LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 619 - 619: Child
Chapter 619: Chapter 619: Child
The farmer and his son had become scarecrows.
Due to the full activation of the curse, they were given a chance for ‘resurrection’… even if their blood vessels and organs had been replaced by straw.
With the support of the power of the curse, they could still carry out normal body activities. They could even unleash an attack involving straw or some peculiar organs, capable of easily killing a common person.
As Han Dong had helped the father and son when he first came to the farm, they bore no animosity towards him.
“Didn’t I tell you to leave as soon as possible? Now, it’s really too late.”
“Is there any other way to leave?”
The farmer shook his head, while staring at the straw that had grown on Han Dong’s hand, “Method… method to leave… Any person who carries the curse, if they try to leave this farm, they will be killed promptly.
You had the chance to leave when you just arrived at the farm, as you hadn’t been touched by the curse then.
Now, it’s too late. You can’t leave.”
“Is there a way to delay the onset of the curse?”
“One cannot resist or avoid the curse it brings…”
At this moment, the farmer’s son, who was hanging on the stake and an early victim of the straw disease, suddenly turned his head. With his button eyes stitched on, he stared at Han Dong, slowly sticking out a shriveled tongue from his sack-like mouth.
“The Tailor’s Church to the east… You may find the answers you seek there.”
“Tailor’s Church, to the east?”
Han Dong’s gaze shifted, surprised to receive unexpected information.
“Yes, the church here is unique, mainly managed by Godmother Idison, who also works as a tailor… The previous weak scarecrows were all stitched by her.
She must be hiding some sort of secret.
Because all the devout worshipers in the village have fallen ill without exception, the disease rate is much higher than other villagers.
Many missing people in the town also have direct connections to her…
We, being fully afflicted by the straw disease, can’t enter the church, but you might find answers in there.”
“Thank you.”
At this point, the farmer’s son added, “If Godmother Idison is still alive, you must kill her.
Only when straws were growing from my body and I had fallen into darkness, I saw the true face of the godmother…
My friend who disappeared three months ago also fell victim to her.
I was so foolish to believe that Godmother would not do such a thing…the church has been mentioned many times in Susanna’s notebook.
If you can kill her, I would be willing to help as much as I can.”
“No problem.”
With such clear objectives and a weird plot, there’s no doubt that a side plot would be triggered.
“Considering the reappearance of moonlight, I would leave the farm area… To avoid alerting the enemy, I didn’t send out the crows on a large scale.
I didn’t expect such a weird church on the eastern side.
Good luck, helping people in the Fate Space does have its benefits.”
As Han Dong was about to leave, he turned and looked at the farmer.
“Mr. Anderson, may I borrow your hat and a piece of straw?”
“Go ahead.”
In the blink of an eye.
Han Dong had transformed into the image of a scarecrow that looked just like the farmer, perfectly imitating him. Even his inside was filled with straw-wrapped blood vessels, and their scents were identical… After learning some basic rules of the farm, Han Dong, disguised as straw man, left, limping away.
During his secret journey to the church, Han Dong temporarily put Togu away, his chance of success in sneaking in would be much higher alone.
After Han Dong left along the narrow path of the cornfield.
The father and son began to whisper among the cornstalks:
“Rams, it’s not good of you to trick this kind-hearted young man into going to the church.”
“Father… this man is very powerful. Today, when he was carrying me, I could feel a terrifying power from his body through my straw.
He might really be able to kill the priest.”
“But the priest is…”
Just when the father was about to say these words, a boy who was licking a lollipop and wearing a straw hat suddenly passed by… One of his fingers, made up of squirming straw, was raised in front of the child’s mouth, signaling them to keep their mouths shut.
The straw on the bodies of the father and the son kept falling off, even revealing organs made of straw.
After about five minutes, the little boy licking the lollipop left.
…
Han Dong, pretending to be a scarecrow, followed the directions given to him by the father and son, heading towards the [Tailor’s Church].
The church, a place of pilgrimage, should not engage in other professions. The combination of the tailor’s shop and the church is problematic… It was the first time Han Dong heard about this.
While Han Dong was heading towards the church in the east.
Through layers of straw, the Little Demon Eye in Han Dong saw a weird mechanical scarecrow dragging a massive, stitched arm and a strange sickle, coming from the direction of the church.
It was enveloped in a dark aura and it was difficult to discern its strength.
Han Dong immediately changed his route, moving laterally for dozens of meters, pretending to be a collapsed ordinary scarecrow in the cornfield.
As Han Dong lay down, a young boy with a lollipop suddenly appeared in front of him, out of nowhere.
Barely half a meter tall, wearing a burlap mask and red clothes, the little boy looked somewhat adorable.
The boy sat in front of Han Dong, seemingly also hiding from the horrifying mechanical scarecrow.
Through the Little Demon Eye’s vision, Han Dong was studying the boy in front of him.
The child was just a very ordinary scarecrow, under his mask and clothes, he was filled with ordinary straw… Han Dong guessed that this might have just been a five-year-old child from a farmer’s family who had been turned into this state by the terrifying straw curse.
“Don’t move… that thing is coming.”
Han Dong immediately grabbed the little boy and brought him to his side.
Pretending to be two ordinary scarecrows, they lay in the cornfield… With the ‘Death Mood’ heightening their disguise.
Creaking…
The terrifying scarecrow dragging the sickle, attracted by the scent, came over.
Han Dong had already prepared himself for a fight. As long as the other party showed an aggression, he would counterattack immediately.
However, with the combination of the straw disguise and the death mood, they successfully deceived the mechanical scarecrow. Leaving a pool of dark mechanical waste oil, the other party slowly left.
After confirming safety, Han Dong recalled the Death field to his body.
The reason for helping the scarecrow child was simply because Han Dong had contact with the villagers who transformed into scarecrows.
This so-called ‘straw disease’ only changed their physical bodies, it did not directly affect their nature. Only a few people had fallen into despair during their illness.
This small boy, who was yet to grow up, still maintained the innocence of a child.
The straw child took out a lollipop from nowhere and handed it to Han Dong.
“Thank you.”
After accepting the lollipop, the straw boy trotted off.
No triggers or changes in favourability rate were detected after the event. Han Dong shrugged and continued on his journey towards the weird church.