Zero: the Entropic Apocalypse

In the 22nd century, genetic coder Levi accidentally discovered an "abnormal code" hidden deep in human DNA during his routine work. This discovery instantly transformed him from a well-ordered urban elite to a fugitive being hunted throughout the city. The ruthless "scavenger" team, technological means that transcend cognition, and various unreasonable "accidents" made him realize that what he had come into contact with was a terrifying truth that far exceeded the scope of human understanding. While on the run, Levi met Chen Yuan, a crazy "prophet" who can spy on probabilities, and Emily, a girl who can empathize with electronic devices. They are "BUGs" marked by the system and "variables" that must be cleared. From their mouths, Levi learned a desperate fact: the world they knew, including human civilization itself, might just be a high-dimensional experimental field called the "Return to Origin Game". And they are just errors in the experimental data that need to be corrected. Faced with the "Observer" who regards all living beings as ants and the cold creations under his command, Levi and his companions formed the "Returners". Their goal is not to survive, but to either bring this erroneous experiment to zero, or to find a path to true freedom for all imprisoned consciousnesses. From the urban jungle to the desert ruins, from the data abyss to the bottom of the rules, this is a desperate journey to survive in the gap between order and chaos, and it is also a time to steal fire and launch a rebellion against the gods. When the truth about the world was revealed like peeling an onion, they discovered that the ultimate threat was far older than imagined and closer to... Its origin.