resurrection that truly possesses Ikari Yui's own soul."

Xiao Yun's words finally opened up a crack in Ikari Gendo's faith, and even Fuyutsuki Yukomasu showed a surprised expression.

"Ikari Yui's soul is now inside Unit-01. As long as Unit-01 spits out Ikari Yui's soul, she can be resurrected, right?"

Ikari Gendo took a deep breath, and his tone was no longer as cold as before, but more urgent: "How did you do this?"

Akagi Ritsuko looked at Xiao Yun, her face full of confusion: "Mr. Xiao Yun!?"

Xiao Yun ignored Akagi Ritsuko and said to Ikari Gendo, "This is extremely difficult for you but easy for me. I can let Ikari Yui's soul escape from Unit-01, but you'd better make up your mind quickly because Ikari Yui's current situation is not very good. Even if you succeed after a while, you will never see her again, not even as a soul."

Ikari Gendo quickly asked, "What's wrong with her?"

Xiao Yun said maliciously: "Unit-01 has devoured several apostle cores one after another. Just think about the mess inside Unit-01 now. No matter how powerful a human soul is, how can it fight against the remnants of several apostles' souls? If a soul is devoured, it really does not exist."

Gendou Ikari truly loves Yui Ikari, the kind of person who would give up everything for her, even if it means destroying the entire world. In Gendou Ikari's world, Yui Ikari is the only one, and he would do anything for Yui Ikari.

In fact, the reason why Gendo Ikari did so many things was that he wanted to see Ikari Yui again. He would do anything to achieve this goal. If Ikari Yui really disappeared completely, then what would be the point of everything he was doing now?

Ikari Gendo was silent for only three seconds before he spoke decisively: "What can I do?"

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment and said, "I think something is wrong with this world."

Ikari Gendo's brows knitted together: "I don't understand what you mean."

"nothing."

Xiao Yun shook his head. He just felt that something was wrong with this world, but he couldn't tell what it was.

"Let me ask you another question. Is killing the apostle a necessary condition for completing the Third Impact?"

"No." Ikari Gendō said without hiding anything: "The Apostle's contact with Adam is a necessary condition for the Third Impact. Adam's awakening is the trigger for the Third Impact. You have already done half of this."

There were question marks on everyone's face.

“????” Xiao Yun pointed at himself: “I did half of it.”

Ikari Gendō said: "The awakening of Unit-01 is halfway complete because of you. The most obvious feature is the ring on Unit-01's head when it moves. While devouring the Angel's core, Unit-01 gradually became a new Adam. The Angel was originally separated from Adam's body, and the process of Unit-01 devouring the Angel is a process of returning to its origin."

"But there is one thing that SEELE and I can't figure out. Unit-01 was originally created using parts of Adam, one of the bodies of the dead Adam. The fusion with the core of the apostle should have prompted Unit-01 to achieve a complete awakening. If it was because of insufficient conditions when it swallowed the Angel of Water, and swallowed the Angel of Day just to complete a complete transformation, but after swallowing the Angel of Thunder, Unit-01 didn't change at all, which is puzzling, and it didn't even trigger the Third Impact."

Xiao Yun shuddered: "In your script, if Unit-01 devours the core of the Angel, will it trigger the Third Impact?"

"Not really." Ikari Gendō shook his head and said, "According to the script, the Third Impact requires the sacrifice of the Apostles, which means that the Third Impact must be launched with both the Fruit of Life and the Fruit of Wisdom. I've just said that Unit-01 was made from the bodies of Adam's dead bodies, and in order to launch the Third Impact and pull the trigger, the last condition must be met, which is to have both the Fruit of Wisdom and the Fruit of Life."

Xiao Yun listened very carefully, as if he was listening to an interesting story: "Then, according to what you said, what conditions are needed to complete the complete awakening of Unit-01 now?"

"The soul of Lilith, God."

Xiao Yun frowned slightly: "Be direct."

Talking to the Riddler feels really exhausting.

"Possessing the Fruit of Human Wisdom and the Fruit of Life of the Apostles, Unit-01 was supposed to awaken to become a god and open the Gate of Gaf to gain infinite power. However, Unit-01 has not become a god because it devoured the core of the Apostles."

A series of question marks popped up in Xiao Yun's mind again, and he really felt that he didn't understand what Ikari Gendō said.

"You just said that the third impact should have occurred when Unit-01 devoured the core of the Angel, and now you tell me that it didn't happen because the conditions were not met."

Xiao Yun obviously felt that his brain was not enough, so he raised his hand to stop Ikari Gendō from continuing to speak: "I need to sort things out, my mind is very confused."

How could it not be confusing? What Ikari Gendō said now was completely irrelevant. What should have appeared didn't appear, and what shouldn't have appeared appeared. It's not right... Xiao Yun's mind was completely confused.

Ikari Gendo stopped talking at this time. He knew that what he understood and mastered was not something that ordinary people could easily understand. If all this was really so easy to understand, the world would not have developed into what it is now.

I don't understand. Xiao Yun really doesn't understand. Everything seems so chaotic, as if there are several parallel lines that seem to have nothing to do with each other yet are closely connected. Xiao Yun can never find the thread that can solve everything from these tangled lines.