Undead 15%

Project Resurrection: The One-and-a-Half Rule ​"A man can’t carry his own weight and survive out there; he has to carry someone else's. He has to be the structure for someone who hasn't grown their pillars yet." ​In a world reclaimed by the Red Strain and the hollow-eyed Shamblers, Damon Miller isn’t a soldier or a hero. He’s a carpenter. He views the world through the lens of structural integrity, spirit levels, and load-bearing joints. But as the civilization he spent twenty years building splinters into sawdust, Damon is facing a structural failure of his own: The Indigo Infection. ​At 18.7%, Damon is already a walking corpse. Most men lose their minds at 15%, turning into mindless predators. Damon is different. Guided by the "One-and-a-Half Rule," he uses the weight of six-year-old Mik—a boy he’s sworn to protect—as an emotional anchor to keep the indigo fire from consuming his soul. As long as he holds the "Half," the "One" stays human. ​But the road to the legendary Sanctuary is paved with more than just the dead. ​From the high-tech arenas of the "Silver King" Caesar to the shadowed corridors of a global conspiracy, Damon must navigate a landscape of twelve sectors, each deadlier than the last. With every hammer strike and every Lead-Lung Howl, his infection climbs closer to the terminal 22%. ​As the "Carpenter" fades and the "Alpha" rises, Damon must decide: Can he rebuild a world that is already condemned, or will he become the very monster he’s trying to shield the boy from? ​The shop is closed. The blueprints are written in blood. The war for the "One-and-a-Half" has begun.