Frozen Fireline: A Survival Game in the Apocalypse

In 2043, the “Red Virus” sweeps across the globe, turning 90% of humanity into bloodthirsty “infected.” The remaining survivors huddle inside the “Frozen Fortress,” battling an eternal winter of -30°C and hordes of zombies beyond the walls. As food and fuel run out, the seven major conglomerates offer the only hope of survival: the survival game Nirvana.

The entry fee is everything a player owns, from one million in supplies to assets worth billions. The more wealth you have, the better your starting position. The game recreates classic CrossFire battlefields: frozen transport ships, abandoned biolab facilities, and frost-covered urban ruins. Every map is a miniature of the apocalyptic world outside. In solo matches, lone wolves fight desperate battles; in team matches, squads live and die together. But there is only one rule: die in the game, and you are forcibly transported outside the fortress. Within ten minutes, you will either freeze to death or become prey to the infected.

Lin Chen, a retired professional CrossFire player, sells everything he owns to meet the minimum entry requirement and pay for his sister's treatment after she is infected. Armed with professional-grade marksmanship and tactical instincts, he faces crushing defeats at the hands of conglomerate players, as well as betrayal and alliances among teams of ordinary people. He also discovers a terrifying link between the game and reality: frostbite in the game tears at the skin of his real body, while the zombie NPCs on the maps are identical to the monsters outside.

The supposed grand prize is a trillion-dollar fortune, accepted worldwide after the apocalypse ends. But as Lin Chen delves into the heart of the game, he uncovers an even darker truth: this life-or-death game may be nothing more than a slaughterhouse where the conglomerates select “new humans.” On the frozen battlefield, only by staying alive can he tear open the apocalypse's...