The Chronicles of a World-Shattering Ascension

Programmer Lin Tian has always had a vague sense that something is wrong with the world. Certain laws of physics are too perfect, everyday coincidences seem far too much like a scripted plot, and now and then he catches glimpses of moments like inexplicable system errors. He dismisses it all as an overactive imagination, until he meets Shen Xiao, who is plagued by the same strange feelings of déjà vu and troubling dreams.

A chance accident lets them both witness the terrifying sight of the world turning into data. To their shock, they discover that the universe as they know it, along with their own bodies and memories, may be part of an incredibly complex virtual prison. Most people are NPCs equipped with models of self-awareness. The few, like them, who are beginning to awaken are being quietly identified and corrected by the System.

To uncover the truth and break free of these invisible restraints, Lin Tian uses his logical mind and technical skills to analyze the world's underlying code and search for loopholes. Shen Xiao relies on her powerful intuition and an ineffable spiritual sensitivity to guide their way. Under the System's surveillance, they must work together to conceal themselves and exploit the loopholes they find to gain access.

Their greatest challenge is questioning whether they are truly themselves: are their emotions, memories, and even the powerful bond between them just a plot written into the code? If the world is virtual, what is real? If they escape this virtual layer, will freedom's dawn await them, or a deeper void?

On this journey into higher dimensions, filled with the unknown, Lin Tian and Shen Xiao will join hands to break through the deadlock and use the will of their souls to challenge the ultimate boundary between the virtual and the real.