Apocalypse: The Primordial Pearl Recognizes Its Master, Starting with Infinite Space

The two figures that had just appeared were Lin Chen and Duan Rong, who had been searching from above.

They had just cleared away the zombies blocking their way on the upper level, and as they got closer to the main viewing hall, the faint noise and screams became clearer.

At this moment, the bloody and chaotic scene in the hall was presented to the two of them without any concealment.

"Sweetie! Watch out!" Duan Rong's gaze instantly locked onto that familiar figure in the crowd, and the steel pipe whistling down from above her head. Her heart almost stopped, and she cried out in alarm.

The exclamation wasn't particularly loud amidst the chaotic noise, but it still reached Lin Chen's ears.

Almost at the same time Duan Rong spoke, Lin Chen's gaze locked onto the baby-faced young female security guard, Tian Tian, ​​who was facing a fatal blow.

A burly man, his face contorted in a ferocious rage, his eyes bloodshot with rage, hurled a steel pipe at Tian Tian's head...

Space travel.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Chen instantly appeared beside Tian Tian. Just before the steel pipe touched her hair, his arm firmly embraced her slender waist, gently pulling her away from the spot.

We shuttled through again.

With a flicker of light and shadow, the two had safely returned to Duan Rong's side, as if they had never left.

The burly man slammed his steel pipe down on the cold ground with a piercing clang, sending up a few sparks that only hit the air.

"Sweetie!" Duan Rong disregarded everything else and rushed forward, pulling the still-shaken and somewhat bewildered Tian Tian into her arms tightly.

His arm was clenched so hard his knuckles turned white, and his voice trembled with relief, "You scared me to death! You're alive... Thank goodness, thank goodness!"

Feeling the familiar scent in her arms, Tian Tian's stiff body softened, overwhelmed by a mix of lingering fear and the joy of reunion.

She hugged Duan Rong tightly, her voice choked with emotion, "Rongrong? Is it really you? Why are you here? It's so dangerous here...Are you crazy?!"

The words of reproach were filled with worry and gratitude.

They are not only colleagues who fight side by side and best friends who can talk about anything, but also childhood friends who grew up barefoot in the same village. They were almost inseparable from elementary school to police academy, and their friendship has long been ingrained in their bones, far beyond ordinary friendship.

This sudden turn of events brought the chaotic commotion in the hall to a standstill.

The waving weapons froze in mid-air, the tearing motions stopped, and the cries and roars temporarily ceased.

Everyone stared blankly at the three people at the stairwell, especially the young man with a calm expression, who seemed to have just casually brushed away some dust.

Under the gazes of many mixed feelings of surprise, fear, and despair, Lin Chen touched his nose with a slightly helpless expression and said in a calm tone, "You guys continue, I'm just passing by."

These words were spoken casually, yet they carried an indescribable calmness and... detachment, as if the bloody carnage before him had nothing to do with him.

However, the consequences of just ten minutes of frantic infighting were already alarming.

The overwhelming power of awakened individuals over ordinary people in terms of physical strength, power, or special abilities is brutal; in a short period of time, the number of casualties has exceeded one hundred.

The blood did not flow freely at the low temperature, but instead congealed into dark red ice crystals, adding to the tragic scene.

The original nearly two thousand survivors have now dwindled to less than fifteen hundred, and many are injured and on the verge of mental collapse.

Lin Chen's "interruption" and the incredible abilities he displayed were like a bucket of ice water poured over the heads of some of the crazy people, while also igniting the will to survive in the hearts of others.

Astute people are already rapidly thinking: How did they get up here?

The tower is teeming with zombies outside, and the passageways inside are blocked... If we can get up here, does that mean... we can also take people away?

"Duan Rong?!"

On the security guards' side, Captain Tan was the first to react. He was both surprised and delighted, and quickly led his colleagues to surround Duan Rong, Tian Tian, ​​and Lin Chen, protecting them in the middle.

Many of them recognized Duan Rong—a fourth-generation demolition worker and one of the "Two Beauties of the Guangzhou Police Force," who, along with Tian Tian, ​​was known as one of the "Two Beauties of the Guangzhou Police Force." Her photo from when she joined the force two years ago went viral on the internal forum, and she was the object of admiration for many of her young colleagues.

"Duan Rong! What are you doing here?! This is ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!" Captain Tan couldn't help but lower his voice to scold her, but his stern tone couldn't hide his deep concern and lingering fear. "Don't you know what the situation is like here?!"

"Uncle Tan, I'm not messing around, I'm here to save you!" Duan Rong released Tian Tian and hurriedly explained.

"Save us? How?" Captain Tan frowned, pointing to the tightly closed emergency exit from which scratching sounds could be heard, then to the ground below. "We're over 400 meters in the air! There are dozens of Tier 2 zombies in the corridor outside! And there are over 100 more floors below, each with zombies!"

His voice was filled with a sense of helplessness from being trapped in a desperate situation for so long.

"Uncle Tan, it really can!" Duan Rong's tone was resolute as she solemnly pointed to Lin Chen beside her. "This is Lin Chen, the city lord of the Mountain and Water Garden Shelter. He's... he's the strongman in the video on the phone who single-handedly held off a horde of 20,000 zombies! He can definitely lead us out!"

"Shanshui Garden? Lin Chen?" Captain Tan's pupils contracted sharply as he looked incredulously at the unusually young, even overly composed, man.

The names "Shanshui Garden" and "Lin Chen" went viral on mobile networks yesterday, especially the blurry yet shocking battle footage.

Lin Chen met Captain Tan's scrutinizing, surprised, and expectant gaze, shrugged indifferently, extended his right hand, and said in a casual tone, "Hello. Lin Chen."

Tan Chaohui instinctively, almost hastily, grasped Lin Chen's hand.

"Hello, Lord Lin! I've heard so much about you! I am Tan Chaohui, the captain of the Haizhu District Public Security Detachment."

He tried to make his voice sound calmer, but a slight tremor betrayed his inner excitement.

Lin Chen could sense that Tan Chaohui possessed the same righteousness as Huang An and others. Judging from Duan Rong's way of addressing him, the two should be acquainted.

"Shanshui Garden? Is that the supposedly very safe shelter?"

"Lin Chen?...Is he the superman in the video who can teleport and conjure shipping containers out of thin air to smash zombies?"

"She said he could get us out of here?!"

The whispers spread rapidly, like ripples on water. Soon, more and more people could hear the key words.

Hope, this long-lost emotion that had been almost extinguished, was rekindled like a spark in pairs of desperate eyes.

Someone knelt down first, facing Lin Chen, and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Mr. Lin! Please! Save us! We don't want to die here!"

"Mr. Lin! Please have mercy and take us with you!"

"Lord Lin! Save us! We'll do anything for you!"

"Please! My child is only three years old!"

One, two, ten... More and more people knelt on the ground, some kowtowing, some bowing, some weeping and begging.

In an instant, the dark mass of people shrank back, and cries of pleas and sobs merged into a sorrowful wave that surged toward Lin Chen.

This scene was even more chilling than the riots just now; it was the utter humility and longing that erupted from countless dying people grasping at their last straw.

Lin Chen stood quietly, his gaze sweeping calmly over the crowd kneeling on the ground, over their dirty faces and the burning flames of survival in their eyes.

Duan Rong looked at him nervously. Lin Chen had given her instructions before she came, so she dared not say anything carelessly now.

Tian Tian also held her best friend's arm tightly, while Captain Tan and the other security guards held their breath.