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

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

If they had chickened out and run away, Zhou Ke'er would have been forced out of "cultist" mode. It's great that they didn't run away.

Moreover... Zhou Ke'er and Hong He are clearly in a positional advantage now, as they are separated by a height that could kill dozens of demon hunters!

"Hehehehe, the Evil God asked me to pass on a message! As long as you surrender to the Evil God, you will receive great benefits!"

Zhou Ke'er spoke up to the group of people who rushed up, trying to persuade them.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ke'er silently used the "cultist" trait "Summon Inferior Familiars".

After all, this one seems more practical. As for "summoning evil gods"... well, evil gods are very busy, they don't have time to bother with you casually.

"Really...? If... if I surrender to the evil god, will you really let me go?!"

Chu Chegan stopped, swallowed hard, and asked hesitantly in a low voice.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er glanced at him and couldn't help but reveal an indescribable smile: "Hehe! Yes! That's right, as long as you surrender to the Evil God, I will let you go! Come on! Quickly say that you want to surrender to the Evil God!"

"But I refuse!"

Before Chu Chegan could answer, Honghe spoke up with an expression that could only be described as exaggerated.

"???"

Chu Che glanced at Zhou Ke'er, then at Hong He, completely bewildered. Could they really be fighting amongst themselves?

"Ahem, sorry, I just picked up on the joke without thinking. Don't mind me, you guys continue."

Flamingo coughed twice, looking slightly embarrassed, and turned her head away with a stiff face.

"...Don't listen to them! He's definitely lying to you. You'll still be killed once you let your guard down! Have you ever seen a cult member let you go just because you say 'I surrender'?"

Cold-Eat Rabbit finally gave up on its attempt to feign cuteness and coldly shouted, "You guys are all hopeless! I was even hoping you could help me get through the game, but you're all trash! Don't be so naive!"

"Exactly! Yes, yes!"

Huai Jin Wo Yu stood at the back, nodding frantically and accusing the person in front of him of not stealing the girl and Chu Che Gan.

"..."

I didn't steal the girl, and she looked aggrieved and didn't say anything.

"Hehehehe! You stubborn fools! Humanity is doomed! Prepare to become food for the evil god's descent!"

With a frenzied expression, Zhou Ke'er shouted, and the countdown for "Summoning Inferior Families" finally ended.

"Hmph, I originally thought that since I had pretended to be your comrade for a few minutes, I would try to persuade you to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and spare your lives. Since you are so determined, then you shall die!"

Following Zhou Ke'er's lead, Honghe finished reciting the lines he hadn't yet uttered.

"Hey! You stole my lines again!!"

Zhou Ke'er complained unhappily.

"Then it's mine again!"

The flamingo answered in a very serious tone.

Player "Zhou Ke'er" successfully used the skill "Summon Inferior Familiar"

[Randomly summoning lower-ranking familiars]

[Player "Zhou Ke'er" was detected chanting a prayer related to "Lord of La*ye*".]

[Randomization complete]

[Consumes 50% of player "Zhou Ke'er's" sanity to summon the lower-ranking familiar "Deep Ones"]

Hey, it's okay. She lost 50% of her sanity, but with the 15% she recovered earlier, Zhou Ke'er still has 65% sanity left. No rush.

As the system notifications continued, a black mist suddenly surged from the empty space to Zhou Ke'er's left, gradually solidifying into a humanoid shape.

"He summoned it! Damn it... We still have a chance to stop him before it solidifies! Damn it, if you're too scared to go up, then don't block our way!"

With a determined look, Leng Chi Tu pushed aside Chu Che Gan and Wo Mei Tiao Mei Zi, who were cowering in front of him, and pounced on Zhou Ke'er, who was still holding her cane high.

"Hey... hello, I'd like to play a game with you~"

Zhou Ke'er grinned, casually tossed aside her cane, and rolled away to hide behind the cloud of black mist.

"You're an ordinary person, as ordinary as can be, and like most ordinary people, you always complain about your poverty..."

Before Zhou Ke'er could finish her trash talk, the cold-cooked rabbit, which had missed its target, regained its footing and sneered, "Who said I'm poor? Even by the highest standards, I'd be considered one of the more wealthy ones."

"I'm using one of the only 500 high-end gaming pods available citywide. I'm way richer than you guys with gaming helmets or wristbands, right?"

"..."

Zhou Ke'er was immediately envious.

"Those who do not respect life do not deserve to live. Now, the game begins."

Seeing that Zhou Ke'er seemed a little embarrassed, Honghe kindly helped him finish the sentence.

"You again... Never mind, it's yours now."

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously wanted to complain, but inexplicably felt a wave of exhaustion and sighed helplessly.

Finally, the black mist gradually dissipated, revealing the monster inside.

The monster's body was a dark grayish-green, though its belly was white. Most of its body was smooth and shiny, but it had a high, scaly ridge on its back. Its form had vaguely humanoid features, but its head was fish-like, with huge, bulging eyes that never closed. On either side of its neck were constantly trembling gills, and its long arms and legs were webbed.

Zhou Ke'er inexplicably felt that this thing looked a bit like... who was it again? Oh right, Dupuys.

"Don't look at this monster! It will lower your sanity!"

"Cold-cooked rabbit!" someone suddenly shouted.

Even the flamingo could only turn her head away and not look, since she would also lose sanity.

However, since Zhou Ke'er is the summoner, she may have already consumed her sanity points at the beginning, so she won't lose sanity points when she looks at this monster now.

"Hmph! I gave you a chance to fight back, but it seems you didn't seize it!"

Zhou Ke'er's lips curled into a wild smile, and she swung her hand sharply at the cold-cooked rabbit: "Deep Divers! Take them out... no, capture them! Capture the three down the stairs first!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit was surrounded by Honghe and Zhou Ke'er, a two-on-one fight that didn't faze them. However, it would be troublesome if the other three escaped. Maintaining the "cultist" mode requires more than half of the population to believe.

That means that, apart from the cold-cooked rabbit here, at least one of the three of them must remain to exceed half.

Furthermore, you can't kill them. While killing them would grant you the side quest reward, Zhou Ke'er would automatically exit "cultist" mode if they died.

Zhou Ke'er still wanted to continue her revelry, so she had to spare their lives first. She should break their hands, tie them up, and drag them away; that would make them easier to carry.

"Run...run!"

As expected, I didn't steal the girl and immediately chose to make my escape.

"Hey...hey! Wait for me!"

For the first time ever, Huai Jin Wo Yu didn't continue saying "That's right" and "Yeah, yeah," but instead paused for a moment, then hurriedly said to Wo Mei Tou Mei Zi, who was running towards him.

"Oh dear, look... your companions have abandoned you."

Zhou Ke'er grinned, pointed at the fleeing "I Didn't Steal the Girl," and said to Leng Chi Tu.

Just then, a system notification sounded.

[Urgent Notice to All Players]

[Main quest changed!]

[Due to changes in the module's progress, the hidden quest was triggered prematurely]

[Background information: Due to some unforeseen event, the cultist Deepvans sensed that the sacrificial ritual would be in danger, so he chose to perform the sacrifice ahead of schedule. When the last offering is made, an endless tidal wave will engulf the city.]

Main Quest I has been changed to: Survive! Survive this sacrifice that could destroy the entire city!

(Module time limit adjusted to 24 hours) Rewards remain unchanged.

Main Quest II has been changed to: Prevent the arrival of "Dagon," a servant of the Lord of La*ye, in this city!

[Rewards remain unchanged]

"...Ah...this is a bit..."

Zhou Ke'er never expected... that she could actually change the main quest midway through...

Moreover, this turn of events seems to be somewhat related to him; his prayer just now did mention "R'lyeh" and "Cthulhu"... It's such a coincidence that he's run into the same evil god in this module...

No wonder this Deep One looks so much like that Deep Vance guy...

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57. Collapse (Part 1)

"..."

Zhou Ke'er was silent for a while, then walked towards the cold-cooked rabbit.

Cold-cooked Rabbit subconsciously took two steps back, adopting a defensive posture, and stared warily at Zhou Ke'er.

But Zhou Ke'er didn't do anything to her; she just squatted down and picked up the cane she had just dropped on the ground.

Gripping her cane tightly, Zhou Ke'er took a deep breath and looked at the cold-cooked rabbit.

"What...what are you doing!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit looked around in slight panic, but couldn't find anything that could be used as a weapon.

"Then there's only one answer!"

Zhou Ke'er lowered her head and spoke to the cold-cooked rabbit with a gloomy expression.

"!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit was startled. It seemed Zhou Ke'er was really going to make a move. There was no other way; it seemed he could only struggle one last time...

"I will pledge my allegiance to you!"

Without warning, Zhou Ke'er turned the cane sideways and pressed it hard against her raised knee, shouting loudly at Leng Chi Tu with a very grotesque expression.

"Clap"

Of course, this wasn't the sound of the cane breaking, but rather the sound of Zhou Ke'er's kneecap being slammed hard by the cane.