Ember System: I Turn into Light with My Body

In the thirty-seventh year after the sun went out, mankind huddled underground in nine lighthouse cities, relying on nuclear fusion light cores to survive. "Eclipse" breeds in the darkness, devouring flesh and soul. Only the "Ember Walker" who burns his destiny can use himself as firewood to light up the light that dispels the tide of eclipse. Lin Zhao is an unemployed vagrant on the third underground floor of District 9. He is 23 years old and does not have an official resident number. He makes a living by picking up used batteries. The rule of survival he believes in is: don't meddle in other people's business, don't stand up for others, just keep this damn life. Until one early morning, a line of small blood-red words appeared in his field of vision: [There are still: 00:14:59 before the "eclipse" wave breaks out] There is no novice gift pack, no attribute panel, and no shopping mall. This system, which calls itself the "Auxiliary Terminal for Civilization Survival", only gives him two things - a task and a price. Every time you use your power, you burn your life. Every point of light gained must be exchanged for loss. The hair turns white one by one, and the corners of the eyes become darker inch by inch. On the gray road called the "Ember Road", the lights on both sides were extinguished one by one, and under each one was a person who had burned. Lin Zhao just wants to live. But when he turned to run away, six-year-old Anian handed him half a biscuit that was hard enough to smash nails. "Brother, are you hungry?" On the coldest day of that winter, he put his life on the gambling table again. Fireflies glimmer with life as oil. This is a road where self-interested people are forced to become martyrs. And at the end of the road is nothingness that turns into light.