Special Unit X pulled a still-lit Entry Plug from Unit-13's back.
Bang-pfft!!!
Once the Entry Plug was manually removed, Unit-13's last red-glowing eyes went dark, and its body, which had been radiating white light, returned to normal.
Gas jetted from the tail of the Entry Plug, sending it flying out of Huang Zhetian's sight in an instant. Fortunately, he had already locked onto its signal.
Special Unit X released the restored Unit-13, and the turbine thrusters on its back changed course to search for the Entry Plug containing Shinji Ikari.
The GUF Gate in the sky rapidly contracted, its rings of light retracting one after another.
The multicolored rings shifted unpredictably. Once they had all withdrawn, gravity returned to the area, and all the weightlessly floating rocks and objects crashed back to the ground.
The Black Moon, fully summoned from underground, crashed down beside Mount Fuji. The many Infinity who had yet to enter the GUF Gate also fell from the sky like rain. From a distance, they looked like powder scattering through the air.
The eerie, blood-red sky returned to its normal azure blue, but the land below was even more battered and scarred.
Watching the ground from NERV Headquarters, Kozo Fuyutsuki narrowed his eyes and shook his head. "What a dreadful sight. It almost perfectly matches SELLE's plan. But something still feels wrong. Why didn't Huang Zhetian stop this impact?"
Gendo Ikari explained beside him, "Although we eliminated SELLE's boy and awakened Unit-13, and Katsuragi's movements were within our expectations, things still aren't quite ready. We know Huang Zhetian's plan lies somewhere along the inevitable path of our script. We simply don't know at which point. Checking them one by one is impossible. We might as well proceed straight to the point we've arranged for him."
Kozo Fuyutsuki