A streak of red tore across the sky. Unit-02 · Integrated Form followed close behind the crimson trail of the Pseudo-Spear of Longinus, bursting through the clouds and diving toward Tokyo-3.
Asuka kept her eyes fixed on the spear as it drew closer to the ground, her fingertips flying over the console to adjust the thrusters' output.
The unit nimbly dodged the towering ruins below. Its additional shoulder-mounted propulsion wings spread fully, spitting blazing plasma flames as it accelerated another notch.
"You're not getting away!" she growled through clenched teeth.
The Pseudo-Spear of Longinus traced an unnatural arc at low altitude, then suddenly plunged toward the ruins in the city center.
The instant the spear pierced the ground, it kicked up clouds of dust and a powerful shock wave. The ruined buildings collapsed with a crash.
Asuka brought her unit to an abrupt halt, its feet scattering a ring of rubble as they hit the ground. She was about to move forward and retrieve the spear when she spotted two dark figures.
They were two pitch-black giants, each holding a blackish-gray spear.
02 and 08-those were the numbers of the other two Pseudo-Spears of Longinus that had gone missing earlier.
"Failure, you must not obstruct the signpost."
Victor, the Black Giant on the left, spoke in a voice as grating as metal scraping against metal, his spear pointed straight at Asuka.
The surrounding air seemed to warp under that energy.
Torwart, on the right, remained silent and assumed an attack stance. A faint black energy field rose around him, and fine cracks began spreading across the ground beneath his feet.
"You two again! This time, you're paying for everything, old and new!" Asuka shouted.
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