東方的異象、西邊的死亡以及南部的瘟風……138Please respect copyright.PENANAD9g4iaDwKJ
阿嘉莎將魔女的預言謹記在心,離開了倉庫。138Please respect copyright.PENANAGk7X2o4gXt
138Please respect copyright.PENANATGcMSSqFrK
「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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAf8gP7aieWa
阿嘉莎小心地將厚重木門闔上,輕輕地搖了搖頭。138Please respect copyright.PENANAmOAic8C5RF
「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。138Please respect copyright.PENANASrOxTuRhB5
「火刑……很可怕嗎?」阿嘉莎從沒見過火刑的實施。138Please respect copyright.PENANAOlV2FnR6Hj
「『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……」138Please respect copyright.PENANA12IphV7b8y
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAXz2EEGoSWX
火焰永久不熄,燒毀軀體,摧殘靈魂……138Please respect copyright.PENANAlx8u8UJ3p8
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANApAKuuGiWmw
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAe2WO3or1cF
「嘿咻!再用力一點!」體格壯碩的男人抵著原木喊道。138Please respect copyright.PENANAqJLsjaa2CW
「加油各位,快拉起來了!」村長也在一旁助威。138Please respect copyright.PENANAJu93Ekw38s
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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAltnlKFudrG
「「好耶!!」」138Please respect copyright.PENANAMHzd90N0fi
接著開心地慶祝起來。138Please respect copyright.PENANAw3u3dbacmH
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……138Please respect copyright.PENANAdbP9kzDikg
「羅斯曼村長,這裡,就差這些了。」神父將冊子遞給村長看。138Please respect copyright.PENANAFzOH6Sy4VF
「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?」138Please respect copyright.PENANAVXnkNQrJy5
「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。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAE63dXFVmsc
神父向不理解的村長解釋道。138Please respect copyright.PENANAHjWDSSAqRJ
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAiO2GDgEU0L
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。138Please respect copyright.PENANA1lCI1vbI2u
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然後在那衝天的火光中……138Please respect copyright.PENANA0MoEzLyHkz
阿嘉莎感覺,魔女將會發出笑聲。138Please respect copyright.PENANAG1dXZVVAT2
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村門口,熱心的農夫願意載阿嘉莎一程,去往東邊。138Please respect copyright.PENANAR8HIc9vW5P
那邊是另一座小村落,農夫剛好要去那邊卸貨農產。138Please respect copyright.PENANAk5p57o452m
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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……138Please respect copyright.PENANAqf8A5xWeJy
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向農夫到過謝後,阿嘉莎進入村內。138Please respect copyright.PENANAggfCdFn1aY
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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAfoKXwxWqq1
魔女說的是「東邊發生異象」,指的應該就是這裡了。138Please respect copyright.PENANArep4gLHKbO
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANA4DcuI2GT19
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最近村莊有什麼奇怪的嗎?138Please respect copyright.PENANA7J5eVEwKbN
阿嘉莎向村民們如此詢問道。138Please respect copyright.PENANAxWJmbzjuJs
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANARqNkoPp4Ti
「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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAJS89i3e7vI
「哎呀,修女,來喝杯茶我們慢慢聊吧……」138Please respect copyright.PENANAv8MOpZTmrZ
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANASqhArCRrTs
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAUjWgGZ5ARj
「那是偷情……嗎?」阿嘉莎弱弱地詢問。138Please respect copyright.PENANAcpA9wvXwVc
「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。138Please respect copyright.PENANA5dkOg1Pkgf
「我……我已經嫁給了主……」阿嘉莎弱弱地回答。138Please respect copyright.PENANA8BLpbe983p
「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。」138Please respect copyright.PENANAq8lgTrnITO
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好多老鼠?聽起來像是奇特事件。138Please respect copyright.PENANA0Hx2GdeYR1
她請那位婦人詳細說明。138Please respect copyright.PENANAewELJlStCN
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANAWxmvCHsafU
村民們動員起來,撲殺老鼠,但殺也殺不完。138Please respect copyright.PENANAbAtBOa53XQ
老鼠們甚至舉家往西邊跑去……138Please respect copyright.PENANAYvKn1qYqFA
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阿嘉莎覺得自己得到了需要的答案。138Please respect copyright.PENANAVknKHaejgk
在替婦人們禱告並道謝後,她決定前往西邊去看看。138Please respect copyright.PENANAHPr94NZ5f9
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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。138Please respect copyright.PENANALdXcZN0C89
在禮貌的詢問後,阿嘉莎成功搭到了免費的馬車。138Please respect copyright.PENANAE3TdxMcoM1
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