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

"Oh, I can see that now... You're about to go crazy, aren't you? Is your sanity too low? Or are you suffering from a backlash? Oh my, as expected of a senior, this cultist is really something else. Not only did he turn himself into a monster, but he also drove himself insane. He's truly a role model for us all!"

Looking at Dipvance's appearance, Zhou Ke'er clicked her tongue in amazement and said, "This spirit of dedication is truly extraordinary! I almost couldn't help but shed tears for you!"

"...How has this guy grown so big without getting beaten to death?"

Cold-cooked Rabbit, watching Zhou Ke'er who just wouldn't stop eating, couldn't help but twitch its eyelids and asked Honghe in a low voice.

"...If doctors didn't do this, they would be beaten to death."

Flamingo glanced at the cold-cooked rabbit and replied quietly.

"..."

Cold-cooked Rabbit choked upon hearing this, then awkwardly changed the subject, saying, "Look at this guy, he's actually quite handsome, such a nice young man, it's just a pity he has a mouth."

"...Do you think he doesn't seem like a mental patient just because he doesn't talk?"

The flamingo continued its soul-searching inquiry.

Cold-cooked rabbit remained silent for two seconds before choosing to shut up.

That flamingo guy really knows how to kill a conversation!

"Ah! The time has come for the stars to return to their places! Please descend upon this place, Father God Dagon!"

Dipvance abandoned his plan to argue with Zhou Ke'er, and even ignored Zhou Ke'er's trash talk, and roared loudly.

The entire abandoned city began to tremble violently; to be precise, the ground beneath Zhou Ke'er and the others' feet was shaking wildly.

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67. Collapse (XI)

The ground beneath their feet trembled violently, and the "sky" above their heads seemed to be getting closer and closer.

"The ground is rising!"

The cold-cooked rabbit was surprised and managed to stand up, barely maintaining its balance amidst the tremors.

Honghe remained calm and said unhurriedly, "Based on a rough assessment, this complex of buildings is roughly the size of a street. If they all break through the ground, it will cause massive casualties..."

Furthermore, we don't know if there are other similar building complexes buried deep underground, and if those complexes also rise up at the same time...

Just as the flamingo was speaking, the tallest spire in the complex touched the "sky" above, its tip piercing deep into the darkness with a piercing sound.

Countless debris, including dirt and other small particles, fell from above, mixed with sharp pebbles and other random, indistinguishable objects.

Zhou Ke'er and the others naturally took refuge under the nearest building.

After all, the fact that the spire pierced the ground above but suffered no damage itself shows that the quality of these buildings is absolutely guaranteed, and such a small earthquake certainly wouldn't cause them much harm.

Therefore, taking shelter under a building is a better option than risking injury from falling debris in an open area.

"Wait! Right... that thing that glows blue..."

Zhou Ke'er suddenly thought of that pale blue light source. If that thing wasn't an untouchable, constant energy cluster, but a real object... maybe she could bring it over!

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er hurriedly scanned the "sky" above her head, trying to find the source of the light.

But they discovered that the light source was slowly descending from the sky, heading towards the platform where Dipvance was.

Sure enough, Zhou Ke'er's feeling that the light source was directly facing the center of the platform was correct!

"Boom!"

A faint ray of light shone from the top of the tower, and then the hole in the sky grew larger and brighter.

Before long, the hole was large enough for everyone to see the scene on the ground before they came down.

"Haaaaaah!"

Just then, a figure suddenly jumped down from the large hole and slid down the tilted tower at high speed.

He roared, surveyed the area, then suddenly crouched down and leaped toward the platform where Dipvans was.

"Damon!"

Because of the backlighting, the cold-cooked rabbit had to squint to see clearly what the other person looked like.

It turned out to be the demon hunter with the gun who almost caused the incident on the ground and was knocked unconscious by Zhou Ke'er.

"What? That witcher? He's insane! That height is enough to kill dozens of witchers!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, Damon raised his shotgun in mid-air, pointed it at Dupuys, and then pulled the trigger.

Although he was in mid-air, he was still an experienced witcher, and the whistling bullets hit Deepvans' body with great accuracy, but unfortunately, they didn't hit his head.

Suddenly, Dipvance's body froze, as if the network had dropped a frame due to poor connection, and then he flew backwards towards the bottom of the platform, like a kite with a broken string.

Meanwhile, Damon, who was in mid-air, was also sent flying backward by the huge recoil of the shotgun. Although he was a little luckier and managed to land on the high platform, as a qualified witcher, he still fell to the ground with a loud bang and then disappeared without a sound.

"Aaaaaah! Who is it! Who dares to stop me?!"

Deepvans got up from the ground, covered in dirt. It was as if he had transformed into a Deep One; such injuries seemed not to be fatal. He roared wildly.

"Hehehe, even if it doesn't disturb the children, it's not good to disturb the flowers and plants!"

Zhou Ke'er, who had quietly crept over at some point, delivered a flying kick, knocking the roaring and unsuspecting Deepvans to the ground.

"kiaoaoaoao!"

Seeing this, the Deep Ones around them all screamed loudly towards Zhou Ke'er, but because Zhou Ke'er had already had the group of "Cthulhu's servants" she had summoned blocking her way, they were unable to rush over to stop her.

"Damn bugs!"

Dupuvance frantically stood up, shouting angrily.

"Still making noise! ​​Can't you be a little more obedient?"

Zhou Ke'er immediately slapped him on the back of the head, knocking him to the ground again.

"evil..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but feel disgusted and wiped her hand on Deepvas's black robe. The hand she had just used to slap Deepvas was covered in scales that reeked of rotting fish, and also some disgusting liquid...

"You despicable, despicable, ignorant..."

Deepvans lay on the ground, frustrated and furious.

"Oh, right... I forgot to tell you something. You know what? The one who almost killed that victim... oh, the one who was the murderer of the sacrifice you prepared... was me."

Zhou Ke'er stepped on the back of Dipvance's neck and looked down at him with a mocking tone: "What, I've already mercifully told you my secret. In exchange, how about you tell me who that man in the black cloak who appeared that day was? I really respect fair trade."

"You're delusional! Despicable, disgusting..."

Dupuvance remained steadfast in his stance, continuing his impotent rage with his limited vocabulary.

"Hey! I've already told you, I'm a person who loves fair trade, how come you can't understand? Are you deaf? Oh right, I almost forgot, Ning isn't human anymore, right? A transvestite, right?"

Zhou Ke'er plunged the tip of her cane into the gill of Deepvans' cheek, stirred it around, and said with an innocent look, "Look, I've already told you my secret, but you won't answer my questions. In that case, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?"

I respect fair trade above all else, but are you trying to take advantage of me? That won't do. As compensation for breach of contract, how about... removing your gills? Wouldn't you suffocate?

"Oh, interesting. That's something I've been wanting to know too. I'll trade the answer to this question for it. Although I'm at a slight disadvantage compared to others, I'm just too kind. After all, I'm not some kind of devil, right?"

"This guy... he's forcing me to buy something."

Honghe squinted and crossed her arms as she spoke.

"Hey...is that the point? Isn't the point that this guy was actually the murderer?!"

Cold-cooked Rabbit was stunned. He never expected that the murderer he was supposed to find in the main quest was actually Zhou Ke'er, who was far away but right in front of him. Who would have thought!

"Yes, yes, that's right!"

Huai Jin Wo Yu was also very shocked and nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"...What's wrong? This is exactly what I expected."

Red Crane stared blankly with dead fish eyes, glancing questioningly at the shocked Cold-Eating Rabbit and Huai Jin Wo Yu. "Instead of worrying about this, why don't we go check if that Witcher is still alive? If he is, he might be able to help."

"That's true... but didn't this guy already mutate while we were up there?"

Cold-Eating Rabbit asked in confusion, "But if that's the case... what happened when he suddenly ran over and shot the boss?"

"That means the mutation was interrupted. We also need to look directly at that stone pillar to lower our sanity, and Zhou Ke'er knocked him unconscious before, which means that he will no longer lower his sanity and stop the mutation from proceeding."

The flamingo replied casually, as if it were a matter of course: "Yes, if I'm not mistaken, that should be the case."

"Oh ho? You're not going to answer? So that means you agree? It seems you're also quite curious whether you'll suffocate if your gills are removed, right? Well then, let me help you out. Sigh, I'm such a kind soul."

Before she could get a reply, Zhou Ke'er, who could only hear Dipvans' screams, finally lost her patience. She slashed the cane that was stuck in Dipvans' left gill outwards and said with a smile, "No need to thank me, it's what I should do. I only did some small work."

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68. Collapse (XII)

"Ahhh!"

Dipvance trembled violently, convulsing involuntarily as if in a physiological reaction. He roared and struggled fiercely, but because Zhou Ke'er was stepping on his neck, these struggles only made him feel more pain.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered... gills are used to filter out breathable oxygen from the water, right? Since you can breathe on land, that means you have other respiratory organs."

After removing Dipvans's gills, Zhou Ke'er suddenly seemed to realize something and said with a start, then she clenched her fist and gently tapped the back of her head, stuck out her tongue and laughed, "Oh dear, you even forgot this common sense, Zhou Ke'er, you're such a silly little thing."

"You bastard! You bastard! You're despicable!"

Dupuvance suddenly twisted his right hand at an odd angle and grabbed Zhou Ke'er's ankle tightly.

"Oh?"

Zhou Ke'er felt a pain in her ankle and immediately jabbed her cane into the back of Deepvans' neck where it wasn't being stepped on. Then she said innocently, "Oh dear, I'm sorry. It's all your fault for grabbing me suddenly. It startled me and I accidentally pierced your neck. You'll forgive me, right?"

"Heh...heh..."

Dupuys let out a few breaths, as if he wanted to say something, but then died without closing his eyes and making no sound.

"Hmm... As expected, even a Deep One will die if their neck is pierced."

Zhou Ke'er nodded firmly, pulled out her cane, and, still not entirely convinced, stabbed him a few more times, all the while smiling as she said, "Thank you, this confirms my guess. That way, the transaction is fair."

"..."

Cold-Eating Rabbit caught a glimpse of this scene and couldn't help but shudder. Although Zhou Ke'er was still her companion for now... it was indeed a bit creepy. No wonder the game assigned him the identity of a murderer. This guy really looked like a mentally disturbed killer!