Disaster Countdown: I Can See the Fatal Chain

Zhou Jiming, an intern, suddenly discovers that he can see the "death chains" connecting people.

During the morning rush on the subway, three thousand four hundred and seventeen crimson threads extend from behind a man who won't stop coughing.

Each thread is connected to someone about to be caught up in a disaster.

And above everyone's head, the same countdown appears:

In seventy-two hours, the entire city will descend into chaos.

Zhou Jiming tries to warn people, but they dismiss him as a lunatic spreading panic. That very night, the man is rushed to the emergency room. The next day, the people who treated him begin acting strangely. On the third day, seventeen patients lose control at the same time.

Even more terrifying, Zhou Jiming spots someone in the crowd with no countdown.

Above their head is just one line of black text:

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