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

"Since we've already suffered a complete rout, we don't need to worry about formations or morale anymore. Just order all the troops to retreat directly."

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867. Hold fast

As expected, just as Zhou Ke'er predicted, the players who were almost completely defeated in the city actually managed to hold on for a whole day. Although they had lost the entire outer city, they still managed to stop the first wave of monsters from attacking the city.

While Long Aotian and his ilk could grasp the underlying thoughts of those inhabitants, Zhou Ke'er's understanding was far more profound. The intensity of the monster siege was precisely positioned at the point where the players were on the verge of collapse, offering both immense and...

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868. Night of Chaos

"Go away! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Long Aotian was truly speechless. Did that little brat Long Aojiao even know what he was saying? Without even thinking, he flicked Long Aojiao's forehead, firmly rejecting her suggestion.

You'll regret this!

Long Aojiao covered her head, angrily shouting at Long Aotian like a scapegoat, "If you don't take what Heaven has given you, you'll suffer the consequences! You'll regret it later and know my advice was right!"

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869. *The Proud Dragon Defends the City*

"Ugh, I'm so tired. Let's talk about the rest tomorrow, okay? I need to rest now."

Zhou Ke'er was lifted up by the black mist and slumped in mid-air, looking like a salted fish stuck to the pot. She swaggered and said, "Right now, even Long Aotian, who is guarding the city, is probably fast asleep. We're still here working so hard to clean up the city. I'm not happy about this! I want to rest!"

Honghe squinted at Zhou Ke'er, "Nobody stopped you from resting, anyway, everyone..."

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870. Still too young.

"Let's say for now, not yet... But what do you mean by that? What do you mean by 'our district'? Aren't you from our district too?"

Zhou Ke'er was a little confused. She had clearly matched with Dio in the module before, and Dio had also participated in the Far East region module mission in the last event module. So why was she being talked about as if she had switched regions?

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's question, Dior turned his head away slightly, a little embarrassed, and replied in a low voice, "That was true at first, but didn't the real world undergo some changes and become dangerous? At first, I thought only the Far East region was like this, so I went through a lot of trouble to catch the last flight and leave the Far East region... and then I realized, haha, it's the same everywhere."

"Is that so...? How did you manage to get here, with so many people with you?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the group of players who looked like they were fleeing when they emerged from the spatial rift, and continued to ask.

Although Zhou Ke'er had explained that she had not been corrupted into a monster by evil, it was clear that these players, who were still somewhat terrified, were still afraid of Zhou Ke'er, who could turn into black mist and whose whole body was filled with an evil aura. They just cowered and watched Dio stand in front of them and talk to Zhou Ke'er.

Upon hearing Zhou Ke'er's question, Dio glanced around, wary of any sudden danger, and replied helplessly, "Didn't I already say? I escaped to another region in reality, so naturally, after the tutorial ended, I entered the corresponding other region in the game..."

On the very first day, the main city was barely held, but suddenly, inexplicably, an evil aura began to spread among the players late at night. Not only could we not find the source, but it also spread very quickly. Obviously, we could no longer stay there... Except for the top players in that district who could barely hold on, other players would be courting death if they stayed there.

Fortunately, some players obtained a rare, one-time-use item that could break through spatial barriers and travel to other game zones... So, we just happened to be randomly teleported here again..."

After explaining at length, Dio took a breath, then realized something was wrong: "Wait a minute... the teleportation location for this item is random, right? How did you find us? And we only just got here..."

"Oh, I see," Zhou Ke'er exclaimed after hearing Dio's explanation. It seemed that those beings in all districts basically used the same method. It's just that Long Aotian and his group didn't have such items, or even if they did, they had already been used by players who possessed them, or they hadn't even had a chance to use them before being killed or infected and losing their minds. Therefore, they could only struggle to survive in the main city, hoping that the infected players would outlast the period of losing their minds. But this group of people in front of them happened to have such a method, and they immediately acted as soon as they sensed something was wrong.

The choice was indeed the right one at the time, but who could have predicted... First, players infected by the evil have a chance to regain consciousness, and second, even the game region where Zhou Ke'er is located has encountered the same situation.

"Why am I here? I was just around here, and I happened to hear some noise coming from here, so I came to take a look."

Zhou Ke'er answered confidently.

"You were already nearby? Oh, so the main city of this game region isn't far away, right?"

Upon hearing this, Dio suddenly realized what was going on and immediately said, "You wouldn't mind having a few more people to help you defend the city, would you?"

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head. "Wait, wait, you misunderstood—the main city here is very far from us, a hundred and eight thousand miles away. I'm just wandering around by myself, it has nothing to do with the main city."

"Varied……"

Dio was clearly caught off guard and took a moment to react, but could only sigh helplessly: "Well, we're lucky that you happened to wander around here, otherwise we wouldn't know where to go."

Before Zhou Ke'er could speak, she suddenly saw the spatial rift that had been gradually disappearing as all the players came out suddenly expand again, and then a figure walked out from it.

"Look what I found! A bunch of smuggled rats—although there's no ban on inter-regional communication, in this mission, so many people have left their original regions—that's going to be bad for the players who stayed in your original regions."

A beautiful woman wearing a cheongsam and holding a fan to cover the lower half of her face slowly walked out. It was none other than Zhou Ke'er's old acquaintance, the swollen woman.

Zhou Ke'er immediately raised her hands and took two steps back to indicate that she wanted to distance herself from the situation: "Hey, it has nothing to do with me. I didn't smuggle myself in. I was just strolling around. I'm just strolling around when I have nothing to do."

The Swelling Woman glanced at Zhou Ke'er, too lazy to even acknowledge the scoundrel. After all, if Zhou Ke'er were to intervene in the city defense battle, this phase of the mission would indeed be far too easy. They had been considering how to adjust the difficulty of subsequent missions if Zhou Ke'er were to participate, but unexpectedly, Zhou Ke'er was quite sensible, saving them the trouble. So, let him wander off if he wanted.

Dio had seen the Swollen Woman at the end of the previous event module, so he knew she was one of those beings, and they simply couldn't possibly contend with her. Zhou Ke'er was just watching the show, so she obviously wouldn't speak up for them. What else could they do? It was a dead end; they couldn't fight back, and they couldn't escape. They could only wait to die. At least they wouldn't die a gruesome and miserable death like when they tried to flee in a sorry state or put up a fight.

So she simply went straight to the point, "So what should we do now? Are you going to send us back? ... Kill us or torture us, it's up to you."

"Don't always think that we're only going to harm you."

The swollen woman chuckled, "After all, it wasn't something that was forbidden in the first place. It's not something we have to get involved in, as it might increase the possibility of a district's destruction. You might not believe it, but I'm here to help you—wandering around here like headless flies won't help the mission at all. I plan to send you to the main city here. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Dior pursed his lips; what could they possibly have to say?

"I'll take your silence as agreement. Go ahead then—good luck with the mission!"

The swollen woman snapped her fingers, and Dio and his group of players vanished from their spot. "We can explore the area ahead another time."

Zhou Ke'er chuckled dryly and stepped back: "Have you finished your work? Then I'll be going too, hahaha, I won't bother you, I'll be going now."

No, you can't leave.

As expected, the swollen woman called out to Zhou Ke'er.

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Request for a day off and some subsequent adjustments

First, I need to ask for leave, is that enough? (orz)

This leave is mainly to adjust the subsequent related events.

As you can probably tell, this book is basically nearing its end (although there are still many plot holes to fill).

According to the original outline, it was expected to end in about thirty or forty chapters.

but……

After thinking about it, I realized that the originally planned plot not only didn't fill in many plot holes, but actually added quite a few more...

In addition, as everyone knows, I've been quite busy with my studies lately, making it difficult to keep up with daily updates.

So... I'm planning to cut out that short scene before the ending.

In other words, from now on, there are probably three or four more chapters (or at most four or five?) before this book comes to an end.

To be honest, I feel this ending is a bit rushed, but since the outline is basically complete, if I write anything more or fill in any gaps, my writing skills will probably be terrible, so I won't waste everyone's coins.

Above

Wishing you all success in your careers and good health

See you soon

(Isn't it a bit early to say this now?)

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871. Eternal Dream of Takarazuka

"I'm really fed up with you, you old man. So what do you want me to do this time?"

Zhou Ke'er figured she couldn't leave, so there was nothing she could do but accept it. She rolled her eyes and said, half annoyed, "One after another every day. Didn't Nyaruko say you guys were all busy lately? How come you still have time to wander around here? You can't be here just to deal with these guys from other districts, can you?"

The swollen woman chuckled lightly, showing no annoyance at Zhou Ke'er's complaint. Instead, she replied, "You're right, they have been very busy lately—that's why it's my turn to come to you."

Before Zhou Ke'er could ask anything more in confusion, the swollen woman in front of her suddenly twisted and changed, and then actually transformed into... Chen Tian's appearance?!

"Didn't expect that, did you? You thought it was an evil god coming for you again? You guessed wrong."

Chen Tian blinked at Zhou Ke'er, "Didn't expect it to be me, did you? Looks like my disguise skills haven't gotten any worse."

"?!?!"

Zhou Ke'er was genuinely shocked. She never expected anyone to be so brave as to impersonate those beings—but if it was Chen Tian, ​​then it made sense. After all, he had the protagonist's halo.

"Hesitatingly... So, what brings you here?"

Zhou Ke'er looked around but didn't see Renault or his group. But whoever came to her door must have something to ask of her, so there was no need for further formalities.

But it's still quite troublesome. I'll find an excuse to refuse later.

"The 'plan' has been brought forward. It shouldn't have been implemented so soon, but it seems that Renault has messed things up. We have to cut some of the pretexts used to cover things up and plan to get straight to the point before those beings have fully grasped the whole plan."

Chen Tian explained succinctly, "So we need your help right now."

"Clam?"

Zhou Ke'er squinted, revealing the same expression as the flamingo: "Are you stupid? I'm just a weakling, a complete noob. Taking me along would only make things worse. You'd be more useful bringing Qiao Yixia than me."

A fleeting, complex expression crossed Chen Tian's eyes. He shook his head. "Only you can help with this. You'll find out when you get there."

Hearing this, Zhou Ke'er became interested—is there anything that only he can do? Is it true?

"Alright, since you've put it that way, let me see if there's anything that only I can help with."

Zhou Ke'er shrugged in agreement.

You'll find out soon enough.

Chen Tian turned his back, reached out and tore open a spatial rift, his eyes flashing with an inscrutable light.

Soon, Zhou Ke'er followed Chen Tian through the spatial rift—the moment she opened her eyes, she was met with a scene of corpses strewn everywhere.

Countless candidates for godhood from the Divine Academy lay dead here, their blood staining the entire space red. It was impossible to discern the surrounding environment or what this place was, for all that met the eye were countless corpses.

Floating in mid-air at the very front are Zhou Ke'er's old acquaintances—Nyaruko's various clones, as well as other unfamiliar beings.

Oh no, could it be that Chen Tian has also defected to the enemy? Or have we been tricked again? Zhou Ke'er scratched her head, but she wasn't too panicked. After all, these beings wouldn't harm him for the time being, so even if they brought him here tied up, it wouldn't be a big problem. There was nothing to be afraid of.

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er slowly turned her head, only to see a group of disheveled guys, led by Renault, standing there. They looked like they had been thoroughly ravaged, and the situation was clearly one-sided, with the group being suppressed by those beings.

But... what's the point of bringing Zhou Ke'er over to this scene?

Zhou Ke'er was completely bewildered. If it were about plotting something or using behind-the-scenes maneuvering, he might actually be able to help. But in this situation where defeat was inevitable on the front lines... what was the point of calling him here? To die? What deep-seated hatred could there be?

Nyarko was startled to see Zhou Ke'er suddenly appear there. Confused, she looked at Chen Tian and Renault and asked, "Why did you bring him here? You don't think he can save you from your current crushing defeat, do you?"