In 2045, the sky was no longer a sanctuary. It was a gaping rift leading to the abyss.
Only when the cosmic life-form known as the Abyssal Ruins tore open the firmament did humanity realize how insignificant it was in the universe. Fighter squadrons vanished in invisible force fields, cities crumbled under warped laws of physics, and the weapons of the old age were nothing more than children’s toys before a higher civilization. At this moment of survival, humanity’s greatest defensive undertaking, the Lingxiao Project, rose from the ground, carrying the last hope of civilization.
The sharpest spear needs the steadiest hand at the helm.
- Lin Feng, the sole survivor to return from the abyssal rift: a flame of hope, or a seed of destruction?
- Su Yan, a quantum physicist who puts reason above all else. She will use equations to stand against an unknowable horror.
- Lei Zhen, an iron bulwark holding the line. To him, the oath to protect is worth more than life itself.
- Yun Lan, a phantom moving through torrents of data. She can see through illusions and weave traps of her own.
But they soon discover that the Abyssal Ruins are no mindless natural disaster. They whisper ancient secrets, corrupt the minds of soldiers, and even sow the seeds of betrayal among humanity.
When the Lingxiao fortress begins to collapse from within, when comrades turn against them after being corrupted, and when activating the ultimate weapon means perishing alongside the enemy, Lin Feng and his teammates must make a choice in the depths of despair: heed the call of destruction, or pursue that faint glimmer of peace?
When the abyss gazes at you, will you close your eyes and build a wall, or open them, try to understand, and sing an immortal song of humanity beneath this new firmament?
The mecha are powered up.
