I was carried by them into the depths of the Maude Fortress. It's darker and hotter here. Every second was an agony, and I closed my eyes and waited for relief. We wandered around for I don't know how long, but we moved from the inside of the fortress to the outside.

"It's not there yet! I'm going to die of pain! "The sweat on my face feels like it's dripping down.

"It's coming, it's coming. Squeamish human, you squeamish human. It's really beyond my expectations, so you humans are so afraid of pain! ”

Whatever he may say, I just want immediate relief.

"I gotta tell you that her treatment is not free."

"You should have said it sooner, friend! How much does it cost? ”

"You don't need money, Mason, just you give something."

"What's that?" Suddenly I felt like I was going to be pitted.

"I don't know, I have to ask the honorable Agra. We would go to her when we couldn't decide on a difficult matter, but luckily she didn't ask for much, so our sacrifices were very ordinary, and sometimes she didn't even need to sacrifice. You don't need to worry about that. Iron Mountain said.

Sometimes don't sacrifice or sacrifice? It seems that this witch is not the kind of pointy nose that thinks about eating children when she has a bad stomach.

"I want immediate pain, can she stop it?"

"Of course, she's a witch, she can do anything." Tie Shan actually had a look of adoration on his face. What kind of witch could make this bearded, meaty guy so respectful?

"But I didn't have a present."

"Let's talk about it when we get there."

Walking outside made me feel refreshed. It was so refreshing that the pain seemed to be reduced.

"Where is this?" I asked Iron Mountain.

"I don't know, but it's almost time to get to Agra's hut."

I curled up on a stretcher, but I could see the stars. I have never seen so many stars so densely packed in my memory. Looking at the stars, my consciousness was a little blurry.

It felt like I was being carried into the house. I felt the warmth and smelled the flowers.

A warm, soft hand gently caressed my face. I felt light and fluttery. What a familiar feeling......

I barely opened my eyes, and in front of me was a person, a woman who felt older but not old. She looked at me with a smirk.

Her warm, soft fingers moved from my face to my chest, and her fingertips gently scraped over my chest. How! This woman's expression was terrifying. Pander to? No...... Her face was distinctly fine and unchanged. Did you just hallucinate?

"You're hurt, kid." What a gentle voice!

"Well, I'm ...... I'm hurt. ”

"The treatment is not free, you should know, so are you sure you want to get it?"

"As long as I can afford it." I gritted my teeth.

"I think you can afford it."

"I don't have anything right now, but I can promise that when I'm well, I'll give you whatever offerings you need."

"You don't have to boast or make promises. In front of me, no lie can be hidden, and every contract cannot be broken. I can treat you or not, it's all your choice. ”

"Then what do you want?"

"Part of you."

"What do you mean?" What did she say? She said she wanted a part of me? "I don't know what you're talking about."

She smiled.

"Eyes, ears, or little fingers, or ...... Some souls"

"It's a great way to refuse treatment."

"No, I just want you to promise, and I don't want you to deliver on it now."

I glanced at the witch and then at Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain looked at me, and stared at the witch in some surprise, speechless.

"That's not the price you say." I suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

"When was that?" I seemed to have my lips trembling.

"You'll come to me again. That's when you'll make good on your promises. Accept? Her slightly old but still dignified face seemed to suddenly become a little hateful. She's a witch!

Eye? Ear...... What does she want her little finger to do? Do you make earrings? Soul...... What is this witch? Can she still divide people's souls? No, it won't work. I can't give her what she wants. And I hate being coerced, I hate being coerced!

The pain struck again. It felt like a knife stirring in the stomach.

The witch doesn't speak. I could hear three dwarves chirping. My mind was in a mess again, but I really heard their conversation.

"I hate coercion." I looked up into her eyes.

The witch looked at me with a smile: "As you wish." ”

"I'm sorry, ma'am. Not...... Iron Mountain, I can't die with Dr. Ferrum's herbs, I can bear it. "I want to get up, even though it's in pain right now.

I saw Iron Mountain standing a little embarrassed. He seemed to have a lot of respect for the witch.

Gritted his teeth and stood up.

It hurts, it hurts, I have never felt such a sharp pain in my memory. I saw Iron Mountain look at my face in amazement. I don't know if my face has been distorted at this point. I couldn't even squeeze out a smile when I tried.

She gently walked up to me, put it in my ear and said, "I can relieve you of your pain in no time." ”

"Thank you for your kindness."

"You're going to die." She said. "Aren't you afraid of death?"

I didn't speak.

"There's no point in dying like this, you have more to do."

"Thank you, ma'am." I took a step in severe pain, and I don't know how I got out of the door. I walked out the door so the dwarves could chase them out, maybe it wouldn't be so embarrassing.

Without the moon, the stars would have lit up the night sky. I'm waiting for Iron Mountain to come and help me or ask me.

Really, it turns out that I am nowhere near as strong as I thought. At this point, it felt like my body was burning, and it could even set the whole land on fire.

When I opened my eyes again, I concluded that I was lying in the house of a dwarf.

I turned my head to see an unfamiliar figure, and I recognized the dwarf, Dr. Ferrum, who was short, fat, fatter than the other dwarves. He seemed to be busy grinding herbs and didn't notice my awakening.

My stomach no longer hurts, I just feel weak. I couldn't sleep on the dwarf's bed, and it was so uncomfortable that my feet hung in the air when I lay flat, and I rolled over.

Ferrum turned his head. "You're awake."

"I've woken up a few times."

"Once"

"I don't have any impression anymore."

"Very briefly, and then you went into suspended animation, until just now."

"How long."

"One day, two nights."

"I had a dream. A human form, a woman. ”

"It's not a dream, we'll send you to the hut in Agra."

"I remember that she seemed to make a pact with me, did I make any pact with her? Conventions...... Promises made while unconscious do not count. ”

"You didn't go far before you fainted, she saved you, but she didn't promise you. But...... Well, it's nothing, you're doing well now, aren't you? ”。

"And what? What did that witch do to me? ”

"She healed you, and you're alive now." He spread his hands and shook his head.

"She says her treatment is never free."

"Hmm. She hasn't told us what she wants you to do so far. ”

"I remember she asking for my eyes, ears, little fingers."

Ferrum pouted. "She didn't say she wanted all those things, I should be right."

"It's enough to ask for one. I don't want to be a disabled person. ”

"Who knows." Ferrum turned away from me.

"Thank you, doctor." I climbed up and went out to find Iron Mountain. My mind is full of questions again.

After discovering that Iron Mountain was out, I decided to go and find the lady myself. I don't have a good impression of her, but I have to thank her once. That witch might be a pervert. I'm not afraid of her. There is no escaping and there is no need to escape.

Finding her is not difficult, it is only necessary to pass through the darkest deepest part of the Maude Fortress.