A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

That altar was definitely not a natural creation. It seemed to be engraved with indescribable and ineffable characters. Even Zhou Ke'er couldn't understand what they were. In fact, when she looked directly at these characters, she would feel a sharp and intense pain, as if something was trying to forcefully penetrate into Zhou Ke'er's consciousness.

The surface of the altar was covered with a red liquid, like fresh blood, which had not dried but was still flowing, as if a sacrificial ceremony had just taken place.

There were remnants of tentacles or chunks of flesh on it, like the remains of some unidentifiable creature. The remains were connected by white, muscle-like lines, mixed with scarlet color, and glistened with an inexplicable luster in the shadows under the liquid that seemed to be blood.

"Where is this place? That was just now..."

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ke'er did not show any panic. Instead, she was calmer than ever before, as if she had entered a "wise man mode". Perhaps it was because she had temporarily detached herself from her physical body and existed purely as a spiritual consciousness.

He looked around again—saying "looked around" might not be quite accurate? Anyway, that's the gist of it—observing the area outside the altar, he found nothing but an endless thick black mist and something that seemed to be hidden within the mist, something that, although imperceptible, gave Zhou Ke'er the feeling that "it was definitely there."

"I came here because of... that patient? That's the only explanation. But it seems he also passed out in the end. Either he wasn't the mastermind, and was just one of the victims... or he also needed to lose consciousness to enter this place, and is likely hiding somewhere watching me now..."

Zhou Ke'er analyzed clearly: "But the problem is, in this place... it seems I don't have a concept of 'where I am.' Temporarily detached from my physical body, in this place, although uncertain, it seems to me I'm in a state of 'unable to determine my location' or 'lost the concept of 'location'..."

So if someone really wanted to harm me this way, what methods would they use? Would they take advantage of me while I'm unconscious to damage my physical body? No, if that were the case, there's no need for that... After all, killing someone as defenseless as me in reality would be an easy thing to do.

Although there were many questions, fortunately, Zhou Ke'er did not dwell on them for too long. Soon, he heard a faint, indistinct chanting coming from the empty altar. It was a language he had never heard before and could not understand.

But it did sound like a sacrificial prayer chanted during some kind of prayer.

Although Zhou Ke'er tried his best to figure out what it meant, and even quickly sifted through the old-era languages ​​he had learned or heard of before—something that would be impossible in reality, since Zhou Ke'er was just an ordinary person and didn't have a computer chip or anything like that embedded in his brain—he could do it very easily now that he was in a pure spiritual state. Even so, he still failed.

There was no language that Zhou Ke'er had ever learned or heard of, not only the languages ​​of the Old Age, but also the various languages ​​of the New Age—although almost everyone used a common language, there were indeed some remaining minority languages—but unfortunately, there were none, not even anything similar.

Not only that, after listening for a while, Zhou Ke'er even felt something foreign... seemingly gradually seeping into his consciousness—he had never heard of any language that could have such power. If he had to say, it was like the "Song of the Sirens" in the legends of the Old Age, possessing the power to bewitch people, making them lose their senses, and thus leading them to destruction.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but have this thought pop into her mind: The most merciful thing about this world is that human thinking cannot fully comprehend all of its contents—let alone fully comprehend them, even understanding the tip of the iceberg of their essence is extremely difficult—but in a way, this is indeed a kind of luck.

Before long, the chanting gradually disappeared into nothingness, and even the traces of the sounds were licked and submerged by the surging, boundless black mist, as if they had never existed at all.

Then, a hazy, indistinct shadow appeared on the altar—no, calling it a shadow would be an exaggeration; it couldn't even be described as a shapely, solid shadow—it was just a jet-black...or pure white light.

It seemed to be a truly contradictory combination. Its color—Zhou Ke'er didn't even dare to definitively say whether it had any color at all—was, according to Zhou Ke'er's inaccurate senses, indeed pitch black and pure white.

No, it's not an alternation of black and white, or sometimes black and sometimes white, but rather... the simplest, exactly as the literal meaning suggests, a color that is both jet black and pure white.

It is indeed difficult to describe, and even more difficult to imagine, this color, but it truly exists here—though perhaps not literally.

The light glanced at Zhou Ke'er. Well, you know I have a hard time describing how the light "glanced at" her; perhaps it's just an unrealistic, subjective feeling.

In short, the beam of light did not show any surprise or doubt about Zhou Ke'er's presence. On the contrary, it gave Zhou Ke'er a sense of entitlement, as if the beam of light thought that Zhou Ke'er should have been there all along.

A few wisps of very faint, almost imperceptible pale gray smoke rose from the altar, most of which seeped into the beam of light, while a small portion disappeared—if Zhou Ke'er wasn't mistaken, it seemed to have entered his consciousness.

Who knows what that thing was... or how it entered Zhou Ke'er's consciousness, but Zhou Ke'er had no means of resistance.

Zhou Ke'er didn't try to ask anything—because he had no mouth. He had tried from the beginning, but he couldn't speak. He was just a lump of consciousness.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er felt a complete darkness before her eyes, and the sensation of her body gradually returned, as if she had put on a piece of clothing after a long time.

It's a strange...incongruous feeling.

Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes—this time she really opened her eyes—and found that she was still in the same room. She could even tell from the clock on the wall that less than a minute had passed.

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141. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character (Zero)

"Well..."

The patient, who had fainted while slumped in the chair, slowly woke up, looked around in confusion, examined his hands, and then covered his forehead, muttering to himself for a while.

"Um... sir, what's wrong with you...?"

Zhou Ke'er, who had regained consciousness a little earlier than the patient, rested her chin on her hand, her eyes half-closed like a flamingo, about to say something, but was unexpectedly interrupted by the patient.

He looked utterly shocked, stood up abruptly, stared blankly at himself, and then looked at Zhou Ke'er with great excitement.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er gripped the coffee cup tightly in her hand.

This guy... is he going to come up and beat someone up? Is he going to cause trouble at a medical facility? If he dares to come, Zhou Ke'er will definitely give him a buff on the spot.

"This is...this is absolutely incredible! It's amazing! Doctor, you're truly amazing! You're much better than those so-called experts!"

Unexpectedly, the patient, filled with excitement and gratitude, said incoherently to Zhou Ke'er, "It's all gone at once! The strange murmurs that had been bothering me these past few days, always appearing in my head, have all disappeared in an instant! Those quack doctors gave me all sorts of medicine, but they didn't help at all. But I never thought that I would be completely cured after just one visit to you!"

"I see, no wonder I felt dizzy as soon as I came in... That's it! You must be an expert in treating this kind of illness. You knew I had this disease as soon as you saw me, and then you cured me instantly using hypnosis!"

"Oh, this..."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her cheek. What's going on? Are people's imaginations really that strong these days?

However... he wasn't wrong. What caused his condition was probably that black mist—the black mist that rushed into Zhou Ke'er's body as soon as he entered. After Zhou Ke'er absorbed it, she naturally recovered...

Wow, isn't Zhou Ke'er a human vacuum cleaner?

"Hmm... well... it is indeed a newly developed treatment, but although it's the most effective method, it still can't guarantee a complete cure..."

Zhou Ke'er looked at the patient, considered it for a moment, and decided to tell a white lie... After all, even if she told him this, he probably wouldn't believe her, and even if he did... it would cause panic, which wouldn't be good. This was a white lie!

Well, the placebo effect works similarly. If you lie and say it's the latest cutting-edge treatment, he'll probably feel a little more at ease, I guess.

We can't just say it's Zhou Ke'er's unique human vacuum cleaner therapy, can we?

"Thank you, thank you so much, doctor! I'm so grateful. I haven't had a good night's sleep in days, and I'm incredibly tired..."

The patient thanked them and hurried out, as if in a rush.

Hmm...something feels really off. This guy is so suspicious...his acting is way too deliberate. His acting...abysmal.

But Zhou Ke'er still didn't expose him.

Well, such a troublesome thing... if others don't want to talk about it, then don't ask.

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For the next hour, no patients came to see the doctor. Feeling bored, Zhou Ke'er put on her gaming bracelet and logged into the game without any qualms.

Lincoln is such a big idiot!

Hmm... who knows, a patient might suddenly come for a consultation later, so we can't queue for the team module. That would be really bad luck, and might even ruin the whole module. Although Zhou Ke'er is committed to doing this, achieving this goal by force quitting is the most tasteless thing to do, and... that's so pointless.

Zhou Ke'er wants to gradually break other players' mentality, then watch them react! That's what a truly hilarious scene would be! Kora!

So Zhou Ke'er chose the single-player module.

It's the simple mode, of course.

Come to think of it, Zhou Ke'er hasn't tried the easy mode yet!

The most important thing about playing games is having fun! So let's definitely try out the easy mode and see how easy it really is!

Without the constraints of a difficult main quest, Zhou Ke'er can now freely engage with the NPCs!

Successfully selected "Easy" and "Single Player" dungeons

Number of people: 1

Loading...

Enjoy the game!

Immediately following, as usual, is an intro CG sequence.

In the serene mountains, the towering mountain gate is shrouded in mist.

Above the mountain gate, several elegant characters were inscribed in a flowing, poetic style: 【Mountain Wind Sect】.

(“Damn, isn’t this the sect mentioned in one of the loops of that death loop module?! They actually have Qi turning into horses! Is this even possible?!” Zhou Ke’er couldn’t help but complain as soon as she saw these words.)

The camera then shifts to a woman with a seductive appearance, the kind that looks like a vixen—well, her features... well, not just her features, but a face modified based on Zhou Ke'er's appearance—she reaches out and grabs a man's hand.

The man was dressed in a clean white robe, with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. He was truly otherworldly, like a banished immortal, detached from the world.

He frowned slightly, without using force, but resolutely shook off the woman's hand, turned around and stood in front of another girl, looking righteous and stern, his brows furrowed as if he were angrily rebuking "Zhou Ke'er".

The girl he was protecting behind him looked petite and pitiful, making people feel sorry for her at first glance.

("Damn? Isn't this just a melodramatic cultivation romance novel? Another naive and sweet female lead? So... it seems I'm the scheming and wicked supporting character?" Zhou Ke'er then remembered that she was under the punishment of "being a female character in the next five games." "Not bad, I like this kind of consistent bitch character, it suits my taste.")

Immediately afterwards, a person who looked like the sect leader or an elder also arrived. After hearing what the man said, he became furious, scolded "Zhou Ke'er," and expelled her from the sect.

Zhou Ke'er left with gritted teeth and venomous eyes.

The scene then shifts.

No, it's several turns.

Zhou Ke'er was seen lobbying various villains who clearly weren't good people, eventually leading a large group of wicked individuals to storm the Mountain Wind Sect. She even killed the old man from the beginning and seemed poised to capture the man and woman alive, but then...

A man who looked like the young master of a demonic sect arrived late and immediately unleashed a full-area AOE attack, instantly wiping out the entire area. "Zhou Ke'er's" side lost all their advantage, and it was clear that he had come to help the girl.

Then, Zhou Ke'er was captured as a matter of course and eventually imprisoned in a place similar to a forbidden area, where she suffered all kinds of torture.

But she was so resilient that no one expected she had a backup plan. The hidden agents she had laid earlier were finally activated, not only gradually taking control of the situation but also reversing public opinion. She was just a little bit away from rescuing "Zhou Ke'er" and pinning the blame on the girl.

but...

The most ridiculous thing is...

Finally, just a hair's breadth away, a traitor in the shadows revealed Zhou Ke'er's entire plan, turning the tide of the attack. The reason? He was... moved by that girl! Moved!

Fall short.

Thus, Zhou Ke'er incurred the wrath of the masses, and her scheme was exposed. She finally died a miserable death after being subjected to the most severe punishment in the sect.