Unit-01 had been sealed, pinned to the ground by the Spear of Cassius that Unit-06 had driven through its chest.
To prevent Unit-01 from initiating another Impact ritual, the United Nations and several branches erected a ring of sealing pillars around it as an extra precaution.
After Near-Third Impact, humans in a small portion of Japan had been turned into cores by the Anti-A.T. Field.
This Near-Third Impact had not caused much damage, because Kaworu Nagisa, piloting Unit-06, had interrupted the ritual midway with the Spear of Cassius.
But the Third Impact that followed would arrive soon.
Five hours later.
Huang Zhetian's clone woke in his dormitory. The moment he got up, he opened the System Panel and refreshed the items and skills pages.
After refreshing two pages, he finally found another Skill Upgrade Card!
Heh, even heaven's on my side. Still, I should thank the system properly too.
The upgrade card was a little expensive, but it was still within his points budget, so Huang Zhetian bought it without hesitation.
Refreshing the page one last time, Huang Zhetian spent the final third of his points on a single-use item card and a skill.
Single-use item card-Modification Card: Combines flesh and machinery to create new weapons and technological items. Second skill-Mecha-Driving Clone: Leaves an afterimage at your current location, allowing you to return to it instantly from a distance. Multiple afterimages can be placed, up to a maximum of five.
Huang Zhetian used the upgrade card to upgrade his Clone Skill again. Amid dazzling golden light, the upgraded skill's description finally appeared.
``` Max-level skill-Clone Skill: Your soul can switch freely between your clone and original body, with no time or distance limits. However, if either body suffers fatal damage, this skill will be nullified. If either body