Three years after the outbreak of the "V" virus, the world has fallen, cities have been lost one after another, and zombies are rampant. In Chongqing, a city shrouded in darkness, Lin Han, a former PLA virology and weapons expert, as a genetically immune person, stands alone with the military dog Hei Feng. They searched for supplies and researched serum every day. Lin Han also sent out signals through the radio station, hoping to get a response, but it was always in vain. The peace was broken by Heifeng's sacrifice, and Lin Han fell into despair. However, the metal nameplate left behind by Black Wind made him suspect that the source of the virus was not a natural disaster, and he decided to go to Chengdu to investigate. On the way, he rescued former special soldier Zhao Xue, and the two went together with the goal of finding Zhao Xue's sister who works at "Shenzhou Biology" and uncovering the secret behind the virus. At the "Dragon Vein" base in Chengdu, they discovered the truth about the "Dragon Vein Project" - it was originally intended to develop the gene enhancer "Nirvana", but the experiment went out of control and caused the virus to leak. Amid the crisis, Zhao Xue sacrificed her life to protect Lin Han, and Lin Han escaped after obtaining the core data and sealed box. At this time, the virus mutates for the third time, and the night demons possess group wisdom, forming a "tide of corpses" and the global crisis escalates. Lin Han arrived at the "Dongfeng Oasis" shelter in Gansu with the data. Here, through research, scientists found that night demons would avoid late-stage severe patients and put forward the "camouflage" theory. Lin Han self-injected simulated pathogens and successfully verified the theory. In the end, the zombie tide besieged the "Dongfeng Oasis", and Lin Han walked towards the zombie tide alone and successfully withdrew with the help of "camouflage agent". Humanity gains the ability to coexist with the Night Demon, and the fire of civilization continues. The radio sounded again...
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This apocalyptic novel uses hard-core details and vivid characters to write "Hope in the Ruins" in a heart-wrenching and passionate way. It reads like chewing compressed cookies and drinking ice soda, rough and refreshing. The story takes root in the mountainous city of Chongqing, turning Internet-famous landmarks into ruins infested with zombies. The light rail tracks are covered with moss, and night demons wander around the entrances of hot pot restaurants. It not only enhances the sense of place, but also uses the humor of Northeastern dialect to offset the depression of the apocalypse - Lin Han's sentence "Qiu Mingshan Mountain Car God has to pass on the root of Hua Zi", which instantly makes survival in the apocalypse more exciting. The combination of one person and one dog is even more touching. Heifeng is not only a fighting partner, but also Lin Han's spiritual support against loneliness. From the tacit cooperation when searching for supplies in the supermarket to the mutual support in the dark training, every detail is the bond of life and death. The most rare thing is that it does not fall into the routine of "killing monsters and upgrading". Instead, it buries a lot of real survival anxiety: the rush when the energy suddenly cuts off, the shortage when inventorying supplies, the self-doubt when serum research is stuck. These "uncool" details make survival in the apocalypse more weighty. Lin Han is not a superman who saves the world. He is just an ordinary person who carries the trust of his mentor and relies on his unyielding energy to carry on. He will be ecstatic over a box of self-heating hot pot, and will emo to family photos late at night. This kind of "down-to-earth" struggle is more empathetic than a grand narrative.
This apocalyptic novel uses hard-core details and vivid characters to write "Hope in the Ruins" in a heart-wrenching and passionate way. It reads like chewing compressed cookies and drinking ice soda, rough and refreshing. The story takes root in the mountainous city of Chongqing, turning Internet-famous landmarks into ruins infested with zombies. The light rail tracks are covered with moss, and night demons wander around the entrances of hot pot restaurants. It not only enhances the sense of place, but also uses the humor of Northeastern dialect to offset the depression of the apocalypse - Lin Han's sentence "Qiu Mingshan Mountain Car God has to pass on the root of Hua Zi", which instantly makes survival in the apocalypse more exciting. The combination of one person and one dog is even more touching. Heifeng is not only a fighting partner, but also Lin Han's spiritual support against loneliness. From the tacit cooperation when searching for supplies in the supermarket to the mutual support in the dark training, every detail is the bond of life and death. The most rare thing is that it does not fall into the routine of "killing monsters and upgrading". Instead, it buries a lot of real survival anxiety: the rush when the energy suddenly cuts off, the shortage when inventorying supplies, the self-doubt when serum research is stuck. These "uncool" details make survival in the apocalypse more weighty. Lin Han is not a superman who saves the world. He is just an ordinary person who carries the trust of his mentor and relies on his unyielding energy to carry on. He will be ecstatic over a box of self-heating hot pot, and will emo to family photos late at night. This kind of "down-to-earth" struggle is more empathetic than a grand narrative.