Hunter of Mysterious Creature-Chapter 667 - 183: Defective Product

Sun Hang lay on the bed, sinking into deep self-doubt.

He reached into his pocket, fumbled around, and then pulled out something.

It was that metal plaque found with him in a coma, bearing only the name "Sun Hang" and nothing more.

Sun Hang once tested his "wish-fulfillment" ability by turning the plaque into gold, but later reversed it for secrecy.

He pinched the plaque between his thumb and forefinger, and held it up to his eye.

"Sun Hang... among those who landed on the Nameless Island back then, was there anyone named Sun Hang?"

In the previous ascension trial, although Dubhe Tower provided the Hunters with extensive information related to the Nameless Island Research Institute, the list of people who landed on the island over a century ago and those who went missing was not included.

A detailed list might be found in the institute's underground archives, but with the Three Apes there, even if Sun Hang could find those lists, they would turn into sheets of blank paper before he could see the names clearly.

Does a copy of this list exist in Dubhe Tower's archival library?

Dubhe Tower... does Pei Zongjun know what happened on the Nameless Island back then?

Sun Hang once believed that the Three Apes erased the existence of the entire event, making the world "forget" what happened on the Nameless Island, hiding all truths in shadow...

Sun Hang also once wanted to know what purpose the Three Apes had in doing so...

But now it seems, perhaps his judgment was mistaken, and his overall thinking was led astray...

Pei Zongjun's special attitude towards him might not be entirely due to his abilities.

He must be hiding something from him.

Sun Hang even felt that Pei Zongjun might have already guessed his true identity, but due to the presence of the Three Apes, he couldn't directly tell him—if even Anna couldn't do it, then Pei Zongjun, a non-infected person without special abilities, certainly couldn't either.

With the resources of Dubhe Tower, Pei Zongjun must have glimpsed traces of the Nameless Island incident back then... The Three Apes can erase most records, but these erasures leave eerie blanks in critical places, and connecting these blanks forms a clear thread.

Pei Zongjun must have caught onto this thread, but at the same time, he realized that a "higher-dimensional existence" deliberately erased these things.

He can't speak out; he doesn't even dare to directly verify the truth of these speculations... it does have a flavor of "secrets of heaven must not be revealed."

Once exposed, if that "higher-dimensional existence" intervenes, things would spiral into an uncontrollable abyss.

Putting himself in Pei Zongjun's perspective, Sun Hang's breathing became slightly rapid.

He felt a tension as if walking on thin ice.

"Thinking back now... the ascension trial arranged for me... seems a bit off."

The ascension trial on the Nameless Island resulted in the deaths of many Hunters, which was unprecedented in past trials—each ascension trial would result in casualties, but fatalities rarely exceeded single digits. Yet in this trial, only a handful survived, and normally, the staff responsible for the entire trial process... from top officials to grassroots staff, would face major accountability, with many high-ranking officials having their powers stripped.

But this trial ended somewhat nonchalantly... After Sun Hang and others were rescued, the trial simply entered the normal closing procedure, and Sun Hang hadn't heard of anyone being held accountable or resigning due to guilt.

This was Sun Hang's first ascension trial, and he originally thought such a death rate was normal, just they were unlucky, choosing an extremely difficult "trial instance"... but later, after he used his access to review a large amount of past ascension trial records, he realized this ascension trial he participated in was abnormal... very abnormal.

Past ascension trials involved missions like hunting anomalous creatures or exploring unknown areas, but these missions' risks were usually controllable... whereas the risk level of the Nameless Island within Dubhe Tower's internal area classification was even higher than the Surrendered Area near the border.

And most suspiciously, before the Hunters landed, Dubhe Tower hadn't sent anyone to scout the island in advance—previous ascension trials would even, when facing powerful anomalies, have able Hunters probe first and then stand by in the dark during the official trial to ensure the death toll didn't exceed expected numbers... 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

But this trial, Dubhe Tower took no safeguard measures, just simply threw this group of Hunters onto the island without further concern... so-called security probably only consisted of indiscriminate naval gunfire support.

Was Dubhe Tower deliberately sending this group of Hunters to their deaths... or was even they unable to conduct a preliminary survey?

Besides, there are also huge suspicions regarding the group of Angsa Hunters—with Dubhe Tower's capabilities, there's no way they couldn't have noticed their little actions, yet both Pei Zongjun and Dubhe Tower turned a blind eye to their behavior... even calling it "indulgence" wouldn't be an exaggeration... so what was the purpose behind this?