Chapter 220: Chapter 220: Cornfield
Translator: 549690339
Han Dong did not participate in the following squad discussion.
He went alone to the border between the mansion and the forest.
Previously, Han Dong had given an order to the Crowman.
It was to convey to the Crowmans around Gaine Forest to distribute themselves as much as possible in the border area of the mansion and monitor the overall situation of the mansion.
So Han Dong could more stably control the overall trend of this training.
Taking into account the problem that, according to Mia, the [Cursed Space] might cover the entire wheat field area.
Plus, it was not convenient to release the two containment subjects in front of the squad members… Han Dong planned to use his relationship with the Crowmans to obtain a temporary reconnaissance minion.
This could also be considered as learning in advance how to assign tasks to these low-rank creatures as a ‘high-ranker’.
As Han Dong approached the border, the moment he stepped on the land of Gaine Forest.
Caw, caw, caw
The previously mentioned crowman called ‘Duo Zeya’ immediately flew over.
It willingly pressed its feathered head against Han Dong’s palm, rubbing it back and forth comfortably, and simultaneously established a mental connection.
“My…Master, we’ve completed the task you assigned us.
Once we detect any abnormalities inside the mansion, I, as a messenger crow, will report to you immediately.”
“Mm, good! In addition, I have another task for you.”
“Duo Zeya is ready to face death at any time.”
“No need for such, you only need to be my ‘personal servant’ for a while and accompany me to a rather dangerous place… the main task would be for you to gather intelligence.”
“Alright!”
Duo Zeya was so excited to hear that Han Dong needed its close assistance, that it cawed out loudly, flapping its wings non-stop.
“Good, follow me then…”
Han Dong could affirm that ‘Crowman’ was trustworthy.
A pet with the ability to sense aura, have night vision and fly could provide very direct help during the mission.
The Crowman softly flapped its wings, flying low next to Han Dong.
Its hands and feet hanging in the air, keeping pace with Han Dong’s walking speed.
The squad slowly grew accustomed to Han Dong’s behaviour of directly recruiting a Crowman, only Miss Winry was incessantly amazed.
“Captain Kenny… let us enter the granary.”
“Hmm! I hope you all return alive.”
Kenny pushed open the front door of the granary.
A layer of colourful foam-like film covered the interior, one needed to pass through the membrane layer to enter the real interior of the granary.
All members of the group held hands and stepped in together.
Kenny waited for fifteen minutes, then also entered the granary, keeping an eye on this group of promising and excellent freshmen.
Although he said that he didn’t care about their safety, Kenny still couldn’t bear to let anything happen to these young people.
Boom!
He casually closed the granary door, leaving a fierce vulture guarding the top of the granary, preventing any squad from approaching.
There was a slight sense of oppression when passing through the membrane.
In the blink of an eye.
The group was standing in the central region of the granary.
A small kerosene lamp hanging above cast a slight light, dimly illuminating the entire granary.
Bags of rice, packed in squares, were piled up in the corners.
Only the skeletons remained of the cattle that were once raised here.
Even though the entire granary seemed somewhat gloomy and the temperature somewhat low… there was no trace of it being burnt by a big fire.
This indicated that Han Dong and his party should have already entered the Cursed Space created by the influence of the farm’s owner along with the arrival of the Dark Age.
Essentially, it can also be regarded as an “Overlapping Space”.
It shares certain similarities with the Cass Family’s grand house, which Han Dong had previously encountered.
This separate space exists independently from the original world, yet is closely connected to it.
“People!!”
Han Dong and Abe simultaneously looked towards the Granary.
However, nothing was visible through the cracks.
Just a moment ago, the two of them distinctly felt that someone had been spying on them… and Han Dong even managed to catch a glimpse of the intruder.
It was as if the horror of bloodshot eyes was observing the foreigners who had entered the space, through crevices.
“Mia… how is the curse situation?”
“Everything inside the Granary is normal, there is even no trace of the Cursed Aura… I think the Granary should be a relatively safe place, the truly dangerous area is outside.”
As the door of the Granary was pushed open, the sight of the wheat-field area had been completely transformed!
The originally desolate and dilapidated wheat-field area had turned into an ‘extremely lush’ cornfield.
The term ‘extremely lush’ is used because apart from being dense, the stalks of corn were more than three meters high.
If one does not possess the ability to fly, walking in the cornfield is dangerous as their vision would be severely limited and wouldn’t be able to predict where the danger might come from.
Bringing Crowman was the right decision.
Han Dong immediately gave Crowman an order to fly high into the sky and collect basic information regarding the entire cornfield.
Caw Caw
Who knew?
Just as Crowman had not even flown five meters high, a series of terrifying scarecrow vines immediately began to entwine Crowman.
This frightened Duo Zeya, who immediately turned and flew back to the warehouse.
The straw roots that followed were immediately burned away by the Fire Magic released by Dumps.
“The terrifying scarecrow standing in the cornfield saw me immediately! It scared the life out of this crow baby!”
Duo Zeya was incredibly timid and hid behind Han Dong.
“Scarecrow… how many are there approximately? What other information did you manage to gather?”
“In the cornfield, there’s a Scarecrow not more than ten meters away from the other… Besides! I saw in the east, there seems to be a larger farm, with faint traces of light emanating from a building.”
“Oh?”
This information is incredibly important.
There is a high probability that the cursed family that committed suicide resides in that farm.
“Well done!”
While complimenting, Han Dong took the opportunity to pet Crowman.
Now, the goal was clear. They needed to cross the dense cornfield, be on guard against the terrifying scarecrows, and reach the farmyard.
“Alright! We will proceed as per the vice-captain’s plan.”
All six members of the team were tied to each other’s arms by the tough spider silk spat out by Mia.
This was to ensure they wouldn’t stray from each other during the trek through the cornfield.
Winry took the lead, with Han Dong following closely behind, responsible for using Little Demon Eye to detect any possible hazards in advance.
As for the somewhat timid Crowman, he was also tied to Han Dong’s wrist with spider silk, remaining in low flight, following closely behind Han Dong.
Mia took the rear, responsible overall for the traction of the spider silk and because she was familiar with curses, able to effectively prevent any unexpected attacks from the rear that were curse-related.
However, Mia pouted throughout, upset watching Han Dong having an intimate conversation with Miss Winry at the front of the team.
“Let’s go…”
As the party stepped out of the “Granary” into the cornfield,
Several strange and distinct sounds came from all directions.
It appeared that in this cornfield, not only were the scarecrows dangerous, but other terrifying creatures were also lurking around…