An Hei

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	An Hei (暗黑) 99
Alias(es)	An Hei — a codename formerly representing the highest authority of a secret government department 102
Gender	Male 99
Affiliation	Former secret-government authority; later an adviser and operative within Li Wei's circle 102 312
Occupation/Role	Psychologist, intelligence strategist, interrogator, and former head of a national secret department 362 566
Status	Active 583
First Appearance	Chapter 99 — direct communication with Li Wei through the Shadow Communicator 99

Background & History

Early life and government service

An Hei's Inner World reveals that he was the child of a woman who died by suicide in a mass grave after becoming pregnant out of wedlock. He treats the memory of his mother and the people connected to his childhood with striking emotional detachment. 361

He educated himself at an exceptional pace, completing courses that ordinarily take more than a decade before earning three doctoral degrees in another three years. One degree was in psychology, which became central to his later work. 362

As a psychologist, An Hei experimented on a psychopathic killer by implanting fear into the subject's mental world. The experiment produced the Axe Man, a murderous manifestation that later began haunting An Hei's own dreams. 362

He rose to become the highest authority behind a secret government department, coordinating agents such as Blood Wolf without personally meeting many of them. 102 251 His records state that he suffered from a hereditary disease expected to become fatal in adulthood, though he later claimed that a Daoist-like stranger cured him with a miraculous pill. 235 242

Conflict and cooperation with Li Wei

An Hei first contacted Li Wei through the Shadow Communicator after correctly deducing that Blood Wolf's device would eventually be discovered. He introduced himself as someone seeking a Reincarnator capable of helping him address the black-fog crisis. 99

He covertly monitored Li Wei following Guo Jian's death and used carefully targeted letters and threats involving Li Wei's loved ones to force his cooperation. Li Wei recognized that An Hei exploited psychological vulnerabilities and attempted to predict his behavior through detailed personal records. 103 117 119 121

During the black-fog crisis, An Hei personally led operations against formation eyes, coordinated Reincarnators and military forces, and had already sealed thirty-two black-fog zones. 108 Although Li Wei initially regarded him as an enemy, he gradually came to respect An Hei's willingness to endure black-fog corrosion and his commitment to protecting the world. 108

A year later, Li Wei encountered and purchased a man resembling An Hei, believing him to be the strategist presumed dead from his illness. Their identities were eventually confirmed, after which An Hei became a valued—if still closely watched—adviser in Li Wei's group. 235 242

Later operations

An Hei assisted Li Wei during the rescue of Nina from the Blood Clan, urging him to investigate the enemy's motives before committing to a reckless assault. 239 He gathered detailed intelligence on Prince Hanbani and devised the operation used to infiltrate the Vampire Royal City. 243

He later became Li Wei's principal strategist for high-risk Illusion Realm and mission-world operations. His intelligence networks identified Godslayer Alliance spies within Li Wei's territory, including their identities and combat levels. 312 583

Personality

An Hei is calm, calculating, and unnervingly difficult to intimidate. Even while facing manifestations of his dead mother and childhood trauma in the Inner World, he remains composed enough to analyze the threat and use prepared countermeasures. 361

He habitually records information, studies opponents, and searches for patterns others overlook. His conclusions are often based on small details: the arrangement of mission-room doors, the absence of Yellow Papers, enemy movement patterns, or inconsistencies in a target's story. 312 335 360 365

Though Li Wei initially sees him as manipulative and ruthless, An Hei repeatedly prioritizes group survival over personal comfort. He is willing to make harsh decisions, such as shooting Qiao Yan when he concludes that doing so is the only way out of an Inner World trap. 359 400

Abilities & Skills

Strategic analysis and psychological deduction

An Hei's greatest asset is his intellect rather than direct combat ability. He specializes in profiling, information synthesis, interrogation, and predicting human behavior. 251 312

• Deduced Li Wei's identity from Blood Wolf's report and the compromised Shadow Communicator. 99
• Narrowed the possible “outlier” in a Reincarnator mission by identifying those who had not produced Yellow Papers. 335
• Determined that the Inner World's chosen victims followed the physical order of the Reincarnators' rooms. 360
• Exposed Qiao Yan's soul-state deception by testing his own unnatural regeneration and tracing Qiao Yan's motives. 365
• Conducts systematic interrogations, recording targets' strength, associates, habits, residences, and vulnerabilities before proposing an operation. 243
• Is acknowledged as poorly suited to direct fighting compared with planning and deduction. 251 334

Flame Spear

Flame Spear is a C-rank magic skill that An Hei can cast without an incantation by forming his fingers into a gun-like gesture. 361

• Fires fast, bullet-like sparks that explode on impact. 361
• Can repeatedly destroy the bodies of Inner World manifestations, though they may regenerate. 361
• Was used to cripple Qiao Yan after An Hei saw through his deception. 365
• Costs 80,000 points to exchange for. 361

Six Paths Golem and Phantom Demon Eye

An Hei acquired a mask linked to the Six Paths Golem after defeating Qiao Yan. The mask grants access to the unsealed Phantom Demon Eye. 366 368

• Creates illusions convincing enough to duplicate a person's appearance, mannerisms, and expressions. 368
• Can conceal multiple people completely, including their scent. 393
• Can impose imagined creatures, including Axe Man, into an illusion; injuries inflicted there transfer to the victim's real body. 393
• Cannot be used within the Inner World. 366

Preparation and survival methods

An Hei compensates for his limited physical strength through advance planning and specialized tools. 334 361

• Prepared a Spirit Beast Bag containing crows, exploiting Axe Man's fear of them to protect Li Wei's group. 361 362
• Severed his own arm to prevent Axe Man from manifesting through it; the limb later regenerated in the soul-state Inner World. 361 365
• Studied incomplete Yin-Yang Daoist Arts and later acted as a fortune teller using Yin-Yang Divination. 546 557

Equipment

• Shadow Communicator — a device usable within black fog to contact agents in mission worlds; it enabled An Hei's initial communications with Li Wei and Blood Wolf. 99
• Six Paths Golem mask — grants the Phantom Demon Eye's illusion abilities. 366 368
• Handgun — used to kill Qiao Yan and break the group's first Inner World trap. 359
• Spirit Beast Bag — carried a flock of crows prepared as Axe Man deterrents. 361
• Intelligence notebooks and manuscripts — records enemy details, special-skill classifications, and strategic observations. 243 312

Relationships

• Li Wei — Initially a manipulative adversary who forced Li Wei into cooperation through surveillance and psychological pressure; later became his most trusted strategist and mission companion. 103 239 334
• Blood Wolf — Former subordinate from the old world. Blood Wolf remains loyal to An Hei and recognizes his value as a commander and planner. 251 400
• Zheng Yutong — Fellow member of Li Wei's group. They clash when An Hei refuses to abandon the larger mission to search for Li Wei, though he acknowledges her devotion to him. 400
• Zhang Sanfeng and Dongfang Bubai — Act as An Hei's right-hand men after arriving in Three Heroes City. 312
• Qiao Yan — An Hei identified Qiao Yan's scheme to murder the other Reincarnators for the Six Paths Golem's reward, then defeated him through deduction and Flame Spear. 359 365 366
• Daoist-like stranger — A mysterious man whom An Hei credits with curing his hereditary disease through a miraculous pill. 242

Notable Quotes

“My name is An Hei, an idiot who hopes to save the world.” 99

“Don't act rashly, and don't attack it. Otherwise, you'll turn into a mindless idiot.” 510