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

The two spent the whole night in fear by the window, only to receive the belated message from Chen Yishan the next day.

"I have one too, but unfortunately I don't remember taking a picture. Simply put, this thing can potentially interfere with sensory perception, creating hallucinations and auditory hallucinations. I heard the sound of high heels at the door, and then there was a huge face outside the window."

Chen Yi's brief description listed most of the information in great detail. When Yotsuya Miko and Yui Yuigahama checked it, they found that most of it was the same.

'Also, when it's outside the window, it will say the homeowner's name and ask if they're home. It seems to have no physical form; it disappears after being attacked.'

"What do you mean... to say the homeowner's name?" Yui Hama thought for a moment, then couldn't help but shudder.

"Isn't this... a death sentence?"

'Mr. Chen, what happened after that?'

Yui Yuigahama pressed for an answer.

"After what?" Chen Yi asked, puzzled.

"No, that's all. They only came once all night, and haven't come back since. I'm planning to go to the vintage store today to see if they have a VCR; maybe the tapes have clues to solve the problem."

Chen Yi replied.

'Watching the cursed videotape...that's dangerous!'

Yuihama replied hastily.

"Instead of reacting passively, we should actively look for clues," Chen Yi explained.

Besides, he didn't intend to watch it himself; didn't he have two humanoid girls by his side who were completely immune to mental attacks?

"However, I don't recommend you look at it, because this kind of thing is still dangerous. Let's wait for my clues."

'Then... Mr. Chen, please be careful.'

Knowing she couldn't persuade him, Yuihama sighed and decided to discuss with Yotsuya Miko what to do next.

......

"Why didn't you come to your online class again? Skipping other classes is one thing, but have you forgotten that I remember your ID?"

Chen Yi was sitting in the passenger seat looking at the scenery when a phone call suddenly came in.

"Hiratsuka-sensei, I'm in trouble again."

Concise and concise.

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka remained silent for a moment.

"What's wrong? Can I help you?"

"Here's what happened: Yuigahama and I each found a videotape..."

Chen Yi recounted the whole story in detail. Hiratsuka Shizuka listened without responding, seemingly deep in thought.

I'll come to your place tonight.

Hiratsuka Shizuka made her decision.

"No need, Hiratsuka-sensei, I can handle things here. Why don't you go and take care of Yuihama-san? She probably isn't very good at handling these kinds of things."

"...Alright, then be careful." Hiratsuka thought for a moment and realized that Chen Yi had encountered fake people more frequently and intensely than the Public Safety Committee's field operations department, so he decided to trust Chen Yi's abilities.

After the battle with the Boiling Ones, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt that ordinary pseudo-humans could no longer do anything to Chen Yi.

......

"The Boiling One..."

Dr. Maru was sorting through a large pile of medical records when he came across Chen Yi's initial diagnostic report.

Unexpectedly, in less than two months, this young man, who has recently been infected with the Boiling Point phenomenon, has solved a mystery that has shrouded veterans around the world for nearly eighty or ninety years.

"It's truly remarkable."

After looking at it for a while, Dr. Maruki organized Chen Yi's medical report and put it into the filing cabinet as well.

"The zoo incident, let me see..."

Dr. Maruki picked up the SWAT team's psychological evaluation report, sat down, and began to read it slowly.

This report was not issued by him alone. In the field of psychology, ATSS has a specially appointed team of six psychologists with more than ten years of experience. Their level of expertise is definitely not comparable to his.

However, after conducting the evaluation, all six psychologists came to the same conclusion: nothing was wrong.

This is the most dangerous part, because in the past, no matter what mission it was, as long as it involved the life safety of the police officers themselves, it was impossible to be without pressure.

But the team that had gone missing and been evacuated acted as if nothing had happened, chatting and laughing in the isolation ward and even playing cards from time to time.

"However, I remember that this team was clearly exposed to the cognitive contamination source of the fake people in the police reports."

For some reason, Dr. Maruki felt a chill run down his spine.

"There was no memory distortion; I have a clear understanding of the entire process of my mission..."

"A white elephant with long ears...a rabbit...no, that's not right..."

Dr. Maruki attempted to find a breakthrough by examining the psychological dialogue records.

"Wait a minute, I'm not a detective, why should I worry about this..."

Dr. Maru realized he had been thinking too deeply, chuckled, and turned his attention back to the test results for bodily fluids and hormone levels.

As we've seen before, most indicators are normal, but everyone knows that this so-called normality is actually the most abnormal part.

But there wasn't a single clue.

Dr. Maruki pondered for a moment, and a chilling thought flashed through his mind.

What if... they're not members of the SWAT team, but... "tourists"?

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 251 The Cursed Videotape

Chapter 251

Echo Team was one of the teams that confronted the source of the pollution directly.

Five manuscripts with different handwriting but identical content were left behind during the removal from the site.

Zoo visitor guidelines.

First, they claimed they were unaware of the manuscript, and second, they showed no sense of urgency in confronting the threat from the imposters.

There was no pressure, and not even the feeling of surviving a disaster.

"Tsk." Dr. Maruki slammed the report back onto the table and stared blankly at the ceiling.

The truth has been revealed; cognitive pollution has not been eliminated, but has even worsened, to the point that it may have altered identity recognition... ATSS should also be aware of this.

However, it seems the case has been taken over by the Public Safety Commission... and related information may not be available again.

"Oh, I almost forgot that I seem to know someone in the police force... They should still be alive, I haven't been in contact with them for a while."

Dr. Maruki didn't have high hopes. Ultimately, his main purpose in choosing to investigate the case in depth was to treat those SWAT team members.

However, conventional treatments seem to be ineffective at present, because they don't even realize they have a problem.

The only way to address this is to start at the source, which is the zoo and the sources of pollution within it. Only by understanding the truth can we find the right solution.

......

"I never expected a young person like you would make a special trip to a place like this to hunt for treasures..."

The owner of the antique shop was an old man dressed in clothing resembling that of the millennium era, and he was also holding a palm-leaf fan in his hand.

"Let me see if there's a video recorder."

"VCR? I'm sorry, the extra VCR in the store was sold to someone else a few days ago... This old antique has been with me for decades, and it's not for sale."

The old man expressed his regret.

"Can I leave my tape here?" Chen Yi asked.

"That's fine, please go ahead."

The old man didn't force Chen Yi to buy anything before leaving. In the end, he opened this shop because he wanted to meet more people who liked nostalgia and exchange their treasures and experiences.

"Sir, for your safety, I don't recommend that you watch from the side. Just teach me how to use it."

Chen Yi kindly reminded the other party.

"...Could it be a cursed videotape?"

The old man's tone hardened.

"you know?"

“The middle-aged man who came to the store to buy something last time said the same thing. I told him that I could play it in the store, and he said that for my safety, he wanted to buy a video recorder to play at home.”

"..."

"The cursed videotape...is it famous?" Chen Yi pressed.

"Well, it was a well-known legend in our generation, after all, videotapes were a very popular medium. But in this generation... the reach has dropped significantly."

"So, do you know what's inside, sir?"

"As for the content, it's nothing more than the same old well, automatically turning diary, countdown clock... and so on. It's all over the place, but I've never seen the actual thing."

"Have you never suspected that ghost stories are related to fake people?"

"Some ghost stories are indeed related to fake people, but most of them are just fabrications. Compared to their connection with fake people, many ghost stories originated from baseless rumors, which were then spread by a group of idle young people."

The old man dismissed it with disdain.

"So what do you think is the probability that this videotape is real?"

Chen Yi stared at the old man, making him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"It's probably fake. After all, information is so readily available in modern society, and many so-called ghost stories from the past have been proven false. Besides, there haven't been any cases related to the videotape..."

"I see, thank you, sir."

Chen Yi sat down, put the tape into the VCR, and pressed play.

......

"Huh? Hiratsuka-sensei is coming over?"

Yotsuya Miko finished packing her things, but then she heard Yuihama's reply.

She planned to take Yuihama back to her house today because it was a bit dangerous for her to stay alone, but she was worried about her younger brother and mother at home.

"Yes, Professor Hiratsuka learned about the strange things that happened to us from Xiao Chen, and decided to come and protect us..."

Yuihama explained.

"Shall we wait for Hiratsuka-sensei to arrive here before going back to my house?" Yotsuya Miko suggested.

A larger group of people is better able to cope with danger.

"Yes, yes, I'll let Hiratsuka-sensei know."

Yuihama gave an 'OK' sign.

"Speaking of which..."

Yotsuya Miko walked to the window and touched the cracks on it.

There was no blood on the windowsill.

This raised questions for her.

Combining the missing landing sound from last night with the clue of the eight-foot-tall man's disappearance...

"Could it be that the Eight-Foot Man is a fake? Or some kind of hallucination?"

Yotsuya Miko deduced a conclusion similar to Chen Yi's.

Then they encountered the same problem as Chen Yi: insufficient clues.

"So Mr. Chen is taking the risk of checking the videotape..."

Yotsuya Miko understood Chen Yi's plan.

......