Serial Code: Ark

An epoch-making immersive game "Esia Era" has swept the world, claiming to give players a second life. Chen Mo, who was unemployed and down-trodden, put on a helmet with his last hope, only to find that the novice village where he was born was filled with weird realities that far exceeded the propaganda. The sharp sword blade carries the pungent smell of blood, the NPC's eyes hide the wisdom and fear that the program should not have, and the system rewards are occasionally mixed with cold code fragments that cannot be parsed. With a tiny "anomaly" from reality, he accidentally triggered a quest line leading to a hidden unique sequence, and quickly rose to prominence among players. However, behind the powerful power is a bottomless fog: the anonymous GM who sends warning signals, the aboriginal prophets who whisper prophecies of salvation, and the "countdown" that quietly emerges in the game and synchronizes with the real-life disaster... Chen Mo gradually realized that every step of his violent sequence level was stepping on the crack between the two worlds. "Age of Esia" is not a virtual playground, it is a real world on the verge of collapse - "Esia" - the last distress signal and ark of salvation. The passion and time poured into it by players are the nutrients that maintain its existence, and are also the bait coveted by predators. When the rules of the game begin to erode reality, and when close relatives and friends become pawns in the game played by the mastermind behind the scenes, Chen Mo stands on the border between illusion and reality. He must integrate the power of myth in the game and the weak connection with reality to uncover the cruel truth hidden in the "World Tree" system. Code and flesh are intertwined, and his choice will determine whether the two worlds will usher in dusk together, or sail towards a new dawn on the ruins of the end.