The rock strata of the Underground City, Third New Tokyo, were still trembling from the earlier impact. Mari tightened her grip on the controls in EVA Wolf Pack's cockpit.
Five Angel Vessels surrounded them like an impenetrable wall.
Holy yet deadly patterns of light flowed across their silver-white shells, each one replicating an Angel's cocoon.
Their AT Fields interwove into an airtight net, trapping the EVA Angels of Maki, Mari, and the four Ayanami sisters at its center.
"Their fields are ridiculously strong. That must be the QR Sigums at work," Maki said.
Trowa's Metatron Unit raised its standard-issue Angel's Spine Laser Cannon, the weapon glowing red from the energy overload.
"But at least we got our eldest sister through first. That's some good news."
Her unit's shoulder armor opened, revealing six miniature missile pods ready to fire, while energy circuits coursed across its surface.
A white figure slammed down at the edge of the battlefield, throwing up clouds of dust as it landed. Its shoulder armor opened with a metallic roar.
Otwis's pure-white frame had landed.
"You're actually trapped by trash like this?!" Miss Soryu's voice rang out over the public communications channel.
"Watch closely! I'll show you what I can do!"
She made Otwis flick its wrist, and warm yellow AT Field ripples shimmered around the Cross Spear's tip.
Otwis kicked off the ground, leaving a shallow crater beneath its feet as its frame traced a sharp arc through the air.
The Cross Spear thrust straight at the neck joint of an Angel Vessel on the right, the most vital part of its body.
All five Angel Vessels attacked at once, their movements unnervingly synchronized.
Their AT Fields surged forward like a tsunami. Warm yellow barriers expanded in an instant, pulverizing the rock strata under immense pressure.
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