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

Zhijiansha gritted her teeth frantically, almost bursting into tears. Why was she the one who got hurt?!

No, she can't die!

The sand between my fingers wanted to escape!

## Chapter 352, Section 347. Just as I thought!

"So, what is it that can't be said face-to-face? Why do you have to be so secretive and split up? Can't you just communicate privately via private message?"

After the group split into teams, not long after they parted, Zhou Ke'er approached Chen Tian and whispered a question.

To be honest, he thought the team split was ridiculous. They said they wanted to create conditions for the two to communicate without any reservations, but they ended up bringing along Zhijiansha, who was just a burden. Moreover, splitting up was the most stupid thing Zhou Ke'er had ever done.

This is pointless.

It's better to communicate directly via private message.

"I can't access the private messaging panel after leaving the safe house? Most panels, including the shop and private messaging modules, are blocked in the wilderness..."

Chen Tian glanced at Zhou Ke'er speechlessly, and explained in a low voice with the same helplessness, "Didn't you pay attention to these things after you came out?"

"Is that so?!"

Zhou Ke'er really didn't realize that even the communication module had been blocked. Isn't this forcing players to obtain items or equipment that can be used for remote communication before they can confidently form a group to explore the wild?

He's an old capitalist.

Seeing Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian whispering to each other, Zhijiansha "very sensibly" followed behind them at a distance—not too close because she wanted to show that she didn't want to hear anything and hadn't heard anything, so as not to make the two of them worry about her leaking secrets and then harm her; not too far because she was afraid that she might lose them and die alone at any time.

"So, what exactly happened?"

Zhou Ke'er didn't dwell on the matter. She first glanced at the sand between her fingers, then lowered her voice and asked Chen Tian.

Although it was said to be done "secretly,"... Finger Sand, who had been paying close attention to Zhou Ke'er's situation with high vigilance, noticed Zhou Ke'er's little movement in an instant.

"!! What does he mean by that?! Could it be...?"

A sudden alarm bell rang in Zhijiansha's heart. She couldn't help but swallow hard. Oh no! Could it be that these two scoundrels are already plotting how to get rid of her so they can enjoy their time alone?!

Damn it! Why doesn't Honghe do anything about this?! Zhou Ke'er is such a scumbag, she's gone too far!

But, to lay a hand on a teammate... Zhou Ke'er is really capable of that! He's not joking! He clearly came prepared!

"Well... at first I didn't realize it, it just looked vaguely familiar... but just now I suddenly remembered..."

Chen Tian glanced at the sand between her fingers, finding it a bit of a nuisance, but there was nothing she could do. She frowned and continued in a low voice, "I realized that those scenes just now... are things I've experienced before! This is too illogical! So... I brought you here specifically. If the situation I remember also happened here, then it would mean..."

"?"

Zhou Ke'er was taken aback: Was this a scene Chen Tian had experienced? No, not Chen Tian, ​​it should be... Chen Tian. After all, this was the area near where Chen Tian originally lived, as he had mentioned...

According to him, could it be that... this entire city was actually planned based on this guy's past experiences?

This is outrageous! Could this guy have some kind of relationship with the game's planner?

Oh, that makes sense, after all, he was a protagonist in the old era...

Following behind, Zhijiansha had no idea what Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian were talking about. She only noticed that not only had Zhou Ke'er glanced at her earlier, but now even Chen Tian was giving her a strange glare. Could it be...?

Thinking of this, Zhijiansha couldn't help but slow down again, staring intently at Zhou Ke'er's actions, almost as if she were about to grab the hourglass of time.

Well, while Zhijiansha did realize her reaction was a bit over the top, and Zhou Ke'er might not actually have intended to pay her any attention, well...

After all, that's Zhou Ke'er! She's ruthless not only to others, but she also drags her teammates down with her!

"The situation as I remember it?"

Zhou Ke'er muttered to herself, realizing that for some reason, the sand between her fingers had inexplicably increased the distance between them again, making it seem as if she was about to get lost. She couldn't figure out what she was trying to do. Did she want to be a lone wolf?

However, Zhou Ke'er didn't delve into the matter further, but continued to ask Chen Tian, ​​"What was the situation? Did you encounter any monsters here? And... even if it really is what you guessed, so what?"

"It was on this very street that I first encountered a supernatural event... In a way, that was the beginning of everything I've experienced since... I met a Deep One here."

Chen Tian looked on with a look of reminiscence and answered in a strange, halting tone.

Zhou Ke'er suddenly remembered that the [Sword of Primordial Origin] mentioned in its notes that it had killed a Deep One.

Sure enough, it corresponds here.

"If, I mean if...it really is as I suspect..."

Chen Tian's expression turned very serious as she stared at Zhou Ke'er, saying each word carefully, "Based on the memories I've recovered during this period..."

"Okay, I said stop."

Zhou Ke'er immediately interrupted Chen Tian, ​​her expression puzzled: "No...you just told me this so easily?? I can't take it! It doesn't make sense! Shouldn't a transmigrator like you keep this to yourself, quietly accumulating strength and making a fortune in silence?! Why did you have to reveal your secrets to me?!"

"Huh? Oh right...you're absolutely right..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Tian scratched his head. "But, I can only tell you, okay? After all, I haven't recovered that many memories... and they're all fragmented and not continuous. I can't make a fortune by keeping quiet, so I still need your help."

"..."

Zhou Ke'er was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly stared into Chen Tian's eyes and asked abruptly without warning, "By the way, do you know Huang Quan? It's not a noun, it's a person."

"I know him?! Didn't I tell you? Wait a minute... if I didn't tell you, how do you know about Huang Quan??"

Chen Tian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then answered blankly.

"..."

Why doesn't he react at all when he sees the red crane, even though he clearly knows Huang Quan?

Zhou Ke'er fell into deep thought upon hearing Chen Tian's answer. Could it be because of their different appearances? Or was there some other reason? Clearly, Kronos could sense the so-called aura of the Underworld from the very beginning...

"Aaaaaah! Help! I knew it! How could you do this?!"

Just then, the shouts of the Sand Between Fingers suddenly rang out.

Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian immediately turned their heads to look, only to see that Finger Sand was using the Sands of Time to control a... well, that's right, a Deep One, while running towards them.

"Is that really true..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but mutter to herself.

## Chapter 353, Section 348: Following the Trail

"No way, Asha... you can't... even beat a Deep One, can you?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at the frantically fleeing Finger Sand with a "No way, no way" expression, and subconsciously mocked, "Didn't we already see a bunch of Deep Ones in a previous module? You weren't this panicked then. There's only one here..."

It's all because of you!

Zhijiansha glared resentfully at Zhou Ke'er, who was spouting nonsense. Wasn't she just subconsciously assuming that Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian were responsible for the Deep One?! So she thought that even if she barely managed to deal with this Deep One, that old schemer Zhou Ke'er would definitely have a backup plan, which she couldn't predict, so she kept hiding from Zhou Ke'er!

Her plan was that as long as Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian didn't intend to kill her themselves, she would just keep getting close to them. Surely they wouldn't let these things affect them.

"Well, I just can't beat them!"

Sand between his fingers answered in despair.

"...Okay, as expected of you..."

Zhou Ke'er took out the Death Fang, ready to test this newly acquired weapon—so from now on, Zhou Ke'er can be considered someone with a few offensive skills.

"call out!"

In the next instant, Zhou Ke'er disappeared from the spot and reappeared behind the Deep One. Almost simultaneously, the dagger in his hand sliced ​​through the Deep One's neck as easily as cutting through tofu.

Zhou Ke'er herself naturally did not have the strength to cut through the neck bone so smoothly, especially with such a small dagger. This was because the Death Fang special effect included the ability to ignore all defenses.

The deep-diving creature showed no signs of reacting at all, continuing to charge forward several steps in the same manner before its enormous head finally fell off with a "pong" and spun around a few times.

Its headless body continued to move forward a few more steps due to inertia before finally crashing heavily to the ground.

"Wow! That's pretty impressive! This effect means it's incredibly effective; any target with a vital organ will be killed instantly!"

Zhou Ke'er exclaimed in slight surprise. He had originally thought that ignoring defense effects only meant ignoring defense enhanced by equipment, items, or skill effects. He hadn't expected that... the obstacle that the target's body itself might cause to the attack could also be considered a defense effect!

However, the cooldown time is indeed quite long, so it will probably only be a last resort.

Zhou Ke'er could guess that, judging from his current skills in sneaky escapes, his future path would likely be the classic assassination style of "if the first strike fails, immediately flee far away".

Well, speaking of which... without the defense-breaking effect, Zhou Ke'er definitely wouldn't have been able to defeat this Deep One so easily; she would have had to use spiritual power... So how did Chen Tian, ​​no, Chen Tian, ​​manage to kill this Deep One with an ordinary wooden sword? Could it be that he also cultivated some legendary technique and used a sword control technique or something?

"call..."

Seeing this, Zhijiansha breathed a sigh of relief. She had been too focused on Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian, ​​and had only noticed this when the Deep One behind her was almost twisting her head off. She had no idea when or where the Deep One had appeared.

"So, Asha, why are you hanging so far back? Are you trying to sneak away?"

Zhou Ke'er took a few steps forward, squatted down, picked up the Deep One's head, and while asking the Sand between her fingers, she forced her hand into the Deep One's severed neck and rummaged around inside its head.

Tsk, there's no energy source? The energy source of that skull before was clearly in its head!

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's actions, Zhijiansha couldn't help but show a look of disgust and immediately turned her head away.

As for the question Zhou Ke'er asked her...

This is a death trap question! How am I supposed to answer her? She can only remain silent!

Unable to find the energy source, Zhou Ke'er had no intention of breaking the Deep One's body into pieces to search for it slowly; she simply discarded the head and let it go.

Shaking off the blood and brain matter-like liquids from her hands, Zhou Ke'er walked towards Chen Tian, ​​and while she was away, she used the corner of Chen Tian's clothes to wipe her hands.

Ignoring the shouts and cries of the person with the sand between their fingers, Zhou Ke'er moved closer to Chen Tian and immediately asked in a low voice, "Hey, I want to know... how did you kill this thing with your wooden sword? Was it some kind of sword control technique? Do you know it? Teach me, please?"

"No... I wouldn't just walk around the street with a wooden sword!"

Chen Tian didn't realize that even though she hadn't told Zhou Ke'er that she killed the Deep One with a wooden sword, he had assumed it was true. Chen Tian subconsciously replied, "I just encountered this Deep One here, and it chased me all the way home. Then I found a wooden sword at home... no, to be precise, it was just a wooden asahi for cosplay... and I didn't kill the Deep One with the wooden sword, I just pushed it out the window and it died from the fall... I didn't know any sword control techniques back then..."

"Oh, I see... okay then..."

Zhou Ke'er's disappointment was palpable; he had originally thought he could learn a sword-flying technique...

"However... I do know sword control techniques. It's just that I'm not sure if I can teach you."

However, Chen Tian's tone quickly took a turn for the better in the next sentence.

"Unsure if you can teach? Why? Because of your lineage or teaching methods?"

Zhou Ke'er asked in confusion.

"No... The problem is, I don't know why, even though he cultivated according to my memory, Chen Tian couldn't cultivate internal energy at all. Without internal energy, he couldn't control the sword... I don't know if you can cultivate internal energy either."