A "grey fog disaster" of unknown origin swept the world.
Wherever the gray fog passes, most humans become irrational "whisperers" - they can still speak and move, but their brains are covered by some kind of collective resonance, and they can only repeat other people's secrets and pain, torturing the survivors until they go crazy.
The gray mist itself doesn't kill people, it kills people's hearts.
Lin Ye is an ordinary city surveyor who was trapped in an underground surveying station after the disaster. When he first came into contact with the Whisperer, he unexpectedly awakened the ability to read minds - he could hear the chaotic resonance in the Whisperer's mind, and he could also hear the murderous intentions and lies hidden behind the smiles of normal survivors.
In the wasteland, mind reading is not a blessing, but a curse.
Because everyone's voice is telling him: trust is the most expensive luxury in the last days, and the truth is often scarier than the gibberers.
