Chapter 844



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“That teacher is so handsome.”

The students below the podium were secretly talking about Caleb.

Nora raised her eyebrows.

Caleb was really very handsome indeed. Also, the dashing aura around him was elegant and gentle. He wore glasses and always smiled softly before he spoke, which gave people a refreshing feeling, like a spring breeze.

At the same time, however, he did not give people the feeling that it was easy to approach him. On the contrary, there was a sense of alienation and nobility.

Both he and Justin came from wealthy families, but the two gave people completely different feelings.

Justin felt like a fierce god of war. He was terrifying and intimidating.

Caleb, on the other hand, was like a celestial being, who made people feel like they were out of their depth.

Nora closed her eyes, rested her head on the table and fell asleep.

She attended classes so as not to draw attention to herself. She had chosen to be an exchange student at that time because there weren’t many classes during that period.

Caleb’s voice was soft and hypnotic.

As she listened, Nora slept even more soundly.

At the podium, Caleb chuckled as he watched the girl drift off to sleep, and unconsciously lowered the volume of his voice. In fact, whenever anyone spoke, he gently reminded them, “Keep your voices down. Don’t disturb your classmates who are sleeping.”

Students: “…”

The class was soon over. After class, Nora stretched and got up. This time, she didn’t walk away, but looked at Caleb in front.

Caleb wanted to approach her but was stopped by a student. “Professor Gray, I don’t understand this part here…”

Nora yawned. As she waited for him, a voice was suddenly heard from the side.

“Hello, Lisa.”

She turned her head and saw Oscar standing next to her with an embarrassed look on his face. He said, “I know you may not care, but I still want to apologize.”

Nora knew what he meant. However, she didn’t care.

She didn’t consider Oscar a friend, so she didn’t take his prejudice toward her to heart. She nodded and said, “It’s okay.”

After speaking, she picked up her purse and walked out the door.

Oscar had a complicated look on his face as he watched Lisa from behind. After hearing what the counselor had said the day before, he had gone to see Professor Wilson to review the exams.

At the end, he checked that the other girl had gotten all the questions right.

At first, she thought the girl had tricked her, but the next moment she realized that Lisa had never said she couldn’t answer the questions. In fact, she had even mentioned several times that she didn’t need her help.

It was her own arrogance that had made her think Nora’s grades were bad.

Oscar stared at Lisa from behind. For some reason, he suddenly felt the image of the girl in his mind growing larger and larger.

Nora didn’t leave after leaving the classroom, but stood in the corner and waited.

After a while, Caleb approached. The man, who was a head taller than she was, asked with a smile, “Lisa?”

Nora nodded. “Yes, Lisa.”

Caleb smiled again. He said, “Long time no see.”

“Yes, long time no see.”

Nora replied calmly.

Caleb looked directly at her and then asked, “Are you…. okay?”

Nora: “?”

Just as she was puzzled by Caleb’s question, she heard Caleb speak again. “About Mr. Hunt…”

All right, Nora had once again forgotten that Justin was ‘dead’.

She lowered her gaze. To hide her emotions, she could only say calmly, “Actually, we weren’t that close.”

Strictly speaking, she and Justin had only known each other for three months, and during those three months they hadn’t been together every day either.

When she put it that way, even she herself was perplexed.

She had never had many friends in her entire life, so why had she fallen in love with him in such a short time? Besides, it was to the point of trusting him completely.

Nora’s expression at that moment looked a bit puzzled.

However, her statement convinced Caleb.

After all, Nora had always been cold and indifferent since she was a child and had never really noticed relationships. To be honest, it would be stranger for her to be dramatic about it.

Seeing that she wasn’t too concerned about it, a smile formed on Caleb’s face and he said, “Yeah, I’m glad you’re okay.”

He looked at the time and suggested, “Shall we have lunch together?”

“Sure.”

Caleb was the special department’s undercover agent. Besides, when he was in the States, he had helped her a lot. Besides, Nora also wanted to know about Barbarian, so she and Caleb left the school together and went to a private room at a nearby restaurant.

When the food arrived, Nora sat down across from Caleb and asked first about Barbarian. “Is Barbarian here?”

Caleb nodded. “Trueman heard that Barbarian had shown up at the school, so he wanted me to come take a look. Why are you here too?” Just after he spoke, something occurred to him and he asked directly, “Did you come because you have a lead on V16?”

Nora knew she wouldn’t be able to give a convincing explanation once she was found here.

Not even a fool would believe her excuse about being an exchange student at this point.

Besides, even if she couldn’t fully trust Caleb, some things she could let him know.

She nodded her head. “Yeah.”

Caleb frowned. “Then you need to be careful. If Spacey’s got his eye on you, he must know you’re here. Barbarian’s here too…. Nora, you mustn’t underestimate any of the five of us who have survived among thousands!” Nora nodded, her expression solemn. “Understood.”

After speaking, she suddenly asked, “So…. Which of your genes were enhanced?”.

Caleb instantly turned red.

He was a little embarrassed.

Nora smiled slightly. “You said you’d tell me about it if we ever met again!”. Caleb sighed. “Forget it, I’ll tell you.”

“…Okay.” Nora’s ears pricked up curiously.

Caleb looked a little shy. He coughed and then sighed and said, “Well, it’s my heat resistance genes.”

Nora: “?”

Her first reaction was that she didn’t understand!

Caleb sighed. “With the right humidity level, the average person’s cells start dying at about 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The most you can stand is 122 degrees, but I can survive in a 176 degree environment.”

Nora: “…”

So what was the point of improving genes like that?

Why were humans studying such strange things?

But the next moment, she realized a problem. “So you can’t undergo high-temperature treatment for your lung cancer? Cancer cells can be killed at only 110 degrees!”

At 110 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit, cancer cells would die after a few hours. However, normal cells would also die at the same time, so humans could not fight cancer with this method.

But Caleb could!

Just as Nora was about to say something, he suddenly realized something. “Can cancer cells also survive at 176 degrees?”

Caleb nodded.

Nora: “…”

If her cancer could be cured that easily, she would have recovered long ago. Other doctors must have come up with this idea before, too.

She held her forehead.

Caleb, however, seemed calm, “It’s okay, I’ve already prepared for it. In any case, even if my cancer is cured, I won’t be able to find V16 anyway…”

Cancer was hard to deal with.

Nora sighed quietly.

Then she asked, “What are Spacey’s characteristics?”

Caleb shook his head. “I haven’t seen him since he was ten years old, and then he didn’t like to talk much…. Aside from Spacey, you also have to watch out for Listener. Nora, the five of us who survived, we want to live; so they will definitely fight you for V16. The key here is that time is running out.”

Xander didn’t have much time left either.

Nora knew she had to hurry and find a way to get into the archives and get file #004.

Since the food was here, the two stopped talking and started eating.

Halfway through the meal, because the chatter was too loud in the private room next door, faint voices were heard.

“Professor Epson, your research results are great! You have been trying to invite Anti to do this project with you, haven’t you? But she hasn’t responded. If she finds out that you have succeeded in your research for the project, she will definitely regret it.”

It was a student paying lip service to Epson.

“Of course!” Epson scoffed, “The way I see it, Anti’s reputation is not justified by any real skill. Look at how many patients he’s operated on over the years-two operations a month? I can’t help but wonder if those patients were really sick.”

Some students standing next to him also agreed with him. “Yeah, who knows, maybe they were just acting with her. If her medical skills are really that impressive, why would she do that?”

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