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

"arrive."

Hiratsuka Shizuka slowly parked the car and looked up at the sign for 'Tsuki no Mori Hotel'.

For more than a month, it was left unattended, as if the pause button had been pressed, showing neither the marks of time nor the hustle and bustle of the world.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, thank you for giving me a ride here. I'll be leaving now..." Chen Yi unbuckled his seatbelt, but was suddenly stopped by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"What, you want to go up there yourself?"

"..."

"You don't think I'll just ignore this now that I know about it, do you?"

“Hiratsuka-sensei, I only booked one room.”

"It's okay, I can sleep on the floor."

Is it possible that I'm the one sleeping on the floor?

Chen Yi sighed and did not refuse further.

......

"By the way, can you still book a room? Didn't we say this place was closed yesterday?"

After taking down her suitcase, Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Chen Yi, who was looking around as if trying to find his way.

"I booked the hotel next door." Chen Yi pointed to the tall building opposite the Moon Forest Hotel, which wasn't too far from Moon Forest.

"Then why did you make me stop here?"

"This area is outside the Moon Forest Hotel, and the land belongs to Moon Forest, so you won't be stopped by the traffic police," Chen Yi explained.

"...We're not the kind of people who need to pay for parking, are we?"

"It's mainly for preliminary reconnaissance, we're not really going to park the car here overnight." Chen Yi opened his suitcase, took out the three reconnaissance fairies, installed their batteries, and then took out his laptop. The three fairies took off one by one and flew towards the main building of the Moon Forest Hotel.

Out of curiosity, Hiratsuka Shizuka stood next to Chen Yi and watched for a while.

"This is?"

“Build a 3D model. You’ve seen the design of the Moon Forest Hotel before; it’s extremely complex. Last time, we almost got ripped off. Do some research before you go in this time.”

How many days do you plan to stay here?

"Hmm... at most five days."

There's no point in staying any longer unless there's a breakthrough.

Bored standing there, Hiratsuka Shizuka decided to walk to the side and have a smoke.

"okay."

After about ten minutes, Chen Yi finished packing up his things and returned to the SUV to put them inside.

"That's it?"

"It's just about building an external model. There are too many factors that can affect a drone flying indoors, and it's easy for it to lose contact," Chen Yi explained as he got into the car.

He took three drones with him when he went out, equipped with reconnaissance modules. If one of them crashed, it would be one less, so he tried his best to avoid crashing them.

"So that's how it is..."

"Alright, let's go eat after we park the car back in the parking lot."

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at the time and made her decision.

“When you came last time, you didn’t really get to enjoy the food in Izu. This time, I’ll show you around properly.”

"Row."

“Commander,” Kroos said.

"The outer 3D layer is complete; only the inner layer remains."

"We'll talk about it after we finish eating. We'll figure out a way to sneak into the enclosure later."

Chen Yi took out his tablet and glanced at it, noting down the connections between the different floors of the main building and the auxiliary buildings.

......

When do you plan to take action?

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at Chen Yi, who was standing by the window gazing into the distance. From here, one could see the Moon Forest across the way.

The Moon Forest grows increasingly eerie at night.

“Hiratsuka-sensei, did you see that window? That room was the one I rented back then. I think there might be some clues inside.”

"Are you planning to go straight to that floor and try your luck?"

"No, we need to search places like the underground parking lot first, Professor Hiratsuka. That's a bit dangerous, perhaps..."

"I'm already here, you can't possibly send me back."

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 211

Chapter 211

"If there are really fake people inside, the basement and underground parking lot are probably not low-risk areas at all."

"We have to venture into the dragon's den and the tiger's lair, otherwise finding something we've never even seen before will be like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"why is that?"

"Turn on the generator."

Chen Yi leaned against the railing, fiddling with the binoculars in his hand.

"Once the building's power is restored, I can try to have Kroos hack into the surveillance footage... But I need to make sure the surveillance cameras are working properly and haven't been replaced with fake surveillance cameras."

"Don't you need to monitor computer startup?"

"That depends on whether the power outage in Tsukimori was sudden or automatic. If it was a sudden power outage, it will immediately restart the backup after the power is restored, so we don't need to go back upstairs to turn on the computer in the security center."

Chen Yi and Kelukai had done a lot of homework.

"Alright, then... we'll move out tomorrow? Let's get some rest today."

Hiratsuka Shizuka stubbed out her cigarette on the railing, then went back inside and threw it in the trash can.

Goodnight, Hiratsuka-sensei.

Chen Yi didn't move; he silently observed the outline of the Moon Forest Hotel for a while longer.

......

"Your current outfit looks even stranger."

Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at the waterproof cloth covering Chen Yi's exoskeleton and couldn't help but facepalm.

Since there are hidden needs, can't we put in a little more effort?

"It's only a few hundred meters, it's just a short distance," Chen Yi explained as he loaded bullets into the magazine.

"Alright." Hiratsuka Shizuka was checking the bolt and chamber for any malfunctions.

"Let's go when you're ready." Chen Yi glanced at the fishing tackle bag that hadn't moved at all, sighed softly, and pushed open the door to leave.

......

"It's only been a month since we last cleaned it, and the plants have already taken over."

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the wild grass that was stubbornly growing from the cracks between the large stone slabs in the central square and casually sighed.

"Hmm, if we think about the worst, maybe it's not just plants."

The two arrived at the main entrance and found a brand new padlock hanging on the door. Chen Yi fiddled with it for a bit and found that a key was needed.

"Let's go in from somewhere else."

“The back door, the entrance to the underground parking lot, these are all fine,” Hiratsuka Shizuka suggested.

"...No need, it's open." Chen Yi grabbed the metal lock and pulled it down, only to find that the metal latch wasn't pushed in properly; it was just hanging there.

Upon entering the hall, Chen Yi looked up at the large chandelier on the dome, which was still hanging there intact.

Older than in my dream, but just as quiet.

Chen Yi crossed the lobby and came to the corridor, glancing up at the corridor's surveillance cameras.

"Klukka, is that an electronic component?"

"Commander, yes."

That means the hotel probably has a high number of surveillance cameras.

"Let's not be too optimistic."

Chen Yi pushed the fire door at the end of the corridor open a little, pointed his gun inside, and once he could no longer see the monster, he opened the gap wider.

"Let's go." Chen Yi gently patted Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was keeping watch behind them.

"Aren't you going to block the fire door with something?" Hiratsuka Shizuka glanced at Chen Yi.

"boom!"

Chen Yi drew his pistol and shot the automatic closing lever mechanism of the fire door, severing it.

"No need, this is fine, we're in a hurry."

Chen Yi broke off two glow sticks, handed one to Hiratsuka Shizuka, then hung his own on his waist and turned on his tactical flashlight.

"With that level of brightness in the basement, fake humans are almost certain to exist, so please be careful," Chen Yi explained briefly over the team radio.

"You don't need to remind me of this common sense."

Hiratsuka Shizuka would occasionally turn around to check behind her, keeping watch for enemies who might launch a surprise attack from behind.

"Commander, the hotel's main power station has to pass through most of the underground parking lot, so please be careful."

"I understand."

Chen Yi replied, swiftly taking down a nightmare that seemed to be still in shock.

After walking a short distance from Nightmare and finding no other fake humans around, Chen Yi summoned the Acid Rifle and fired a few more shots at Nightmare's corpse.

"What is this?" Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at the corpse, which seemed to be slowly melting, with a puzzled expression.

"To prevent resurrection," Chen Yi replied, his flashlight waving in the dark parking lot as he passed through the nightmare.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, keep an eye out for cover such as guard vehicles. Some clever guys might be hiding behind them."

Chen Yi said casually, his eyes sweeping over the luxury cars.

"Huh? Looks like that incident at the Moon Forest killed a few millionaires?"

They didn't even take the car with them.

However, this had nothing to do with his main goal. Chen Yi lingered for a moment and then moved away, not intending to waste any more time on it.

"Speaking of which, are there any humanoid figures disguised as cars?" Chen Yi suddenly wondered.

"...There really is one."

"..."

Chen Yi glanced at the surrounding cars, as if facing a formidable enemy.

"Hmm... at least not in Japan. I remember this variant only appeared at the University of Tokyo... oh, and in the US too."

After a moment's thought, Hiratsuka Shizuka gave her an answer.

Of course, the location of the appearance is not very useful for reference. Haven't you seen people from the fog in Latin America coming to hotels to cosplay as security guards?

"What are their characteristics...?" Before Chen Yi could finish speaking, the sound of an engine and something hitting the ground came from not far away. Chen Yi instantly switched to his explosive flash and opened fire, but to little avail.

A wrecked van crashed into a load-bearing column of the building, staggered, and then charged toward them on all fours.

"Grass!"

Now we know what the key feature is: the wheels have been removed and replaced with legs.

Chen Yi loosened his grip, the rifle slung across his chest, and an acid-corroding rifle appeared in his hand. He then aimed at the trajectory and fired a grenade, which slammed into the ground and knocked the opponent to the ground.

"Hiratsuka-sensei!"