Against the Tide

[I heavily revised this in my early days as a writer because I couldn't write a more exciting, melodramatic love polygon. I've forgotten what I changed it into. I might rewrite it later as a cultivation-world version. In any case, read with caution.]

Under a riot of neon colors, celebrities dazzled atop skyscrapers of steel, while below them the world was as cold and merciless as a primeval forest.

The group's controllers sat high in their gardens, commanding the economy and holding countless human lives in their hands.

Yu Tang was one of the countless people whose lives were in their grasp.

However, as an experimental subject for a special purpose, A07 Yu Tang seemed to possess a mysterious charm that could make anyone fall for him with a single glance

Whether it was the devil-may-care white lion, the crafty and wanton fox, the gentle yet cold viper, or the cold-blooded giant crocodile, all of them would eventually fall into his web and become puppets who had lost themselves.

He was the innocent test subject A07, the obedient agent Yu Tang, and the pearl everyone longed to hold in their palms, the bird they tried to capture.

Theme: Everyone is equal.