Act Five opens with a soliloquy by the sage, who explains that he is taking a "pill of immortality" . The sage tells the audience that the pill will revive the body parts of those who have been killed by the undead. He explains that flattery works, and milking the "pill" for its "worth" works too. He says that in the war-torn, war-ruined world of the undead, he can't really survive. He thanks the sage for his kindness and leaves. Bai tells the villagers that she has come back from the mountains with the medicine she got from her big sis. She tells them that her mom has told her that she won't be able to see her big sister again. Bai says that she was scared because big sis always wanted to go beyond the mountains and see the world. The village chief is furious at Bai for coming back. He tells her that none of her sacrifices have come back alive since they left the mountains. Bai asks the village chief if he wants the entire village to be killed for her. The chief says that they're not there to fight the villagers, but to protect them from the "lord undead," who blesses the village with his protection. If the village loses the "trust of lord undead" because of Bai and the sage's presence, the village will have no chance of surviving in the "war-torn world," Bai says. He asks the villagers if they now know the "weight of their sins."