In New Eden, a city rebuilt after the apocalypse where deadly races are the ultimate entertainment, everyone knows that the strategist Winter has an untouchable beloved in his heart. To get close to him and secure resources for survival, the young survivor Su Hua uses her resemblance to his beloved to disguise herself as a pure, harmless angel and successfully becomes Winter’s “stand-in.” She carefully plots each move, using Winter’s power to investigate the truth behind her family’s destruction and her own exile, while secretly devouring the vengeful spirits on the racetrack to strengthen herself. Gradually, however, she realizes that the seemingly cold strategist’s indulgence and protection of her have long gone beyond what one would show a stand-in. When the truth comes to light and his beloved returns, Su Hua is forced to face both her disguise and her true feelings, while Winter finally bares his fangs. He knew who she was from the very beginning. The one he had been waiting for was never his beloved, but her: a black rose blooming anew from the depths of hell. From testing and using each other, the two move on to fighting side by side, uncovering a shocking conspiracy involving “evil gods” and “purification” behind the apocalypse, and ultimately saving each other as they grow into their true selves.
