In 2026, an unprecedented global systemic catastrophe struck without warning. Massive earthquakes tore apart tectonic plates, hundred-meter tsunamis swallowed coastlines, freak cold spells ravaged tropical regions, and geomagnetic storms crippled every electronic device... These were not isolated disasters, but a “reboot” of the planet's entire life-support system.
At the dawn of what later generations would call the “Age of Calamity,” ordinary programmer Lu Yuan wanted only one thing: to find a cure for his younger sister's strange illness and keep his family alive. But when he touches the glowing runes on walls in the ruins, when unfamiliar information floods directly into his mind, and when a dormant gene within him begins to awaken, Lu Yuan is forced onto a journey to uncover the truth.