The Valley of Human Bodies had practically become a prehistoric museum.
Slime mold spores filled the air, and the transparent hearts of enormous creatures thundered like explosions.
Suddenly, more gigantic creatures and crumbling rocks fell from above, followed by the red giant's enormous foot descending from the night sky.
Maki piloted Unit-08 as it tore apart the giant jellyfish wrapped around its head, sending hundreds of tons of gelatinous matter pouring onto the valley floor.
She and the Ayanamis kept their eyes fixed on the red figure fleeing ahead.
Information about ancient life spilled out of Asuka and flowed into the surrounding stone statues formed from EVA thought, making gymnosperms grow wildly and bringing prehistoric creatures back to life one after another.
"Asuka!" Maki shouted as she broke through the mass of creatures.
Every time that figure released another burst of information, she grew faster, her movements increasingly nimble.
The reconnaissance team's five EVAs followed behind her.
Unit-08 crushed schools of bouncing ancient fish underfoot, kicked aside lunging amphibians, and chased past prehistoric behemoths that kept transforming.
The red figure darted between the rocks, her distinct features and shapely outline flushing red and fading in turn, gradually revealing familiar curves.
Beneath her sinuous waist, her rounded hips swayed to the rhythm of her running, and her slender ankles sprang off the ground.
The giant looked both human and EVA, her alluring figure resembling Asuka in a plugsuit.
An enormous fern crashed down toward the earth. The red figure leaped lightly over it, her appearance growing clearer.
She was looking increasingly human, but to Maki, she still seemed like a savage.
Her Highness was utterly wild now, like an energetic monkey-or rather, a female gorilla.
Amid the confusion, Shinji Ikari's voice cut through the chaos. "It's almost time! Catch her!"
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