[Hardcore Apocalypse + Battle of Wits + Trait Sequence Evolution]
--Do you think you're wielding power, or is power taming you?**
Beneath the ruins, there is no savior, only gifts laced with poison.
When Zhang Bai crawled out of a pile of corpses, his left eye had already been branded with the [Eye of Annihilation], which could glimpse the end of all things, while the [Soul-Splitting Rust Venom] coursed through his blood, eating away at him from within. He thought these were gifts from the apocalypse, until he realized that whenever he used his abilities, he could hear the rules shrieking as they fell apart.
When Qing Feng, a warrior bearing the [Heart-Sword Spirit], and Chu Qingleng, who could [Weave the Rules], appeared, the three were forced to form an alliance and enter the Seventh Forbidden Zone. There lay the terrifying legacy of an ancient civilization, as well as the truth behind the power of traits:
**Every use of an ability lets the rules assimilate you a little more.
Every step closer to the truth takes you one step further from humanity.**
The revival of the earth's ley lines has drawn not only monsters, but also eyes watching from behind the scenes.
As their companions gradually begin showing signs of becoming "rule-bound," and the world reveals cracks like glitches in a program--
They discover that traits are not weapons, but reins parasitizing their souls.
This time, the prey will follow the reins and strangle the hand holding them.
