Three months after the apocalypse began, nine out of every ten people worldwide had become bloodthirsty zombies. Cities lay in ruins, and despair devoured the last traces of life. Lin Mo woke up in an abandoned hospital, only to discover that he had become something different. He retained his human consciousness and did not attack his own kind, yet zombies recognized him as one of them. His wounds healed quickly, and when he was hungry, he craved only the “virus cores” inside zombies.
A “balance type” caught between humans and zombies, Lin Mo must fight off threats from mutated zombie kings and marauders, while also facing the suspicion and rejection of human survivors. From hunting zombies alone to survive, to stepping in to protect children, and then leading a team through hordes of undead in search of the fabled safe zone, Lin Mo continually awakens new abilities amid blood and fire. He also gradually uncovers the shocking secret behind the virus: this apocalypse is no natural disaster. It is a conspiracy by Genesis Corporation, which seeks to use the virus to select “perfect soldiers” and rule the world.
When a third-tier zombie king attacks the safe zone, and the doomsday virus countdown begins, Lin Mo is no longer a lone outcast. He is humanity's hope. Joining forces with fellow “balance types,” he leads a team south to destroy the company's headquarters, turning the tide with his power to control the virus and ultimately putting an end to the disaster.
Rising from the ruins, he leads humanity in rebuilding its home, developing a cure, and establishing a global alliance, bringing life back to the barren earth. This is a story of identity, resistance, and redemption, and a legend of the journey from the apocalypse's depths of despair to a new era of life. When the world crumbled, he used a zombie's body to protect the human spirit, because in his heart there was
