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

The black sword was still piercing her body, but she made no attempt to pull it out. Rather, she was no longer even aware of the concept of pulling the sword out.

Even Zhou Ke'er, the worst of the worst, couldn't help but be slightly moved by such a scene.

He stood in front of Loyer, his eyes slightly complicated: "Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over something that has only lasted for less than two days?"

But he was destined not to hear Loyal's answer, because Loyal could no longer hear the sounds of the outside world—even if he could, he would not have the conscious ability to respond.

Even in such dire straits, Loyer still held Memorid's head tightly in his right hand. The impenetrable pressure and piercing spikes from the black sphere had not harmed it in the slightest.

"Don't... block my way..."

Loyal staggered step by step to Zhou Ke'er's side. When he felt his path blocked, he struggled to extend his battered left hand and tried to push Zhou Ke'er away with his last bit of strength.

Blood dripped down her arm and onto the ground, staining and soaking Zhou Ke'er's clothes. But she could no longer push Zhou Ke'er away; she could only pointlessly smear more blood on Zhou Ke'er.

With less than half a minute left before the beads were released, Zhou Ke'er should have used that last bit of time to kill Luo Ye'er with one blow.

But he eventually gave up on doing so.

As the evil influence shifted, Zhou Ke'er's appearance gradually changed.

Zhou Ke'er... no.

Memoride embraced the battered and bruised Loyal and whispered in her ear, "Thank you so much for everything you've done for me. It's enough. It's enough as it is now."

Loyal's eyes gradually lost their luster, as if he were looking at something very close, or perhaps gazing into the endless distance.

Whether she ultimately heard Memoride's last words to her is unknown; she only murmured softly, "Memoride... did you come for me? So they... didn't lie to me, I really can... see you in the afterlife... I'm so happy..."

Loyal finally stopped breathing, but a satisfied smile remained on her lips.

She died, in Mamoride's arms.

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673. Summary and Rewards

[Congratulations players! The second phase of the main quest (exclusive to the Grand Duchy of Fuya) has been completed. Players within the region will receive basic rewards, those who participated in the kill will receive additional rewards, and those who achieved the kill will receive special rewards.]

[The evil lords within the Grand Duchy of Fuyar have been eliminated, and the overall danger level will continue to decrease until it returns to safety. Players are requested to maintain the safety index of the Grand Duchy of Fuyar. If the danger level rises to a critical point due to unforeseen circumstances, a new evil lord will spawn.]

[Note: Defeating newly spawned evil lords will not be part of the main quest and will not yield any rewards.]

Players within the Grand Duchy of Fuya, please wait patiently while players in other regions complete the main quest.

[Friendly reminder: You can choose to stay in the Grand Duchy of Fuya'er region for a short rest and maintain the security of the area, or you can choose to go to other regions to help other players complete the main quest, speed up the quest progress, and obtain more rewards.]

[Task description complete, rewards being generated and distributed...]

Zhou Ke'er silently transformed back into her original form and gently placed Luo Ye'er's body on the ground.

There is no need to bury her, because the evil within her body has been completely absorbed by Zhou Ke'er just now, and the remaining body will automatically turn to ashes and dissipate soon.

She did nothing wrong, she just shouldn't have come to the wrong place at the wrong time, and wrongly became the target of the mission.

Perhaps what just happened was a good show for those great beings.

Zhou Ke'er's lips twitched almost imperceptibly, but in the end she said nothing, turned around without looking back, and quickly walked back to Honghe and the others.

Seeing Zhou Ke'er's seemingly uninterested expression, Bolius couldn't help but want to speak. Why did Zhou Ke'er tell him not to make a move in front of others? She could have let him make a move just now—although even in the game, he might not have been able to defeat Loyer in that state just now.

Zhou Ke'er seemed to understand what Bolius wanted to say, but simply shook her head slightly. Bolius had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​asking—Zhou Ke'er must have her reasons for doing so.

[Basic rewards have been generated and are being distributed randomly...]

Player "Zhou Ke'er" has received the basic reward: the skill [Knights Don't Die Bare Hands]

Title: Knights Never Die Bare Hands

[Quality: Excellent]

[Special Effect: When any item is held in your hand, it will temporarily gain a "weapon panel," becoming a weapon recognized by the system. Quality depends on the item's inherent damage and characteristics, but will not exceed "Excellent."]

[Note: Stop now, Ah Zu! The furniture stores outside are full of Ah Longs!]

Well, this skill is quite subtle. You could say it's useless, but it's actually quite useful; at least Zhou Ke'er has an item she can use to release it at any time. But to say it's truly useful... well, it doesn't seem that useful.

Meaning: Fold down the road sign – “Use this to chop off his head.”

[The bonus rewards have been generated and are being distributed...]

Player "Zhou Ke'er" receives an additional reward: the growth skill [Evil Wish]

【Name: Evil Wish】

[Quality: Legendary]

[Special Effect: Whenever you destroy someone else's wish, a portion of that destroyed wish's power will be forcibly plundered by you, strengthening yourself. Furthermore, if the wish is completely destroyed, there is a small chance of gaining a skill related to that wish; the skill quality is lower than legendary.]

[Note: I have no dreams of my own, but I can destroy yours! —by the protagonist who wishes to remain anonymous. (The villainous boss mutters curses nearby.)]

Goodness, I have to say, this is a skill that is very suitable for Zhou Ke'er. As long as Zhou Ke'er has some time, she can take off directly with this skill!

Without hesitation, Zhou Ke'er, a scoundrel, immediately thought of the few pitiful souls in the capital of Wright who had been bewitched by him.

These are all necessary sacrifices.

[Special rewards have been generated and are being distributed...]

Player "Zhou Ke'er" has received a special reward: Item [Tavel At Umr's Gift: Key to the Library]

【Name: The Key to the Library】

[Quality: unknown]

[Special effect: It allows you to enter an ocean of knowledge at any time—just be careful not to drown in it.]

[Note: A small gift from a certain great being—hey, I mean, damn it, why did that guy steal my line? Okay, let me reiterate: Don't drown in the ocean of knowledge!]

The prop didn't materialize; it just vaguely seemed to appear in Zhou Ke'er's mind.

Well... the meaning is unclear.

Its meaning is unclear in various senses.

Zhou Ke'er decided to stay away from this thing for the time being; it seemed extremely dangerous no matter how you looked at it.

Just then, Long Aojiao came over and leaned close to Zhou Ke'er, asking, "Hey! Where are we going next? Are we going to stay here and guard this place, or go help out in other areas?"

Although she was quite interested in the story between Luo Yeer and Zhou Ke'er, she wisely refrained from asking about it here, and cunningly changed the pronoun to "we".

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Long Aojiao and replied briefly, "Go to your brother's side."

At first glance, Long Aojiao thought Zhou Ke'er was trying to get rid of them. She was about to reply that she didn't know where Long Aotian was, but she quickly realized what was going on and immediately widened her eyes, saying, "You know where my brother is? So we're going to find him now?"

"Pretty much. We only parted ways with him not long ago. His place is probably... well, the safest place outside of this place where the evil lord has been eliminated—as far as I've seen."

Zhou Ke'er shrugged. "The Duchy of Santanrus, the capital of the Kingdom of Wright, I don't know if you've heard of it."

"Ah, let me see..."

Long Aojiao pulled out a scroll that looked like a map of the Central Continent from his pocket, unfolded it, glanced at it, and gestured with his hand: "We are now in... the capital of the Grand Duchy of Fuya, um... the Duchy of Santanrus is... Wow! That's far! No, no matter what, such a distance cannot be crossed in a day or two, right? Have you been in the game for more than a month already?"

Zhou Ke'er flicked Long Aojiao's forehead with her finger: "Are you stupid? How can you travel in a magical world like this by walking straight? Do you know what a teleportation array is?!"

"Hey! So do we have a teleportation array that leads directly over there?!"

Long Aojiao's eyes lit up.

Zhou Ke'er pouted: "You wish! Of course not!"

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674. Return trip

"So you mean we have to walk all the way from here?"

Long Aojiao couldn't help but widen her eyes, gesturing on the map with her hand: "Then we have to cross most of the Grand Duchy of Fuyaer, then pass through the entire Kingdom of Brownbo, and finally go through most of the Duchy of Santanrus! That's almost the same distance as crossing this continent!"

Zhou Ke'er looked at Long Aojiao with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot: "Just because I said there's no teleportation array here doesn't mean there aren't anywhere else. Look, the Human Alliance's base is located on the northern border of the Kingdom of Brownbo, and there's a teleportation array there that leads directly to the capital of Wright. We just need to get there. Doesn't that make the journey much shorter?"

Long Aojiao pouted: "Won't it still take several days to get here?"

Red Crane, standing to the side, squinted and said, "It's good that you don't want to go there. Anyway, that teleportation array is only small and can't teleport that many people. One less person will reduce the pressure."

"What are you talking about! I didn't say I wasn't going. I'll go wherever Zhou Ke'er goes!" Long Aojiao poked her head out from behind Zhou Ke'er and made a face at Honghe.

A look of disgust appeared on the flamingo's face—her expressions have become more varied lately, compared to before.

After everyone rested and discussed, it was decided that Chen Tian's main force of the Angel Clan, Chen Beixuan, Ye Liangchen and Bolius would stay here to guard the area, while the others would go to the location of the teleportation array.

Firstly, as Red Crane just mentioned, the small teleportation array can't carry that many people. Zhou Ke'er and her group of five are already close to their limit. Secondly, someone does need to be stationed here, otherwise, it would be troublesome if some evil lord appeared again. If that happens, only Porius, the strongest among the remaining people, can handle it. Moreover, he can sense Zhou Ke'er's location and can get there at full speed without taking much time. So, there's no need for him to stay with Zhou Ke'er as a useless accessory.

Chen Beixuan and Ye Liangchen were responsible for communicating and coordinating with the remaining players. As leaders of a major guild, they were naturally more suited to handle these tasks than the old-fashioned Porius. After all, the city hadn't been abandoned. Since the disaster originated from within, the external defenses hadn't suffered much damage. With a little repair, most of its defensive capabilities could be restored.

If the final main quest really does involve the entire Central Plains being plunged into war, then a city with well-preserved defenses and no internal evil invasions would still be an extremely important strategic location.

After explaining these matters, Zhou Ke'er and the others embarked on their journey back to the Duchy of Santanus once again.

To be honest, although it looks quite far, the actual journey is shorter than expected. After all, it only took Sion, who was corrupted by evil, about two days to fly from the Duchy of Dragon in the northwest corner of the Central Continent back to the Duchy of Santanus in the southwest corner of the Central Continent on a dragon.

At Zhou Ke'er's current speed, it would only take about two days to reach the Human Alliance camp. If the time were multiplied several times, they could even travel all the way back to the capital of Wright in less than ten days.

As long as there are no obstacles along the way.

Although it was only a short two-day journey, it was enough for Zhou Ke'er to rest well after experiencing a series of events that were basically non-stop, and to familiarize herself with the use of evil magic.

Logically speaking, the advantage of the supernatural lies in driving people mad and tempting them to depravity; its strength lies in targeting the mind. But Zhou Ke'er has been using the supernatural in real combat all along the way. What is that? Is she using a tablet computer as a brick to hit people?

Hopefully, the knowledge that Tavel stuffed into Zhou Ke'er's mind will bring her some useful inspiration.

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Leaving aside Zhou Ke'er and her group who were on their way, Zhang He and Chun Kun Qiu Fei, who were currently in the territory of the Kingdom of Bulangbo, were not in a good state.

As mentioned before, they were recently fleeing through various narrow alleys to avoid being hunted down.

Throughout the entire Kingdom of Brambo—well, not to be so absolute—the spread of the evil seemed to be like some kind of zombie virus had spread, first infecting a wave of people, and then it was a case of people biting each other and spreading from person to person.

Zhang He and Chun Kun Qiu Fei truly experienced a real-life survival scenario – a version where there were no guns and only escape was described as hell mode.

After all, although Zhang He can be considered agile and has his own unique insights into seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, the problem is that he is not good at fighting. His bug-level shared luck skill cannot target such a large group of monsters.

Although Chunkunqiufei has some fighting ability, she always likes to mess things up. No matter where she is, she might just fall asleep right away. How can you rely on her? Now Zhang He has to carry her around. To be honest, Chunkunqiufei is so arrogant because she thinks Zhang He is a good person and easy to bully.