"Roooar..." Almost simultaneously, the Puppet Mass Production Models stationed in eleven major cities around the world activated and began wreaking havoc on their surroundings.
"Witness your own ignorance and stupidity!"
NERV's technicians reported, "The Mass Production Models around the world have all activated at once!"
"National forces have begun engaging them alongside the UN Army!"
On the electronic display, the labels of the affected cities all turned red, indicating that local forces had engaged the Mass Production Models.
Boom!! The instant the Mass Production Model in Shanghai began moving, enormous volleys of missiles and rockets, along with artillery fire prepared in advance, slammed into its body without regard for collateral damage.
The same scene played out in the attacks against Mass Production Models across the world.
There was no longer any need-or any room-to worry about damage to buildings. Every civilian had already retreated into the underground cities. The soldiers of every nation understood that even if they all died, they had to hold out for the full six hours their superiors had ordered at all costs.
Inside the underground shelter attached to the United Nations headquarters in New York, the thunderous impacts of missiles and shells striking the Mass Production Model could already be heard.
Humanity's armed forces were doing everything they could to stop the Mass Production Models from destroying their homes.
"Two minutes until EVA deployment!"
They dared not launch the EVAs directly in front of the Final Angel, so the EVAs had to be transported to defended locations before deployment.
What happened next, however, was completely beyond anything humanity had anticipated...
The Final Angel's body did not move at all. His tentacles carried Zero's body behind him as he slowly raised his right hand.
In an instant, a shock wave radiated outward from his body. Every