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

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er had made up her mind, Chen Tian didn't say anything more. He nodded, turned around, and led the large group of angels behind him away from the place.

Meanwhile, Loyal was dealing with countless attacks, and more importantly, she seemed to have no intention of stopping Chen Tian and his group from leaving, so she let them evacuate.

Long Aojiao and Honghe both glanced at Chen Tian as he left, but didn't say anything. Instead, Lengchitu couldn't help but lean over and say, "What are you doing? Why did you let her leave now? At least let her leave those winged guys here to help!"

"It's too small; the scope is too narrow."

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the cold-cooked rabbit: "She has more important things to do."

Cold Rabbit seemed to want to ask something more, but at this moment, all that could be seen on Loyer's side was that countless attacks landed on the shield, as if they had vanished into thin air. Apart from a few that could still make some cutting or impacting sounds, most of them simply disappeared without a trace.

This shield is clearly much stronger than the one Zhou Ke'er used before.

Moreover, after withstanding all the attacks, the shield flickered and then shot out countless sharp spikes again, just like before. It seemed that after absorbing the energy that struck the shield, these spikes became even more lethal.

Zhou Ke'er wielded the Azure Trace Sword and swiftly unleashed sword energy, scattering the sharp spikes flying towards them one by one. After pondering for a moment, she shouted to the other players, "I know how to break this shield—everyone, please concentrate your attacks on one point to break through the surface!"

Most of the players who made it here weren't fools, and no troublemaker would be stupid enough to stand up and ask, "Who the hell are you?" After enduring the sharp spikes, and after a brief silence, one player launched an attack while shouting, "Head!"

Since someone had already chosen the location, the others had no objections. Before the person finished speaking, a series of attacks followed and surged toward the same spot.

Instantly, the Death Fang appeared in Zhou Ke'er's left hand, staring intently at the spot where Luo Ye'er was.

Under the intense, concentrated attack, even a shield of Loyal's caliber finally cracked with a crisp sound, mixed with a teeth-grinding "creaking" sound, and it was clear that the shield was about to break at that one point.

At this moment, Luo Ye'er made a move. Sure enough, just as Zhou Ke'er expected, the shield behind her spontaneously dissipated, and then she lightly touched the ground with her toes and immediately retreated outside the shield. The concentrated attacks fell to the ground after shattering the shield, making a series of loud noises, but they all missed.

At the same time, Zhou Ke'er, who was prepared, immediately activated the special effect of the Death Fang, and instantly appeared behind Luo Ye'er. Regardless of the movement of her left hand holding the Death Fang—which was bound to hit anyway—she focused on circulating spiritual power in the Azure Mark Sword in her right hand and slashed at Luo Ye'er at close range.

Unexpectedly, Luo Ye'er did not immediately retaliate. After taking the full force of Zhou Ke'er's sword strike, he stared blankly at the sword in Zhou Ke'er's hand. The dark mist in his eyes dissipated slightly, as if he had regained a little clarity in an instant. He spoke with difficulty, "This sword...where did you get it?! Who are you! Why is this sword in your hand?!"

Zhou Ke'er was suddenly startled—Holy crap! This sword had been used in front of Luo Ye'er before, and she didn't expect that she would remember it so clearly! Moreover, seeing this made her struggle to break free from her dazed state for a short time, which was truly beyond Zhou Ke'er's expectations.

"A gift from a friend."

Zhou Ke'er wasn't sure if the other person could still hear or understand what he was saying, but she still explained very briefly—actually, she wasn't lying; it really was Jun Lian's bequest.

"You shouldn't have used that sword against me!"

Loyal roared with difficulty, his eyes filled with anger and a barely perceptible hint of jealousy.

"Then you shouldn't have attacked us! Did Memorie befriend you just so you could hurt her other friends?!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately said without any remorse, pointing to herself and Honghe, "You want to kill us? That would mean all of Meimo Reid's efforts would be in vain! Is that the kind of friend you are?"

Loyer's eyes widened as she looked down at herself, seemingly filled with confusion. She staggered back two steps, stammering, "No...no, I didn't...I didn't want to do this..."

good chance!

Zhou Ke'er immediately made a gesture with her left hand behind her back to the other players.

Most players didn't react at first and didn't understand what Zhou Ke'er meant, but fortunately, Honghe always understood immediately and launched a powerful attack on Luo Ye'er, who had automatically distanced himself from Zhou Ke'er.

Seeing this, the other players realized what Zhou Ke'er meant and immediately followed Honghe's example, unleashing a barrage of powerful attacks on Luo Ye'er once again.

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668. Zhou Ke'er, a piece of trash among people

"Boom!" "Bang bang!"

A violent explosion rang out, but unfortunately, the subsequent attacks were too slow to follow. In the daze, Loyer was shot by the Red Crane (yes, the Red Crane pulled out a pistol), but he immediately came to his senses and urgently deployed his shield again, intercepting most of the other attacks.

The timing was excellent, but the execution was poor.

As the smoke cleared, Loyer removed his cracked shield, his dark eyes blazing with fury: "What...what are you doing?! Why did you take this opportunity to attack me? Were you lying to me all along?!"

Zhou Ke'er remained unfazed and instead retorted, "That's not how it is. Why don't you take a good look at yourself right now? Do you think you're normal? You lose control of your emotions at the drop of a hat, acting like you might lose your temper at any moment. When they see you suddenly scream and clutch your head, they'll naturally assume you can't handle the shock and are going to attack them! And my opinion is the same—maybe we can only communicate properly after you've rendered yourself incapacitated."

Before Luo Ye'er could answer, Zhou Ke'er continued without hesitation—because it was obvious that he also knew that what he had just said was basically unreasonable, so he had to quickly change the subject and, before Luo Ye'er realized that something was wrong, directly start the next topic: "Furthermore... the most important thing now is that you need to calm down and think clearly about what you really want to do!"

"What am I going to do?! I'm going to avenge Memorie!"

Loyer answered almost without thinking.

“Revenge? Then look—what’s that corpse lying on the ground over there? It’s the elf who killed Memorid. You’ve killed him, you’ve avenged Memorid! And look at the other people here. They have nothing to do with this, yet you attacked them. Why is that?”

Zhou Ke'er continued to distort the truth—luckily, Luo Ye'er was in a state of sobriety, but not completely sober, otherwise it would have been quite difficult to fool her.

The other players looked at Zhou Ke'er, who was actually trying to negotiate with the boss, and couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances. However, since the situation seemed to be in her favor, they didn't disturb her and instead observed the situation with bated breath.

"They...they attacked me!"

Loyer's dark eyes revealed a look of confusion.

Zhou Ke'er stepped forward, shook her head, and pointed to her head: "No, that's not right! Think carefully—who struck first? It was you! After you killed that elf, you started attacking everyone else indiscriminately! If we didn't know Memoride and that Memoride's friends could never be bad people, we would also have mistakenly thought that after killing the elf, you wanted to kill everyone else who was watching to silence them!"

Clearly, Zhou Ke'er's distorted and contradictory statements revolved around one core point and two basic points: the core point was "You are Memoride's friend, and so are we," and the basic points were "You shouldn't be a bad person" and "But you did bad things." This core argument certainly struck a nerve with Loyer.

Under Zhou Ke'er's relentless pressure, Luo Ye'er's eyes flashed with panic, and she couldn't help but stagger backward: "No...no! I didn't mean to do that...I couldn't control myself! But, but Memoride is dead! How can you all just sit there without any reaction?!"

Zhou Ke'er immediately activated the skill she had just acquired, establishing a mental link between herself and Luo Ye'er—and unilaterally severing the transmission of his inner thoughts, leaving only the second effect: causing Luo Ye'er to fall into a pessimistic and negative depression mode.

It would be even better if we could push her a little further and make her commit suicide.

“How could we not be saddened by Memorie’s death? But think carefully, is this what she would have wanted to see? Don’t you understand what kind of person Memorie was?”

With an expression that said, "No one understands Memoride better than me," Zhou Ke'er continued to press Loyer: "Look at you now, wallowing in the quagmire of revenge, losing control of yourself. Is this what Memoride wanted to see? Memoride would gladly sacrifice herself to ensure the survival of her friends, facing it with a smile. That's just the kind of person she is—if she saw you like this, she definitely wouldn't be happy!"

Upon hearing this, Honghe couldn't help but turn her head away. No, she couldn't stand it anymore. Zhou Ke'er was praising herself with righteous indignation, occupying the moral high ground, and morally blackmailing Luo Ye'er, who had been fooled by her. It was just too despicable! Zhou Ke'er was simply a piece of trash! Even Honghe couldn't stand it anymore.

"!!"

Loyer's eyes widened. Having mentally filtered countless layers of positive perception onto the existence of "Memored," she instantly believed Zhou Ke'er's words upon hearing her high praise for Memored. "How...how could this be...No, it's true...But I, I...What should I do now! What should I do!"

"First, like us, live on carrying Memoride's beliefs and mission; second—"

Zhou Ke'er quickly skipped over the first point, after all, his goal was to kill Luo Ye'er, and it wouldn't be good if she persuaded him to want to live. "We firmly believe that a noble person like Memoride will definitely become a heroic spirit after death. If we can go to the River Styx, we might be able to meet her again!"

"The River Styx?"

Loyer had never heard of this term before, but it was clear that Zhou Ke'er's meaning was quite obvious—she wanted her to try dying. "You mean you want me to go to the place where the dead are and find her?"

Zhou Ke'er narrowed her eyes. There was something off about Luo Ye'er's tone, but she didn't know what she had said wrong. To be on the safe side, she had to back down for the time being: "This is just a possibility. I mean, if you can't wait to see her right now, you can try to do so, but there's no rush. Anyway, we will meet again at the end of our lives."

You lied to me!

Loyal's eyes instantly turned cold. "When you're dead, you're gone. Just like my father, he's gone from the heavens to the earth, from every corner of this world... Even if he's lucky enough to become a ghost, he can't be considered the original him at all!"

Zhou Ke'er's mental link to her skill was instantly severed, and a feeling of backlash surged into her brain, causing her to feel dizzy for a moment—damn it, this skill is too weak!

The swirling black mist filled Loyal's eyes once more; clearly, the negotiations had failed.

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669. By any means necessary

"Tsk."

Zhou Ke'er immediately retreated quickly, pouting unhappily. The situation was originally very favorable, and Luo Ye'er was about to be fooled by him, but she didn't know where she went wrong. She lost the whole game because Luo Ye'er's last rebuttal was really unreasonable.

"What's wrong? It seems your amazing ventriloquism skills didn't achieve the desired effect."

Seeing Zhou Ke'er instantly retreat back to their position, Honghe couldn't help but squint and read aloud.

"What kind of ventriloquism is this! The more I listen to what you're saying, the more something seems off! This is called rhetoric, okay?"

Zhou Ke'er explained, sticking out her neck, "Also, if that guy had even a shred of rationality and hadn't gone completely insane, my scheme would have succeeded!"

"This is the first time I've heard someone admit that their scheme was a conspiracy!"

Long Aojiao, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but chime in with her own comments.

Honghe glanced at Long Aojiao indifferently, "Then it seems you haven't known Zhou Ke'er for long enough."

Meanwhile, the other players, who had also realized that Zhou Ke'er's negotiations had failed, didn't sit idly by either. However, continuing to launch ranged attacks wouldn't harm Luo Ye'er; it would only deplete their own resources. They had also realized that even if this dragged on, Luo Ye'er would still be full of energy once they ran out of MP.

The plan had to be changed. Some of the players were smart enough to realize this. Some small groups exchanged glances, while others quickly discussed the situation and reached a consensus in a very short time. They would first have three or four strong melee players gang up on Loyal. If there were any casualties or the player couldn't hold on, they would immediately switch to another group to continue ganging up on him, creating a rotation. Meanwhile, the people in the rear would prepare destructive ranged attacks that required charging, using the time the melee players had to delay to charge up their attacks.

Although the plan is not particularly sophisticated, the fact that an agreement could be reached so quickly in such a short time, especially when most of the people are complete strangers, is enough to show that the overall level and quality of the players present are quite good.

Chen Beixuan and Ye Liangchen were the first to step forward. They seemed to have changed their original weapons. Chen Beixuan gripped a giant sword, which was as tall as one and a half people and looked like a door panel, with both hands. He kept swinging it, making a whistling sound. Ye Liangchen, on the other hand, held a slender and curved scimitar in one hand. It gleamed coldly like a crescent moon and kept swinging it at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye. Although the damage from a single strike to the shield was like scratching a thorn, when it was repeated countless times in the same spot, it became like scraping the bone.

These two are much stronger than they were when they were brutally killed by Zhou Ke'er before she mastered the evil power.

Feeling the shield constantly tearing and beginning to develop holes, Loyer, though controlled by the evil and having lost her reason, still realized that using the shield to encase herself was pointless against these close-combat foes. So she simply removed the shield, tightly holding onto "Memorid's" head with her left hand, while her right hand swung in the air, and the sword she had just thrown to the ground returned to her hand. Violent black mist surged up the blade, emitting a "sizzling" corrosive sound, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue in a show of force.

Chen Beixuan and his group, who had initially launched a fierce attack and quickly broken through the shield, were suddenly caught off guard by Luo Yeer's proactive assault. They began to appear exhausted and overwhelmed. Chen Beixuan's powerful, sweeping greatsword was forced to become feeble, barely able to be lifted as he held it in front of him for defense. Ye Liangchen wielded his curved blade in front of him with impenetrable speed, producing a series of crisp, rapid sounds, large beads of sweat dripping from his forehead. Clearly, he couldn't maintain this overloaded state for long. As for the two remaining unfamiliar players who were ganging up on them, they were naturally in even worse shape.

The other players in the distance had somewhat gloomy expressions. They could tell that the few who went up in this round were among the strongest players present. Even they could only last for such a short time, let alone the other players who were used to fill in later. It could only be said that the plan was very good, but unfortunately, things went wrong in practice.

Zhou Ke'er clicked her tongue and had no choice but to step forward again with her sword—hoping that the charged skill that these players had high hopes for really did have as much damage as they imagined. If it wasn't even as powerful as Zhou Ke'er's Magic Energy Piercing Cannon, then they might as well just choose a scenic spot, dig a hole, and prepare to bury themselves.

"That's enough, you can all step back now. I can handle things here."

Zhou Ke'er instantly appeared between the four players and Luo Ye'er, blocking Luo Ye'er's attack with her sword. She then spoke to Chen Beixuan and the other three, subtly winking at Hong He.

Honghe instantly understood Zhou Ke'er's meaning, and immediately withdrew from the battlefield silently, speeding up to chase after the direction Chen Tian had just left.

Zhou Ke'er's actions only fueled Luo Ye'er's anger. Even though she had lost consciousness, she still instinctively roared, "Don't use her sword against me!"

However, Zhou Ke'er found that doing so had a significant effect—after discovering that the Azure Trace Sword was "Memoride's" sword, the unconscious Loyer instinctively avoided damaging the sword. Even when faced with a fierce and murderous sword move, as long as Zhou Ke'er raised her sword to block, Loyer would involuntarily withdraw his strength and forcefully deflect the attack. Even if he couldn't completely deflect it, he would simply try not to strike the Azure Trace Sword with the blade.

Clearly, with Zhou Ke'er having grasped her opponent's weakness and forcing him to hold back, Zhou Ke'er was in an invincible position. Although killing her opponent was still difficult, she could at least delay the situation for as long as she wanted.

Loyal, or rather Loyal (the evil version), clearly realized that this couldn't go on, so he immediately abandoned his plan to continue attacking with his sword and instead tried to take advantage of his strong physique to forcibly snatch the Jade Trace Sword from Zhou Ke'er's hand.

Having already stalled for enough time, Zhou Ke'er took a moment to turn around and glance at the other players behind her. She saw that the players understood and gave her a knowing look.

Zhou Ke'er nodded, then turned to look at Luo Ye'er, staring directly at her outstretched arm. Suddenly, she controlled the evil forces that made up her body and changed her appearance—since her body was made up of evil, she could become whatever she wanted—and a living "Memoride" appeared in front of Luo Ye'er again.

Zhou Ke'er, no, "Mei Mo Li De" revealed a pitiful yet incredulous look in her eyes: "Luo Ye Er, are you going to attack me?"

The black mist in Loyer's pupils trembled violently, his hand movements froze instantly, and he stood frozen in place, seemingly unable to react at all, unable to move.

Having succeeded with her underhanded trick, Zhou Ke'er immediately reverted to her original form, lightly tapping her toes as she frantically retreated. At the same time, dozens of charged attacks suddenly blasted towards the dazed Luo Ye'er...

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670. Hidden Hand

As she retreated, Zhou Ke'er also suddenly poured spiritual energy into her left hand, which coalesced into the shape of a spiritual energy sword, and hurled it fiercely at Luo Ye'er.