In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

That makes things easier. 'Messenger-1' has gesture control capabilities, so it won't be completely isolated and helpless anymore.

After checking the messenger's ammunition, which was full, Chen Yi stuffed several magazines into his waist pack, and then took out the unused ones from his guitar bag to lighten his load.

"call......"

Chen Yi approached the door, and just as he reached out and placed his hand on the doorknob, he suddenly pulled it back as if he had been electrocuted.

"During that trip to Izu, when Mai and I left our room..."

This was my first encounter with the Man in the Fog.

"boom!"

A huge crack appeared in the door, and a piece of wood was removed, revealing a tall, dark-skinned figure outside.

Chen Yi took aim and fired quickly.

Gunshots echoed through the narrow entryway, making my ears ache.

The man in the fog ran away. Chen Yi kicked the half-broken door open and chased after him, firing a few more shots at its staggering back.

"Huff, huff..."

Chen Yi adjusted his breathing, looking at both ends of the corridor, wary of the other fake people.

Unlike the real Izu Hotel incident, the hotel in the dream seemed to lack fog, replaced by a more cramped corridor and the guest rooms of Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukinoshita right next to it.

"Is this... a memory distortion?"

Human memory is not based on complete facts, but rather employs many literal interpretations and euphemisms.

Clearly, the memory of traveling in the fog was deemed unnecessary by the subconscious.

Holding his rifle, Chen Yi pondered for a moment, then walked towards the guest room under the snow, and gently pressed the doorknob.

It wasn't locked.

After glancing around to make sure there were no other threats, Chen Yi gently opened the door a crack and peered inside.

...Nobody was there, neither Yukinoshita nor Yuihama.

Chen Yi used the muzzle of his gun to force the door open, aiming at the blind spot that was not visible through the gap.

There was no one there either.

"Boom!"

Several gunshots rang out. Chen Yi turned around and saw that 'Messenger-1' had taken down Nightmare, who was hiding behind the load-bearing pillar.

Chen Yi glanced at the yellowish-brown pseudo-human variant, whose structure resembled a Creeper, and then ignored it.

He's already in a dream, so how could a nightmare possibly take him to the next level of the dream?

Chen Yi entered the room, and as he expected, there was indeed no one there.

To avoid missing anything, Chen Yi also explored the remaining Kasumigaoka guest rooms and Hiratsuka Shizuka guest rooms, finally confirming that there were no other humans besides himself in this enclosed memory space.

...Although theoretically they are not very useful, because they may not help you.

Leaning against the wall, Chen Yi took out some loose bullets from his waist belt and, with the messenger on guard, loaded them one by one into the magazine.

“…boiling phenomenon…” Chen Yi muttered to himself.

Why didn't we see the iconic imagery of the Boiling Point this time?

Chen Yi pondered and discovered the most incongruous part.

Normally, this is impossible. If the Boiling One wants to manipulate his dream, he will inevitably leave some traces.

Could it be...?

Chen Yi walked into the bathroom and looked at himself in the mirror.

The Boiling Pointer's signature inverted triangle red face is right on his neck.

"...?"

Chen Yi subconsciously pressed the muzzle of his rifle against his chin, but hesitated before pulling the trigger.

Is this the Boiling One itself? Or is the Boiling One casting a spell on me in my dream, making me believe that I am the Boiling One, so that I can achieve my goal of killing myself?

Chen Yi tried to touch his face, but found that he was wearing thick gloves and couldn't feel his face...

Of course, I didn't feel a hand touching my face, so I'm pretty sure this is indeed a Boiling Point...

As for where his head went, Chen Yi didn't care too much. After all, it's normal to find yourself turned into an animal in a dream, so cosplaying as the Headless Horseman doesn't seem like an unacceptable thing.

So Chen Yi steeled his heart and pulled the trigger.

Everything went black, and when I woke up again, I found myself still in the bathroom.

But it was already daylight. Chen Yi went to the balcony and found that he could see the beach in the bright sunshine.

My gaze sharpened, my vision began to focus, and then I could see a figure waving from a beach chair.

That was Lorelei; she was mouthing the words to him.

'Get down.'

"Back to normal?" Chen Yi touched his face, the anti-slip material from his gloves scraping against his skin.

Chen Yi turned and left the balcony, pushed open the door to the guest room, and found that the corridor had returned to its original state.

High school sophomore: Chapter 199 Sleeping Beauty

Chapter 199

Unlike my previous experiences, the hotel lobby in my dream had far fewer bloodstains and dismembered bodies, as well as fewer rescue workers coming and going as I left.

Quiet, clean, and deserted.

This is how Chen Yi felt when he went down to the lobby on the first floor.

"Come to think of it, did I really take such a detailed note of the hotel's decor...?"

Looking at the marble tiles on the thick load-bearing column, Chen Yi casually made a comment.

He thought he was too preoccupied with strange rules and regulations to pay attention to other details.

After leaving the hotel, Chen Yi stood at the intersection, staring at the road sign for a moment, before decisively heading in the opposite direction from the beach.

It wasn't that he couldn't read, it's just that he genuinely couldn't understand the words on it. After all, it was a dream, so he could only trust his memory.

It's clear that Chen Yi's memory isn't very reliable either, at least not in the hazy state of a dream.

"I don't think I've ever been to this area before."

After walking for a while, Chen Yi still couldn't find the beach. Looking around, he sensed something was wrong and decisively turned back.

In the blink of an eye, he was back at the intersection.

"If this is a dream, why not just teleport to the beach...?"

I'm speechless.

......

"Commander, you're so late! I've been waiting for you for ages~" Lorelei hid under the huge parasol, gently bending her knees and freely stretching out the curves of her body.

Unlike previous times, Lorelei did not wear the evening gown this time, but instead changed into a swimsuit more suitable for the beach setting.

There was no one on the beach either. In fact, Chen Yi hadn't seen anyone since he entered the dream. The world seemed to be on pause, quiet and empty.

Despite it being an open setting, Chen Yi looked at Lorelei's face and felt that the atmosphere on the beach was somewhat...private.

It must be my imagination.

"Uh... Good morning?" Chen Yi greeted, unsure how to start the conversation.

“Commander, strictly speaking, it seems to be evening now, right?” Lorelei smiled and reached out to Chen Yi.

"Come lie down for a while? It's too sunny standing up."

Chen Yi looked up at the sky and then realized that when Lorelei said "night," she meant real time.

"Can you perceive reality?"

"Did the Commander fall asleep during the day?" Lorelei chuckled.

Lorelei's question made Chen Yi realize that, logically speaking, people do sleep at night.

"What if I really did sleep during the day?" Chen Yi thought stubbornly to himself.

"Commander, come and lie down for a bit? Just keep me company." Lorelei gently patted the recliner beneath her.

"Um, there's only one here..."

"It's okay, this one is wide enough for two people~"

"..."

Unable to resist her, Chen Yi sat down and slowly lay down.

"Commander, don't be so stiff..."

Lorelei's weight pressed down on half of Chen Yi's body, and he felt a little hot for a moment.

I don't know if it's real heat or just psychological heat.

"Speaking of which..."

Chen Yi organized his thoughts, not forgetting the purpose of his visit.

"Why are you lying here? I mean..."

Chen Yi pondered for a moment.

"You didn't appear while I was fighting this time. Were you held up by the Boiling One?"

"I'm sorry, Commander, I wasn't restrained by the Boiler."

Lorelei's perfect mask was slightly damaged.

Does this mean that her failure to offer assistance this time was intentional?

Well, the unexpected turn of events this time is that Boiling Pointer has almost become one with him. From the perspective of avoiding accidental injury, it seems quite normal that he doesn't take action.

“…If the Commander wishes to punish me, I will accept it willingly.” Lorelei stepped back slightly, her expression somewhat sad.

"It's okay, I could have handled it myself anyway." Chen Yi waved his hand and moved on.

"Commander, do you remember what happened last year?" Lorelei suddenly changed the subject.

"What happened last year?" Chen Yi asked subconsciously.

"...No, it's nothing, that's not important."

That's why I hate riddle people.

"Then it's my turn to ask. Can you only connect to dreams now?"

“Commander, there should actually be more, but I don’t know how to ‘get’ into reality.” Lorelei’s statement surprised Chen Yi.

"Didn't you say you couldn't go to reality because of the Boiling Point?"

"Commander, that's not what I meant. I meant that the Boiling One was controlling your dreams..."

Lorelei suddenly kissed her, a light touch, and then stopped.

"That's why I can't freely occupy your dreams, that's all I regret." She blinked.

"..."

"So, your physical body is still in reality, right? And you can go to reality at any time?" Chen Yi pondered for a moment.

"My true form has always been in reality, Commander, it's that gun. But..."

Lorelei got off him and lay back down beside him.

“Strictly speaking, I should still be ‘sleeping’ at that time, and I haven’t found a way to wake up.”

"sleeping Beauty?"

Chen Yi inexplicably thought of a classical allusion.

"If the commander would be willing to kiss me awake... I would be very happy."