In less than ten minutes, the crews of every ship had returned to their respective warships. The Nadeshiko had also completed preparations for a Boson Jump. At Xiao Ran's command, several warships were enveloped in black light and vanished from beside the Science Fortress Research Institute in the next instant.
When the fleet reappeared, it was already beside NERV Headquarters in the underground space beneath Tokyo-3. The first sight that met their eyes left everyone who saw it utterly incredulous, followed immediately by boundless fury.
The Angel before them was not merely Unit 3. There was another Angel as well, one that looked like a grotesque combination of an octopus and a silkworm pupa. EVA Unit 2 was in an utterly miserable state, collapsed to one side like a monster, its entire body twisted beyond recognition without a single intact section visible.
Unit-01 was nowhere to be seen, but they could see numerous wreckage fragments belonging to Unit-00. Only Unit-01 remained intact, yet it could only desperately evade the pincer attack of the two Angels.
Seated on the bridge of the Ra Cailum, Xiao Ran could see the scene before him as well. He immediately frowned and ordered, "Have all pilots launch at once. Make NERV Headquarters immediately explain the current situation."
"Yes!"
Even without Xiao Ran's order, the other ships had already begun their launch procedures. The first to charge out from the Yamato was VangNess, piloted by Soji Okita. The moment it launched, it shot toward Unit-01 at tremendous speed, followed closely by Getter Robo piloted by Ryoma Nagare, Hayato, and the third pilot.
The moment VangNess appeared, it unleashed its ultimate attack. Its full firepower erupted, and two weapons resembling GN Dragoons swept the two Angels with a barrage. Getter Robo, meanwhile, rushed directly in front of