Witch containment diary

late at night.

Faint moonlight filtered through the broken windows. Dongmei tiptoed into the abandoned workshop.

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

Undoubtedly, from ancient times to the present, there have been legends about the casting witch jumping into the furnace, eventually leading to the birth of the divine weapon, and variations of this story have been spread in every place.

And Dongmei also knows that someone in the human defense plan must be arranging to cast witches to sacrifice in this way. So many people have died in the battle with demons, how can witches survive?

Dongmei walked to the furnace of creation, looked up at its huge and solid body in the darkness, and mustered up the courage to walk around it.

She heard faint movement, and then a breeze caressed the empty ground.

There are no ghosts in this world. Dongmei mustered up her courage and began to climb the iron ladder leading to the stove top.

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

She stopped halfway to catch her breath, pressing her body against the warm metal surface.

The day's attempts had ignited it slightly, but the magic fire in the furnace was fading and extinguished.

If she fell, there would be a hard factory floor below. Tomi glanced nervously at the ground before forcing herself to move on.

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

In the darkness, she saw a dazzling light smoldering within the inner walls.

Taking a deep breath, Dongmei tensed up her nerves. She has come this far and there is no way out.

Early on, she let everyone down.

She was doubly ashamed of her own fragility, as she was supposed to be the key to activating the furnace of creation.

If sacrificing herself allowed the furnace to finally burn, then in everyone's eyes she would have atoned for her sins.

And it was at such a happy moment that no one saw it, so no one had to feel guilty. Dongmei felt a small encouragement in her heart.

There is no need to weep with guilt over one's own death, but because such a sacrifice can ignite the sublime furnace of creation. Individual sacrifice sometimes really doesn't matter.

Dongmei couldn't help but be intoxicated in fantasy. She thought of the roaring sound of thousands of brass forging hammers falling together, and thought that she was integrated with the furnace of creation. Her belly would be heated by tens of thousands of degrees, and countless melts would melt from her mouth and nose. The pure gold and molten iron will flow out, and the fire will not be cold and extinguished.

She stood on one foot and jumped forward into the fire.

The body fell sharply——

An iron hand grabbed Dongmei and grabbed her upwards!

She instantly felt her dream shatter and return to reality.

Dongmei's body rose inch by inch. She was shocked. She looked up and saw a black monster climbing on the top of the stove and grabbing her out of it.

"You-what are you-!" Dongmei was shocked.

"Don't make the same mistake again." A hoarse female voice came from the depths of the black armor.

"Who are you?" Dongmei swore she had never heard such a voice before, and could not understand the strangely tall and heavy black armor in front of her.

It has a sharp appearance and is extremely ferocious, like a whole execution machine!

"Don't use death to prove anything. Nothing is worth dying for." The female voice was as cold as a command, word after word engraved into Dongmei's heart.

"But I have to activate it!" Dongmei shouted desperately, "Everyone is watching... the people who have helped me, and the people I want to help, if you know how to activate the furnace, you have to teach me too! "

"The way to salvation lies among the people around you. If you really like them and want to work hard for them, you have to join them." The black armor held his hands, and then said nothing, but grabbed Dongmei. , sent her back outside the factory, literally throwing her out!

Dongmei took a deep breath.

After being sent outside by the black monster, she was 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 furnace of creation, the entire factory would be illuminated by the sky at night, and it would be extremely beautiful. …

Maybe there is a way to solve it without dying, Dongmei gritted her teeth, thinking about the sound the armor made.

Returning to her room, she stayed awake all night and did not fall asleep until dawn in the east.

The next day.

Lian Wu asked Zhang Su to call and step back for a day so that the guests who were going to visit the Hong furnace ceremony could come back the next day. After all, it was really impossible to open the Hong furnace today.

"This will make many people doubtful." Zhang Su wanted to try again.

"~If it fails, I can only invite a witch from far away." Lianwu said.

"If people don't have confidence, they won't help Anxin Industrial. It seems that the start of our business is really difficult." Zhang Su couldn't help but say.

Lianwu patted her cheeks with both hands, and thought about the problem while trying to gather courage for herself.

"Well, maybe, it makes sense." Lian Wu stood up.

"What did you think of?" Zhang Su was surprised.

"Go find the children and help." Lian Wu quickly left the office.

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

Natsuki tried to keep up, and Yuori shouted from a distance, asking them to come down quickly.

"Don't go to such a high place! It's very dangerous!" Yuanzhi shouted.

"Haoho~" Renwu stood on the edge of the ruins and waved to Saho.

"Hey, it's Miss!" Hayho stood on the top of the pile of bricks and steel bars, turning around and waving. These parts from the abandoned factory were like a treasure to her.

"Come down quickly~" Renwu's words were effective. Saho felt that Renwu had taken good care of him before, so he came down.

"Huh??" Natsuki finally climbed halfway up and almost reached the top. When she saw that Saho had gone down, she climbed down angrily.

Hayao walked up to Renwu and saluted.

"Haoho~Witch Gathering~recruit Dongmei to join, so that she will become stronger." Hasumi had an idea.

"Eh?" Hayho recalled the witch gathering place she told Hasumi before, and was very excited. "Are you going to use the power of the ring of peace of mind?"

"It can help us and save a lot of things. Come on." Renwu knelt down, scratched Saho's nose, and smiled softly.

"Ahem! But you have to tell Tomei first." Saho hoped that there would be adults in the ring of peace of mind, so he ran to convince Tomei.

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 given by the children to comfort her yesterday.

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

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

Suddenly, I heard the door being pushed open, and Hayho poked his head in.

"Tomei?" Saho waved to this big, strong and powerful witch, "Do you want to join the Ring of Peace of Mind?"

"Ring of peace of mind?" Dongmei hesitated, "For children..."

"This is a gathering of witches. It can make you stronger." Hayho clapped his hands, "You will be the first adult to join us. There are only children now, which is not qualified."

"Of course I want to...! But, what should I do?" Dongmei was surprised.

"This is a very serious matter. Come to the factory warehouse to find us." Saho became excited when he thought about the upcoming initiation ceremony, and quickly went back to summon the witches.

A gathering of witches! Dongmei thought in a daze.

She had indeed heard that witches were stronger when they came together, sharing oaths and a spirit of unity.

In the society woven by humans, witches are like a drop of water, unable to make waves. It is said that this is done deliberately...

But now, although the members are just a group of children, Anxinyuan does have the appearance of a gathering.

A place where people can feel closely connected. If you join the circle of peace of mind, you may not have to bear the stress and tension alone. Dongmei pursed her lips.

A scholar as knowledgeable as Priscilla gave Dongmei many tasks and assessments, which was really torturous for Dongmei...

In his random thoughts, Dongmei took out a beer from his backpack and drank a large can.

Then she boldly went to the warehouse to find the ring of peace of mind!

She opened the door. The light inside was dim and the situation was very scary.

Dongmei knew that the drink was not in vain, otherwise she would be frightened and fly out.

Although they were just children who came to join in the fun, Hayho also made sure everyone was well prepared.

I saw that all the children were wearing huge black cloths, mats or sheets on their heads, covering their faces and upper bodies, with only two holes cut out for their eyes. It was extremely mysterious!

"Hoho, a newbie touched something forbidden!" Saho emerged from the shadows and closed the door behind Tomei.

In this way, the outside sunlight is blocked.

Dongmei was confused and confused who was who among them.

The tallest one is Reio, the shortest one is Natsuki, the one who speaks is Saho, the one who doesn't have two holes for the eyes is Muroka, the one with the tail hanging down is Enori, then the last one is Mayumi!

"Do you really want to join?" Lian Yang asked.

"I think! I want to join you..." Dongmei knelt down in frustration, "I have lived for 25 years and have yet to do anything big. I just build, fight... and make all kinds of small things. I haven't accomplished anything that I can be proud of for the rest of my life...Looking back, my life looks so ordinary...so ordinary! So please help me, help me, let me ignite this furnace of creation!"

"The Ring of Peace of Mind will give you the power you deserve." Lian Yang said calmly, "But you must swear an oath together with us."

"Thank you, Reiyo..." Dongmei breathed a sigh of relief.

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

"Yes." Dongmei was trembling all over, this was so impressive.

"The ring of peace of mind means responsibility, unity, and obligation. No matter why we end up here, we can also meet to protect each other and resist the eyes and hostility of the outside world." Lian Yang said.

"Who is willing to guarantee Dongmei's joining?" Hayho asked.

"She helped us burn Reio's bug collection and helped everyone. I will vouch for Tomei." Mayumi said.

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

"I trust Sister Dongmei, nya." Yuanzhi said simply.

This moved Dongmei even more. 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 Dongmei, asking her to repeat the oath:

"...As long as everyone joins the Ring of Peace of Mind, we will always care for each other and never hurt each other."

"We're going to mean it."

“We’re going to share the good stuff.”

"We're going to have confidence in each other."

"Never betray."

"Always loyal to the ring of peace of mind!"

…

…

Dongmei walked out of the warehouse.

She felt a childish bravery, more ferocious than many wilted adults.

Zhang Su, Lian Wu and Priscilla all came after hearing the news.

"Try again." Dongmei felt that her whole person had undergone a radical change, and her tone was calm and composed, "Let people come to watch the ceremony, we are going to ignite the furnace of creation today."