Scattered across the war-torn lands of the Three Kingdoms, fragments of tiger tallies are more than tokens for commanding troops: they are the keys to activating the ancient Nine Provinces Calamity-Subduing Array. A shadowy international conspiracy, the tangled feuds of thousand-year-old clans, and the mechanical rumbling deep underground draw Qin An'an and three others into an arms race that spans time itself. This time, they must unravel not only a tomb packed with ingenious traps, but also a maze of human treachery.