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

He only realized halfway through the fight that Ming Mengjing might be in cahoots with the guy he'd met on the bus who also claimed to be an exorcist.

That guy didn't attack Zhou Ke'er at that time, probably because he was intimidated by her and was therefore wary. So he didn't reveal any attack methods other than using props.

Now we can test it out on this guy in front of us, so we won't be caught off guard by a sneak attack in real life.

"..."

Ming Mengjing's left fingertips trembled slightly after being kicked, but fortunately the spasm on the inside of her right elbow had almost subsided.

She pursed her lips, looking at Zhou Ke'er with veins bulging on her forehead, and said unhappily, "Has no one told you that you're annoying! If you're going to fight, then fight properly, why all this nonsense!"

"Doesn't this just show that I'm quite capable?"

Zhou Ke'er grinned and shrugged. "Villains die from talking too much. I'm not a villain, so talking a few more words won't kill me."

"Bang bang bang!"

Just then, a gun appeared in Ming Mengjing's left hand, and she suddenly raised it and fired three shots at Zhou Ke'er. Although it was a hasty one-handed shot, and it was fired with her non-dominant hand, the recoil made her left elbow and shoulder numb, but her accuracy was still very good. At least judging from the trend, all three bullets were likely to hit Zhou Ke'er.

"Hey, hey, suddenly pulling out a gun like that is pretty unsportsmanlike!"

Zhou Ke'er's voice suddenly appeared behind Ming Mengjing, whose figure had disappeared from the spot almost instantly.

All three bullets naturally missed their mark.

"Strive to defeat the enemy, use any means necessary, go all out, and never give up until death. This is the true meaning of martial virtue."

When Ming Mengjing saw Zhou Ke'er disappear from her spot in an instant, she immediately ran forward while turning around. Without even aiming, she raised her hand as if to fire directly.

"Huh? What kind of gun is this? Can it damage ghosts? It's so advanced. What's its construction?"

But before she could pull the trigger, Zhou Ke'er had already grabbed her gun-holding hand and jerked the muzzle upwards.

But at the same time, almost as Zhou Ke'er grabbed Ming Mengjing's left hand, Ming Mengjing's right hand held a dagger that stabbed towards Zhou Ke'er without hesitation.

Wow, that's a really fast reaction time!

With no other option, Zhou Ke'er had to temporarily release Ming Mengjing's left hand and take several steps back, narrowly avoiding the dagger's attack.

Actually, it wasn't that she couldn't withstand such a blow, but rather that Zhou Ke'er wanted to remain unharmed.

"As expected... this method alone is not enough to deal with a powerful monster that has already taken human form and developed rationality..."

Ming Mengjing sighed, "Why do I, a mere Blue-rank, have to do the work of a Purple-rank..."

As Ming Mengjing finished speaking, black mist instantly surged from her hands, swirling around them and revealing the shape of sharp claws.

"It's something sinister!"

Zhou Ke'er's pupils contracted slightly, and she subconsciously thought to herself.

Good grief, this guy kills other evil beings using the evil beings within him? This is somewhat similar to the setting of the trial module of that God Academy.

No, that was about letting evil spirits parasitize her, while the Ming Mengjing before her... seemed to have her hands originally made of evil spirits.

In short... if the former is merely parasitic, Zhou Ke'er can absorb the evil entity, but the latter... if the hands, which appear to be human bodies, are actually composed of both evil and flesh, and are tightly integrated with the rest of the body, then Zhou Ke'er will be unable to separate and absorb them.

Because Zhou Ke'er can only absorb ghosts, not people.

After Ming Mengjing's hands transformed into claws, her overall physical abilities seemed to have improved dramatically. In an instant, she flashed in front of Zhou Ke'er, her speed increasing by more than a fraction.

After several close encounters, Zhou Ke'er, who should have been able to dodge the attacks, found his dodging movements too slow under Ming Mengjing's claw strikes, forcing him to use teleportation multiple times in critical moments.

However, after this, Zhou Ke'er roughly understood that this group of exorcists must rely on the transformation of parts of their own bodies into strange forms to hunt down the supernatural.

But... is it possible to transform into a monster even in a game? Or... is this just a skill she acquired in the game?

Forget it, I don't understand it for now. In short, I'll just be more cautious about this kind of situation in the future.

Now that we have a pretty good understanding of the situation, there's no need to hide our strength anymore and let this guy dominate us.

He hadn't even drawn his spirit sword yet, nor had he used any spells, and besides... the special effect of the Death Fang Backstab hadn't been used either. He was just playing around with Mingmengjing before.

Just then...

With a loud "bang," a bullet whistled out from Ming Mengjing's left shoulder, almost piercing through her left scapula.

"!!!"

Before Mingmengjing could even show any sign of pain, she instinctively retreated quickly, trying to locate the person who had just fired the gun.

Goodness, this event module has maxed out pain sensitivity. His shoulder blade was smashed to pieces and he didn't even groan. This guy is pretty amazing.

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but admire him in her heart.

If it were him, he would probably curse out in pain as well.

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er subconsciously looked toward the direction from which the gunshot had just come.

But the person who fired the shot didn't hide at all. Instead, he was being carried by someone dressed like a knight, quickly darting back and forth between various footholds on the high-rise building, approaching Zhou Ke'er.

"Good heavens, isn't that Yi An?! And that chuunibyou knight we met at the beginning?!"

## Chapter 431, Section 426: The Imperial Army Asked Me to Deliver a Message to You

Good grief, what brings these two here?

Zhou Ke'er blinked, not understanding why they suddenly rushed out and shot Ming Mengjing.

"Monster, stop hurting people!"

The knight-like, immature teenager shouted something so embarrassing it made one's toes tremble, then sped up again, leaping from the second floor and landing with a thud. He then quickly ran to Zhou Ke'er's side and stood in front of her, adopting a defensive stance.

Yi An immediately jumped down from behind him, holding the sniper rifle in both hands, quickly retreated a few steps, and continued to aim at Ming Mengjing.

Zhou Ke'er then realized that they had seen the dream scene and mistakenly thought that the guy was the strange one, and that he was attacking Zhou Ke'er, so they rushed over to save the day.

Oh ho, if we only look at the situation on the ground, then that's certainly true.

"That's right, you monster! Get out of here right now, or we humans won't let you get away with this!"

Zhou Ke'er stood behind the chuunibyou boy, hands on her hips, striking a righteous and indignant pose, and shouted loudly at Ming Mengjing.

"???"

Ming Mengjing clutched the bullet wound piercing his shoulder blade with his right hand, staring incredulously at Zhou Ke'er and the chuunibyou (delusional) boy standing in front of him. "What are you talking about! The guy you're hiding behind is the monster!"

"So you're just trying to sow discord, huh? What's the point of telling a lie that anyone with eyes can see through? Look at yourself, then look at me, and it's obvious who the monster is, isn't it?"

Zhou Ke'er spoke with an air of self-righteousness and conviction.

"That's right! Hurting people is already a sin, but now you've gone to extremes, committing the crime of deception. You monster deserve to die!"

The immature teenager shouted out words that were so embarrassing they made your scalp tingle, and he said them with such confidence that it was hard to believe he wasn't embarrassed.

"..."

Ming Mengjing gritted her teeth, knowing that these players, already prejudiced and bewildered by the humanoid monster who could speak, wouldn't listen to her for the time being... However, she had another method, which was the most powerful evidence.

"I am a player."

Mingmengjing dispelled the black mist that had been swirling around her claws, and her hands gradually returned to normal. She raised her hands low and introduced herself, saying, "My nickname is Mingmengjing. I ranked fifth in the last event module. You should have heard of me."

"Ah...I have indeed heard of it."

Upon hearing this, Yi An put down the sniper rifle in her hand and looked at Ming Mengjing with a puzzled expression. "Since you can say that you are a player, there shouldn't be any problem. You're not a monster in this city... So why did you attack him?"

"Even players shouldn't bully others just because they're good!"

The immature teenager spoke with righteous indignation.

"No, you've misunderstood. I'm the only player. How could that guy possibly..."

Ming Mengjing was startled upon hearing this, and seeing that the two people opposite her still misunderstood, she quickly tried to explain.

But Yi An said, "No, this doesn't count as bullying the weak. After all, Zhou Ke'er was third in the last event's module. Logically speaking, the third place should be stronger than the fifth place."

"Haha, I'm not as good as you say."

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head and said with a grin, then nodded to the chuunibyou boy, "Hello, my name is Zhou Ke'er, I forgot to introduce myself just now."

"My name is Yu Ke, and it's a pleasure to meet you. My dream is to become a true knight, embodying humility, honesty, compassion, courage, justice, sacrifice, honor, and a strong soul!"

The chuunibyou boy slammed his sword and shield on the ground and spoke with righteous indignation.

"How is that possible?! What a joke! This guy is definitely a monster. Not only can he absorb other monsters, but his body is also full of evil. He's practically made of evil. How could he not be a monster!"

Ming Mengjing stared wide-eyed in disbelief, finding the scene utterly absurd. These were clearly monsters, yet the other humans mistook them for humankind and were protecting them, while she, an exorcist, was being suspected of being a monster...

"See? No matter how I explained it to you, you wouldn't believe me. Now that we have a witness to prove it, you should believe me now, right? How about we let bygones be bygones?"

Zhou Ke'er tilted her head and peeked out from behind Yu Ke, laughing triumphantly at Ming Mengjing.

"You son of a bitch, die!"

Ming Mengjing's blood surged, and a sudden red light flashed across his body. His speed increased dramatically, and he became almost a blur in sight. He appeared in front of Zhou Ke'er in an instant and swung his dagger towards Zhou Ke'er's face.

Zhou Ke'er's pupils contracted sharply. She immediately activated the "Smoke-like Technique" and instantly moved a short distance to the side, just brushing past Ming Mengjing. She leaned close to Ming Mengjing's ear and whispered at an extremely fast pace, "Who told you... that ghosts can't play games?"

"you!"

Ming Mengjing turned to look at Zhou Ke'er in disbelief, but was quickly sent flying several steps by Yu Ke's shield bash. She then took another bullet from Yi An, the wound opening on her other shoulder blade. Now, both sides were symmetrical, and she couldn't exert any force with either hand.

"Wow, how scary! She actually attacked me without warning! How could she be so mean? I already explained that I'm not a monster!"

Afterwards, Zhou Ke'er looked completely innocent and spoke to Yu Ke and Yi An.

"Damn it!"

Ming Mengjing gritted her teeth and said something bitterly, but in the current situation, she could only try to calm herself down. A few wisps of barely perceptible black mist emerged from her fingertips, spread to the wound on her shoulder, and entered it.

Soon, two blood-stained bullets fell out of the wound and clattered to the ground.

The gushing blood was quickly stopped by the black mist.

"What are you doing?! If you continue to be so stubborn and try to attack him, then we will not show any mercy."

Yi An, holding a sniper rifle, frowned as she looked at Ming Mengjing and said in a cold voice.

"Phew... I surrender. I'm in no condition to fight him anymore."

Ming Mengjing calmed down, suppressing the urge to kill Zhou Ke'er, and shook her head, saying, "But in that case, I'll have to go with you. Otherwise, in my current state, the chances of dying if I act alone are too high."

As she spoke, she looked at Yu Ke and said, "Since you say you uphold chivalrous virtues, shouldn't you offer protection to someone as weak and harmless as me?"

"So you'll wait until you've recovered before making your move? Some people still know the old story of the farmer and the snake, right?"