Dulu hadn't spent the past half-century targeting Richard alone.
Or rather, apart from Richard, he had thoroughly investigated the backgrounds of the other several thousand residents.
Ninety-nine percent of them were employees, and the only other person living in town was a mine manager.
Dulu had learned the cultists' purpose from the manager: they were using the mining operation as cover while preparing to summon an Evil God inside the mine.
One of the manager's duties was to help the cultists enter and leave the mine without being seen by ordinary people.
As for where the cultists came from and how they were connected to the mining company, the manager had no way of knowing.
However, he had revealed one thing: before the fire broke out, the cultists had gathered in the mine. When the fire started, they hadn't been able to get out in time, and they had all died inside.
Dulu had always suspected that the cultists had caused the sudden fire. He also suspected that they had something to do with the town's endless cycle of destruction and renewal.
Unfortunately, they had all turned into monsters and were incapable of communication, leaving Dulu with no choice but to focus on Richard.
After receiving Dulu's memories, Fang Cheng also felt that only Richard could possibly know the truth. The monsters had been reduced to nothing but killing instincts.
He and Isis hurried through the mine. Underground Fire, hot enough to melt steel, raged all around them. Human-shaped monsters charged out of the flames, swinging weapons at them.
They looked terrifying, but their strength was only around Grade B. Even the investigators under Dulu could handle them.
Fang Cheng extended his Vector Control into a Repulsion Field. Every monster that charged at them—and even the scorching flames—was forced back.