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

Zhou Ke'er was halfway through jumping into the sea when she was suddenly pinned to the stone wall by a sharp sword that flew from the sky. Blood dripped from the wound on her shoulder into the sea, spreading out in circles of red on the surface of the water.

A moment later, a figure appeared in the distance. A slender woman stepped on the sea and rushed toward Zhou Ke'er at an astonishing speed. Behind her, the water splashed up as she stepped on the sea, creating a very impressive scene.

The woman had a slightly heroic face, but her movements did not show any masculinity. Instead, she was very beautiful and had a very dashing appearance.

"Could it be that Draco has arrived in such a short time? That can't be!"

Zhou Ke'er, who was pinned down, really didn't expect such a change to happen. Her already meager stamina was further reduced to an extremely dangerous level by this sword strike. Not to mention, due to gravity, Zhou Ke'er was also unable to control herself as she slowly fell towards the sea below, and the wound on her shoulder was widened by the sharp sword blade.

Fortunately, this situation didn't last long. The woman rushed in front of Zhou Ke'er, swiftly pulled out the slender sword stuck in Zhou Ke'er's body, and using the momentum to push off the sea with her toes, grabbed Zhou Ke'er's collar, and leaped onto the shore, landing steadily on the ground. Then, as if with great practice, she casually held the sword to Zhou Ke'er's neck, and before even seeing what was happening, she coldly said, "Release Cynthia, or I'll kill her!"

That extremely unique, hoarse voice was undoubtedly that of Draco, who had just received the call.

"Great...Great Madam! This is a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, it's like family fighting family members! Actually, I'm on your side! Didn't you see Princess Cynthia over there unharmed?"

Before anyone else could react, Zhou Ke'er immediately burst into tears and cried out to Delac, who was holding her, pointing at Long Aotian, whose maniacal laughter hadn't yet faded, "It's him! He tried to harm Princess Cynthia! Look at all these injuries I'm covered in, all from protecting Princess Cynthia! I've served the Party and the State, I've shed blood for the Party and the State! You must investigate this thoroughly!"

These words were spoken with such sincerity that, if Cynthia hadn't just been there, she would have almost believed that this was the truth.

"You... talking nonsense! You despicable commoner, I have never seen such a shameless person!"

Long Aotian was shocked upon hearing this and immediately rebuked him angrily.

"Hmph! A spineless dog dares to bark and howl in front of two armies! Now that the Japanese commander—ah, no, His Highness Prince Delacroix—has arrived, you traitor, why don't you surrender immediately?!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately snorted coldly, and was picked up by Delacroix. She arrogantly shouted at Long Aotian, taking advantage of her master's power.

"Yakamashi!"

Drak was driven crazy by the two arguing and couldn't help but yell angrily. Although she had no idea what was going on, she didn't intend to. She simply raised her sword and pointed it at Long Aotian, saying coldly, "Demon, die!"

"The Japanese officer is right! They should all be killed! The Japanese officer is truly wise!"

Zhou Ke'er fawned over him.

"Hey Hey hey!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit was shocked upon hearing this, "We're in cahoots, you bastard! Don't drag me into this!"

Upon hearing this, Delacroix glared coldly at Zhou Ke'er, "Succubus, untrustworthy, kill!"

Having said that, he raised his sword to stab, but Cynthia, who had finally realized what was happening, quickly stopped him, saying, "Your Highness, spare him! Don't kill him yet!"

Draco was taken aback by what he heard, but he didn't ask why. He simply tossed Zhou Ke'er aside and looked at Long Aotian and Lengchitu.

"Mr. Madam! We're in cahoots! It's him, it's him who's up to no good! I didn't do anything!"

Seeing this, Cold-Eat Rabbit knew that Zhou Ke'er was completely unreliable, so it quickly tried to distance itself from the situation and hurriedly waved its hand in denial.

"Tch, just a mere NPC. Killing me isn't that easy! What a joke, I'm Long Aotian!"

Long Aotian immediately grabbed a standard-issue longsword from the side and threw it violently at Delacroix.

"Completely haphazard; that's not how you use a sword."

Seeing Long Aotian casually toss the sword over, Draco frowned and immediately drew his sword to parry at lightning speed.

"Sir, watch out! You've fallen for a trap! Get out of that sword!"

While pretending to be concerned for Delacroix, Zhou Ke'er shouted loudly, and at the same time quietly retreated without making a sound.

He had a well-thought-out plan. If his shout worked, it could at least serve as a pledge of loyalty. If it backfired and distracted Drak, causing him to fall into a trap, Zhou Ke'er could take advantage of the two fighting to sneak away.

Well, running away doesn't seem to make any difference, the mission is bound to fail if we do it this way, but... oh well, failure is failure, as long as he doesn't die.

However, although Draco heard Zhou Ke'er's words, he remained completely unmoved, only saying in a hoarse voice: "Dance of the Moon, Form 321, Full Moon".

Immediately, a sword light, too sharp to be seen with the naked eye, flashed past and instantly shredded the standard longsword that had been thrown at him.

but...

"Useless, useless, useless! This skill's characteristic is that it will definitely activate once I throw it! It doesn't matter if the weapon is damaged!"

Seeing this, Long Aotian remained unfazed, instead laughing arrogantly and continuing to hurl standard weapons at Delacroix. "What swordsmanship? Money is the true path! Paying to win can be any path, including swordsmanship!"

As expected, the standard longsword, which Draco had shattered, still exploded with a "bang," raising a cloud of smoke.

"Queen!"

Upon seeing this, Cynthia instinctively shouted loudly. Zhou Ke'er curled her lip indifferently and ran quickly towards the beach, muttering to herself, "What the hell are you yelling for! Don't you know the 'no harm in smoke' principle?"

"Hey! Running away without me is so unfair! And weren't you just trying to trick me?!"

Lengchitu, who had been running away with Zhou Ke'er, suddenly complained as he hurriedly slipped to her side.

"Sigh, what can I do? Better to die a nun than a poor monk..."

Before Zhou Ke'er could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Long Aotian, who launched himself at her in a bizarre manner. "Hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you! This is my real purpose! I'll take your heart!"

"Holy crap! What kind of aberrant species is this?! A fire barrier!"

Zhou Ke'er was startled by Long Aotian's appearance and immediately launched a fire barrier. However, Long Aotian showed no fear and charged straight into the fire barrier without stopping.

"I'm telling you, look how persistent he is, why don't you just give in to him?"

While complaining, Lengchitu quickly moved away from Zhou Ke'er.

"Hey! That's so disloyal of you!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately quickened her pace, changed direction, and slipped away towards Cynthia.

"There's no way around it, the dead bald monk can't die, so this young lady has to!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit felt no remorse whatsoever and naturally returned the same words, enjoying watching Zhou Ke'er make a fool of herself.

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187. The Great Rescue of the Heroes (Part 24)

"Damn it! Looks like this is the only way! Take this: Demonic Inferno Piercing Whirlwind Spiral Black Wheel Thunder Roar Cannon Seven Styles!"

Seeing Long Aotian rapidly approaching, Zhou Ke'er had no choice but to raise her right hand towards him, shouting an impromptu, made-up name as a deterrent. In reality, she was just using the ring's special effect two to slow down Long Aotian's speed.

"This is!"

Long Aotian felt his speed suddenly stop and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Didn't expect that, did you! Now you know how powerful my Stellar Cooling Cannon is!"

Seeing Long Aotian's momentary surprise, Zhou Ke'er immediately retorted arrogantly.

"It wasn't this just a moment ago! And why did the name suddenly become so much shorter?!"

Upon hearing this, Cold-Eat Rabbit couldn't help but blurt out a sarcastic remark.

"Only smart people can change skill names, what do you know, you idiot?!"

Amidst her busy schedule, Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes and replied.

Just as Long Aotian was slowed down by Zhou Ke'er, a figure suddenly emerged from the rising smoke. It was none other than Delac. Although she had withstood several explosions head-on, and her clothes were so torn that her private parts were exposed, she did not seem to be injured.

"Insulting the way of the sword is unforgivable!"

Draco's already cold face now showed barely suppressed rage, and he immediately drew his sword again and charged towards Long Aotian.

Seeing Draco charging towards him, and with himself already slowed down, Long Aotian seemed to have no conventional means to deal with the situation. He immediately stopped, watching Draco approach, and gritted his teeth, saying each word clearly, "You can be proud that you've managed to push the perfect me to this point! But don't think that's all I have to offer; you're far from it! I didn't originally intend to use this move..."

However, in the face of Long Aotian's words, Delac did not stop at all. Instead, he moved even faster and in just a few breaths, he had already rushed in front of Long Aotian, raising his sword as if to stab him.

Zhou Ke'er immediately seized the opportunity to hide behind Cynthia, using Cynthia to shield herself, and tried to use her verbal skills to distract Long Aotian with trash talk, "Oh! Lord Long, you have such a big official air about you! You talk a lot of nonsense, like a cow wearing a bra, one after another, but now you're still stuck with your hands in your pants, aren't you finished?"

"...Saya's Song..."

Long Aotian ignored Zhou Ke'er's foul mouth, simply watching as Draco's sword pierced his body, then calmly uttered a few words.

If Zhou Ke'er hadn't been so good at hearing, she almost wouldn't have heard it.

As he finished speaking, a sound that was difficult to describe in words, seemingly chaotic yet inexplicably in accordance with the rhythm of some kind of chanting or prayer, or, to use Long Aotian's own words, a "song," appeared. It was clearly just a sound, yet it seemed as viscous as a substance, like a black mist slowly crawling and wriggling in the air.

Upon hearing it, one seems to vividly conjure up images of boundless blood and nauseating, writhing fragments before their eyes.

Such a sound came from Long Aotian without warning. It was originally a very faint sound, like a rustling, but in the blink of an eye it became like a whisper in his ear.

The coffee shop, still affected in the distance, nearly scattered the entire undead, not to mention Drak, who was closest to Long Aotian and bore the brunt of the attack.

In an instant, it felt as if her brain had been struck by a heavy blow, as if something invisible had directly entered her mind and wreaked havoc. She could not even control her movements. Instinctively, she loosened her grip on the sword hilt and staggered back several steps, as if she were staring at something extremely terrifying. She couldn't help but tremble all over.

“I originally… really, really didn’t want to use this tactic. I’ve said it before, you guys have every right to be proud of pushing me to this point.”

Long Aotian's voice was eerie, as if it had been forcibly ripped from this world by some unknown energy. It was subtle and heavy, yet it seemed to float directly into everyone's ears, like the sound of static on a television screen, filled with a noisy and unpleasant graininess.

"This is a forbidden skill that can lead to some unpredictable and long-term effects. Not only will it lower my sanity cap, but it may also attract the attention of more strange beings. And... most importantly, it will make my perfect appearance so ugly and disgusting."

As Long Aotian's voice faded, his entire appearance became distorted, and countless pieces of flesh seemed to melt and flow down, resembling a writhing, piled-up mass of meat, barely able to maintain a human form, causing a mental shock to those who saw it.

Looking at the others who had unknowingly fallen down, Zhou Ke'er scratched her head awkwardly. Although Long Aotian's current appearance was a bit strange, he was still not as exciting as the demonized Wu Ziqi from the previous module. She estimated that his threat level was also far lower than Wu Ziqi's. If Zhou Ke'er still had a pseudo-godhood that she could unleash, she could crush him like a child. Unfortunately, she didn't have it anymore, which made her very angry.

Moreover... he didn't seem to feel anything when he saw Long Aotian's appearance, and his sanity didn't even drop much, probably because the source of mutation within Zhou Ke'er was at work.

Long Aotian didn't say anything more, but slowly crawled towards Zhou Ke'er. Zhou Ke'er took two seconds to consider the comparison of the strength of the enemy and herself, and then began to think about how to die in a more dignified way.

Hmm... I guess I'll just commit suicide after all? The remaining mana is enough to summon a few more Nether Claws, but using a skeletal hand to slit my wrists... wouldn't that be too painful? Just thinking about it hurts... a blunt knife cutting an artery... playing the piano with a major artery...

Oh dear, this is absolutely not going to work, it's too painful, it's such a dilemma!

Just as Zhou Ke'er was racking her brains about how to commit suicide, a system notification suddenly sounded.

[Main quest objective detected: Hero (Taiga Aisaka), has lost vital signs.]

[Whether the individual is alive is being determined...]

[Judgment: The hero (Taiga Aisaka) has lost vital signs and has been contaminated by an unknown energy. The success rate of the resurrection magic is zero. She is judged to be dead.]

[Mission failed...]

[Module is currently processing settlement...]

[The player is about to exit the mod.]

[Countdown: 6...5...]

"No! Absolutely not!!"

Upon seeing this series of timely system notifications, Long Aotian was immediately alarmed and roared in protest, then accelerated and pounced on Zhou Ke'er without regard for anything else.

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188. The Great Rescue of the Heroes (Completed)