School Shock

In 2017, a team of brilliant scientists makes a major breakthrough in bioengineering, but their discoveries are quickly weaponized, sparking a new arms race. The most advanced result of this research is the "vanguards"-highly effective combatants enhanced by nanotechnology. However, the same nanomachines that make them deadly also shorten their lifespans, forcing most to retire after just a few years of service. Liuli, the story’s heroine, has spent years carrying out dangerous missions, and now only 380 days remain in her life. When she’s assigned to rescue a hostage from a civilian facility, she hesitates-her skills are built for destruction, not delicate operations. Still, she reluctantly takes the job. During the mission, Liuli discovers the hostage-taker is a former vanguard named Zhongrong Zhou, who tearfully demands the government release "the son of Eden." Disgusted by his betrayal of their kind, Liuli resolves to purge this disgrace from their ranks. The confrontation between the two vanguards erupts into battle...