The Truth of Centralia Town

Richard tracked the administrator and the strangers sneaking into the mine, finally discovering their identities and objectives.

This group consisted of cultists belonging to a cult called the David Cult, which had inextricable ties to the Bront Mining Company.

The cultists had come to the remote Centralia Town for the sole purpose of summoning an Evil God within the mine.

Richard, a man with a strong sense of justice who also felt this was a trial bestowed upon him by the Mother's Body, prepared to stop the cultists' summoning ritual.

However, the cultists were in no rush to begin; they had yet to find the most suitable location within the mine.

At the same time, Richard's presence as an outsider had aroused their suspicion.

After all, it was quite strange for a writer to suddenly settle in a remote town like Centralia, especially one dedicated entirely to the mining industry.

Realizing he had drawn suspicion, Richard began to play the fool, stubbornly refusing to leave the town so he wouldn't be driven away.

After monitoring him for a long time, the mine administrator concluded that the fellow was indeed insane and stopped paying him any extra attention.

After a year passed in this manner, the cultists finally found the most suitable location in the mine: the position of the Gate.

This location was revealed to them through a divine inspiration received by a highly respected prophet within their sect.

The David Cult had secretly turned a high-level executive of the Bront Mining Company into a believer, and with that person's help, they were able to bypass the administrator and enter the mine smoothly.

Otherwise, mines in this era were the private property of mining companies, and the workers even possessed a large number of firearms; anyone who tried to force