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

Edwards spoke incredibly fast, finishing the long speech in an instant, as if worried something might be chasing after them. "But this is just the beginning. Those civilians who were originally unconscious and lying on the ground have somehow started to go berserk. Because our knights are short-handed, we mostly operate alone or in small teams, and as a result, many knights were swarmed by those civilians..."

"They were all killed? That shouldn't be the case. Even if there were many civilians, they shouldn't be able to kill a knight..." Nosha shook his head and retorted.

"No, those knights who were swarmed and knocked to the ground weren't killed... but... they went mad too!"

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665. Chain of infection

This sounds like a zombie virus outbreak; it's way too easy to spread! Zhou Ke'er previously claimed with absolute certainty that after being infected by the evil entity, one's mind and reason would be damaged before mutation, but now she's been proven wrong! Anyone caught by a mutated monster will also mutate!

Fortunately, it seems that Nosa and the others have been completely drawn to Edwards and haven't thought about what Zhou Ke'er said earlier.

Upon hearing Edwards's words, Nosa couldn't help but widen her eyes: "Wait...doesn't that mean that if we go out now, we'll be facing a huge crowd of mutated monsters, and an entire knightly order that has turned into monsters?"

Edwards pursed his lips, but finally nodded: "That's right."

Upon hearing this, the civilians behind erupted in an uproar, all saying at once, "What?! In that case, we might as well stay here and not go out!"

"Exactly! Wouldn't ordinary people like us just be throwing our lives away if we went out?"

"In the end, even though the Knights are so useless, His Majesty the King will surely send other powerful beings to resolve this situation, right? Can't we just wait here for rescue?"

"Do you intend to use us civilians as scapegoats, sending us out to our deaths to delay the monsters so you can escape smoothly?!"

The complaints from the common people grew louder and louder, gradually becoming uncontrollable, and even Izumi's attempts to persuade them were to no avail.

Isaac pursed his lips and said loudly, "You're right, it's too dangerous to go out. How about this, we'll go out, and you can stay here and wait for rescue. That way you'll feel at ease, right? Staying in such a safe place."

"Are you kidding me! That's practically leaving us here to fend for ourselves!"

"Exactly! Who knows if you guys will lure the monsters here as soon as you go out, use us as bait, and then take the opportunity to run away!"

"That's right, nobles and all that... are completely untrustworthy! Izumi, don't you agree? We can only rely on you, so please say something!"

Unexpectedly, Isaac's words stirred up a huge uproar, arousing strong indignation among the common people.

To be honest, Zhou Ke'er really couldn't understand what these civilians were thinking... In this situation... such vague things as public opinion don't apply. Right now, whoever has the bigger fist has the absolute advantage. Do you think they can stop Edwards if he wants to abandon them and leave?

This kind of protest is utterly pointless and only makes others feel disgusted and repulsed; it's the worst possible choice... No normal person would do this, unless...

Zhou Ke'er opened her double pupils without making a sound. Sure enough, all the shouting civilians were wrapped in a trace of almost imperceptible evil, which was not only climbing on their bodies, but also trying to spread to the surroundings.

Sure enough, his reason was affected by the evil influence.

Zhou Ke'er quietly closed her double pupils. Just then, a chilling sensation suddenly came from behind her just before she closed them—it was something sinister! There was no mistake!

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously turned her head back.

A wildly elongated spike was seen hurtling down the stairs at incredible speed, its target Edwards, who was standing at the top of the stairs.

Edwards was probably too badly injured, and his attention was drawn to the group of civilians, so he was completely unaware of the danger behind him for a moment.

Zhou Ke'er's lips curled up slightly. This was simply an opportunity bestowed by heaven!

Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was not on him, Zhou Ke'er immediately teleported and appeared next to Edwards in the blink of an eye. While making a gesture to push him away, she shouted, "Watch out! Get out of the way!"

Everyone was startled by Zhou Ke'er's loud reminder, and the noisy chatter stopped for a moment as they subconsciously looked in her direction.

Although Edwards had noticed Zhou Ke'er the moment she appeared beside him, his severely injured body prevented him from making any move to react, and he could only let Zhou Ke'er push him aside.

"Pfft!"

The jet-black spikes pierced through Zhou Ke'er's abdomen in an instant, going right through her and revealing sharp tips on her back.

Fresh blood gushed from the wound, and Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but cough up blood.

This unexpected turn of events left everyone present staring in disbelief. Isaac and Nossa clenched their fists tightly, their bodies trembling slightly. However, before them, Lannister and Elon had already rushed towards Zhou Ke'er without hesitation. Although Izmir was a step behind, he also hurried over there.

"Pfft!"

The spike struck and then instantly retracted, pulling out of Zhou Ke'er's body. A large amount of blood and fragments of some organs gushed out with the spike.

Zhou Ke'er collapsed into a pool of blood, her face deathly pale. Her pale face, stained with filthy blood, revealed a strange and cruel beauty that was breathtaking.

Uh... although he looks very badly injured, and judging from the injuries, it almost gives people the feeling that Zhou Ke'er is about to die, but actually for him... as long as his head is blown off or he is torn to pieces, even if his heart is pierced, it is not a big problem. Ordinary minor injuries can be handled by the self-recovery of the Yanran Technique, and even serious injuries can be kept alive by the evil catalysis of the body.

Furthermore... this body didn't originally belong to Zhou Ke'er. Even after he died, he could still exist as a soul, so he wouldn't be directly removed from this module. It's just that there will be some minor troubles later on.

However, he had to put on an act when he was injured to this extent in front of others. Otherwise, he would have just grabbed that spike, ripped it off, and beaten it to a pulp; how could he be lying in a pool of blood like this?

Lannister knelt in the pool of blood, uttering meaningless phrases like "Are you alright?", "Don't die!", and "Hold on!" which had no effect other than being noisy.

Elon, meanwhile, silently used all his strength to activate the power of the Holy Light in an attempt to heal Zhou Ke'er's wounds.

In fact, the wound inside had already healed to about 70-80%, and with treatment, the external injury would have been completely healed in just two or three seconds. But that wouldn't do, so Zhou Ke'er had to use the evil energy to resist the healing effect of the holy light, making the recovery appear extremely difficult and slow.

The roaring sounds outside continued, and the chaotic footsteps grew closer, seemingly rushing down the stairs.

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666. The gentle and lovely Zhou Ke'er

Hearing the commotion, the civilians no longer cared about protesting and started screaming and making a ruckus. Under normal circumstances, they would have followed Izumi's orders, but under the influence of the evil, they had almost completely lost their composure. Most of them pushed back and retreated, while many others disregarded Zhou Ke'er and the others and ran up the stairs towards the outside of the shelter.

But those who ran out quickly ran into the monsters rushing down the stairs and were swarmed up the stairs. However, this did delay the monsters' descent, so it wasn't entirely useless.

Edwards was almost knocked down by the people running around again, but luckily Izumi was quick to catch him and helped him to Zhou Ke'er's side.

Despite this, Edwards looked at Zhou Ke'er lying in a pool of blood with a very complicated expression, unsure of what to say. As the commander of the Knights, he was almost always the one who was injured while rescuing others; very few others were injured for him. Even when they were, it was mostly other knights in the Knights who were injured. There had never been a woman who was injured while saving him.

Lacking experience, he could only stand there blankly, watching Zhou Ke'er receive treatment, but her wounds were healing slowly, his eyes filled with anxiety and worry.

Zhou Ke'er coughed up blood, but forced a smile on her face as if she wanted to reassure others, and said softly, "I'm fine, this little injury is nothing... The monster is coming, you should run away quickly."

To outsiders, Zhou Ke'er's injuries were so severe, yet she didn't even flinch; instead, she was constantly worried about their safety...

But in fact, Zhou Ke'er's internal injuries had already almost healed, so the pain wasn't particularly intense, and she naturally wouldn't frown over it.