In the autumn of 2048, three months after the global ecosystem collapsed, the surface temperature surpassed the critical threshold of 60°C, forcing humanity to take refuge underground.
The story takes place mainly in the Ark Community, converted from an underground air-raid shelter in Pudong, Shanghai, and the Lujiazui financial district, now submerged beneath the Huangpu River.
A gene-editing experiment accidentally triggered an outbreak of superfungi, and Earth's ecological chain collapsed within three months. Ninety-nine percent of humanity died. The survivors gained special abilities from the infection, but had to endure the agony of their genes breaking down.
Lin Xia, a biological researcher, accidentally gained the ability to heal rapidly during the fungal outbreak, only to discover that it was a death curse that required regular injections of suppressants to keep at bay.
This novel and its characters are purely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
