In 3026, the Kronos Group became the absolute monopolist of the future, controlling the issuance, trade, and reclamation of “time currency.” Human lifespans were quantified, and time became the only hard currency. To save her gravely ill mother, Lin Wei quit her job as a time trader and became a “time hunter,” constantly stealing years from other people’s lives. But when she aimed her gun at her ultimate target, the wrinkled face in her scope turned out to be her own, aged. This time paradox shattered her worldview, as the red glow of the countdown timer overlapped with the wrinkles in the mirror. Loss of control, betrayal, shackles: when the countdown on her wrist goes dark, can the cry of a newborn pierce the eternal night?
