There Was More Than One Here...

The unconscious Cultist lying on the ground was the old farmer who had greeted Fina earlier. His eyes were tightly shut, and he was completely insensible, clearly having passed out for good. Fang Zheng turned over the other two as well and found that they were villagers too. He vaguely remembered seeing them before, though they had never spoken.

Then let me take a good look at Rand's true identity.

With that thought, Fang Zheng summoned Omniscient Angel again and looked at the old man before him. Lines of writing quickly appeared across the Snow White pages.

"...Rand Joseph was a member of the Church of the Day of Destruction. He had concealed his identity and come here to secretly spread a plague, intending to create the terror of the undead..."

Just as expected.

Fang Zheng nodded at the information appearing on the pages. But just as he was about to close the book, another line suddenly emerged beneath it.

"...Rand Joseph was an honest and kindhearted farmer. Every day, he lived in the village, working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Yet this old man was unfortunately drawn into the Cultists' conspiracy. He contracted the plague, died in terror, and then became a Ghoul..."

"...???"

What was going on?

Staring at the two utterly contradictory entries, Fang Zheng was filled with confusion. What was this supposed to mean? How could this old man be both victim and perpetrator? Was that even possible?

Yet just as Fang Zheng was baffled, an entirely new entry appeared.

"...Rand Joseph was an unlucky, pitiable man. His parents had died when he was young, and he had grown up alone and destitute. Yet this had not worn away his passion for life..."

"...Rand Joseph was a retired old soldier. He had once fought his