Chronicles of the Dead: the Life-Stealer

The world is called 'Kurong Realm', which is a continent shrouded in 'grey fog'. Gray fog is not a natural phenomenon, but a corrosive medium produced by the collapse of the laws of heaven and earth after the "spiritual tide" dried up in the ancient era. Human beings live together around the huge "spiritual node" cities and rely on extracting the remaining "source stones" from the ground to survive. The social structure is extremely strict, divided into 'source people' (lower-class workers), 'monks' (middle-class elites) and 'night watchers' (ruling class). Outside the city is the 'wasteland', where live the 'turbid beasts' that have been mutated by the gray mist, as well as the 'heretics' with independent consciousness. There is no distinction between good and evil in the traditional sense here, only survival and plunder. The extreme lack of resources has led to extremely low moral bottom lines and human lives are like a piece of grass. The air is filled with a faint smell of rust, and strange whispers often come from the fog at night, inducing a nervous breakdown. The interior of the city is dimly lit, mainly relying on glowing moss and source stone lamps for lighting, creating a depressing, humid, and decaying atmosphere.