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

From the very beginning, Zhou Ke'er's goal was to wait for these two sides to coincidentally engage in a dogfight. After all, judging from the scene at the train station entrance, they, or at least those monsters disguised as "security personnel," couldn't distinguish their own kind and would attack as well. Therefore, these creatures, even less capable than the "security personnel" monsters below, probably lacked that ability either. The only variable was this monster that looked like a policeman. So, all she needed to do was make it "unnecessary" to identify whether the newcomer was one of their own.

Of course, if that guy hadn't listened to Zhou Ke'er's nonsense at all and had instead chosen to kill her outright, although it would have been somewhat dangerous, Zhou Ke'er was still confident she could have dodged it; it would just have been a risky move. But in reality, it was quite successful.

Sure enough, for Zhou Ke'er, those who could communicate were easier to fool than those who couldn't, and those who could communicate and thought they had some cleverness were easier to exploit than those who could only communicate.

Without thinking further, Zhou Ke'er ran quickly and soon caught up with Hong He and the others.

Honghe glanced at Zhou Ke'er, then looked away, asking in a flat tone, "Resolved?"

Zhou Ke'er chuckled, "Aren't you afraid I'll mess things up? What's actually in front of you right now is a monster mimicking me?"

Cold-cooked rabbit trembled with fright upon hearing this.

The flamingo didn't even turn its head, simply replying, "I believe you."

Upon hearing Honghe's answer, Zhou Ke'er shrugged as if it were the obvious answer: "That's true."

Zhijiansha, standing to the side, clutched her stomach, a look of disgust creeping onto her face—damn, she suddenly felt so full.

"boom!"

They soon arrived at the end of the narrow passage, and Cold Rabbit took the lead by kicking open the door.

Outside the door was a place similar to a central waiting hall, and their side door was located in the very corner of this waiting hall.

The sound of Cold Rabbit kicking the door instantly attracted all the monsters wandering in the waiting hall, and they all rushed towards this direction.

Zhou Ke'er gave the cold-cooked rabbit a sharp rap on the head: "What are you standing there for? Run!"

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er grabbed Leng Chi Tu's wrist, who was still in a daze, and started to run away. Fortunately, the side door was located in the far corner of the waiting hall, a short distance away from the monsters. Moreover, the passage connecting to other places was not far away. In any case, she was not caught in a situation where she was attacked from both sides and forced into a dead end.

But continuing like this would only delay their death. After all, Zhou Ke'er and the others were running at a speed not much different from those humanoid monsters. In addition, Zhou Ke'er and the others would get tired, but the monsters would not. With this disparity, they would eventually be overtaken, and they didn't know if they would encounter another wave of monsters ahead.

Just then, as Honghe ran, she pulled several... lighters from her pocket!

"I waited for Zhou Ke'er for a bit at that staff passage. While I was there, I searched the stack of cardboard boxes. Although I didn't find any useful self-defense weapons, I did find a few lighters that still had some fuel left."

As Honghe spoke, she glanced around: "If used properly, this thing might be able to block the monsters from chasing us."

"But there's also a possibility that the entire train station could burn down!"

Cold-cooked rabbit couldn't help but ask.

"That's possible, but..."

Before Honghe could finish speaking, Zhou Ke'er explained directly: "Look at the situation where we need to find a lot of flammable materials to start a fire. Tell me, how can the fire spread? By burning the tiles? Even if the tiles are cracked by the heat, they can't be set on fire."

Hey! Look at that!

Just then, Zhijiansha suddenly pointed ahead and said, "The convenience store inside the station! They might have what we need!"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the monsters relentlessly pursuing them behind them. "There's no time for us to pick and choose, to organize our supplies. The time it would take to sort through flammable materials is enough for us to be killed a dozen times over—quick, someone hurry up and get me a few bottles of wine!"

"Molotov cocktail?"

Honghe instantly understood Zhou Ke'er's intention and immediately instructed Lengchitu, who was speeding towards the convenience store, "First, check if there's any liquor with a higher alcohol content—usually, there'll be those kinds of baijiu packaged in fancy-looking gift bags. If not, check if there's any beer... If there's nothing, tell us to hurry up and run!"

Cold-cooked rabbit gave an "OK" sign and quickly darted into the convenience store.

Meanwhile, Zhijiansha grabbed her coat and ripped it a few times, making a tearing sound: "Luckily, my coat got snagged when I was running away, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to tear it now, since we don't have any scissors... Here, take this!"

As she spoke, Zhijiansha handed several tattered strips of cloth to Zhou Ke'er—they might be usable.

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741. Doomsday Escape (Fifteen)

Soon, Cold Rabbit came running back carrying two large bags. Red Crane and Finger Sand rushed forward to help, unpacking the bags as they ran.

Honghe casually tossed a bottle to Zhou Ke'er, then picked up a bottle for herself and struggled to unscrew the cap.

However, Zhou Ke'er was too lazy to go through all that trouble. After taking the bottle, she simply pinched the bottle and smashed it against the corner of a nearby pillar, breaking the bottle neck open. Although some wine leaked out, it didn't matter.

Immediately, Zhou Ke'er deftly stuffed the strip of cloth that she had just torn from between her fingers and given to him into the bottle opening. After confirming that it was already wet, she took out a lighter and lit the part of the cloth that was protruding from the bottle opening without hesitation. After seeing that the cloth was indeed burning, she suddenly threw it behind her.

There's no way around it; it was made by hand in a moment of desperation, even more rudimentary than a homemade Molotov cocktail. There's really no way to guarantee whether this thing will work or not. If it really doesn't work, then there's nothing we can do.

Fortunately, after the Molotov cocktail was thrown, it shattered into pieces upon hitting the ground. Although it didn't immediately ignite a raging fire like in the movies, it didn't extinguish itself silently either, so it was somewhat effective. Since the quality wasn't good, they made up for it with quantity.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er had barely thrown out the bottle when Honghe handed him the Molotov cocktail she had made. Seeing the monsters closing in despite the distance, Zhou Ke'er was too lazy to run anymore. She simply stood still, lit the Molotov cocktail made by Honghe, and threw it hard in front of her. Then came the two bottles provided by Lengchitu and Zhijiansha, all smashed in the same spot—a carpeted area that burned much better than tiles.

The fire began to spread from the ground, but not very quickly. It was probably unrealistic to seal off the area before the monsters passed by, so Zhou Ke'er decided to turn around and run a distance first.

However, just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly noticed that the monsters had slowed down and finally stopped. Looking at the flames that were barely ankle-high in the distance, they showed expressions of terror and fear.

These monsters are afraid of fire!

The sand between the fingers also noticed this and immediately spoke up to remind them.

Even so, Zhou Ke'er didn't dare linger here for too long. Although these monsters might instinctively fear fire, they would soon realize that such a small, unspread flame couldn't cause them any harm.

Zhou Ke'er rushed into the convenience store, quickly scanned the area, grabbed a handbag, threw in a few brand-new lighters, and then found some flammable materials like books and papers to use as kindling. Zhijiansha, quick-witted as ever, followed, stuffing the remaining two unused bottles of wine, which she had just taken from the bag Lengchitu was carrying, into the handbag as well, instantly making the small bag bulge.

Zhou Ke'er then grabbed a handful of chocolates and tossed them to everyone. As she slung her bag over her shoulder, she tore open the wrapper. "Hurry up and eat something. I don't know if we'll survive until we need to eat, but it's never a bad thing to prepare in advance. Tsk, I was thinking of getting a food bag, but it looks like I don't have time now."

As Zhou Ke'er was speaking, she noticed that a monster had already climbed directly from the ceiling, crossed the flames below, and then pounced to the ground, quickly chasing after them. With no other option, she had to abandon her original plan and quickly lead the others to continue their escape.

However, the train station isn't actually that big. Zhou Ke'er and her friends had been running so fast, and considering the long distance they had covered earlier via the staff passage, they were almost back to where they started.

That means...

Turning the corner at the end of the corridor, Zhou Ke'er and her friends saw a closed door. Looking through the glass in the door, they saw a group of people cowering in fear, many of whom were glaring angrily ahead—and what they were glaring at was Shan Xiao, who was laughing hysterically.

"Oh, what a coincidence."

Honghe squinted, "I bet this door is either locked or blocked by a bunch of tables and chairs, isn't it?"

Zhou Ke'er nodded: "Indeed. And it's blocked quite tightly, you shouldn't be able to break through it even if you try."

"Doesn't that mean this is a dead end?! We're stuck here!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit couldn't help but widen its eyes in horror and exclaimed, "Isn't this complete destruction?!"

"Don't worry. I haven't even said we're doomed yet. Although we really have nowhere to escape, as long as those monsters don't notice us, or notice the group inside more than we do, that's fine. Shift the blame, it's simple, right?"

Zhou Ke'er winked at Lengchitu in a flirtatious manner, "Don't be so quick to say it's all over before I've even said there's no way to solve it."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er suddenly kicked the door, making a dull thud.

He immediately took off his satchel and carefully placed it in a corner on the ground. Then, he took the lead and began to move his body upwards against the wall—this was inspired by the monster that had crossed the flames earlier.

Seeing this, the other three immediately understood Zhou Ke'er's meaning. Red Crane nimbly climbed to the top of the cabinet against the wall, while Finger Sand was pulled by Red Crane to hide in the same place as her—luckily, her body had shrunk, otherwise she really wouldn't have been able to squeeze in—while Cold Rabbit, who was a step slower, had to occupy another corner like Zhou Ke'er, and laboriously moved to the corner of the ceiling.

To be honest, it was incredibly strenuous to do this. Given Zhou Ke'er and Leng Chi Tu's current physical condition, they couldn't last more than five minutes.

At the same time, the people inside who heard the noise turned their gazes, but due to the limited view, they did not see Zhou Ke'er and the others.

Dan Xiao's smile faded slightly, and he walked to the door with a sullen face. He looked carefully out through the glass—but before he could see Zhou Ke'er and the others, he met the eyes of the monsters who had turned the corner of the corridor.

Not only him, but the monsters were also immediately drawn to Shan Xiao. Without even trying to check what was on the ceiling, they turned into "eggs" and swarmed over, covering the door and making a disgusting sound that made your teeth ache—and they were less than half a person's distance from Zhou Ke'er and Leng Chi Tu.

Fortunately, the stalemate didn't last long. In just over ten seconds, the surging monsters broke through the door and rushed into the area where the group of people were.

Zhou Ke'er and the others exchanged glances, nodded immediately, and tiptoed down to the ground.

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742. Doomsday Escape (Sixteen)

However, it seems that there aren't many monsters chasing after them, at least not as many as the huge horde that chased them before. It looks like the flames that have spread out there and haven't been extinguished yet are still providing some resistance.

However, although they have escaped a disaster for now, they still face a big problem: where should they escape to?

Both the road ahead and the road behind are blocked—by monsters and walls of fire.

"Hey!"

Flamingo jumped down from the top of the cabinet and landed steadily on the ground: "Let's go, let's follow those monsters...follow behind them. If we want to escape from here, we have to go down the stairs in front—of course, if you think we can just jump down from the third floor and run away like nothing happened, jumping out the window is also an option."

Zhou Ke'er touched her chin: "Hearing you say that, I get a strong sense of déjà vu. Didn't we jump off a building together before? I remember Lengchitu was there too."

"Yes, she was not only there that time, but she also accidentally crushed a teammate to death when she fell."

The flamingo nodded in reply.

Cold-cooked Rabbit blushed upon hearing this, and angrily retorted, "Hey! Is this the time to talk about this kind of thing?! Anyway, it wasn't you who got crushed... Is it really necessary to hold a grudge for so long?"

"Ah, after all, you were just acting cute with that player not long ago, and then you smashed him to death. It was quite comical, so it left a deep impression on me."

Zhou Ke'er nodded, looking very certain.

Zhijiansha carefully climbed down from the cabinet. Because she wasn't there during that module, she didn't quite understand what Zhou Ke'er and the others were talking about.

"Alright, alright! Stop talking! Let's go! Let's take the stairs!"

Enraged, Lengchitu shouted loudly and immediately pushed Honghe with one hand and Zhou Ke'er with the other, rushing forward with his head down.

"Hey! Don't be so loud! You'll attract the attention of those monsters!"

The sand between her fingers was startled and quickly reminded her.

Although they didn't attract the attention of the monsters, Shan Xiao, who had been behind the door, did discover their presence.

"It's you guys..."

Dan Xiao seemed to have thought of something, and became too lazy to pretend to be a timid and innocent person in front of Zhou Ke'er and the others anymore. While dodging the monsters, he approached Zhou Ke'er and the others: "I didn't think things through. I didn't expect you guys to show up here at this time. Although you're just a bunch of little brats, you really caught me off guard. Damn it, but judging from your nonchalant expressions, did you discover my disguise all along?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at him—how could he still have the mind to talk nonsense in this situation? Instead of thinking about escaping for his life, he insisted on coming closer to them; he must be out of his mind.

So Zhou Ke'er didn't intend to answer him at all. She just casually made a universally accepted friendly gesture and replied with a nonchalant, "Idiot—"

He then ignored the guy completely, grabbed the cold-cooked rabbit that seemed to want to say something, and ran away.

So, it seems that Cold Rabbit isn't quite right in the head. She needs some serious training. Although it's normal for her to be a bit slow, she's been with them for so long, she should have improved by now.

"..."

Dan Xiao's face instantly turned so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water. He bit his fingernails in frustration: "How dare they insult me, how dare they ignore me, how dare they look down on me... Damn it, these guys all deserve to die! I was actually going to let you off the hook because you were very polite! You'd better be grateful, you bastards!"

However, Zhou Ke'er didn't care at all about Shan Xiao's impotent rage. He wasn't even interested in what Shan Xiao had done to provoke the other survivors' angry stares, or why he was laughing like an idiot. In the end, it was probably just the same old story. He was more concerned about whether he would be crushed to death by a cold-cooked rabbit if he jumped off the building.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er and her group reached the stairwell. Knowing that the area below was also teeming with monsters, the fleeing survivors had no intention of using this route, making the area quite spacious. Zhou Ke'er had initially worried about what would happen if the area were blocked by panicked survivors, but now it seemed there was no need to worry.

“I just took a quick look. I can jump directly from the window on that side. There are buses parked below to cushion the fall, so I shouldn’t get too badly hurt. I can give it a try. Besides, the second floor isn’t far from the roof of the bus, so I don’t have to worry about jumping off course and getting hurt on the ground.”