Han Dong had arranged the church according to Sally's instructions. Now all that remained was for the two girls to lure that lecherous priest over.
"Mary, working with that meticulous Black Goat, shouldn't have any problems with the seduction plan... but this is taking forever."
Han Dong leaned against a corner of the wall where fewer thorns grew and looked up at Campbell gliding through the sky.
Although Campbell seemed like one of the Black Goat girl's attendant guards, he was quite strong in his own right.
"Looks like it'll take another few dozen minutes. Since there's nothing to do, I might as well examine these thorns... The scanner in my head should be able to get some information."
Making use of the downtime, Han Dong immediately returned to the Biological Laboratory inside his head.
He tossed a freshly severed section of thorn directly into the scanner and quickly received a scan report.
``` "Saint Thorn"
Overview: A substance not native to this world. A large number of Saint Mark patterns originating from another world have been detected within the thorns.
These thorns possess strong invasive, mutative, and addictive properties toward Other-Demon life.
Other-Demons that consume this substance over a prolonged period will undergo a fundamental transformation of their flesh, becoming thorn-type lifeforms. Be sure to eliminate these thorns and prevent them from growing and spreading in this world.
Type: Saint-tier Product
Usage: Non-Other-Demon lifeforms may obtain the abilities contained within the Saint Thorn through appropriate consumption, whipping, and other methods.
Possible abilities:
1. "Thorn Counter-Armor" — Reflects damage upon attackers. (Reflected damage equals 30% of damage received + 100% of the individual's armor value.) Both physical and magical attacks will trigger the damage reflection effect.
2. "Thorn's Pain" — Attacks gain a "thorn effect," with a certain chance of