"Misato" aimed her handgun at Kaworu Nagisa, a triumphant smile spreading across her face.
Yui Ikari watched in anguish, but she had no way to contact Ritsuko remotely.
"Suspicion and distrust between humans are the most useful weapons," Alien Yapool boasted confidently.
"What's wrong? Use your powers. Too scared?" Alien Yapool continued taunting Kaworu Nagisa telepathically.
"Waiting for Zero to save you? Heh, even if he escapes the other dimension, the Zero Killer I custom-made for him will give him plenty of trouble."
Bang! An unexpected gunshot rang out. The handgun in "Misato's" hand was struck and fell to the floor.
"Misato" shook her aching hand and looked behind her.
Another handgun was aimed at "Misato," wisps of smoke still rising from its muzzle.
The shooter was Kaji, who had just returned from investigating the records of the Tyrant incident in the United States.
"Good grief. I only went away on business. How did things get this bad while I was gone?"
His expression turned serious, and he aimed his gun at "Misato" without hesitation. "You still don't understand Misato well enough."
"No matter what happens, Misato would never turn on her own comrades."
"Besides, she's not as clever as you're making her look."
"So who are you, really?"
At Kaji's warning, the agents and technicians suddenly realized it too. They hurriedly backed away and turned their guns on "Misato" instead.
Shadows fell over "Misato's" face.
"What a bunch of fools..."
"Zero Killer, come forth!"
At that moment, the sky over Tokyo-3 suddenly began shattering like glass.
The fractured area gradually formed a sphere.
The people on the streets watched in terror, though a few curious onlookers took out their phones to photograph it.
Then it burst apart, forming a gateway into the other dimension.
A bolt of lightning shot