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

Sure enough, even with their vision distorted, upon seeing the monster, the guards couldn't help but stagger and kneel on the ground, clutching their foreheads in pain. Their armor trembled violently, making a soft clanging sound.

The leader, being more resilient, managed to lift his eyes to look at the scene in the room and asked with difficulty, "What's going on here! Who are you people? What kind of monsters are you! Where is His Majesty?!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately replied, "We were originally summoned by His Majesty to have an audience. You can ask the maids about this later. Just now, while His Majesty was discussing important matters with us, this monster suddenly appeared without warning and wreaked havoc. Although we tried our best to rescue him, unfortunately... His Majesty has already... sacrificed himself for his country!"

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er pointed to the king's body, which was still lying on the ground, charred and torn to pieces, and explained in a tearful tone.

The octopus monster stared wide-eyed at Zhou Ke'er, who was spouting nonsense and lying without batting an eye. Damn it, this girl actually dared to scheme against him!

"What! His Majesty..."

All the guards were shocked upon hearing this. This shock even slowed down the madness that was assaulting their minds. The leading guard even drew his sidearm and, trembling, aimed it at the octopus monster.

Seeing that the octopus monster seemed to want to say something, Zhou Ke'er rushed forward without hesitation and thrust her sword at it. At the same time, she spoke before it could, saying, "Moreover! This monster... its goal is to kill His Majesty and then transform into His Majesty's appearance to exist in His Majesty's place! After it devoured His Majesty's brain, it gained a portion of His Majesty's memories. This is its conspiracy! It can kill other humans and then transform into him. You must leave here quickly and evacuate everyone else in the palace. We must not give this guy any opportunity!"

The octopus monster was about to declare itself the king, but Zhou Ke'er interrupted it first, which enraged it. It roared and stabbed countless tentacles at Zhou Ke'er, while some tentacles also stabbed at the guards, intending to kill them to silence them.

Hey! Don't forget I'm still here!

A flash of blood appeared, and it was Long Aotian holding a blood sword, saving the guards.

Zhou Ke'er immediately said, "Long Aotian, you take these guards to evacuate the people in the palace and ensure their safe departure. I'll take care of things here!"

Long Aotian nodded. He knew this was not the time to dawdle. He immediately grabbed the guards who seemed to want to say something and hurriedly ran out the door.

"Now it's my turn! I still have a lot of trump cards up my sleeve!"

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677. That's it? Centuries of cultivation and this is all?

Thanks to Long Aotian's fortuitous acquisition of the "pseudo-hero" identity, coupled with the fact that seeing that monster would cause a mental shock, the guards were still in a daze. Otherwise, they would not have believed and listened to Zhou Ke'er so easily.

As soon as Long Aotian's figure disappeared through the doorway, Zhou Ke'er lightly touched the ground with her toes, easily dodging the octopus monster's attack. Without making a sound, she moved to a position that blocked the doorway, preventing the monster from overturning the table and rushing out to wreak havoc.

Black mist emanated from Zhou Ke'er, swirling around him and the Azure Mark Sword in his hand. Its pitch-black color made him appear eerie and depraved.

"If you want to take my position and my power, then try and see what happens!"

The octopus monster roared—or perhaps it wasn't a roar, but judging from its current low voice, whatever it said sounded like a howl—its eyes seemed to shimmer with filthy stars.

Damaging the body is its most basic tactic, which it does because it is simple and effortless. However, when facing Zhou Ke'er, a real fight cannot give it the upper hand in a short time; it will only prolong the struggle.

As an evil entity that has survived for hundreds of years, it naturally knows its strength lies in mental corruption. This is a common feature of almost all evil entities; it can not only use this method to deal with other races, but also to enslave, dominate, or devour other evil entities.

It attempted to taint Zhou Ke'er's spirit, or what it considered "evil" in its eyes, with its own color, and then gradually tainted and devoured Zhou Ke'er.

Unfortunately, the idea was very good, but this kind of attack had no effect on Zhou Ke'er. It couldn't even make him lose his focus for a moment. He only felt a slight sense of pressure on his mind.

After all, even setting aside the fact that Zhou Ke'er has Nyarlathotep's blessing, even with the protection of the Seven Chapters of the Mysterious Monk's Secret Scripture alone, the octopus monster, being a lower-level race, would not be able to break through Zhou Ke'er's mental defenses.

"Oh? So you're a pacifist? You don't like real combat?"

Blurry, uncertain numbers gradually appeared in Zhou Ke'er's right pupil, exuding a dangerous aura, like a dark, boundless abyss that wanted to devour the monster. "Not bad, actually I don't like to use my hands either, that's too barbaric—this way of fighting is quite good."

In terms of pure combat strength, Zhou Ke'er is definitely no match for the monster in front of her, and could even be said to be far inferior. She can only barely manage to hold her own and buy time. However, if we are comparing the purity and rank of the evil creature... then Zhou Ke'er is quite confident.

As the numbers appeared in Zhou Ke'er's pupils, the oppressive feeling from the Seven Chapters of the Mysterious Monarch's Secret Scripture gradually descended upon the octopus monster. Just like the innate fear and submission of a subordinate to a superior, the octopus monster almost instinctively collapsed to the ground.

"How is this possible... how is this possible! How could a superior being descend upon this world? This is impossible!"

Sensing the difference in their rank, the octopus monster roared in disbelief, looking at Zhou Ke'er with a horrified gaze. "Besides, you're so weak, so incredibly weak! A true superior being, even one that's just been born, could instantly devour me or instantly destroy me into dust... So, you absolutely cannot be..."

"Why are you still talking so much when you're about to die?"

Zhou Ke'er stepped on the head of the octopus monster lying on the ground, grinding it on the ground. She bent down slightly and said, "I thought you were something special, a centuries-old evil? Is that all? How embarrassing! As soon as you fall behind, you start shouting 'impossible, impossible!' Just listening to your lines, you sound like a lowly villain!"

Seeing the octopus monster that could have easily overpowered him in a proper fight, but instead chose to use its own weaknesses against the monster's strengths, resulting in it lying on the ground like a dog, Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but want to burst into laughter. "So, the Evil One is really interesting! But it seems you're quite unwilling to accept this? Then I'll give you another chance."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er lifted her foot, took a few steps back, and stood still, temporarily removing the oppressive force of the evil on the octopus monster. She then beckoned with her finger: "Come on? Let's try again. Think carefully about what you should do if you want to deal with me?"

The octopus monster, now free from its suppression, shrank its pupils. Even though it could move freely, it remained prostrate on the ground, too terrified to rise, its eyes filled with utter horror: "This is a superior being! Absolutely a superior being! There's no way we can fight against it; the suppression of rank is absolute!"

Zhou Ke'er waited for a while, but didn't see the octopus monster make any move. She couldn't help but purse her lips. "So you're scared already? Your mental fortitude is too weak."

Immediately, Zhou Ke'er stepped forward and kicked the octopus monster, sending it tumbling to the side. She crouched down, grabbed one of its tentacles on its head, and forced it to look directly at her: "Hey, I was just talking to you! Don't pretend you didn't hear me! Can't you show some respect? Didn't your mother teach you to answer when someone talks to you?! Look me in the eye, you brat!"

The octopus monster looked at Zhou Ke'er with fear. It seemed to see a strange and corrupt figure vaguely emerging behind Zhou Ke'er, a being deeper than the abyss and more vast than the stars.

It dared not utter a word, its eyes darting about. The stars that had been twinkling in its eyes instantly lost their luster, as if they were afraid of something and hid in the deep darkness.

"Tsk."

Even now, there's still no reaction. Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but click her tongue and hold up two fingers. "I'll give you two choices: either kill me or be killed by me. You should understand, right? I'm not going to let you go."

The octopus monster really didn't understand why this guy in front of it kept trying to make it attack her. What kind of twisted sense of humor was that?

But the orders of those in power are absolute and cannot be disobeyed.

The octopus monster mustered all its strength, using its several sharp tentacles to stab Zhou Ke'er viciously.

Although the attack range was very short, it was not an unavoidable attack for Zhou Ke'er, who could teleport instantly.

However... Zhou Ke'er didn't dodge or evade at all, and was pierced through the body by three or four tentacles, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The octopus monster's eyes widened.

Zhou Ke'er's lips curled into a smile, and the number in her right pupil finally stabilized, revealing the character "Lu".

"Feel honored, I will send you to live among the 'gods' of the mortal world, but whether you survive or not is up to you."

As Zhou Ke'er finished speaking, a spatial rift began to open from his palm, gradually forming the shape of a door.