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

"Oh right, I just remembered! Didn't you just bring up a famous actress? The plot could go like this! This actress was originally the male lead's ex-girlfriend, but she disappeared for some reason and hasn't been seen for several years. The male lead had buried this relationship deep in his heart, but unexpectedly, he ran into her here!"

Zhou Ke'er stood up, stroked her chin, paced back and forth on the stage, and continued in a serious tone: "At this time, the male lead learned the bad news that she had died. After being reminded by her, he suddenly realized that he was also in a dying state, as were his friends who were with him!"

And that's when the villain has to appear. Like that old geezer... hmm, how should he be portrayed?

[Um... although you sound really impressive, there's something a little awkward about this... one of your companions died. So this script probably won't be needed.]

"???"

Zhou Ke'er, who was speaking with great enthusiasm, suddenly froze, her eyes widening in shock: How could someone have died? He had even blocked the big boss here, and they still died suddenly? This is too ridiculous!

"Well then. Since your scriptwriting is so excellent, I'll just send you to your companion's side, and you can improvise. It's settled then!"

Before Zhou Ke'er could say anything after she finished speaking, the scenery in front of her changed.

When Zhou Ke'er opened her eyes again, she found herself outside a dilapidated wooden cabin. The cold wind was howling, and the cabin was drafty, making sharp, squeaking noises. Dim candlelight reflected from inside.

Isn't this the little wooden house where Zhou Ke'er was teleported before?! So that means Red Crane and the others have arrived here too?

According to the script, Sand Between Fingers should be the main character and won't die for now... So, is it Flamingo or Fran who died?

According to the plot that guy gave... it was that old geezer who did it, and he even had to make a sound so that Finger Sand could hear it, so that Finger Sand could go and see the dead Red Crane and Fran.

So... Zhou Ke'er slowly pushed the door open and entered.

The old wooden door creaked slightly, and a fine layer of dust on the ground was gently blown up.

Just kidding, only a fool would believe that plot.

If you think about it, you'll realize that if they strictly follow the plot, that is, if Red Crane and the others obey the "main quest" without any doubt, they will inevitably face a total annihilation.

If everyone is dead, how can this module be considered a success?

That guy wasn't exactly a saint either. He pretended to be friendly with Zhou Ke'er on the surface, but who knew what he was secretly plotting?

However, Zhou Ke'er didn't know what the other party's purpose was, and for a moment she didn't dare to make any rash moves. She could only pretend that she had no doubts about what the other party said.

Speaking of which... who died first, Flamingo or Fran? I hope Flamingo doesn't die...

Zhou Ke'er actually felt that Honghe couldn't be so stupid as to listen to the main quest without any doubt. Judging from the several modules they had gone through together before, Honghe's thinking was still very clear.

And most importantly, she knows how to use internet memes! People who know how to use internet memes are extremely intelligent! Especially Honghe, who can connect with 99% of Zhou Ke'er's memes, she can definitely see through this level of sleight of hand.

With this thought in mind, Zhou Ke'er nodded to herself and walked towards the room in front of her that was emitting a faint light.

"pat"

Before he even reached the door, he heard a heavy thud.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that a figure had fallen out of the doorway and was lying face up on the floor of the corridor, with blood seeping out from under her and pooling on the ground.

Zhou Ke'er walked over, took out her phone, turned on the flash, and shone it on the person's face.

Wow... Flamingo.

What a slap in the face, you bastard! Zhou Ke'er trusted her so much, and she died right in front of Zhou Ke'er in less than a minute!

"Five seconds... five seconds of Zavarudo, is that still too short! Five seconds, and it still wasn't enough to save you, Red Crane!"

Zhou Ke'er, her face filled with unbearable grief, suddenly assumed a posture of despair and cried out, "Red Crane!"

The distance between the stars reflected in the sea and the butterflies on land is as great as the difference between five seconds at seventeen and five seconds at forty-two.

Suddenly, it seemed as if even heart-wrenching background music started playing.

"Ah~ the snow is falling heavily~ the north wind is howling~"

"I'm not dead yet."

The red crane, lying on its back, stared at the dramatic Zhou Ke'er through its bleeding glasses. It was spitting blood as it spoke, and because it was lying on its back, it was having trouble breathing. It blew a blood bubble on its nose, which burst with a "plop".

"puff"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but laugh out loud, but looking at Hong He's dead fish eyes, she quickly coughed twice and recited in a serious tone, "Wow, how come you're still not dead? You're clearly bleeding from all seven orifices!"

"Bleeding from all seven orifices is bleeding from all seven orifices, and being dead is being dead. Let's make that clear!"

Honghe sat up, squinting at Zhou Ke'er, not even bothering to wipe the blood off her face. "What are you doing here? Why did you suddenly disappear?"

"That's... a long story."

Zhou Ke'er pursed her lips. That ghostly thing was definitely monitoring this place. Revealing the plot now would be tantamount to breaking off relations, which would be suicide.

"Then let's get to the point."

The flamingo stared at Zhou Ke'er with dead fish eyes, its face bleeding from all seven orifices, looking quite terrifying against the backdrop of the gloomy environment.

"actually...."

Zhou Ke'er took a deep breath, stood up, hid her face in the shadows, and slowly said in a low, husky voice, "Since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you! Actually... I orchestrated all of this!"

"???"

Honghe couldn't help but tilt her head and squint at Zhou Ke'er for a while.

This guy doesn't seem like a mastermind at all... No, to be precise, Honghe thinks Zhou Ke'er is indeed capable of betraying her teammates, but hiding her identity and being a mastermind is completely out of character for her.

If he were the mastermind, he probably would have started causing all sorts of trouble right from the beginning of the game.

Honghe nodded in agreement.

Zhou Ke'er had no idea what Hong He was thinking, but he still managed a sinister smile and sneered, "When you saw me, did you feel a sense of relief? Did you think you were saved? I'm sorry, but actually... I'm the mastermind behind it all! Hahaha... uh, let me change my laugh... um, hehehehe!"

"..."

Honghe looked at Zhou Ke'er as if she were an idiot, and coaxed the child with a monotone tone, "Okay, okay, you're amazing! Wow, I never expected it to be you! Wow, I'm so desperate!"

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97. Best Screenplay (Part 3)

"...Don't you believe me?"

Zhou Ke'er looked at Honghe with suspicion.

"No, no, how could that be! Of course I believe you, oh my god, this is terrifying! Please spare me!"

Flamingo stared with dead fish eyes and said in an exaggerated tone. Despite having a blank expression, she managed to convey the feeling of "Ah, that's right, I just don't believe you" without any attempt to hide it!

"That's too much! Look, I even managed to gouge your eyeballs out, you don't believe me? Take a look."

Zhou Ke'er looked aggrieved, but said some incredibly scary things. She took out the eyeball she had previously removed from her pocket and showed it to Honghe.

Although those were the eyes of a monster that looked exactly like Zhou Ke'er, well... rounding it up, they're pretty much the same! Honghe wouldn't care anyway.

It's just that my sanity level will drop a little bit, it's not a big deal.

"Hmm...eyeballs?"

Honghe wasn't frightened at all. She naturally reached out and took the eyeball from Zhou Ke'er's hand, squeezed it, examined it carefully, and then stroked her chin with a slightly affirmative nod: "So that's it. The key prop was actually in your hands. No wonder you couldn't get past it."

"??"

Zhou Ke'er scratched her head in confusion, then remembered that this eyeball seemed to be used together with the small round ball that served as a battery, to open a certain door... according to the original plot.

Oh, I see... It's because Zhou Ke'er accidentally took the key item, so Honghe and the others have been chasing each other here...

Hey, speaking of which... Red Crane clearly fell down from the doorway bleeding from all seven orifices, right? Why doesn't she seem worried at all now? Is there a monster inside?

Thinking this, Zhou Ke'er peeked into the room through the half-open door.

Well, there were no monsters, only Fran, whose neck had been twisted, lying on the ground, motionless and silent.

How is this going?

Could it be... that this flamingo is the mastermind? Wow... that can't be right, can it? Or is this guy an imposter? But that doesn't make sense either; flamingo's poker face isn't so easy to imitate.

Honghe's facial paralysis isn't a matter of whether she's paralyzed or not; it's that she has a very special kind of facial paralysis...

"You seem to be thinking about something rude?"

Honghe finally wiped the blood off her face, and looking at Zhou Ke'er who was secretly peeking into the room, she squinted and asked.

"No, no... cough cough, well, I wanted to ask, what happened to you just now? Why did you suddenly collapse here? I didn't see any monsters in the room."

Zhou Ke'er didn't mention the dead Fran, pretending she hadn't seen her. She simply put her right hand behind her back and secretly extended her index and middle fingers, ready to poke Fran's eyes if anything seemed amiss.

If the eyeballs can be pressed in, then it's definitely a monster!

"I have a feeling you're plotting something bad..."

Looking at Zhou Ke'er's eyes, Honghe couldn't help but glare at her with dead fish eyes and take two steps back.

Hey! Are you serious about taking two steps back?!

Zhou Ke'er felt very hurt.

"It was Fran who got into trouble. After we arrived at this cabin, we met an old man with white hair. He separated us from Finger Sand and led us into a room."

Honghe, keeping a safe distance from Zhou Ke'er, stroked his chin and explained, "Then that old man tried to attack us, and even brought out a bunch of human spider-like things... but they didn't seem to be real people, but rather made of puppets."

Are they made of puppets?

But... the monster that Zhou Ke'er encountered before, which looked exactly like him, although its eyeballs could be gouged out, felt like a real human body, and it would bleed... When its joints were twisted, its skin would also show an unnatural color, it didn't seem like a puppet at all.

Maybe that one is special, so it needs a special battery to power it, like that round bead...maybe.

Zhou Ke'er pushed up her non-existent glasses, feeling that her analysis was perfect.

"So, you still haven't explained why you suddenly collapsed here."

Looking at the flamingo with its dead fish eyes, Zhou Ke'er suddenly paused, realizing that she had been led astray! She quickly brought the conversation back on track and asked.

"Because I heard footsteps approaching. And judging from the frequency of the footsteps, they weren't the footsteps of those six-legged puppets. They should be the footsteps of a normal two-legged human, or a bipedal monster? Anyway, I haven't seen any bipedal monsters here before."

Honghe glanced at Zhou Ke'er and explained matter-of-factly, "Besides me and Fran, the only other two-legged creatures here are Finger Sand and the old man, unless there are other monsters I don't know about. So I pretended to be killed and fell here."

A normal person would first take a look at the room, right? Then, upon seeing Fran with his neck broken, they would subconsciously assume that we were both dead.

So if the visitor is that old man, we can lower his guard and find an opportunity to stab him in the back. If it's Zhijiansha, then it'll just be a scare.

Honghe spoke with utmost seriousness, but Zhou Ke'er didn't believe a word he said.

It seems logical, but it's complete nonsense.

Honghe is definitely hiding something.

Zhou Ke'er casually sent her a message with detailed information: "Let me see."