東方的異象、西邊的死亡以及南部的瘟風……137Please respect copyright.PENANAsJgotsrg58
阿嘉莎將魔女的預言謹記在心,離開了倉庫。137Please respect copyright.PENANAbGmFz2RKZo
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「她認罪了嗎,阿嘉莎修女?」門口的衛兵杜比斯注意到出來的阿嘉莎。137Please respect copyright.PENANA1T0G6u010q
阿嘉莎小心地將厚重木門闔上,輕輕地搖了搖頭。137Please respect copyright.PENANAM3176Vg1Va
「這樣啊……可惜了,明天就要火刑了,真要走到那一步也是挺可怕的。」杜比斯嘆了口氣。137Please respect copyright.PENANAdsVzFLktC3
「火刑……很可怕嗎?」阿嘉莎從沒見過火刑的實施。137Please respect copyright.PENANAUpDfdz5YyM
「『煉獄之火』。」杜比斯突然拋出這個詞彙:「您是修女,應該比我還清楚這個詞彙代表的含義……」137Please respect copyright.PENANAJhtsuruJmI
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那是聖書裡記載的,煉獄中不滅的火焰,犯了罪而不與上主悔改的罪人,將被煉獄的火舌吞噬。137Please respect copyright.PENANA1TiM2rbUtH
火焰永久不熄,燒毀軀體,摧殘靈魂……137Please respect copyright.PENANACBjxPRqfAi
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阿嘉莎朝著村口走去,身上還帶著點錢,她決定立刻去驗證魔女的預言。137Please respect copyright.PENANAsWIpOoLnMQ
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經過廣場,看到村長和神父正帶著幾個壯漢搭建火刑台。137Please respect copyright.PENANAQtPnZsOfNs
「嘿咻!再用力一點!」體格壯碩的男人抵著原木喊道。137Please respect copyright.PENANAFw6J48mwUW
「加油各位,快拉起來了!」村長也在一旁助威。137Please respect copyright.PENANARG4OAj3gQ5
壯漢們用繩子和肌肉,成功將十字架形狀的火刑架給立了起來。137Please respect copyright.PENANAz4bKBfZZVj
「「好耶!!」」137Please respect copyright.PENANARoi4PUgFcr
接著開心地慶祝起來。137Please respect copyright.PENANAFklxiFTYUa
米德魯神父則站在一旁,拿著一本冊子記錄著東西,阿嘉莎猜測大概是在紀錄需要的材料……137Please respect copyright.PENANALmI9BhlT8Z
「羅斯曼村長,這裡,就差這些了。」神父將冊子遞給村長看。137Please respect copyright.PENANAduMk1V8dnb
「柴火沒問題,讓小伙子們多砍些就是了……但聖水,為什麼要聖水?」137Please respect copyright.PENANA40ANjDeAOC
「因為那是個魔女,得先用聖水潑灑她,趕走附身在上面的惡魔後才燒的死。」137Please respect copyright.PENANAljEuaH9BBU
神父向不理解的村長解釋道。137Please respect copyright.PENANAv5A466drRx
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一想像火刑的場景,想像那個白髮又長睫毛的魔女被用粗聲綁在火刑架上,身上只有一件單薄的白破布得以遮蓋身軀。137Please respect copyright.PENANACLibxVnwz9
想像她臨死之前仍不願認罪,接著神父下令,劊子手點燃柴堆。137Please respect copyright.PENANAH6nZ3HVW9h
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然後在那衝天的火光中……137Please respect copyright.PENANAXvSo5AUTsR
阿嘉莎感覺,魔女將會發出笑聲。137Please respect copyright.PENANAtFBLTnNLKE
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村門口,熱心的農夫願意載阿嘉莎一程,去往東邊。137Please respect copyright.PENANAO4vOA3qUK1
那邊是另一座小村落,農夫剛好要去那邊卸貨農產。137Please respect copyright.PENANAPKQipnpuab
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遠遠地,可以看到小小的村落,接著越來越大、越來越大……137Please respect copyright.PENANAnsRD1txelh
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向農夫到過謝後,阿嘉莎進入村內。137Please respect copyright.PENANA9kzkmGS4x0
這裡和阿嘉莎的村子沒什麼區別,幾乎是一樣的農村,只差在村莊格局不同而已。137Please respect copyright.PENANAJuEeDWV17r
魔女說的是「東邊發生異象」,指的應該就是這裡了。137Please respect copyright.PENANAsmBncAB2XQ
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至於異象是什麼,想必長年住於此地的村民們最為了解了。137Please respect copyright.PENANA30Gj4ChOrJ
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最近村莊有什麼奇怪的嗎?137Please respect copyright.PENANAtObNZptWCy
阿嘉莎向村民們如此詢問道。137Please respect copyright.PENANApEs47yzCxQ
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「有的,修女,我的頭髮不知道為什麼越掉越快!」有個禿頭的老人這麼回答。137Please respect copyright.PENANAlM4lxqmukh
「修女,物價越漲越高,但我賺得錢沒變比較多啊!」四處跑商的商人這麼回答。137Please respect copyright.PENANANXYmHVn8CN
「哎呀,修女,來喝杯茶我們慢慢聊吧……」137Please respect copyright.PENANAnnXed4QSDE
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熱情的農婦們把阿嘉莎拉近屋子,聊了好久好久的八卦傳聞。137Please respect copyright.PENANA8Mwnrh81bZ
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「村東的亞嘉四十歲生產,小孩居然健康,但後面發現爸爸是隔壁戶七十歲的王德爾!」眼睛瞪得大大的婦人說道。137Please respect copyright.PENANAy0I4Xt3c4O
「那是偷情……嗎?」阿嘉莎弱弱地詢問。137Please respect copyright.PENANAGW8KaxnHva
「修女啊,告訴你,女人最重要的是要嫁給好男人。瞧瞧我丈夫,唉……你一定要找個好男人啊!」身材粗壯的婦人拍了拍阿嘉莎的肩膀。137Please respect copyright.PENANAtaNvb3P9fo
「我……我已經嫁給了主……」阿嘉莎弱弱地回答。137Please respect copyright.PENANAotcz03DSWH
「你都不知道,村內最近好多老鼠啊!」頭髮蓬蓬的婦人突然說起:「到處亂跑的。」137Please respect copyright.PENANAVHgJ1mCFah
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好多老鼠?聽起來像是奇特事件。137Please respect copyright.PENANAF3srssbXOB
她請那位婦人詳細說明。137Please respect copyright.PENANAt9bsgTY0VB
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原來,村內本來就有老鼠,但都安安分分。近日老鼠們卻突然到處跑來跑去,咬壞建築和莊稼不說,牠們甚至會直接攻擊人。137Please respect copyright.PENANAUzX7GStqfD
村民們動員起來,撲殺老鼠,但殺也殺不完。137Please respect copyright.PENANAlxDeJLSCol
老鼠們甚至舉家往西邊跑去……137Please respect copyright.PENANAqahSUvwUCi
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阿嘉莎覺得自己得到了需要的答案。137Please respect copyright.PENANAysLFhdbGPE
在替婦人們禱告並道謝後,她決定前往西邊去看看。137Please respect copyright.PENANAx5tha0pINq
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恰好,一位教會派來調查魔女騷亂的神父正乘著馬車,準備前往西邊的鎮子。137Please respect copyright.PENANA55iRHXM23r
在禮貌的詢問後,阿嘉莎成功搭到了免費的馬車。137Please respect copyright.PENANAhFOBlW0w8V
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