The three Witches shook their heads together:
"We can't see what's inside the Furnace. It was probably transported through pipes within the Furnace to another area."
"Don't you feel that something is wrong? Since all of you came here because of that sentence—[Are you willing to help a new life be born?]—and there are Furnaces as well as inexplicable cries of babies, it is clearly guiding you to complete a ritual and create some terrifying existence in this Foul Blood Factory."
Thinking it over, Shade felt that this evil god would most likely not be friendly toward him. At last, in this past era, he was about to encounter a second opponent similar to the God of Vampires.
"Of course we understand, but there is currently no other way to break free. Besides, only by continuing onward can we gather more clues."
The Old Witch explained:
"Although we do not need to eat here, the mental state of the three of us is actually quite poor. When we found the first Life Furnace chamber, we also wondered whether we should truly do this. But even if the three of us gave up, this strange place would probably seek out others. So we completed the Furnace's first forging, hoping that before reaching the end, we could figure out what this place truly was."
Shade continued treating the Halfling Witch. She was the one who trusted him the least, yet she did not resist when Shade touched her neck.
"I understand. Your choice truly is the optimal solution under the current circumstances."
The three Witches did not reveal that they knew this place was related to an evil god. Shade worried that the evil god might be watching this place all along, so he likewise did not mention such matters.
"Then have