Down and Out

That was the complete record of "temporal cognitive disorder":

How the other party had sunk into madness step by step, how his mental structure had changed, and how his power system had been eroded by "time"...

Every detail had been completely "recorded" by Silent Theater.

At the same time, Ron felt his Empty Crown tremble faintly.

Among the seven hollow gem slots, one flashed with a faint glimmer.

Although it was still far from being "fully lit," there had indeed been a change.

[Resistance to time-based attacks increased]

The increase was tiny, but small gains accumulated.

If he contained enough "time-type" prisoners, that value would continue to stack, eventually producing a qualitative change.

"The first one is done."

Ron took out the black-and-white invitation.

The poet's name had already vanished from the list.

In its place was the information on the next target:

[Second Target: Alchemy Master Sophia Crow]

Coordinates: Depths of the frozen planet

Danger Level: Archwizard (early stage/weakened)

Contamination Type: Collapse of material cognition

Note: This person was once a top Alchemy Master, and came into contact with the forbidden after attempting to refine the "Philosopher's Stone."

At present, she could no longer distinguish the boundary between "life" and "matter," and would regard everything as "materials" that could be refined, including herself...

"The next one."

This planet was the complete opposite of the previous desert planet.

There was no scorching sun here, only eternal bitter cold.

Ron passed through the ice layer, heading downward all the way.

He could sense that the target was in the planet's core region—there was a massive natural hollow there.

Countless glowing ice crystals were embedded in the walls of the hollow, illuminating the entire space like a dreamlike fairyland.

And