There was a bustle early in the morning; all the villagers huddled before the statue as the villager from the previous day sat at the very front, staring at the eyes of the statue.
He didn't drip his blood again but just sat in patience, watching the eyes of the statue gradually glow up. Yihan had told him that dropping blood once was enough as once the statue charged up enough, it would automatically turn him into a Horned Human.
Moreover, the villager himself could sense a certain attraction towards the statue, one that gradually grew stronger over time. This was why he arrived before the statue early in the morning.
As all the villagers woke up early, they noticed his actions and followed him, congregating around the statue as they observed in anticipation.
A couple of hours after dawn, the eyes of the statue fully lit up, casting a beam onto the villager, turning him into a Horned Human.
