But the pleas for this poor woman were only invective, and some of the men's faces were even full of frenzy and excitement, as if they were watching a wonderful play.

Li Ang looked at the poor woman, his heart was full of sympathy, but he did not rashly plead.

Everything you see after entering the town proves that human life in this era is incomparably cheaper.

He just asked, "Father, is she really a witch?"

Baron Tbelli said noncommittally: "It doesn't sink into the water, maybe." ”

A strong sense of absurdity emerged in Leon's heart: "If you sink, won't you die?"

Baron T'Bailey is talking about one way to identify a witch: that is, to throw a woman alive into the water, if she sinks to the bottom, it proves that she is not a witch, and if she floats, it means that she is protected by the devil.

Baron Tebelli seemed to see through Leon's heart, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether she is a witch or not now. ”

"You know, we have to sit in the position of lord, we can be tyrannical, we can be kind, we can be stupid, we can be wise, we are still nobles, but we have to maintain something - the power of the lord is divine, and to turn away from God is to turn away from ourselves. ”

Thinking of something, he rarely showed a little concern and said, "Are you recovering well, if you don't feel well, go back and rest first." ”

Leon shook his head, he hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Can this tragedy be stopped, the criteria for determining whether a woman is a witch according to the book 'Witch's Hammer' are ridiculous, I don't believe that the epidemic was brought by a witch, and killing her can't stop the disaster." ”

It was already a great adventure for Leon to say this, but his conscience as a modern man made it impossible for him to look forward to the tragedy that was about to happen like the excited spectators around him.

The Hammer of the Witches was written by the monks of the Inquisition, indicating the characteristics of witches and how to interrogate them.

The absurdity of one of the passages is revealed: if she appears frightened during interrogation, she is guilty and her conscience makes her exposed, and if she insists on her innocence and remains calm, then she is guilty because witches are accustomed to lying shamelessly.

And these were all found in Leon's memory, and he had the privilege of reading the full text of "The Hammer of the Witches".

Baron Tebelli shook his head: "Since the Black Death landed in Messina and swept here, there have been six cases of women being framed as witches. ”

He used the Latin word "framed".

"I suppressed five obviously ridiculous and ridiculous blasms and false accusations, much to the displeasure of Father Sean. ”

At this, a hint of anger flashed in Baron Tebelli's sharp eyes, obviously dissatisfied with the accusations made to him by a clergyman in the realm.

This shows that he understands all this, but he doesn't intend to stop it.

Leon had no choice but to look sympathetically at the poor woman tied to the cross.

"Why don't you listen to my explanation......"

The woman's expression was full of despair and confusion.

These people she once knew were now terrifyingly strange, and even her mother and young brother looked at her with disgust, hating her for bringing the plague to kill her father, hating her for dishonoring the family.

"But what did I do wrong?"

"You all say I'm a witch who colludes with demons, but now I look at you more like the devil in hell!"

"I hate you!"

The whisper of the abyss sounded faintly in her mind: "God doesn't love you, so throw yourself into the arms of demons, the abyss is your heavenly kingdom." ”

Her eyes were completely devoid of light, but dimmed, with a deep sense of despair and hatred, and the demon sent the god to say: "Since God cannot save me, then I pray that the devil in hell will hear my prayer." ”

"I pray that you will set foot on this land and devour them all, so that their souls will sink and they will never ascend to Heaven!"

"I curse, curse all of you, that you will be food for the devil!"

"Since you call me a witch, then I will do what witches do!"

She shouted with pleasure, and though she didn't know if it made sense, she knew when she saw the fears and hatred on people's faces—it made sense!

"Hahahaha-"

She laughed wildly, tearing her vocal cords, and her hoarse voice was like a crow waiting to scavenge on a branch.

Fear enraged the audience, who angrily spat at her, threw stones, and clamoured.

"Burn her!"

"Burn her!"

The executioner put on his hood, drew a cross on his forehead, and whispered, "May this poor soul be redeemed, Amen." ”

Then the torch was thrown.

Boom –

The flames burned rapidly, but the woman did not scream, but repeated her curse over and over again, until a tongue of fire erupted from her body, and her entire body was completely charred.

Leon stared at all this, only to feel that his scalp was tingling, his stomach was cramping, and his desire to vomit reached its peak, but he still endured it.

He dug his fingernails into the flesh and warned himself over and over again: "I have done my best, Leon's father is not a man in the territory, and the clergy here also have great power, and the executioner has burned the woman at the stake without even asking him." ”

"If I behave too differently, I will also be in danger, and only by surviving can I change this era. ”

But the anger surging in my heart is still difficult to suppress, how can human life be like a mustard?

"What does it smell like?"

Baron Tbelli frowned suddenly.

Li Ang also suddenly realized that the faint burnt smell that was still filling his nostrils had been replaced by a strong smell of sulfur.

Shrill laughter rang out from the flames.

Immediately after, a huge terrifying shadow squeezed out of the burning stake.

It has lead-gray skin, fat and folded and drooping, and it is about two and a half meters tall, and its horizontal width is no less than two meters, and it looks like a giant gray-skinned pig standing upright.

It has two short goat horns on the top of its head, and dark blue hair covers its lower body, like woolen pants.

"The devil is really coming!"

"It was the witch who summoned the demon!"

People panicked and scattered.

At the same time, in front of Leon, a yellowed page of the demon hunter's hand appeared in front of him, revealing an illustrated book that depicted the appearance of a demon in front of him.

Dwarf demons, low-level hell demons, are widely used as prey targets for most demons due to their ability to grow meat wherever they eat.

Danger: D

Comments: A well-trained squad of knights can easily destroy stupid and brainless dwarves with holy water and silver.

Leon's brain was idle for a moment, was she really a witch who colluded with the devil?

But as soon as this thought flashed, the reason in his head was replaced by a crazy surge of "appetite".

Hunt it!

"No, how can this work......"

Leon felt that he might be crazy, so why hunt a real demon on his own?

He struggled to suppress the instincts that had surged within him, and his body trembled violently, no different from those who were terrified by the sight of the demon.