In a future city where time can be bought and sold and life can be priced, the poor sell time to survive, while the rich buy time to live forever. Ling Ye is the top "time hunter" walking in the gray area of the city. He pursues the debt of time and witnesses the loss of human nature.
When his only relative, his sister Ling Xi, had her life time rapidly extracted by a mysterious force and was on the verge of death due to "time bankruptcy", Ling Ye's entire world collapsed. In order to save his sister, he must fight against the whole world.
Forming a fragile alliance with Evelyn, a genius scientist within the system, they embarked on a desperate road to pursue the truth. From the dilapidated Vanishing Zone to the glorious Tower of Eternity, every step is on the edge of conspiracy and death. What they will face is not only the all-devouring ambition of the parliament leader Kyle, but also this cruel system that completely distorts the value of life.
When the price of saving one person is to overturn the entire world, how should Ling Ye choose? In this race against time, how will he get back what he has lost?