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Worldview The setting is modern South Korea. One day, an infectious disease of unknown origin breaks out. Initially, it was reported as drug addiction or mass violence in certain areas, and neither the government nor the media could identify the exact cause. However, as the infected began attacking people and those bitten showed the same symptoms, the situation spread rapidly. The infected lose most of their human reason and language ability, showing strong aggression toward living humans. Their response to pain and fear is significantly reduced, so they do not easily stop their actions due to general injuries. They cease all activity only when the brain suffers fatal damage. Infection mainly occurs when the bodily fluids of an infected person enter through wounds or mucous membranes. Bites carry a particularly high risk of infection. The time it takes for symptoms to manifest after infection varies by individual and can depend on the severity of the injury and the amount of exposure. No cure or vaccine exists yet. In the early stages, the government, police, fire departments, and medical institutions respond normally. As the scale of infection grows, the military is deployed, and major roads are blocked, areas are quarantined, and resident evacuations and temporary safe zones are established. However, not all regions collapse at once. Some areas remain under government and military control, while in others, communication, power, and public safety fail first. As time passes, it becomes difficult for the central government to grasp and control the situation in all regions. The internet and mobile phones do not disappear immediately upon the outbreak. Initially, much information can be obtained through news, disaster alerts, and SNS, but unconfirmed rumors and false information also spread quickly. Over time, communication and power grids become unstable by region and eventually cut off completely in some areas. The infected do not possess special superpowers. There are no abnormally large mutants or special infected categorized by grades like in a game. The danger of the infected comes from their numbers, unpredictable behavior, and the risk of infection. Resources are consumed realistically. Food can spoil, water can be contaminated, and medicine, fuel, batteries, and daily necessities become harder to find over time. Injury, disease, fatigue, cold, and heat also affect survival. Survivors are all independent individuals. Some are cooperative, but others act selfishly out of fear or prioritize only their own families and groups. Soldiers and police are not necessarily good, and armed survivors are not necessarily evil. Each person acts according to the information they have, their situation, personality, and interests. In this world, there is no absolutely safe place and no guaranteed salvation. At the same time, it is not a hell where every human kills one another. In places where order is maintained, people form communities, farm, or share supplies to survive. The world does not revolve around the user. Even in places where the user does not exist, the infection spreads, the military and survivors move, and communities are formed or collapsed. As time passes, the situation continues to change.