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

## Chapter 286, Section 281: The Battle for Zhou Ke'er (Part Six)

"You guys are incredibly lucky. Haven't you ever considered that you might have offended someone higher up, and they deliberately sent you to this godforsaken place and gave you false information, just so you'd get yourself killed?"

Zhou Ke'er pursed her lips, feeling that even if they called for backup, it was unlikely anyone would come. Besides, he had been reckless in wasting so much magic energy at the beginning; he should have been more careful. Now he only had about 200 magic energy left, barely enough for even one magic cannon shot.

"That...is unlikely..."

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Ken said in a low voice, somewhat uncertainly.

"Tch, if you really want to deal with us, do you have to do it this way? Isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?"

Xun scoffed and replied casually.

"...So there were three little mice hiding here. When did they arrive?"

Just then, a hoarse voice suddenly came from the direction where everyone had just been looking.

"! It can talk... Damn it, another A-rank Void Beast! How is this possible? Two A-rank Void Beasts appearing in one city?!"

Upon hearing the sound, Shimizu Ken was utterly shocked. It took seven Servants working together to possibly defeat just one Void Beast, and now two had appeared at once? And this was after they had already lost one Servant...

That's it! We're doomed!

"Run!"

Xun managed to calm herself down and quickly spoke to Zhou Ke'er.

"Not energetic enough! Trying to run away with such a soft voice? Try again!"

Zhou Ke'er shouted loudly.

There was no way he could say that his skill was still on cooldown!

If he weren't afraid that if his master died, he would also disappear, directly causing the mission to fail, he would have run away long ago.

As for now... selling Kaoru is inevitable, but we still need to find a way to make it seem like it wasn't intentionally caused by him.

What are you doing?!

When Shimizu Ken heard Zhou Ke'er suddenly raise her voice, he was immediately startled and almost grabbed Kaoru and ran away. But he remembered that Zhou Ke'er was still there and hadn't moved, so he quickly asked.

"call out!"

As soon as Shimizu Ken finished speaking, they heard a whooshing sound, and then a long spear flew straight towards them from the street corner at an odd angle.

"Why do these Void Beasts all like to throw their weapons out like that? Oh...right, that Lancer was the same way, they all like to throw their weapons, what a nasty habit!"

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain unhappily.

Hey! Get out of the way!

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er was facing the spear without moving, Shimizu Ken thought he was stunned and quickly reminded him.

"Get out of the way? There's no need for that."

Zhou Ke'er didn't turn her head, confidently standing still. Suddenly, countless threads-like objects shot out from the wall on the side of the street, binding the spear and stopping it in mid-air.

That's right. As soon as Zhou Ke'er saw the Void Beast, she had already set up a trap on the only way—of course, it was a spell from the magic book, which consumed nearly fifty or sixty of his magic power.

Seeing that the spear had stopped moving, Zhou Ke'er stepped forward, reached out and grasped the spear shaft that was still protruding from the silk threads. Instantly, the silk threads unfurled, and the spear, which was constructed from the swirling black mist, was now in Zhou Ke'er's hand.

"Ha, you've already disarmed me, my dear friend? Too weak, too weak. Is this the legendary A-rank Void Beast? That's really quite funny, my dear friend!"

Holding the long, black spear, Zhou Ke'er laughed arrogantly, as if she had achieved some great success, making it hard to tell who the real villain was. After all, with her appearance, no one would doubt that Zhou Ke'er was the villainous boss.

"Om..."

As Zhou Ke'er finished speaking, the spear in his hand began to hum, as if a mysterious force was pulling it, trying to break free from Zhou Ke'er's restraint.

Unfortunately... how could Zhou Ke'er not have considered this possibility? She just saw that Lancer could retrieve his thrown spear, so it's only natural that he could do the same against the Void Beasts. Besides, who would casually throw a weapon when they can't retrieve it?

The moment Zhou Ke'er gripped the spear, she secretly cast a [Positioning Freeze] spell on it.

So, even though the spear trembled, Zhou Ke'er still held it firmly in her hand and couldn't move it.

"Huh? You want to take the weapon back? With this? This is all? Do you want me to teach you how to use this thing? You don't even have a gun, but you want to play with guns? You must be a fish that slipped through the net of nine years of compulsory education."

Zhou Ke'er gripped her spear and, seeing that the Void Beast showed no sign of emerging, intensified her taunts.

"call out!"

This Void Beast didn't seem to like talking much—or perhaps it didn't know how to respond to Zhou Ke'er's taunts. In any case, it completely ignored him and suddenly appeared out of nowhere, flying towards Shimizu Ken and Kaoru, who were not far behind Zhou Ke'er.

It seems they're planning to get rid of the master first; they've done a pretty good job of scheming.

only...

As a seasoned and cunning person, how could Zhou Ke'er not have taken this situation into consideration?

"[Slow-moving spring]!"

The area trap that Zhou Ke'er had set up was triggered instantly, and the speed of the Void Beast suddenly stopped, almost coming to a standstill in its original position. This slowing down was practically enough to freeze it in place.

Although there was still a slight movement, it was slower than a snail crawling.

Shimizu Ken and Kaoru were stunned for a moment when they saw this, but they realized that Zhou Ke'er must have done it, so they immediately hid to the side.

However, the duration was only five seconds. Zhou Ke'er immediately moved closer to the Void Beast, raised her hand to aim at it, and cast a magic cannon shot—although due to insufficient magic energy, she could only unleash about 70-80% of the power of the initial shot—while revealing a strange expression, "I love seeing that expression on your face, that jealous look on your face! Hahahaha!"

In the blink of an eye, five seconds passed. Before the Void Beast could even dodge, Zhou Ke'er's magic cannon exploded, slamming into the Void Beast's face and smearing it with its own.

"Ughhhhh!"

Even a beast of this caliber couldn't help but roar and howl after taking a hit from Zhou Ke'er's magic cannon. It was blasted to the ground and rolled around, its body still burning with flames ignited by the high temperature of the magic cannon, emitting wisps of blue smoke.

"Damn, this move still can't kill this guy. He really lives up to his so-called A-rank reputation."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but frown inwardly. If only she could deliver another blow, it would be great. Unfortunately, that one shot had already exhausted his magic power.

"We can't stay here any longer, this guy's not dead yet... Let's get out of here!"

Zhou Ke'er quickly spoke to Shimizu Ken and Kaoru, who were standing there stunned.

## Chapter 287, Section 282: The Battle for Zhou Ke'er (Part 7)

"Run away? Why? You were about to finish it off, weren't you? Why are you running away?!"

Looking at the Void Beast that was barely able to maintain its form on the ground, Shimizu Ken was completely taken aback that Zhou Ke'er would say such a thing, and immediately asked in disbelief.

"Just run away if I tell you to, stop talking nonsense! Do you think my spells don't cost anything?"

Zhou Ke'er frowned unhappily. If he still had any spiritual power or magic energy, wouldn't he have finished him off?

Moreover, judging from the appearance of the Void Beast, although the magic cannon shot had seriously injured it, the dissipated black mist was already repairing its wounds. Under these circumstances... in addition to the fact that Zhou Ke'er had no other things that could cause harm besides magic.

He couldn't very well stab himself with the Void Beast's spear, could he? That might even accelerate its recovery. After all, the spear was also made of black mist.

"...You can only use a few spells, and then you've used up all your mana?"

Upon hearing this, Shimizu Ken couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. He had just witnessed Zhou Ke'er successfully ambushing and severely injuring an A-rank Void Beast with a series of skills, and he thought he had summoned a very powerful servant. He didn't expect that it could only last for a few moves? It's too short-lived!

"Heh, you know that too? If Master wasn't so weak, making it impossible for me to perform at my normal level, and if we didn't have so little magic power left, we wouldn't be in this predicament. We wouldn't even have needed to run away, and that Lancer wouldn't be dead, okay?"

Zhou Ke'er lies without batting an eye; who knows the truth anyway?

"Huh! Huh!"

Just then, a whooshing sound came from the air, followed by a rain of arrows flying from not far away, landing on the Void Beast and instantly interrupting its recovery process, further aggravating its wounds.

As the last powerful arrow, seemingly imbued with magical energy, pierced the head of the Void Beast, the beast suddenly exploded, turning into black mist and dissipating.

"Ha, looks like the head is mine."

A flirtatious female voice came from not far away, and then a figure in emerald green suddenly appeared from the street corner. A tall, beautiful woman with dazzling blonde hair stood there gracefully, holding a short bow and wearing emerald green cloth armor.

"Hey, what's with everyone trying to steal my persona? Aren't you going too far?"

Although Zhou Ke'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the Void Beast being dealt with, she still looked at the woman with displeasure and said something.

They're trying to steal Zhou Ke'er's persona? Don't they understand that out of seven servants, there can only be one submissive, mature woman?

This is a challenge to Zhou Ke'er's authority! I'll find a chance to take care of this guy later.

The woman looked at Zhou Ke'er's displeased expression and seemed about to say something, but suddenly her expression froze, and then she showed an incredulous expression.

"Pfft"

Only then did the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh belatedly rang out.

Suddenly, a long sword made of black mist pierced through the woman's lower abdomen. The edges of the black mist, which were constantly writhing on the sword, began to corrode the wound, making a "hissing" sound. Soon, the flesh at the wound turned black and emitted puffs of smoke.

"grass!"

The sudden scene startled Zhou Ke'er so much that she couldn't help but swear. If she wasn't mistaken, this sword should be the same A-level Void Beast that she had seen for the first time. How could it have caught up with her so quickly?

Could it be... there's a mole within the organization?

It's impossible that he located something, right?

Counting them up, three of Zhou Ke'er's Servants have already died, and judging from the current situation, who knows how many more Void Beasts are waiting on the other side. What's the point of fighting now?

Zhou Ke'er felt it was best not to confront these Void Beasts head-on; there was no need for it anyway...

Wait a minute... Zhou Ke'er and these Void Beasts aren't enemies, and their goal is clearly the same: to eliminate the other Servants...

Why not join forces? Even surrendering would be fine!

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er's eyes lit up immediately, and she felt refreshed. Ignoring Shimizu Ken and the other man urging her to run faster, she shouted loudly in that direction, "Sir! I'm a law-abiding citizen! A law-abiding citizen! Please don't kill me, I'll help you deal with the other Servants, okay? If you really have to kill me, then let's save me for last, okay? Let's make a deal, shall we?"

"????"

When Shimizu Ken and Kaoru heard Zhou Ke'er's words, they were completely stunned. They stood there, staring wide-eyed at the shameless Zhou Ke'er, unable to believe that he had just said such a thing. They even wondered if they were hallucinating because they were too desperate and nervous.

"Every word is true, sir. I have truly admired you Void Beasts for a long time, and I especially want to join your excellent organization. If you don't believe me, I can pledge my loyalty to you."

Seeing that there was no response, Zhou Ke'er immediately ran over to the woman with the spear made of black mist in her hand. She looked at the woman's horrified eyes but did not care. She swiftly and decisively stabbed the spear into the top of the woman's head.

With a "plop" sound, the woman was pierced through by Zhou Ke'er's spear, and soon turned into a pile of light specks that drifted away in the wind.

"Great! We snatched a kill from the Void Beast! There's a reward, this is a good deal!"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the mission panel and found that the final kill did indeed count as his, fulfilling the mission completion conditions. She was secretly pleased, but didn't show it. Then, ignoring the two completely frozen Shimizu Ken and Kaoru behind her, she said to the front with a boastful look, "How about that? Now you won't doubt me, right? I'm serious about surrendering! Trust me!"

There was no other way; Zhou Ke'er was out of magic and couldn't escape. Even if she could teleport away using her bracelet, the problem was that her master, Shimizu Ken, was still here. She couldn't just leave him here, could she? No matter how she considered it, surrendering was indeed the only option, even though the success rate wasn't high.

If things don't work out in the end, then there's nothing we can do. There's no way to fight back. Luckily, I just managed to get a kill, so I've broken even. And this module has only just started, so dying now isn't a huge loss. It was pretty efficient.