The terrifying defense capability is not brought by the armor of the machine itself, but by the AT Field that can resist all attacks and create an absolute defense field. The defensive performance brought by AT Field makes the siege by Kira and others ineffective.
But in contrast, when AT Field is erected for defense, the space around Unit-01 seems to be distorted, causing Unit-01 to be in another phase for a short time. This time of being unable to attack is very short, so short that ordinary people cannot detect it at all, but for top pilots like Xiao Ran or Kira, there is no problem at all in noticing this.
As for AT Field, Xiao Ran knows a little but not a lot. It would be really troublesome to explain it. The standard simple explanation is that this thing is a kind of wall of the heart, a wall that separates oneself from oneself and the objective world. In this way, it is like completely separating oneself from the world.
It is also a corrosive wall that can be used not only for defense but also for attack. It seems to have the ability to pollute other people's spirits. Based on this last point, it can also explain the warning brought by the telekinesis ability. Don't drag the violent Unit-01 into Mental Communication Space.
Xiao Ran moved his eyes, and reflexively glanced at the people on the other side who had the upper hand, taking everything that was happening outside into his eyes at any time.
And after looking at the violent Unit-01, Xiao Ran also noticed the problems exposed by attacking Unit-01 under everyone's rationality.
"AT Field is not just a single-sided defense shown in the animation, but a comprehensive defense brought by an absolute field. Whether it is in front or behind, it is like a circle protecting the entire body. However, this circular defensive position is far inferior to a single-sided defensive position in terms of defense strength. Once AT Field is displayed in a single-sided form, the concentrated absolute field will also lead to a multiple increase in defense intensity."
"But... this AT Field's defense is not absolutely invincible, but has an upper limit that it can withstand. Just like PS Armor, once a short-term or instantaneous attack exceeds the upper limit, it can still break through AT Field, allowing attacks that exceed the upper limit to attack Unit-01."
"Judging from the performance of the game and data, it means having the ability to avoid damage. If the degree of damage immunity is 2,000, then all attacks with less than 2,000 damage will be ineffective. But if it is 2,500 damage, then in the end the AT Field defender will only have 500."
"This situation should only occur when the defender has AT Field and the attacker does not have AT Field. However, if both sides have AT Field, it can neutralize the AT Field of both sides and invalidate the AT Field, so that all damage will be applied to the attacked party."
"The fundamental reason why Unit-01 seems to be unscathed now is that the upper limit of everyone's attacks has not been reached. But what is the upper limit of this damage-free decision based on? Mental Power? The level of the machine? AT Field level?"
"To defeat AT Field and cause damage to Unit-01, the easiest way is to use two methods. One is so fast that the opponent cannot react at all, and the other is to use the most powerful attack to strike, but..." Xiao Ran squinted his eyes, glanced at the battle scene on the screen, and thought, "Collect After building the tower, Great Mazinger, Iron King Kong, New Freedom, New Strike, and New Destiny are facing each other head-on. It makes no sense for others to assist from the side, and even the upper limit of AT Field cannot be broken."
"The reason is that they don't want to hurt the unconscious pilot in Unit-01, Shinji Ikari, so they are constantly trying AT Field's defense limits and methods, hoping to stop Unit-01's activities with minimal damage and save the other party."
Xiao Ran doesn't feel bad about their current actions and choices. This feeling of being able to value their companions is worth paying attention to. Even the people driving EVA are not their companions yet, but they can clearly distinguish who is the enemy and who is the friend, and they are willing to sacrifice everything for their friends.
At some point, their mentality will bring unnecessary turns and troubles to the battle, but it is also because of their mentality of valuing their companions that they can burst out with incredible combat power. It is also because of this valuable spirit that Xiao Ran can completely trust them and find ways to provide them with combat power without any burden.
Because as long as Xiao Ran does not do anything that threatens the world, and as long as Xiao Ran always stands on the side of justice, then these people will never abandon him, but will stand on the same front with him, no matter what kind of enemies they encounter, or what kind of troubles they encounter, they will face it together with him.
What Xiao Ran needs most is their idea. Otherwise, how can he rely on these people to help deal with the Hostile Legion from Prometheus, so he will not preach to them under such circumstances, or force them to completely destroy Unit-01.
But necessary reminders are still necessary. Xiao Ran was able to see some characteristics of AT Field at the first time, entirely because of his vision that has surpassed that of ordinary pilots, and his understanding of EVA and AT Field Understand, and there are game data that can be used as a reference. The three conditions plus Xiao Ran's extremely keen observation ability, so he can see through AT Field, who is protecting Unit-01, faster than anyone else, how to deal with it.
I have been paying attention to the situation here because Xiao Ran himself is curious enough about EVA, and also because of the threat warning of telekinesis ability. However, after observation, he came to the conclusion and saw that Kira and Athrun were not a threat when facing Unit-01, so Xiao Ran no longer focused on them.
But Xiao Ran also reminded them through Mwu, that is, about the upper limit of AT Field's defense, although these things are currently gradually increasing the attack intensity. For people like this, it is just a problem that they will discover sooner or later, but with the reminder of Xiao Ran, they can also understand the upper limit of defense more intuitively, so as to suppress the rampaging Unit-01 at a faster speed.
But from the beginning to the end, Xiao Ran had no intention of driving the machine out to try out the ingredients of Unit-01. It's not that Xiao Ran didn't go because he felt threatened, but it was entirely because even though Unit-01 revealed That kind of violence will make Xiao Ran feel threatened, but this threat will not bring any trouble to Xiao Ran at all, and it is still an opponent that cannot be completely let go to attack or test, so Xiao Ran feels that there is no need to attack personally.
But if it had been a new apostle, Xiao Ran might have turned around and left the bridge.