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

Chen Tian shrugged. "It's strange. It should be so easy to learn. And it doesn't work in either the game or in real life... I suspect something's wrong."

"Oh, is that so? Let me think... Wait, although I don't have internal energy, I have a character template, and I have spiritual energy. They're both forms of energy, so it should be fine, right?"

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head.

"Hmm, that makes sense... Shall we give it a try?"

Chen Tian nodded, tidied herself up, and then leaned close to Zhou Ke'er's ear to whisper how to use the sword control technique.

Following behind, trembling with fear, Zhijiansha watched Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian, ​​who had just finished killing the Deep Ones, and were now snuggling together again, whispering sweet nothings. He couldn't help but choke up.

"I can't see it, I can't see it, I can't see it, it's not my problem, it's not my problem... Red Crane, if you want to find them, find them, I can't help you..."

Sand clung to her fingers, her gaze darting around—judging from Zhou Ke'er's rescue of her, these two seemed completely fearless and unafraid of being caught, so they had no intention of killing her... In that case, she could just obediently follow behind...

## Chapter 354, Page 349. I know

After a short while, Chen Tian briefly explained how to use the sword control technique to Zhou Ke'er. Judging from the fact that she didn't think Zhou Ke'er could actually use it, she quickly changed the subject, saying, "Well... that's about it. By the way, if my recovered memories are correct... there should be a teleportation array in this city."

"Teleportation array? There really is such a thing? And there's one in this city... No way, did you people in the old era actually use this kind of thing for transportation?"

Zhou Ke'er asked in surprise, "So, you mean that means of transportation like cars and airplanes are completely useless to you?"

"Of course not! How could that be... You're overthinking it. Even back in our time, ordinary people under normal circumstances didn't know about the existence of supernatural powers."

Chen Tian shook his head and explained, "The reason this city has a teleportation array is because there happens to be a department here that specializes in handling supernatural events. The teleportation array was brought by their department for convenient and rapid teleportation."

"As expected, no matter when or where, these kinds of departments always exist quietly in the shadows."

Zhou Ke'er wasn't too surprised, since he subconsciously felt that all sorts of supernatural forces had emerged in the old era, so the existence of such a department was only natural.

"So, since you know where that teleportation array is, take us there first to check it out. We can talk about everything else as we go."

Signaling Chen Tian to lead the way, Zhou Ke'er tried to use the sword control technique that Chen Tian had just explained, while turning around and calling out to Zhijiansha behind her, "Why are you following so far? Stop daydreaming, it's time to go!"

"oh oh..."

Upon hearing this, the sand between her fingers quickly followed, asking, "Where are we going? Do you know the way?"

"Of course I know. Actually, I explored the entire city without your knowledge. I know every corner of it perfectly. Now I'm taking you to see the teleportation array."

Zhou Ke'er made an exaggerated, offhand remark.

"Ah...is that so?"

Although it sounded like utter nonsense, Zhijiansha inexplicably believed it and said, "Well, okay then."

"By the way... judging from your tone just now, it seems like... you mean, do we have similar departments in our real world?"

Chen Tian looked somewhat surprised and leaned closer to ask Zhou Ke'er in a low voice.

"...Hmm, that's true. But is there anything wrong with it? Shouldn't it be there?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Chen Tian with a strange look, thinking that she shouldn't have asked such a question. After all, she had such a department back then, and if she put herself in Chen Tian's shoes, she couldn't possibly think that it wouldn't exist here now.

"No...it's because..."

Chen Tian hesitated for a moment before replying, "You humans today are simply incapable of cultivating any of the supernatural powers that existed in the old era. Unless some new power system suitable for you emerges, how could you possibly be capable of forming such a department?"

"I can't cultivate? Why is that?!"

Zhou Ke'er was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask quickly—no wonder, last time on the bus, Mu Yang relied entirely on various props and didn't actually do anything himself. But under Zhou Ke'er's spiritual vision, she did see some kind of phantom in his hand, which should be some kind of supernatural power they were using.

"It's like this... At first, I originally planned to teach Chen Tian the simplest internal energy cultivation, but for some reason her meridians were blocked by some strange energy, and the feeling of that energy to me was similar to those monsters from the old era. I was startled at the time, thinking that something was wrong with Chen Tian, ​​but after secretly observing many other people, I found that almost everyone was like this, only the degree of blockage was different."

Chen Tian lowered her voice and replied, "She wants to cultivate the sorcerer or mage system, but she can't sense the existence of the magic network at all. She wants to try cultivating immortality... but Chen Tian's own spiritual root... how should I put it, it's completely different from a normal spiritual root; it's just a few distorted wisps of black mist. Because of this, I don't dare to rashly let her practice... As for the other systems that rely on faith in deities to gain power, since she can't sense the existence of the gods at all, she can't cultivate them either..."

"So you mean that the bodies of humans in the new era are inherently flawed? That they are unable to cultivate the various power systems that existed in the old era?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but think of Polius. That guy should have gained his power through faith in a god, right? Then why does his power still exist?

"Hmm... I really want to deny it, but... as far as I can see, that's probably the case. I haven't seen any exceptions yet."

Chen Tian nodded and said with a solemn expression, "Because I can't cultivate, I can't actually see the situation of other people accurately. But relying on the remaining power of my soul, I've discovered... how should I put it, each of you has a part of your body that shouldn't belong to a human body."

"What does this mean? A part that doesn't originally belong to the human body?"

Zhou Ke'er was slightly surprised. Could it be that humans in the old era and humans now are not the same species?

“That’s right… Although the degree varies, there is a part in everyone’s body that has been… uh… how should I put it… like the part that was replaced by the bodies of those monsters that appeared at the end of the old era. But under normal circumstances, this part just shows the appearance of a normal human body, but actually hides… um, ‘weird’.”

Chen Tian said in a deep voice, "I suspect that the so-called new era, which is actually you humans, is a product of a conspiracy and a deception. Because... none of you are truly human anymore."

"...So we're still a hybrid product??"

Zhou Ke'er was truly shocked; how could such a thing happen...?

But upon closer reflection, it does make sense... Humanity in the old era was destroyed by those monsters, and no one can say for sure how humanity in the new era came to be. Perhaps those monsters orchestrated it all, and to make things easier for them, they might have manipulated humans... That's quite normal, isn't it?

"Ah...it's not necessarily hybridization...after all, there's reproductive isolation..."

Chen Tian scratched her cheek and muttered something under her breath.

"!!"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Chen Tian, ​​surprised... that this guy was actually a repressed pervert!

## Chapter 355, 350. Trigger, Memory Fragments

Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian chatted casually as Chen Tian led the way toward the place she had mentioned that might have a teleportation array.

"Hmm? What is this...?"

Just then, Zhijiansha, who had been silently following behind, suddenly gasped softly.

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously turned her head to look, only to see her pointing in a certain direction and saying to Zhou Ke'er and Chen Tian, ​​"Hey, look at that thing..."

Zhou Ke'er looked in the direction the sand between her fingers was pointing and saw a small patch of pitch-black, unidentified object that seemed to be shimmering with light, floating in mid-air.

Zhou Ke'er was chatting with Chen Tian, ​​so she didn't notice this thing for a moment, but the sand between her fingers was always alert to the surrounding situation.

"Huh? What is this? Is it a physical object? Or a spatial rift or something?"

Zhou Ke'er raised her eyebrows, then immediately stepped forward and examined the thing for a few moments.

"I think it's best not to move around too much..."

Fearing that Zhou Ke'er might touch that thing on a whim, Zhijiansha quickly spoke up to stop her.

"What do you say?"

As soon as Zhijiansha finished speaking, Zhou Ke'er's hand reached out with lightning speed to grab the thing, while giving a look that said, "What are you saying? I can't hear you without my glasses on." It was obviously intentional.

"???"

The sand between my fingers felt utterly bald, as if there was nothing left to say.

[Player "Zhou Ke'er" has been detected to have triggered the "Memory Fragment Dungeon," and the "Memory Fragment" event is about to begin.]

[Player "Zhou Ke'er", please get ready, the countdown has begun...]

【5...4...3...】

"Holy crap?! How can something like this even happen?!"

Zhou Ke'er was also shocked. Their plan to find the teleportation array together with Chen Tian had been suddenly interrupted! Wasn't this just a pointless split-up?! No, the main problem was... what if Chen Tian and Zhijiansha were left and encountered some danger?

Oh, that's not necessarily true. It might be more dangerous if Zhou Ke'er were there...

In short, while Zhou Ke'er was lost in thought, before he could say anything, he vanished in a flash before Chen Tian and Zhijiansha's eyes, leaving the two of them staring at each other, completely bewildered.

The small, dark, unidentified object also disappeared at the same time, so they couldn't repeat Zhou Ke'er's actions.

…………

"Whoa!"

When Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes again, she found herself in...

What the hell! This is exactly where he was just now, nothing has changed. It's just that Zhijiansha and Chen Tian are gone.

However...upon closer inspection, the surrounding environment has also changed somewhat. For example, the damage marks on the walls of the building next door are newer, and the charred black ground next to it is still steaming, indicating that the fire had only recently been extinguished.

"Om..."

After a ringing in her ears, Zhou Ke'er, who had thought the surroundings were quiet, heard a gradually increasing noise.

A whooshing sound came from the sky, followed by loud explosions, cries for help, and sounds of fighting in the distance.

Even a fool could guess... this could very well be a war that took place here in the old era.

However, it seems these are some kind of memory fragments? Could it be that Zhou Ke'er is here now in someone else's identity?

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously looked at her own body.

No, nothing has changed.

It seems I simply entered this memory, or rather... the storyline.

Zhou Ke'er bent down, picked up a stone, and smashed it against the glass window next to her.

"Splash splash splash!"

A cracking sound rang out, and a hole was smashed in the glass window, with shards of glass scattered all over the floor.

"Hmm...it seems I can touch things and affect other things, and this effect can't be erased..."

After waiting a while, Zhou Ke'er noticed that the broken glass was still lying there quietly. She then stroked her chin and pondered, "That means I didn't just enter a memory. Since it can have an impact, this thing must be similar to a module. If I want to get out... well, first, I can find a safe place to hide until this memory ends. Second, I can directly cause an impact and interrupt this memory."

"However, the first approach seems to be the safest, but if we think about it carefully, if we can hide until the very end without any danger... then how did this memory end? Since this was a battle that looked so brutal, the reason it ended must be because the owner of this memory was killed."

"If all those who can leave behind fragments of memory are killed... there are probably very few things left to survive in this city. Even if they hide, they could still be wiped out in a single sweeping attack."

Zhou Ke'er frowned in thought as she walked aimlessly forward. "However, breaking this memory is also extremely difficult... Whether it's finding the owner of this memory and killing him, helping him survive, or ending this battle... these are all things beyond my current level..."

"boom!"

Just then, a loud crash came, and the corpse of a strangely shaped creature was violently thrown over, landing on the ground not far from Zhou Ke'er. It twitched twice and then lay still.

Zhou Ke'er instantly became alert, gripping the Death Fang tightly in her hand and clutching her watch in her right hand with her left—she didn't know if the watch's remote teleportation function would still work here. If it did, Zhou Ke'er could simply slip away to the Divine Academy if she encountered danger; if it didn't work... she would have to try using the ring's special effect to escape.

Of course, there is one last option: to sacrifice the Death Fang to completely unlock this equipment... I just got it not long ago, I haven't even had a chance to enjoy it yet, and I already have to start thinking about whether to use it as a consumable. That's just too tragic.

"What are you still standing here for? Didn't you catch up with the evacuation team? Hurry up and catch up now, or I won't have the energy to take care of you later."