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

Ye Liangchen, who was in pain from suffocation, grabbed Zhou Ke'er's legs with both hands and frantically tried to move them away, but... clearly, in his almost completely powerless position, all his efforts were in vain!

"Still conscious? How pathetic. A life force disproportionate to its strength is a waste..."

Zhou Ke'er grinned and said with a playful smile, grinding her toes twice, "Alright, seeing how much pain you're in, how could I bear to let this go on? I'll give you a quick and painless release. No need to thank me~ It's what I should do."

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202 Strange Things (Part 11)

"...Let him go."

Seeing Ye Liangchen being treated so badly by Zhou Ke'er, Chen Beixuan couldn't contain his anger. Even his usually cold voice was now filled with fury: "I said... let him go!"

"...Let him go?"

Zhou Ke'er tilted her head, looking like she didn't understand, and pointed at Ye Liangchen who was grabbing her calf. "Look carefully, he's the one grabbing me, not me grabbing him... You should make him let go of me."

"..."

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's unreasonable behavior, Chen Beixuan gave up the idea of ​​arguing with her any longer. He immediately grabbed the scissors and attacked Zhou Ke'er fiercely. He was quite confident in his skills and felt that Zhou Ke'er had only escaped by chance because she had a weapon and caught him off guard. Now that the weapon was in his hands, the situation had naturally reversed.

"Sigh...why are there always people like you who can't properly assess themselves and overestimate their abilities?"

Zhou Ke'er spoke in a flippant tone, shrugged with a helpless expression, then suddenly raised her foot and stepped on Ye Liangchen's neck, rushing towards Chen Beixuan. At the same time, she stretched out her right hand and tightly gripped the upper part of Chen Beixuan's right wrist, including the base of his thumb—to prevent Chen Beixuan from copying Zhou Ke'er's previous move to escape, because this way, even if he tried to twist his wrist, it wouldn't have any effect.

Immediately afterward, without giving Chen Beixuan any time to resist, Zhou Ke'er grabbed his wrist tightly with one hand, turned around in a flash, and struck Chen Beixuan's left chest with her elbow.

Chen Beixuan, struck hard in the left chest, couldn't help but lean his body to the right. His right hand was tightly gripped by Zhou Ke'er. Because she was turned around, Zhou Ke'er's back was facing Chen Beixuan. However, she didn't immediately let go and turn around. Instead, she raised her right foot and hooked him from front to back. Chen Beixuan, who had lost his balance, immediately fell forward.

Zhou Ke'er then released her grip at the opportune moment, and Chen Beixuan, who was unable to control his movements in mid-air due to the fall... precisely stabbed Ye Liangchen in the heart with a pair of scissors, successfully taking the first blood.

"Yoshi yoshi yoshi yoshi..."

Before Chen Beixuan could even get up, Zhou Ke'er had already quickly walked up behind him, squatted down, first slapping away his hand still gripping the scissor handle, then wrapping one arm around his neck and tightly strangling him, while the other hand pinched his chin, forcing him to face Ye Liangchen, who was struggling in his death throes. In a very soft yet chilling tone, she said, "Oh dear~ Look how painful it is for this Mr. Ye to die~ He was stabbed in the heart by his own companion with scissors~"

I never imagined you hated your teammate so much! You actually wanted to kill him with your own hands, pretending to attack me but actually sparing my life and delivering the final blow.

"Wow, as expected of Chen Beixuan, he never needs to explain his actions to others. He easily accomplishes what others cannot. He is truly admirable and worthy of respect!"

After a slight pause, Zhou Ke'er changed the subject, "However, it's a pity... we can't let you live! You should log off and spend some time with your friends~"

"...You! Are...a player!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Beixuan couldn't help but show a look of surprise, squeezing out these words with difficulty—because of the man's initial explanation, he had always thought... Zhou Ke'er was just an NPC in this module! He never expected...

"Oh dear, you found out by accident! Oh well! You were only 99.9% going to die before, now you're 100% going to die!"

Zhou Ke'er chuckled softly. Seeing that Ye Liangchen was already dead, she released her grip on Chen Beixuan's chin, pulled out the scissors, and plunged them into Chen Beixuan's neck. "Oh, by the way, your guild leader, Long Aotian...give him my regards. Just tell him...to wash his chrysanthemum clean and wait to be gang-raped by hundreds of big men. I'm taking my revenge, from morning till night~ hehe~"

Chen Beixuan clutched his throat, widened his eyes, and let out a few "oohs" before collapsing onto Ye Liangchen's corpse, lifeless.

Zhou Ke'er pulled out the scissors, scratching her cheek in confusion. The corpse hadn't turned into a flash of white light and disappeared... how strange. So it leaves a trace after all...

Zhou Ke'er, who hadn't seen many players die, looked like she'd never seen anything like it.

(Des in Shadow Castle: ???? I feel offended?)

Oh right, there's a little henchman here too, let's take care of him too~ Zhou Ke'er is a workaholic, you're welcome!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er decided to also help the small fry who had already been defeated at the beginning to get rid of the problem.

"The power company... Ghost Power... Oh, found it, it's here...."

Just then, a muttering sound came from the street corner. A seemingly frail girl, who looked like she'd be whimpering for a long time after being punched, turned the corner. Her eyes lit up when she saw the prominent words "Haunted Power Company" on a nearby building, only to be met with the sight of Zhou Ke'er holding scissors and two bloodied corpses lying at her feet. She nearly screamed, but thankfully quickly covered her mouth. After a few seconds of staring at Zhou Ke'er...

Zhou Ke'er silently stood up and put the scissors back in her pocket. Fine, let that little minion live. Who knows, he might be useful later... After all, in his mind, Zhou Ke'er still represented an NPC related to the main quest, and with Chen Beixuan and Ye Liangchen dead beside her... it might influence the future direction of this module.

The girl quickly muttered to herself, "Ghosts can't hurt humans, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. The Ouija board won't lie. Hmm, it's just an act. They're just putting on a show to scare me and earn some 'fright points.' Hmph, they definitely didn't expect me to be a player. They won't fall for their trick!"

Although it was just mumbling, even Zhou Ke'er could hear it...

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but scratch her head, exasperated. Where did this naive and innocent girl come from? Is she missing a screw in her head...?

However, she actually found this place, and it seems... it was some kind of ghost or monster that brought her here, maybe... it's related to the mission.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er came up with yet another plan.

"Um... could you please move aside for a moment? I need to go in and do something, please~"

Before Zhou Ke'er could say anything, the girl stepped forward, clasped her hands together, and blinked her big eyes as she asked Zhou Ke'er in a soft, sweet voice.

"...I also have something to do inside, why don't we go together?"

Zhou Ke'er put on a smiling face, well, a smile that stretched from her lips to her ears.

"Huh? Is that so...? Well, it's not entirely impossible..."

The girl scratched her head, then extended her hand to Zhou Ke'er: "Okay, my name is 'Rena Lisitytnawa,' you can just call me Rena~ May I ask who you are? By the way, why are they still lying on the ground? Stop pretending, you'll catch a cold!"

"I am the Joker. As for them... well, they prefer to lie on the ground, and for ghosts, there's no such thing as catching a cold."

Zhou Ke'er lied without batting an eye, then glossed over the details and took the lead, heading towards the Ghost Power Company.

"Oh, I see. That's quite a strange fetish... By the way, I have to remind you, the blood you're using to disguise yourself is of very poor quality, and it smells disgusting. You won't be able to fool anyone like that!"

Lena followed behind Zhou Ke'er and gave her a serious reminder.

"Oh, I see! I was wondering where the flaw was. Thanks for pointing it out!"

Zhou Ke'er smiled and thanked them, and the atmosphere at the scene was filled with joy.

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Requesting three days off

Sorry everyone... Tomorrow is the college entrance exam, so I can only ask for three days off... Wish me luck, I'm sure I'll do well on the exam!

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Not an update

What are your thoughts on this year's Jiangsu essay writing section? My sanity is plummeting! (orz)

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Exams are over, exams are over

Exams are over! I'm so excited! I'm starting to write right now! Aaaaaaaahhhhhh! My high school life is over! Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh!

(I've never been in a relationship before!)

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203. Strange and Weird Things (Part Twelve)

"Thud..."

As Zhijiansha carefully walked up the stairs, holding onto the handrail, a crisp sound suddenly rang out.

"!"

The sand between her fingers was so startled that she almost jumped up. Before she could think of anything else, she heard a slight rumbling sound behind her, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of gears turning.

Without foolishly trying to see what mechanism it had encountered, nor looking back to see what was going on, Zhijiansha, completely following her heart, took three steps at a time and fled upwards at top speed.

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"Mr. Goblin, what brings you here?"

As Lena walked, she asked Zhou Ke'er with a curious expression.

"For the sake of the white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!"

Zhou Ke'er tilted her head and answered with a grin.

"??"

Lena scratched her head, looking completely bewildered. "I don't understand it, but it sounds really impressive..."

"And what about you? What are you here for?"

Seeing that Lena neither responded to the joke nor made any comments, Zhou Ke'er pouted and asked in a bored tone.

"Miss Ouija board accidentally left her phone here, so she had to ask me to take it back for her."

Lena answered without hesitation, then pushed open the door and stepped into the room, reaching out to touch the wall beside her. "Miss Ouija board said... the light switch is around here... Ah, found it."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "click" sound, and the entire hall was lit up.

Zhou Ke'er followed in unhurriedly. Lena's reason was quite good. Wow, it really is easy to get things done if you have connections in high places. Even if you get caught red-handed... wait? It seems like getting caught wouldn't be a big deal... anyway, those ghosts can't hurt people...

"In the cabinet at the information desk... Oh, here it is."

Lena looked around and quickly spotted the round platform to the side, then walked over to it.

Zhou Ke'er didn't follow, but first carefully observed the surrounding situation.

If you don't look, it's fine, but once you do, you'll find... a furry little thing, curled up in a corner, fast asleep.

Is this the company's security guard? I love it! This lazy attitude is just like Zhou Ke'er's.

"Eh eh eh!!"

Just then, Lena suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "The phone... isn't here? What's going on? There's only one information desk... Miss Ouija board definitely said this is the place, how come it's not here?"

"Oh wow..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She had been asked by an NPC to do something, but then she encountered an unexpected situation? It might be related to the main quest, but... obviously, it's just hearsay. It's also possible that this guy was trying to mislead Zhou Ke'er with the same idea he had before.

After all, based solely on what she says, without any actual phone evidence, who knows if she's just making things up?

As she was thinking this, Zhou Ke'er suddenly noticed a fleeting red dot in a corner of the ceiling. Upon closer inspection... well, it was a surveillance camera.

That's quite normal. It would be strange if a company didn't even have surveillance cameras. Looking at the four corners of the ceiling, yes, they're all there.

While pondering to herself, Zhou Ke'er completely ignored the monster who was still lying on the ground sleeping like a dead pig, and who hadn't woken up even with the lights on. Without any hesitation, she climbed over behind the front desk and reached out to turn on the computer on the desk.

Because... Zhou Ke'er didn't see the security room, and generally, companies don't have dedicated security rooms; the cameras are either in the guardhouse or at the front desk, and there's no guardhouse here...

Zhou Ke'er felt that there was still a high possibility that there was surveillance footage on the front desk's computer.

"What should we do, Mr. Ghost! How could it just disappear like that? Did Miss Ouija board make a mistake, or was it stolen?"

Lena immediately ran over to Zhou Ke'er with a pitiful expression and asked her.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er didn't look up, and was about to answer when she noticed that the computer at the front desk had its screen lit up after pressing the power button, indicating that it was in standby mode and hadn't been turned off.