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

Zhou Ke'er shrugged and shamelessly made up a story to evade the question.

Upon hearing this, Zhijiansha's "scumbag detection radar" instantly activated! As expected of Zhou Ke'er, she had only just entered the game and hadn't even been sitting down for long, yet she was already able to utter such utterly scumbag-like words.

It's terrible!

Zhou Ke'er shifted to a more comfortable position, crossed her legs, and leaned back on the sofa. As she casually looked around, she suddenly noticed a red dot in the "Messages" section in the corner of her screen.

As a late-stage sufferer of obsessive-compulsive disorder related to eliminating red dots, Zhou Ke'er naturally turned on the device without hesitation.

It's probably just spam.

To her surprise, the message was from Red Crane, and judging by the time... wow, it was sent before the last module. However, because most of the function keys in the view interface are automatically hidden in the module, Zhou Ke'er didn't notice it at all.

[Red Crane]: I don't have the item to teleport back to the safe house, and the teleportation point connecting the Underworld and the Overworld can't pinpoint a specific safe house, so I can only go to the player's main city in the Overworld for now and then make further plans. However, Cold Rabbit should be repairing the teleportation point soon, so if you can come to the main city in the next few days, I won't bother looking for the item to go back.

Good heavens, Zhou Ke'er is going to report him! This guy cheated! She's really furious. If it weren't for Mo Bugui causing trouble, Zhou Ke'er might already be in the main city like Honghe.

Wait a minute... Speaking of which, I still don't know what happened to Mo Bugui in the end. He never bothered Zhou Ke'er again after that.

Could it be...

After Zhou Ke'er accidentally stumbled upon the banquet of those great beings, he followed her there and was then easily killed, right?

It shouldn't be that bad. If it weren't for the guidance of the "Seven Chapters of the Mysterious Monarch's Secret Scripture," Zhou Ke'er would never have been able to enter that place. As for Mo Bugui... he's just an NPC who devoured the world's origin in a sub-world. Although he's strong, he's still not qualified to come into contact with a great being—after all, how could the space there be torn apart so easily?

Perhaps after Zhou Ke'er was rescued by Nyarlathotep, during the time she was in the safe house, Mo Bugui sensed Zhou Ke'er's location and immediately ran over, which offended Nyarlathotep, and she casually killed him?

Hmm, that's quite possible.

Oh, right, Zhou Ke'er remembered, Nyaruko did say that they had to deal with his troubles.

That's fine.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a great product; it's incredibly useful.

"Why isn't Honghe online yet...? Logically, everyone should be online by now... but my friends list shows her as offline..."

Cold-cooked Rabbit muttered to itself, then looked at Zhou Ke'er and asked, "Hey, you're closest to her, go tell her to come online!"

"I don't have her contact information, how am I supposed to call her? Through telepathy or soul communication?"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but roll her eyes upon hearing this, "Why are you in such a hurry to get her online?"

"Let's go to the main city! The teleportation array will be repaired soon. I was thinking, wouldn't it be nice if we went there together in a grand procession and completed the last bit of progress... that would be quite a ceremonial thing!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit replied confidently, "Besides, if we miss Red Crane, and she doesn't know how to operate this teleportation array when she comes online, then I'll have to come back and help her, which is too much trouble."

"Oh... there's no need to worry about that. There's no need to wait for her."

Zhou Ke'er waved her hand, tilted her head and asked in confusion, "Didn't she tell you? She arrived in the main city some time ago through some means. She got there much faster than us."

"What?! I waited for her for so long, and she didn't even tell me! Does that mean our sisterly bond doesn't exist, that it's all fake?!"

Cold-Eat Rabbit was utterly shocked, her eyes widening: "I never expected that after Red Crane arrived in the main city first, instead of sharing this exciting news with her best friend, she would tell some damned guy... guy..."

Damn, looking at Zhou Ke'er's current appearance, Leng Chi Tu really can't bring himself to say that this guy is a man! It all seems so strange!

"Isn't this normal? First of all... I can be her best friend too~"

Zhou Ke'er reached up and tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear, deliberately giving Leng Chi Tu a flirtatious wink, "Secondly... it's also possible that you're not her best friend, and that's just what you think, hahaha!"

"Damn it, stop it! You're being way too slutty. If you keep this up, I'm going to punch you!"

Cold-cooked rabbit quickly turned its head away.

"Wow, you're actually going to beat me up? How scary, you cold-cooked rabbit! Unlike me, I only feel sorry for Hehe~"

Zhou Ke'er blinked, looking completely innocent—but paired with her seductive and slutty appearance, it just felt out of place, carrying a hint of deliberate provocation.

## Chapter 519, Section 514: The Main City

"Please, stop, please stop being so disgusting!"

Cold-cooked rabbit got goosebumps all over—although Zhou Ke'er's pose could be considered charming in a unique way, just thinking that this was Zhou Ke'er in disguise... made him feel disgusted!

"Wait... excuse me for interrupting you. May I ask you a question?"

Just then, Zhang He frowned, looking puzzled. "I just remembered, Zhou Ke'er, the female form punishment you received should only be effective in the module, and you've already been punished five times. This punishment should have expired by now, so why is it happening in the main world as well?"

"Oh, you mean this? The previous punishment had indeed expired... but I was given a new punishment, and this is how it ended up. Hehe."

Zhou Ke'er stuck out her tongue and smiled mischievously, not telling the truth.

It's not that it's impossible, but it's too troublesome to explain. Zhou Ke'er is such a lazy person, she naturally wouldn't waste her breath on this.

"Alright, alright. Since Red Crane has already arrived in the main city, there's no need for us to wait for her. Let's set off now."

Incidentally, Zhou Ke'er also changed the subject, bringing the conversation back to the main topic.

"That's right! Wait... I should be the one saying that! This is my performance time!"

Cold-cooked rabbit protested, raising its fist in dissatisfaction.

Zhou Ke'er shrugged and replied with a smile, as if coaxing a child, "Okay, okay, you're Master, you'll lead."

"That's more like it. Alright, Zhang He, you carry on with your spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue, let's go!"

The cold-cooked rabbit suddenly stood up, put its hands on its hips, and said proudly.

It seems that she's very happy to have a rare opportunity to shine on her own without having to rely on powerful figures.

Excitement isn't necessarily a bad thing.

But they couldn't forget the way back. Zhou Ke'er recorded the coordinates of the safe house on her wristwatch at the Divine Academy, just in case.

Soon, led by Lengchitu, the group arrived at the abandoned teleportation array.

The monsters that were originally lurking here have disappeared without a trace. They must have been cleared out by Cold Rabbit and his group. They are just waiting for everyone to come and teleport.

"Are you ready?"

Holding something that looked like a gemstone, Cold-Eating Rabbit stood in the center of the teleportation array. "You all need to move closer. Don't stand outside this small circle. We don't know how much energy this array has left, and the energy coverage decreases from the center outwards. If you stand too far away, I can't guarantee you won't be teleported to some random place."

"So, according to you, even if this teleportation array is activated, it can't be used continuously?"

Zhou Ke'er blinked and asked.

"Your question is unprofessional. In theory, all teleportation arrays can be used continuously, but this is based on the premise that someone maintains them and regularly replaces or replenishes the energy source."

Cold-Eat Rabbit, with a "You don't understand, do you?" look on its face and a "I'm so smart, praise me" expression, explained smugly, "This teleportation array can't be reused, not because it's faulty, but because the energy stone I have doesn't have much energy left. If it could be replenished, this teleportation array could continue to be used."

"I see... So after we teleport, will we go directly to the main city? Or will we arrive at a certain teleportation point and then have to travel to the main city?"

Zhou Ke'er asked questions when she didn't understand, and she wasn't ashamed to ask those who were less knowledgeable.

"It should be able to teleport directly to the main city. But that depends on how it is after I fix it."

Cold-cooked Rabbit waved his hand, then bent down, holding a strange thing in his hand that could carve inky black marks on the ground. He began to scribble and modify the array on the ground, wiping away the already blurred parts with his hand and redrawing it himself to connect them.

It looked like an extremely large task, but fortunately, it wasn't about drawing the magic circle from scratch. It was just about fixing the blurry parts. In addition, the magic circle wasn't very big, so Zhou Ke'er and the others didn't have to wait too long before Lengchitu redrawn it.

Finally, she carefully embedded the gem in the core of the magic circle.

Instantly, the entire magic array burst into light, emitting a shimmering blue glow. However, the intense light only lasted for a few seconds before subsiding, seemingly due to insufficient power and switching to a power-saving mode. The patterns on the ground then began to glow only faintly.

"It seems that the energy stone doesn't have much energy left. But it's still more than enough to teleport us."

Cold-cooked Rabbit wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, there had been no mistakes in his operation. "You all stand in the back, I'm about to start the teleportation."

Upon hearing this, Zhang He put the "Spring Sleepiness and Autumn Fatigue" he was carrying on his shoulder down to the ground, and lifted her up with his hands to keep her standing—after all, he didn't know if they could be teleported together if they didn't come into contact with the magic circle, so it was safer to do it this way.

Soon, under Lengchitu's operation, a dazzling blue light flashed, and in the blink of an eye, Zhou Ke'er appeared in a completely unfamiliar place.

Just then, before everyone could even take a look around, a system notification suddenly rang out.

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player "Cold-Eating Rabbit" for activating the first main world teleportation array.]

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player "Cold-Eating Rabbit" for leading team members "Finger Sand", "Zhang He", "Spring Sleepiness and Autumn Fatigue" and "Zhou Ke'er" on successfully completing the first main world teleportation.]

[Since the main city's teleportation array has been activated, the teleportation arrays in other major towns will also be activated soon. The game will undergo a major update in 24 hours. Please stay tuned.]

"Hey! Can you hear me?! You're all team members, but I'm the captain!"

The cold-cooked rabbit stood proudly with its hands on its hips, looking smug and triumphant.

Completely unaware, a large number of players had already gathered around—because the teleportation array in the very center of the main city had always been inactive, no player had been able to use it. And now, a player had actually activated it successfully, and even announced it server-wide… so of course, they had to come and see what was going on?

As for Zhou Ke'er... what he was paying attention to was the last system notification. A major version update, very likely the one Renault had mentioned before...

I never imagined that there would only be two days left at most.

However... at least it's better than not knowing when it will happen and being afraid that it will suddenly descend upon you.

As for now... now that we're in the main city, we should first find the local tyrant, Long Aotian.

Although Zhou Ke'er didn't know if the guy himself was aware of it, she speculated that there must be some great figure behind him, someone he needed to unite with for the time being.

## Chapter 520, Section 515: Mountains and Rivers Meet Again

"...Although we're already here, what should we do now? Should we get a map or find a guide to show us around?"

Zhang He didn't seem to be used to being watched by so many people, and just frowned and asked softly.

As for spring drowsiness and autumn fatigue... even spatial teleportation couldn't wake her up; she's still sleeping, or rather, still "dozing off."

"Ah, I think you're right!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit hadn't thought about what to do after arriving. All she could think about was how to make a name for herself... cough cough, how to find her place. As for future plans, of course, she didn't have any.

Asking her is less helpful than asking the sand between your fingers.

"Don't worry, we'll wait here for a little while, and someone will come looking for us soon..."

Zhou Ke'er waved her hand, looking confident and certain of what she had said.

"Someone's coming to see us? Did you already call for help beforehand?"

Finger Sand asked in confusion, "You actually know someone who plays this game? I thought... no, never mind, it's nothing."

"No 'It's nothing' allowed! Riddler, get out of Gotham City!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately adopted the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, crossing her arms and striking a "meow" pose.

Just then, a male player suddenly pushed his way out of the crowd and approached Zhou Ke'er and the others, saying, "Excuse me for disturbing you all... Our guild leader, Long Aotian, sent me to invite you as soon as he heard you were in the main city. I wonder if you could do me the honor?"