The battle between both sides had begun before they even truly made contact. Beams, missiles, and rockets flew back and forth, once again throwing Tokyo-3 into an uproar. The night sky was illuminated by countless beams and explosions, while several units led by Unit-01 launched another attack toward the Ray Angel.
But events once again overturned everyone's expectations. NERV's alarms sounded again—another warning of an Angel invasion. They had only just made new combat decisions, and the team had already fully dispersed to deal with different situations, yet a new Angel suddenly appeared at this very moment.
It was as if the heavens were deliberately causing trouble for the Victory Fleet and this world. A completely new Angel appeared, looking remarkably frail. Its blood-red core was directly exposed, as though it were supported by nothing more than a simple skeletal frame—thin and vulnerable.
Yet even though this newly appeared Angel looked so easy to deal with, no one dared underestimate it. This was an Angel, after all—an Angel ordinary people could not possibly handle, one capable of bringing about the destruction of the world. No matter how frail it looked, the AT Field possessed by an Angel represented absolute defense.
What made everyone break out in cold sweat was where this Angel had appeared. Meanwhile, the people of New Zeon burst into wild laughter, because the Angel had appeared directly above the enormous Deep Pit blasted out by the Ray Angel. Beneath it was a straight passage that had torn through more than ten layers of armor, leading directly into the underground space.
When Xiao Ran saw this, he could not help drawing a sharp breath. The unexpected situation left him unable to remain seated calmly any longer. He rose to his feet and ran out of the bridge in