Despair is a virus. Once your tears run dry, you turn into a monster...
This is a nation of highly advanced civilization. But its very progress has brought the world order to the brink of collapse. The saying “The end of civilization is destruction” is no empty phrase. When resources ran out, the various factions finally went to war for survival, and did not hesitate to use nuclear weapons.
Civilization collapsed in an instant. Tens of thousands died, and in the end, everything returned to square one.
Years later, civilization began to sprout again, but the gloom did not lift. More and more places around the world saw the appearance of “monsters” that fed on humans...
At the start of Year 10 of the New Calendar, the decades-long civil war finally came to an end.
On the wasteland, people who could finally breathe easy were immersed in the happiness of the New Year as ten bells rang across the sky.
The bells tolled heavily, marking the end of the old year and the arrival of the new.
People eagerly awaited the new life ahead. No one noticed the horrific murder unfolding in a shadowy alley...
