In the future of 2044, humans have long been accustomed to accessing the global virtual reality world MACRO through "safety cabins". The tactile nerves rely on the special gas EFA to synchronize with reality. 90% Of the population is immersed in a virtual paradise. Few people notice that when the EFA system suddenly goes out of control, the knife wounds and burning pain in the virtual world will actually gnaw at the flesh and blood. Behind this technological disaster, there is a deadly conspiracy that can subvert the form of human existence.
Lin Shen, the top "scavenger", possesses the unique "mirror perception": the pain of others will be reflected on his nerve endings. This ability originated from the cruel experiments in the "Ouroboros" genetic laboratory in his childhood, and also made him the only "living sensor" that can track abnormal codes. When he synchronized the death pain of a female user in MACRO, he found a charred corpse in an abandoned laboratory in reality. The mysterious symbols burned on the back of the brain overlapped with the death scene of his parents in his memory, and a hunt that spanned reality and reality was launched.
As the investigation deepened, Lin Shen discovered that the genetic chain of the deceased was embedded in the MACRO encryption protocol, and the abnormal code "0001" in the virtual world actually gave birth to an independent consciousness "Icarus", warning him that "Ouroboros" was implanting neurotoxins into users around the world through EFA. An even more terrifying truth emerged: This organization under the banner of "gene optimization" attempted to transform all Homo sapiens into "new humans" that would permanently parasitize in MACRO by editing human genes. Lin Shen himself was the "perfect prototype" of the successful first-generation experiment.
