When virtuality becomes the only reality, how do you survive?
Lu Chen, a talented player known as the "Tactical Dawn", sadly retired due to a hand injury, but received a mysterious invitation from "Anno", the ultimate virtual universe known as the second world of human civilization.
Yet to enter is to be imprisoned. Login abnormal, logout option dimmed. Like thousands of other players, he found himself trapped in this virtual cage that was 100% realistic but full of dangers.
Born in the deadly rusty wasteland, Lu Chen awakened to a profession that was so unpopular that it was almost useless [Psychic Reconstructor]. The only consolation is that the AI "Stardust" bound to his consciousness has mutated - it can analyze the underlying spiritual energy of all things and glimpse the code of the world's operation.
While others are still struggling for survival, he has begun to repair ancient mechas and rebuild shelters. While the guilds are fighting for territory, he is talking to the abnormal data torrent, exploring the cold truth behind the "logout failure" and the mastermind "Hongjun" of the "Ark Project".
From the lone survivor in the wasteland to the leader of the Star Fortress; from the trapped players to the "variables" trying to leverage the rules of the entire virtual universe.
In this endless battlefield that cannot be exited, the only thing he can do is to use wisdom and the power of reconstruction to analyze the rules, create hope, and fight for all trapped souls in the data abyss to find a path to the Throne of Thorns that leads to truth and freedom.
[Hardcore Survival], [Virtual Cage], [AI Bond], [Civilization Mystery] - This is the ultimate survival that cannot be archived and has no retreat.
