A high school boy laid his head on the desk, deep in sleep. It was a period of self-study, and the teacher had not arrived, so the students could not contain their restlessness; they enjoyed every second of their freedom.
And despite the noise and chaos, the student sleeping next to the window did not wake up. Fatty Jun–his best friend–knew the teacher was fast approaching and he would get in trouble if caught sleeping. So, he walked to his best friend–Wang Wei–to try to wake him up.
Before he succeeded, the latter suddenly stood up from his desk with a look of shock followed by confusion.
"Fate Nexus…My death," muttered Wang Wei before becoming even more confused; he did not know what these words meant. He just had a vivid dream that told him he would die at a very young age. Typically, he would ignore such a thing as nothing but a dream.
But for some reason, he believed in that dream.
"Are you alright?" asked Fatty Jun.
"I'm fine. Just drowsy from the nap."
"Well, Teacher Long is on his way, so be presentable, especially since he doesn't like you very much."
Wang Wei nodded before removing a bottle of water from his backpack and washing his face. He did not want the teacher to use his appearance to cause trouble for him.
During the entire self-study class, Wang Wei pretended to be studying, but he was distracted, thinking about that dream. Luckily for him, this class was today's last, and he rushed home as soon as school ended. He called his chauffeur to take him home.
And as soon as he arrived, his mother asked him why he did not stay for after-school activities or attend his Private Lessons.
"Mom, I think I'm dying."
Yu Yan stopped cooking and looked up and down at his son. If he did not know his son was usually a good student, she would have used the spatula to teach him a lesson for saying something so ominous.
"Boy, what are you talking about?" After hearing her son's explanation, she really wanted to beat him up.
"It's just a dream," she reassured him.
"But it's not."
Yu Yan wanted to rebut him, but she stopped herself when she saw the determination in his eyes. For some reason, she believed him–or at the very least, decided to indulge him.
"What do you want me to do?"
Wang Wei was shocked since he did not think that far. After pausing for a moment, "Let's go to the hospital. Maybe there is something wrong with my body."
"Fine," replied Yu Yan as she contacted their primary physician. Their family can be considered wealthy elites, so it was not a big deal to use the most extensive and expansive medical tests to reassure his son.
An hour later, Yu Yan had already texted her husband about the situation while taking Wang Wei to the nearest hospital. Wang Wei asked the doctors to run all possible tests, and they acquiesced.
And when he saw Doctor Yan walk into the room with a serious look, he knew his hunch was correct.
"Doctor Yan, is something wrong with my son?" asked Yu Yan as she also felt something was odd. The doctor arranged her hair before answering; this was a habit she had when stressed or needed to deal with an anxiety-ridden situation.
"Madam Yu Yan, I don't know how to tell you this," said Doctor Yan in a plain but reassuring voice. "We have detected a genetic anomaly in your son."
"What does that mean?" asked Yu Yan, trying hard to control herself.
"This anomaly has only recently been detected, and–"
"Be direct, Doctor," said Wang Wei, making her sigh.
"You won't live past 35 years of age."
Yu Yan immediately wanted to break down. However, she knew it was not the time. "Is there anything you can do?"
"This anomaly has only been recently detected. And with our technology, there is nothing that can be done."
"What about Genetic Warriors?" she hurriedly asked. "His father is one of the few Third Level Genetic Warriors in the world. Maybe he can do something."
Doctor Yan was slightly surprised. Although she had these people as patients for quite some time, she did not expect them to be a family of Genetic Warriors–especially a Third Level one.
More than 20 years ago, an alien ship crashed on this planet. And from the remains, the people of Blue Ocean Planet were introduced to the Genetic Warrior, a method for humans to actively evolve and control the process. Unfortunately, most of the ship's records could not be recuperated, and scientists only retrieved the first three levels.
And in these short 20 years, any individual who can become a Third Level Genetic Warrior is exceptionally talented.
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