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

Wu Ziqi was caught completely off guard and suffered a severe blow, leaving him almost powerless to fight back. He even felt a sense of oppression, as if he were facing death. Shocked and unwilling, he roared and swung his tentacles at Zhou Ke'er.

But Zhou Ke'er ignored him; he was having a great time!

"The world has become filthy again!"

As Zhou Ke'er's indifferent voice rang out, towering waves suddenly surged from all directions, engulfing Wu Ziqi and instantly submerging her without a sound.

Jun Lian and the others, who were standing in the safe zone behind Zhou Ke'er, were so shocked that they couldn't say a word and just stared blankly.

Zhou Ke'er waved her hand and threw a bunch of skills at Wu Ziqi without even looking at them. She tapped through the skill bar from beginning to end, and after half a minute, she hadn't even gotten a quarter of the way through.

This God-like character template... is too buggy.

Just then, the sky suddenly darkened, and countless eerie whispers leaked from a pitch-black crack that had suddenly split open...

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161. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Female Character (Part Seventeen)

A huge crack gradually appeared in the sky and stretched across the entire sky in an instant, which reminded Zhou Ke'er of a myth from an ancient Celestial Empire.

Then the crack suddenly trembled and tore open in the blink of an eye—it turned out to be not a crack at all, but an eye.

The dark sleeping hole revealed violence and chaos, but there also seemed to be a struggling expression, as if it was casting a pleading look at Zhou Ke'er.

"help me!"

A very childish voice, whose gender was difficult to discern, suddenly appeared in Zhou Ke'er's mind. Before Zhou Ke'er could distinguish it carefully, an indescribable sense of rejection followed, as if Zhou Ke'er's existence was being "stripped away," as if the world was driving Zhou Ke'er away.

Instantly, countless tiny spatial cracks appeared around him, and black debris flew everywhere.

This level of rejection may not bother him much now, but once the time limit is over... he will be torn to shreds immediately, without a doubt.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er immediately unleashed a barrage of skills at the eye.

I just don't know if God, well, God who has reached the rank of archangel, can match the heavenly order of a world.

Theoretically speaking, Zhou Ke'er felt that there shouldn't be much of a problem. After all, this was just the Heavenly Dao of a small world, while God, in the main world, was a supreme god as long as he wasn't compared to those great beings. Crushing a small Heavenly Dao shouldn't be too difficult... right?

However, this conjecture could not be confirmed. At that moment, everything around them—the churning dark clouds, the flying debris—all seemed to freeze, as if time itself had stopped.

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er had a vague premonition and subconsciously shouted, "Smash! Waludo!"

Immediately afterward, the spatial rift beside them inexplicably widened, merging into one in the blink of an eye. A tall, thin, dark-skinned man emerged from it, surveyed his surroundings, and finally looked at Zhou Ke'er with a helpless expression. He sighed and said, "We meet again. It seems like only yesterday we last met. Why are you going to destroy the world again? Are you the Great Demon King?!"

"Hey! How dare you slander me out of thin air! I'm saving the world, you know! Can't you see how rotten the Heavenly Dao is?!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately retorted, looking at the man with suspicion and displeasure, "Hey... wait a minute, last time you confiscated my title and gave me a useless item as compensation. Don't tell me you're going to confiscate my item again this time! That's not fair! How can you confiscate a player's item after you've created a bug in the game? Even Ubisoft wouldn't dare to do that!"

"Uh... well..."

The tall, thin man scratched his cheek innocently. Although his face was so dark that his expression was obscured, he still looked completely innocent and said, "No, that's not it. After all, she was the one who wanted to give it to you. If I take it away now, she'll bother me again."

I'm just here to deal with the world's destruction... The "World Destruction/Defense" event isn't even open yet, and if several worlds are destroyed now... it'll be too much trouble to coordinate everything later, and I'll still be the one handling it then...

To avoid unnecessary trouble, I have to stop you before you put this behavior, which would greatly relieve my annoyance, into practice...

"Sigh...they do whatever they want and have a great time, but I have to clean up after them. It's such a hassle."

The tall, thin man looked indignant and couldn't help but complain a long string of things.

Wow... Judging from his words, who designated this equipment for Zhou Ke'er? There must be another conspiracy... Oh well, Zhou Ke'er already has a ton of conspiracies on her hands, one or two more won't make a difference... Besides, might as well use it, this equipment is quite useful... Consuming just one epic item is enough to crush the boss.

And... there's even a world-destroying event going to be held in the future?! That's way too wild! But that'll probably be a long time from now. Right now, players haven't even unlocked character templates yet, so it's definitely impossible for ordinary people to fight with their own strength.

"Speaking of which, I suffered quite a loss this time. Not only did I use up an epic-quality item, but you also stopped me from pushing the boss at the end. If the Heavenly Dao of this world is destroyed, there must be some loot, right? So... let's talk about compensation?"

Zhou Ke'er coughed twice, revealing a mournful expression, and spoke to the man in a serious, almost tearful tone.

"...The original compensation was a special item of epic quality, which would exactly offset the one you consumed... What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin man, with an expression that suggested he had expected Zhou Ke'er to say such a thing, immediately replied.

"Tch, another one with an epic title but essentially just a flashlight? Forget it... In the end, I won't understand how to use it or what its effects are. Won't I just end up using it as a one-time ultimate move like this? Then the world will be destroyed again, and you'll do it all over again... It's a vicious cycle. Aren't you just increasing your workload?"

Zhou Ke'er immediately waved her hand, shaking her head as if to politely decline.

"Hmm, that seems to make sense. Well... what kind of compensation would you like to offer?"

The tall, thin man thought for a moment, nodded thoughtfully, and then asked Zhou Ke'er a question in return.

"You're asking me? I also want a divine artifact, will you give it to me?"

Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes, and before the other person could say anything, she suddenly blurted out, "Watermelon salad burger!"

"Ok?"

The tall, thin man didn't turn around properly and asked in confusion, "What's that?"

"It's nothing. How about this... why don't you just open the character panel for me directly?"

Maintaining her admirable virtue of not knowing what the pangolin had said, Zhou Ke'er stopped the topic that had suddenly popped up, pursed her lips, and then suggested, "A template for God's divine status, or a cultivation system, would be fine, how about that? That way, I won't lose out by opening the template, and as for you, even if I open the template, I'll start from the lowest level and definitely won't be able to pose a threat to the module world for a long time, right? This is killing two birds with one stone, a win-win situation, don't you think?"

"...So the main thing is that you don't lose out?"

The tall, thin man nodded in agreement.

"Of course, the main thing is that I don't suffer any losses."

Zhou Ke'er nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Alright, alright, I appreciate your straightforwardness. Let's do it this way. I'll change the settings during the module's settlement, increase the module's difficulty, and also count your boss kill as an achievement completion. The character template will be unlocked through the achievement reward. That should do it."

The tall, thin man hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

"Is it that complicated? Can't we just start it now?"

Zhou Ke'er was completely confused and couldn't help but scratch her head.

“We have to follow the procedures. If we don’t follow the rules… it will lead them to tamper with things too! It’s one thing if they mess around, no one cares about them, but if I take the lead in not following the procedures, it’s like sending a signal that the rules can be broken—and then it will end up like last time, making a complete mess of this game.”

The man waved his hand dismissively and shook his head as he explained.

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162. Starting from Zero to Become a Villainous Supporting Actress (The End)

Holy crap! This is a huge amount of information! Did this guy just blurt it out without thinking, or did he deliberately leak it to make Zhou Ke'er suspicious? Or did he think there was no need to hide this kind of thing?

I have absolutely no idea what this guy is thinking... but Zhou Ke'er feels that he is definitely planning something in secret and is about to cause trouble!

And you say there are other things going on and on, but actually you, the seemingly upright guy, are the one who's been doing the most behind the scenes!

Hmph, what thick eyebrows and big eyes? It's people like that who love to betray!

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but grumble to herself, then pressed on, "Oh right, what kind of template are you planning to give me? Is it strong or not? If it's too weak, I'm going to complain!"

"I can't decide that on my own; it's generated by the system's calculations... But since it's unlocked through achievement rewards, it should be related to achievements and this module, right?"

The man answered casually, and with a wave of his hand, he wiped away all the flood that Zhou Ke'er had summoned. He then extracted all the evil energy from the eye, compressed it into a small black bead, and casually put it into his pocket, his movements appearing very practiced.

"Alright, the Heavenly Dao of this world has about ten minutes of self-repair time. During this time, I will go through a procedure to change your task settings. After the changes are completed, you can exit the module."

Oh, by the way, you'd better disable system notifications for now, otherwise being bombarded with them won't be a pleasant experience. That's all, goodbye~

Oh! One more thing... Stop destroying the world!

After saying such a long thing, the man immediately crawled back into the crevice, then suddenly crawled out again, left a sentence, and hurriedly left again, without even giving Zhou Ke'er a chance to speak.

Zhou Ke'er was now certain that this guy was deliberately teasing her before leaving, he was really cunning!

Zhou Ke'er even suspected that this was premeditated, and that maybe the problem with the module's Heavenly Dao was caused by this guy!

Not intending to recklessly break the law after being warned, Zhou Ke'er disabled the system notification in the settings panel.

A few seconds later, time resumed its flow, but the towering waves and the cracked sky were gone, replaced by a clear, cloudless sky, as if everything before had been a dream.

However, the fact that the flesh splattered everywhere due to Zhou Ke'er's attack proves that it was all real.

The ragged Wu Ziqi knelt on the ground in disbelief, but he had lost his monstrous appearance from before. He muttered madly, "This, this is impossible! I, I am the Heavenly Dao! How could the Heavenly Dao lose?! Is this a dream? This is a dream! It's fake, it's all fake! Hahahahahaha! It's all fake! Hahahahahahaha!"

Beside him lay Xiao Ke, still unconscious, but the black mist around him had dissipated, and his brows were relaxed, indicating that he was out of danger. However, no one went forward, and no one spoke; the atmosphere was completely silent.

Zhou Ke'er turned around and looked at Jun Lian and the other two, while glancing at the time limit for the burning of the divine spark.

Hmm, there are about eight minutes left to show off. It seems the time spent stopping just now isn't included in that.

Looking at the three people, Zhou Ke'er suddenly felt playful and prepared to use her superb acting skills to fool... no, to put a perfect end to this module.

Hmph, how can deceiving NPCs be considered deception? Can deceiving players be called deception?

"Who...who are you? You're not Lan Yanran, are you?"

It was Nangong Shi who spoke first. He didn't ask what had happened, but instead asked Zhou Ke'er in a dry voice.

The other two were slightly taken aback upon hearing this. Dongfang Xianyun showed a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something, but ultimately remained silent.

As for Jun Lian, although he was somewhat surprised, he did not show any reaction. After all, he did not know the so-called "Lan Yanran" from before, so whether she was or not was meaningless to him.

"I am... the way of heaven!"

Because of God's divine status, Zhou Ke'er always had a very indifferent and ruthless expression, and even her voice was flat and unwavering. This helped him a lot. Heaven knows how strong the feeling of shame mixed with excitement was when he said such chuunibyou lines!

It excited him so much that he couldn't contain himself. If his expression hadn't been fixed, he might have uncontrollably revealed a flushed face, rapid breathing, and slightly rolled-back eyes!

That's not good, that could be considered a crime or something perverted!

As for his current solemn demeanor, his childish words suddenly become quite convincing.

"The Way of Heaven... what exactly is this...?"

Nangong Shi didn't seem too surprised. It has to be said, being the protagonist, his ability to accept things was indeed strong. "When...when did this start? How is Lan Yanran...?"

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Xianyun suddenly looked up and stared intently at Zhou Ke'er, awaiting her answer.

"Not long ago, I awoke from a deep slumber and chaos, and by chance, I took up residence in this body."

Zhou Ke'er looked at the other person without any emotion. "It is because of me that she is unable to extract the spiritual energy she has now. I originally planned to slowly tell her all the secrets, so as to secretly accumulate my strength and weaken that evil power."

But the plan changed, and you and she faced that evil spirit directly, finding yourselves in dire straits... This must be because I was sensed by that evil spirit.

"With my backup plan, I could have taken her away and made further plans, but she gave up on that. Therefore, I had no choice but to reach an agreement with her, forcibly descending here and being forced to fight that evil entity to the death. Fortunately, I narrowly won by one move; if I had lost, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Junior Sister Lan...did it all for us..."

Dongfang Xianyun immediately understood Zhou Ke'er's unspoken meaning, and murmured with grief and indignation. Then he looked at Zhou Ke'er again and asked with hopeful eyes, "Then now... what about Junior Sister Lan? Since you are the Heavenly Dao, you naturally need to return to your position as soon as possible, right? So, what will happen to Junior Sister Lan then?"

Upon hearing Dongfang Xianyun's question, Junlian immediately perked up, unconsciously clenching his fists without even noticing the sweat forming on his palms.