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

Zhou Ke'er pouted: "Okay, then we're doomed. Unless we can turn off that magic array, we can't stay in this capital. Forget about here, hurry up and take me to the palace to break that magic array."

Long Aotian was quite decisive, "No problem, I'll listen to you. But on the way, you have to explain to me what exactly is going on, and why that magic array is the source of the problem."

As he spoke, he immediately summoned a guard who appeared to be an adjutant, gave him some instructions, and then led Zhou Ke'er quickly toward the palace.

Now that Edwards and the others were no longer a burden, Zhou Ke'er no longer needed to hide her strength. With the dual blessing of evil and spiritual power, she and Long Aotian ran very fast.

While following Long Aotian, Zhou Ke'er made up some wild guesses... no, I mean, she explained based on reasonable speculation: "The place I randomly appeared in at first wasn't here, but in the capital of another country, the Duchy of Dragon that you mentioned before. You may not know, but that country has now completely fallen, because of the massive amount of evil energy emitted by that magic array that caused the mutation of humans."

Because the magic circle had already been activated long before I arrived, I couldn't stop it and had no choice but to flee the capital. On my escape, I happened to encounter the group of the former hero from that country…”

Zhou Ke'er embellished the story slightly and gave a brief account of what happened after she met Xi Ang.

"So that's how it is. I understand now. But the question is... what is the origin of this magic circle?"

After listening to Zhou Ke'er's account, Long Aotian nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and frowned, saying, "This is clearly a conspiracy hidden behind the scenes, and there must be a so-called mastermind."

"I don't know about that. I was chased the whole way as soon as I arrived, and I'm still running away after I came to this capital. I don't have the time or energy to investigate these hidden matters."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but roll her eyes, then pointed to the magnificent palace that appeared in front of her: "That's the royal palace, right? Where's that magic circle? Just take me there."

"But there are guards outside right now, so it will probably be quite troublesome for me to take you in."

Long Aotian nodded, but then added.

"That's easy."

Zhou Ke'er grinned at Long Aotian, "If there are only guards outside and no one inside, I can just teleport in instantly."

"Then why don't you just teleport me in directly? I'm too lazy to make excuses for them."

As he spoke, Long Aotian stopped and stood firmly in the shadow of a palace spire. He pointed to a small warehouse-like building guarded by soldiers and said to Zhou Ke'er.

Zhou Ke'er stood next to Long Aotian and shrugged at him: "Sorry, there's nothing I can do about it. My teleportation can only move myself. After all, it's not a teleportation spell, so I can't take anyone else with me."

Perhaps when the God of Time and Space advances further, he will be able to teleport others instantly, but Zhou Ke'er can't do that yet.

"Oh, I see. That's quite troublesome. Oh well, since that's the case, then I'll just..."

With that, Long Aotian snapped his fingers, instantly transforming from human form into a small, jet-black bat mixed with blood. It flew along the shadows at incredible speed, reaching the door of the house before the guards could even react. Then, it disintegrated, turning into a pool of blood, and silently slipped inside through the crack in the door.

This is actually quite convenient; it's a really good method for infiltration.

Zhou Ke'er raised an eyebrow and then instantly appeared inside the house.

As soon as she appeared, Zhou Ke'er looked up and saw a little girl staring at her in surprise. The little girl instinctively opened her mouth to shout, but Zhou Ke'er was quick-witted and teleported over to cover her mouth. She glared at Long Aotian, who had just transformed back into human form, and whispered, "You said there was no one inside! If I hadn't been quick, we would have been exposed!"

Long Aotian, now in human form, shrugged helplessly. "I only knew that the guards were indeed stationed outside. I never imagined that this guy would be here too."

After saying that, Long Aotian walked over, squatted down, and said to the little girl whose mouth was covered by Zhou Ke'er, "Don't be afraid, this young lady is not a bad person. I am the hero you summoned. You will definitely believe me, right? We are here to solve the disaster that happened in the capital. We have no ill intentions. Don't shout."

Oh wow, so this is the brat who activated this magic circle.

The little girl couldn't speak because Zhou Ke'er covered her mouth, so she could only nod frantically to indicate that she understood.

Zhou Ke'er and Long Aotian exchanged a glance. Then, Zhou Ke'er first used her evil energy to envelop the small area where the three of them were, creating a soundproof effect, before letting go of their hands.

Fortunately, the little girl didn't scream or shout. Instead, she seemed to genuinely trust Long Aotian and excitedly whispered, "Is this big sister your first companion, Hero? Are we about to embark on a journey to defeat the Demon King? Wait, what are you doing back here? What do you mean by 'solving the disaster'?"

Zhou Ke'er wasn't very good at dealing with children, so she simply ignored the situation and left everything to Long Aotian. She herself bent down and carefully sensed the magic array beneath her feet.

Indeed, a continuous stream of malevolent energy was emanating from it, like a tap that couldn't be turned off. Although the spread wasn't fast, the malevolent energy it produced... how to put it, it didn't seem to be the type that spread rapidly to infect humans. Instead, it was quite solidified, as if it was slowly merging into the air. Even Zhou Ke'er found it very difficult to absorb this malevolent energy; she had to separate it from the air before she could do so.

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672. Unstoppable

Sensing this situation, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but be startled. Wait... he seemed to understand the purpose of these evil beings—it wasn't just about spreading and causing human mutation; that was merely a side effect. Their true purpose was to solidify themselves in this world, making them an entity integrated with it.

In this case, even if the magic circle is dispelled, or even if all the infected and mutated people are eliminated, these evils will still be unable to be eradicated because they have assimilated into the world!

If it's just a large number of people getting infected, then it can only be described as an unprecedented disaster. But if it's really as Zhou Ke'er thinks, then the destruction of "humanity" in this world is already a foregone conclusion.

Moreover, the problem is that... the magic circle here has only been activated for such a short time, and it is already very difficult for Zhou Ke'er to absorb the evil in the surrounding air. Just think about the Duchy of Dragon, which had already been completely conquered long before the players entered this module. What must the evil there have solidified into?

Good heavens, what should we do? Zhou Ke'er couldn't think of a good solution for the time being, and could only pray that no player would randomly appear in the Duchy of Dragon.

Long Aotian noticed that Zhou Ke'er looked a little upset, so he put the chattering little girl aside and asked Zhou Ke'er, "What's wrong? What's wrong? Could it be that you can't shut down this formation either?"

Zhou Ke'er shook her head, her expression unusually serious: "The current situation has little to do with this formation anymore—although I really can't undo it, the focus now isn't on this formation."

Then, Zhou Ke'er carefully explained her conjecture to Long Aotian.

However, Long Aotian didn't quite understand the situation. He scratched his head in confusion. To him, it didn't seem to make much difference whether the evil spread or solidified. He just nodded and agreed in a daze.

Zhou Ke'er also realized this, so she gave up and didn't intend to explain anything to him. She thought to herself, "This magic array can't be turned off, and the whole area around it has been solidified with evil... It's hard for those people in the palace not to become abnormal. They can't stay in the palace anymore and have to move to another place."

As for those people I've befriended before, wouldn't all my previous efforts be wasted if I didn't take a few with me? Thinking about it carefully... First of all, the Lannisters and Isaac, these two are not very useful except for their status as high nobles, and their noble status is useless outside of this place. Although it shouldn't be a problem to take them with me, there's no need.

Secondly, Edwards is seriously injured, and given his personality, it's highly unlikely he would abandon the rest of the capital and flee at this time. Izumi might be able to persuade him to leave, but he'll probably get caught up in a dilemma due to unnecessary kindness, which would cause a lot of trouble later.

Thinking about it that way, all I need to bring is Nosa, who has some brains and a bit of magic, and Elon, who's been pretty much manipulated.

Tsk, I didn't expect that after all this, the final result would be so little. It's like choosing the tallest among the short...

This is definitely not because Zhou Ke'er lacks charm, but because the guys she encountered were all too weak! It was a real blunder. Now that I think about it, I realize that Xion's brave team was just too elite. It's such a pity that they were all wiped out in that place!

Zhou Ke'er breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Long Aotian, and said decisively, "Come here, I have a plan to tell you."

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Meanwhile, Edwards and his entourage were heading towards their rest area, led by guards.

On the way, Lannister couldn't help but ask the guard, "Excuse me, who is your commander? I've never heard of a guard captain named Long Aotian before. Was he recently promoted?"