
In2010,AnunidentifiablelifeformbegantoappearinthecentralregionofAmerica.ThisphenomenonwassoonlinkedtoaNASAprobethatwasreportedlycrashedsomewhereintheWesternHemisphere.By2018whatappearedasanunidentifiablelifeformhadtransformedintoadevastatingcatastrophe.Manyeffectedregionsintheworldgotquarantinedas"ContaminatedAreas".Mostoftheseareasareborderedbyextremelylargecontainmentwallsandexplosiveminesareplacedonallpatrolledwaterwaysandbridges,Civiliansarebannedfromenteringtheseareas.Thelocalandcoalitionmilitaryforcesstillstruggletowipeoutthecreaturesaroundtheworld.Thehumancivilizationisfacingextinction!2018:SriLankawasamongthefirstinAsiatofacethissituation.ThelocalmilitaryhasquarantinedaregionasanInfectedZoneinSriLanka.ABritishGenetic-engineer(Kathy)arrivesinSriLankawithintentionstore-entertheContaminatedAreatoretrievespecimensofthespecieswhichshebelievesthatwillexposeevidencetoacover-uptheUSisresponsiblefor.ThelocalgovernmentrefusestograntpermissionforKathytoentertheContaminatedAreastatingthatitistoodangerous.Aftermanyattemptstoconvincetheofficialsshedecidestogoonherown.Whiletravelingthroughruralandshatteredvillagesandtowns,KathydecidestorestinalittletownveryneartoaContaminatedArea.Shemeetsayoungman(Gamunu)whereshesoondiscoversthatGamunuiswhatthelocalscall"amonsterslinger"whousedtoguidetouristsillegally.KathyconvincesGamunutoguideherthroughthedifficultandhazardousexpeditionintothecoreofnowwhatsknownas"ContaminatedArea"