Near the battlefield, the civilians struggled to evacuate.
The roads had been destroyed, and vehicles could barely move. They could only leave the area on foot.
Some spotted Unit-00 being corrupted by the Sixteenth Angel and Pedanium Unit-03 pulling on the Angel. They cried out, "Those two EVAs look like they're being corrupted by the Angel!"
Before their eyes, the raised veins on the Sixteenth Angel's body grew increasingly pronounced.
"My God, that's terrifying!"
"Where's Ultraman? Where's Ultraman Zero?!"
Ultraman Zero hadn't appeared when the monster showed up last time. Why hadn't he appeared this time either?
He hadn't been dispersed or beaten into light particles in his last battle against the Super Beast. Where on earth had he gone?
Still, that didn't stop them from picking up the pace as they evacuated.
Kaworu Nagisa, who was gripping the Angel's body, discovered to his horror that the end he held had suddenly taken on Rei Ayanami's appearance and wrapped its arms around Pedanium Unit-03.
"So this is... my heart? My desire to be with Kaworu?" Rei Ayanami realized.
"You're even exploiting Rei's feelings. You really are filthy..."
Just then, a dazzling light suddenly shone from the glass of a building, and a cross-shaped formation of light appeared.
The civilians on the ground covered their eyes against the glare. "What's that?"
Amid a brilliant flash, a massive silver-and-green figure leaped out of the building's glass, trailing layers of afterimages.
"Mirror Knight's here!" Mirror Knight's arrival briefly rekindled the civilians' hope.
Without hesitation, Mirror Knight quickly calculated the angle, aimed at the Angel between Pedanium Unit-03 and Unit-00, and lashed out, flinging a Light Blade.
"Light Slash!"
The Womb Angel immediately pulled its body free of Pedanium Unit-03's grasp and knocked the machine aside, narrowly avoiding the attack.
After Pedanium Unit-03 was