Buzz-buzz-thud!
Huang Zhetian struggled to open his eyes. Everything in his field of vision was blurry.
I... which point in Rebuild of Evangelion have I arrived at?
He had just tried to speak when a mouthful of LCL flooded into his mouth. Although he did not choke, it gave him a fright.
Only then did Huang Zhetian realize he was inside an LCL cultivation tank.
Beep, beep, beep-buzz!
"Human cloning experiment, subject number 222-all test results met the standards. He is currently the only survivor."
"Good. We can also dispatch a pilot from our side to Tokyo-3 for combat."
"But that hasn't been put on the schedule yet. There are still eight years to go. The frontline combat facilities and bases in every country aren't fully completed, including ours."
"Hmm, then we can only train the pilot for now. How is the Special Unit coming along?"
"All it needs is a pilot. Everything else is ready."
"Then let's train him with a simulator first. Before that, though, he'll need to go to the European Branch for simulator training. Their facilities are more complete, and the data they obtain is relatively accurate."
The language Huang Zhetian heard was Chinese. Together with the conversation outside the glass, it made it clear to him which stage he was in.
2007.
There were still eight years until 2015. Humanity had discovered five giant Adams in Antarctica. During an experiment, they had activated the S² Engine at the core of one Adam, then detonated an N² Mine, awakening the other four giant Adams.
The death of one of the five giant Adams had fulfilled the conditions for an Impact, triggering Second Impact in Antarctica. Since Second Impact was not an extinction-level event, it had only wiped out marine life.
Second Impact was called Ocean Purification.