Because something utterly absurd had happened, Aerith, Jill, Payton, and Terry all began to question their lives.
"Dante... no, I mean, Priest, does the Lord really exist in this world?"
Payton could not help asking. He had experienced it firsthand. Though he had not felt anything, he knew that after losing consciousness and waking up again, he had become a normal person. Even the bite wound had healed.
He had originally been an atheist, but now Payton's faith was wavering.
"Believe, and He exists. Do not believe, and He does not."
Chang Wei said with a smile.
That was way too profound!
He could not understand it!
As a Black man, Payton had already been among the elite to become a noncommissioned officer. But not everyone was Rhodey, Iron Man's best friend, who had graduated college and become an Air Force colonel. Given Payton's family circumstances, finishing high school had been a miracle. Joining the military had been his only way out besides falling in with gangs.
Rather, the fact that he was still only a noncommissioned officer at his age already said enough about his abilities.
Jill, Aerith, and Terry were better off. They had all received an elite education, unlike the free-form kind, so they could understand Chang Wei's words. They simply did not believe them.
They all took Chang Wei's words to mean that he did not want to reveal anything. Only Terry, the reporter, got very excited and kept pressing him with questions.
It was understandable. After all, Western reporters were famous for being fearless, courting death, and stirring up trouble. The most representative example was Lois, Superman's girlfriend.
"...Priest, will... will the Lord punish Umbrella Corporation?"
Aerith suddenly asked Chang Wei.
Then she took the initiative to explain Umbrella Corporation's affairs.
"You mean all of