『If the apocalypse comes, flee with me—the nights of the apocalypse are far too long without you』
The apocalypse. I used to stubbornly believe that the apocalypse was an unprecedented disaster for humanity, but isn't it also a bridge to paradise? Blood rain pours down—it is actually the medicine bestowed by the heavens to wash away filth. The body may be riddled with needle holes, with steel threads stabbing into the organs. When breath is taken away, it should feel like peppermint oil being poured into the bloodstream, seeping into the brain, like a specimen dropped into formaldehyde— cold, clammy, and reeking of brine. Humanity has gained eternal life for the body. Who can still tell what true reality is? In 2049, on "Black Tide Day," the bone-eroding virus turned 97% of humanity into walking corpses. Survivors awakened to supernatural powers—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, lightning, and more. The world fractured into four major factions—the Guardians Alliance, Ark Research Institute, Scavenger Guild, and New God Cult—locked in a brutal struggle over the Ark cure. Living-human strongholds and walking-corpse nests coexist, and the law of apocalypse survival reigns supreme. Guardians Alliance: Centered on the "Dawn Shelter" in Beijing, composed of the military and high-tier supernatural ability users. They claim to protect the flame of humanity, but in reality they are strictly hierarchical and monopolize resources—the nominal official protectors. Ark Research Institute: Headquartered in an underground laboratory in Shanghai, it is humanity's core hope for redemption. Internally split between the radical faction (led by Chen Jingming, who abuses live-human experimentation) and the Night Watch (led by Lin Wan, who holds the line on ethics), its core mission is to develop a cure for the bone-eroding virus. Scavenger Guild: Based in "Oasis City" in Guangzhou, they follow the creed of "supplies above all." They maneuver between the factions, black-market dealings run rampant, and they are fickle and profit-driven. New God Cult: Led by a psychic-type ability user called "the Prophet," they regard the bone-eroding virus as "divine purification," sabotaging cure distribution everywhere and inciting survivors to infect themselves willingly. They are an extremely dangerous cult. Walking Corpse Nest: Centered on the "Mother Nest" in Wuhan, it gathers millions of walking corpses and aberrants, launching periodic corpse tides. It is the ultimate threat to all the living—and the "Mother Nest" itself possesses intelligence and supernatural powers, able to control all walking corpses.
If the earth is destroyed tomorrow, I want to take a walk with you