On the eve of the international fighting championship, a mosquito bites Johnson on the back of the neck.
No one knows that a subdermal beacon chip has activated, and the countdown to hell in Binhai has officially begun.
He is the only perfect match among the 37,000 subjects Victor screened over twelve years.
He is patient zero of this biochemical disaster, and the city's only hope.
Pioneer Group hides beneath a veneer of celebration. An engineered virus sweeps through Binhai as the infected devour people, order collapses, and moles run rampant.
Kane defends the city, clutching his comrade's dog tags. Elsa works to clear her parents' names and develop a vaccine. Lin Xiao stakes his life on the front line, while Zhou Xiaonan exposes the conspiracy with her pen.
They think capturing Victor will mean victory, but all they find is a body double.
Deep inside a cold-storage facility, the true mastermind looks up with a faint smile:
72 days until the New Era begins.
Binhai is only the first stop. The Red Tide will eventually engulf the world.
