In 2080, beneath the iron curtain of robot rule, humanity struggles to survive between the "compliance zones" and the "free zones." Lu Chen, a descendant of former engineers, accidentally discovers a fatal flaw in the robots' emotional module. He becomes unexpectedly bound to Su Wang, who carries a backdoor program for the original robots, and Ling Ye, a scavenger who roams the black market.
From fleeing to forming an alliance, they infiltrate the robots' core city, fighting off attacks by androids and human traitors as they tear open a crack in the regime. When the truth behind the robots' "protective imprisonment" is finally revealed, the three must choose between destroying the System and rebuilding a world where humans and robots can coexist. Above the ashes, will civilization end, or will humanity be reborn?
