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

The man was now truly unsettled. He had initially thought the previous incident was just an accident, but he hadn't expected it to happen repeatedly. It must be the power of the female ghost in front of him!

The ability to change the direction of an attack? I've never heard of such a monster! It's not on the organization's list of monsters... That shouldn't be the case!

"drink!"

Just as he was in shock, Chen Tian, ​​who had already taken the opportunity to get close to him, shouted and slashed at him with his wooden sword.

"Oops!"

Upon hearing the sound, the man quickly came to his senses. Seeing that Chen Tian was already so close, he hurriedly manipulated the rest of his hair and swung it all at once, trying to block Chen Tian's attack and, in the process, pierce her with countless holes.

However, what shocked him again was...

As if possessed, all the hairs about to strike the opponent inexplicably and without warning changed direction, plunging violently into the ground! Only the hairs intended to block the wooden sword remained unaffected...

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221. Strange and Weird (30)

"What on earth is going on?! How can you also..."

In a panic, the man barely managed to grab the wooden sword in Chen Tian's hand with his hair, stopping it in mid-air. He exclaimed in shock and anger, "Damn it, whose power is this?!"

"Hey... brat, do you guys have a grudge against this guy? What's going on... do ghosts kill each other?"

Cold-cooked Rabbit had already crouched down, barely managing to hide behind Junxiong the kid, and asked in a slightly puzzled voice, "Anyway, it's a grudge between you two, it shouldn't have anything to do with us, right? How about we make a deal, you go and explain the situation to him and let us go?"

"It's all just your guts churning!"

Junxiong, the brat, immediately launched into a tirade of profanities, retorting angrily, "I don't even know this sissy! I thought he was here to get revenge on you! You're the ones who dragged us into this!"

"Are you kidding? I could easily handle someone like that, okay? I just didn't get involved because I have to deal with my own problems!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit scoffed, mimicking Junxiong's smug face, and immediately started bragging: "Besides, I'm arguing with you to help you, okay! You know, when a person is extremely angry, they can punch through a 100-meter-long steel plate, okay! I'm helping you build up your strength!"

"??? A hundred-meter-long steel plate? What nonsense are you talking about... Are you out of your mind?"

Junxiong was stunned for a moment, and then realized that there seemed to be something wrong with Lengchitu's words.

"Tch, forget it. Just by looking at you, you're no match for that guy. Let me teach you instead!"

Cold-Eating Rabbit gave Junxiong a disdainful look, his expression seeming to say, "No way, no way, you can't even do something this simple? Is that all?" He continued, "First, you rush over, sneak up behind him, and grab his hair... His arms are short and can't reach his back, so he definitely can't grab you. Just lock his throat, then pin his legs down with your feet. Hold this position for a minute, and he'll suffocate to death!"

"...Are you out of your mind? Shouldn't you go to the hospital to get checked out?"

After listening to Lengchitu's ramblings, Junxiong stared blankly at her for several seconds before finally exclaiming, utterly speechless, "What nonsense are you spouting... oh no, even a ghost wouldn't say something like that... I should say, what utterly ridiculous nonsense are you spouting!"

"!"

The NPCs' swear words were even censored! That's amazing!

"Cough cough! It's clearly because you're too weak, you brat! You know, there are differences in physical fitness between people. Someone like me once fought a hundred people alone for seventy-five minutes and won, and then sprinted a full thirty kilometers without getting tired at all! Not even out of breath!"

Cold-cooked rabbit curled its lip and started spouting nonsense.

"...Yes, I'm not even out of breath."

Junxiong didn't want to talk to Lengchitu anymore. Arguing was one thing, but Lengchitu's words just now really lowered the average IQ of everyone in the room. Being stupid is contagious, and it wouldn't be good if he got infected.

Chen Tian stared at the countless holes that had been poked into the ground, her pupils contracting sharply. If that thing had actually hit her... she had indeed been too reckless and hadn't considered the consequences... Luckily, the other party had missed.

"What happened? Did you do something to this?"

Chen Tian gritted her teeth, trying to pull back the wooden sword that had been wrapped in the other person's hair, while silently asking Chen Tian in her heart.

"You should have limits to your confidence in me, miss! Don't you know what I can do right now? At most, I'm just one of your personalities, or rather, a temporary mental entity residing in your mind... How could I possibly have any impact on the outside world?"

Chen Tian's helpless voice echoed in Chen Tian's mind. Just as Chen Tian was feeling slightly disappointed, he changed the subject and said, "However... as for why this happened, I do have a guess."

"A guess?...How so?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Tian's eyes narrowed, and she quickly continued to ask in her mind.

"Because the other party is a ghost, and you're human! Recall the information you managed to get from Kayako while Cold-Eat Rabbit and that brat were arguing... Do you remember what her answer was when you asked her why she was running a haunted house instead of doing her proper business?... It was: 'Ghosts can't harm humans!'"

Chen Tianfei quickly explained, "This explains what just happened... The hairs attacking you and Cold Rabbit inexplicably missed their mark, while the hairs from the wooden sword blocking you were unaffected... This proves that 'you' are someone he can't harm!"

"...While there's some truth to that, I wouldn't dare risk it myself!"

Chen Tian remained silent for a moment, answering in her mind as she swiftly released her grip on the wooden sword—countless hairs were stabbing fiercely towards her. If she insisted on holding onto the hilt, given the momentum, she would definitely be hit! And that would be certain death...

However, it must be said that Chen Tian was indeed a bit cowardly this time. Just as the hair was about to hit Chen Tian, ​​it was once again changed in direction by a mysterious force without warning and pierced the ground hard.

"What the hell are you?! Damn it, this kind of cheating ability, if it only shows up after the plan has started, we'll really be caught off guard..."

The man stared coldly at Chen Tian, ​​reached out and took the wooden sword that was wrapped in her hair, tried to weigh it in his hand, but found nothing special about its material.

"Wait, wait... I want to ask you something... what is your purpose in coming here?"

Chen Tian took a few breaths, then suddenly seemed to remember something and asked loudly, "You...think we're all ghosts and monsters?!"

Yes, ever since Chen Tian reminded her that "ghosts and monsters cannot harm humans," she had been a little confused... Why was it that even though the other party was clearly a ghost and knew she was human, it still attacked her as if it didn't know this rule at all?

Hearing what this guy said, Chen Tian finally realized... this guy had been treating her like a ghost all along! He thought his attacks missed because of some kind of ability they possessed, without ever considering the possibility that she was human! That's why he misunderstood her!

"Huh? What do you mean? My purpose? Of course, it's to wipe out all of you damned, vile, despicable... monsters! I'd better make you regret ever being born!"

The man snorted coldly, but did not hide anything, and spoke openly and frankly.

"First of all... coming into this world wasn't our own decision. Legends about human creation came first, and then we came into being... so you humans should blame yourselves..."

Kayako, sprawled motionless on the sofa, replied listlessly, "Secondly..."

"Secondly! We're not ghosts! I'm a living, breathing human being! So you can't hurt me!... You're clearly a ghost! Why are you cursing yourself like that!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit finally realized what was going on and immediately interrupted, asking loudly.

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222. Strange and Weird Things (Thirty-One)

"What a joke! How could I possibly be a ghost... monster...?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately retorted without hesitation, but halfway through his sentence, he suddenly looked at Chen Tian and Lengchitu in shock: "Wait...you said, you...you're not ghosts? You're human?!"

"Isn't this obvious?! No way, you can't even tell who's human and who's a ghost?"

Cold-cooked rabbit immediately snorted and mocked the man with a displeased expression.

"Ah... this isn't so easy to tell. If some ghosts look no different from normal humans, you might not be able to tell them apart without accurate information."

Seeing Lengchi Rabbit's "it should be natural for him to be able to distinguish between ghosts and humans" attitude, Junxiong couldn't help but whisper a reminder from the side.

"Huh? What's going on... I've never heard of a setting where it can't distinguish between humans and ghosts before..."

Cold-cooked Rabbit looked completely bewildered and subconsciously complained, a thought flashing through her mind: If Zhou Ke'er found out about this... she would definitely pretend to be a ghost!

"boom!"

"pat"

With the sound of a door being kicked open without warning, a voice rang out amidst the wood chips and dust: "That's because you're so ignorant, Rabbit!"

As expected, Zhou Ke'er has arrived! Clearly, the one who kicked down the door was none other than Zhou Ke'er, who had just arrived here after hearing noises coming from inside the house, led by Zhijiansha! Who else but him would use such a mocking tone and such a disgusting name to call someone "Cold-cooked Rabbit"?

"Ouch, damn it... Ouch, ouch, ouch! This door is so damn sturdy... I knew I shouldn't have kicked it..."

Before anyone else in the room could say anything, a muttered voice, though not loud, was clearly transmitted, leaving everyone present, including the ghosts, speechless.

"So you'd better knock on the door properly..."

A helpless voice came from between the fingers, "What if there's still fighting inside? If you go in and get hit, that would be terrible... It would drag us down with you!"

"Hmph, what are you saying... Use your brain, which is smaller than a frog's eyeballs, to think about this properly... We are human, so... if it's ghosts fighting inside, they couldn't possibly hurt me. But if it's humans fighting..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but scoff and waved her hand: "No way, no way, you don't really think any human can hurt me, do you?"

"??? What are you saying..."

The sand between the fingers amused Zhou Ke'er's blind confidence. "You're the Five Tiger Generals who, when extremely angry, can punch through a fifty-meter steel plate, choke a brown bear to death with a naked choke, and slide tackle open a tiger's belly, right?"

"Of course, there are differences in physical constitution between people."

Zhou Ke'er seemed completely oblivious to the sarcasm in Zhijiansha's words and readily admitted it.

"Your accomplices? What does that mean? You...are underestimating me?!"

The man hadn't yet figured out how the Cold-Eat Rabbits had transformed from ghosts into humans. Their sudden intrusion, seemingly oblivious to his presence, and their continued bickering, made him want to shout angrily. But as soon as the words left his mouth, he took a few deep breaths and gently stroked his long hair: "No... I can't get angry, I can't fly into a rage... I must be elegant... I must be elegant... I can't let them provoke me, I can't let anger cloud my judgment..."

"Wow...is this your long-lost half-brother?"

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but turn to Zhang He and ask him a question.

"...At least it wasn't to the point where killing him would cost extra money."

Zhang He glanced helplessly at Zhou Ke'er, then reached out and touched his long hair, looking at the man opposite him with disdain. "Besides... in terms of beauty alone, compared to me, he's like a puddle of frog pee."

"...Zhang He, you've changed! You actually stole my analogy!"

Honghe looked at Zhang He in shock upon hearing this, never expecting that this guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually... learn to speak such vulgar and unattractive language!

"How did this become your analogy? Stealing someone else's copyright and then claiming it as your own original work is going too far!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but speak sternly to Honghe.

"Don't... just ignore the other people!"

The man who had been left aside and instantly lost his presence finally couldn't hold back anymore—the tense atmosphere he had just painstakingly created here had been disrupted by this group of guys who came from who-knows-where!

"Shh! Shh!"

Countless jet-black hairs suddenly lashed out at Zhou Ke'er, who was standing at the front, like ferocious and cold venomous tongues poised to strike.

"...This is such a waste of your hair! It'll definitely split and become dry. And if it gets stained with blood and sticks together, it'll be even harder to fix."

Upon seeing the man's way of using his hair, Zhang He, who also had long hair, couldn't help but frown and shake his head.

"Oh huh?"

Zhou Ke'er originally planned to dodge the first wave of attacks and grab the nearest strand of hair... but unexpectedly, just as he was about to grab the other person's hair, the hair near him changed direction without warning and pierced the ground.

"What's going on?! What's going on?! Why is it like this again?! Who is it?! Who is it?! How dare they toy with me like this?! You despicable, ugly, lowly, filthy, cunning monster!"

The man was so frustrated that his attack missed again and again. He abandoned his usual demeanor and roared with a ferocious expression.

"Look, people's physical constitutions are different, right? When I'm extremely angry, I can punch through a 50-meter-long steel plate, but when this guy is extremely angry... he can only be extremely angry."

Zhou Ke'er, as if she were starting a class, reached out and pushed up her non-existent glasses, pointing at the man while turning to explain to Zhijian Sha and the others.