School Shock - S01

In 2017, a team of brilliant scientists makes a major breakthrough in bioengineering, but their discoveries are quickly weaponized, sparking a new arms race. "Vanguards"-the pinnacle of modern bioengineering-are deployed as cutting-edge military assets. Though devastatingly powerful, their bodies are ravaged by the very nanomachines that give them strength, leaving most with only a few years of service before retirement. Liuli, a seasoned vanguard, has burned through most of her lifespan on countless missions. With just 380 days left to live, she’s assigned an unusual task: rescue a hostage from a civilian facility. It’s a far cry from her usual missions of pure combat, but Liuli accepts without question. During the operation, she discovers the hostage-taker is a former vanguard named Zhongrong Zhou, who tearfully demands the government surrender "the son of Eden." Disgusted by what she sees as betrayal, Liuli resolves to purge this disgrace to her kind. The clash between the two vanguards begins...