Qin Luo opens his eyes to find the apocalypse of 2145 baring its teeth at him. A zombie girl is sprawled on top of him, gnawing on his arm to sharpen her teeth and calling him “Big Brother.” No matter how hard he tries, he can’t shake her off. All he wants is to hide in Ironwall City and scrape by, but the crystal core inside Xiao He holds the secret origin of the Ash Virus, drawing hunters who want her dead. He awakens an ability, but every time he uses it, he takes another step toward becoming a zombie. Ironwall City claims to be cleansing the world of zombies, but really it wants to capture her and turn her into a weapon. Qin Luo grumbles and curses, yet refuses to leave her behind. Then Xiao He devours hundreds of crystal cores and goes berserk, and he carries her into the Ashen Rift. Can the virus’s source be reversed? He has no choice but to find out.
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