Bai Ye, a modern man, travels to a wasteland world two hundred years after a great catastrophe and awakens a supernatural ability that stops time for one minute each day, with unused time accumulating and stacking. At the Wheel of Fate gambling game in Gray Earth Town, he times his ability's refresh perfectly and uses time stop to win a high-risk gamble, perfectly containing the forbidden object Breath of Bones and rising straight to the position of Deputy Commander of the Eastern District. Although he appears to be enjoying success, Tan Jie and Wang She are secretly sharpening their knives, plotting to kill him and seize his treasure. As mutant beasts besiege the town, hyenas and ferocious birds take turns slaughtering its inhabitants. Bai Ye uses Breath of Bones to plunder his enemies' vital energy and blood, rapidly growing stronger. He also rescues Li You, an extraordinary individual who has suffered persecution, and the two secretly form an alliance.