Taking Their Bad Luck in Stride

That was right. These six young men were first-year students at Nanzhou University—or, more precisely, soon-to-be second-years. Taking advantage of summer break, they had arranged a dorm gathering. They had been in high spirits until someone suddenly cut in line, leaving them thoroughly annoyed.

The dorm leader was Lin Haitao, an outstanding student and the vice president of the university's Sanda club. He was quite capable in a fight, and he was furious about this.

Seeing that the other side consisted of six men, Zhang Jiali felt a trace of fear. Still, with her brother Zhang Wu and her boyfriend Lü Zhitao there, she was not truly afraid.

Besides those three familiar faces, there was also a newcomer: Li Jiaqi, the granddaughter of Zhang Wu's master, Li You.

Li Jiaqi had become Zhang Wu's girlfriend, and they had only recently gotten together. Zhang Wu had come to Nanzhou to seek revenge, and Li Jiaqi was no ordinary person. Li You had once been a special forces instructor, and his granddaughter had also been a special forces soldier.

She had merely retired from service, though no one knew why.

Perhaps it was because of Li You. He did not want her risking her life in the special forces and instead wanted her to work with him.

Ten years ago, Li You started a business in Kyoto. The Kyoto Biotechnology Research Institute had been founded by him, and he was its director. The institute was not public but privately owned. Through his connections, it appeared to conduct legitimate research, but no one knew what was being done in its underground Secret Chamber.

War God Project No. 1, which had been used to attack Lin Chen last time, had come from the Kyoto Biotechnology Research Institute's secret experiments.

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