The goddesses attempted to gain my salvation.

He did it on purpose; his aim was to play tricks on them.

For a heart-devourer, killing is merely a repetitive task from which he cannot derive any satisfaction.

Only torture, mockery, and some bizarre games can satisfy his empty soul.

On the other hand, Victor and Shuna's magic power is being rapidly depleted. In terms of total magic power, Shuna will reach her limit sooner than Victor.

Now, her eye sockets have sunken slightly.

This is not a good thing.

This long hunting trip allowed Victor to accumulate a lot of practical experience.

He knew that the Heart Eater was stronger than the two of them combined. This strength stemmed from its masterful control of magic and the enhancement of dual-attribute magic.

Therefore, Victor has no chance of winning in either a direct confrontation or a war of attrition.

The only way to win is to use the ability of your hands to steal magic and launch a surprise attack on your opponent!

The key to the sneak attack is illusion.

After sorting out his thoughts, Victor quickly changed his fighting methods.

Instead of taking the initiative to attack, he passively defends, using more of his magic to protect himself and Shuna.

However, for this approach to succeed, there is a major prerequisite.

The strength of both sides will not improve further.

Clearly, the Heart Eater still has a trump card up its sleeve.

That is, the pocket watch in my hand.

Seeing that Victor and Shuna had stopped their blind attack, the Heart Eater naturally realized their intentions.

The Heart Eater stopped attacking, a slight smile playing on its lips. It opened its arms and began spewing trash talk.

Do you know?

"In battles between the strong, in addition to strength, the courage to fight is also extremely important."

"A coward is nothing but a coward."

"And those who cower in the dark are destined to be slaughtered!"

"When the hammer of fate shatters your cowering shells, that will be your death day!"

The Heart Eater flung out his pocket watch.

His expression was ferocious, his eyes were bloodshot; it was the ultimate expression of arrogance and greed intertwined.

The pocket watch exploded in the next instant, and countless dials filled the entire space. Three hands moved rapidly across these dials, which had already transcended the boundaries of illusion!

The Heart Eater's expression became increasingly out of control, and the surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, causing even Victor and Shuna, who were protected by magic, to shiver.

"bring it on!"

"You cowards!"

"Your retreat is nothing but a pointless waste of time!"

"And wasted time always comes at a price!"

"The more you waste, the heavier the price will be!"

"Come... come and pay the price..."

The words fell!

when!

Like the precise chime of a clock, a clear sound rang out, and then the world fell silent.

when!

With another sound, the world began to turn, and within sight, all the hands of the clocks were spinning at an extremely fast speed.

Time began to accelerate.

when!

When the third sound rang out, the world accelerated to an eerie degree.

Everything in the world rises and falls in the blink of an eye, eventually turning to dust. Sunrise and sunset happen almost instantaneously, and the transformation of oceans into fields takes only a few breaths. Even the reproduction and evolution of species are completed within an extremely short time.

In this infinitely accelerating world, from the destruction of the world to the death of a single cell, all information converges into a torrent, bombarding Victor and Shuna's cognition without restraint!

At that moment, they saw everything in the world, yet they saw nothing at all.

Unable to think, unable to act, like two small boats in the sea of ​​time, only able to sway with the waves.

Have you heard the story of the tortoise and the hare?

"From now on, you are the tortoise in the story, and the rapidly passing time is the hare. What you have to do is race against time."

"Only those who can outrun time can survive."

"If not, then bear the price of the passage of time."

"Hehehe..."

After the frivolous laughter subsided, the Heart Eater vanished completely.

The entire world consisted of nothing but the ever-moving pointer and Victor and Shuna, who were barely able to maintain their own thoughts under the endless bombardment of information.

The value of time.

The principle is very simple, and the effect is easy to understand.

But it is precisely because it is simple that it has no solution.

The principle behind this magical artifact is to accelerate time, generate a torrent of information, and bombard the human brain without reservation or restriction.

Every moment, humans receive a massive amount of information.

The human brain, as the terminal, automatically summarizes all information and forms it into a general concept that is easy to remember.

For example, a dirty room, a blooming flower, etc.

This is why humans are not overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information in their daily lives.

However, the cost over time is that the brain will lose this function.

The filthy room is no longer a unified whole, but rather a collection of stains on the walls, the components of those stains, and the tiny particles within those components...

The blooming flower is no longer a single entity, but rather a plant of various colors, with diverse cellular structures and a series of operations performed by the chromosomes within.

Everything that can be perceived is broken down into countless pieces of information, and this information, combined with the rapid passage of time, generates a terrifyingly despairing exponential increase.

In such a massive torrent of information, no human being could withstand it.

That's one way to put it.

Unlike swords, this magical artifact cannot cause direct harm to the human body, but it can cause irreparable damage to a person's mind and spirit.

It was as if it had been forged specifically for the Heart Eater, perfectly matching his peculiar fetishes.

Previously, he could only use his verbal skills to achieve his desires, but since he gained the value of time, his abilities and desires have been amplified infinitely.

Anyone who falls into this trap will lose their mind and become a puppet, completely manipulated by it.

Magical tools that have no destructive power are actually the most threatening to humans.

As for the forger of this magical artifact...

Unfortunately, no one knows the origins of the fire-stealers.

Even the head of the secret order is the same.

They only knew one thing: the Fire Stealer was an extremely powerful blacksmith.

The weapons he forged possessed a power unmatched by any craftsman of his time.

This is almost identical to that of the legendary craftsman Fernandez.

The magical artifact "The Value of Time" is one of his creations.

In the rapidly flowing sea of ​​time, Shuna's will was quickly worn away by the almost endless information. Her eyes were lifeless; she was already a lamb to the slaughter!

But Victor still retained his rationality.

Blood kept seeping from his eyes, and blood was also gushing from his ears and nose.

However, reason still prevailed.

Magical tools...

As a magician and a former academy instructor, he naturally possessed his own magical tools.

[Heroic Moment]

Faced with a tsunami of information, Victor let out a low, furious roar.

He activated his magical artifact at the risk of his brain being completely burned out.

Chapter 269 Heroic Moment

Not just Victor, but many boys dream of becoming heroes when they are young.

This dream, as the child grows up and encounters harsh reality, is gradually smoothed out and eventually disappears.

The "Heroic Moment" is a magical artifact that can only be bound during childhood; it is a badge made of a special material.

I swear by my life to the magical tool that I will dedicate everything to protecting my dream.

Once successfully bound, the magical tool will automatically record everything the user experiences.

The growth of power, the changes in magic, even the acquisition of knowledge... everything will be stored in magical artifacts.

When a user uses a magical artifact, everything stored within it is transformed into power and poured into their body.

The moment it's activated, it's like reincarnation in a game. With your current strength, you'll return to your childhood and relive your life so far!

What were once insurmountable chasms and catastrophes can now be easily overcome.

Upon reliving their life's journey, the user will reappear with strength several times greater than their current abilities, transforming into an omnipotent hero.