A virus known as “Prometheus” sweeps across the globe, turning the infected into bloodthirsty monsters and bringing civilization crashing down. Lin Xia, an intern doctor, survives a sudden catastrophe at the hospital, only to discover strange blue-purple veins appearing on her arm.
Rescued by Chen Mo, a former special forces soldier, the two are forced to join forces and flee through a city turned into hell. They soon discover that the disaster was no natural calamity: it was caused by a military bioweapons experiment gone wrong. Even more terrifying, Lin Xia discovers that she has an astonishing affinity with the virus. Not only was she the doctor in charge of “Patient Zero,” she may also be at the very heart of its origins.
As fragments of memory slowly come together, a horrifying truth emerges: she was once the project's chief researcher, but her memories were erased because she opposed human experimentation. The so-called virus is actually a “genetic key” from an alien civilization, designed to forcibly open the door to human evolution. But behind it lies a terrifying secret connected to higher dimensions.
The underground resistance group “Beacon,” relentless military forces, watchers from the stars... All sides see her as the key. Lin Xia must struggle to survive in a collapsing world, control the ever-growing “Fire of Prometheus” within her, and make the ultimate choice:
