Late at night.

A faint moonlight shines through the broken windows. Tomi tiptoed into the abandoned workshop.

It was so late, no one was around, and the empty room was eerie and unfamiliar. But Tomi knew exactly what she had to do.

Undoubtedly, from ancient times to the present day, there are legends of casting witches who jumped into the furnace and finally led to the birth of divine soldiers, and there are variations of this story circulating in every place.

And Tomi also knew that there must be someone in the human defense plan who arranged to cast a witch to sacrifice in this way, so many people died in the battle with the demon, how could the witch survive?

Tomi walked up to the Creation Furnace, looked up at its large, sturdy torso in the dark, and plucked up the courage to walk around it.

She heard a faint movement, followed by a gust of wind brushing the empty ground.

There are no ghosts in this world. Tomi plucked up her courage and began to climb the iron ladder that led to the top of the furnace.

Her hands were shaking, and the narrow armrests were slippery and dangerous.

She stopped halfway up to catch her breath, her body clinging to the warm metal surface.

Attempts during the day had ignited it slightly, but the fire in the furnace was fading and extinguishing.

If she falls, there's a hard factory floor underneath. Tomi glanced nervously at the ground, then forced herself to keep going.

She finally stood on top of the open furnace, looking down into the dark depths of the furnace.

In the darkness, she saw a dazzling glow smoldering in the inner walls.

Taking a deep breath, Tomi tensed her nerves. She has come this far, and there is no way back.

Earlier, she let everyone down.

She was ashamed of her own vulnerability, and she should have been the key to activating the Furnace of Creation.

If sacrificing herself can make the furnace burn in the end, then in the eyes of everyone, she will atone for her sins.

And at such a gratifying hour, no one saw it, so that everyone did not have to feel guilty. Dongmei felt a little encouragement in the bottom of her heart.

It is not necessary to weep over guilt over one's own death, but because such a sacrifice can ignite the noble furnace of creation. Sometimes the sacrifice of the individual is really insignificant.

Tomi couldn't help but revel in her fantasy, she thought of the roaring music of thousands of brass hammers falling in unison, and thought that she was one with the Furnace of Creation, and her abdomen would be ten thousand degrees hot, and from her mouth and nose, countless melted gold molten iron would flow out, and the fire would not be extinguished by coldness.

She stood on one foot and threw herself forward into the fire.

The body fell sharply -

An iron hand grabs Tomi and grabs her upwards!

She instantly felt her dream shatter and return to reality.

Tomi's body rose inch by inch, and she was taken aback, looking up to see a black monster climbing on top of the stove, snatching her out of it.

"You—what ——! are you?" Tomi was taken aback.

"Don't repeat the mistakes of the past." A hoarse female voice came from the depths of the black armor.

"Who are you?" Tomi swore she had never heard such a voice, and she couldn't understand the strangely tall, heavy black armor in front of her.

It's sharp and ferocious, like a whole torture machine!

"Don't prove anything with death, nothing is worth exchanging for death." The female voice was as cold as an order, and word after word was engraved into Dongmei's heart.

"But I have to start it!" Dongmi shouted in despair, "Everyone is watching...... The people who helped me, and the people I want to help, if you know how to start the furnace, you have to teach me too! ”

"The way to salvation is among the people around you, and if you really like them and want to work for them, you have to join them." The black armor clasped his hands, and then he didn't say a word, but grabbed Tomi and sent her back to the outside of the factory, literally throwing her out!

Tomi takes a deep breath.

Sent outside by the black monster and stirred by the night wind, she raised her head and saw the factory towering like a black fortress, she couldn't help but think that if she really jumped into the Creation Furnace, the entire factory would be lit up at night, which was extremely beautiful......

Maybe there's a solution that you don't have to die to solve, Dongmi gritted her teeth, thinking about the sound of the armor.

Back in her room, she had no sleep all night, and she didn't fall asleep until dawn broke in the east.

Next.

Lianwu asked Zhang Su to call, take a little back, and let those guests who were going to come to visit the Honglu ceremony come back the next day, after all, it was really impossible to open the Honglu today.

"This makes many people suspicious." Zhang Su wants to try again.

"~If you fail, you can only invite, a witch from far away is coming." Lianwu said.

"If people don't have confidence, they won't help Anxin Industry, it seems that our business started really hard." Zhang Su couldn't help but say.

Lian Wu patted her cheeks with both hands, and thought about the problem while giving herself the courage to do so.

"Well, maybe, that makes sense." Lianwu stood up.

"What's the point?" Zhang Su was taken aback.

"Go to the kids, help." Lian Wu walked quickly out of the office.

In the ruins of the factory, which had not yet been cleared, Saho climbed onto the rubble and picked up useful metal bars among the rubble.

Natsuki struggled to keep up, and Yuanori shouted in the distance, asking them to come down.

"Don't go that high! It's dangerous! Yuan Ori shouted.

"Saho~" Lianwu stood on the edge of the ruins and beckoned to Saho.

"Yo, it's Miss!" Standing on top of the pile of bricks and rebar, Saho turned her head and waved her hand, these abandoned factory parts were a treasure mountain to her.

"Come down~" Lianwu's words were still effective, and Saho felt that he had been taken care of by Lianwu a lot before, so he walked down.

"Huh??" Xia Xi finally climbed halfway up, almost reached the top, and saw that Saho actually went down, and climbed down angrily.

Sasui walked up to Lianwu and saluted.

"Saho ~ Witch Rally ~ Recruit Dongmi in, so that she will become stronger." Lianwu has an idea.

"Huh?" Saho remembered the witch meeting place she had told Lianwu before, and was very excited, "Are you going to use the power of the Ring of Peace?" ”

"It can help us and save a lot of things. Come on. Lian Wu squatted down, scratched Sasui's nose, and smiled lightly.

"Ahem! But you have to talk to Dongmi first. Saho hopes that there will be an adult in the Ring of Peace, so she runs to convince Tomi.

At this time, Dongmei had just slept until noon.

She couldn't help but feel a little sad when she saw that the table was full of snacks and drinks that the children had given her to comfort her yesterday.

was supposed to be a role model for children, but now she has become a useless witch.

She sat down at the table, unwrapped a packet of potato chips, and tried to taste them.

Suddenly, I heard the door being pushed open, and Saho probed his brain in.

"Tomi?" Saho beckoned to this powerful witch, "Do you want to join the Ring of Peace?" ”

"The Ring of Peace?" Dongmei hesitated, "the ...... of children"

"This is a witch's gathering, it can make you stronger." Saho clapped her hands, "You'll be the first adult to join us, now it's only children, it's too unqualified." ”

"Of course I want to ......! But how? Dongmei was shocked.

"This is a very serious matter, come to us in the factory warehouse." Saho was excited at the thought of the upcoming initiation ceremony, and quickly went back to gather the witches.

The Witches' ...... Assembly! Tomi thought in a trance.

She had indeed heard that witches would only grow stronger if they came together, shared vows, and were united.

In a society woven by humans, witches are like a drop of water, unable to make waves, and it is said that this is all deliberate......

But now, although the members are just a group of children, there is indeed a meeting in the Anxin Temple.

A place where people feel connected, and if you join the ring of peace of mind, you may not have to go through stress and tension alone. Tomi pursed her lips.

A knowledgeable scholar like Priscilla gave Tomei many tasks and assessments, which was too painful for Tomei......

In her thoughts, Tomi took out a beer from her backpack and drank a large can.

Then she had the courage to go to the warehouse to find the Ring of Peace!

She opened the door, and it was dimly lit, and the situation was terrible.

Dongmi knew that this wine was not in vain, otherwise she would have been scared out of the air.

Although it was a group of children who came to join in the fun, Saho also made everyone ready.

I saw that all the children were covered with huge black cloths, mats or sheets on their heads, covering their faces and upper bodies, and only two holes were cut in the eyes of the children, which was extremely mysterious!

"Ho, a newbie has touched a forbidden thing!" Saho emerges from the shadows and closes the door behind Tomi.

In this way, the sunlight outside is cut off.

Dongmei confusedly distinguishing which of them was who.

The tallest is Reo, the shortest is Natsuki, the one who speaks is Saho, the one who doesn't cut two holes in the eye area is Muroka, the tail hanging down is the edge weaving, then the last one is the real bow!

"Do you really want to join?" Lianyang asked.

"I think! I want to join you......" Dongmei squatted down in frustration, "I've lived for 25 years, and I haven't done a big thing yet, it's just, it's just that it's making and fighting...... Making all kinds of small things, I haven't made something that I can be proud of for a lifetime...... My life looks back on how ordinary it was...... So bland! So please help me, help me, let me light this furnace of creation! ”

"The Ring of Peace of Mind will give you the strength you deserve." "But you must swear with us. ”

"Thank you, Rei......" Tomi breathed a sigh of relief.

"In the organization, don't call me by my name." "My code name is 'Green'. ”

"Yes." Dongmei trembled, this is too decent.

"The ring of peace of mind means responsibility, solidarity, obligation, and no matter what reason we have fallen here, we can also meet to protect each other from the eyes and hostility of the outside world." Lianyang said.

"Who wants to vouch for Tomei's accession?" Saho asked.

"She helped us burn the insect collection of Lianyang, and helped everyone, and I vouched for Dongmei." True Bow said.

"Dongmei spends a lot of money with me, and I vouch for her myself." Saho said.

"I trust Sister Tomi." Enori said dryly.

This made Dongmei feel very moved. Oh, my God! She thought she was alone, but everyone was clearly around.

The children, whose faces were covered with mats and cloaks, shouted and gathered around Tomi to ask her to repeat her vows:

“…… As long as you join the ring of peace of mind, you will always care for each other and never hurt each other. ”

"We're going to do it with all our hearts."

"We're going to share the good stuff."

"We will have faith in each other."

"Never betray."

"Always be loyal to the Ring of Peace!"

……

……

Dongmei walked out of the warehouse.

She felt a childish bravery, fiercer than many wilting adults.

Zhang Su, Lian Wu, and Priscilla all rushed to hear the news.

"Try again." Dongmei felt that her whole person had undergone a radical change, and her tone was calm, "Let people come and watch the ceremony, we will light the Creation Furnace today." ”

(End of chapter)