Tangled Time

Dulu had not been targeting Richard alone over the past half-century.

Or perhaps it should be said that, aside from Richard, he had thoroughly investigated the identities and backgrounds of the thousands of other residents.

Ninety-nine percent of these thousands of residents were employees, with only one mine administrator also living in the town.

It was from this administrator that Dulu learned the cultists' goal: under the guise of mining, they intended to summon an Evil God within the mine shafts.

One of the administrator's duties was to cover for these cultists as they entered and exited the mines, ensuring they remained undetected by ordinary people.

As for the origins of these cultists and their relationship with the mining company, that was beyond the administrator's knowledge.

However, he did reveal one piece of information: before the fire broke out, these cultists had gathered inside the mine, and after the fire started, they were unable to escape and all perished within.

Dulu had always suspected that this sudden fire might have been triggered by the cultists, and he also suspected that this town trapped in a time loop was related to them.

Unfortunately, they had all transformed into monsters and were incapable of communication, leaving Dulu with no choice but to focus his efforts on Richard.

After obtaining Dulu's memories, Fang Cheng also felt that only Richard could possibly know the truth, rather than these monsters left with nothing but the instinct to kill.

He and Isis moved rapidly through the mine, surrounded by Underground Fire hot enough to melt steel, as humanoid monsters lunged from the flames, brandishing weapons at the pair.

Although they looked frightening, these monsters were only around B-rank, a level that even Dulu's investigators could handle.

Fang Cheng's Vector Control formed a Repulsion Field, pushing away