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

The first part of her statement was indeed her own conjecture, but the last sentence was purely to help Zhou Ke'er mislead Dio. After all, Zhou Ke'er had just told her that the messenger Dio was referring to was indeed him.

"is that so..."

Dior still seemed a little skeptical, giving Zhou Ke'er a suspicious look.

"That must be it! Otherwise, how could any man be so straight in front of me!"

Long Aojiao answered loudly and confidently, "It must be because she's actually jealous of my beauty!"

"...But to be honest, judging from her appearance in those videos on the forum, she has no reason to be jealous of you, right?"

Dior especially glanced at Long Aojiao's flat chest.

## Chapter 423, Chapter 418: One day, I came to the same place again.

"So why did they immediately assume I was a woman...?"

Zhou Ke'er muttered something under her breath, but didn't really feel the need to explain anything. Anyway... whatever~

Just then, a small pattern that looked like some kind of array suddenly popped out from Zhou Ke'er's collar without warning.

"?!"

Zhou Ke'er's eyes narrowed instantly, and she instinctively reached out to pull down her collar—could it be that some kind of monster had left some kind of spell on her body sometime during the night? She hadn't even noticed...

If it had just stayed on Long Aojiao, that would be one thing, but the fact that it managed to remain on his collar without Zhou Ke'er noticing and without making a sound... means that guy could have just killed Zhou Ke'er directly... why didn't he do it?

Just as Zhou Ke'er was filled with doubt, a voice came from the miniature magic circle: "Hey, hey, hey? Zhou Ke'er, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"

"??"

Zhou Ke'er's hand, which had reached out to pull off her collar, stopped abruptly. She paused for a moment before replying, "I can hear you... You're Cold-Eat Rabbit? What's with this magic circle?"

"Huh? Didn't I already say this? This is the reward for completing the first stage of the Array Master template activation quest... Communication Array... Oh right, you were still in the module when I said this, so never mind."

Cold-cooked Rabbit's slightly anxious voice came through, speaking very quickly and seemingly a little incoherent.

"Huh? When did you put this thing on my collar?"

Zhou Ke'er pressed on, asking, "To be honest, could this be some kind of monster in disguise? Let's be a little more cautious and find out more before we talk about it."

Long Aojiao, standing behind Zhou Ke'er, watched with great interest the magic circle that popped up on her collar, thinking to herself, "This skill... is practically divine... If in some large modules, like this one, we could set up a remote communication magic circle like this on every guild member, it would definitely save a lot of time regrouping, and it would also make planning and scheduling much easier..."

Dio, on the other hand, hadn't thought that far ahead. She had been about to say something, but this situation had interrupted her, and it was painful to have her words stuck in her throat, so she could only vent her anger by attacking the monster next to her with a disgruntled expression.

"Oh dear, it was when we were both pinned down on the sofa and being beaten by the flamingos... I was planning to secretly set something on you in the chaos to scare you, but you kept changing the subject, and I ended up forgetting about it... Ah, no, no, this isn't the time to talk about this!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit offered a casual explanation, but quickly changed his tone, saying anxiously, "So where are you right now? Come over here quickly... We've run into a little trouble and need some help!"

"Then you'd better tell me where you are! Otherwise, how am I supposed to get there?"

Zhou Ke'er, speechless, pressed on, "Where are the others? Who are your people now? Have you asked anyone else for help?"

"No, Chen Tian is the only one next to me. I haven't asked Hong He and the others for help yet. Since Chen Tian specifically asked you to come, there's nothing I can do..."

A sharp "bang" came from the other side, like a blunt object striking flesh. It seemed to be Cold-Eat Rabbit slamming a large hammer into a monster, panting heavily as he said, "As for the location... I don't know either! Everything around here looks exactly the same, just hordes of monsters... How am I supposed to know where I am!"

"This location... should be roughly between the third and fourth side gates to the left of the main gate of the high wall, about six or seven hundred meters ahead, within this area."

Just then, Chen Tian's voice rang out in the communication array.

"Good heavens? How did you confirm that? I'm so close to the wall and I still can't see any side gates, and you guys are six or seven hundred meters away... and you can still see this?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but complain, then turned to look at the high wall, trying to find out where the largest main gate was.

"No... I've been here before, so I remember the general terrain. I used the most prominent high wall as a landmark to make it easier for you to find your way."

Chen Tian's voice came from the other side, trembling slightly, as if she was suppressing something.

"You've been here before? You participated in a module set here before?"

Zhou Ke'er struggled to find the largest main gate in the high wall, and then jumped up as high as she could to barely see a shorter side gate not far away. Because of her height, the height of the side gate was blocked from her view by the dense monsters, which was why she hadn't noticed it before.

"No. It's not a module."

Chen Tian's denial came.

Didn't you come here in a module? Then what else could it be...?

Zhou Ke'er suddenly realized that Chen Tian meant... since this wasn't in a game, it was probably because... she had been to this place in the old era!

"Alright, alright, I'm almost out of mana... These monsters are surprisingly strong, hurry up and come over, or we won't be able to hold on!"

Before Zhou Ke'er could ask anything else, Lengchitu had already hurriedly shut down the magic circle.

"Um...."

Zhou Ke'er pondered for a moment, then turned to Long Aojiao and Dio, "You heard what happened, right? I need to go rescue my teammates now. You should be able to handle monsters of this level on your own, right?"

"Huh? What do you mean 'should be able to handle'? Don't underestimate me, you bastard! It's just a small piece of bread, and you're acting all high and mighty!"

After "knowing" that Zhou Ke'er was not the so-called "divine messenger," Dio once again reverted to his arrogant and rampant demeanor, coldly snorting in anger.

"Hey, can I come with you?"

Long Aojiao suddenly said this.

"Huh? Are you out of your mind? I just rescued you from the depths of the monster horde, and now you want to run into another direction... Are you deliberately trying to die? Didn't I tell you I'm out of mana and can't use my sword skill anymore..."

Zhou Ke'er rolled her eyes and refused without hesitation, pointing in a certain direction: "You should just go find your brother. I remember the place where you met him before was in that direction. Go look for him, there's a man in knight's armor and a woman holding a sniper rifle. Although your brother probably isn't there now, you agreed to meet him there. Just wait for him there."

"Huh?! You ran into my brother earlier?!"

Long Aojiao stared wide-eyed in disbelief: "You two didn't fight?! You even arranged to meet again at a certain location... Wait, I get it... Originally, you were sworn enemies, but when you encountered danger together, you chose to support each other and turn hostility into friendship... And although you both seem to be men, one of you is actually a woman disguised as a man using some kind of skill... Goodness, what kind of female-oriented novel setting is this?!"

"So why do you have to think I'm a woman?! Why do I have to dress up as a man?!"

Zhou Ke'er finally couldn't hold back any longer and complained.

## Chapter 424, Section 419: The Monster Tide That Is About to Retreat

A magic circle suddenly popped out from the collar of Fingertip Sand's clothes, and Cold-Eat Rabbit's excited, hushed voice came from within: "Hey, Fingertip Sand, I've got you covered with something really exciting, you'd never guess something like this..."

Her voice was surrounded by the roars of monsters and the whooshing sound of a giant hammer spinning, making it quite noisy. However, it was still barely audible.

"?"

Finger Sand was completely bewildered when it received the message from Cold Rabbit—why didn't you use the communication array at the beginning of the module to report your location and gather? Instead, you only triggered this thing now, and you even said you were going to reveal some exciting information... Is this how you use a communication array?!

The red crane, who was right next to the sand between her fingers, naturally heard the cold rabbit's voice and turned her head slightly to look over. However, because she was wearing the Faceless One's Face, it was impossible to see her expression—of course, it could be inferred that she was expressionless.

"What explosive news?"

Sand between Fingers frowned helplessly, but still asked. What if it really was some important news? Perhaps Cold-Eat Rabbit had actually stumbled upon some information about this event module by chance...

"I'll let you in on a little secret: Chen Tian specifically asked me to contact Zhou Ke'er right now and come over immediately. She seemed to be in a real hurry, probably wanting to have a secret rendezvous when no one else is around..."

Cold-Eat Rabbit's voice, sounding like a paparazzi, came through, "Honestly, if I hadn't been the one to trigger this communication array, I wouldn't have known about this... But even though I'm right here, Chen Tian didn't hide anything and told me to go call Zhou Ke'er. She doesn't seem too afraid of others finding out..."

While Cold-Eat Rabbit was having a good time talking, Finger Sand was practically having a heart attack and cardiac arrest. If it weren't for the fact that this magic circle could only be disconnected unilaterally by Cold-Eat Rabbit, she would have already died.

"Alright, alright, stop talking!"

As soon as Zhijiansha heard Lengchitu's tone suggesting he wanted to continue, he gasped and, not daring to look at Honghe beside him, hurriedly interrupted her.

"Huh? Why are you reacting so strongly?...Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? You're not jealous, are you? You don't actually like that crazy Zhou Ke'er, do you?"

Immediately, a shocked voice came from the other end of the communication array, sounding utterly astonished, as if questioning the meaning of life: "What's wrong with your aesthetic sense these days? Since when has the straight-male psychopath become a popular type?"

"Hey!"

The sand between my fingers suddenly made my hands and feet feel ice-cold on this sweltering day. Is there any hope left in this world?!

"Alright, alright, that's enough. Zhou Ke'er is already on her way... If this communication array didn't pop up as soon as it was triggered, I could have given you a live broadcast. What a pity. That's all for now, bye~"

Before she could explain anything further, Cold Rabbit had already hurriedly hung up the communication array, leaving her to bear this fate alone.

"Hahaha... Cold-cooked Rabbit is such a joker, don't you think...?"

A smile that looked more like a grimace appeared on Zhijiansha's face as he scratched his head, looked at Honghe, and said, feigning ignorance.

"..."

Honghe didn't say anything, but looked the sand between her fingers up and down, and then said in a flat tone, "I see, I didn't even notice. Well then, I wish you success."

"Alas!"

Upon hearing this, the hairs on my fingers stood on end—this was a death threat! Absolutely!

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"Hey, Zhou Ke'er! Over here!"

Over here, Cold-Eating Rabbit, after disconnecting the communication array, spun her giant hammer like a small whirlwind through the monster horde, shouting loudly towards Zhou Ke'er—because this was a skill inherent to her hammer weapon, and she couldn't stop it on her own; she could only wait for the skill to end.

Having finally teleported over, expending a great deal of divine power, Zhou Ke'er's eyes twitched involuntarily at the sight before her. Leaving aside the Cold-Eating Rabbit, who was charging around with that hammer, it was impossible to tell where it was in danger. And Chen Tian, ​​wielding only a wooden sword, was incredibly brave, moving freely through the monster horde, slicing down one monster with a single strike. In fact, compared to the Cold-Eating Rabbit's insane hammer attack, Chen Tian's ability to kill these monsters with just an ordinary wooden sword was even more absurd.

Zhou Ke'er began to suspect that this guy might have secretly activated a character template at some point.

"No... I don't see any crisis at all. With your strength, you could easily fight your way back to the high walls. Why do you insist that I charge through Changban Slope like Zhao Yun rescued Liu Bei's son?"

Zhou Ke'er spoke her mind without hesitation, immediately launching into a rant.

"Huh? Isn't that obvious? Because I only have three moves. After the anchor charge and the buffs are used up, once this hammer skill ends, I have no other means of attack! And I can't swing the anchor or this hammer in normal condition!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit replied matter-of-factly, "Chen Tian might not be able to protect me then. And most importantly... it was Chen Tian who insisted you come, not me."

"That's true! But... even if you only have three tricks up your sleeve, that should be enough to get back to the other side of the wall, right? In fact, as long as you activate your anchor skill, you can just rush back, can't you!"

Zhou Ke'er continued to criticize mercilessly, showing no intention of helping them at all, and just stood aside watching them fight monsters with all their might.

"Oh dear, the problem is that Chen Tian isn't leaving! Not only is she not leaving, she's going to keep pushing forward... Although she said I could go back to the high walls first, do you think I could really abandon her and go back directly!"

Cold-Eat Rabbit's skill finally stopped. He immediately put the hammer back into his backpack to avoid hitting his own foot, and then, before the surrounding monsters could gather, he ran towards Zhou Ke'er.

"It's alright... Judging by the time, this first wave of monsters should be retreating by now. This is just a probing prelude."

Chen Tian quickly dispatched the monsters blocking her path with a few sword strikes, rushed to Zhou Ke'er's side, glanced at the sun's position, and answered earnestly. Finally, she leaned close to Zhou Ke'er's ear and whispered, "If my memory serves me right..."

"Huh? This monster horde has a set time for retreat? Does that mean they won't attack humans during their retreat?"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly had a brilliant idea, "Then can I take advantage of this time to rush deeper into the area, and when they retreat, use a bug to kill a few important monsters and get a high rating?"

"...No matter how you look at it, that's impossible...How could he not fight back..."