Chapter 196 The Last Witch (1)
(The main background of this plane is the "witch hunt" in medieval Europe...
The heroine in this dimension will be a little violent~)
(First, a brief historical overview of the real "witch hunts": From the late 15th to the 17th century in Europe, the church, under the pretext of punishing heresy, attributed natural disasters, black diseases, and other phenomena to the work of evil forces. Witch hunts were issued, and hundreds of thousands of innocent women were convicted of being "witches" in collusion with the devil, subjected to brutal persecution...)
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night.
Outside the church in a small rural village.
"Burn her, burn her!!"
"May God punish this shameless female devil!!"
A young widow was tied to a cross made of branches, her clothes disheveled, her mouth gagged with a cloth, and she was dying.
There were piles of firewood under the cross, and hundreds of villagers were holding torches and shouting wildly.
The church priest, dressed in a pure black uniform, read out the widow's crimes loudly in public.
"This woman is the devil incarnate, a symbol of extreme evil! Her husband was killed by her witchcraft! This pagan who abandons God and serves the devil must be sentenced to death by burning! May her soul go to hell!"
"Burn her, burn her!! Go to hell, go to hell!!"
Everyone present, regardless of gender, age or status, was in high spirits and in extreme enthusiasm, as if they were attending a grand celebration. At the priest's command, they rushed to throw the torches in their hands into the pile of firewood.
The firewood pile had been doused with oil beforehand and could be ignited at any time.
The flames shot up fiercely along the cross, and in just a few seconds, the widow's entire body was surrounded by flames.
Everyone whistled and high-fived in celebration.
Someone even played the lute, and everyone sang and danced to the music, using the burning widow as a backdrop to add to the fun.
The widow fanned her dry eyes in the thick smoke.
After several days of torture, her tears had long dried up and her voice was hoarse.
Even though her body was burning with flames and in excruciating pain, she had no strength to scream or resist.
Until now, she still didn't know what unforgivable sin she had committed that deserved to be nailed to the cross and burned alive.
...She is only 21 years old.
A week ago, her husband was killed by a mad cow while feeding cattle.
After attending her husband's funeral, on her way home from the church, a few idle hooligans suddenly emerged from the darkness and surrounded her.
Those people spoke rudely and tried to take advantage of her.
The widow refused to obey, cursed them and drove them away.
Unexpectedly, they turned around and reported to the village priest that the widow had sold her soul to the devil and killed her husband.
Without any substantial evidence, the priest actually believed it based on a few extremely ridiculous one-sided statements from hooligans!
He! Believed! It!
So the widow was arrested and tortured before she even took off her mourning clothes.
She has always been a well-behaved Christian. How could she admit to being a witch for no reason?!
But no matter what she said, no one believed her.
"You're so beautiful and so young, how is it possible that you haven't conceived a child after a year of marriage? You must have made a pact with the devil to seduce men and then kill your husband!"
The priest placed his hands on the scriptures and judged her "crimes" in a righteous manner.
The widow had no room for explanation and was inexplicably identified as a witch.
Everyone in the village is a devout believer. They follow the priest's guidance and actively participate in the carnival of trial.
...No.
The widow felt that she was dying.
The fire spread throughout her body, and every nerve in her body felt a burning pain.
I can't breathe through my mouth and nose at all.
She didn't know if it was because of the thick smoke or because she was about to die, but her vision was blurry. She could no longer hear the laughter of the crowd, and there was only a ringing in her ears.
“Give me your body…!”
A charming female voice suddenly sounded in the widow's mind, as if coming from the depths of hell.
Then she lost consciousness.
At the last moment before her life ended, Shisui arrived.
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"That witch has been burned to death! Hahahaha!!"
The raging flames reached four or five meters high.
The fire continued to burn for more than ten minutes, and even the oak cross collapsed.
Everyone could smell a strong burnt smell.
The priest raised his hands in satisfaction: "Dear Heavenly Father, everything we have depends on your power. Please always warn us so that we will not stray from your path. Please also save the fallen souls -"
Under the guidance of the priest, everyone knelt down and prayed devoutly to the sky.
Crackle, clackle——
The fire suddenly made a strange noise.
Everyone turned their heads in confusion.
Shisui possessed the widow and slowly walked out.
Not only did she not die, she was actually intact.
The hair, skin, clothes...there was no trace of being burned by fire.
There was also a layer of pale yellow light covering her body...that was her spiritual power.
"Witch! She really is a witch!! Run!!"
The scene was in chaos and everyone scattered in fear.
Only the priest remained at the scene.
“…May the Holy Spirit manifest His power and destroy all demons…!”
The priest held the cross with trembling hands, trying to drive away the "demon" from the widow.
But Shisui showed no fear and approached step by step.
She snatched the silver cross from his hand, exerted force, and thrust the cross directly into the priest's eye socket!
"ah--!!"
The priest's screams echoed throughout the village.
The scripture fell to the ground, stained with bright red blood.
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(PS for those who have a strong desire to survive: The author respects all beliefs. All the information related to the "witch hunt" mentioned in this plane is from Baidu. All characters are fictional. Peace~! Peace~!)
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