October 30, 2027.

Day 136 after the disaster struck.

Those were days that ground people down to their last breath.

Half a month of trekking had blurred the concepts of time and distance, blending them with the mud caked on the soles of their shoes. At first, they could count the villages they passed and the mountains they climbed, but eventually, all that remained was the dull, piercing pain in their feet with every step.