Echoes of the Ashen Earth

In the near future, 2048, a global Bone-Eater Virus outbreak begins. Released by melting polar glaciers, the virus spreads rapidly through the air and water, with a 90% fatality rate. Early symptoms include high fever and confusion. In the later stages, victims lose all reason and become highly aggressive "Rotting Corpses." The virus keeps mutating, and some Rotting Corpses develop special abilities, such as speed, strength, and night vision.

Three months after the outbreak, modern civilization has collapsed worldwide. Electricity, communications, and transportation have ground to a halt, and cities have become ruins. The few uninfected survivors struggle to stay alive amid shortages of food, resource plunder, extreme weather, and the threat of mutated Rotting Corpses.