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

This was a last resort, since among them, only Red Crane, who had opened the Faceless One's Face, could truly inflict fatal damage on the monsters. Spring Slumber and Autumn Fatigue and Cold-Eating Rabbit could only cause some minor damage at most, and their role was more to hinder and control the monsters.

Indeed, for players at this stage... activating abandoned teleportation arrays in the wild is still too difficult.

After all, the server has only been open for a short time, and most players are still in the "leaving the cabin and heading to the main city" stage. Only a small number of players who are already in the main city have started exploring the wilderness to unlock character templates.

Judging from the current pace, unless Long Aotian leads a large group of his players and charges in with overwhelming numbers, it would be impossible to defeat the monsters that Honghe and his companions were facing earlier.

Besides, apart from players like Zhou Ke'er who have practiced some fighting skills in real life, what else can people who grew up in peacetime do when facing enemies besides Xia Ji Ba Da? Just like Leng Chi Tu, when she gets a big hammer, she can only rely on skill bonuses to spin around. Chun Kun Qiu Fei might be a little better because of her previous game experience, but to be honest, her shooting accuracy isn't very high either.

"Ugh... ugh..."

As soon as she returned to the safe house, Cold-Eating Rabbit couldn't help but throw the big hammer aside, assume a dejected forward bend (or 2) posture, and start gagging—she spun around for a full ten minutes, and now she felt like her whole brain was spasming.

Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue also put away the pistol, and with a look of pain that made him grit his teeth, he began to massage each other with his hands alternately—you know, even a pistol has a considerable recoil, not to mention that Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue was holding two, so his arms were naturally sore and aching.

After all, unlike in mods where you can reduce pain, there's no such advantage in the Overworld; pain is felt exactly the same.

So, if you die a painful death in the main world... you might actually be disconnected and logged out, and someone might even call an ambulance for you.

"As expected... with our current level of skill, we're not yet able to deal with those monsters..."

Honghe narrowed her eyes, uttering words of distress, but her face remained expressionless. She silently recalled the so-called "main city guides" she'd seen on the game forums. Normal players could obtain rewards, even unlocking character templates and leveling up, by accepting quests and triggering events in the main city. However, being in the wilderness and unable to leave for the time being, only Zhou Ke'er and Honghe, who had already unlocked their character templates and could barely level them up by grinding monsters in the main world, could significantly improve their strength.

If things continue like this, falling behind one step at a time will lead to falling behind at every step. If they cannot unlock the teleportation array to go to the main city soon, they will definitely fall far behind the main force of players in terms of strength.

The problem with the teleportation array must be resolved as soon as possible.

"Huff...huff...right, right, look at this..."

Just as Red Crane was deep in thought, Cold Rabbit, who had finally recovered a bit, struggled to get up from the ground and slumped listlessly onto the sofa, like a dehydrated salted fish. He stretched out his hand to everyone and said, "I just picked this up on the ground over there. It seems to be a prop, but I didn't have time to read the prop description at the time. Take a look now."

The thing in Cold Rabbit's hand looked like a Bagua plate. Red Crane's first thought was that this might be a quest item that guides the missing crystal core of the formation.

Zhang He, who was closest to her, reached out and took the thing, then shared the description of the prop with everyone.

【Title: The Formation Master's Legacy】

[Category: Item (Consumable, One-Time Use)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect: Unlocks the prerequisite quest for the character template: "The Legacy of the Array Master". Completing the series of quests will unlock the character template "Array Master".]

[Note: This is different from the character template unlocking permits assigned by professional guilds; this is a legacy lost in the wild.]

"Wow, I really didn't expect it to be this..."

Red Crane squinted. She had just been wondering what to do since no one else had unlocked a character template, and now one had been delivered right to her. Although it was much more troublesome than obtaining a license to unlock a character template directly, requiring the completion of a series of tasks, it was still a way to unlock a character template.

"Hmm... Since you got the cold-cooked rabbit, it's up to you. Keep it for yourself or..."

Since Honghe has already unlocked the character templates, and hasn't even figured out the first one yet, there's no rush to unlock the second one.

"Of course I'll use it right away!"

Before Red Crane could finish speaking, Cold-Eat Rabbit, who had been sitting like a salted fish, suddenly jumped up, its eyes gleaming, "This is a character template! Only a small number of people can unlock this character template!"

"Yes, that makes sense. However, it's best to consider how well this profession suits you before using it. After all, the name 'Array Master' sounds a bit like a support role."

Flamingo nodded, and then gave Flamingo one last reminder.

"It's okay, just use it for now. If it really doesn't suit you, we can unlock other suitable character templates later."

Cold-cooked Rabbit was clearly determined. "Besides, formations are usually set up at the beginning, and it's rare to set them up on the spot, so it doesn't conflict with my participation."

"Hmm, that works too. What do you guys think?"

Honghe nodded, and then sought the opinions of Chun Kun and Qiu Fei, as well as Zhang He, one last time.

Spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue naturally made her take the opportunity to sleep, and she had no idea where she had thrown away the props she had obtained to keep herself awake.

"Well, I have no objection either. Perhaps unlocking this character template is related to unlocking the teleportation array. It might be necessary to repair the teleportation array, so we should help Cold Rabbit unlock the character template first before making any further plans."

Zhang He had no further objections and nodded in agreement.

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356. Leading evil people

"call...."

Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes helplessly and let out a breath.

A young man dressed in a Taoist robe, covered in blood, flew backward, smashing the glass window in front of Zhou Ke'er and crashing heavily to the ground, occasionally twitching.

Zhou Ke'er was happily practicing according to the "Two Years of Qi Refining, Three Years of Foundation Building" manual when trouble came knocking on her door.

They clearly stopped following them, so can't they just hide in a corner?

"Fellow Daoist... save me..."

The young Taoist priest coughed up blood as he reached out his hand to Zhou Ke'er, who seemed oblivious to his presence, attempting to beg for her help.

"There's no saving him, just wait to die."

Zhou Ke'er glanced out the glass window. The monster that had just sent the Taoist flying was faintly visible in the smoke and dust, its appearance still unclear. However, for some reason, it didn't seem to have any intention of immediately pressing its advantage.

As for this Taoist priest...

Zhou Ke'er could tell at a glance that he had a hole punched in his chest, enough for him to cosplay as a Hollow at a comic convention. Without some self-healing ability, he definitely wouldn't be alive. Obviously, Zhou Ke'er didn't have such a method, while if this young Taoist had it, he would have already started self-healing and wouldn't have wasted time asking Zhou Ke'er for help.

In conclusion, this guy is doomed.

so...

This means Zhou Ke'er can now loot the corpse—even though the guy isn't dead yet.

"Alright, alright, die peacefully, okay? I took your things, so I'll definitely avenge you..."

While Zhou Ke'er was groping the young Taoist priest, she casually comforted him, saying, "Although, if that guy is too strong, I'll run away first. Even a grudge from ten lifetimes can be avenged. At worst, we'll outlive each other. I'm sure I can outlive it."

After all, Zhou Ke'er's era was many years later than this memory fragment, and the monster in front of her must have died long ago. So, it can't be considered that he broke his promise.

"you!!"

The young Taoist priest was so enraged by Zhou Ke'er's actions that his eyes widened in fury. He suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his head lolled to the side, and he died.

Luckily, Zhou Ke'er dodged quickly, otherwise she would have been splattered with blood. What a close call!

However, this Taoist priest was really poor; no wonder he was beaten so badly. In old-fashioned novels, Taoist priests always had piles and piles of talismans at their disposal, but this guy had nothing but a nearly broken peach wood sword and a Bagua compass. He was so poor, he deserved to die.

Zhou Ke'er curled her lip in disdain, weighing the peach wood sword in her hand. "Perfect, let's see if I can use the sword control technique Chen Tian taught me..."

Because the sword control technique taught by Chen Tian requires manipulating one's own internal energy or spiritual power, Zhou Ke'er didn't know if her strange spiritual power could do it.

However, even if it doesn't work...

It's okay. In the book I just read, "Two Years of Qi Refining and Three Years of Foundation Building," there is a method that can be used temporarily when spiritual power is insufficient during the Qi Refining stage. That is, instead of extracting spiritual power from the body for spellcasting, one should seize spiritual power scattered from the outside world for spellcasting.

This method has many limitations, as it is affected by external spiritual energy and one's own physical condition, so it can only be used as a backup emergency measure in the early stages.

However, given the current situation, Zhou Ke'er should still have more than enough skill to use it. After all, he doesn't necessarily need to use the sword control technique to kill this monster; if all else fails, he can always escape.

"Hold fast to the One, control the sword with your Qi, and the sword will go!"

Zhou Ke'er casually tossed the peach wood sword in her hand, then brought her right index and middle fingers together and swung it forward sharply.

The peach wood sword, which had been spinning helplessly in mid-air, was suddenly gripped by an invisible hand and abruptly stopped in mid-air. Then, it quickly adjusted the direction of the sword tip and swiftly stabbed towards the monster outside the glass window whose appearance was indistinct.

"It works...and the energy consumption isn't too high. Let's try this one!"

With a thought, Zhou Ke'er brought her left hand together with two fingers and waved it to the side. Immediately afterward, the Death Fang shot out and spun wildly in the air, emitting a series of buzzing sounds.

"Pfft!"

"Hiss..."

A soft sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out, and the peach wood sword easily pierced the monster's body.

"Something's not right...something's not right!"

However, Zhou Ke'er did not breathe a sigh of relief. Instead, she instinctively felt that something was wrong. That peach wood sword was not that sharp. If it could really pierce through the monster, how did the Taoist priest get blown up just now?

In Zhou Ke'er's estimation, it would be good if the peach wood sword didn't shatter on the spot after such an attack, but now...

It's definitely a scam!

Keep finishing off the enemy!

"Use your qi to control the dagger, and go!"

Zhou Ke'er pulled her right hand back sharply, and then swung her left hand forward.

The peach wood sword seemed to be drawn in, vibrating violently as it tried to pull back towards Zhou Ke'er, but somehow it was as if it was being sucked in by a huge force and could not break free at all.

At the same time, the Death Fang shot forward, piercing straight through the monster's head with a "whoosh," as if it were tearing through a piece of paper that had been fixed in place.

It seemed that a few scattered, dark fragments fell from the other's head and scattered in all directions.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er narrowed her eyes, decisively abandoned the peach wood sword, and quickly recalled the Death Fang.

It was covered in a thick, dark green slime that looked disgusting and nauseating.

There also seemed to be some fragmented, broken limbs, which didn't look like they belonged to a humanoid monster, but rather like... insects or snakes.

"!"

Zhou Ke'er's eyes widened suddenly—it's worth mentioning that Zhou Ke'er is... terrified of bugs! She's always thought that bugs are the most disgusting things in the world...

Wait, so that means... that monster in front of us was very likely made up of countless wriggling, disgusting worms...

No wonder the wooden sword pierced through so easily; it most likely pierced through a gap created when the insects were tangled together. The reason it couldn't be pulled out afterwards was probably because it was squeezed and sucked in by the insects...

This thing that can be broken up and then reassembled is basically useless against physical damage!

Tsk...

"Sink the Qi to the Dantian, using Qi as a guide..."

Zhou Ke'er's eyes widened suddenly. Pointing her sword forward, she channeled her spiritual energy and roared, "Borrow fire!"

"boom!"

The figure in front of them was instantly ignited, crackling and popping.

.........