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

Good heavens, these bottles of wine must be worth hundreds of millions, right? Oh well, whatever, I can't afford to lose them anyway. Chen Yi thought to himself for no reason.

Then he smashed another bottle.

Chen Yi swept the bottles away, case by case, smashing them all at the entrance.

He could already see the tall, fake man destroying the outermost shelf.

Knowing when to quit while he was ahead, Chen Yi returned to the warehouse shelves and jumped up to grab the edge of the ventilation opening.

"Damn it!" A sudden, sharp pain shot through his right arm, as if his entire hand was about to be severed.

The strength of one hand was simply not enough for him to climb up the ventilation duct, so he had to give up and turn to look at the doorway.

Damn it, now I really have to be myself in the fire.

Without hesitation, Chen Yi raised his gun and fired the final shot at the warehouse floor.

A dazzling light shot out from the muzzle of the gun, striking the concrete floor of the warehouse and sending up a shower of sparks.

The spark fell rapidly to the ground, and before it cooled, it ignited the alcohol on the ground and the particles evaporating in the air.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yi paused for a moment, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

So this is my cheat code?

He stared intently as the flames spread.

The flames first licked the alcohol on the ground, then, as if they came to life, crawled along the liquid towards the cardboard box, towards the shelf, and towards the fake mannequin that thought it had successfully caught its prey.

The edges of the cardboard box curled, blackened, and then burst into flames. The flames leaped onto the shelves, illuminating the entire warehouse.

The light and shadow danced on the wall, like something was dancing.

Chen Yi stared at the ball of fire and suddenly realized it wasn't so scary after all.

Death approached again, and he was calmer than he had imagined.

......

"Hey! What are you standing there for?" A sleeve fell on his shoulder, pulling him back to reality.

"I'll pull you up, hurry!" Aoyama Nanami's anxious expression was reflected in his pupils.

"Thank you." Chen Yi jumped up decisively, grabbed the edge of the vent with one hand, and handed his injured hand to the other person to hold.

Aoyama Nanami gripped his wrist tightly and pulled him upwards with all her might.

The flames spread, and the heat licked at their senses.

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Newborn: Chapter Ten - Aftermath

The height inside the ventilation duct was not high enough for a normal person to stand and walk, but driven by the instinct to escape, the two managed to get outside before the thick smoke filled the ventilation duct.

"What should we do next?" Aoyama Nanami turned to look at Chen Yi.

"The rescue... should be arriving soon." Chen Yi patted his pocket; he'd left his phone inside the convenience store.

"What time is it now?" He looked at Aoyama Nanami.

“…I don’t know.” Aoyama Nanami shook her head, but her ears were very sharp as she heard the footsteps. “It’s the Anomaly Threat Security Division’s response team. I heard their alarm earlier.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful flashlight shone on the two of them, so bright that Chen Yi couldn't open his eyes.

With a swift release of his right hand, Chen Yi threw the pistol to the ground and slowly raised both hands.

"I am Inspector Matsushita from the Abnormal Threat and Security Division of the Chiba Prefectural Police Station. Is it still inside?" The leading officer gestured for his colleague to lower his gun before asking Chen Yi.

"...Yes, and they should still be alive." He glanced back at the smoking ventilation duct, then added after a moment's thought, "Not necessarily."

"It seems we'll have to temporarily call up a fire brigade." Inspector Matsushita turned on his walkie-talkie and quickly reported this to his superiors.

"Alright, you guys go back with Inspector Kobayashi first, he'll make all the arrangements for you." Inspector Matsushita waved his hand and called out one of the young men in the team.

"Kobayashi, let's take this student to the hospital first. His hand looks badly injured." Only after Matsushita reminded him did Chen Yi realize that his right arm was swollen and looked quite gruesome.

“Chen Jun…” Aoyama Nanami looked over with some concern.

"It should just be a fracture." After the adrenaline slowly subsided, the pain gradually surfaced. Chen Yi frowned and indicated that the other party did not need to worry.

"What do you mean 'just' a fracture?" The other person's voice suddenly turned dissatisfied, and they pushed Chen Yi to leave.

"Ah..." Chen Yi wanted to say something, but then Aoyama Nanami shoved him into the police car.

......

"By the way, is the Anomaly Threat Security Division under the police system?" Looking at the other person's uniform, Chen Yi suddenly asked a very stupid question.

Nonsense, if they weren't part of the police system, why would they be wearing police uniforms?

"That's true. However, some special handling teams are directly under the National Security Bureau. Those teams are expert groups specifically responsible for high-risk cases," Inspector Kobayashi answered patiently.

“Directly under the State Security Bureau? No wonder the rescue vehicles from a few days ago didn’t have sirens blaring…” Chen Yi muttered to himself.

Wait a minute, doesn't that mean we were basically facing off against elite monsters a few days ago?

"A few days ago? Chen Jun also encountered this a few days ago?" Aoyama Nanami suddenly asked.

Was it the day I mistook you for a fake?

"...It was that day."

"Waaah, it's all my fault..." Aoyama Nanami immediately put on a guilty expression.

"It's not your fault, Senior Aoyama. Because I'm the protagonist, it's my duty to be taken care of by the fake people every day..." Chen Yi was already feeling a bit tired, so he simply closed his eyes.

The cool leather of the seat felt comfortable against the back of his neck.

"Pfft." Aoyama Nanami couldn't help but laugh. "What protagonist? If you're the protagonist, then what am I?"

"You are my Han Xin, Bai Qi, and Zhou Yafu." He chuckled twice, as if recalling something funny.

“But speaking of the protagonist…” A few thoughts flashed in Chen Yi’s eyes.

"Weren't all the bullets from that pistol the same type?" he asked Aoyama Nanami.

"If you're going to say something... yes, the store manager only left one box of regular 9mm in the convenience store." Aoyama was puzzled by his question, but thought about it carefully before answering.

"I see." Chen Yi said knowingly.

He clearly remembered that the last bullet fired was somewhat different from the previous ones.

So, his so-called "golden touch" is probably related to "guns".

He recalled the gun in the house, and that guess that was most likely a hallucination.

There must be some connection between them.

"Officer Kobayashi, I have a question to ask." He spoke to Kobayashi, who was driving.

"Can a bullet ignite alcohol?"

“Generally speaking, no.” Kobayashi paused for a moment before answering slowly.

“When a regular bullet leaves the barrel, the bullet itself is cold. In this case, even if you shoot through a container filled with highly concentrated alcohol, you cannot ignite the alcohol through the heat carried by the bullet itself.”

"However, bullets can indirectly ignite alcohol by shooting a metal object to create a spark, which can then be used to ignite the alcohol."

"But this situation is also very demanding—it requires a high concentration of alcohol vapor in the area where the spark is generated."

"The third type is chemical warheads, also known as tracer rounds or incendiary rounds."

"This type of warhead emits light and heat during flight, and its temperature can easily ignite alcohol."

"Of course, if some of the alcohol has evaporated, the ignition effect will be even better."

"Chen, why are you suddenly asking this?"

"It's nothing, just a sudden thought," Chen Yi brushed it off, and Patrolman Kobayashi didn't pursue the matter, continuing to focus on driving.

"..." Aoyama Nanami's mind was working quickly. She looked at Chen Yi's profile, hesitated, and finally chose to swallow her doubts and pretend to be nonchalant while playing with her hair.

......

"Young man, your injury is quite serious. Did you continue exercising after a fracture?" The doctor glanced at the X-ray.

He glanced at Chen Yi.

"To survive," Chen Yi said succinctly.

"A fake human? That's pretty unlucky, but since he survived, you could say he's quite lucky," the middle-aged doctor casually remarked.

Haha, encountering two imposters in four days, is that lucky? I doubt it. Chen Yi chuckled to himself.

Holy crap, medical bills are so expensive!

"Alright, let's head to the police station now. We need specific information about the attack." After a quick treatment of his fractured bone, Chen Yi and Aoyama Nanami got back into Officer Kobayashi's car.

"We've arrived." The hospital and the police station weren't far apart, just one intersection away. Just as they got out of the car, two police cars drove away from the gate.

"Please come inside, you two."

......

"You encountered two fake humans?" The policewoman, who was taking notes, paused and looked up to confirm.

"Yes, while the tall dummy at the entrance was trying to break through, we were attacked by another dummy in the warehouse." Chen Yi frowned, he really couldn't figure out which side it had come from.

The ventilation ducts hanging from the warehouse ceiling showed no signs of intrusion, meaning there was another exit inside the warehouse that he was unaware of.

"The officers at the scene did not believe that the two decoys were hunting together," another officer speculated, tapping on his report.

"It's more like it was hidden in the warehouse for a while and then just happened to be discovered by the victim."

The officer showed a set of freshly taken photos.

Some of the pictures were of that man from before... his body was in such a horrific state that even Chen Yi couldn't bear to look at it.

"You mean... there's a fake human that's been hiding in the warehouse all along?" Aoyama Nanami's voice trembled.

"We can't rule out that possibility. Of course, there could also be some kind of entrance, but the staff on site haven't found it yet."

"Resign...I must resign..." Aoyama Nanami seemed frightened and kept muttering to herself.

"Don't be afraid," Chen Yi patted her shoulder to comfort her. "Even if there were ten or eight hiding inside, they'd all be burned to death by now."

"Speaking of fire... I shouldn't have to compensate the shop owner for the loss, right?" Suddenly realizing something was wrong, Chen Yi felt uneasy.

"I just asked the shop owner," the policewoman replied. "He said that he wouldn't be held liable for emergency avoidance, and that he had full insurance coverage."

Well, the shop owner is a really honest person.

Newbie: Is Chapter 11 a cheat code...? Probably not?

After giving their statements at the Public Security Bureau, the two were finally released.

When I left, I was still riding in Inspector Kobayashi's car.

"My home is in Hemu Apartment on xx Road..." Chen Yi, who was thinking, was interrupted by this familiar place name.

"You live in Hemu Apartment?"

"Hey? Mr. Chen? Do you live there too?"

"No, I live in Anshan Apartments next door."

"That's quite close! I need to visit often!"

"Hmm."

Chen Yi answered casually, then became absorbed in his own world again.

It wasn't that he didn't want to chat with pretty girls, nor was it that he was too tired; rather, he discovered something very important.

There weren't as many fake people on the street as I'd imagined.

From the convenience store where the incident occurred all the way to the hospital, and then from the Public Security Bureau all the way back home... not to mention fake people, I didn't even see a stray dog ​​on the way.

This doesn't quite match his initial impression of the world.

He had previously searched online for numerous cases of staged attacks...

No.