The neon lights of the Demon City have never been so blinding, yet no matter how bright they shine, they cannot pierce the shadows quietly creeping out.
When shapeless monstrosities writhe in narrow alleys, and maddening whispers mingle with the clamor of the streets and burrow into people's ears, the order of this bustling metropolis is held together only by a group of people lurking in the dark, staking their sanity and their lives to keep it standing.
Lin Ye only wanted to coast through life as an intern, but he was dragged into this bizarre world. His [Touch of Nothingness] is the bane of the “abnormal,” but it is also a shortcut to self-destruction. Here, he meets a band of “freaks”:
Shen Yue: A sharp-tongued genius physician whose scalpel can “stitch” shattered minds back together;
Lei Hao: A hot-tempered man wielding the power of thunder, who teeters on the brink of losing control every time he unleashes it;
Zhuge Ming: A man who can see through the data of all things, but must face the “truth of the world” that makes blood pour from every orifice;
Su Xiaowan: A spirit medium who can hear the whispers of gods. Her fear is the team's earliest warning bell.
Under the guidance of Director Chen Huairen, a gentle man with secrets of his own, the Mirage Squad becomes both the first and last line of defense protecting modern civilization. They must face not only terrifying monsters, but also the deranged cult behind them, which is plotting to summon an ancient god and tear the world apart to remake it.
The fire of battle always cools, but the price of protecting others is forever etched into your bones.
An arm, your sanity, your memories, even the very fact that you ever existed... all can be taken away in an instant.
But when the day the stars return to their proper places truly arrives
