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

"Hello?" Chen Yi picked up the phone and saw that it was an unfamiliar number, so he answered it without hesitation.

"Is this Chen? We've arrived near your apartment and will begin the search process as soon as possible. Do you need any further assistance?" Upon hearing this, Chen Yi walked to the window, drew back the curtains, and looked out at the hazy street.

"I don't see your car?" Chen Yi looked left and right, but there was no one on the street.

"Maybe on the back."

"You just said you could seek additional help?" Chen Yi thought for a moment and asked.

"Within the scope of what we can do."

"I want to get a set of armor."

"Armor? Oh, I understand roughly. This request is fine." The other party thought for a moment, then readily agreed without haggling.

"I wish you good luck in your military endeavors," Chen Yi said before hanging up the phone.

"You too, young comrade, be careful."

The call ended, and the two communicated entirely in Chinese. The atmosphere was harmonious, with no backstabbing or scheming.

"Phew..." Chen Yi put down his phone, drew the thin curtains, and sat back down in his office chair under the overcast sky.

The design concept for a swarm of miniature drones... is here.

Chen Yi easily accessed the engineering software and began drawing.

Designing an AI for each miniature drone is one approach, but it's too redundant. The swarm approach is about creating an array, designing a central AI to control each miniature drone, much like the relationship between a queen bee and worker bees. This is the core of the swarm approach.

Chen Yi's initial design approach went a bit astray, but the impact was minimal, and he has now successfully corrected it.

"Ding dong."

The doorbell rang, abruptly interrupting Chen Yi's train of thought.

"..."

"Commander, the people outside are the security guards for this apartment building. They're here to deliver a package," Kroos said in Chen Yi's mind after taking over the security camera at the door.

Since couriers can't get into the apartment building, the apartment's security guards are usually responsible for delivering the goods to the door. This is normal, and Chen Yi is used to it.

But... is it really necessary to deliver packages in this weather?

"Uncle Nakajima." Chen Yi nodded, as if to say hello.

Chen Yi often encounters security guards patrolling in the elevator or hallway when he goes to and from school. He is never stingy with his enthusiasm, after all, his safety depends on them.

Hmm? Chen Yi glanced at them. The other party didn't bring a gun today?

"What did Mr. Chen buy this time? It's a bit heavy, my old back..." Uncle Nakajima put the package at the door, straightened up slowly while supporting his back, rubbed it, and exchanged a few casual pleasantries.

"How have you been lately? Is your studies going well? Have you found a girlfriend yet?"

"My studies are alright, but as for a girlfriend, I'm not considering it for now. I'll think about it when I'm settled down." Chen Yi leaned against the door frame, and as they talked, he noticed a slight sense of unease.

Seemingly feeling somewhat uncomfortable leaning against the doorframe, Chen Yi moved away and backed into the room.

"Uncle Nakajima, where are the other two? Why didn't Lao Liu and Lao Ye come up with you?" Chen Yi asked casually, his expression unchanged.

"Old Liu and Old Ye are in the restroom. I figured I was just delivering goods, so I came by myself," Uncle Nakajima replied.

"Come in, have a drink, and then leave?" Chen Yi suddenly uttered a phrase in dialect.

"Is that alright? Thank you, Mr. Chen." Uncle Nakajima's eyes lit up at the mention of alcohol, and he beamed with joy.

Chen Yi took a few steps back, a mysterious smile on his face.

—And so Nakajima's smile froze on his face.

Chen Yi stepped aside, revealing Kroos, who had been standing behind him and controlling 'Messenger-1'.

And that gun barrel belching smoke.

Uncle Nakajima looked down and found several holes in his body. His body began to feel cold, and black blood slowly seeped out.

“First, the security guards won’t act alone.” Chen Yi flicked his wrist, and a hand axe appeared out of thin air. He leaned forward and chopped at the fake island with force.

Black blood spurted out, splashing onto Chen Yi's face and clothes.

"Secondly, security guards do not drink alcohol while on duty." With the hand axe stuck in the bone, Chen Yi raised his leg and slammed his knee into the fake Nakajima's chest, using the momentum to tear off the fake Nakajima's entire arm.

The fake Nakajima pulled out a switchblade with his remaining intact hand and stabbed at Chen Yi, who nimbly dodged it.

“Third, this is neon, and Lao Ye and Lao Liu are characters I made up.” Chen Yi took a few steps back, and 'Messenger-1' fired, shattering the fake Nakajima’s knee, forcing it to kneel down.

“Fourth…” Chen Yi raised the axe, looking at its ever-present smile and its silence after its disguise was exposed, without even a scream, and a chill ran down his spine.

"Too lazy to make it up."

The axe blade easily sliced ​​open the other man's neck, and the splattered blood blurred Chen Yi's vision.

It's so cold...

I don't know if it's because the blood of a pseudo-human is inherently cold, or if he's under too much psychological pressure, causing him to feel cold.

"Yi-kun?" Mai Sakurajima, awakened by the gunshot, came to the living room and saw a horrifying scene.

She was so frightened that she couldn't say a word, and her pupils constricted.

"Klukka, bring me my phone." Chen Yi stood in front of the half-open security door, staring at the corpse in silence for a long time.

"Commander, you need to close your eyes now, take a deep breath, and try listening to some soothing music."

Kroos's voice came from the speaker of 'Messenger-1'. She left the possessed state and stood in front of Chen Yi.

"Don't overthink it. It's not your fault. They're not human, and Uncle Nakajima might still be alive." Kroos spoke slowly, each word clear and distinct.

"Don't think about future plans for now; you need a real rest."

Adolescent Syndrome: Chapter 75 Trauma Syndrome (Seeking first subscriptions!)

The blood of the fake humans is different from that of humans; their blood is almost pure black, making them easily distinguishable.

The water gently caressed his palms and flowed down his fingers. Chen Yi scooped up the tap water and washed his face, which was stained with black blood.

Chen Yi looked up at his familiar yet youthful face, and suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with it.

Mai Sakurajima chose not to disturb them, but instead sat obediently on the sofa in the living room, while keeping an eye out for anyone else coming through the door.

Chen Yi stared blankly, his fingertips unconsciously touching the mirror.

"commander?"

"I'm fine." Chen Yi came to his senses, turned off the faucet, and said to Kroos in a calm tone.

It wasn't that he was forcing himself to be calm; Chen Yi found himself calmer than he had imagined.

When the axe struck the fake man, Chen Yi even felt a small, twisted sense of satisfaction.

There was no guilt, no pain, and not even the disgust of killing.

Of course, the latter reasons can be explained by the fact that the other person is not human, so they have no sense of guilt.

Thinking about those things now is useless, Chen Yi understands. The most important thing is to clean up the mess as soon as possible.

After leaving the bathroom, Chen Yi glanced at Mai Sakurajima, then turned and went back to the study to get his phone.

The fake man's filthy blood dripped onto the floor along his path, glaringly visible on the reinforced marble.

"Hello? Chen, why are you calling again?" It was the same employee from before. He was probably from an external support unit and didn't have many restrictions on communication.

"Um, a disguised android just attacked my residence, but I've subdued it now. If possible, please notify the Metropolitan Police Department, as I can't go to the police station to give a statement because of the android," Chen Yi said slowly as he returned to the living room.

Oh no, the floor is so dirty.

"With this level of rain... it's hard to say whether the Metropolitan Police Department's Abnormal Threat and Security Division would be willing to send officers here."

"They'll come later; this rain won't last long."

Chen Yi walked to the dining table, picked up a brownie, and chewed it slowly. The sweetness eased his tense mind a little.

He now understood why soldiers on the battlefield needed cigarettes and alcohol; if they were in that hellish situation for a long time, numbness was indeed the cheapest method.

"Yi-kun, do you need any help?" Mai Sakurajima walked over and asked softly.

Chen Yi's current state is completely different from the gentle and refined high school boy he was yesterday.

"No need for now. We'll wait for the security team to come and collect the body, and take a statement while they're at it." Chen Yi picked up the red hand axe from the ground, looked at the biological tissue hanging on it, and couldn't help but wipe it with his sleeve.

"Commander, you need to do something else to distract yourself," Kluge reminded him.

"I just finished killing someone, so everything I do seems a bit off-key," Chen Yi complained.

"Is this the one that Yi Jun didn't kill last night?" Mai Sakurajima didn't get close, stopping at a certain distance, cautiously looking at the corpse, and then couldn't help but take a few steps back.

"Unfortunately, that's not the case." Chen Yi shook his head, a sense of powerlessness creeping up his spine.

It's just the worst thing ever; every time something happens, it seems to happen in a cluster.

With such good security at this apartment building, all security guards armed and the system strictly enforced, how did this person manage to sneak in?

Dozens of security guards in one building were wiped out? Chen Yi's first reaction was that it was outrageous; this guess was simply too terrifying.

With multiple security guards patrolling, how dangerous could a fake security guard possibly be to kill all the professionally trained security personnel in an instant without any information?

Even if all else fails, surely the security guards in the monitoring room will be able to find out?

"Wait a minute." Chen Yi frowned.

To date, one known variant of the pseudo-human is capable of evading cameras and remaining undetectable to the naked eye.

That is an evil spirit.

"That enhanced evil spirit... infiltrated here a long time ago?" Chen Yi looked towards the doorway, where sunlight streamed into the corridor, creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere.

But it was more than just an evil spirit. Chen Yi clearly remembered that the enhanced evil spirit possessed characteristics of both an evil spirit and a spider-man.

What if it can launch an attack even when it is unobservable?

Moreover, this isn't the first time we've encountered a coordinated hunt between pseudo-humans.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi looked at the package brought by the fake Nakajima.

He glanced at the guitar case next to the sofa, walked over, and took out the rifle.

After releasing the safety pin, Chen Yi fired a few shots at the delivery box to see if it reacted.

After a while, some liquid began to seep out from the bottom of the package. Looking through the bullet hole, it was difficult to see exactly what it was.

Just to be on the safe side, Chen Yi fired a dozen more shots at the delivery box until the cardboard on top was torn apart, revealing the rotten flesh inside.

"Even the delivery is fake..." Chen Yi moved closer, trying to figure out what kind of existing variant it was.

It looks like a head; could it be a headcrab or something like that?

Chen Yi shivered.

"Yi Jun..."

"I'm really fine," Chen Yi had no choice but to emphasize again.

He knew what the other person was worried about—nothing more than his psychological pressure—but now was really not the time.

It's not time to relax yet, not yet.

Tap tap tap...

The sound of something rapidly striking the ground alerted Chen Yi instantly. He waved for Sakurajima Mai to hide in the bedroom.

The sound was getting closer.

"...Student Chen?" It was a black-painted mechanical dog, its speaker emitting a synthesized electronic voice.

Several nimble drones passed behind the robotic dog and disappeared into the other end of the corridor.

“That key target is probably inside the apartment. To be on the safe side, I suggest we send more people here.” Chen Yi walked over, kicked aside the fake man’s corpse, and opened the door a little.

As Chen Yi spoke, he also introduced the security system of the apartment building.

"It has the power of an evil spirit and a physique far exceeding that of a spider-man... According to you, it does seem quite difficult to deal with."

"Is there any strategy to deal with this?" Chen Yi asked the other party.

"Wait a minute, Chen." The synthesized voice suddenly paused, delivering bad news.

"Our drones discovered the remains of multiple security personnel in the rooftop corridor, making it difficult to determine the exact number."