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

There was no expected "plop" sound, nor the soft yet hard sensation of my eyeballs bursting as I had imagined; there was only a calm "snap" sound.

The result was the same as when Zhou Ke'er pressed the eyes of that weird thing earlier.

It was like pressing a switch.

There was no blood or gore; it was just an ordinary eyeball that had fallen into its socket, as if the head was empty, like a trash can.

The empty eye sockets stared blankly at Zhou Ke'er, looking strangely comical, yet also somewhat eerie.

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the status bar and saw that her sanity value had decreased by about 3% again.

Damn it! I wanted to get revenge on this guy, so why am I the one who got hurt instead?!

Damn it, I'll add another entry to her notebook. Sorry, Red Crane, my revenge on you might have to wait a little longer. Next time, I'll target Fingertip Sand!

"Click, click"

Just then, a slight sound, like mechanical assembly, came from behind.

Zhou Ke'er subconsciously looked over.

The thing that had been standing obediently at the door, which at least had a human shape before Zhou Ke'er left, was now lying on the ground for some reason, its head turned 180 degrees, completely changing direction, and its remaining eyeball rolled back as it looked at Zhou Ke'er.

His arms and legs were twisted unnaturally, supporting him on the ground, making him look like a spider. Although he was missing a few legs, he wasn't exactly a three-headed, six-armed being. Oh, if he had three heads, he wouldn't look like a spider at all.

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but frown. Of course, who wouldn't feel uncomfortable seeing something that looked exactly like them suddenly turn into this grotesque mess?

But... that's me for you! Even in this grotesque state, missing an eyeball, I'm still so handsome!

As Zhou Ke'er thought this, she watched the strange thing stumble and crawl towards her. Its speed wasn't fast, but it wasn't slow either. The main problem was that its large size made it easy to bump into other things in such a confined space, which slowed it down.

After all... it would be hilarious if this monster came here to fight Zhou Ke'er, but ended up knocking over a table halfway there, causing the candles on it to fall and burn it to death.

Wait a minute, so isn't this situation just a simplified version of Eagle Catches Chickens?

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but touch her chin and think to herself.

But what if those three ghostly things behind me also turn into this form later? Wouldn't that make it four chasing one?

Wait, no, wait a minute, what if those three things also turned into this...?

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the still unconscious Honghe and Zhijiansha, and silently brought up the camera system.

He was practically pointing his finger at them and yelling, "Change for me!"

Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished, and the flamingos and the others didn't transform.

"whispering sound"

Zhou Ke'er showed a displeased expression, quickly walked to the ghastly thing that was struggling to crawl towards her, raised her foot, and stomped hard on its face. (Because the thing was facing upwards.)

Wow, that's a really difficult move—stepping on her own face! Zhou Ke'er did it.

Zhou Ke'er was a little annoyed. It was so unfair! Why was he the only one who could become an aberrant species? Why couldn't the Red Crane and the others? It was too much!

This is blatant discrimination against Zhou Ke'er! Is there no hope for the world? Zhou Ke'er broke out in a cold sweat despite the sweltering heat...

No, stop immediately. Now is not the time to box.

Just then, the ghostly thing twisted its left hand into a strange posture, making a soft "crackling" sound, and reached directly for Zhou Ke'er's foot that was stepping on its face.

"evil.."

Unexpectedly, the previously foolproof ultimate move "stomping on people's heads" has been countered.

Zhou Ke'er was even more annoyed. She lifted her leg to dodge the thing's hand, and then stomped down harder, making its head make intimate contact with the ground.

"Huh?"

Zhou Ke'er suddenly realized that when he stepped on the ghostly thing, a light seemed to flash in the middle of its body.

Although it was covered by clothing, it looked like some kind of spherical object.

Hey! Don't get the wrong idea! That thing is roughly located between the waist and chest, and on the back, so it definitely can't be that thing.

Of course, if that's your situation... never mind (laughs)

"This is..."

Zhou Ke'er stepped on the monster's face with one foot and placed the other foot on its shoulder, then crouched down and tried to reach out and take the sphere out.

But... this thing is inside her clothes! Is Zhou Ke'er supposed to reach in and grab it? Even if this thing looks exactly like Zhou Ke'er, that's still way too grotesque...

Zhou Ke'er curled her lip in disgust, stood up, and kicked the ball hard.

"pat"

Unexpectedly, when she kicked it, it felt as if the sphere was embedded in the body of this strange thing. However, it wasn't too tight, and Zhou Ke'er easily kicked it away. It flew out of her clothes, hit the wall next to her, and rolled a few times on the ground.

Strangely enough, after leaving the sphere, the strange thing seemed to lose all its power, collapsing to the ground and remaining motionless.

Yes, Zhou Ke'er remained motionless.

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93. Who exactly died? (Part 7)

Zhou Ke'er kicked the motionless ghostly thing lying on the ground aside and walked towards the spherical object.

"So... this thing is basically a battery? One battery is better than six?"

Zhou Ke'er reached out and picked up the spherical object, muttering strange words as she examined it carefully.

The outer layer of this sphere appears to have been unevenly coated with a dark red pigment, but from some areas where the pigment is thinner, it can be barely discerned that the sphere originally had a black and white interweaving pattern, which is probably similar to the shape of a yin-yang symbol.

After examining it for a while, not knowing what it was supposed to be used for, Zhou Ke'er simply stuffed it into her pocket along with the eyeball she had just poked out.

Because it's not very big, and its eyeballs are hard, it's not afraid of being crushed.

That said... although Zhou Ke'er consciously lowered her voice, it was still quite a loud noise from here just now, and given how quiet the night was, the sound should have been easily heard.

And so much time has passed... why hasn't that old man arrived yet?

That's a bit strange.

Otherwise, Zhou Ke'er wanted to try and see if she could press that guy's eyeballs in too.

Pity.

I glanced at the wide-open door, and a gentle night breeze swept in, as if to say, "Get out of here as soon as possible."

The system notification also sounded quite appropriately.

Main Quest III (Single) has been updated.

Main Quest IV (Solo): You've just broken free of your ropes and are trying to escape when you encounter a bizarre monster. It looks exactly like you and can even twist into terrifying shapes.

Fortunately, you remained calm and quickly dealt with the monster. However, you also made a loud noise, which might attract the attention of the old man, who could bring other monsters with him...

So, take this opportunity and run out the door! Escape from here, you must survive!

"Tsk..."

Zhou Ke'er clicked her tongue in displeasure.

This system notification came at just the right time.

However... it feels a bit deliberate.

Moreover, logically speaking, the main quest update should be triggered immediately after that thing is dealt with.

But there is a delay.

It's strange, why is there a delay in the main quest?

Oh, right... the last message from the system was "Run away through the door quickly."

Why? Isn't this too obvious?

And no matter how you look at it, escaping through the door is incredibly stupid. That old man must have come from that side, right? Going out from there would be like walking right into a trap.

You think this is some kind of PUBG game? Is it addictive?

Zhou Ke'er has no intention of paying attention to this main quest.

I just heard a hissing sound, like the howling of wind after being squeezed. Judging from common sense, this means that there is some kind of crack or gap in the house that leads to the outside.

Generally, it's a broken or poorly closed window.

A real man would choose to escape through the window!

"slap" "slap"

Footsteps approached from outside the door.

Zhou Ke'er easily found the window and pushed open the somewhat rotten, unlocked wooden window.

I glanced outside.

Hmm, no problem. It's outside the house, and there's no ridiculous cliff, just a perfectly normal woodland path.

nice!

Zhou Ke'er stepped out, half-squatting on the window frame, one hand supporting herself below and the other gripping the top of the window, her body slightly tilted, waiting for the old man to appear at the door.

Let this guy know what an international (pause) escape expert is all about! (Leans back tactically)

Even though Zhou Ke'er was already halfway outside the cabin, and not through the main entrance, the main quest was still not responding.

No changes.

This thing isn't smart; it's kind of silly.

A few seconds later, the strange old man with gray hair appeared at the door.

He stared at Zhou Ke'er straddling the window for a moment, but then his smug, disgusting expression returned.

Zhou Ke'er immediately sensed something was wrong and turned to look out the window.

Damn it, my ominous premonition came true, the scene has indeed changed!

The original mountains and forests suddenly turned into a dark passage, seemingly inside the house.

In the dim light of the candlelight filtering through the room, the corners that could be barely seen were covered with dust and tangled cobwebs. A thick layer of dirty debris, mixed with dust particles that floated slightly in the wind, gave off a musty smell.

"Damn it!"

It's probably too late to rush to the door now; with that old man blocking the door, it's not certain we'll be able to get out.