The smoke had yet to clear. Geed and Infinite Mebius watched the churning chaos warily, energy flowing silently through their bodies as they prepared for another clash.
Seeing the immense cloud from the distant explosion, the other Ultra Brothers and the warriors of the Zero Guard, who had defeated the Mass Production Models before them, decided to fly over to help.
Before leaving, Glenfire removed the energy pack from Unit-01's back and handed it to Unit-02.
"Asuka, I'm leaving Zero to you."
Asuka had just maneuvered Unit-02 into accepting the precious energy pack when Ritsuko's warning came through the comms.
"Asuka, don't inject the energy yet!"
She stared at the readings of Zero's body on the screen. "There's a huge amount of dark energy inside Zero right now. If you insert it carelessly, the dark energy will neutralize the energy supply."
"But it's gradually decreasing. Shinji and Belial must be clearing it out. The best time to insert it will be once the dark energy has dispersed."
Unit-02 could only remain where it was and wait.
Asuka gazed anxiously at Zero's body.
"Stupid Shinji, hurry up..."
Yet at that very moment, a sudden change struck the other battlefield!
Seven Mass Production Model tentacles, each as thick as a giant python, tore through the smoke without warning, shooting out faster than the eye could follow! A grotesquely twisted Mass Production Model head grew from the end of each tentacle, its mouth of mingled metal and flesh stretched to its limit, exposing rows upon rows of coldly gleaming fangs.
"Wha-?!" Infinite Mebius barely had time for a startled gasp.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
The teeth-grating sounds of biting erupted one after another! Two tentacles clamped onto his arms, two onto his legs, the fifth onto his waist and abdomen, and the sixth pierced