514 Chapter 514: Echo of Eternity
Eren didn't simply feel the pain of his skin being clawed out. The pain was felt through his soul and mind, as if thousands of poisonous ants were biting all over his body.
At this point, Eren realized that the goddess was probably the worst thing to have happened to him. She didn't just want him to suffer because she hated him. Instead, there was an element of greed in her actions.
He didn't understand where that greed came from, but he did realize that he was going to go crazy if he didn't stop her. His mind was going to be completely destroyed at this point.
It was the worst pain that he had ever felt before, feeling as if a part of him was dying with each passing second. After clawing the entire right side of his face, the goddess placed her nail on his forehead, slowly stabbing them inside.
The pain only increased, growing much worse. At this point, Eren couldn't even think straight about the skills that could help him.
His soul was hurting so bad that he couldn't think about anything. The only skill that he was rarely able to remember was one that he had recently gained.
He didn't know if his future or past self was going to help him, or suffer the same pain that he was supposed to suffer. Even then, it was better to let them feel the pain than getting broken personally.
At best, his future or past self was going to possess his body for half an hour. In the meantime, his real soul was going to be sleeping, avoiding the pain.
Even if he was to die here, it was important to protect his soul. And in this situation, only that one skill could protect his soul. He had to use possession to answer possession.
His vision had already turned red as blood trickled down from his forehead to enter his eyes. Everything in his eyes turned red, but the pain never stopped.
Eren barely managed to gain enough mental strength to use one skill.
"Echo of Eternity...."
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In the real world, the Goddess had stabbed her sharp nails inside Eren's forehead, trying to destroy his soul so she could actually learn everything about him.
Her nails weren't simply penetrating through his skin in the physical form, but even in the spiritual form, they were infiltrating his mind, trying to enter the depths of his consciousness.
As she was about to reach the deepest parts of Eren's soul, trying to devour all his secrets, her expressions swiftly changed.
She opened her eyes, looking at her wrist which was being held by man's hand.
She was taken aback, not understanding how Eren had managed to free herself from his restriction.
His face was covered in blood. The pain was so bad that he should have been broken already. Despite that, he looked like he was in complete control.
The blood in his eyes was trickling down, his vision still appearing red. However, something felt different about him. His eyes felt unusually cold.
If his eyes were confused and hesitant previously, then they felt like they had a clear understanding of the situation currently.
"So it's this era..." Eren said, his fingers touching the scars on his face that were still bleeding. "How long has it been... I almost forgot about this..."
The Goddess felt like something was wrong with Eren's reaction. He was suddenly talking differently. It was as if he was thousands of years old, reminiscing about the past.
"Even though I'm possessing someone, it shouldn't have weakened the restriction to this extent. How did you free yourself?! How are you still sane?" The Goddess asked Eren, suddenly having a strong feeling that something was extremely wrong.