"Did we get it?" Misato anxiously asked the technician.
The Antigravity Bomb had inflicted considerable damage on the underground base.
Even the main screen had briefly been knocked out.
But the technician's words sent everyone's spirits plummeting.
"The Angel's life signs are still present..."
At the scene, Guren, Mirror, and Kaworu Nagisa witnessed a horrifying sight.
A long crack stretched from the middle of Sahaquiel's core to his face.
In truth, a chasm would have been a better description. The Zero-Gravity Bomb had destroyed almost everything from Sahaquiel's chest to his head.
Vast quantities of blood poured down, staining everything beneath Sahaquiel's feet red.
The yellow luminous organ on his chest had also almost entirely lost its glow.
"His core is that badly damaged. How is this possible?" Ritsuko stared in disbelief at Sahaquiel's shattered core.
In theory, an Angel whose core had sustained such damage could not possibly survive.
Yet not only was Sahaquiel still alive, large amounts of tissue continued welling up in his wounds, slowly repairing his body.
The technician's report answered their questions. "G-Cells activity detected."
Even the unflappable Fuyutsuki sounded incredulous. "G-Cells... why does an Angel have G-Cells?!"
Watching the scene from the Commander Room, Yui Ikari grew even more worried. "Could someone be deliberately modifying the Angels?"
"Shinji, Zero, please wake up soon..."
Looking at Sahaquiel before him, Kaworu Nagisa maneuvered Unit-03, intending to finish him off before he recovered. Guren and Mirror had the same idea.
"Silver Cross!"
"Guren Spark!"
"Pedanium Particle Cannon!"
An enormous silver Light Bullet, a massive fireball, and a crackling blast from the Pedanium Particle Cannon shot toward Sahaquiel.
But at that moment, the luminous organ on Sahaquiel's chest suddenly blazed with dazzling light.
At the same time, a multicolored barrier appeared around his body.
He was furious now.