This time, I won't be the devil.

Compared to the pain of being cut by a holy sword that could cancel the backswing, all the injuries I had experienced before were just minor bumps and bruises.

Compared with becoming a tool-man devil and being inexplicably blamed for a bunch of false accusations, the cold eyes and exclusion and malice from others in the past seemed too friendly.

Even this cage made up of painful memories can be considered comfortable and peaceful compared to the maze full of dangers.

Frey doesn't think he is a very strong person. The reason why he is not bound by memories, in addition to the growth brought by the experience after time travel, is probably because this power is not complete.

After observing the cage, Frey quickly noticed something unusual.

He discovered that among these memories, there were only memories of Earth, but no memories after the time travel.

If this ability really wanted to use memories to launch a mental attack, there was no reason not to take advantage of the most painful half month in Frey's life when he was the Demon King.

This anomaly might be the breakthrough to break free from the constraints.

After realizing this, Frey suppressed the emotions surging in his mind and began to think of countermeasures.

First of all, the power that Jabberwock possesses is called the [Principle of Darkness].

From the chanting lyrics and the identification results, it can be judged that the corpse dragon Jabberwock is the King of the Abyss and Darkness, one of the Eight Dragon Kings.

According to records, all eight Dragon Kings died in the Dragonverse War a thousand years ago, and Jabberwock first appeared five hundred years ago.

Considering the immortality of corpse dragons, this makes sense.

However, such important information as the Dragon King being alive did not leave any record in the data of humans and demons. This was obviously abnormal.

But right now, it is more important to find a way out than to worry about such things.

The ability of Dark Shadow comes from the fragments of the Dark Principle.

The moment he was hit by the Dark Shadow, Frey lost control of his body, and the talent [Devotion] was not activated.

There are two possibilities for this situation. Either the mental attack of Shadow of Eclipse is not judged as charm.

Or it is of a higher level than the one-minded yearning and therefore cannot be removed.

If that's the case, then to fight it, you have to use power of the same level.

As a master of intelligence, Frey knew all the effects of his abilities by heart.

Among the talents that Frey possesses, there is one that mentions the existence of "reason".

[Witness]: An inherent talent gained by understanding the principles of the world, it grants the holder the [Identification] skill and the qualification to read the Book of Fools.

As early as the beginning of his journey through time, Frey realized that his innate talent of "Witness" was far more than it seemed.

And judging from its ability to enhance soul strength and grant skills to the holder, its authority is by no means inferior to that of the Dragon King.

Then the [Appraisal] skill granted by this talent, with a level of ?, might come in handy.

After making up his mind, Frey activated [Identify] on his own memory.

In an instant, a huge amount of information flooded into Frey's mind, making him feel like his head was about to split open, but he did not stop thinking.

Finally, Frey was found.

The means to escape from the shadow of eclipse lies in his memory.

Enduring the impact of countless emotions and information, Frey came to the end of his memories.

This is the dividing line between Earth and Aiden Continent, the past and the present.

Frey immediately brought himself into this memory.

It was a dark, rainy night.

There was rain in the sky and on the ground, and the roaring wind was in my ears.

Beyond the rain is endless darkness. Except for the overpass under your feet, there are transparent water curtains in all directions, as if isolating this space from the entire world.

A black Maybach broke through the rain and sped towards Frey.

When Frey revisited this memory, he found that the image of the car gradually blurred and eventually turned into a black dragon.

The dragon's roar caused severe tinnitus in his ears and gave him a splitting headache.

Faced with this impending death, his biological instinct made him dizzy.

In the past, just seeing this scene would have been enough to make Frey collapse to the ground in fear.

But this time was different. He was weak in the past and had already died in the final battle along with his identity as the Demon King.

No matter whether it was a Maybach, a helicopter, or a black dragon rushing towards him, it was not enough to make him look away.

As his body regained consciousness, Frey began to move.

He spread his legs, and his wet trousers fluttered in the cold wind.

At this moment, Frey finally understood.

On that rainy night, it wasn't the Maybach that knocked him down.

Instead, he himself took the initiative to collide with the black dragon.

This is a story that he personally started...

After the impact, the flow of time slowed down, as if the wind and rain became sticky, and everything was like a slow-motion movie.

Immediately afterwards, the surrounding space began to collapse and distort.

Finally, Frey arrived at the moment when he traveled through time.

He realized that what was before his eyes at this moment was the world itself.

Frey did not miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He launched [Identification] on the entire world.

…………

This is a space, empty, with only time passing by.

After an unknown amount of time, a ray of light appeared in this space, and then the distinction between light and darkness came into being.

In the darkness, a flame ignited, and then there was cold and heat.

Then came the earth and mountains, the oceans and streams.

When the terrain is completed, the sky and storm, lightning and thunder will appear.

Finally, the sound of a bell rang in Frey's ears.

After the bell rang, the scene switched again to the day when it all began.

This is a dim underground relic. In the cracks of the rocks, a few blood-red Lycoris radiata bloom sporadically, adding a touch of eerie color to the entire space.

I saw a group of terrifying-looking demons kneeling in front of the stone throne, kowtowing and praying.

"Great King, when you return to this world, all living beings will submit to you..."

Their voices were hoarse and frantic, more like the roar of wild beasts than prayers.

"You will slay the treacherous false gods, tear apart the false starry sky, and reclaim the truth of the world..."

After a while, these pro-war demons cheered upon realizing that the being on the throne had awakened.

"The summoning ritual was successful!"

"From today on, you are the new Demon King."

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the demons, please defeat the brave..."

This was the first scene Frey saw after traveling through time.

On April 999, 4 of the Aiden calendar, the war faction among the demons used the ritual left by the previous demon king to successfully summon the soul from another world, and let it inherit the power of the demon king to fight against the brave.

When the memories of the past and present are connected, the memory prison created by the Shadow of Eclipse completely collapses.

At the same time, that familiar voice sounded again in Frey's mind.

Tip: Talent [Witness] has been activated.

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Tip: Talent [Witness] has been activated.

Witnessing the beginning of the story, new content is recorded in the Book of Fools.

[Soul Strength +0.3]

The skill [Appraisal] has gained new permissions. When appraising items, it can display some information related to the principles of the world...

After the prompt sound ended, Frey opened his eyes again.

As his soul strength increased, he felt that his spirit had become more open.

Tempering one's will and overcoming one's inner demons are the ways normal humans improve their soul strength.

This time, by witnessing his own memories, Frey's soul strength received the greatest boost yet.

The scene of traveling through the world seen from the Shadow of Eclipse brought new mysteries to Frey.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

After confirming that the mind control had been lifted, Frey first re-identified all the items he possessed and found that the information of only one item had changed.

Immediately afterwards, Frey activated [Shadow Perception] to detect the surrounding environment.

The power of the Dark Principle did not disappear because of Frey's awakening. During his coma, black mist had enveloped the entire space.

This kind of fog can directly interfere with people's five senses and cognition. Even with the blessing of [Shadow Perception], Frey can only see blurry human figures now.

At this moment, everyone fainted on the ground. It seemed that except for himself, everyone else, including Noelle, had not been able to escape the control of the Shadow of Eclipse. They were still bound in the cage of memories.

Frey concentrated his mind and finally found Noelle on the other side of the black fog.

After confirming Noelle's safety, Frey looked back at the biggest threat at his feet.

Ah Fei still held Frey's ankle tightly, and his body had been mostly repaired.

In order to prevent Ah Fei from being completely resurrected, Frey hurriedly got up.

But he then discovered that during his coma, his right foot had been twisted in a strange direction by Ah Fei's huge grip and was obviously broken.

Frey cut off Ah Fei's hand with a dagger, then stood up with difficulty.

Because Gluttony had previously stabbed him in the left arm, the only parts of his body he could still use normally were his left leg and right arm.