"Target it! All units, open fire! Don't conserve ammunition!"
"There's no human inside it! Don't hold back! Fire!"
The Eagle Nation's formation of F-type fighters closed in behind the airborne Dark Lops EVA, launching a barrage of air-to-air missiles at its body.
Dark Lops EVA continued toward the next Mass Production Model hangar, while the Eagle Nation's fighters did everything they could to intercept it.
But their efforts were futile.
The missiles fired by the aircraft exploded against Dark Lops EVA's body with barely any effect. Sparks burst out, then faded without a trace.
"The attack had no effect! Fire again!"
"What a nuisance..."
With unimaginable maneuverability, Dark Lops EVA turned straight around and raised its arms toward the fighters. The armor on its arms opened, exposing gun barrels.
Bang, bang, bang, bang! A torrent of Light Bullets shot from the barrels on Dark Lops EVA's arms, forming two dense curtains of fire. The fighters had no chance to evade such an attack and were torn apart by the Light Bullets one after another.
Saberuno could not even be bothered to use a beam against them.
The Eagle Nation's air defense command was powerless against Dark Lops EVA.
Left with no other choice, they planned to use an N2 Bomb to strike Dark Lops EVA's next destination directly. As for the consequences, those would have to wait.
Because this machine had previously appeared in Tokyo-3 and had been recorded using an AT Field, calls demanding information nearly overwhelmed the phones at NERV headquarters.
"I'll say it again: NERV doesn't know what this thing is either! We have no information whatsoever on this EVA!" Fuyutsuki shouted impatiently at the person on the other end.
"Everything's gone completely off the rails..." he muttered as he put down the phone.
"This is strange.