"Please save Shinji! His heart has stopped!" Having returned to human form, Mirror Knight teleported straight into the base with Shinji in his arms, appearing right in front of Misato.
"His heart has stopped? Why is it so serious this time?!" For a moment, Misato thought she had misheard.
Shinji's complexion was terrible, and his condition offered no cause for optimism.
Without hesitation, Shinji was rushed to the emergency room as quickly as possible.
Thanks to NERV's advanced medical technology, Shinji was placed in a fully automated medical pod, where the built-in machinery performed chest compressions and other necessary emergency procedures.
"Zero, Zero, can you hear me?" Mirror Knight tried to call out to Zero's soul.
Even the last time, when New Gomess's attack had pierced Zero's entire body, Zero had still been able to gather enough energy to communicate briefly with Kaworu Nagisa and Limings.
But this time was different. Not only did Zero fail to respond, Mirror Knight could not even sense the most basic light energy from Shinji's body.
Could Zero have already completely...
"Damn it!" Mirror Knight slammed his fist into the medical area's spotless wall.
I have to find a way to notify the Land of Light... Something is seriously wrong with Zero's body... Mirror thought in anguish.
"What happened this time? Why is it so serious?" Misato could barely contain her worry.
Even the extensive burns and internal organ damage from before had never caused anything as serious as cardiac arrest. This time, things had truly gone beyond anyone's expectations.
"Hey! How are Little Zero and Shinji doing?" Glenfire came running over.
Mirror had left in such a hurry that he had not told him what had really happened. But the fact that Mirror had asked him not to tell Asuka and the others