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

[Warning! Stamina is below 10%!]

[Stamina below 5%!]

[Stamina points have reached zero!]

[Player "Zhou Ke'er" has lost vital signs and has been confirmed dead!]

[Settling module....]

Settlement complete.

[The player is about to exit the mod.]

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

Zhou Ke'er lay on the ground, watching helplessly as the Void Beast opposite her walked towards her. All that could be left in her mind were inexplicable phrases like "Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, I'm going to take you guys to beat up lemons, I'm so jealous, I'll eat lemons."

Back in the settlement area, seeing the main quest failed and the pitiful ten sanity points she only gained by securing kills, Zhou Ke'er was furious.

"Ahhhh!"

Back in the safe house, Zhou Ke'er was so angry that she yelled and kicked the sofa over.

"Gurgle..."

Completely bewildered, the cold-cooked rabbit was thrown into the air by the sofa, spinning several times before finally getting stuck right under the coffee table.

Very well, what goes around comes around. Zhou Ke'er also suffered the same treatment under her feet before. What goes around comes around, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

"What's wrong with you... You don't have to be so angry just because you lost the game, right? And... haven't you seen the event module results from last night, uh, I should say this morning? You ranked third in the individual rankings, which is pretty good. There are special rewards for the top five, haven't you claimed them yet?"

Cold-cooked Rabbit looked at the angry Zhou Ke'er strangely, completely unaware that he was actually more irritable than Zhou Ke'er. "Or did you get some strange and useless prop?"

"Huh? Oh... I'd completely forgotten about that."

Zhou Ke'er was stunned for a moment—actually, he was just pretending. He couldn't possibly tell Leng Chi Tu that he had used up all his mana at the beginning to show off, and then became a super minion that could only auto-attack and run away, and was easily killed!

What a shame!

However, this also served as a reminder to him... even the built-in teleportation function of the bracelet isn't always reliable, and he can't always rely on it.

"But I'm only third? There are people who have killed more ghosts than me? This doesn't make sense..."

While changing the subject, Zhou Ke'er also opened the event module settlement interface with some doubt. After all, he had killed so many ghosts and monsters in the end. Even if the cloned ghosts were not real, he should still have a lot of points.

Opening the ranking list, you'll see that the number one spot is none other than the Flamingo.

That makes sense, since she activated her Faceless One ability back then and immediately entered a mode of unstoppable mowing down of enemies, so her score was definitely higher than Zhou Ke'er's.

The second place is... Chen Tian? What did she do? Wasn't she with Lengchitu and the others? Or did she get all the points from the others? But that doesn't make sense, how do you get points in this mode?

Zhou Ke'er came in third and Long Aotian came in fourth, which is quite normal.

It's ridiculous that Zhou Ke'er's team suddenly had three members in the top five.

The fifth one is a player named [Mingmengjing], whose name I've never heard of.

"What did Chen Tian do? How did you guys end this module?"

Zhou Ke'er didn't continue watching and turned to ask Cold Rabbit curiously.

## Chapter 290, Page 285. I'm talking about you, playing games at home all day.

"I don't know either... We got separated from her halfway through, and we didn't run into her until the end of the module. But the way the module ended was really strange... I don't understand it, it was just so inexplicable."

Cold-cooked Rabbit was also completely confused. "I was hoping to hear what happened over there today! But you've already asked me first."

"...What use are you! How can you be separated like this?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the cold-cooked rabbit stuck under the coffee table, but did not intend to reach out and pull her out, preparing to let her experience the feeling of being stuck underneath him.

"That's what I should be asking you! What's wrong with you? It's one thing to casually drag Red Crane on a secret date last night, but why did you never come back? And if you didn't come back, how did you both end up dead out there?! And if you both died out there, how the hell did you both make it into the top five?! What the hell did you guys do?!"

Cold-cooked rabbit didn't rush out from under the coffee table; instead, it stayed there, unable to resist ranting and raving at Zhou Ke'er.

"What secret date? What nonsense are you spouting? You're just wearing yellow glasses, so everything looks yellow to you!"

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, and immediately retorted, "I was thinking about the next course of action! Honghe didn't know why she followed me down there, okay? It wasn't me who invited her, what are you all thinking?"

"You're getting impatient! Look at your scumbag face!"

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's defensive posture, Lengchitu couldn't help but show a disdainful expression. "How dare you do it but not admit it?"

"Aba aba aba aba aba".

Zhou Ke'er felt that Cold-Eat Rabbit was completely incomprehensible, so she could only helplessly feign a dazed expression. "So you think I'm having an affair with Red Crane? No way... You can insult my character, but you can't insult my taste!"

"What's wrong with flamingo?! I think it's an insult to aesthetics that she chose you! You're so short!"

Cold-cooked rabbit immediately snorted in displeasure.

"??? What do you want?! There's something wrong with you, you know that?!"

Zhou Ke'er's temples were bulging with veins. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to give the cold-cooked rabbit a good beating, to show her what the brutality of the adult world was like.

"I feel perfectly right!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit struggled for a while, but still couldn't climb out. This coffee table was simply cursed. It should be easy to move, but once it was trapped underneath, it just wouldn't budge, as if it were under a curse. Finally giving up, Cold-cooked Rabbit could only grumble angrily.

"Come on, what do you mean 'right'? So how exactly did you guys end the module?"

Zhou Ke'er pouted.

"Tsk, that's how it is. After we separated from you two, we were attacked by ghosts and monsters, so we had no choice but to separate from Chen Tian and Zhang He. After that, we were chased by ghosts and monsters all the way, and finally we arrived at a rooftop and saw you and Honghe being overwhelmed by a large group of ghosts and monsters. You must have died right then."

Cold-Eating Rabbit thought for a moment and explained very concisely, "As for what happened after that... we were discovered by that group of monsters who had ganged up on and killed you, and they relentlessly chased us all the way... Fortunately, for some reason, those monsters didn't seem to be very bright, and they never caught up with us, so we managed to escape relatively easily."

"And then what? So I'm asking you how your modules end?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at Cold-Cooked Rabbit with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot, "Are you unable to understand human language?"

"Bullshit, of course I understand! It's just that the speaker isn't human, that's why I can't understand."

Cold-Eat Rabbit immediately retorted, "Besides, how would I know such a thing! We were just running around and dodging around, and the module suddenly ended! If the end of the module had anything to do with us, or if we knew something about it, would we still be ranked only in the thirties or forties?"

"So high? Are all the other players this bad?"

Zhou Ke'er asked in shock.

"Damn it! What are you saying! We worked together to take down a few ghosts and even escaped from such a huge horde of them, so isn't it normal for our rating to be a little higher?! It's not right for your rating to be so ridiculous!"

Upon hearing this, Cold-Eat Rabbit immediately cursed, "And... can you please stop staring, you bastard! I'm stuck here, why are you just staring?! Pull me out already!"

"Are you shit? Do I have to poop you out?"

Without thinking, Zhou Ke'er retorted instinctively, but still walked over and moved the coffee table aside, grabbing the cold-cooked rabbit and saying, "And another thing, how come you're always online every time I log on?! Don't you have any life besides games?! You play games all day long, all you know is games, where are your friends?"

"........."

The cold-cooked rabbit froze instantly.

Seeing this, Zhou Ke'er seemed to understand something. With a sudden realization, she leaned close to the Cold Rabbit's ear and whispered in a chanting tone, "Wow, you've been playing this game all day. It seems you really like it~"

"Waaaaah, stop yelling! Stop yelling! If you keep yelling at me, I'm going to go crazy!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit's expression instantly crumbled, her composure crumbling in a second, and tears of grievance streamed down her face.

"Okay, okay, sweetie, don't cry, don't cry. Daddy will play games with you."

Zhou Ke'er looked at the cold-cooked rabbit with pity, but continued to spout trash talk without any remorse.

"Fuck you, let's fight then! So what if I don't have any friends? You have a problem with that? I like playing games, is that any of your business?"

"Cold Rabbit" blustered, but was actually quite cowardly. Without waiting for Zhou Ke'er's reply, he immediately started a multiplayer matchmaking game.

"Damn it! I haven't even claimed my special reward yet! What's the rush?!"

Zhou Ke'er had barely uttered those words when the matchmaking had already begun.

Successfully selected "Hard", "Multiplayer", and "Team" dungeons.

Number of participants: 2-5 people

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Enjoy the game!

As the system notification and Zhou Ke'er's voice faded, the opening CG began as usual.

A gust of autumn wind swept past the slightly old city gate, carrying withered yellow leaves, swirling them into the distance.

At the very top of the city gate stood a magnificent longsword, entirely blood red, with intricate and obscure pale gold patterns carved on it, giving it an air of great luxury.

People, some dressed in long robes and others in short clothes, carrying all sorts of cold weapons, entered one after another through the door.

A man dressed in a dark black robe leaned against the open city gate, holding a black, ancient longsword in his arms. He seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, as if waiting for someone to arrive.

## Chapter 291, Section 286: The Grand Imperial Examination (Part 1)

The scene then shifts to a location within the city, where a young man dressed in a python robe is seen reaching out from a luxurious sedan chair to lift the curtain and peek out. A slender sword appears to be slung across his waist.

His destination was a place that was separated from the rest of the area by fences and walls, and vaguely looked like a cemetery.

The ancient and massive stone tablets standing there exude an aura of antiquity, as if they contain some kind of divinity, making people feel a sense of reverence.

Main Quest: Participate in the capital's grand competition as either a martial arts hero or a henchman of the imperial court, and achieve victory (at least a top-three finish). Reward: 30 Sanity Points

[Main Story Advanced Quest: Defeat the other participating players. Reward: 10 Sanity Points]

[Bonus Mission: Disrupt the Grand Tournament in the Capital and incite unrest throughout the capital. Reward: 50 Sanity Points]

[Optional Mission: Uncover the secrets and truth behind the "Unknown Ancient Stele". Reward: 30 Sanity Points + Special Reward]

[The system is currently randomly selecting the identity, weapon, and cultivation technique of player "Zhou Ke'er"...]

[Randomization complete.]

[Note: "Zhou Ke'er" is a bodyguard belonging to the "Yan Prince's Guard," a special agency of the imperial court. Although the previous Yan Prince successfully usurped the throne and became emperor long ago, the name of this special agency has been retained for some reason. "Zhou Ke'er" was dispatched to participate in this grand imperial examination in the capital, both to prevent any unforeseen events and to maintain order, and to demonstrate the power of the imperial court.]

The weapon used is: Flying Swallow Feather (a hidden weapon/needle).

The cultivation techniques are: Yu Step (lightness skill, mastery), Crimson Serpent Technique (internal skill, mastery), Returning to the Void Finger (external skill, proficiency), and Golden Serpent Entwining Silk Hand (external skill, proficiency).