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Back in 2013, the US government sliced off a chunk of NYC and handed it over to the superpowered bunch, forming this place called "TOWER" It's just ready for superhumans—no regular folks allowed.
Then, in 2014, other countries started copying the US move. Similar mini-cities popped up in those countries too, but only in the wealthy ones.
Fast forward to 2023, when World War III explodes. Nuclear weapons turned the air into a slow poison, choking everyone. Those sliced-off cities were safe havens. They had these unbreakable shields that kept the nastiness out. So, all the survivors got ushered into these government-guarded cities.
Our story takes place in "TOWER"

The Guardians of "TOWER"

"Ah, I'm sorry." Lily accidentally knocked over someone's basket.


This person is a girl wearing a black, gold-rimmed jacket and a black military cap.


"It's all right," said the girl, with the brim of her hat covering half of her face.


"Do you cook by yourself?" Lily pointed to the Chinese cabbage on her hand.


"We have a transfer student here today," the teacher wearing glasses said from the podium, "please come in."


A girl wearing a black scarf, a white sweater, and blue jeans walked in. Her short, black hair and shallow smile made her the killer of the boys.


"Everyone can call me Janice." The girl spoke lightly.


"Okay, Janice, you sit there." Elena frowned at the teacher's position.


Janice came to her seat, bowed to her tablemate, and said, "Please give me your advice."


"Hmph." Gordon wasn't interested in her new deskmate.


"Hello, I'm Lily." Lily stood up excitedly because she was sitting right behind Gordon.


"Staying in the hospital is so boring." Brian came to his cafeteria seat and sipped his Coke from his glass.


"Yeah, it looks like you're going to save again." Jackson tried to hide his annoyance.


In front of his eyes was a murderer who had killed thousands of people—the God of Slaughter.


"That's right, the hospital bill is so expensive, it's really..." Brian paused suddenly. "PU!"


Brian spat out a mouthful of crimson liquid, then his eyes widened, he lost his centre of gravity, and he fell to the ground.


He heard Jackson and Alicia, who were silent next to him, calling his name, and the voice kept getting quieter until it was completely inaudible.


"Please explain." Lily's voice came from behind, and she pressed Janice's shoulder. "What did you add to Brian's glass?"


"I could tell you a story." Janice put down the burger, "but you sit down first."


There was a girl sitting on the railing of the dam, listening to the sound of the water.


"What are you doing?" the boy asked dumbfoundedly from behind.


"It's so cold; be careful not to be hated by boys." The boy put his chin on the railing.


The girl squinted at the boy; her face was a little red.


Her self-hypnosis is red in the sunset. (No, can the setting sun make people red?)


They have known each other since childhood and soon became playmates, but the girl developed feelings for the boy in the process, which she dared not express.


I do not know which day the girl came home and saw her nightmare.


Holding a blood-stained silver sword, the boy stands behind the bodies of her parents.


The boy looked at the girl, the corners of his mouth raised, and his eyes widened.


The girl was so scared that she called out the boy's name.


Lily stopped breathing; she didn't expect Brian to be so cold-blooded!


"Don't treat him like a saint; he doesn't deserve your respect." Janice walked away with her burger.


Lily breathed again, but she was very short of breath, and it took a long time to recover.


When Lily thought of Brian's distorted smile that Janice described, the "teacher" in her heart could only be broken by her.


The ambulance came, but Lily didn't want to look; she just left without looking back.


Betrayal of Trust