"Strictly speaking, there should be nine appearing simultaneously," said Yang Qi. "And one of them is the real sun, that yellow dwarf star 150 million kilometers away from us."

"Does this thing have any features?" asked Sun Hang. "For example, conditions and timing for its appearance?"

"There's no pattern to follow, just like in Eternal Night," Yang Qi shook her head and said. "In other words, although it has disappeared now, it could reappear at any time, so we mustn't let our guard down."

"What you said is no different from saying nothing," Sun Hang smirked. "Based on this, this thing might even appear right over Chunming City... or even inside Dubhe Tower."

"Theoretically, that's indeed possible," Yang Qi rubbed her temples. "So there's no detailed prevention plan from Dubhe Tower, only instructions for the Lizhou City Management Committee to quickly organize post-disaster reconstruction and properly resettle the affected citizens from this incident."

"So, there's nothing for us to do next?" Sun Hang stretched lazily.

"Yes, but the Lizhou City Management Committee still requests that we stay a few more days," Yang Qi said. "The Mysterious Creature Hunters originally stationed in Lizhou City are now out of contact, and both the City Defense Guard and the local Anomaly Investigation Bureau are in a state of overworked overtime. We're considered the only freely maneuverable emergency force in the entire Lizhou City right now."

"I get it, basically just holding the fort?" Sun Hang said.

"That's about right," Yang Qi nodded.

"Isn't the situation urgent in Tianfu City?"

"Chimera 17 won't appear again in the short term, and the last group of Hunters on the tracing mission have just returned and are resting in the city, so the gap in Tianfu City's combat strength is not too big yet."

"And what about you? Your sister is still lying in the intensive care unit," Sun Hang looked at her and asked.

"I called my teacher, and Ah Lian's condition is very stable, no life-threatening issues," Yang Qi said. "Besides, since she's in the ICU, even if I go back I can't see her, nor can I help... It's better to stay here and do what I can."

"And Mr. Wang? How is she doing?"

"Still the same, although the ultra-low temperature temporarily suppresses the progression of the infection, once she's out of the Eternal Freeze Coffin, she'll..." Yang Qi paused and looked seriously at Sun Hang, "Are you really planning to... directly take her mimetic essence?"

"Isn't that the only way to save her?"

"... I don't know," Yang Qi sighed. "Rationality tells me I should stop your crazy plan... But deep inside, I desperately hope you can save Wang Xiyi... It's really... really..."

Yang Qi was silent for a moment before continuing, "It's really... a bit contradictory."

"It's not contradictory at all. You're stopping me because you're worried I'll be infected by a runaway meme, but you also hope Mr. Wang can survive, which aren't conflicting," Sun Hang said.

"How is it not conflicting? Saving her means you have to risk being infected by a runaway meme..."

"What if I say I won't get infected?" Sun Hang interrupted Yang Qi, looking her straight in the eyes and asked, "Do you believe me?"

Yang Qi was stunned. She and Sun Hang stared at each other for a full half-minute before she somewhat unnaturally turned her gaze away, "…You better not be boasting."

"I'm definitely not boasting!"

Sun Hang thought to himself, even if he wanted to be infected by a runaway meme, those three annoying dead monkeys probably wouldn't allow it.

"Alright, I'm going back to sleep, have to wake up early tomorrow to go to Panlong Airport… Are you coming with me?" Yang Qi said.

"Sleep together?"

"I meant… go to the airport together in the morning!" Yang Qi gave Sun Hang a sidelong glance, snapping, "What are you thinking all day?"

"Your words make it easy to misunderstand," Sun Hang said, aggrieved. "Fine, I'll go, anyway, there's nothing else to do at the hotel."

"I'll come to get you at seven in the morning," Yang Qi threw out those words and then left the room.

Sun Hang glanced in the direction of the balcony and said aloud, "How long do you plan to eavesdrop?"

A faint rustling, a translucent figure stood up from the balcony floor, jumped over the railing, and jumped out—the bizarre posture didn't resemble something a human could perform.

Of course, this guy wasn't human either.

This was a mysterious husk, one of the deceitful equipment Zhong Ling carried, numbered "005," with abilities in optical camouflage and breath concealment—information Sun Hang downloaded directly from Dubhe Tower's database. Besides that, he learned one more thing: the mysterious husk that stopped the Overlord from attacking him further that day was Zhong Ling's most powerful husk, numbered "001," whose real identity is Zhong Ling's 'deceased' mother.

"Why does this little girl love to eavesdrop so much?" Sun Hang muttered softly.

Right after Yang Qi entered the room, this mysterious husk climbed over the balcony railing and slipped in, then lay on the balcony floor without moving... Unfortunately, its breath concealment ability was almost like a non-existent skill to Sun Hang.

Zhong Ling, that girl, might have sent this mysterious husk to investigate seeing Yang Qi enter his room directly... Wouldn't she be afraid of accidentally witnessing something inappropriate?

Or was she actually aiming for inappropriate content?

Sun Hang instinctively recalled those splendid fantasies in his mind after being influenced by the Tormogin meme on Nameless Island. He still clearly remembered the image of Zhong Ling in knee-high white socks in those fantasies—unfortunately, fantasy remains fantasy. In reality, her most common attire was an ankle-length long skirt... In terms of 'generosity,' she was beaten by Mr. Wang by at least ten streets.

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