"Good, finish him off in one push!" Misato Katsuragi clenched her fist, as though victory were already assured.
Seeing Asuka pierce the Music Angel's AT Field, she relaxed a little.
The key to annihilating the Eighth Angel was to destroy both cores simultaneously. The burden really rested mostly on Asuka's shoulders; it all depended on her performance.
Shinji Ikari's combat ability was clearly in a different league from the other pilots'. With his mastery of his unit's capabilities, he could adjust to accommodate Asuka.
But now, the Orange Music Angel had clearly sensed the danger too. Its three-holed face fired a particle beam first, striking the Sonic Glaive directly.
Unit-02's angle of attack shifted slightly, but the Sonic Glaive still pierced the Orange Music Angel's body. A sweep to the left would be enough to destroy its core.
The Orange Music Angel slashed down with its claws. Angels were creatures with exceptional adaptability and evolutionary potential; after suffering a defeat, it had only grown stronger.
But Unit-01 was faster. Lifting the White Music Angel's head in one hand, it released its long blade and raced over to the Orange Music Angel and Unit-02 in the blink of an eye.
Shinji Ikari maneuvered Unit-01 to grab the Orange Music Angel's three-holed face. Its particle beams could only stir faint ripples across the rainbow screen.
Then Unit-01 slammed its entire body into the ground, holding the struggling White Music Angel in one hand while pinning the Orange Music Angel into the earth with the other.
"Here it comes!" Asuka shouted.
"I've been waiting long enough," Shinji Ikari replied.
Watching Shinji Ikari and Unit-01 restrain an Angel with each hand on the main screen, Misato Katsuragi felt that the synchronized attack plan devised by Headquarters really did seem rather unnecessary.
Against such overwhelming