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

However... when he used the Godhood of Time and Space to sense his surroundings, he did sense a violent spatial fluctuation in a certain direction, and it wasn't a short-lived phenomenon, but rather a continuous one.

Hopefully, this is a way to leave this place.

With a flap of her wings, Zhou Ke'er flew into the air, preparing to quickly head in that direction.

But just as he took flight, he suddenly felt a violent sense of crisis. Without time to think, Zhou Ke'er followed her instincts and instinctively turned sharply to the side.

A streak of dark magical energy brushed past him in an instant.

Although being hit shouldn't be a big deal, since it doesn't seem like it was aimed at his vital organs, such as his brain or heart—although those aren't exactly his vital organs now—it will still hurt.

After dodging the attack, Zhou Ke'er immediately conjured a longsword in her hand and looked warily in that direction.

But then he discovered that the attack didn't seem to be aimed at him.

A group of well-armed demons were seen surrounding a demon dressed in tattered clothes, wearing only a gray, ragged cloak, and continuously unleashing offensive spells.

As for the one that just flew over to Zhou Ke'er's side, it probably either missed or was dodged.

After a brief assessment, it seemed that the strength of this group of demons was about the same as Zhou Ke'er's before she unleashed her evil power. The demon on the other side had been fighting against so many demons with the power of a single demon for so long. If Zhou Ke'er were to make an appearance, it would be obvious who she would approach and who she would try to befriend.

With a slight bend, Zhou Ke'er charged towards the demons, slashing one of them down before they could react.

All the demons present were taken aback, not expecting Zhou Ke'er to suddenly appear. However, being in the midst of a life-or-death struggle, they quickly recovered. One of the demons frowned and asked, "Where did you come from? Why are you attacking us?"

In a flash, Zhou Ke'er teleported to the demon who had spoken, and with a sudden kick, she sent the unsuspecting demon sprawling to the ground. She then stepped on his neck and said, "You dare to ask me? I should be asking you! For no reason at all, I was just passing by, and you attacked me? Isn't it normal to retaliate when you're attacked? And you're still asking me?"

The demon that Zhou Ke'er was stepping on widened its eyes. It was about to say that they hadn't attacked her, but then it suddenly realized that when they were attacking that demon, countless spells were indeed flying around. After all, no one knew that there would be other people here, so the methods were a bit too unrestrained. If Zhou Ke'er had passed by at this moment, she would have been very likely to have been hit!

But the demon being ganged up on wouldn't give them a chance to explain. Taking advantage of the moment when their leader was being trampled under Zhou Ke'er's feet and was slightly confused, he decisively attacked the remaining demons.

A flash of black light appeared, and a miniature dagger flew from the demon's hand, instantly piercing the neck of the nearest demon. With a hissing sound, the head of the struck demon was instantly corroded away by some kind of poison, leaving not even bones behind.

"This is a good thing," Zhou Ke'er blinked—let's be frank, he wanted that dagger.

Thinking of this, Zhou Ke'er immediately said loudly, "How about we make a deal? You give me that dagger, and I'll help you deal with these demons."

The demon casually flicked his wrist, and the dagger flew back into his hand. He said coldly, "I can handle these guys without you."

Wow, I never expected her voice to be that of a female demon.

Zhou Ke'er kicked the demon at her feet away, tilted her head, squinted at her coldly, but wore a warm smile on her lips: "You don't seem to understand? I can help you, so I can help them too—I believe they should be willing to offer appropriate compensation, right? Besides, as long as I kill you, I can get that dagger as well."

The demon that Zhou Ke'er kicked away was about to roar, but upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, its expression instantly changed. It immediately got up from the ground and nodded in agreement, "Of course! As long as you help us get rid of her, we will naturally provide the corresponding reward! As long as the market price does not exceed one million magic crystals, you can choose whatever you want!"

The demon's eyes flashed with a chilling light as he sized up Zhou Ke'er for a few seconds before suddenly throwing the dagger at her: "I hope you don't go back on your word."

Zhou Ke'er casually pinched the dagger that was flying towards his head, a smile on her lips. She then tossed the dagger behind her back, deeply embedding it into the forehead of the demon that had just tried to bribe him. "Deal. Please take a deposit first."

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588. The Exile

The demons never expected Zhou Ke'er to attack so suddenly. In their shock and disorientation, the head of the demon that was struck in the forehead by the dagger was completely corroded away.

Zhou Ke'er casually waved her hand, and an evil aura wrapped around the dagger, pulling it back into her hand.

Unfortunately, there's no way to access the system now to check the dagger's properties; all we know is that it's highly corrosive.

Even the female demon couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in her cold eyes—she really didn't expect Zhou Ke'er to do such a thing so easily. She thought that after Zhou Ke'er got the dagger, she would either leave directly or go back on her word and attack her. She never expected that Zhou Ke'er would keep her promise—By the Crimson Moon above, how could there be a demon who is not bound by a contract but keeps her word?

She was prepared to run away the moment Zhou Ke'er caught the dagger and the demons reacted. Before she could react, Zhou Ke'er had already killed one of the demons.

The remaining demons, seeing that their leader was dead, knew that the task was futile. They had originally needed an entire team of demons working together to suppress the demon, but now, with even the demon commanding the team dead in such a short time, and the enemy having an additional force that seemed no weaker than themselves, there was no need to continue throwing their lives away.

Thinking of this, the remaining demons exchanged glances, nodded, and then scattered without hesitation, retreating rapidly in different directions.

However, Zhou Ke'er didn't intend to press her advantage and kill them all. After all, they had no grudges or grievances against her, and... the female demon couldn't very well say that Zhou Ke'er hadn't been able to kill all the remaining demons, so she had to return the dagger to her, could she?

Ignoring the fleeing demons, Zhou Ke'er played with her newly acquired dagger and turned to the female demon, asking, "By the way... where is this place?"

The female demon had already turned and taken several steps away, but upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's words, she couldn't help but turn back, giving her a look that said, "Why is this demon acting so strangely?" She coldly replied, "...The Land of Exile."

Zhou Ke'er blinked, thinking to herself: Damn it, I knew it! I've been tricked... Although she didn't know what the Land of Exile was, she could roughly guess what it was for just from the name.

"Oh dear, I'm not very familiar with this place. It would be bad if I got lost. How about... I travel with you? As payment, I'll protect you along the way."

Zhou Ke'er lightly touched the ground with her toes, flapped her wings behind her, and flew low to the side of the demon, tilting her head and asking with a grin.

"rub!"

A streak of black light flashed past Zhou Ke'er's cheek.

The female demon stared coldly at Zhou Ke'er, her hands still shimmering with magical energy. She bared her fangs and asked in a chilling voice, "What is your purpose in approaching me? Who sent you? Nastassi? Or Cromwell?"

Zhou Ke'er raised her hands and gave a military salute: "Calm down. I've never even heard of those two names you mentioned before—I don't even know who you are. I'm just lost here, so I'm looking for someone to take me out. I have urgent business to attend to at the Demon King's Castle."

The demon's icy expression faltered slightly, his eyelids twitching involuntarily: "What...what nonsense are you spouting? Have you lost your mind after spending so much time in the Land of Exile? Demons exiled here are practically wiped out from the Demon Realm. A nameless demon dares to try and enter the Demon King's City? Besides...do you think the Land of Exile is a place you can just come and go as you please?"

"Huh? What should I do? I absolutely have to go to the Demon King's castle. Isn't there any way?"

Zhou Ke'er followed behind her, persistently asking, "By the way, my name is Mei Mo Li De, what's your name?"

That's right, Zhou Ke'er is forcing a character persona again. Based on his extensive experience with anime, the most difficult female characters to deal with are those who are persistent, naive, or silly, especially when the character also appears to be a woman.

Because he doesn't appear to be male, no matter how persistently he pesters her, he can't be considered a "simp." The other party naturally wouldn't have that kind of wariness. Besides, even if she got really angry and annoyed and wanted to hit Zhou Ke'er, she couldn't kill her; Zhou Ke'er would still continue to pester her. So she either breaks down or accepts—generally, she chooses to accept. This is the beginning of her transformation from an ice sculpture to a silly goose.

Plans are in place!

The demon's eye twitched. He chose to ignore Zhou Ke'er's words and sped up, trying to shake her off.

But Zhou Ke'er was flying with wings, and she was someone who could teleport, so how could she be shaken off so easily? Instead, she followed even closer, constantly whispering in her ear, "Why aren't you talking? Are you under some kind of curse that limits you to a certain number of words a day? You can write for me, right? So what's your name? Let's be friends, okay? I helped you just now! What's your name? What's your name...?"

The demon's forehead veins bulged, and he even considered attacking the demon, but after considering the strength of both sides, he felt that he would not gain the upper hand even if he fought, so he could only sigh helplessly and say, "Loyer. My name is Loyer. Are you satisfied now? What's wrong with you?"

Because Zhou Ke'er was annoying enough, Luo Ye'er almost forgot about the fact that Zhou Ke'er's origins were unknown.