Despite all the unpleasantness that had occurred, both this way and that, Merlin still joined Xiemen Waidao's team.
At first, he was reluctant. After all, the guy across from him had some pretty big problems in his head, and joining them could very well lead to his own demise.
But after turning left when he left his home and witnessing the madness of others, he felt Xiemen Waidao's place was somewhat more normal.
In other areas affected by the Shadow's erosion, most people had gone mad.
Some places believed that facing nature in the state one was born could effectively resist the evil of this world, while others believed that switching the functions of the mouth and the anus could make them safer here.
Compared to these folks, Xiemen Waidao didn't seem to have gone completely mad.
Until he saw how they used "zombies" here.