Child

The farmer and his son both became scarecrows.

The full activation of the curse gave them the chance to be 'reborn'... Even Though their blood vessels and organs had been replaced with straw.

With the support of the Curse Power, it can perform normal physical activities and even release straw and some strange tissues and organs to attack, easily killing ordinary people.

Because Han Dong had helped the father and son when he first came to the farm, the two had no animosity towards each other.

"Didn't I tell you to leave quickly? Now you really can't leave."

"Is there any other way to leave?"

The farmer shook his head, staring at the straw growing on the back of Han Dong's hand. "The method... the way to leave... all those cursed and who try to leave this farm will be killed."

When you first arrived at the farm, you weren't yet afflicted by the curse, and you had every opportunity to leave.

It's too late now, you can't leave.

"Is there any way to delay the onset of the curse?"

"The curse it brings is irresistible and unavoidable..."

Just then, the farmer's son, who was hanging on the wooden stake and was an early Scarecrow Disease, suddenly turned his head and stared at Han Dong with his sewn-up button eyes. A withered tongue slowly emerged from the mouth of the cloth bag.

"The Tailor Church on the East Side... may contain the answer you're looking for."

"The Tailor Church, on the East Side?"

Han Dong's expression changed; he hadn't expected to obtain such unexpected information.

"That's right. Our church here is special. It's mainly managed by the Godmother Edithson, who also works as a tailor... The frail scarecrows used to be sewn by the Godmother."

She's definitely hiding something.

Because all the devout worshippers in the village suffer from diseases, with a much higher incidence rate than other villagers.

There are many other missing persons in the town, all of whom are directly related to the Godmother...

"We're completely afflicted with Scarecrow Disease and can't enter the church; perhaps you can find the answer inside."

"Thanks."

At this point, the farmer's son added, "If the Godmother Edithson still alive, she must be killed."

Only when straws sprouted on my body and I was completely plunged into darkness did I see my the Godmother's true colors...

My childhood friend, who went missing three months ago, also fell victim to her cruelty.

I was so stupid to believe that a priest wouldn't do such a thing... Susanna had mentioned the church multiple times in her notebook.

If you can kill her, I will offer any help I can.

"No problem."

This kind of information, with its clear destination and objective and its own strangeness, will unsurprisingly trigger a side story.

"Considering that the moonlight will reappear, I will leave the farm area... To avoid alerting the enemy, I will not release the crows in large numbers."

I never expected there to be such a strange church on the East Side.

I'm lucky; helping people out in the Destiny Space is quite beneficial.

As Han Dong was about to leave, he turned and looked at the farmer.

"Mr. Derson, may I borrow your hat and a straw?"

"Please go ahead."

In the blink of an eye.

Han Dong transformed into the appearance of a farmer's scarecrow, Perfect Imitation, even his body was filled with blood vessels wrapped in straw, and his aura was exactly the same... After asking some more questions about the basic rules of the farm, Han Dong, in his scarecrow form, limped away.

During his secret trip to the church, Han Dong temporarily put away Togu, as the success rate of traveling alone would be much higher.

After Han Dong left, he followed the path along the cornfield.

The father and son whispered to each other in the cornfield:

"Rams, this young man is kind-hearted. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to trick him into going to church like this?"

"Father...this man is very powerful. Today, when he carried me, I could feel a terrifying power emanating from his body."

He might actually be able to kill the priest.

"Father is..."

Just as the father was about to say those words, a child licking a corn lollipop and wearing a straw head covering suddenly walked by... A finger made of wriggling straw was held up in front of the child's mouth, signaling them not to say anything.

The straw covering the father and son's bodies kept falling off, even revealing the organs made of straw.

After about five minutes, the child licked the lollipop and left.

Han Dong, disguised as straw, headed to the Tailor Church as instructed by the father and son.

A church is a place of pilgrimage and should not have other jobs. Combining a tailor shop with a church is problematic in itself... This is the first time Han Dong has heard of this.

Just as Han Dong was walking towards the church on the East Side.

With his Lesser Demon Eye open, Han Dong glimpsed through layers of straw a strange, mechanized scarecrow, dragging a huge, bizarre stitched arm and a grotesque scythe, walking towards them from the direction of the church.

The entire area was shrouded in a dark aura, the intensity of which was difficult to discern.

Han Dong immediately changed his route, moving laterally for dozens of meters, and pretended to be an ordinary scarecrow, collapsing in the cornfield.

Just as Han Dong lay down, a little boy holding a lollipop appeared in front of him without him noticing.

The child, who was less than half a meter tall, looked rather cute in his burlap hood and red clothes.

The child sat in front of Han Dong, seemingly trying to avoid the terrifying Mechanical Scarecrow.

He scrutinized the child in front of him through the vision of the Lesser Demon Eye.

The child was just an ordinary scarecrow, with his head and clothes stuffed with very ordinary straw... Han Dong guessed that it was probably a five-year-old child from a farm owner's family who had been cursed by the terrifying straw and turned into this.

"Don't move... that thing is coming."

Han Dong grabbed the child and pulled him to his side.

They pretended to be two ordinary scarecrows, lying in a cornfield... and then used the "imagery of death" to deepen the disguise.

Squeak squeak squeak...

The terrifying scarecrow, dragging a scythe, followed the scent and came here.

Han Dong was prepared to retaliate immediately should the other party show any intention to attack.

However, with the combination of the straw costume and the atmosphere of death, the mechanically driven scarecrow was successfully fooled. After leaving behind a pool of black mechanical oil residue, the scarecrow slowly left.

Having confirmed his safety, Han Dong retracted the Death Domain into his body.

The reason for helping the scarecrow child was simply because Han Dong had come into contact with the scarecrows that other villagers had transformed into.

The so-called ' Scarecrow Disease ' only alters their physical bodies; their minds are not directly affected by the curse. It's just that a few people succumb to depravity during their illness.

These children, who haven't grown up yet, still retain their childlike innocence.

The Scarecrow Kid pulled out a corn lollipop from somewhere and handed it to Han Dong.

"Thanks."

After receiving the lollipop, the Scarecrow Kid happily skipped away.

Afterwards, without receiving any trigger notifications or changes in favorability, Han Dong shrugged and continued walking towards the strange church.