In the spring of 2026, the apocalypse came without warning. Strange phenomena swept across the globe, order collapsed, and human nature became the most unfathomable abyss of all.
Li Jinye, a delivery rider worn down by life into an ordinary, somewhat calculating and even slightly sleazy fat man, encountered something strange about Su Qing, the beauty on the ninth floor, while delivering an order. It was the beginning of his glimpse into the disaster. As the people around him began to seem unfamiliar, the nightclub beauty in a camisole had a bizarre look in her eyes, the kind-hearted owner of the bun shop had black grime under her fingernails, and even his neighbor's shadow stopped obeying him. Relying on the instincts he'd honed as a ten-year reader of apocalyptic fiction, Li Jinye frantically stockpiled supplies and prepared an ax for self-defense, all in the hope of staying alive amid the chaos.
But human greed was deadlier than the strange phenomena. Neighbors who used to greet him with a smile swarmed in to seize his food, while the young woman who once fawned over him joined forces with others to ambush him. After a bloody standoff in the hallway, Li Jinye finally understood: in this world that devoured people, kindness wouldn't keep you alive. Only ruthlessness and decisiveness could help you survive.
As he swung his ax to hack through the hypocrisy of human nature, he fled the familiar apartment building with his pack on his back. What lay ahead: the unknown beyond the city, more strange beings in hiding, or a hell where people turned on their own kind? Could an insignificant man who only wanted to stay alive find his own path to survival amid the apocalyptic flood?
