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

"Close your eyes when it gets dark."

The hoarse voice rang out again from somewhere, and then the castle gradually fell into darkness and silence once more.

"!"

The woman outside didn't care whether Zhou Ke'er was in the room or not. She immediately rushed in without hesitation and closed the door behind her.

Although Fei Ke didn't really want this guy to come in, and even instinctively wanted to rush forward and slam the door shut when she heard the bell—but the other person reacted faster than her, and was holding an axe. So she stopped after taking only two steps.

"Huh...huh..."

Soon, the room was plunged into darkness, and the atmosphere became increasingly oppressive, with only the muffled breathing sounds remaining.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er broke the silence: "Miss... I just invited you in very kindly and asked you questions, but you haven't said a word. Isn't that a bit too rude? I don't like rude people, don't you think?"

Even though there were no footsteps, his voice suddenly rang out behind the woman.

Furthermore, the woman felt a tightness in her wrist, clearly indicating that someone had reached out and grabbed it.

“…Roya, my name is.”

The situation was beyond her control, and no matter how unwilling she was, she had no choice but to obediently give her name.

She had just happened to see the axe by the door when she was passing by, and guessed that Zhou Ke'er should be in this room. She planned to hide and take revenge when he came out. Unexpectedly, a woman came out first, which disrupted her plan. Then it was "dark" time, and now she had fallen into Zhou Ke'er's hands again... It was really a twist of fate.

"..."

To her surprise, Zhou Ke'er fell silent for a while before releasing her grip on her wrist and saying in a somewhat inexplicable tone, "Not a bad name. It's very similar to the name of a friend of mine."

Zhou Ke'er's voice came from not far ahead of her again, "If you had introduced yourself when we first met, our first meeting probably wouldn't have been like that...unpleasant for you? But I personally found it quite interesting." At this moment, Zhang Si...

"I really can't imagine that someone who calls that kind of situation interesting would have friends? It seems like they're just like you, in cahoots."

Luo Ye was clearly incredibly reckless. Once her life was no longer in danger, she immediately abandoned her cowardly state and started taunting Zhou Ke'er. She had absolutely no sense of crisis. Under any other circumstances, she would have been either killed dozens of times by Zhou Ke'er or tricked into running around and dying on her own. "I can't believe I have the same name as that kind of guy, tsk..."

These words made even Fei Ke, shrouded in darkness, instinctively adopt the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his phone, inwardly thinking: "Is this guy missing a screw? Since he can appear behind you instantly in the dark, it means he's fully capable of killing you! Even if he's leaving now because of your name, it doesn't mean he can't do it again! And just because of your name, how dare this guy act so fearless!"

If it were her, she would definitely seize the opportunity and start getting closer to him immediately.

Soon, Fei Ke labeled Luo Ye as a "not to be feared" fool—of course, this was all based on the premise that Zhou Ke'er and Luo Ye did not know each other.

Although Fei Ke was inwardly criticizing Luo Ye's actions, she didn't assume that Zhou Ke'er and Luo Ye were complete strangers—maybe that clumsy act was a deliberate ploy by them to lower her guard? This also explained why the woman was so naive; after all, it was just acting.

"If I were you, I wouldn't talk like that!"

Thinking of this, Fei Ke spoke up directly: "Mr. Cold-Cooked Rabbit just took the risk of inviting you in to take refuge because it was very dangerous outside. He was just asking your name as a courtesy. How could you have been so rude to him from beginning to end? It's really too much!"

Ha, it's just acting, right? Anyone can do that! Fei Ke is a pro at playing the naive and innocent type. If necessary, she can even pull off sophisticated moves like "putting aside the facts" or "even if he's 99% wrong, don't you have any faults too..."

First of all, assuming they are not working together, it is clear that the man has the upper hand in the situation. Even if the woman has an axe, she is essentially powerless in the dark, so there is absolutely no problem with her speaking up for the man.

Secondly, even if they are in cahoots, although their purpose is unknown, they are trying to make her mistakenly believe that they do not know each other. Therefore, she can easily side with one of them to continue the charade.

This kills two birds with one stone, guaranteed by both hands!

Fei Ke couldn't help but smile, feeling proud of her cleverness and resourcefulness.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Just then, a thunderous knocking sound suddenly rang out, startling Rose into taking several steps forward.

Fei Ke subconsciously turned her head to look in that direction, but in the pitch black, she couldn't see anything at all.

Suddenly, Luo Ye felt a tremendous force on the axe. Caught off guard, she was instantly disarmed and had the axe taken from her. Then she heard Zhou Ke'er's voice: "Don't make a sound. Give me the axe first. I'll go see what's going on."

With that, he walked straight to the door.

Fei Ke instantly realized what Zhou Ke'er was planning, and her eyes widened in disbelief—opening the door in the "dark" hour?! Was she truly confident, or had she gone mad?!

"boom!"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly yanked the door open, and without even looking, kicked it hard outside.

A figure was caught off guard and kicked, but only swayed and did not fall.

Zhou Ke'er looked closely and saw that another tall man had entered through the door, wearing a burlap hood and carrying a giant hammer.

Zhou Ke'er instantly lost interest. This game's design was so-so; the fact that there were duplicate monster drops was boring.

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779. The Strange Man in the Castle (Part 10)

"Eh... wait a minute."

Zhou Ke'er was just about to casually chop this uninteresting guy to death with a few swings of her axe when a seemingly interesting idea suddenly popped into her head: "Why don't we just let this guy in..."

Zhou Ke'er is known for her strong initiative; she acts on her thoughts immediately.

Two loud "bangs" were heard—it was difficult for Luo Ye and Fei Ke to make out what the sound was in the darkness, but it was clear that something had been hit—it was Zhou Ke'er who casually smashed two axe blows on the ground, then stepped aside to make way for the monster to enter and exit.

Immediately afterwards, a chilling wail rang out, heart-wrenching and filled with unbearable pain, so infectious that those who heard it couldn't help but feel waves of empathetic pain.

—It was Zhou Ke'er's random yelling.

Gradually, the screams weakened, turning into what sounded like a dying struggle, heavy breathing, with more air in than out—until even the sound of breathing became barely audible.

As the breathing subsided, the heavy footsteps drew ever closer.

Roye and Fico both widened their eyes in disbelief—wait…what?! What on earth is going on?! Judging from what we just heard, could it be that guy…was actually killed?!

Moreover, the monster that killed Zhou Ke'er has already entered this room, ready to kill the two of them next!

Meanwhile, Zhou Ke'er sat leisurely on the sofa to the side, enjoying the panicked expressions on the faces of the two people.

This move not only startled Luo Ye and Fei Ke, but even the hooded man outside was taken aback. He stared blankly at Zhou Ke'er with his hood still on, holding a hammer, unsure whether to go in or not—had he run into a con artist? In all his years in this line of work, this was the first time he'd encountered someone like this!

Zhou Ke'er looked at the hooded monster still standing outside, looking completely dumbfounded and not very bright. After tilting her head and thinking for a moment, Zhou Ke'er stood up again, picked up her axe, and went back inside.

If that guy had cooperated a little, Zhou Ke'er would have let it live a little longer as a "performer." Unfortunately, that guy was too stupid. There was no other way. In order to prevent it from disrupting the subsequent plans, she had to get rid of it quietly first.

…………

"boom!"

The sound of a hammer slamming heavily onto the ground reached Roye and Fike's ears—was that monster hammering something?

But what are they hammering? There are only the two of them alive left in this room now, and those monsters don't have a bad habit of randomly destroying things, do they?

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

However, soon, another sound that sent chills down their spines came—the sound of an axe chopping meat—two shallow chops followed by one deep one. What on earth was being chopped?!

In an instant, both of them knew the answer—the hammer they dropped wasn't for smashing anything; they'd just casually tossed it down to grab the axe! As for what they were chopping up now…

Roye felt nauseous, her legs went weak, and she couldn't help but cover her mouth and dry heave.

Although Fei Ke wasn't in such a sorry state, she wasn't much better off. Not long ago, in her attempt to kill Zhou Ke'er, she had already used up all the small, lethal items she carried with her, and they weren't with her anymore—now, facing the monster in this castle, she was completely powerless to fight back! This sense of urgency and helplessness, like waiting to die, almost made it hard for her to breathe.

In the darkness of this ancient castle, it is impossible for the human body to adapt to the darkness based on its physical instincts. Even seeing at very close range is impossible, let alone running out of the room in the dark—that would only result in being easily caught up and killed by monsters that can see in the dark.

Their only hope of survival was that the bells would ring and the light would return before the monsters attacked them.

But only a minute or two has passed since it "turned dark," how could it be dawn so soon?!

Fei Ke couldn't help but curse Zhou Ke'er in her heart. This damned guy seemed to be very strong, and he rushed over to open the door as if he was going to take care of the monster outside. In the end, he was dealt with cleanly and efficiently in one move. It was one thing for him to die, but he also opened the door and let the monster in, putting her in danger as well!

Useless! Utterly useless!

While secretly cursing Zhou Ke'er, Fei Ke couldn't just complain and wait to die. She was also secretly making plans. Judging from the current situation, this monster seemed to have... well, a penchant for whipping corpses. Although it was a disgusting thing, to be honest, it was a good thing for them... no, for her.

Because whipping a corpse is actually a very time-consuming act, if the other party whips the corpse for a little longer, and there is a Roye next to her who can be pushed out for the other party to play with and enjoy...

At this rate, it might be enough time to last until dawn!

Without hesitation, Fei Ke, in order to save her own life, was just as decisive as Zhou Ke'er in some ways.

After all, we still need to be on guard; who knows, the other party might be thinking the same thing right now!

At this moment, Fei Ke followed the faint sounds Luo Ye made and slowly walked to her side in the dark, then immediately reached out and grabbed Luo Ye's hand.

"!"

While Roya was gagging, her hand was suddenly grabbed, which startled her. She let out a small gasp, but thankfully she quickly suppressed it and didn't actually scream.

Fei Ke narrowed her eyes, leaned closer, and whispered, "It's me! It's safer for the two of us to stay together..."

Wait a little longer, it's not time yet. The sound of chopping meat over there hasn't stopped, which means that the monster hasn't had enough of whipping the corpse. If we push Roye over now, it might not only backfire, but even if we succeed, we might not have bought enough time.

You have to time it right.

Fei Ke pondered nervously without a trace of guilt, clearly hearing the echo of her own heart pounding.

The character 强牺 is pronounced xi. A short while later, the chilling sound of the axe finally disappeared, replaced by slow but increasingly approaching footsteps.

"Now!"

Fei Ke thought to himself, then immediately pulled Luo Ye in front of him and pushed her hard with his other hand.

Luo Ye never expected that Fei Ke, this seemingly innocent and naive girl, would do such a thing. Caught off guard, she stumbled away and threw herself into someone's arms in terror.

The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Roye almost fainted, and even her gasp was stuck in her throat.

Just then...

The great tyrant was subdued. The bell rang.

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780. The Strange Man in the Castle (Part 11)

"Oh dear~ what are you doing?"

As the castle regained its light, a voice rang in Roye's ear: "If you hadn't pounced on me, but on a monster—that would have been dangerous."

Upon hearing this, Luo Ye was startled and quickly opened her eyes—unexpectedly, she bumped into Zhou Ke'er, who was completely unharmed except for some bloodstains on her body.

However, even more astonished than Luo Ye was Fei Ke. Her eyes widened in disbelief as she pointed at Zhou Ke'er: "How...how is it you?! Weren't you killed by the monster?!"

"Huh? What gave you that misconception? To think that this kind of thing could hurt me? Isn't that overestimating it?"

Zhou Ke'er gently pushed away the stunned Luo Ye, a strange smile appearing on her face, mixed with the bloodstains splattered on her cheeks, making her look eerie and cold. "I'm so heartbroken. Shouldn't you have a little more trust in me?"

Upon hearing the word "trust," Roye, who had been momentarily stunned by the sudden panic, finally came to her senses. She immediately glared at Fei Ke with wide eyes and angrily exclaimed, "You! You bastard! How could you do that? You damned bug! I only ended up here because I kindly tried to warn you, and this is how you repay me—by pushing me towards the monsters?! You betrayer of trust, you'll only ever eat rice at exorbitant prices!"