The lover Su Qing of Ling Chen, the top spiritual consciousness texturer, was mysteriously attacked and her spiritual consciousness collapsed. The authorities wanted to "format" her, but Ling Chen refused and took her to escape, becoming a wanted criminal. He sneaked into Su Qing's broken consciousness and discovered that there was an offensive program inside, which proved to be man-made harm.
In order to find the truth, Ling Chen cooperated with K, an underground information dealer. It is learned that the attack weapon is called "Forgotten River" and is specially designed to swallow emotions. Ling Chen risked his life many times to sneak into Su Qing's consciousness and collected clues about the "Chimera Project" while avoiding the pursuit of Yuanchu Company.
Ling Chen was shocked to find that "Forgotten River" was actually modified based on his past research results. Warren, the chairman of Yuanchu Company, publicly "recruited" him, which was actually a trap. In order to cover up the truth and launch the final plan, Warren began to purge the entire city, and K died to protect Ling Chen.
Ling Chen, who was forced into a desperate situation, decided to fight back. He took Su Qing's remaining consciousness and broke into the headquarters of Yuanchu Company, uploading his and his lover's consciousness to the city's "spiritual consciousness matrix". In the world of data, he confronts Warren, who has turned himself into the "God of Numbers." Warren demonstrated his terrifying ideal of creating a unified consciousness and tried to assimilate Ling Chen. At the critical moment, Ling Chen released the "emotional virus" with Su Qing's love at its core, destroying Warren's orderly and pure consciousness.
Warren's empire of consciousness collapsed, and New Cui City was out of control, falling into a chaotic but free rebirth. Ling Chen rescued Su Qing, but she suffered partial amnesia. The two embraced each other at the dawn of the new world, preparing to face the unknown future.
Fragments of Warren's consciousness are lurking in the ruins of the Internet, indicating that the crisis has not been completely resolved.
