Special Residents

The sun has just set.

A jeep was driving along the mountain road.

The car kept stopping and starting, and several times it almost crashed through the roadside fence and went down the hillside.

Sitting in the car were four young people from Asia who had just escaped Mary Shaw's pursuit and had just come down the mountain. Because the mountains were deserted, they couldn't even find a driver who knew how to drive.

Young people who had never been in contact with cars in real life had no choice but to take matters into their own hands.

After all, such a vehicle can save energy and travel quickly.

"Gongsun Hao, drive more steadily..."

"I've already tried my best..."

The strong and muscular Gongsun Hao almost completely filled the driver's seat, his bulging arms gripping the steering wheel tightly, his attention focused on the situation in front of the vehicle.

With his squinty eyes, Yu Wu sat in the passenger seat, listening to see if there were any unnatural noises mixed in with the quiet night.

After driving for a while, Yu Wu seemed to hear something and pointed to the left side of the mountain road.

"Captain, there seems to be a strange noise coming from this direction, and there's another kind of life noise mixed in with it."

"Other teams?"

"Very likely."

Following the direction Yu Wu pointed, Captain Huo Ziping, with his unique perspective, glimpsed a large number of dark clouds formed by unnatural factors swirling in the sky.

How intense is the noise?

"Similar in intensity to the noise in the tunnel, but with a completely different rhythm, it is not in the same category as the vengeful evil spirit like Mary Shaw. It is rather special and unusually 'peaceful'."

As for the other noises, they were too faint and were masked by the monster's noises, making it difficult to determine their intensity.

"Captain... how about we head straight to Derry Town and gather information about the other teams later on?"

Generally speaking, Yu Wu is essentially the Vice Captain of the team, and Captain Zi Ping will adopt any suggestions he makes.

But this time a disagreement arose.

Huo Ziping stared at the thick, dark clouds over the countryside.

Expand your thinking, step outside your current 'circle' and examine the current situation from a broader perspective...

"It is necessary to make contact with the team that caused such chaos in the inner chapter beforehand... They must have more intelligence information in their hands."

Besides, it wouldn't be a bad thing to gather more information about the Hidden Resident.

Gongsun Hao, drive onto the side road on the left! Let's go take a look..."

"I'm also looking forward to a proper fight. Fighting a bunch of puppets in the tunnel was really boring."

Gongsun Hao, who thought he had mastered his driving skills, stepped on the gas, but when he turned, the tires slipped, and the car rolled down the hillside and into the pool at the bottom, completely totaling the vehicle.

Gongsun Hao emerged from the car looking embarrassed.

He was struck hard on the head by the hilt of the sword.

"Ouch, Captain, please be gentle... I'll just find another car, right? We definitely won't overturn once we get out."

"There's no need for that. The incident happened in a corn and wheat field just down the mountain, only a few hundred meters away from us."

Driving in would actually increase the chances of being discovered... If another team has already encountered the [Hidden Resident] on the farm, it's better for us to sneak in and gather intelligence in advance.

If it's a squad of servants created by the "Old King," try to eliminate them here as soon as possible.

Those "familiars" who possess both human and demonic traits must not be allowed to live.

The gaze returned.

Han Dong woke up at night and, finding no moonlight, had to make other plans.

Before they could even leave the farm, the familiar system notification sounded:

The Hidden Resident, Sam the Lonely Scarecrow, has arrived. The Misato Farm is now closed for 48 hours.

Scarecrow Disease is fully activated! It's unstoppable! It's unavoidable!

If no measures are taken, it will Transform Into nothing more than a scarecrow.

Friendly reminder: "Please visit [Sam's Cornfield Paradise] within One Hour. It contains a potion that can slow down the symptoms."

When such a notification is received.

A stinging sensation came from under the skin of the three people's arms.

Even Han Dong couldn't avoid growing withered yellow straws under his skin... It seemed that they had been cursed as soon as they set foot on this farm, and now it was just a matter of fully activating the curse within them.

Han Dong's attempts to switch death forms and to eradicate the curse through desertification were all in vain, seemingly stemming from a high-level curse that had taken root directly in his soul.

There is only one way to barely delay the onset of the curse... but this method cannot be used on Cas and Diana.

"If Mia were here, there might be a different solution... What a pity."

Han Dong sighed slightly and immediately formulated a response plan.

"You two follow the instructions and head straight to the so-called Cornfield Paradise... to obtain the antidote to the curse if possible."

"And you?"

"I have a special method to temporarily suppress the spread of the curse. I plan to go to other areas of the farm first, and maybe I can collect information about this Hidden Resident in advance, just like last time."

If I really can't hold on any longer, I'll come back to Cornfield Paradise to find you guys.

"Alright... we'll try to get as much antidote as possible."

The illustrated guide data will give us a huge advantage, so since Han Dong said so, we'll entrust the entire task to Han Dong.

"Hmm... Before we understand the true nature of the Hidden Resident, we should try our best to avoid conflict with them. No... we absolutely must not have a conflict with them."

Especially you, Diana, must obey Cas's orders.

If we act recklessly, we might die...

"Knew."

They split up and acted separately.

With the passing of both Cas and Diana.

Han Dong leaped onto the roof of the farmhouse...

Due to special circumstances.

Let Togu appear directly.

The scorching hellfire was contained within his body, and the Togu who appeared now appeared quite low-key and unusually quiet... His demonic eyes were like two pure black gems in this darkest night.

"Togu... are you sure?"

"Yes, my memories are being gradually revealed as you approach Derry Town, Master."

Scarecrow Sam, in my memory, should belong to the town's neighborhood committee cadres... slightly different from the ordinary residents.

"Ranked high?"

"I can't remember exactly, but the guys from the neighborhood committee are all hard to deal with... but their personalities are different too. Compared to Ultimate Human Demon like Miles, they are more peaceful."

They generally won't initiate a war with us.

"Master, if you investigate further, some of my memories should also be awakened."

"Okay... let's go somewhere first, maybe we can get some information out of them."

In the darkness of night.

Han Dong led Togu to the cornfield behind the farm's convenience store... The farmer father and son, whom Han Dong had met during the day, were acting as scarecrows, stuck on wooden stakes here, guarding their land.

I accompanied my wife to her checkup today and wrote this in the hospital. So, only two updates for now.