"Then who are you?" Sun Hang continued asking, "Anna Demosheva?"

"Anna Demosheva... No, it is not my name... It was just a code name for the shell that I have already discarded." The white-haired girl said once again, "I have no name."

"Then from now on, you shall be called Anna Demosheva." Sun Hang looked at her emotionlessly, "You said only I have the right to name you."

"Anna Demosheva... Is this the name that my mom has bestowed upon me?" The white-haired girl's voice was noticeably joyful, "Although it once belonged to that shell... But now, it shall be my name, the name my mom gave me... Mom, I am so happy... I..."

"Anna, tell me." Sun Hang seriously stared at the blurry face, "Tell me all the things I have taught you, exactly, not missing a bit."

"Mom, you once..."

Before Anna could finish her sentence, an invisible force suddenly tore her body apart—now not only was her face blurry, but her entire body turned into scattered chaotic spots of light.

She let out a piercing scream, yet within this scream, there was also a sound of a crisp, clear laughter like a silver bell from a young girl.

This laughter alone sounded beautiful, but mixed with the screams, it was somewhat eerie.

"Mom... hahaha... I have a name now... hahaha... Anna, I'm called Anna Demosheva... hahaha, this is the name mom gave me..."

Sun Hang knew it was the Three Apes that acted, yet this time, instead of anger, he felt a sense of gratification.

He couldn't help but recall the charred remains being carried by firefighters outside the car window.

"Darn monkeys, didn't you eat? Put some effort into it, the screams aren't loud enough!" Sun Hang looked up and shouted at the void "sky", "How can she still laugh? Are you not capable enough?"

Anna continued to scream, and while screaming, she began to recite that sentence again: "Mom... do not be sad... I will not perish... In the long river of time, we... shall meet again..."

"If you have time to say this nonsense, why don't you finish the sentence that was interrupted?" Sun Hang instinctively tried to grasp those spots of light that were gradually shrinking in size, but he caught empty air.

"Damn!"

Sun Hang suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath... after a few seconds, he realized he had escaped the dream and returned to the real world.

The clothes on his back were completely soaked with sweat, sticking uncomfortably to him, so he simply stripped off his clothes, tossed them into the laundry basket at the door, and put on a set of pajamas prepared by the hotel.

Sun Hang glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, remembering that when he had just entered the room it was exactly one in the morning, but now, there were only a few seconds left until four o'clock, and the long hand was almost pointing directly at 12.

"Three hours have passed already…"

Sun Hang sat at the edge of the large bed, bent over to stare at the pitch-black television screen, through the reflection, he could vaguely see his own face.

An ordinary-looking Asian male, neither ugly nor markedly handsome, appearing to be between twenty and thirty years old, of medium height, proportionate build, with uniform hair color, pupils a deep brown common among Xiazhou people, a light bluish stubble around the lips, slightly swollen eye bags revealing a hint of fatigue.

"Am I really human?" Sun Hang muttered to himself in front of the television screen.

He didn't take a shower, slender fungal strands brushed against his skin, immediately clearing away the sweat adhered to the skin's surface, and in the next second, the eye bags and dark circles vanished, even the stubble was significantly cleaned up, making him seem several years younger, vibrant and fresh-faced.

Sun Hang closed his eyes, and when he opened them again after a few seconds, his pupils had changed to a blazing golden color.

Looking at the golden eyes reflected in the dark screen, Sun Hang asked once more.

"Am I really human?"

The golden eyes gradually dimmed, everything returned to its original appearance, Sun Hang leaned back, lying on the soft bed.

He took a deep breath, starting to recall the dream he had frame by frame.

Very quickly, Sun Hang noticed something amiss.

Anna's unfinished sentence had an unnatural break... In other words, her words were not interrupted, rather, a part of Sun Hang's memory had been forcibly extracted.

"I knew it..."

Anna should have answered Sun Hang's question completely, but Three Apes directly erased this part of the memory from Sun Hang's mind.

"Darn, you might as well erase all my memories." Sun Hang stared at the ceiling, muttering softly, "Darn, just erasing the key parts and leaving a bunch of fragmented clues... Isn't that purely torturing a perfectionist?"

Three Apes naturally wouldn't respond to Sun Hang's complaints… Sun Hang knew it could hear his grievances, but it never reacted.

It only acts when Sun Hang is just a step away from the truth, pulling that step into an infinite distance... or smashing the truth into smithereens.

What's its purpose in doing this?

Why not let me investigate the past events?

If I were to know everything, what would happen?

Am I human or a mysterious entity?

A series of questions emerged one after another in Sun Hang's mind until his room door was knocked.

Sun Hang got up and opened the door, Yang Qi walked in with a soot-covered face... Sun Hang noticed noticeable burn marks on her cuffs, hem, and pants legs, her face was also blackened by smoke.

"Really worked hard." Sun Hang hurriedly made way, "Considering, don't you want to wash your face first?"

"Is there water?" Yang Qi directly pulled open the chair and sat down.

"Yes." Sun Hang took a bottle of purified water provided by the hotel from the bedside and handed it to her.

Yang Qi, without saying a word, twisted open the cap and gulped down half the bottle, then tilted her head back, pouring the remaining half all over her face.

She grabbed the corner of Sun Hang's robe, wiped her face vigorously.

The soot and dirt on her face immediately transferred to Sun Hang's robe.

"Seems like you have quite a bit of pent-up resentment?" Sun Hang asked.

"I just sent the video footage back to Dubhe Tower, and Dubhe Tower responded." Yang Qi said.

"What did Dubhe Tower say?"

"This Fireball is indeed a supernatural entity, but it's not an unknown entity."

"Oh wow, good news!" Sun Hang clapped his hands, "Has this thing appeared before?"

"It appeared before."

"Where?"

"In the notebook of an intelligence officer who fled to Xiazhou Continent from the Hezhong States." Yang Qi said, "This entity is coded as B-92 'Fiery Sun', belonging to a very rare phenomenon-type entity, Hezhong States called it 'Helios'."

"Helios? Does this name have any significance?"

"In Ancient Greek Mythology, it is the sun god."

"Isn't the sun god Apollo in Ancient Greek Mythology?" Sun Hang scratched his head, "I've never heard of this Helios."

"In terms of popularity, indeed Apollo is more known, but technically, Apollo is the god of light, while Helios is the genuine sun god. The former belonging to the Olympian Gods, while the latter was among the Titan Race overthrown by the Olympian Gods."

"I don't quite understand." Sun Hang shook his head, "This shows a cultural gap."

"The scholars of Hezhong States didn't name it without basis... In some Ancient Greek texts, when Helios descended to the human world, his form was a giant fireball floating in the air, emitting terrifying heat... which means B-92 appeared thousands of years ago…"

"Then in the ancient myth of Xiazhou, 'Hou Yi Shoots the Sun', could he have shot these things?" Sun Hang immediately utilized his deductive spirit, "That is to say, these things not only appeared thousands of years ago, but can appear in tens at once?"

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