Constance's pupils suddenly contracted.
Josiah's face suddenly turned pale and became extremely ugly.
The sky fell into dead silence.
Hodel showed an incredible expression and said in a lost voice: "Licinius?"
Snap…
The steel visor opened, revealing a handsome face.
"You were so handsome when you were young, Grandpa."
Licinius paused and said, "Stop it. This farce ends here."
Under everyone's incredulous gazes, he took a deep breath and turned around.
Those red eyes locked onto one person.
Archduke Joachim.
"How long are you going to keep pretending, Archduke Joachim?"
Licinius said softly, "No, should I call you father-in-law? Or do you prefer me to call you Your Majesty? Or, I should just call you by your name, Eusebia Salvatore."
He paused and said, "The person who has the ability to modify memory is you, right?"
For a moment, it seemed as if something had broken.
Deep in Hodel's brain, there was a sound of something shattering. It was the shackles of memory.
At the same time, Gaius's ruthless and ignorant eyes were trembling.
The memories that were once lost are also awakening.
Josiah looked at him deeply, with no expression on his solemn face.
quite a while…
He said softly: "Heh..."
o
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The strong wind blew the diary, and the pages spread out.
"It's all fake, all fake."
"Information is something that can easily mislead you. You only need to add a few words to a paragraph to change its meaning. Similarly, even if you add any tiny details to a case, it can be enough to change the direction."
"Can a mad lion eating shit and a mad lion being forced to eat shit be the same thing? Of course not."
"Indeed, all the clues currently point to the real mastermind, the first generation of Night Watch."
"But is this really the case? The basis for my deduction is a diary."
"Isn't it ridiculous that the first ancestor left behind a diary?"
"I can believe anything written in a diary left by someone I've never met?"
"No, this plan is very clever, because the information left by the First Ancestor is accurate. However, accuracy does not mean completeness. Therefore, I do not believe the contents of the diary left by the First Ancestor."
"My memory has been tampered with, and so has His Majesty's memory. So, could it be possible that Dean Hodel's memory has also been tampered with? The three of us have different ranks, identities, and strengths."
"But there is one thing in common, that is, we all had a period of time when we were at the mercy of others. Your Majesty was created by the Angel Project, and I was captured and studied in the laboratory. Dean Hodel was once in a coma."
"So even if grandpa wouldn't lie to me, I wouldn't believe him."
"Anyone who has the ability to modify memory may not be the original Night's Watcher."
“Now, there is still one problem that has not been solved.”
"Josiah, this man who is loved by the people and regarded as a good uncle by His Majesty, why has he become like this over the years? He has become so greedy, cruel, vicious, and ruthless?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the energy of the World Tree will go out of control next, and I can get the answer."
"I am Valerius Licinius, the devil of this world."
"No one in this world can... fool me!"
o
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In the land of eternal sleep, the violent energy of the World Tree wreaks havoc.
It almost caused an elemental turbulence.
Countless golden cracks appeared in this mountain range, as if rich light slurry was flowing out.
Countless zombies crawled out of the graves and walked towards the deepest part of the mausoleum.
Judiya walked into the dark mausoleum surrounded by corpses.
Originally, the Emperor's Tomb was sealed by an alchemical matrix. Walking in rashly would cause the World Tree to run wild.
But now that the World Tree has gone berserk, there will no longer be this restriction.
She raised her right hand and a scarlet inverted cross flashed.
"Eusebia Salvatore!"
She commanded, "As the Undead King, I command you to wake up!"
boom…
The lid of a golden coffin was pushed open with a bang, and the old man stood up from the coffin.
The blazing golden light illuminated his old and wooden face.
"say… "
Judiya said softly.
elder:"… "
Judiya stared at him, her red lips slightly parted.
"So that's it. The body is intact, the mystery and spirituality are still there, but... there is no thought."
o
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The wilderness at the gate of Castel Sant'Angelo fell into an eerie silence.
Josiah flapped his ferocious bone wings, turned around and looked at the city engulfed by endless light and heat, and snorted.
"As expected of Igor and Loya's son."
He said softly, "If I hadn't been plotting against your immortality, I would have sealed you away or banished you to the turbulence of time and space. I've been thinking the same thing over the years."
Licinius looked at him expressionlessly, his eyes mocking.
"Unfortunately, my old friend Gaius is too perceptive and has been keeping an eye on me. He only has personality and memories, so he shouldn't be so difficult to deal with. The bad thing is that six years after I input his consciousness into the World Tree, I discovered that he had already deposited a fragment of his soul in the World Tree long before the Scarlet Night began."
Joachim turned and looked at the silver-haired boy, and said calmly: "As for how you should call me, it's up to you. In fact, I quite like the title of father-in-law. After all, you two have been together for a long time."
Li Xini's pupils suddenly shrank: "What did you say?"
Josiah put his hands behind his back and replied calmly: "I don't need to explain anything. Since you have exposed my identity, my ability will naturally be lifted."
If struck by lightning…
Deep in Licinius' mind, the last shackle of memory was broken, and overwhelming light swept in like a tide. Those mottled and chaotic memories forcefully awakened, clear and painful.
For a moment, light descended from the darkness.
In the light, someone reached out a hand to him.
She was a little girl with a high golden ponytail and wearing a noble and graceful princess dress.
Her face is so childish.
So familiar.
So beautiful...
"Your Majesty..."
Chapter 261 The Devil and the Angel
As the shackles of memory broke.
The surging past came flooding in, drowning the young man.
On this day, Licinius finally remembered everything.
That was a story that was once forgotten.
If human memory is a palace, the palace contains places he has been to, including the manor of Valerius's family, the narrow and dilapidated cabin in the fifth district, the underground world where he has stumbled, and even the small house in Norma City, the Noah Plain where divine punishment was bestowed, as well as Trinity College, the Kingdom of Light, and so on.
The deepest part of the palace is the cold, dark laboratory without a trace of light in the distant past.
A little boy, who looked no more than three or four years old, huddled in a dark corner.
Don't cry or make a fuss.
"In this life, my name is Valerius Licinius."
The boy said softly, "Oh, I am an earthling, a person who should not belong to this world, a visitor from another world, a person who has solved the mystery of the womb.
It's really bad to experience a new life with the memories of your past life. You are an adult, in a baby state, being coaxed by your parents. But I still like my parents very much. "
"Unfortunately, my luck in this new life is not very good. I don't know much about this world yet. I only know that I was born on an icy sea, and my parents and I were hunted by someone. I heard that they were demons."
He lowered his head and said, "This should still be a world of swords and magic, and the power system is quite high. At first, I was looking forward to being able to make a difference in this world and experience what it feels like to be extraordinary."
The boy sighed: "Unfortunately, I was happy too early."
"When my parents brought me back to the human city, something unexpected happened. First, my father died. Before he died, he received an order from the emperor. It seemed that he was punished for not bringing back the son of the gods."
"But actually, when my parents were talking, they mentioned that they had found it, but they were not sure."
"Finally they decided to hide it from the emperor and claim that the mission had failed."
“So, my father never came back.”
"My mother seemed to have a premonition of something, and she contacted her friends far away that night, wanting to take me away. Unfortunately, she was a step too late. That night, she was attacked and someone took me away."
"I haven't seen my mother since then, and I guess her end may also be death."
The boy grabbed the floor hard, his nails scraping against the ground, bleeding.
“This dark laboratory became my world.”
He raised his hands and moved his legs.
The sound of the chains colliding is so hoarse.
"Some people, led by the emperor, are conducting experiments on me. Oh, what I said just now was not accurate. I have already experienced the extraordinary. Because I was born extraordinary and have an immortal body."
“My immortality seemed to scare those people. They didn’t know why such an individual appeared in this world, so they conducted crazy research on me.
Dismemberment, burning, mental bombardment, soul tearing. My spirit has collapsed countless times, and finally I became numb and could no longer feel the pain. "
"I had no food to eat, no water to drink, and in the end I couldn't even feel hunger or thirst. I felt that my immortality was really a curse for me, a curse worse than death."
"Eusebia Salvatore, I remember this name. It's the emperor's name. He and a man called the First Ancestor were the leaders of this experiment and conducted an inhumane study on me. But I could tell from their words that they seemed to be afraid of someone, fearing that their research would be discovered."
"That man's name seems to be Gaius Frostian? He seems to be a very powerful and upright person. I really hope he can come and save me. Tsk, what an unrealistic fantasy."
"When I pretended to be unconscious today, I heard their conversation again. They wanted to sacrifice me to an angel. What is an angel? I really don't know. Is it a bird-man with wings?"
"I have spent 271 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes and 25 seconds here. It's so boring here. Counting the time and talking to myself are my only way to pass the time."
"Even though I'm an adult, I'm still scared and desperate."
"I'd like to see the light, if I may."
o
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Castel Sant'Angelo, in endless light and heat, on the melting Tower of Babel.