She glanced at Soren's retreating figure, knowing full well her recent tie in combat was just a stroke of luck.

Soren was still nursing an old injury, not yet back in top form.

Percival approached with the detached professionalism of a captain, addressing Anna, "A month from now will be the final assessment. Pass that, and I'll arrange for you to start interning in the lab while carrying out missions."

Anna saluted smartly. "Yes, sir. I won't let you or Vivienne down."

Vivienne watched her with a hint of amusement. The girl was a quick study.

While Leopold drove Vivienne and Percival back to their estate, Anna was left at the Vanguard Agency's training camp to hone her skills.

On the way, Leopold queried, "Vivienne, do you think Anna's got what it takes? The Agency's training isn't for the faint of heart."

Despite Anna's draw with Soren, he was worried.

"If you made it through, she will too," Vivienne replied nonchalantly, leaning on Percival's shoulder.

Percival nodded in agreement, "Right, makes sense."

Leopold glanced in the rear-view mirror, catching the couple's affectionate display, and asked belatedly, "Hang on. What do you mean 'if I made it through'? I'm way better than Anna, okay?" Vivienne lifted her gaze lazily, "She's nineteen. How old are you?"

Leopold fell silent.

Alright, he asked for it. He should just shut up!

With a snap, he pulled down the visor.

Out of sight, out of mind, right?

A month later.

assessment at Vanguard Agency officially began. The YQ and TCL labs had merged, keeping the YQ lab's

at the lab first,

the one her mother, Karen, had

spent the past month meticulously

her mother working diligently as she approached the

her mother had

followed by

the head of YQ lab, Holden had been orienting

catching an unfinished experimental report on

approached, saying, "We've been trying to replicate that 3D biological printer,

Holden and his team had been

errors on the report and said, "These numbers are correct, but you've got the direction mixed up. Give it

They had been stuck for a month, but Vivienne had seen the solution

Admiration was an understatement.

they eagerly surrounded her with reports from

Vivienne asked, "Who's handling the

a copy of Hippocrates' Corpus. His hair was neatly trimmed, his nails clean, and he wore silver-rimmed glasses with a

feeling

recent hire. Young, yes, but a medical prodigy and quite insightful

handed over his half-finished report.

nodded, impressed by his

are parts I'm unclear about. I'll report back to the director once I've figured them out," Rex said, marking a question on the

at it and scribbled a series of numbers.

numbers for a moment, his eyes brightening. "Yes, this could

and said, "How long

as he headed to his workstation, engrossed in his

devoted to medicine. We're all used

Rex's dedication reminded her of someone, though that person was not

they spoke, Percival entered,

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