Chapter 377

Apostle, usually referring to the twelve disciples chosen and entrusted with a missionary mission by Jesus Christ.

However, for Shi Huaiya and her group, who have deep ties with Rhodes Island.

What they first thought of was more likely a small organization founded early on by three of their colleagues.

Regardless of whether the Terra Continent has legends similar to those of Christ, what Aomo and the others are facing now is another kind of otherworldly being.

Officially titled Neon Genesis Evangelion / New Century Evangelion, widely abbreviated as Evangelion (EVA), the work has recorded such a special kind of unidentified lifeform.

Giant lifeforms with the S2 organ as their core, each having different forms and abilities, they are humanity's enemies, and also other possible forms of human existence.

——This statement is based on the setting of that work: humanity is also a branch of the Apostles, one of all things bred from the LCL fluid released by the Second Apostle, Lilith.

Thus, humanity after the Instrumentality (LILIN) can be considered the eighteenth Apostle.

Such lifeforms, when attacking with energy or even when they themselves collapse and explode, are accompanied by a cross-shaped column of light; this intuitive religious symbolism also corresponds to their designation.

But for the citizen groups of the Holy Terra Federation that have no relation to the source and the LCL fluid.

Such an existence as an Apostle can only be considered a special kind of extraterrestrial life.

Transmigrators generally would not think that way.

Moreover, among them there was a successful plagiarism that cultivated many local fans for them.

Among them, however, there was no Aomo.

He could only be considered a spectator.

Because he initially went to watch EVA just to see the giant creatures fighting.

In terms of actual viewing experience, the proportion of TV is still considerable, but the main focus is clearly the emotional interaction.

In the theatrical version, the time allocation ratio for the giant creatures' fights shows a regrettable reduction.

That made the teenage Aomo, who was still a beast-fighting person at the time, very unhappy.

Although he couldn't be considered a fan.

But as everyone knows, besides true fans who will carefully study a work's setting.

There is also another group.

Called beast-fighting people.

From time to time they post: 'What tier is XX in the XXX world? Can XX beat XXX…'

Then they enter the mindless vicious cycle of 'Sure to win instantly!' 'Instantly defeat!'

Because the act of cross-work comparison itself lacks legitimacy, it also easily turns into a vote‑soliciting chaotic battle segment.

But in this field, EVA is one that falls quickly.

It's not that its beast‑fighting arena is too lacking; rather, the official killed the competition.

Although it's merely a plagiarized work, when those porters also moved the original author's related videos and interviews—by doing so they let the fans of this world get to know the original author.

All beast‑fighting people have to confront interview quotes that are practically divine, such as 'Guman slays all Apostles', 'Heisei Godzilla is an existence surpassing the Apostles', 'Can the super‑electromagnetic rotation of Combattler V pierce the AT field?' and 'That's a given'.

This also became an unavoidable barrier, not to mention that in many official site collaborations EVA is portrayed as weak, as if heading straight toward some great hero.

When the work that is 'black' (dark) is blackened the most by its original author, fans feel rather embarrassed.

But it does not hinder continuing to like it.

Like the half‑year‑ago official collaboration short between the new Godzilla and EVA, although it's just a pachinko gadget, it still rekindled the cross‑world beast‑fighting enthusiasm of many viewers.

And among these, Aomo is still not included.

He has long since graduated from the futile online beast‑fighting.

He has thrown himself into the more exalted three‑dimensional beast‑fighting (x).

The disposable cards sealed in Xin Tiao's office—King Ghidorah, Gomora, etc. —and the charging-type cards in his hand such as Behemoth are themselves the most intuitive collision of other worlds.

Moreover, the varieties can be expected to increase further.

That said, he simply cannot bear to use disposable cards.

He even plans to, after renovating the office, set up a card display case in the lobby, using those disposable collectibles as exhibits.

Of course!

Any such idea must take the Shikari Research Lab as a model.

A security system corresponding to the danger of the exhibits must be arranged!

By now, such an arrangement is not only a necessity of common sense and prudence.

It is also a kind of testimony from those who have experienced multiple armed attacks related to monsters, each time recounting their on‑scene experience.

The lessons from several exhibitions are profoundly deep, causing Aomo to unconsciously extend his train of thought in this direction.

Upon realizing that the cross‑shaped explosion effect was completed to a high degree, he immediately thought of the Apostles.

And if the Apostles were reduced to tools, then what he would have to face next would be——

A sharp sound, like a beam slicing the air, the rising, expanding cross perfectly matched the direction of his thoughts.

It stands at the location of the Clock Tower, yet it is not precisely aligned to fully coincide.

Thus there remain there unmelted architectural remnants, mixed with much furniture, utensils, installations, and even the crate itself.

Even a certain painting merely has a layer of dark grime covering it, while the painting itself remains undamaged——

——but not now.

Now there is a clear footprint on it.

The instigator has silently followed the captain's orders, together with other staff and mages, heading to the ruins to dig for people.

Um, mediating and easing conflicts among team members is also the captain's duty.

At the same time, it is also proof of his ability, after having been briefly 'deprived of authority'.

Having accepted the fact that Shi Huaiya was present at the attack scene, she issued a series of action orders swiftly and in an orderly manner, thereby demonstrating the proficiency and composure of an experienced person.

As for that Longmen place, it might see an incident every few days, right?

In his spare time, Aomo, who was observing Shihuaiya, could not help but follow his usual line of speculation, then he raised his hand and dug up countless building ruins mixed with steel-reinforced concrete.

In the auxiliary observation of the Seraph and Texas, he, in the form of Mechanical Mefilas, carried out the maximum excavation.

Obviously, he had already used the Beta Magic Blade, and he also clenched the Jetton card in his temporarily empty left hand.

His body, composed of Sparsium-133 atoms, was already sturdy enough, and Mefilas's shield-type defense could try to match the shield strength that Neo Aom displayed when facing the celestial annihilation weapon Jetton.

But to protect the surroundings immediately, perhaps he also needed to actively release the Jetton barrier and light-absorption ability.

He was on guard against a possible second strike at any moment, simply because so far he had not seen any trace of the apostles—or rather, the attackers.

Apart from the terrifying angels, the apostles should all have had sufficiently conspicuous huge builds.

Even though the terrifying angels operate at a nanoscale level and can corrode computer systems, they would need to rely on some powerful organism or object to cause the near-total destruction of this Clock Tower branch's great explosion.

It is also hard to conceal.

According to Miss Mosutima, the two apostles housed by the Blessed Gospel Class are, respectively, the Space Angel, the largest in volume and needing to be placed in an alternate space, and the Free Angel with a very special status—Zhuxun.

Its method of crossing over was also a very classic death-type crossing, consistent with that of the Edge Runner Agency.

If the latter were to act, his human-like form could indeed achieve concealment, but…

Could it be him?

As the soul container of the first apostle Adam, his mental strength and toughness should also be astonishing, making it hard to brainwash or control him, right?

Aomo thought.

And if he were to cooperate actively…

"Witch Beast, try contacting Bar Beast X."

Inside the virtual cockpit of Mechanical Mefilas, Aomo suddenly spoke into the empty space beside him.

The light screen immediately lit up.

It showed the Witch Beast raising its hand, condensing a vortex.

"Do you think this could be related to the Moon-Charge symbol?"

So-called trying to contact means directly causing a big fuss with his ultimate skill.

After all, one cannot really expect those two Digimon to have each other's phone numbers.

As for the Witch Beast's inquiry, Aomo merely continued to lower his gaze, carrying out the little remaining excavation work.

His efficiency was one factor, while Miss Xi and Miss Ling standing not far away were another.

Although neither of them had actually made a move, both were likewise guarding the surroundings, yet many strange beast herds came running out of the paintings beside the former.

They were turning over the ruins at a speed no less efficient than Aomo's side.

This was Miss Xi's help, and at the same time it was following Shihuaiya's orders.

But when the Witch Beast thought he would not answer, he suddenly spoke again:

"If it's unrelated, then he really wouldn't take advantage of the opportunity."