SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKSAs the insect-human college students welcome a new semester, they are in turn greeted by the consequences and fruits of their previous labors. Suchan has found camaraderie and support in Huijin and friends, Professor Ji is absent after his sacrifice left him in a coma, and Breeder and his Predators have been brought to a standstill. Or…have they? Unbeknownst to NEST, Breeder is simply lying in wait for his seed of chaos to grow. And the moment of truth comes when the fear and insecurity he sowed in a force-fed Suchan sprout into terror and panic…Isolated, alone, and accused of giving in to his feed training, will Suchan play right into Breeder’s hands? Or will he fall into the clutches of a mysterious new anti-NEST group first?