On a gray morning, a weary young man with no family, friends, or future lights a cigarette at the bus stop, lost in bitter thoughts about his empty life. Orphaned at the age of five, raised without love, and later abandoned to grueling jobs, he has long accepted loneliness as his only companion. ...

Three years ago, monsters came without warning. Humanity's age of dominance ended in a single day. The world fell into chaos. Nations crumbled. Billions perished. And yet… we survived. Now, a new threat looms—one that cannot be fought or fled. A colossal entity known as the Crimson Worm is ...